The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-02-18
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Vermont.

Gov. Farntam, Trustees Estey, STAR
and Ormsbee have made two days Wis
u OF the state reform school. State risor
Director Thatcher of Bennington accom-
panying them by invitationof Gov Farm.
ham. They left permission with Super
intendent Fairbanks to receive bids and
specifications for using the $4,000 ap.
propriated by last Legislature. and will
also receive bids themselves.
The state teachers association is to
meet at Mortified August 10. II and 70.
A singular fire occurred in Alburg The
other night. An ice house filled with
straw, about 100 feet from the residence
OF Mrs. Sylvester Holbridge. was missed
the next morning. an investigation
showed that it had burned during the
night. Although there were two fami-
lies In the house at the time it burnt, the
first knowledge they had of the ire W,
when they got up in the morning and
found only few ashes where the build
ing stood the night before. Fortunate
ly there was no wind during the night.
A New York company will begin min
ing for gold in Worcester AZ soon as
spring opens H,ndreds of thousands
OF dollars have been spent in mining
there since gold was first discovered in
1857, but it has never been obtained in
paying quantities.
Many farmers in Orleans county are
obliged to drive their stock half mile
for water.
The machne-sho of Mansfield s. Slim
son OF Rutland has been damaged 81, 600
to SO. COO worth by fire.
The house and barn of Lyman Stinson
of Jericho Center have been burned; loss
$4,000.
British agents are reported to be look
ing for indications of Fenian raid from
over the northern line of the state, but
there are no signs yet. The attention
of the United States government has
been called to the matter.
Thomas Marnock of East Albany,
while at work in the yard at Grandy's
mill, was caught under come rolling
logs, and crushed into the snow, having
one leg broken and receiving internal in
juries. which will probably cause his
death.
Mortified has nauseatipg scandal.
One of her richest men lived Grim. con.
with another mans wife for part of
last year. He opened his p rse to the
extent of $500. when the woman left
him. After begging her return he went
ne went with lawyer, got the money
back, and forced her to sign an agree
ment not to prosecute for damages. Now
the husband who is sort of vagabond,
threatens suit, and the palates Of the
gossips are highly tickled with prospec-
tive developments.
The number of school-chldren in the
State is given as rs 238 by the superin-
tendent OF education, distributed through
1897 schools. tho annual expense of
which is SAG PIG, an average cost to
the State of S. SO per annum for each
scholar. The number of teachers is
1859, whose salaries amount to $3.50 320
There are also 16 incorporated academies
and 10 graded schools in the State, with
1915 and 6O36 scholars respectively.
New Hampshire.
LARGE BEQUEsT TO AN ACADEMY.
The late John VI Pinkerton of Boston
left the trustees ofthe Pinkerton academy
in Derry 100000. The academy was
founded by his grandfather.
G. W, Hart of Claramont, cigar man.
ufacturer. has failed with liabilities of
$4,000.
Arthur Morgan of Gorham, deaf end
dumb boy, was run over and killed by a
rain on the Grand Trunk railroad Sat-
nrday.
Portsmouth had small earthquake
Saturday.
The farm buildings of c. W, ritcomb
Of Alton Bay we're burned Monday; loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000.
The meetings of the Central Vermont,
Northern Concord, Lowell and Nashua,
and Boston ahd Lowell railroads in Bos-
ton. are reported to have agreed that OPP
erations shall be resumed as before.
A West Landau man has been arrested
for throwing bape,out twoeaours old /
into stdye, where it perishet
The nomination Of H. Barry as U S.
district attorney for the state was con-
frmed by the Senate at Washington.
Monday.
The house owned by J C Dodge and
BY j. G. Stevens in Manchester
has been burned. loss So, 500, insured
The drugstore of F. A.Colby of Lsncas-
.er was burned Wednesday: loss $4,000
insured for 81 800, partly in the Fire and
Marine of this city.
Eben Burge of Milford, was burned to
leyth inhis house, Wednesday where he
lived alone,
Massachusetts.
DR.. Albert King, who tried to shoot
\. E. Day at the Webster depot Monday,
las been committed in default of $4,000
'onds to await the action Of the grand
ury.
Elijah Farmer of Woburn has been ar
ested for committing rape on seven
ears-old daughter of j C Bryant. who |
nd been left in his charge. Farmer
as always Iorne good reputation
eretofore.
H. R. Smith of Westfield attempt
q suicide the OH. by cutting his
lroat with knife, making a severe but
OF fatal wound. He had been arrested
dobt of $50, and although wealthy
'ther than pay that amount, attempted
'lf-murder.
A Hartford man has invented a cop.