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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-12-17
Brattleboro Church Directory.

FIRST BAPrIsr-Main street. Rev; & George ~
Cow, Pastor. Sunday services at 1890 m, ~.
IN; Sunday School, 1850 n. Mifsionalr.
Ve PRAYER meetings f on the other Sunday evenings
Monday evening, young peoples prayer rmeetning n1n
Friday evening, prayer meetiIlg, rap SehIsIIee
WEST BRAITLEBoRo BAPTisT-hev, a. eso a. Dav,s
Sunday School at $50 m. WednesoayeVehlhi
meeting at 1880. Seats free. ~
CENTRE CONGREGATIONAL Main street hev
George e. Martin. Sunday services, lo:3'
am. 7:3Opm; Sunday School, l2:O0m Mission
airy and Sunday School concerts take the place
of the evening service on the first ana seconc
SUNDAYS of the month, respectively Young peo
ples meeting Tuesday evening, al 7:45; prayer
meeting, Friday evening at I:45 ,,
CoNGREGAT1oNAL--W Brattleboro. Rev G II
Merrill, Pastor. Sunday service-sermon II
he morning at 1920. Prayer meeting every
Sunday evening. Sunday school follows morn
ing service Prayer meeting Tuesday evenings
followed by teachers meeting. Young People's
FpIsCopAI-Main street. Rev W H Collins, Rector
Sunday services Morning prayer and sermon
1890 a m; Evening prayer, 700 M; SUNDAY
school 1900 m Holy Gays & o;Vu pth IN. ond 10Y d.;
ali great festivals The children, of the parish
are catechised on the first Sunday in every
month al p m.
Hall Rev D E Miller, Pastor. Preaching sun
day at 1880 m; Sunday school, Il m; prayer
meeting in the evening. Sunday school concert,
Tuesday evening prayer meeting, Friday even
ing. Seats free PASTORS residence, 4S High ST.
ROMAN CATHoLIc-Walnut street. Rev Henry
Lane. Pastor. Sunday seryices-High mass, 1880
am; Vespers and Benediction, 7:30 p m
JTstTARIAN FREE CHuRCH-Main street. Rev
j. B. Green Pastor. Services Sunday forenoon
at 1890; Sunday school and Bible Glass after the
morning service. Seats free.
TJgIyERsAiIsT CHuRcH-Canal street. Pastor, Rev
e. W. Whitney, residence IA Main street Ser
vices every Sunday at 1890 a m. Sunday Schoo
at u IN. Sunday Evening Lectures from Dec
Isl to April lst. Sunday Evening Prayer Meet
ing from Sept lst to Dec list. Prayer Meetin
in the church vestry every Friday evening
7:30 o'clock.
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Shortly after noon, on the next day,
we were established at Boulogne-near
Lady Derrick, but not at her hotel.
"If we live in the same house." Ro-
mayne reminded me, Eve shall be bored
by the companion and the doctor.
Meetings on the stairs, you know, and
exchanging bows and small talk" BE
hated those trivial conventionalities Of
society in which other people delight.
When somebody once asked him in what
company be felt most at ease, he made
q shocking answer-he said, "In the
company of dogs"
Ivaited for him on the pier while be
went so see her ladyship. He joined
me again with his bitterest smile.
What did / tell you? She is not
well enough to see me to-day. The doc
tor looks gnve, and the companion puts
her handkerchief to her eyes We may
be kept in this place for weeks to
ooms"
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A TELLING LECTURE. We are indebl-

A TELLING LECTURE. We are indebt
ed to- DR.. Cuyler for the following touch
ing story A friend gave me, lately
the experience of a skillful professional
man in about the following words My
early practice" said the doctor, "was
success full. and soon Obtained an envi.
able position l married lovely girl
two children were born to us. snd my
domestic happiness was complete. But
was invited oftea 10 social parties
where wine was freely circulated. and
soon became slave to its power. Before
| was aware of it was a drunkard. Ny
noble wife never forsook me. never taunt-
ed me with bitter word, never ceased
to pray for my reformation. We be-
came wretchedly poor, So that my fami-
ly were pinched tor daily bread. One
beautiful Sabbath my wife went to
church snd left me on a lounge sleeping
off my previous nights debauch. was
reused by hearing something tall hesvi-
ly on the floor. ] opened my eyes and
saw my little boy six years old tumbling
on the carpet His older brother said to
him; Now get up and iall again. That's
the way papa does. Let's play we are
dr' nix. i watched the child as he person
ated my beastly movements in a way
that would have done credit to an aclor.
arose and left the house. grosning in
agony and remorse. | walked off miles
in the cOuntry-thinking over my abom-
Unable sin and example | WAS setting
before my children solemnly Tesolv-
ed that with Gods help would quit nv
cups. and did. No lecture / ever
heard from Mr.. Cough moved my soul
like the spectacle Of my own sweet boys
playing drunk, as papa dces.'--7sle-
scope.
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. I'll

