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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
1
Brattleboro clerk notes notice for the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association annual meeting to be held at the clerk’s office on Monday evening to hear the treasurer report and elect officers for the year.
A reader notes that printing services can aid those planning larger ventures in 1904. The item mentions trading a stylish fast road horse for a heavier work horse of 1400 pounds or more to match an existing animal, with emphasis on practical substitutions for productivity.
A severe winter storm brought record low temperatures to the area from Saturday through Wednesday. Thermometers plunged to 30 to 44 degrees below zero, with Dr Gale recording 48 degrees below at 7 a.m. Tuesday, the coldest in 26 years. Weather caused frostbite among students, frost in ears and noses, and transportation delays as trains ran hours behind schedule and streets drifted with heavy snow.
The Brattleboro post office reported 1904 gross postal receipts of 25 711 01 dollars, up 1 772 49 from 1903 and well above 1901 1900 and 1899 figures. Net government revenue totaled 10 742 08 dollars, up 1 198 21 from 1902 and 1 496 88 from two years ago. Postal stamps envelopes card sales and box rentals yielded 24 728 95 500 60 and 668 89 respectively, while free county circulation weighed 17 280 pounds. Detailed itemized stamps and forms show large volumes in two cent stamps postal cards stamped envelopes and other denominations. The postal and express services handled 168 271 pieces of mail with 142 611 delivered. A funeral for John Johnson 31 was held after his Hawlerville death, with services in Finhkill and Brittleboro. He served as freight brake workman on the New York New Haven and Hartford line and enlisted in Company J Pest Vermont volunteers. His widow is the daughter of John Hillrath of Brattleboro.
Crosby and Adams will break ground around May 1 for a brick three story business block on the former American House site. The ground floor will hold 6 stores, the second floor offices, and the third floor a fraternal organization meeting room. The project will improve Main Street and boost town commerce while adjoining the Ulery building.
The Brattleboro Athletic Association formed at YMCA rooms Tuesday to promote amateur sport and provide a public playground. A committee will nominate officers for a December meeting at the High School. membership targets Brattleboro residents 15 and older paying 1 dollar.
Dr George Perry Cook 88 of Brattleboro died at his daughter’s Tyler Street home. Born July 4, 1820 in Vernon, he studied at Hamilton College and practiced medicine in Bloomingdale before returning home. He served as schoolteacher, store clerk and factory worker prior to retirement. Survived by daughters Mrs George W Phillips and Mrs R C Rae. Funeral held at Bacon home. vault burial at Prospect Hill. Also noted are Amy Sigourney Stone 92 and Ruth Cleveland death, and Malachi Barnes convicted of murder in Keene.
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