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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
8
Windham County and vicinity report various incidents and social chatter. Tobacco prices cited, crafts and mill work updates, accidents, hospital visits, funerals, and community notices paint a vivid snapshot of daily life with multiple named places and individuals.
Spofford reports a busy week with a successful term of ten weeks, town library adding seventy five new books, ice houses being sold with ten inch thick ice, and several residents ill with distemper. Mrs Thomas Johnson returns from Troland after visiting relatives. Community notices list multiple sicknesses and hospitalizations among residents, including Annie Kilburn and Mrs Fred Haz Titen.
West Chesterfield reports Reverend Herbert Whitney to preach next Sunday at TL p eloek. Gertrude Rice and Norman Cidittle and Willie, sick but improving, attend. Indian society meets with Merv Olin Farr to plan festival. Spelling present add M Ao Smith to entertain with geaphophone. Ladies novelty group to hold annual festival evenings in February with Matnttt talent and a dance. Turkey and chicken dinner served 1 to 8 and 10 to 12. Mr and Mrs Winfield Parr return to Greenfield after death in Creenfield. Burton Amidon. Schools closed Friday. Mrs Honey Chickecing ill but improving. George C Cobleigh presenting patron galoniar sent to Pacific Guano Fertil.
The Ladies' auxiliary will host a social at Mra Chas Thurder's home on Friday evening February 1% for the normal meeting and officer elections. Miss Mande Wson has left for Rowe Massachusetts to work. Mrs KR Phillips has gone to Colia in care of Mr Philippe. Will Davenport is ill. Rev E Berry preached a temperance sermon Sunday. Mrs M E Smith has improved after two weeks of illness. Joho Jacobs recovered from pneumonia. Herbert Proctor is ill with the crop. About 70 friends celebrated Mr and Mrs Gilbert A Grant's tenth wedding anniversary at the ball on Jan 21 with refreshments and a gift for the couple.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a rural setting with items like farm and sheep and hints at a larger question or call for information. The exact subject remains unclear, but the text suggests a search or inquiry about belongings in a countryside area.
The Quaker Rance Voting Contest opened Monday with 16 entries across four districts. A full district list of entrants and current vote tallies will be printed weekly in the Reformer. Districts include Brattleboro and surrounding towns with numerous named entrants and vote counts.
The brief text requests casting two votes for a Quaker RangeCoupon. No clear names, dates, or locations are provided.
A court returned a verdict in favor of the high license petition, granting continued licensing terms sought by the petitioners. Details of the ruling cited statutory authority and the need to balance public safety with consumer access.
West Brattleboro reports Donplson moving from the Ames house to Cantreville and Mabel Knight at the Academy. HapHiskelaren ladies hosted a quilting party at Mrs Evans residence. Proteher Lamb, a visitor from West Brattleboro, died in St Louis. Frank Lelay prepared work for Ogear eter gutteriae. doctor orders rest. Blacksmith Mr Roberts recovering after illness and injury. Basketball game at the Academy with juniors and seniors. seniors won. Clayton Cone chaired a district primary reform. Library of 410 volumes praised. grateful for help in obtaining books. Temperance Day observed with church union. Rev W Marrow spoke on the new license law.
Local notes report a child’s recovery, a death's settlement of a life case, and a Methodist gathering with music and speakers. A citizens meeting discussed the referendum local option bill with about 400 in attendance despite bad weather. Weather predictions and various personal updates fill the rest of the brief column.
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