W Hal RhlchI lave bhtN-A ne lOi
lowing story is told by gentleman who
is intimate with President Hayes and
President eleci-Garfield. and whose per.
sonal trdthfulness is vouched for by the
Cleveland (o.) Herald:
''ln the little village of Bedford. only
twelve miles distant from Cleveland,
there lived. some thirty years ago. two
charming and attractive girls. To one
Of these President Hayes had become A.,
ardent suitor. but the parents of the
young lady had vigorously opposed their
courtship. on the ground taat Young
Hayes was poor. aud gave evidence of
hardly sufficient ability to warrant risk
ing their daughters future. The match
was broken of. and the lady /. to-day
married, and well-known to Cleveland
people. The other young lady had re-
ceived some attentions from young Gar
field. nd was well disposed to recipro-
cate them Her parents. however, oh
jecied to their intimacy. giving as the
reason for their opp, sition. the poverty
OF Garfield. and the any-lhing but bright
prospects OF his future. The most re-
markable condolences Of the cOurtshIps
were. thst both young ladies lived IN
village Of no: more than Eve hundred
inhabitants. ans both refused two future
Presidents Of the United States because
Of their poverty"
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In consenting to see the generals rep
resentatives, it is needless to say that I
merely desired to avoid provoking an
other quarrel. If those persons were
really impudent enough to call at the
hotel, / had arranged to threaten them
with the interference of the police, and
so to put an end to the matter. Ro-
mayne expressed no opinion on the SUBJ
ject, one way or the other. His conduct
inspired me with feeling of uneasiness-
The filthy insult of which he had been
made the object seemed to be ranking
in his mind. He went away thought
fully to his own room. "Have you
nothing to say to me ?" asked. He only
answered Wait till tomorrow"
The next day the seconds appeared.
had expected to see two of the mea
with whom we had dined. To my as
6nishment, the visitors proved to 10
Ifficers of the Generals regiment. They
brought proposals for hostile meeting
the next morning, the choice of weapons
being left to Romayne as the challenged
man.
1t was now quite plain to me that the
Generals peculiar method Of card play
ing had, thus far, not been discovered
and exposed. He might keep doubtful
company, and might-as L afterward
heard be suspected in certain quarters.
But that he still had, formally speaking.
a reputation to preserve, was proved by
the appearance of the two gentlemen
present as his representatives,. They
declared, with evident sincerity, that
Romayne had made fatal mistake, had
provoked the insult offered to him, and
had resented it by brutal and coward
ly outrage. As man and a soldier, the
General was doubly bound to insist on
iuel. No apology would be accepted
even if an apology were offered.
In this emergency, as 1 understood
it, there was but one course to follow.
] refused to receive the challenge.
Being asked for my reasons, found
it necessary to speak within certain
limits. Though We kne the Gene al
to be a cheat, it was delicate matter to |
dispute his right to claim satisfaction,
Nhen he had found two officers to carry /
his message. Iprodueed the seized cards
(which Romayne had brought away with
him in his pocket and offered them as
'ormsl proof that my friend had not been
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bakou.
The ssconds-evidently prepared fol
this circumstance by their principal
declined to examine the cards. In the
arst place, they said, not even the dis
sovery Of foul play (supposing the dis.
sovery to have been really made) could
Justify Romayne's conduct. In the
econd place, the Generals high charss-
ter made it impossible, under any cir.
sumstances, that he could be responsi.
BILE. Like ourselves, he had rashly as
Iociated with bad company, and he had
been the innocent victim Of an error OF
fraud committed by some other person
present OF the table.
Driven to my last resource, I could
now only base my refusal to receive the
challenge on the ground that we were
Englishmen, and that the practice Of
lueling had been abolished in England.
Both the seconds at once declined to ac.
sept this statement in justification of my
,onduct.
"You are now in France" said the
elder of the two, "where duel is the
established remedy for an insult among
gentlemen. You are bound to respect
the social laws of the country in which
you are for the time residing. Hyou
refuse to do so, you lay yourselves open
10 public imputation on your courage
of nature too degrading to be more
particularly alluded to. Let us adjourn
this interview for three hours, on the
ground of informality. We ought to
confer with two gentlemen, acting on
Mr.. Romayne's behalf Be prepared
with another second to meet us, and
reconsider your decision before we call
again.
The Frenchmen had barely taken
their departure by one door, when Ro-
mayne entered by another.
III have heard it ALL" he said, quietly.
"Accept the challenge"
declare solemnly that left no
means untried of opposing my friends
resolution. No man could have felt |
more strongly convinced than did that
nothing could justify the course he was
taking. My remonstrances were COM
pletely thrown away. He was deaf to
sense and reason from the moment when
he had heard an imputation on his cour-
age suggested as q possible result OF
any affair in which he was concerned.
"With your views" he said, "I won't
ask you to accompany me to the ground.
I can easily find French seconds And,
mind this, if you attempt to prevent the
meeting, the duel will take place else
where, and our friendship is at an end
from that moment"
After this, suppose it is needless to
add that I accompanied him to the
ground the next morning as his second.
That night he made his will-in prep
aration for the worst that could happen.
What actually did happen was
equally beyond his anticipation and
mine.
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LOOK HERE!

