The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-03-26
Local News.

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Local Notes and Gossip.
A new line of spring neck wear and
gents furnishing goods, in variety, at j.
J. Rays. If
Next Sunday the services in the Uni
versulist church will be appropriate to
Easter. In the evening there will be
Sabbath school concert.
Five dollar, Il he for every rabbit shot
in New Hampshire afier March 1st. So
boys, don't do it sgain.
Ohe Of our prominent business men
was made the recipient Of a really rich
present of tame rabbits last week.
HIS ej EQUATIONS of thankfulness were al
so rich to listen to.
We advise all our readers to send 25
cents to the Vermont Farmer, Montpelier,
and receive the bes, farm paper in FER
non free for three months.
During the sickness of Maj Wales,
Mr.. l.. l. Davis is the acting chief en-
gineer If the fire department.
1t is said that Hilton, the Providence
Or. l } forger, is boarding. several valu-
able horses in town.
The very readable article on our out
side regarding cattle raising in Colorado
is from the pen of Capt. S. E. Howard.
formerly Of this place.
Advertising is the yeast that makes
business rise.
This Post Office has been designated
bv the Postmaster. General as French
international money order office, to COM
mence business April 1st 80.
The reduction in local, and through
passenger rates, which the Central Ver-
mont railroad company announced for
April l, is postponed to April ~.
Charlie Miller. they say. looks wistful-
ly through that opera glass. EhP
Col. Goodhue. one of the directors of
the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad,
has been in Boston this week attending
meeting of that corporation.
H. E Taylor is the official wood sur
veyor of Brattleboro.
The stockholders of the New London
Northern railroad company have unan-
imously ratified the lease recently taken
of the local narrow gauge. Now If they
can only get the use of the Valley track
TO enter Brattleboro, our enterprise is all
right. But we are sorry to say it's big
IF.
The round of excellent local enterta in
ments which the winter has afforded is
to include vocal aud instrumental con-
cert, April 9th, by the Brattleboro or
chestra under the direction of Prof
Schuster, and with the assistance of Miss
Annie Stevens and Miss Emma Lane, an
accomplished pianist of Westminster.
All the latest styles in cashmere caps,
wire stiff and flexible Derby hats at j j
Rays.
Mr. w. p. Wentworth, the architect,
formerly of Bellows Falls, and now of
Brattleboro, has been in town in consul
tation with the selectmen over the pro-
posed repairs to the town hall. He has
taken his measurements, and will submit
his plans and estimates at an early day.
His Idea is, generally that the stairs should
be turned around, and at the foot should
open upon the street. that the stage
should be enlarged from its present size,
Is feet to "a feet, that a space of feet
should be left in front of the first curtain
for speakers and lecturers, that two good
dressing rooms and water closet should
be put in on each side of the stage and
finally that the gallery should be extend
ed forward 6 or feet. He also advises a
neat portico and band stand in front
of the town hall building. Hesays, what
every sensible man always knew, that
the fire escape" in the rear of the hall is
humbug, and useless for the purpose
for which it was erected-that in rush of
people they would have to be tumbled
over its side.
Seldom, if ever before, has 80 much
sickness been known in town as now.
Never were so many men absent from Es.
tey d Cos shops, and some of the depart
ments are seriously crippled. This occurs
at an unfortunate time for the Esteys, as it
is in the midst of "a decided squirt of bust
ness. They are endeavoring to get out
a thousand organs this month, but to do
it have to run their machinery and work
their hands nights.
Uncle Toms Cabin, which loses none
OF its popularity as it grows older, is to
be bro aght out again Tuesday, April 9th,
by the Flyers Sisters, a troupe which has
always been popular here. The company,
which may fairly be called the best and
most select of any of the Uncle Tom
troupes now travelling, consists of Miss
Louise Flyers as Topsy, Miss MADAM
Flyers as Eliza Harris Sam Lucas as IN
Gle Tom, and Lottie Burke capital Eva.
The other members of the caste include
J. A. Smith, who first played st. Clair %
years ago. The songs and dances are
everywhere declared to add greatly to
heir success.
Messrs. Sherman & JENNIE have been
appointed the local agents for the Phe-
Xix Insurance Co. of London, thor |
ughly solid company, established in
1872.
A numerously signed petition is in CIR
ltion, asking the seectmen to adopt
new practise in the construction and |
are of side walks. to Immediately begin
ne building of new walks in as many
treets as possible, and to keep the old
'alks in repair at the public expense,
liking the money from the highway tax.
he idea seems to be that after this pol
y is inaugurateJ it will be continued
ntll all parts OF the village are supplied
18th suitable walks. 1t is argued that the
asst majority of people have more inter-
It in good side walks, than good high
avs, and that the public interests re-
lire that they be attended to. The idea
very good one. within certain limits
e need better side walks, and lust as
any of them as the highway tax. ex-
'nded with rigid economy will afford;
1t no expenditures should oe made for
Their roads or walks beyond that tax;
ither should the districts out of the vii
&c be asked 10 help pay for them, as
e Phoeni1 senselessly argues. If any 1
strict should use its tax to assist others, s
should be this in the village, where the B
eat bulk of Brattleboro's money is 10. t
Ted. Furthermore, in order to have o
neral and exact justice done, the abut. C
& property should be required to bear b
least portion of the cost. The land "
ners and house-holders are the ones a
be priL cinally benefited by walks in il
Mt of their property, but of course in b
more sparsely settled portions of the e,
age, it would hardly be Just to ask h,
IN to construct them at their own ex- tie
lie entirely. 1t seems t, us that an a
litable basis for dividing the cost be- iv
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