The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-01-28

MISS Nate tiffany OF NeWtOnVllle, MASS,
is visiting at her Cousins, Mr. T. j. Tiff
fanny.
The Municipal court after struggling for
the best part of two days this week with
the case of the State VS.. Meagher, liquor
prosecution, and learning that various wit
nesses had drank birch beer, pop, soda and
oyster broth in respondents place of bust
ness, continued the case to resume their
labors four weeks hence.
BoNDvILLE.
The donation for Rev. H f. Reynolds
yielded 1913.
Only three mails a week now.
MANCHESTER.
The schools in Factory Point have taken
a two weeks vacation on account of
measles.
The little Harrington boy at the Depot
has died from the effects of the scalding
accident few weeks since.
READsBoRo.
Monday of last week, few friends from
| the City were invited to John 7. Carriers
at the Falls, where the hours passed pleas
| antly in social intercourse, vocal and in
strumental music being interspersed, with
select reading by Miss Reed.
We are enjoying weekly course of lee
lures at the Town hall, six in number
Nottingham, VT, subject, Oppression an
Impetus to Human Progress and Herald of
Reform y Jan. 49, lecture by Rev. John
Blanchard of Readsboro, subject, "Science
and its Reform"
The auditors will meet Wednesday, Feb
ruary 9th, at the town hall, at 10 a. m, to
settle with the officers of the town
Give us full houses at the lyceums and
lectures even if you are full of knowledge,
the exercise will do you no harm.
F. L. Bowen gives the next lecture. Sub
ject, physical Culture" Owing to the
severity of the weather there was only
small audience to tho last lecture given by
Rev. NJ. B. Bishop
A. L. Bishop has quite large amount of
fur on handsome 800 pelts-the hand
soonest lot ever shown around here. He is
intending to go to New York to dispose of
it soon.
The selectmen and civil authorities will |
meet at town house Monday, February 9TH,
and parties having unsettled business with
ting in an appearance on that day.
STAMFORD.
HORRIBLE BURNING.
AlanHie, the little three-year- daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sullivan, met
with very painful accident Friday. She
fell backward into a pail of boiling water
and was badly burned about the back and
limbs DR.. Bushnell is in attendance aud
he expresses hopes of her recovery. The
little one was favorite with every one
who knew her.
The gathering of the Smiths at the
Wilmarth House on the evening of the 18th
inst, was pleasant event, and one long to
be remembered by all who were present.
Lewis Clough, who was convalescing
apse, is considered out of danger again,
md is doing well.
J. r. Houghton, Esq, and Alvin Gro
ier have each lost valuable horse.
Scarcely child in the village has escaped
be measles and several adults have suf-
cred from them.
Rev. Walter Z. Chase of Barnstable
u
astorate of the Baptist church, in this :
lace, and enters upon his labors next Sab \
ath.
c. j. Whitney has been confined to his
onse for several days with quinsy but is E
ow rapidly recovering r
Daniel Day was the recipient of a ia
IS. boy, last Thursday
Obed Hall is stocking his mill with logs
greater extent than usual n,
Measles still linger.
wooDFoRD.
Some mammoth spruce trees are being "A
luled to the mills which measure over
rec feet in diameter at the butt, and are
feet in length. II
The big storm last week Friday, piled up
ow drifts 20 feet high.
Fire destroyed two dwellings and barn q
the Pine Valley, last Monday. C. G.
,ston and C. A. Cutler lost many of their
usehold effects. Mrs. Cutler was very 81
at the time and with difficulty was con.
yed to an adjacent dwelling Also few /
Us prior, coal house near Warehouses; Ro
N was burned, in which was a good over !
At and several dollars, going to ashes BA
th the rest
Mr. and Mrs. AlOnzo Fox, who have been ~ :
ending their invalid daughter, Mrs. W w I
ndall, at st Paul, Neb., several mouths, m n
urned to their Bennington home last u
elk, accompanied by Mrs. Kendall and G
children. Ii is very gratifying that she "
so far rscuperatcd as to be able TO en- N
re the fatigue Of 50 long a journey. fa
\ Woodford miss surprised the Old folks 4
other day by serving em with fine N.l
ner Of dandelion green's as fresh as If =
hered in iiowery May. She had kept Llel
m Theoretically scaled in glass cans since e
ING. Fay
Emma Mine SettIement. -
he Emma litigaiions and controversies TaN
yeen the English stockholders Of the K
ma mining company and Baron Grant a.
England and Trcnor W Park aud II. -
Baxter Of Vermont, have al been ami
y adjusted The latter parties paw in s-u
I, nr cash options 70 the English stock
lers IT the old Emma company about
Z, n3', and they ntnsfcr % these stock
lers jn,uu0 out Of the 7O,ulO shares Of sszu
new Emma company, tn De- formed % Ssl-
( the mine. As the sllsrs are now -
ng IN London Tor "a PER share, this BE-
es al1ui 3. on, nn1 mnrc Park gets -
~ the new shares covering the cas-
mai cosi % him 4 the mine. The q