28 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
1
Two hundred acres of tillage and division of land will be sold one mile from Greenfield town. The sale may be for the whole or in parts. Mrs H C Day of Croentiols Mass advises the sale terms.
The report covers the murder of United States consul Magetenen in Beirut, Turkey area and the U S government demanding Turkish action, plus Alaska inquiry progress and rural delivery route updates. Also noted are legal case settlements, Brattleboro civic efforts, and fair preparations including stock shows and troop A cavalry exhibition.
Fragmentary notice notes butternut crop issues in various towns with unverified reports that late frosts damaged the Viossemne crop.
The sixteenth annual Vermont Pharmaceutical Association meeting will convene in Burlington on Wednesday and Thursday. W. F. Root of the fever hospital will be president, W. E Terrill of Montpelier secretary, and G L Harwood of Champlain treasurer. The program includes welcomes, officer reports, papers and discussions, and a Lake Champlain excursion with a yacht voyage and social events.
Emerston Sons and Daughters reunite on Old Home Day with a large crowd at Bare common. A Brattleboro band concert, speeches by Dummerston and Brattleboro figures, and festive dinners mark a day of reminiscence and community. The events also note Old Home Day observances in Winchester and Newfane with extensive gatherings and literary exercises.
A large barn owned by Joseph Stebbins on east mountain Guilford burned the night of Aug 18 with six horses eleven cows and thirty five tons of hay inside. The loss includes recently bought livestock and farming tools. There was no insurance beyond 100 on the building and the cause is unknown. The event underscores the hardship of a lifetime of work. Bellows Falls notes planned Labor Day celebrations with a parade and park events. An accident injured Henry Forbes while chopping wood in Marlboro requiring five stitches. Claremont Junction campground concluded its season with a closing service and officers elected for the campmen association.
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