Garfield is elected. The narrow gauge railroad is
opened. The blessings fOretOld by all the modern
prophets are about 10 shower down on the country
in general and Rrattlsboro in particular. we nave
escaped payment Of the rebel debt. The capital of
the loyal North is no longer in danger The ter
rible nightmare Of "Free Trade is banished
Business must prosper. Property must rise. Now
is the time to buy Of me some of the most desirable
properties in New England. If you want a farm in
Brattleboro. Marlboro, Newfane, Guilford, Hall
fax, Wilmington, ReadsborO or stamford, call on
me. II you want a store in WardsborO, a sawmill
in Readsboro, a half-dozen dwelling houses in
Brattleboro, good pastures, splendid timber lands,
can suit you. ownand have charge Of a number
of tenements, four OF them are now vacant, want
to I'LL them Have q fne pair of working oxen, and
a lot of young cattle for sale.
II yon don't want TO put your money where It
will do anybody but yourself good, / can sell you
some hank stock.
Walk up ami buy some or all this property, and
get the rise. II will soon get beyond your reach,
the politicians and narrow gaugers are mistaken.
CHAs. y. DAVENPORT.
Bratileboro, Nov. 10, 1850
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Spoopendyke and the Towel


"No, my dear. said Mr.. Spoopendyke,
'just wait until l wash my face and
hands and I'll be ready" and Mr.. Spoop.
endyke plunged his fists into the basin
and began polishing his face with soap,
Mrs. spoopendyke piimped around be.
fore the glass putting on the finishing
touches. For the worthy couple were
getting ready for the theatre.
Observation-Disclosures the towel P"
gasped Mr.. Spoopendyke, holding his
head down and clawing around with
both hands. ''What-what's become
of the towel" he sputtered, washing
handsful of soap out of his eyes.
Mrs. Spoopendyke glanced at the ra ok
and saw that the towel was gone.
81 don't believe that there's a towel
up here" she commenced
"What dye suppose I'm going to dop'
howled Mr.. Spoopendyke. "rhink I'm
going 10 the theater looking like soda
fountainp Gimme something 10 wipe
on will YEP bod gast the soap; I've
got my mouth full! Amt ye going to
get towel? Going to let me hang out
and dry like an undershirtp'
"Wait, and III ring for one," said
Mrs. Spoopendyke. toiling away at the
bell BE patient moment"
How's Il man going to be patient
with bis eyes full o. soapp WHAT dye
mean by keeping house like thisp Think
lm going to stand around here all win
ter and freeze upp Gimme something
to wipe on. Fetch me door Tear up
a carpet. Gimme skirt. Where's the
bed-spreadp bod gast this measly soap"
and Mr.. Spoopendyke tore the silams off
the pillows. but beng smooth they slid
around on his visage as though thoy
were skates, What am | going to do |
with thesep' he yelled Il won't be
dry in four months" and he grasped the
sheet and rubbed his eyes as though he
was polishing silver
"Ain't you got something coarscp" and |
he hauled the flannel blankets off and |
got the wool in his mouth. and finally |
he emerged with great globs of soap
hanging to his forehead and chin.
Never mind, dear" consoled Mrs.
Spoopendyke. You're all right. Take
this handkerchief and wipe your face"
"Oh! I'm all right, amt ?" raved |
Mr.. Spoopendyke. You've only got
to say SO, and anything is all right.
Some day I'll sew your heels to your
head and hang you over roller. Look
at that chin. Is that all rightP I'll 90
to bad and wait for IL towel" and he |
spun around like top and turned over
the ce .ter-table.
"Why here" said Mrs. Spoopendyke,
'.what's thisp" and she united the towel !
and took it off his neck you must
have put it there when you were shaw.
ing,' and Mrs. Spoopendyke smiled
,weetly as her lord growled away
through the rest of the toilet.-Brooklyn |
Eagle.
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vented the confidential talk, and the in
yitation that followed. felt was to
blame-and yet, how could I help iii
It was useless TO remonstrate--the mis-.
chief was done,
We left the Old Town on our right
hand, and drove on past little colony
of suburban villas, to house standing
by itself surrounded by stone walls. As
we crossed the iront-garden on our way
to the door, l noticed against the side
of the house two kennels, inhabited by
two large watch-dogs. Was the pro.
prietor afraid of thievesP
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O. II. DA VENPORT d 90,

