The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-03-05

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Local Notes and Gossip.
The village schools close today for va
cation Of four weeks.
The Claiming club announce a must
Gale at Crosby hall next Wednesday even
ing.
An oyster supper and dance are to bt
given by the Universalists next Thursday
evening in Crosby hall.
Rev. Mr.. Vibbert's lecture on "PubliC
Opinion and Prohibition" was rather
SHINY attended Sunday.
There is newspaper statement thai
provision was made in the will of late
ly deceased Catholic for the completion
Of the local church, now steepleless.
The Catholics of this (Burlington) do.
cese have thus far raised $4392.64 for
the sufferers by the Irish famine, and
there are still some dozen places to be
heard from.
Mr.. II. A. Bigelow of the west village
and now u member of the junior class
of Yale college, is one of the nine men OF
that class appointed as speakers for the
junior exhibition March 18th.
Gibson received Wednesday morning a
carload of Iowa horses, and this week
has another load from Canada, making
SO horses, all of the finest, from which
purchasers may select. See advertise
ment.
A fire caught in Hadley's slaughter
house, south of the village, Sunday fore
noon, but was extinguished before any
serious damage was done and Just as the
boys engine started out, though no alarm
had been given
Glenwood classical seminary of West
Brattleboro, closed a successful term
Tuesday, many friends and patrons of
the institution listening to the closing ex-
ercises. Several pieces were rendered by
the pupils i'll music, under the lead OF
their teacher, Miss Clark.
Judge Weary is to hold the April term
of court which convenes at Fayetteville,
next Tuesday.
Rev. j. B Green's subject next Sun
day evening, will be "Pardonable and
Unpardonsble Credulity"
Rev. E w. Whitney will give lee.
ture next Sunday evening upon 1.-The
Tongue; its Abuse and Use."
Mr.. Joseph Steen reached his 83l BIRTH
day Tuesday. Mrs. Sally Stockwell, if
she lives until next month, will score
l01.
Quarterly meeting next Sunday morn.
ing 1T the Methodist church. Love feast
at l.2 communion alter sermon by the
pastor.
Miss Kitty r. Brooks has very bright
and natce child's story in the March
number of ST. Nicholas. illustrated by
Sol Eytinge, Jr.
We regret that Mr.. Htrrick did not
make public explanation of the def.
ciences in his town hall account, if he
could have cone so.
Aliens spriag seed and flower ca.a-
logue Is OUTS very attractive volume.
| MIR. Allen is now one of the half dozen
leading dealers in his line in the country.
Mcs,rs. E,tey s. Co., have paid their
taxes on such part of their list as they
admit to be valid. They still refuse to
pay on that part of their list which WIS
added by the listers lass spring.
The superintendent desires the district
clerks to send the registers to him as
soon rs possible after the schools are
closed, in order that he may forward the
statistical report to the State superin-
terdent.
Tho two journalistic ring-worms of
Brattleboro are sp ting their slime at
each other jus. now. The Record ac-
cuses 'toiher of "always crawling around
in small circle, and being snapp-h if
anybody outside steps too near" Which
is true of either of them.
Protector Hook & Ladder Co, No. 1,
heldiits annual meeting Monday evening
and the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing: W. H. Kinson,
foreman; N. Lindsey. LIST asst; g. C.
Clahcey! 81 ass't; Albert Willis, clerk
and treasurer; A. II Davis, steward.
The millennium is coming c. +.
Thompson. w. H. Alexander, b. d. Har.
ris and Geo. w. Hooker are Brattle-
boro's champions in the role of debt
payers. Let us all give thanks, and take
courage. no matter whether the rail.
road is broad gauge, narrow gauge, or
no gauge at all.
II it be true, as Is now understood,
that the new E:tey balloon is expected
to carry both Hooker and Fuller into he
Legislature next fall, we beg to suggest
a doubt whether the new railroad will af-
ford gas enough to float both. Hooker
for representative. and Fuller for Sena-
tor are too much for one year.
The voters of Bratt!eboro don't need
to be reminded of the impor ance of |
keeping in recollection the speech of its
political boss, Geo. w. Hooker, last |
Tuesday. There will be plenty of time
TO think of it before Freemen's meeting
The e.election of the old listers Tues
day. is a hopeful sign. 1t means that
he people are ready to sustain public
servants in good work, when they know
t is done, aad that they cannot be
hoodwinked by few parties whose
'nly aim is to dodge their honest taxes.
Col Nick Roberts Humptv Dumpty,
which exhibited at Crosby hall Tuesday
evening, was II gem of its kind. The
clowns kept the audience in an uproar
If hilarity all The evening, while the con-
ortionist, the vaulting and the horizon
al bar Performance were strictly of the
highest order.
1t is a healthful condition of affairs, for ,
which the REFoRMER has long and ,
labored. when Jacob Z tey Can
G elected first selectman because he will .
lake good one. and at the same time {
llas NJ Waite can be elected lister /
ecause he will also m axe a good one /
his evidences an end TO those old fac {
onal fights which have so long cursed U
rattleboro. c
"A standard gauge can never pay up \
MS valley. but narrow gauge will" d
ow many times this was told and reit. /
"a ed before the people. by the railroad C
,eakers. when inducing The towns to d
md. And yet they ask US TO believe That a
reign corporation will build standard G
,uge. when according to their own
atemenls it can't possibly pay. We Ia
Itainly hope their expectations will be
Titled. but Brattleboro ought to have
aited TO see. before putting her money IL IL
where she cant possibly get it out. =,
Tue sentiment of the town meeting =,
iesday. as evidenced by the applause -
r Mr.. Davenport S speech while the 81 %
hers were received almost silently. s.
Is very strongly in favor OF /.
any appropriation for the to
lroad until next October, when g,
e could see whether the road is to be ~ ~
mpleled or not. Every intelligent NJ
IN knew that no harm could be done -,
any snch most ponempnt whila IL y"