The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13
Local Move.
Local Notes and GOSSIP.


The soda fountains at the druggists
begin to sizzle.
There are FIVE Sundays, five Mondays
and five Tuesdays in this month.
There will be Il game ofbase-ball to-
morrow between the Brattleboro and
Alert mines, both Of this place.
Prof Il. Charlier, with mis- whole family
Is expected to arrive soon to spend the
summer.
Austin f. Russell returned Saturday
from Boston, where he has just graduated
from Bryant & STATIONS business col
lege.
Losr-In Brattleboro, on Wednesday,
gold tooth pick and ear spoon COM
bined. The finder will be literally re-
warded at this Office.
f. w. Childs & Co. have taken the
contract to equip the whole line for the
Saxtons River & Bellows Falls Telephone
| Co.. the work to be done soon.
Some of the boys threaten that the
Cobbs' rifle string OF As will be beaten
before snow flies. The man that does it
shall have a receipt for the REFoRMER for
a year.
Mr.. d. Leonard returned Tuesday
evening from ten days business trip to
Troy, Boston and other cities, buying an
SlS 10 cylinder press on his way.
f. II. Farr q Co., having purchased
Col. A. 7. Dunton's interest in the Spot
ford Lake pavilion and grounds at Ches-
terrified, will open to the public to-mor-
row.
Mr.. James Donald, Captain of the
Brattleboro nine, umpired the baseball
game between the Dartmouth and
Princeton college mines at Hanover, Mon
day.
After June LIST, postal cards having any
matter on the address side except that
| which is necessary for direction are to be
thrown out of the mails as unavailable
matter.
No farmer who does business on scien-
tific principles should overlook the i'm
portant announcement of c. F. Thomp-
son & Co., in another column, with re-
gard to fertilizers. They offer the best
of bargains in the best of articles.
Some of the public spirited business
men have made up purse of over $25
to be competed for in prizes at the spring
shoot of the Brattleboro short range club
a week from tomorrow.
Brattleboro has IA months old baby
Fred Fisher's-which crows over 7 liv.
ing grand parents, all upwards of 70
years old. and when it was born there
were 8, including one or more of the
great grand.
j. c. Newton, the enterprising milk
man, makes move which the public
will duly appreciate, in putting on an
evening cart to deliver fresh milk wherev-
er desired each evening. Some factious
opposition is threatened, but it is a thing
long desired and needed in Brattleboro
1t ought and doubtless will prove profit
able. Mr.. Newton's milk is always fine,
rich and clean. He does business on
square, gentemanly principles, and has
well merited the success which he has
attained.
Prof. ]. j. Adams, the well-known
chiropodst, now at the American house,
Brattieboro, for short time, curing corns
bunions, warts, mo!es, club and ingrow-
ing nails, chilblains or any disease of the
feet. Prof. Adams has standard repu-
tation in his line of business and those
who sought relief from him during his
many visits here are loud in their praise
concerning his treatment. Let none who
suffer with bad feet miss this opportunity
crowded houses, hundreds visiting him
To the ladies warts or moies on the face
skilfully removed without leaving a mark
or scar Consultation free.
sc. Cross is just back after five
months sickness in Wyoming.
The Valley road is laying steel rail &
between here and Bellows Falls.
1t is said that less than twenty out oil
the 240 towns in the State are arranging
to observe Decoration Day.
Forest square rejoioes in new lamp
posts.
Rev. Mr.. Butler of Townshend occu-
pied the Baptist pulpit Sunday in ex-
change with Rev. Geo. B. Cow.
Bishop Bissell visited St. Michael's
Church. Brattleboro, and Christ Church
Glilford, on Monday last. He held four
services and confirmed in both parishes.
The phenomenal thick headedness'
of the PhsniI stated last week that -.
H. Kidder of Wilmington had the con-
tract for furnishing and erecting" the
telephone poles between Wilmington and
West Brattleboro. This was news to
Mr.. Kidder.
Hon. Dorman B. Eaton, with G. W.
Curtis and E. P. Wheeler. addressed the
civil service reform association at its
annual meeting in New York Friday
evening. Mr.. Curtis is president OF the
association, and Mr.. Eaton, Gen. Bris-
tow and Gen. Mcclellan among the
vice presidents.
A rousing meeting of the Land League
was held at the Jeffersonian club rooms
last Tuesday evening. Stirring speeches
we're made by G. B. Kirwan, M. j. Sulli-
van, Martin Austin and others. The
following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolped That the arrest of Boynton, an
| American citizen by the English government Is
| sur upon the American government, and should
be properly resented. And we, as American citi-
zens, call upon the Government TO take immediate
steps for his release
Next meeting next Tuesday.
Mr.. A. Fl. Wright has purchased fine
farm at Natick, Mass. and went to take
possession of it Monday, Saturday even.
ing his former employees in the shop OF
Pratt, Wright g. Co., presented him with
an elegant gold headed cane, as testi-
monial of their high regard and their
appreciation of bis uniform courtesy and
kindness towards them when member
of the firm. Mr.. Wright's family re-
main in town for the present.
The G. A. R. camp fires have been
more THAI usually sprightly and inter.
esting the past sea on. Maj. Wales
"reminiscences of his company, and OF
the Vermont brigade are really instruct
i've, historically. accurate and well judged
usually in military criticism, as well as
stirring and amusing. Last week be
took occasion to pay high tribute to
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan whom he be-
lieves to be pure patriot, and an honest
man, as well as the greatest organizer
and the most scientific general of the
war.
|. Now ploughing and sowing, soon hoeing
and moving.
The railroads of Vermont have been
listed from a farthing to about four Thousand
dollars per mile, by the state commissioners.
Fifty cases of small pox were reported
in Adams, Mass, last Tuesday. Get
ting pretty near us.
One of the inmates of our Jail says he
wishes that he could have the measles so
he could break out.
VIM. Thompson Cordner Esq, New
England manager for the New York Life
Insurance Company. is dangerously i'll at
Aiken, South Carolina. Mr.. Cordner is
well and favorably known in Brattleboro
and Bennington.
Later-Mr. Cordner died on Monday.
His remains will be brought to Boston for
| interment.
A petition for restoration of the books
of Solomon Wright, bankrupt, to Major
w. Potter, former assignee, (both of Pow
naD was heard before Judge Hoyt II.
Wheeler, at Brattleboro, on Tuesday. The
hnnks Mere given TO Potter and there will