The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-31

| few days illness with consumption OF
the bowels.
The Universalist society organized a
Y, p, G., w, at the church vestry Mon
day evening, about l6 members were TAX
en- in.
A number of young men out of employ
ment have formed a club known as Down
and Out club, and have hired the vacant
store in the Monitor block.
Charles Staples expects to finish work
as superintendent of the Halle 4 Frost
mill and will move his family to Wilton,
N. H., where he has similar position.
| Miss Elizabeth Booth entertained the
members of the junior class OF the high
school at her home on Church street FIJI
day evening Refreshments were served.
The young women are making arrange
ments for a leap year waltz party to be
held Feb. 81 at the town hall. Lett
singers orchestra has been engaged to
furnish music.
A. B. Widdoes, who has been super
intendent of the Wilton Wooden company
| for p. +. Amdon since the retirement OF
G. f. Weeks, has severed his connection
with the firm.
The women of the Congregational
church served a supper at the church YES
try Wednesday evening. George A. Rob
ertson gave very interesting lecture on
his trip abroad.
| The Universalist women are making
elaborate preparations for their annual
fair and festival to be held Feb. IL and
IA. Leitsinger's orchestra will furnish mu-
sic for dancing the second night.
There were six drunks in the police
court recently. One was discharged, one
got 30 days at Keene Jail and the others
were taken to Westmoreland, one for 6O
days and the other three for &c.
Mrs. Erwin Smith, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Dolan of this place, died at her
home in Wallingford, VT, Friday. She
was very well known here, living in this
town until about two years ago when she
was married. Besides the mother and
husband there survives little daughter
Ia months old. The funeral was held in
Wallingford MONDAY morning.
A great deal of excitement was caused
at the hotel Friday evening when a man
under the influence of liquor went into
the hotel and demanded drink. He was
refused and ordered out of the place. 1t
was necessary finally to throw him out
and in doing so the glass in one, OF the
front doors was broken. When the man
got out on the piazza there was a few
minutes of free fighting. After leaving
the hotel the big fellow made his way
to Curran's saloon and made trouble
there. He was soon laid out and po
| liceman was sent for to take him away
The officer appeared and took the fellow
home and the next evening, when the
same man started on another game, he
was put in the lookup where he spent
Sunday. Monday he was taken to keene
for 30 days.
John Quinn, former well known resi-
dent Of this place, died at the Margaret
Pillsbury hospital in West Concord last
week Tuesday after weeks of suffering
from sarcoma Mr.. Quinn was born 81
years ago in Hillsborough, n. H., whert
his early life was spent, going to- Wes1
Concord some l6 years ago, where ne hac
since resided with the exception of five
years which he spent here, where ne was
employed as cloth examiner in the Halle
& Frost mill. He affiliated while. here
with the Foresters of America and Wa'
financial secretary for three years; Fol
the past five years Mr.. Quinn had beer
employed by the Concord street railway
company. He was young man OF ster
ling qualities, quiet and unassumlng, de
voted to his home and family and vii
be greatly missed there. Besides his wife
he IS survived by three children, a broth
er, DR.. C. 81. Quinn, and grandmother
Mrs. Laura Quinn, all of West Concord
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon
at his home in West Concord.
A very pretty wedding took place a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith
on Mortified street Tuesday moT1lnl
when their only daughter, Miss Mort