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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
Brattleboro notices 1903 announces the purchase of Furniture of Retting Bros. stock and continuation of the business at the old stand. The owner, a long time Brattleboro citizen, pledges fair treatment and a full line of modern goods while inviting former customers to visit.
The papal tribute in Rome ends with a third requiem in the Sistine Chapel as sixty one cardinals attend. In Montpelier, the Supreme Court opens the May term with Chief Justice Rowell presiding. Adolph Termingki dies in West Rutland quarry from a falling rock. The Burlington diocese marks its golden jubilee with high mass led by Bishop Michaud. George Herron is convicted of false pretenses for altering a pay slip. Riots suppress reformers in Central Persia with 40 Pekin residents named for liberal tendencies. A powder explosion at Lowell mills kills many and destroys dozens of homes. U S Cartridge magazines connected to the blast lie 40 years old.
Windham County Court issues order for service by publication in the case of Oscar D. Gaifoil versus John O’Brien and John C. Sheehan and others. The defendants reside in New York and must appear at the Windham County Court in Newfane on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday of September A D 1900. A copy of the order and publication in the Windham County Reformer is deemed sufficient notice.
ALtery & COMPANY offers eye catching printing in Brattleboro Vermont. The ad promises force, dignity and interest in circulars folders and booklets crafted at the Ulery Building. Contact telephone 127 for service.
Brattleboro post office receives authorization to extend rural free delivery with two new routes No 4 and No 6. Route No 4 covers West Brattleboro Ames Hill Hinesburg area 22 miles serving 408 people. Route No 6 serves West Dummerston 21 miles serving 522 people. Mail to rural houses delivered free if boxes are provided and maintained by residents.
The New York Times recounts Hetty Green living on a Vermont farm near Bellows Falls and her sharp exchanges with a neighbor. A threshing mishap prompts her to lend grain for winnowing while a side-saddle request is refused with a wry twist.
FE Fenton and Co announce a ten day sale of clothing furnishings hats caps trunks and more at their Allery building store. The event aims to clear stock with large savings and planned alterations to make room for fall goods. Store closes Tuesday for markdowns and restocking. G O Taylor Whiskies referenced.
Vermont and New Hampshire officials clash over a license for the Brattleboro island Brewery. Brattleboro leaders protest the sale, urging Hinsdale authorities to ensure police protection cost if granted. New Hampshire commissioners leave the case open for a week before a final ruling.
Daniel L. Milliken of Malden Massachusetts challenges a circulating claim that Vermont had slavery. He cites Brattleboro probate records showing a 1791 Bennington estate listing a slave, disputes later census misinterpretations, and notes Vermont’s constitutional prohibition on slavery. The piece ends noting the Brownington case where three youths were discharged for lack of evidence.
Harriet FE Putney has spent four years in America then traveled to Boston and on to Madura India where she will oversee a women’s hospital under the American Board of Missions.
The Hinsdale bridge over the Brattleboro river is torn down by donkey engines. A ferry plan by liveryman H. R. Brown aims to resume commerce within days, with ten cent crossings by wire system. Officials warn of contract delays as the 1860 structure is dismantled, following a 1857 predecessor washout.
The probate court granted commitments and appointed administrators and executors in several estates. George C. Wheeler and Mary J. Harris matters advanced. Thomas T. Stowe and Walter D. Stockwell wills were admitted, with related appraisers and commissioners named.
Silas L. Griffith, who died in California last week, owned a large tract of woodland along the Deerfield River in Somerset and Stratton. His death delays a plan to move much of his output down the Deerfield valley to a tunnel, extend the Hoosue Tunnel and Wilmington railroad to Somerset and Stratton, and boost Wilmington area prosperity by year round lumber traffic.
The Barre Times praises Jacksonville for organizing as a company to rebuild the burned North River Mfg. mill and operate it. The article notes the movement yields new houses and urges other Vermont towns to imitate the spirit, arguing it counters state sluggishness and inspires home investment.
The Stowell manufacturing plant at Putney with about workers is in receivership and rejected by the National Novelty Corporation as unprofitable. Receivers G. L. Pierce C. W. Adams and Dr. E. Munger advertise the plant for sale at auction on August 11. G. C. Taylor Whiskies advertised as absolutely pure liquor.
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