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

The proposed new railroad charter Do
tvs cen here and South Vernon, has met
with u partial stroke Of paralysis
Whether il will live TO get through inc
Legislature remains to be seen. -FOUR
lawyers. in BE- bali Of Gov. Smith. APP
pear, d before the committee We nesday
and asked 10 have the charter AMENDED
in such way that il virtually amounts
10 privilege TO build another track on
the Valley road bed 10 Bellows Falls.
1t Is understood that the managers OF the
bill have consented To this arrangement.
II il isn't devised to be taii to 'poii the
kite and can get through the Leg 'slature.
it will be grand thing for Brattleb0ro.
giving us u prospect of competing lines
both ways.
Joel Butterfield was arrested by Sheriff
SIarkey Wednesday. for catching trout
out Of Marlboro pond contrary to law.
His plead guilty 10 catching one fish and
was fined $40 in Guiding cost.
There is fuuer of hope again tina:
Brattleboro will have Q decent depot
another year. Surveyors in the employ
of the New London Northern have been
at work, and it is announced that rock
blasting, west OF the old depot will begin
next week. Some of the employees OF
the road say that work on the new depot
will begin next spring. and il so the car
and engine houses and woodsbed will be
moved 10 the Allen lot below. The sur.
veys which were taken, however, were
used by Gov. Smiths lawyers against
the Bratleboro and Vernon charter, and
there i, a suspicion that this is all they
were made for.
pancy next week. III. G. Willard will
occupy it probably with the Boston Ooera
Co. in ''Martha." the first night, the 9Th.
On the second night occurs the bicy Gle
race between j. f. Monroe and +. G.
Knight.
Rsv. G II. Merrills lecture in the cit
liens course ON Work and workers."
Wednesday evening, was very superior
production, full Of suggestive iniorma-
ton. II is pity that respectable au-
dlence was not out to hear it.
The selectmen have offered the bailiffs
quarters i'll their room in the town hall.
Sara Bernhardt will rass through town
Monday In a special cur from Montreal
to Spri gfcll.
Rev. W. ii. Collins gives the next lee
ture in the citizens course on the Great
Pyramids" next Wednesday evening.
A Christmas festival, with concert and
supper for the children at the Baptist
church next Friday evening.
Rev G. E Martin continues his series
of lectures on Romans. next Sunday
evening.
The Springfield Union says: One
Bra tleboro schoulboy has an eve to BUSH
ness. ANY second hand copy of a news
paper which he can find he saves and
when his pile grows Considerable in size
he crrries it Il few rods from biz fathers
house to factory where they are
IN demand to use for packing goods, and
where he receives three cents a pound
for them. Small though the sum Is rid
many papers though it takes 10 make q
pound, the dligeut lad has accumu-
lated quite SUN by this means. When
he goes visiting with bis parents in
Guilhld he doesn't forget his project,
but seeks among the attic' OF his uRcle's
houses for papers to carry home and sell.
This business doesn't hinder him In his
studies, but he is fully n likely to study
faithfully rs he would did he spend all
his lesure in sport
The Ph9ni1 last week, acting at the be-
hest of the railroad ring, which has so long
had its anaconda-like grip on Brattleboros
prosperity, undertakes to discourage the
new railroad project to South Vernon. 1t
lntmates that the charter is drawn in the
interest of the Connecticut River road.
This is a lie, as any man can see by read
ing the charter itself, which provides for
junction either with the Connecticut River
or Canal railroad. Then it says that the
new road should come in from Hinsdale,
and '.if the new charter is to be used at the
expense of the defeat of the Hinsdale line,
then it is perfectly clear that the business
interests of Brattleboro would be seriously
injured by it" This means precisely that
the new project shall be given into the
bands of Gov. Smith. to bo -brofticd Ti'ers
is little doubt that Smith has the controi Oh
the Hinsdale-or western New hampshire
charter, and it was only by an accident
that the Connecticut River kept the organi-
cation in its hands this year. Next year 1t
will, in all human probability, go to Smith.
/ his fact, so clearly developed at the recent
Walpole stockholders meeting, the fh0a,z
can't be ignorant Of Its talk about the
Hinsdae line, then, is merely deliberate
boughl-up at empt to throw dust in
the peoples eyes and get
them to oppose the only practicable
method of securing new railroad outlet.
Its talk about the Hinsdalc line giving us
more railroad connections with western
New Hampshire, is also transparent hum
buggery Every one of those connections
would be had, just the same at South Yer n
non. But the fact is that the new charter
would not in any way prejudice the Hins-
dale line. The road will be ;ult that way
if it can be done and kept out of Smiths
hands. The purpose of the new charter
is merely to give us another chance for
outlet If this as is probably the
case cant be had
Willard meets the holiday trade with an
offer of his immense stock at cost. 0. j.
Pratt also offers particular reductions in
his magnificent dry goods stock, to close
out Pratt & Wright, and Starkey & Well
man have quantities of just the goods for
to father, son or brother.
B. A Clark is moving his hardware
store to Crosby block
The Windham County Poultry and Pet
Stock Association begin their annual four
iays' exhibition Tuesday. January Alb.
ut the town hall. As usual. the special
and regular premium lists, contributions
by local business firms are generous. The
entries close Saturday. Jan. l.
The Dung Democrats organic id per-
club at their new quarters Wed.
nesduy evening, under the name Of the
J rffersonian Club. with these pr nciples:
PREAMBLE believe that the oil democratic
and Jenersonan principles, which stand IKE oed-
70, ks In the constitution should be those by whcn
this club should he governed, that the civi gov
eminent must always be superior 10 military au-
thority, and that the people are infinitely greater
than the army which they en- hoy aud pay, anu
whicn they should always CONTROL
l. We are opposed t. the csntraliz ltion OF pow
en- as now exercised by the party In power, taking
from the States the sovereign right to govern
themselves We believe that each state has an in
isputabe right 10 govern itself within us own
ticuar rights which it has ceded to the United
Al We do not condoue the greatest fraud in out
history, whereby four millions OF peoi1- ~rre dis
franchlsed, and man who was pudated BY the
people at the ballot-boX was seated IN the fresi-
dental chair.
with the individual rights of man. with the free
exercise OF his religion, habits, or customs, no
matter to what race he may b.ong, what faith he
may profess, or from what country he may have
come; provided he does nothing TO disturb the
peace " society or encroach upon the rights OF
others
Nv. We are opposed to all monopolies and all
special legislation which is calculated to foster aud
benefit one class OF citizens or branch OF industry
at the expense of another
The Ulcers elected to serve the first
brief term. nre-P, esident. &. 3. kir-
,r.,. Viz D.aas Ch,tds. Sac,v