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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
8
Brattleboro men from the town were arrested after an evening in the city amid drinking temptations offered by local vendors. Each man paid a fine of 1881 and returned home wiser but poorer. The report notes various local activities and upcoming events in Brattleboro and nearby towns.
fragments report social visits farm changes and town business across Wilmington Jacksonville and surrounding areas. mentions of meals donations new fences schools closures and graduations with references to residents such as Hud operated by Mr and Mrs Grove of South Carolina and other named locals. union services and a stockholders meeting are noted though details are sparse.
Announcements and social items from Athens district include Henry Lynne rebuilding a bed, Annie Brackett hosting a party for school children, and visits by Mrs Jennie Stanley and her daughter to George Brackett’s home. C Smith returns from Halifax then proceeds to Mr Thomp son’s barn work. Heat and stringency noted. June 18 marked Children’s Sunday. O R Edwards visits daughter in Grafton. LeMay and Daisy Wilbur of Hartford called on W W Bridges. Miss Ella Bratton celebrated 16th birthday with friends. The Methodist church expected a pastor but the minister did not stay.
Beebe, while swimming Sunday afternoon, thought the water shallow enough to touch bottom and disappeared below the surface. Birnie Philips and Donnie Van Valkenbergh pulled him from the water as his companions watched. The incident followed a circus trip to Brattleboro and comes ahead of the Fourth of July benefit concert at Leland and Gray Seminary Building at 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats are urged.
In West Brattleboro Rev. Mr. Mitchell of Wilmington will fill the pulpit at the Baptist church on Sunday. Miss Ida Fox has concluded her engagement with the Brattleboro Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Frank Taylor and Mrs. S. B. Mat her and daughter Irene left for St. Lawrence county New York for vacation. Henry Chamber’s cat bit a hand. wound swelling, cat killed. A window injury to Mrs. Sirgent severed the tip of her middle finger. Vermont Academy commencement featured Dr. Horace F. Willard of Wollaston MA delivering the address at Saxtons River. Graduates included Frederick C. Beaman, Bernice Butterfield, and Estella Butterfield. Beaman gave the oration. Butterfield read the compose and sang. Awards included a gold medal for juror studies and other prizes with noted students from Saxtons River and nearby towns.
Norwich University held commencement exercises in Dewey Hall with Gov Bell and other officials present as John Lewis of Troy delivered the main address The cornerstone of Alumni Hall was laid by Captain Henry V Partridge After the toast session, the article covers Fred Johnson being sentenced to 12 to 14 years for manslaughter in Bondville and ongoing investigations into Equitable Life Assurance Society led by Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton with resignations of top officers.
Theodore P. Delyannis, the popular premier of Greece, was stabbed and entered the chamber of deputies in Athens on Tuesday June 12. He died within three hours, ending a turbulent political era.
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