The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-11-25
Meosrs r w Perry a. Son have - !,

Messrs. Il. w. Perry q Son have mad.
quite extensive repairs of their residepc,
and about the tannery.
DR.. Holton Of Brattleboro, was in
Jamaica Wednesday evening in attend
auce upon John A. Butler. Mr.. Butle
is reported as.in failing condition.
The public examination of teacher
will be held at the village school hous,
at o'clock Saturday morning
The lawsuit ofC. w. Stewart VS.. ]. G
Daggett was tried Saturday, and resulted
in verdict for defendant. Wolcott io
plaintiff, Waterman for defendant.
"Shum" Starks was arrested on Satur
day by officer Shumway, charged with
stealing large cosset sheep belonging Il
old Mr.. Divall, who ide cattle the prop
erty after it had been through severa
hands, and took it home.
One man has lost some twenty fine
turkeys, aud others have lost all they
had. One man has lost eight sheep aud
still another three. The Starks will be
tried Monday. Much interest is taken
and there is long string of things that
will come to light.
Frank Bolster, w. w. Barry's former
teamster, has bought three of his horses
and the equipments. He will continue
business in Jamaica. Mr.. Barry will &c
to Saxtons River in the spring.
Miss Emma and Lewis Boyle gave an
enjoyable party to their numerous
friends Saturday evening. Many hours
were spent in social merriment such as
young people only know how to i'm
prove.
Abraham Mahan was severely injured
about the head and shoulders Tuesday
afternoon, by falling tree. 1t cut an
ug y cash in his h ad and in the muscles
of his arm. 1t is a severe but not q
dangerous wound.
AS there were no Thanksgiving amuse-
ments company of invited guests as
sembled at the town hall "Wednesday
evening for fun and merriment. tln this
they Were successful. 1t was largely at
tended.
Miss Abbie 2. Skinner is stopping at
Ludlow for few weeks.
WILMINGTON.
Mr.. Editor: Complainant Haskell, who
succeeded in getting Frank Knights, the
stage driver, arrested and tried before
Justice Titus on the charge of drunken
ness, made a failure. The defendant
proved clearly that he was not intoxicat-
ed, and also the attempt of the com
plalnant to extort money from Knights
on the charge of insulting his sister-in-
law, Miss Jennie Harris, proved to be
aoortlve. 1t is whispered that Knights
VIII arrest and try Haskell on the charge
OF trying to extort money from him by
threatening to accuse him of and arrest
ing him on the charge of insulting Miss
Harris, provided he did not settle the
matter up. Con.
4 above zero Wednesday morning.
Ground white with snow Monday.
Donation and oyester supper given
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton at the parsonage
Tuesday evening
Sherman Robins is still in feeble
health.
Strange Dogs have made havoc with
Albert Fox and VIM. Bal GUS sheep,
many of them being badly bitten.
Winfred Ballou, who was brought
from New York in crazy condition,
is proving quite a task for his friends to
care for.
Farmers are busy this fine weather
preparing for Shedding" and the re-
punishment of wood piles.
The butter market takes "boom"
this week.
The public schools open Monday next.
Alice Packer, of Mar shield VT, is
visiting friends hereabouts.
Ashley Stone paid us flying visit this
week.
Rev. BARRIERS lecture Sunday evening,
was largely ttenied.
The Wheeler barn moveth not.
Prot. Johnson's singing school is quite
largely attended.
Uncle Cal Holland is improving slowly.
Frank Leonard of Dover has entered
upon his duties at the Wilmington saw
ings bank.
Charley Copeland and family ofWind-
sor, will remain till after Thanksgiving.
ODD Boxer engine house has been
renovated, 1T brought up
to the level of street, with new foun-
dations.
Rev. Kinney, was called to attend
funeral at Readsboro Thursday.
BY Telephone This Morning.
Miss Hattie Barnard, ofthe r tniolph
Normal Sch vol, is passing few weeks at
home. She returns next Monday.
Ed. Morris of New York, made war
on Turkey. at his fathers, John Morriss'
Thursday.
fl. F. B,rher, connects his house and
shop by telephone.
Prof Johnson's musicale, beginning at
town hall, Mon lay, to conclude Satur-
day evening, has not had the attendance
it deserved.
Eleazor Gorham, has been housed all
the week with rheumatism.
Horses being dirt cheap, Benoni says
he can furnish 'em as fast as his cruel
neighbors kill em Brother Tyler's treas
lres are laid up on the other side, end
that's why.
Miss Emily Farnum, whose critical
illness last summer, made her many
ri nds solicitous, is again quite ILL.,
Frank A. ChilAs, returns from his Ben
lington schooling to resume studies in
he village school.
Several local sportsmen, were out for
oxes Thursday, but the frisky quadru-
,eds were absent for Thanksgiving.
still" was wrecked on rock, and had
lot high wind filled his boots and fur
lished ballast, he'd been lost.
Albert Parmenfer, was taken vio-
emily sick "Wednesday night, but DR..
titus brought him eedy relief.
Two inches of the fleecy, with high
7ind, make up Thursdays weather rec
rd
The sudden death of Hon. A. B. Gard
er, at Benningt IN, sadiens many Will
lington hearts, where he has so long
cen known and highly esteemed.
Daniel Wheeler's horse ran from
loves shop, carrying door TO which
e was hitched, to the Vermont House
arm, where he brought up with broken
arness.
Il is said that Charles Snow has bought
lie Cook farm.
A special town meeting is called for
ovember 2Sth, to vote money for cur
mt expences.
Some of the local young people danced
Dover, Thanksgiving night.
The Jacksonville telephone lines is be-
2 built from the "Alvord turn"
Mrs. William Childs, is even more
than could be expected in
II recent misfortune.
JACKSONVILLE.
The valuable chestnut horse belonging
f. L. Roberts, is suffering from the
W disease among equines known as
ink eye."
The telephone wire is being strung,
d will probably be finished sometime
xt week.
We understand there is quite an
lount of centennial funds left after