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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
7
Windham County in a brisk August arc, Northfield community highlights a mix of local events and concerns. Town residents discuss library closings, school activities, church gatherings, and civic life while mentioning surrounding towns and regional figures.
Miss Florence ONeil visits Aunt Mrs Crosby as Mr and Mrs Dutton visit Hale relatives. Arthur Butlum and family from Wilmington stay with Myron Dutton. Children’s Day brings a joyous sermon by Rev W Parkyn Jackson on “Pightthe good fight” strengthening Grange and church ties. A letter from Fayette Miller in Council Oklahoma dated June 17 1903 describes the Oblationa flood’s impact on Canadian and Mustang rivers. 24 hens lost and crops damaged. flood rose to record levels with TL inches of rain overnight.
The article details a pear tree in David Benia’s yard displaying blossoms and fruit, mentions Mrs. Cooma and her daughter as wards of her aunt Mex Julia Cooledge, and notes visits by Mise Abbie Wood and Ella Derry with relatives. It also covers obituaries, a wedding at Julia Cooledge’s home, and other local social updates in Dummerston and surrounding towns.
A stormy June eventful week brings a church elder’s sermon, a quarterly conference, and a lively social at the parsonage. Generous guest lists note visits from Alice Adams, Leila Foster, and many locals home from distant towns.
Suilford notes a church service at Christ church on Sunday July 5 at 2 30 pm. The T L Johnson farm sold to E W Gibson of Brattleboro. Dist No Friday records no pupil tardy during the test. Absent/readers listed include Doris and Richard Shedd Ernest Adams Alice Adams Stella Adams Hazel Thompson Lillian Adams Eva Whitney Pearl Whitney Walter Adams Essie Canady Rosa Wood Roy Wood
A local young woman rescued two baby bluebirds found near a hollow tree nest after a cat caused the birds to become orphans. She warmed, fed with worms and flies, and kept them safe in a flaxen cradle until they fledged and eventually vanished, then released them briefly on a twig near the nest.
The text records a series of small town activities. Mis Hortense Switzer teaches at Woat Townshend, ginseng diggers search for work, printing services are praised, and several visits and entertainments are noted. Miss Florence Skinner visits, Miss Navab Cool edge completes work in Mithil pha Tutbill then returns to Peru, Fred Smith and children stay with friends in Putney, and Mrs Dix with Mrs Crusty visit Mosers in Sargent. Ladies’ virtue group meets. Vernon Grange meets July 6. Ro FW. Lewis to preach at China church. Elder F. J. Piper will preach at a chapel. J. T. Wright’s horse injured by a firecracker explosion. Mabel and Molly Pikw visit in Hinsdale. Mrs Akley and Mrs Jampton attend Universalist convention. Campbell and Arnstrome visit Bellows Falls.
A fragmentary summary notes Miss Charlotte’s fall term return and Miss Line Woodard working in George Alderman's dining room. It mentions a school picnic and boat ride at term’s end, a conference in Northfield, Mass, Mrs William Johnson’s Worcester return, Miss Clara Cary visiting her sister, and Mrs M A Waldo’s slow improvement.
An advertisement extols Hyomei as a natural remedy for catarrh colds and respiratory diseases. It touts eucalyptus oil base and aromatic balsams, claiming the inhaler kills germs restores throat and lung mucosa, and offers long lasting value at a nominal price.
The West Doves notes show Warren Peace and family vacating their leased premises, sold to W Jempton. Posse and family will relocate to Mrs Nancy Russell’s house as M J Hagers returns from travel. Pete Fitch and Mrs Charles Jones attend to a sick relative with Mr and Mrs C L Corse and G O Tayter.
The article outlines Bramwell's guidance for those living with consumptives or with inherited tuberculosis risk. It urges general health, fresh air, sun, cleanliness, ventilation, and avoidance of dusty or damp environments. It warns against sharing sleeping spaces with tubercular patients and stresses disinfection of contaminated discharges and avoiding inhalation of spores.
An OCR fragment describes vegetables and their origins across the globe from Virginia to South Africa and Switzerland. It mentions potatoes, French beans, scarlet runners, artichokes, turnips, carrots, celery, and more, tracing their travels and seedlings in a poetic, world-wide note.
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