The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1879-05-30
PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Is fire department Saturday afternoon pas
ed off very happily, as it always does
n this place. The day was beautiful, til
people quiet and orderly, and the con
potion between the different engine
u though lively, the very best natured
D. The procession, with its inspiring music
o the handsome floral decorations of th
engines, and the neat uniforms of tn
: men presented highly creditable ap
n pearance. The following was its order
Fire Police, 25 men, ]. v. simonds captain,
d Brattleboro Cornet Band, II pieces, Fred Leight
Y singer, leader, E. NJ. Appfin, drum major.
Chief Engineer Wales, assistants Davis, Howe
Turner and Wales.
: Phoenix Engine Company, No. 8, so men, C. G.
Turner, foreman,
$ Phoenix Engine, drawn by horses,
Protector Hook and Ladder Co. No. /, 30 men
Harry Kinson, foreman
5 Protector Hook and Ladder Truck, drawn by
! horses
Hydropath Steamer Co., No. g. 25 men, Emerson
Gibson, foreman.
, Steamer drawn by horses; hose carriage drawn
by horse.
Drum Corps.
Active Engine Co, No. 2, 40 men, Louis K.
Greene, foreman.
Active Engine drawn by horses.
Drum Corps
Fountain Engine Co.. No. a., rs men, George A.
Hines, foreman.
Fountain Engine drawn by horses, hose cart
drawn by 2 horses.
The line of march laid out in the pro-
gramme was carried out, viz: Up South
Main street, out Prospect, down Canal,
up Elliot and Church, through Whipple
lane, down Oak and Grove, around the
Common and down Main street.
The plays of the different companies
were:
Fountain No. POI #. 6 in Sd prize
| Phoenix No. g. 1876 it, "a in. 9th prize
Active No. ., 200 it. 6 in. 18th prize
Steamer Co. 4 Fire Police, Engine No: 4,
After they had all got through, and
when most of the firemen and specta-
tors had left the ground the steamer
threw splendid stream through $50
| feet of hose, 1-inch nozzle, 227 feet and
2 inches, thus beating the best record of
| the day.
I The Actives and the Hook & Ladder
boys used the old Hydropath tub, the
latter playing under the direction of
assistant engineer Davis The Police and
Steamer companies played with the
Fountain tub, of which two members of
the former company were ex-foremen.
1t should be said in justice to Fountain
l larn ,ra,1ld bova Iowa hottar haJ not Tho
.o?s IIo,n,' tba;. st,.oa,,,, 80 tho
boards although they made good records
Seven cars of the freight train on
the New London railroad were wrecked
near the bridge at Three Rivers, Palmer,
Mass, Thursday morning, as the result
of broken frog" Several of them
were SO badly demolished that one would
never dream what they had been used
for. Edward Mercer, brakeman from
this place was somewhat bruised by
jumping off the train.
poIhoa,.;o;. ,.,o,;
, ned peau'iee III .iie calIie me "eIe
tne Pl!ze ~ nam wv J'M " an tiii1 lioiune
oid heiiei wiil6h Nh, w. f. nie'iaiuson puul
CHASED ~ o. M; w. mi,,ei u a. LL"ye''e.iile'
las' "99h tho 'G", III 10 1 Iin
years olu al n- :lie pioou
Meisneu iIo "i'I naif mn ;s sar van
anu G G nannJs nv Ganatent
Ell .'' nan tbdt ~ ont ~ 49,
hined size and beauty, thew never saw
finer animals
on Nosb of cnr;rcfala Macs u,s {
,uostod IL hu Shar;F VIZ Mo,d l" n,o was
u o9voo ~ o,naondn,, JaLtnr ~, nlo;,,
4, e 10 90 " "il he baT hean ow;na Chas
= prontv for Years As he had q valma.
'ie watch in his nossession he was ma. S
,ie 70 take tbe poor debtors oath and
orked over the money when he found
hat he couldn't help it. Nash is one of
hose fellows who always have money
nouph for anv purpose except to pay s,
,onest debts and little medicine ofthis
ind is good for them. :
-Irnwords of fifty highly esteemed old ,
.dv rasidents. whose ages ranged from
n 70 az Years, assembled at Prof. Alex. I
nder's rooms in kindergarten hall, on
Wednesday afternoon, where, for two t
lours, they were treated to pleasing
musicale given by some rs children as +
listed by some OF the older local talent. c
was indeed happy as well as rare ;
atertainment, representing, as 1t did, Il
two extremes IN lie; Inc entertain
concluded with banquet and the =.
peily gathering VIII iong remem- Il
OF. AieNanoei hospitality u
The Congregational council which
% be convened the I'd of July, for the {,
Ssminatlon and ordination OF Rev. G. Z. !"
!artin, Will cehslst.oi tne following indi- f,
lduais anu representatives. oi churcnes; is
roadway ana fark cong. churches, 81
orwlch' Conn.,, fayson gong. church, Ii
Mass, congregational G
lurch west Brattleporo, Chuich OF the he 81
e = n ana lhiro congregational church ca
ne" Haven; Conn congregational II
iaioh, r,insaaie, N. H. rev. timothy re
,"lsuS - 49, ~, enI hev: geo. Il. Day, W
alo rhooioS ioai SEMINARY, anu rev. -
andidate will commence at ten o'clo ,n 81
n the morning. of july Cd and tbn SC
ublic exercises of ordination and in NJ
tallation will be held in the evening " A
pr.tt,ohor,,s uo1,a.;o 49, W
. E5b 900 an ;aor" ",ua'io 20 o tiiis year is NJ
~ $500 80 uh;oh u Jno "a @t1'ooo over lie
10, SOD INV the listors " ;ne method al
NAL nronertv money at interast9 e. 4
, the light. This, with an increase of hi
| in the number of polls, very nearly pr
lakes up for the falling off by the quad Iii
,ndium appIisal of real estate last year, pa
nd will yield the town $4,000 in taxes nj
lis year, instead of $4,000, as calcu-
ted at the town meeting. The benefits
this years method of listing are so
,vious, that we hope it will not only be
here but adopted in every
her town of the State, as the law nm.
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