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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
4
New owners Abbott and Ackerman promise to uphold the high standard of Richardson Market on Ellot Street. They pledge best quality goods at fair prices and strict business practice to keep patron confidence. Farmers are invited to sell to the market.
The Meddler attacks public vehicles causing nuisance on Main street and mocks efforts for strict regulation. It criticizes hospital campaign, hospital committee, and a Vermont election dynamic while noting prohibition speakers from church groups. It recounts a hotel rate dispute and laments partisan newspaper practices in the gubernatorial race.
Local Brattleboro sports outlooks show rising interest in golf tennis and baseball. Four team Local Baseball League expected with two games weekly. town clubs prepare schedules and seek cross matches with Bellows Falls and others. State golf league formation eyed around July 1 at Manchester with Ekwanok hosting. Tennis to gain prominence with a new court at the Congregational parsonage and several tournaments planned. Local committee discussions cover team entries, player availability, and fundraising to boost participation.
A broad column lists numerous social visits and home scenes in New York and New England. Friends and relatives travel, hosts hostesses host gatherings, and community groups plan dances and meetings. Notables visit the city, return trips are noted, and local clubs announce programs and lectures.
The town meeting warrant lists six articles for Brattleboro with two likely to spark debate. Proposals would regulate public vehicles on Main Street and maintain the Australian voting system for annual meetings. The rest of the items address bylaws and charter alignment.
Orrin A. Kimball formerly of Brattleboro and later Emerson Piano Company executive dies in Phoenix Arizona after a lingering illness. He married Lottie Wells just twenty hours before death. A Civil War veteran, he served with the Sixth Vermont Volunteers and later held treasurer and general superintendent roles at the Kimball piano factory. He leaves a daughter Mahal and a son Williams.
The Grantteboro Professional era yan held a meeting at Brooks House with strong attendance. Rev. Keneston extolled farming as the best field for young men in New England, noting hard work but greater independence than factory work. He cited white businessmen who grew wealthy from farming and urged open discussion on farming opportunities.
Regular services will be held in both churches Sunday. The Congregational vestry is being renovated and painted. The western signal company meeting is set for May 3. Miss Defia Miller started laying the foundation for her new house. Florence Warriner has gone to New York City for several days. Spring examinations at Brattleboro Academy are underway. Horace Profountary plans to move into Studdard house opposite the Baptist church. The New England Order of Princes met with Mrs HM Spmuldinu that evening. Arthur Tripp, track lies on the electric road, is ill this week. Ernest Percy is said to travel part of his route to CC Wibchester and part to Lewis A. Howard. The Woman's Association of the Congregational church will meet at the parsonage Thursday afternoon. The local basketball team will play a game with the Powers Trust team tomorrow afternoon on the academy diamond. Mrs BG Patin, who spent the winter with Hywel Melrose, has returned to their home this week. A fund drive is in progress for the less welty WHN at Academy, with a benefit May 1 under the auspices of the Woman’s discussion group of the Congregational church. Lures at the electric power station in Comtreville were noisy Monday due to odor from the water, which passed, and investigation found a dead calf just below the bridge. The Charrier War died in recent burial.
Birth notices list several families with newborns in early April including Mrs Exter Sieving in Willitetor and Mrs L Clark of Metal. Other entries mention new arrivals in West Townsteivl and Sprineticl Mass with dates around April 1 to April 16.
Fragmentary OCR text references an April date, names like Drorte and Wright, and mentions a ceremony or race with incomplete phrases. Several garbled terms obscure places, people, and actions, leaving the core event difficult to identify.
Fragmentary text mentions referees and dates across April and May with scattered names and locations. The readable items reference Brattisinen Apel Os Gewese Ww and C Belson Wally, but details are unclear. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the fragment provided.
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