To ADVERTISERS. REFORMERR
circulation is non larger than that Of any
other too papers published in Wtndhan'
County. It's local circulation, wittsn The
county, and in the toDns Immediately ad-
Joining on the east, south and Dest, eGceeds
he combined circulation Of all the other
oapers IN the county. advertising rates
lou, considering the large number Q,
readers Furnished. Send for printed
rates, or call at the o6fce-Mo. ! Market
Block, Elliot-st.
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For Sale,

Is EAST TowNsHEND, a small farm Of six acres
all in grass, excepting garden. with good house
and fair barns, young orchard Of apples and pears
spring and well water PRICE $500. Cheap for
he money. who wants ii7 Speak quick En-
quire Of C. C. TAFT, Tcwnshend, or NARY TAFT,
Bernardsion, Mass. ~
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LELAND 4 Gray Seminary,
InxsNSHEND. VT.

NAIL TERN begins Wednesday. Aug.
I 2Jth. -Four experienced and successful
assistants. Ample opportunities for the best in
struction to thoSe fitting for teaching college, or
business. ns-Expenses low. Engage rooms early
by visit or letter, and come Tuesday. bull par
ticularS by addressing
1yss d O. BOYSTOS PRINCIPAL.
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The Golden Sunset.


BY SAMUEL LONGFELL0W.
The golden sea Its mirror spreads
Beneath the golden skies,
And but narrow strip between
OF land and shadow lies.
The cloud-like rocks, the rock-lke clouds,
Dissolved In glory, float;
And midway OF the radiant food
Hangs silently the boat.
The sea Is but another sky,
The sky Is sea as we'll;
And which Is earth and which the heavens,
The eye can scarcely tell.
SO when for us life's evening hour,
Soft passing shall descend,
May glory born OF earth and heaven
The earth and heavens blend.
Flooded with peace the spirit noat,
With silent rapture glow,
TIL where earth ends and heaven begins
The soul shall scarcely know
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NO. Is.
In the Cup.

