The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
ABOUT THE COUNTY.


d measles are reported in the suburbs
n the town. Mrs. II. II. Davis is amor
+ the afflicted, and Miss Cutter is reporte
# better.
n The Universlist society held asociab
G at Mr.. S. II. Randal's Tuesday aftt
noon and evening. Quite large numbt
' were present.
/ II. w. Suter Esq, Of Boston, was
town Wednesday.
t James Drislain, who drives the brew
r cry team, lost one of his gray horse
v last week, valued at 5000.
7 There will be union temperate
: meeting at the M. e.. church, next Sur
: day evening.
Almon, aAittle son of F. A. Bolles Esq
has had Quite severe, attack of til
: measles, biit is recovering.
1t is understood that S. M Reed Esq
will move his law Office to the Centennia
block the first of next month.
Hon. j. d. Bridgman has had his por
trait of the senators of the past egista
ture hanging in the p. O., for few day
past. "They are truly fine collection
and it seems deplorabe fact that they
should enact such laws"
The semi-annual meeting of the Won
ems Christian Temperance Union will bt
held at the Congregational church this
| friday evening.
Lucia q Barber have sold their business
to Julius A. Eaton for 5000, possession tc
be given the LIST of Apil. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Eaton has sold back his
| interest to E. G. Partridge, and intends
to engage in business elsewhere in this
vii age.
The Vermont Farm Machine Co., re-
Gently received carload of tin import
ed from London, England,
DR.. McCollester's lecture, last Sunday
evening, was largely attended.
Prof. Geo. A. Brown, who has taught
the high school the past three years, is
to be admitted to the bar of this country
at the present term of court. He is a
graduate of Dartmouth and has attended
the Harvard law school one year. He
is young man Of uncommon abilities
and is expected to take prominent stand
at the bar, as well as to do law business
sup Brown" He has the best wishes of
our community for his success.
The "boys" gave Durant Snow, who
was recently married, a little surprise"
Saturday evening. After their music they
were invited in and treated handsomely.
The 9th annual report of the town of
Rockingham, shows that it cost the town
the past year for the support of the poor
$127S.75. Liabilities $50,1lO.60, assets
$1S,484,46.
Lyman Hapgood, an old and highly
respected citizen, died at his home, Fri |
day evening. He was native of this |
town and formerly resided on the Sabin
farm between here and Saxtons River.
He was a brother of Mrs. j. H. williams
and has two brothers living in this vii
iage, Seth and Charles. He has been
failing for many years and died at the
advanced age of "a. An operation was
iperformed on him about two hours be-
tfore he died for the hernia or bleeding
jat the lungs, but he could not survive.
John Gates recently cut his foot while
rchopping.
Mr.. L. S. Hayes who went to Royalton,
Lover ten weeks ago for recreation, has not
been able to return on account of sick
mess
All the stages come and go on wheels. |
The ladies of the Baptist church will |
give a new sugar festival at their vestry |
next Wednesday.
o. F. Wood proposes to establish but
ter Market making Monday the day for
receipts.
Those who averaged 80 and upwards
600 being perfect) at the high school for
the closing four weeks were: Ida Will
son, SO; Emmie Sabin, 50; Mary Guild,
81; Fannie Wilson, 81; Grace Kidder,
81; Avis Brown, 90; Willie Eaton, 90 /;
Willie Bowtell, 90; Fred futile, 95; Car
rie Hutchings, SO; Herbert Morse, 90;
Tommie O'Brien, 90 O. II. Carpenter, so;
Katie Flavin, 80; James Hollerhan, 80
Gertrude Morrill,, 90; Mary L. Dow, 81
Charlie Allen, 90; w. A. O'Bren, 80
Edward Shuttleworth, 80. Eleven of the
scholars attending the high school did
not have any marks of absence or dis
missals during the term.
Chas. II. Lockwood of Walpole. has
bought two lots on the terrace" of Bridg-
man & Suter, paying respectively $500,
and 5000 1t is understood that he is to
erect houses the coming season.
The article in the Times this week on
"That Tax Law" written by CO. is rath
er brief although lis sensible.
At the adjourned meeting of the Irish
Land League Sunday afternoon, per-
manent organization was formed, and it
will be known as the Robert Emmett
Branch of the Irish Nation Land League
The officers elected were President, Wal
ter L. Crowley; Vice Presidents, Patrick
Hackett, William E. Flavin; Recording
Secretary, George Z. Caskins Financial
Secretary Edward Barrett; Treasurer,
John Roach; Executive Committee, w. |
l.. Crowley, en- oGicto David Savage, John |
C. Donovan, Patrick Hughes, David p. |
Higgins. The League has over seventy |
enrolled members and promises to in
crease largely.
The Forest mills. f. S. Sabin, Jr, pro-
prletor, are employing about 30 hands.
The st. Charles Catholic Society will |
hold their annual fair at Union Hall, |
March %, %, and "a. Plans are being
made to make this a very entertaining |
affair, and all their friends are cordially |
invited to be present and see the many /
and costly articles to be drawn, among
which is a bird clock, lady's gold watch, |
ladies' and gentlem EMS rings, three |
ladies' neck chains, fine silver set, the |
articles spoken of last week in Chases
show window, besides many others too |
numerous to mention. The following
articles will be disposed of by candidates
"a China set, candidates Mrs. V. S. Rock |
and Mrs. John Donovan Ha liday's |
pa1ent rocking chair, candidates Mrs. |
Frank Young and Mrs. Joseph GrigBon |
silver tea set, candidates Mrs, Thomas
KINNEY and Mrs. DIR. V. Gosselln gem
tleman's gold watch, candidates, Edward |
Howard and VIM Dillon of Springfield. |
There will be an oyster supper each |
evening, and all kinds of amusements.
WESTMINSTER.
Miss May Nutting commenced a pri- |
waite school for children last Monday in |
the school room.
Mr.. James Stratton has advertised his |
household furniture for sale at auction the
18th.
Mr.. Geo. Dascomb is home on vaca-
tion.
Little Willie Nutting is very sick with
pneumonia.
Miss Kate Willard is spending a few
weeks at Northampton.
The young ladies contemplate giving a
Dickens party at the town hall very soon.
Mr.. Willard Witt is improving.
Wheels have made their appearance.
Sugar making has commenced in earnest. !
Mr. Roe Morse tapped $50 trees last
Tuesday and gathered nine barrels of
sap.
Moses Moulton is rebuilding his saw