The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

COMMISSIONER bN Sthto ,"Hhissi"h'i
Thomas.
"A large number attended the Odd
Fellows dance In Odd Fellows hal
Tuesday evening Wales's orchestra
furnished music.
-Class No. 10 of the First Baptist
church held a social at the home OF
Mrs. w. h. Eddy ON Western avenue
last evening, about 10 being present,
Mrs. William Pomfrey was the
winner Of the s65 fur coat which the
Lorne Elwyn company gave TO the
holder of the fortunate number mt the
matinee last Saturday afternoon.
N. +. Cabot was run into and in
jurcd at IL O'Clock this morning in
front of the Brooks House by pair
Of horses belonging TO II. II. Brown
aud driven by w. G.. Shaifner. The
pole Of the sleigh struck Mr. Cabot
in the face causing his nose to bleed
profusely and lacerating one check.
Mr.. Cabot was assisted to the Brooks
House by l.. f. Pnmley and after
wards taken to his home, 1t is not
thought that he is seriously hurt.
Matthew Lestrange, William Nor
ton and John Fogarty, three of the
gang arrested at the dam on the third
of this month. were arraigned Tuesday
evening at Newfane on the charge OF
disturbance of the peace and sentenced
to 30 days in the county Jail by Judge
Il. W. Gibson. These men were TO be
released Wednesday which was the
last of the Is days sentence imposed
by the municipal court for drunken
ness. The men were not tried here
on the charge of breaking the peace
when the other four men were ar.
raigned, on account of deficiency OF
grand jurors blanks.
The annual meeting of the Wind
ham County Good Roads association,
which, was organized here a year or
more ago, was held yesterday morning
in the Brooks House with an extremely
small attendance. The officers elected
for the ensuing year were as follows:
President, J. p. Lawrence of Bellows
Falls; first vice president, w. Il. Barry
of Saxtons River; second vice presl'
dent. W. S. Allen of Jacksonville; see.
rotary, John f. Gale of Guilford; treas
urer. d. r. Perry of West Brattleboro.
Resolutions were adopted and 1t was
voted to have the secretary prepare
these resolutions for publication in the
papers of the county.
The adjourned meeting of the
Girls club took place in the Brattle-
boro rest room Wednesday evening.
There was not a large attendance. The
proposed constitution was discussed in
detail. Several changes were made be
fore the amended constitution was ac'
cepted. Miss Elsie Kemp, who had
been elected treasurer, resigned, and
Miss Mary d. Henshaw was elected
in her place. Miss Mary Devine was
elected assistant treasurer. Several
new names were submitted for mem
bership. The clerks in the stores will
gather at the rooms tonight for bas-
ket supper. A social hour will follow
before going back to work.
An effort is being made by Gibson
& Waterman to procure the pardon Of
Charles W. White, who was sentenced
at the September term of the Wind
ham county court by Judge Rowell to
not less than six and not more than
seven years in the state s prison for
larceny of barber s tools from his en-
plovcr. f. II. Hartman of Bellows
Falls. He has now served two years
of his sentence. Investigation of the
records of the case shows that there
was little material evidence on which
White was convicted. A razor strap
belonging to H. II. Boland, another
employee of Hartman, was found in
Whites possession and this was re-
garded as the principal evidence
against the man.
"A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday, Dee. f. at the home OF
W. H. Lendon in Toronto, Can, when
his eldest son, James Tendon, took in
marriage Miss Vera Hymmen, young
est daughter of the late Edward Hymn
men of Berlin. The bride was daintily
gowned in white net over silk trim
med with real lace. Her sister, Miss
Eleanor Hymmen of Brattleboro, at
tended the bride, gowned in pale blue
silk null. The bridegroom was attended
by his brother, Albert Tendon. The house
was beautifully decorated with white
and yellow chrysanthemums and the
Young couple received large number
of beautiful gifts. They left imme-
diately after the ceremony on an ex-
tended western trip.
The annual meeting of Pocahontas
council will be held Thursday night
when elections will take place. The
following are the nominations: Pro
phetess, Emma Taylor, Jennie Brock
ington and Hattie Lord; Pocahontas,
Emma Taylor, Jane Brockington, Hat
tie Lord, Amy Sears and Georgia
Sears; Winonah, Helen Leahy, Eva
Shepardson, Lucy Simonds and Hattie
Lord; Powhatan, Charles Brocking-
ton. Charles Simonds, Ernest White,
John Wilson, w. H. Haywood, Charles
Mellen and D. H. Miller; keeper of
records, Ida M. Miller and Mabel Win
chester; collector of wampum, Flora
Ellis. Katherine Leahy Mrs w. H..
Haywood, Hattie Lord and Flora Eli
lis; trustees, for three years, Lucy ST.
monds, Jennie Wilson, Flora Ellis,
Charlena Powers, Jane Brockington,
Jennie Brockington and Katherine
Endlch.
The commission, consisting of
three judges of probate and three
county clerks, of whom Judge A. f.
Schwenk of Brattleboro is one, ap-
pointed by Gov. F. D. Proctor under
Act No. 224, of the Acts of 1906, is
experiencing some difficulty in carry
ing out the object for which it was
annointad which WAS Nto formulate