| There Is grief In the cupl
saw proud mother set wine on the board;
The eyes of her son sparkled bright as she poured
Inc ruddy stream Into the glass In his hand
Ihe cup was OF silver; the lady was grand
IN her satlns and laces her proud heart was glad
IN the love OF her fair, noble son and oh /! sad,
On, 80 sad a year had passed by,
And the soft light had gone from her beautiful eye
FOR the son that she loved with d love strong as
death,
In the chill hours of morn, with drunkard's foul
And a drunkard's fierce oath, reeled and staggered
his way
To his home, dark blot on the face of the dsy.
There is shame in the cupi
The tempter said "Drink |" and fair maiden
quaffed
TIL her cheeks glowed the hue Of the dangerous
draught;
The voice OF the tempter spake low IN her ear
Words that once would have started the quick.
But wine blunts the conscience, and wine dulls
the BRAIN;
She listened and smiled, and he whispered again.
He lifted the goblet "Once moren he said .dripkl"
Ana the soul OF the maiden was lost on the brink
There is death In the cup
a, A, man In Gods image, strong, noble and grand,
WIN talents that crowned him prince Of the
slipped the ruddy red VINE e7-sppsss1t Iigbt,,
first,
Until from its chains broke tie demon OF thrstJ
Ana thirst became MASTER and man became slaTe
Wealth, fame, talents, beauty and life swallowed
up, a
Grief, shame, death, destruction are still ii the
cup ST
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w F. RICHARDSON
Pays CASH for Hides, Calf SKINS, and
Sheep Pelts.
Brattlsboro, Oct 10, 1877.
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NINE. THEIRS, who died in Paris
yesterday. was the most devoted Of
wives and widows. She married Theirs
when he was about 33 years old, in the
early days of Louis Philppe's reign,
-''the July monarchy, being then a
plain young woman, and elder sister, we
believe, of a prettier Mile Dosne. who
had already won the ready affections OF
the young statesman. 1t is a curious
circumstance, by the way, that Theirs
fought duel in the very beginning of
his career in Paris with the f,i,her of a
girl whom he had Tilted. Fought" is
not the right word, however, as he had
determined beforehand not to fire, and
did not raise his pistol, while the Offend
ed parents ball passed harlnlessly be-
tween his legs. The sequel of this affair
was that after 1880, when Theirs was
u minister, he gave both the father and
brother places in the department of ii.
nance-as to the woman, history says
no more. This has nothing to do with
the late Nine Thers, who is understood
by a peculiarly Parisian domestic ar
rangement to have shared her husbands
devotions with her own sister through
u cir long life together. This was spok-
en- of in Paris as u matter of course. The
three were inseparable, and the women
were both perfectly wrapt up in the wise
little man. whom in his old age they
took care of like baby. NINE Theirs
was good woman, charitable, and sold
her husbands autographs in charity
fair, year or so ago, at prices accord
ing TO quantity and q ality, we suppose.
But her strong point was her devotion
to her husband. All the nations sent
messages OF coincidence to Nine Theirs
when he died. and she had the pluck |
and the strength to beat the royalist
government OF 1873 in the matter of
her husbands burial. and prevent it from |
being made a dry official demonstration. !
She has lived to see his honors culmi-
nate IN memorial statue at Versailles, |
the place whence he raised France out |
of the iuins OF the empire to the high |
road of the republic, and where he
reached his hight of glory; and SO she
dies, we'll satisfied with the crowning OF |
Ter life.
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TrsvsIsrs DIrss sstssy.

Trainslsave Brsttlsboro.
MOVING SOUTH.
For Miller's Falls and Boston at 10 (exoePt
Mendays) and 10a. m, and D p. m
For Springfield and New York at 70 (excep'
Mondsys) and 10 q. M; 8 30 p. IN.
For New London and Stations on y. L. n H. A..
at4 26 p. M, and 90 a. m.
For New York via New London Steamboat
asp. IN.
MOVING NORTH.
FOR White River Junction, Rutland wells Xiv,
or, Newport, Burlington, St. Albans OEdensburg,
Montreal aad West, 10 so 4. M.
For Rellows Falls and White River Junction,
and Rutland, s 20. N, -. A.
bans. Montreal, Ogdensburg, and the West, 10 20
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The BLACK ROBE.
IBy WilIkie Collins.

AUTHOR Of
"THE WOMAN IN WHITE" THE MOON.
STONE" AFTER DARK" ono NAME"
oman AND WIFE," ".THE LAW AND
TILE LADY, THE NEW MAG
DALEN," ETC., Ero.
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TI|W, HOLDEN, ATTORNEY AND CouN-
M, sELoR-AT-LAw, AND INSURANCE AGENT.
OHice at residence, South Londonderry, Vt
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NHAS. w. DREW, M. D., Physician
and Surgeou. iJIlre ana Residence
with Dr HoltoIl, Corner Main and Wal nutSts
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G. w. STEWART,

Offers Grand Bargains in Organs and Pianos. The
Decker Bros the most perfect Piano known. 1he
Estey Organ which leads the word.
Also Pianos and Organs of other manufacturers.
1000 instruments sold in the last five years.
General Agent for The Estey Sewing Machine.
select all the instruments that ! sell at the
Mandatory myself and they are warranted FIRST
CLASS In every respect.
Secondhand Instruments taken In exchange Tor
new.
Address
G. w. STEWART,
43 BrattIebOrO. VI
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BEFORE THE STORY.

FIRST SCENE. BOULOGNE-SUR-AER. Tu
DUEL.
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Mrs. E.. M. Wheeler, Dressmaker
N No. 12 Elliot 81. "

n r, POST, Dentist. All operations
W done in the best manner and warranted.
Office and Residence junction High and Grsen
Streets brattleboro, Vt.