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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
4
At a Saturday session the board approved cleaning Whetstone Brook, praising the Reformers pled and urging immediate action. The piece urges safer road sharing, laments lack of vehicle lighting, and notes drivers must yield to autos while horses and carriages caution motorists. A New York news item on a Buffalo trout tale entertains locals, alongside notes on a forthcoming comet and school district meeting.
Yesterday eight items remained from two lots with more arriving today. Prices range 10 to 15 dollars with higher regular values shown.清
Rufus Young once America's most wanted horse thief, captured near Arlington after a long manhunt. He died Tuesday in Rutland jail from an intestinal rupture after jumping from a wagon the previous night. He confessed an accomplice named El Crandall of Schoharie County. Young spent years in Clinton and Wind prisons for thefts and had ties to a regional gang. He reportedly operated a beer hall stint in Troy and had a life largely devoted to horse stealing.
In a lively affair planned by M A Coolidge B S Flinn and Geo O Jenking, Crosby of Crosby & Coolidge is surprised by friends in Springfield. A drum corps and band greet him at Old No 4, then he receives keys to the city and a festive ride to the hotel. Meanwhile wage increases for Boston and Maine rail workers on the Connecticut River division are announced, boosting pay for conductors brakemen switchmen and others with varying amounts and overtime changes.
A confused note reports a tie vote among Manton Reformer subscribers during a local meeting. It mentions possible changes to distribution and leadership, with unclear details and several names obscured by OCR.
In a note dated 1908 a reader recounts relief from bloating hands and limbs and fatigue after using Kidney-Wort Tablets. The writer mentions prior trouble with holding water and cites a positive response to the first bottle, also recommending the product to a daughter with kidney issues.
West Brattleboro records show a busy social scene with visits from relatives and former residents. Mr and Mrs Fred Ox’s little son gains attention. Rov and Mrs Brout entertain. Mrs N A Woods’s sister and her niece visit. Madge Davenport returns home from business college and plans a visit with cousins for a forthcoming event. Frank S Clarke visits after rest in Waltham. Dr Daniel Gilbert, returning from Walpole NH, settled in Brattleboro years ago and once ran the Ratreat hospital, now spending summer at Mayle Miss Van Beccan’s Melrose home. other locals listed as visitors and guests renewed.
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