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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
7
Northfield town meeting at the town hall approved repairs and a front entrance rebuild. The obituary of Mrs C Jowers's passing is noted along with family moves, school and church activities, and residents visiting relatives in Orange and Middles.
Readable excerpts detail local notices from Brattleboro and nearby towns. Highlights include farm life reports, marriage announcements, church events, band activities, roadwork and utility updates, theater and lecture timetables, plus notes on timber and railroad related repairs. Names such as Mrs. Moody, Mr. Grace, and Dr. Penton appear alongside community updates and upcoming meetings.
Church events and notices from New M E and Congregational groups include Rev J C Charlton leading services and a Baptists meeting. Reports mention the Easter choir, Ladies Aid society officers, and upcoming Sunday Bible School and church gatherings with local residents traveling, moving, and hosting events in West Dummerston and surrounding towns.
Fragmentary notes from Marlboro and Jacksonville describe social visits and family events. Mentions include Fred and Bertha Spregue at Fanti Thewsas's Sunday gathering and a group labeled GHASN pairompies with various family details. The text is heavily garbled with names and places, limiting clear facts.
An advertisement touts a splendid line of men’s leather dress shoes in calf, box calf, patent calf, and other varieties. It claims the group offers better value than typical $3 to $6 pairs, with Metallo Oak sales and a guaranteed long wear.
Supt. B. Gilbert at Hartford City Hospital advocates Camiver Powder as a long used preparation for skin care. The statement emphasizes its effectiveness for therapeutic skin care and cautions careful preparation.
An advertisement touts Franklin Shoes as exclusive, durable footwear priced around 3.33 and 72.00 value, claiming factory output sustains low margins. It lists multiple sizes from youth to men, with styles including box calf and visit models, and asserts fast delivery to meet demand.
Local shoe dealer promotes Johnson and Walton brands stressing durability and value for workers, farmers, and youths. Claims superior wear, union-made leather, and long-lasting soles across multiple styles and sizes. Encourages local customers to buy for men women and children in the community.
Rough town diary mentions a deer on the main road through Rawsonville in a sunny morning. Alma Hagottine, a teacher from West Townshend, spent the weekend there. Rawson sold his farm to Wartaboro, with land transfer noted. F A Pier attended a Northampton bankruptcy meeting with W W Cowry & Bon. Titian Willierse is missing seven Herbert and son Rath William nee now victims in one.
Readable elements show scattered names and phrases without a clear event or outcome. No definite persons, organizations, dates, or places can be reliably identified to form a concrete news item.
Local items report Stephen Smith moving into town and Amos Ball farm sale. school openings with Cora Barnes and Albee of Townshend. a lynx exhibited at Me Underhill's. No preaching Sunday. Christian Endeavor at 104% followed by Sunday school. Mr Molden sells timber lot to Sheperdean Ray of Bellows Falls while houses are sought for clearing. Rev F M Baker travels to Enosburg Falls. assignment to West Wardsboro Randolph Center for 1905. Leola Forrester to teach center school. May Day social planned with B Kendall. Walter Temple visits from Massachusetts to see his ailing father. Mrs Perry, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Davis, and Mrs Underwood visit. Fayette River district again. Fritz Speckman moves scalars. school begins Monday with Ethel Johnson. Kert Brown marries Flattie Thayer. couple visiting G B Brown.
Magood has moved on to a farm in Londonderry while Mrs. A J Pike visits her son Edgar Pike in West Wordsboro.
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