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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
7
On the second day of the Vermont State Grange session in Burlington George W. Pierce of Brattleboro was elected Worthy Master. Ex Governor Charlo J. Hell declined reelection. Other Windham county members elected included A. W. Sargent of Hartford and Bargent, with Mrs. A. W. Sargent mentioned among the officers.
W Sargent of Brattleboro attended the annual state Grange meeting held Tuesday with about 200 delegates. Secretary A C A Brest of Randolph reported 126 Granges in the state with 1 800 members, five Granges at or near capacity, Brattleboro’s Henry Ube noted as the largest Grange. Treasurer Jamaica reported receipts for the first year about 10 more than the previous year.
A partial OCR fragment lists treasury figures between 5.00 and 4100 dollars. It names Worthy Grand Master Cady of Middleton, Paster Waterbury, Worthy Sergeant-at-Arms Bond of Marshford, H Holmes of Sherburn, Secretary AL Priest of Kinross, Keeper LW Morgan of South Wallyford, and members such as Mrs W No Cady, Mrs G Flint, AL Bump of West Salisbury.
Deer hunters Teulph and Robert Parsons of Wards hor were discharged in Brattleboro on Friday after a hearing before Justice Isiliot W Blodgett. The case involved shooting a deer with antlers shorter than the legal length. Warden Wilkins reported the arrest by the county game warden, and Attorney Piper questioned the motivation behind the arrest. The court discharged the defendants, noting disputed evidence linking the shot deer to the one found by game authorities. Also reported: death of William J. Lewin, longtime president of New York shade works and Vermont Masonry figure, with service details and affiliations.
Obituary notes the passing of Alvord, 80, in Wilmington after long illness. Born in Grand Rapids, he lived in Wilmington most of life, worked as a carpenter, and was a member of his family of four. Funeral services were held at a local church with a large turnout, honoring his Christian faith and upright life.
A muddled report details a gathering of the Professional Club at the Make? venue on Monday evening. Mentions of individuals like Cy Wallis, A. Giltbart, Wel Miley, and Timothy Mekoring secretary appear amid scattered notes on subscribers, editorial plans, and the paper's distribution, with references to past publishers and locations such as New York and Montana.
William Prince and Whcicles Badet, formerly engineers on the Central War boat, were arrested in Montville for negligence causing the collision that killed George Teer. Prince was engineer of the passenger train, Badet angered by the freight on a siding with no switch light. both were bound over to the superior court on $1,000 bonds. The case was heard before Justice Kelley. Demurrer overruled. preliminary proceedings followed by local officials from New London and Montville.
Coroner Brown ruled death of George D. Goor from a crash on the Central Vermont line as caused by both engineers Prince and Badet, with others equally negligent for following orders. Notices cover deer kills in Vermont, railroad officials, and former Governor George W. Hendee’s death, with obituaries and local organizational notes.
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