The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-21
TOWN SHEND.
Political Excitement Running High.

Political Excitement Running High |
Political excitement seems running
high in this village at present. Two
caucuses were held Monday night. In
the Republican caucus held in the Con
gregational vestry, with about 40 pres
ent, part of whom were partisan non
voters, w. II. Taft was chosen mod
orator and f. L. Hastings clerk. John
| II. Ware was nominated for town
| representative. For justices of the
peace, L. l.. Hastings, f. B. Batchel-
der, F. H. Willard, G. H. Grout, w.
| H. Taft, G.. w. Powers. Mr. Viii
| lard withdrew in favor of Mr..
| Powers and the remainder of the
names stood. In the Progressive eau
Gus held in the Town hall at the same
hour Al voters were present. p. III.
| Rutter acted as moderator, DR.. f. l..
| Osgood as clerk. Several names were
proposed for justices of the peace on
an informal ballot and the following
were put in nomination; For town
representative, Robert l. Holbrook;
for justices of the peace, P. H. Rutter,
F. w. Watson, F. l.. Osgood, C. H.
Stratton, c. ID. Boyden.
| Before the evening of the caucuses
a proposition had been made by the
Republican town committee to fuse on
the board of civil authority There
fore q committee was appointed by
the Progressives at their caucus to
confer with the Republicans, but evil
IDENTIFY the proposition was voted down
as no answer of any kind was returned
to the Progressive committee. A pro-
pOsal was then made to indOrse one
of the Republican candidates for jus
tice of the peace, but the candidate
refused 10 be indorsed.
The Vrogressives then chose men
from their own party with the excep-
ton of c. H. StrattOn of West Towns
bend, a Democrat who has always
stood high in the respect of his fellow
tOwnsmen.
, Mrs Frank Lowe has been i'll recently
John Plant of New York is guest at
the home of c, II. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs p H. Holland visited
in Northampton, Mass, Sunday.
L. s. Hebb has returned from hi,
', visit to Boston and is at G. 5. Hebb s
Mr.. and Mrs. O. W. Follett went Fri
day to Ludlow to spend the day will
b friends
Mrs. Pond of Putney visited her daugh
= ter, Miss Eunice Pond. at W H Miles
dormitory Monday.
u Mrs. Elijah Wales of Brattlebort
visited Sunday with her aunt, Mrs
i Green, in Harmonyvile.
Mrs Lottie Holden is suffering from
e a severely painful finger which wa
T. pinched recently by being caught in
= door.
An automobile party including Mr.. ant
Mrs. +. II, Allbee and Mr. and Mrs.
o \. Fitch spent the day with relatives il
Il Saxtons River Sunday.
Il Several Odd Fellows from this villag
+ attended the district meeting in Sout
Il Londonderry Monday evening. going o
the special train which left about $40.
NJ +. Mortified and chauffeur, DR.. Cor
4 don, went Friday to Danver, Conn. wher
f they will store the automobile for the wiz
d ter and return from there to their HON
?. in New York city.
G. Bacon sawmiH in district No. >. whic
Is had been shut down during the summer
d began running again last week with a fu
r, force of help. The muddy roads made
le impossible to get the logs all in and fms
< the job there in the spring.
day night and during nearly the Who'll
day Monday was certainly a needed bless
ing in this locality, as numerous spring
in the village have failed entirely froI
the long continued drouth.
II O. H Willard is doing an UNUSUAL
L large business at his cider mill. The quar-
titles of apples brought in having bee
S so large that Mr.. Willard has had to +,
IS fuse to accept more at present 1t
probable that no more sweet apples wi
he be taken in. The amount of cider an
70 apple Jelly made exceeds that of any pr
st vious year.
A party of about - enjoyed an ole
At fashioned husking at the home of c. I
"a Willard on Saturday Miss Nellie Wilar
2 acting as hostess, II of the youngt
10 guests being her classmates in Sunda
N school a merry time was enjoyed
husking the corn, red ears being plentiful
Afterwards the guests repaired to tn
lie house, where the remainder of the eveniT
as was spent in marching, games, and I'll
r singing of familiar songs. Refreshmen
Iy Of hickory nuts, doughnuts and swe'
k cider were served.