Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-18

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Il. 4. Adams has sold his lot ON Ty
Ter street TO James r. Hooker and FREQ
IT,. Adams whose residences ad1oin The
lot ON the south aud north sides respec
lively.
Tho W. e. 4. 4. will have u clear
ance sale In It's rooms In Emerson block
every afternoon aud evening next week
This will not interfere with the food
sale saturday,
-sodgwick post. q. A. r., Is making
plans for the annual observance of Me
mortal day, MAY 80. and the full pro
gram will be- published next week. Rev
4. l.. Masseck will deliver the address
The local ". G. T. u. has elected
the following delegates TO the county
convention In Williamsvillc next weeks
Mrs. Bollingcr, Mrs, Marcia Harvey
Mrs. G. u. smith; alternates, Mes.
Harriet Tucker, Mrs. Celia Roel and
Mrs. ID. Crosier.
The funeral of Oscar u. Mack was
held from his late home ON Williston
street Sunday afternoon, Rev. George
y. Lawson officiating. A large delega'
ton of Odd Fellows from Wantastiquei
lodge was present and participated In
the service. Burial was in Prospect
hin cemetery, the odd Fellows ritual
being used.
The Murray club held its annual
meeting in the vcstry of the Universal
list church last evening. The following
officers were clccted: President, Mrs.
IA. +. Hobart; vice.prcsident, Frank
Barber; secretary. Miss Alvena Walk.
or; treasurer, John Tasker: directors,
Mrs. II. +. Brooks, Mrs. W. f. sturges,
Harold Smith.
John Grimes, 10. SON Of Mrs. Pat
rick Grimes Of East Putney, died We'd
nesday morning at the Brattleboro Me
mortal hospital after an illness with
tubereular meningitis. He is survived
bv mother, two brothers and two sis
tiers. Funeral services We're held yes
tcrdav afternoon from the Roman Cath
ollie church and burial was in the Cath
ollie cemetery.
Miss Carrie Adams, 2l, oldest
daughter of Mrs. Loren +. Adams, died
Monday at the home Of her mother IN
Vernon after long illness with con
sumption. The funeral was held Wed.
lnesday afternoon at 1880, Rev. f. l..
Massock of this town officiating. and
burial was in Morningside cemetery.
Miss Adams was niece Of i. r..
Adams of this town.
"A regular meeting of the Brattle-
boro Ministerial union was held in the
~. NJ. c. 4. rooms Monday. Rev. IL.
II. Shaw of Marlboro presiding. The
program consisted of n PRAYER by Rev.
IL. NJ. Keneston of West Brattleboro,
4 paper. The Clergyman and His Health
by Rev. c. T.. Hayward of Springfield,
VT. and book review by Rev. H..
NJ. Keneston and DIR. Richard Eddy OF
Ludlow. Seventeen ministers were
present. II was voted TO hold the next
meeting Sept. 10.
A large audience including about
200 school children. listened to Henry
Oldys s interesting lecture on Bird
Notes in the high school room yester'
day. Mr.. Oldys's reproductions OF the
calls and songs of the birds were Won
derfnllv realistic. He also showed the
relation of bird to human music. Mr..
Oldvs has thorough knowledge of mu-
sic and this fact combined with the
ability and patience which he has Civ
on TO this study makes his lecture high
ly instructive and enjoyable.
-Tunield RAYMOND was arrested Sat
urday on state S attorney s complaint
charging him with assault upon Watson
$. French by threatening 10 shoot nm.
Immediately after his arrest Mr.. Ray
mond had Mr.. French arrested in an
action of trover for the conversion OF a
quantity of hay on Mr.. Raymond g
place in West Brattleboro. The trover
suit will be heard tomorrow and the
case against Raymond on Tuesday. Inc
trouble arose over the ownership of
some hay on Mr.. Raymond's farm
which has been occupied by Mr.. French.
A meeting of the policy holders in
the Mutual Life Insurance company OF
New York will be held in the Brooks
house Monday, May 2s, at II a. m.
The business win be to hear the report
of DR.. II. d. Holton, who attended the
meeting of the executive committee of
the national association IN Washing
ton May s. to take some concerted ac-
ton to effect permanent organization
OF the policy holders in this locality,
to take action toward the formation OF
state organization and to elect dele
gates to attend some future meeting
to be held in Burlington.
The local selectmen and bailiffs
have spent a part of their time TINS
week in trying to find a public dump
for use of the town. H. r. Lawrence,
who owns the lower island, gave notice
MAY / that he would allow no more
dumping on those premises for the rea-
son that local expressmen would de-
posit loads of rubbish in the highway
leading to the island instead of taking
them TO the point designated. Since
May / owners of express and job
wagons have been making use of
dump on the island at point Just west
of the little river bridge, but an Off
Ger from Hinsdale, N. H., put stop
to this Tuesday on orders from the Sc
lectmen of that town who had received
complaint that the dump was a nul-
sance.
Between 20 and % Brattleboro peo
pie have been in Burlington this week
attending the annual meetings of the
different branches of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. At the annual
meeting of the department council OF
the Patriarchs Militant Tuesday W. 4
Haieh was elected vice-president, W.
J. Cain officer of the day, l.. H. Slater
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