The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
ABoUT THE COUNTY.
BELLOWS FALLS.

Friday evenings ball of the papel
makers was attended by over so couple
William Mcdonald, arrested last spriu
for an indecent assault on a girl at Mort
Walpole, has just procured $1,000 bail b
his parents mortgaging their homestead
McDonald's next experiment was to ge
drunk here, Friday, and he was arreste
at the Farmers hotel for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, and fined 81
including costs.
The Christmas term of the parish schoo
will begin OF Monday next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Goodridge left OF
Saturday last for their usual winter resor
in New York City.
Last Tuesday morning the thermome'
ter WAS 100 below zero.
A union Thanksgiving service was held
in the Methodist church, Rev. L. L. Bee
man officiating.
Mrs. E. III. Allbee died on Friday night
of last week, with the typhoid pneumo-
mia. Mrs. Allbee was loved and esteemed
| by all who knew her. Her funeral SER
vices were attended at the Congregation
alist church, Rev. l.. L. Beeman otficiat-
ing, on Monday afternoon.
Hon. C. B. Eddy has been placed in
nomination for one of the judges of the
supreme bench. If the nomination
should fall on Windham county the bar
in this county would be glad to honor
Mr.. Eddy with the appointment, and he
is certainly fit for that high position.
Jerry Leach, who has for the past two
years carried on the printing business on
a small scale has leased the third story
in Rabbit & Hayes block, where he Will
continue his business on a larger scale.
His MANY friends wish him success IN MS
new enterprise.
The "Jollities'' on Wednesday even
ING last was fairly attended.
Prof. Lazelle, one OF the instructors at
the Vermont academy, died on Saturday
iast his remains being taken to Worces-
ter Mass. on Monday. The Academy
loses an able and efficient teacher.
Frank G. Pierce of Peterboro, N. H.,
has bought the grocery store OF Mr.. ii.
G. Hawkins of North Walpole.
The stores are beginning to put on
their Christmas appearance.
A disgraceful affair took place in one
of the Fall Mountain paper mills on Sat
urday last. between two brothers named
Scott and Fred Lowell, and one VIM.
O'Donnell. The affair originated out of
an ill-feeling which has existed for a
time, and it was colored this time with a
disputed right to use an elevator. The
two Lovells were discharged from the
mills by Supt. Fisher, and were brought
before J. D. Bridgman Esq on Saturday
afternoon and fined So and SIS respective
" for a breach of the peace. On Mon
day following, O'Donnell was judged to
have overstepped the limits of the law
by Justice Bridgman and he was fined
So and costs amounting to $7.45. Supt.
Fisher says, she shall not be satisfied
with these fights in the mill unless he
can have a hand in them"
Capt. A. Armand, a wounded hero of
the late rebellion, who lost a leg at Spot
sylvania court house, is canyassing this
place for the sale of "Lossing's Field
book of the civil war"
Earnest, only son of Augustus Crossett,
is very sick and his recovery is doubtful.
Remenyi, the great Hungarian violin
list, with his able corps of artists, gave an
| entertainment in Union ball on Thurs
day evening.
BROOKLINE.
(Defelred.)
On Friday evening the young and gay
and their sweet-hearts and the middle
aged held their first social hop and oyste
supper for the season, at the residence of
w. L. Lawrence, and a right good jolly
time they had.
WEST DOVER.
Rev. A. C. Field has received a call to
the Congregational church of Hinesburgh,
in Chittenden county.
GUILFoRD CENTRE.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will meet at their rooms next Thursday
afternoon and evening. Supper will be
furnished from 7 to IL, as in ye oiden
times, at 20 cents per coupe. A cordial
invitation to all.
JACKSONVILLE.
Six inches of snow fell on Saturday
and the mercury dropped down to zero
Monday, 10o below Tuesday and 4 below
Wednesday. Sleighiug very fine. A
sharp squally winter stepped quick upon
the heels of Indian summer.
The apple jelly works closed business
tor the season Saturday.
Public examination of school teachers
at the school. house in Sadawga on Satur-
day at 9 O'Clock A. NJ.
A B. Bickford is teaching a singing
school at the Hatch school-house in
Halifax.
Twelve men from this town joined the
great bear hunt at Wilmington on the
18th, but returned at night minus bruin.
Our young men and boys have organ
lied an archery club at Mechanics hall OF
River street.
Hiram Plumb is suffering from i%njurie,
received by falling from a load of hay
last sumner.
The u~nseating of Judge Barrett from
the bench eff the Supreme court by tn,
legislature, We think, receives no sym
pat.nv in this section. His large expert
ence. legal learning and judicial ability
with his strict integrity, eminently quail
flied him for the responsible position
which he had 50 long occupied and Sc
ably filed. His peer it will be Difficult
TO find.
The twelve weeks term of school ii
district No. 4. taught by Miss Cora
Tuttle. closed Thursday of last week
Whole number of scholars IL genera
average attendance, 10 3I-40; anne G
scholars not absent OF tardy during tn
term:
Katie 4 Chase, Edith fowler, Wayne L. Fowle
Archie FOWLER. Adna G Fowler, Marcus ChAs
and Ozro ". Parker
The last named has attended seven term
of school without having a mark agains
his name. Absent but not tardy John
ME A. Wiley, Willie II. Wiley; tsrd.