The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
Local News.
Local Notes and GOSSIP.

Local Notes and Gossip.
There will be vesper service in tn
Universalist church next Sunday even
ing. Subject of the pastors rem arks
"A full reward"
Oyster supper and sale of Christina
gifts by the Unitarian people at Crosb
opera hall December 7th.
Hon. Geo. Howe leaves soon to spen
the winter in Washington.
W. +. Richardson has the roof on hi
new barn, rebuilding ON the site of tina
recently burned.
Most of the local blacksmiths worke
through Sunday in order to render tray
cling possible on the icy roads.
Quilp says the result of the liquor la,
enforcement amounts to just this:
one wants 1t for sickness he can't get it
if he wants it to drink somehow he man
ages to find it.
Capt. r. W. Clarke opens law offic
in Crosby block, next Monday, in tn
room adjoining that of Lawyer Stoddard
Rev. Mr.. Green's sermon Sunda
morning was appropriate to Thanks
giving. The subject of his lecture mex
Sunday evening IS: Jesus teachings a
to what he will do for mankind"
Senator Fuller has been making ex
periments to determine the condition O
the atmosphere in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and has attached a Tharmo
stat, by means of which bell is run.
In the engine room at every change O
the thermometer indicating its position
Thanksgiving trade was unexpectedly
good on the narrow gauge. There wer
90 passengers down Wednesday morn
ing, and 100 to return, so that even by
using an excursion car, they were not al
able to get seats.
Mr.. d. j. Smith of Boston Mass
spends Thanksgiving in Brattleboro.
G. w. Stewart has bougot the Willistor
estate between Elliot and Spring streets
and proposes to put up dwelling house
Under the postmaster generals order
| the annual count of all mail matter orig
mating in the Brattleboro port-office fol
one week, begins on Wednesday next
| Dec 1st
Save money, time, labor and risk by
ordering your papers and magazines
through c. w. Wilcox, at the post-office
| Special inducements in the way of re-
duced rates on all the leading periodicals
DR.. j. Draper reads the paper at the
first meeting of the professional club,
next Wednesday evening. Subject,
professional Men and their Duties to
Themselves and the Community"
War is declared on Turkey this week.
| A dangerous counterfeit of the fifty
cent coin is in circulation Its bogus
qualities. by ordinary examination. can
be detected only by the ring.
Messrs. A. w. Jackson & Son show
us volume of the Land Records of
Mar lboro, bound in RUSSIA Job which
they have recently completed at their
establishment. 1t is neat and skilful
piece of work.
| U. w. Frink, who Is working up a
very handsome trade in Hampton watch
es and rings. has just put in large stock
of ladies and gents plain gold hsnd rings
and offers some famous bargains in
watches which he sells for 81.
1t is both strange and sad that so large
a proportion of our travelling temperance
| lecturers should be dead beats or villains
| G. M. Brown, one of them at North
Adams, has just been in a little forgery
scrape.
The wicked stand on slippery places
these days.
The band gave another pleasant serenade
Friday evening, E. NJ. Appln, drum ma
jor, congratulatory of his recent marriage,
zap" served up the oysters and cigars in
fine style.
Hon. Horace Haskins of Boston briefly
visited his friends hereabouts this week.
Mr.. G. W. Hobrook has accepted an
engagement as book. keeper for r. FL.
White & Co., the great dry goods mer-
chants of Boston, and leaves about jan
uary LIST.
Col. Hooker, so the newspapers say,
has covered into the State treasury his
pay of So day for the 26 days during
which he was absent from legislative
duties in New York. Thus, according to
the Montpelier Waterman, he Exhibits
that fine sense of honor which has always
been attributed to him.
Frank Stockwell and wife have hosts
of friends, and so surprise party of 25
or 80. gathered Saturday evening at their
Clark-st. home. to compliment them on
the date of their "crystal wedding"
Warm expressions of we'll wishes, with
sleepy hollow" chair. a fine new dress
for Mrs. S., and wealth of other fine
presents, were the features of the pleas
ant evening.
At the annual meeting of the Choral
Union the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Geo.
M. Taylor; vice-president w. H. Taft;
secretary and treasurer, Annie Stevens
executive committee, L. W. Hawley. G.
r. Stevens, E. L. Parker. This society
will begin rehearsals Thursday evening,
December I'd. in Crosby hall. We I'M
derstand tits for mutual improvement
in singing without any concert in view,
and cordial invitation is extended TO
allinterested, to be present and join the
chorus at that time.
Judge r. Tyler was chosen chairman
of the state returning board of county
clerks at Montpelier last week. to can
vass votes for presidential electors. |
The highest vote for Republican elector |
was that for S. S. Thompson 45,091 |
The lowest that for Gen. W. w. Lynde
1888. The highest Democratic vote
was that for +. III. Bascom of Montpelier
10, 1872; the lowest that for E. N. Billiard
IS,172.
A correspondent of the BELOW, Falls
Times hints that the stories of s. NJ.
Naite's exceeding poor health are man.
fractured to create sympathy for him,
md that the county Jail is not in any such
vretched condition as represented. There
s also some talk" in Fayetteville that
Waite is making" his sickness so as to
,ostpone trial, and both the correspond
mt and gossips argue that sharp look
ut should be Kept, or the bird will fly
way. At any rate, if Waite is playing
lex, he does it very skillfully all the Of
GERS and newspaper men who have been
} see him, are positive that he is a sick
ian.
The Festival and sale of dolls by the
Dung ladies of the Mission Circle, at the
cademy Hall Friday evening proved !
ecided success. The decorations of !
emlock boughs interspersed with Chi
ese lanterns were very pleasing, the
of the dolls in groups quite J
'tistic, the fancy articles just what
7ery one seemed TO want, and the sup
or exceptionally good, There were 4
citations by Miss Sarah Sawyer, and e
tie Mary Richardson; and songs by t
10 children of the Circle. The beautiful 1
ills chamber set on one of the tables A
as made and presented to the Society a
: John Henkel the son of the Cabinet e
aker. o
The PhGsir doesn't deny that S. NJ. 4
ate used to control it and do a good II