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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1905
Page
8
Hinsdale notes chronicling a golden wedding anniversary for Charles Davis and Mariette Holton. A community party featured a band stand fund drive, local guests, and tributes from family and neighbors amid a season of storms, with reflections on civic harmony and town progress. The report lists numerous local residents, church and lodge activities, and obituaries including J Wesley Jeffords and a long roster of seasonal visitors.
Mt Pista reon grange held a meeting where first and second degrees were conferred on free candidates. Officers for the coming year will be installed January 10. Nathan Potter and wife returned from the state grange meeting bringing a cabinet for the secretary and for grange literary work. Miss Dorr invited her scholars to a Monday afternoon Christmas party with a decorated tree and bags of popcorn, candy, and oranges. Mrs Frank Scotte was ill, Mrs Enor Burt visiting relatives in Walpole, Mrs M FE Chandler visiting Alton in Boston, and Mrs Dolla Torrey of Keene visiting locally.
A seventy birthday celebration for Charles B. Davis brought together about 40 relatives and friends at his River Front road home. Attendees included distant kin from Ceylon, Melror, and Philadelphia, with speeches by Commute John Fisher and Davis family representatives highlighting wartime service and gratitude. A veterans’ commemorative poem was read by Davis’s granddaughter, and the event featured a campfire meal and gifts to the host.
In Dummerston the grange meeting was canceled due to a severe storm. The next meeting is scheduled for January 10, and installation of officers is postponed until further notice.
The article describes a 16 acre private model farm in Pennsylvania using intensive manuring with no fertilizer, two crops annually on most plots, and a dairy operation with 30 stock including 17 cows. Cattle receive balanced rations and salt daily, with labor by one man and a boy. Milk sold year round at 26 to 28 cents per gallon. The piece also notes the death of Charles M. Kingsbury at age 44, with funeral held at East Westmoreland Baptist Church.
Somerset notes show a visit by Mr and Mrs William Paidock in North Adams, with Herbert Tutor and Joe Johnson heating lumber from Tudors. Dr Nicholas of Stamford attends. Arthur Milan and Frank Mater from North Adams were in town Friday and Saturday, heating an ap and shooting 15 rabbits.
The article notes the great popularity of Foley's Honey Seltzer and the ensuing flood of imitators. It highlights widespread demand, market impact, and consumer interest in the distinctive beverage during the period.
Congress met in Washington after the holiday recess on Wednesday January 4 as Representative Mann introduced a bill to abolish the Isthmian Canal Commission and transfer powers for canal zone governance and canal construction to the president. The House adjourned after ten minutes in memory of Representative Boner of Fruits. Prosecution continues in the murder case of Miss Mabel Tucker in Westin, with details expected later. A separate note mentions security and jewelry items from the Page house.
Townspeople report lively Congregational church gatherings at the village Saturday with roll calls, a bountiful dinner, and postprandial talks. Memorial services and local visits span Hawtboro to Richford as town life centers around church, school, and park protection efforts.
A 1904 market summary outlines butter egg and cheese trends with notes on storage stocks and price shifts. It covers Boston New York Chicago and western markets, plus shipments from San Francisco and a wary outlook for the new year. It mentions decoupled prices, market confidence, and seasonal supply challenges for butter eggs and poultry.
Progressive Farmers The New England Farmer proclaims itself premier in its field and announces a 60 day offer for 150 Special Contributions on The Chief Needs of New England Agriculture by 150 leading men. It notes westward Christmas shipments and fluctuating prices, with pork markets steady and beef weaker. Also reports officers elected for Bradford Vermont Agricultural and Trotting association and discusses infant care and co operative nurseries proposed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, urging municipal nurseries and cooperative kitchen planning to ease maternal labor.
The text shows garbled OCR of a historical notice or column about temper and cereal intake in children. It mentions starch, temper, and food guidance, with nonsensical phrases and corrupted names. It remains hard to extract concrete facts or entities.
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