The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-07


--wssek ~ dsss FEBRUARY - q
tbs Congregational chapel.
Company I win hold another dAsee
il ArmoIy hen Tuesday evening Fse'
The masquerade bsir has besn post
poned from tho issh Of this mossA 70
4 later date.
There win bs . regular meeting
81 Dsunis Rehekah lodge Tuesday
svsning. A large attendance 10 desired.
The regular nosf&iy meeting at
tho nrattlsboro Nstaal Aid association
Win hs held 1t the hone Of Ain Cabot
Mosdsy aftcsnoon q $50.
judge =. w. Gibson. who 70 .
member Of ths statss republican con-
mitsee, Nill 80 10 brflingson nsxt Wed
ussday 70 be In Attendance 1t the meet
| inR when the committee will decide
on date Cor holding the next repab'
liean state convention.
l>-The Old Maids Convention will
be presented In Academy hall, West
Rattlcborc, this evening. The pro
cccds received are 10 DO devoted 10
tho prize speaking contest fund for
the junior elass Of Brattleboro aead'
envy.
The Magnet club entertained the
parents Of the members "wednesday
night. An athletic program was ar
ranged and the work Of the boys WAS
greatly admired. There was dumb
bell drill, fancy tumbling. and other
mat work which received considerable
eommendaiion. Refreshments were
served.
"A doe weighing i5A pounds was
struck by the train that left here at
5.2s Monday night ON the West River
road and was thrown 20 feet from
tho tracks. This took place at point
two miles north Of Jamaica, known -
the OK Bow. The carcass waa sent TO
Deputy Game Warden NJ. J. Howard Of
Londonderry. II was taken there We'd
nesday.
"A hearing on the petition OF Mrs
Bert Gates for alimony, pending q d.
vorce petition, was begun "wednesday
before Judge Z. L. Waterman. The
hearing had not progressed very far
wbe. Judge Waterman discovered that
be was disqualified In the case ~ he
was n former counsel for Mr.. Gates.
He declined to proceed further. The
case win be brought up AZ soon ~ II
il convenient for some other judge 70
consider the matter.
The executive committee Of the
Girls club met Tuesday night in the
rest room. II was decided TO give re-
ception Wednesday night at which the
public II invited. A musical program
has been arranged. II was also decided
| TO employ Miss Emma Heath to take
charge OF the rooms in the evening,
The classes Of the club are being well
attended. There are II regular mem
hers in the English class, 10 in the
shirt waist class and large number
in the embroidery class.
Referee A. e. Cudworth handed
down q decision this week in the case
Of Emma Buchanan Of Dummentou
against the bankrupt estate Of Norris
+. Skies Of Dummerston in which pas
turage was charged to the amount o.
$50 for cattle belonging to the estate
during the summer Of 1905; Referees
Cudworth wholly disallowed the claim
ON the ground that NO claim could bs
made for keeping the cattle as they
were fraudulently obtained by Mrs.
buchanan. Mr.. Cudworth bases his de-
| cision ON the finding Of Judge Hoyt h
Wheeler. II. g. Barber appeared FOL
/ Mrs. Buckman and r. G. Bacon for thu
estate at the hearing held Jan. IL.
A decision was rendered this week
by the board Of civil authority of New
fame in which it was held that the Ia,
of $50 assessed against ]. A. Young Of
Milan, Mo-, was illegal and that MT
Young need not pay the amount. Thu
ends a matter that has been the sub
ject Of much contention and which wal
brought to a climax a week ago last
Saturday. At that time the matter wal
threshed out before the board OF CIV
authority at Williamsville, A. r
Schwenk representing the listers ant
j H. G. Barber representing Mr.. Young
The facts Of the case were mentioned
in the last issue Of The Reformer ant
showed that the assessors made up 81
4 inventory Of the taxable property thai
they believed Mr.. Young should be re
\ sponsible for after he had refused u
render an inventory. According to Law
the amount decided upon was doubled
This brought the figure up to 500. Mr.
Young refused to pay and the mattel
was brought before the board OF civi
authority.
i Rufus T. Shumway Of Orange hal
sold the Herrick tavern in North New
Salem to Nancy e. Spencer OF War
wick, R. l., who buysIit for an invest
ment. This tavern was built by Mr.
i Whittemore nearly 10 years ago, anf
for many years it was well-knowr
stopping place for the stages running
between Brattleboro, VT, and Worces
ter, and many noted men stopped Their
for a meal or lodging. After the stag
ING DAYS the house and farm that goet
with it were sold to Moses Herrick, who
| owned it for generation or more, anc
during the most Of the time which he
i ran It. It was conducted as a highly
| respectable country hotel, which wai
noted for its old-time bill Of fare
which was cooked by Mrs. Herrick
who took just pride in the many COM
ailments which she received for hel
exclusive menus. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
rick died there, and also their son
About 1--WE years ago Mr. Shumway
bought it Of the heirs and thoroughly
renovated the house from cellar to roof
put it in fine condition and leased II
j to w. w. Ward, who has made fine
success Of the place the past two and
one-half years Springfield Republican