The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

Mr. and Mrs F. W. Perry were recent.
ly received into the Congregational
church.
Daniel Sherwin, is OH purchasing
t visit to the "Hub" this week.
Austin White recently sold all his
land in town to Fred johnson for $3.50.
Aaron Bemis has an old Spanish biddy
which recently laid an egg that tipped
the scales at 81 ounces, and measuring in
circumference by inches.
Brattleboro seems to have great
attraction for our "cooing damsels and
youthful men," Many are they that start
for B. on pleasure trip as "two," and
somehow the ministers there have such
influence that they return as lone"
o. c. Flint is building an addition on
his already commodious grist-mill and
chair shop.
DR.. c. W. Ray brought the first string
of fine trout into the village on Satur-
day.
800 tons of freight were shipped from
the depot through the month of April to
say nothing about the express and other
small matters.
At the public examination of teachers
on the 30th day of April ten teachers
obtained certificates, and eight of these
are to teach in Jamaica this summer.
A. Clayton and son have dissolved
partnership, by mutual consent, in the
farming business. John takesa deed for
one half of the estate, and works for his
father by the month.
Mrs. W. w. Barry tarries for few
weeks among her friends and relatives
in Saxtons River and vicinity.
Sextus P. Goddard of Worcester Mass,
is soon to put large portable steam en-
CINE into the Bond lot and clear it out.
Edward Ballard has taken the job of
peeling all the bark thereon.
PUTNEY.
Rev. l.. Harlow of Charlemont, Mass,
has been engaged by the Congregational
church of this place and has moved his |
family here.
sADAwGA.
r. A. Stafford has bought the Benz. |
Dix place of II. G. Coates.
Samuel Boyd moves to r. w. Boyds,
the carriage maker.
Minnie Goodell of Boston is at G. w.
Goodell's.
Levi Hall of Turner's Falls is at Horatio
N. Hix's.
Geo. Upton is repairing his house and
barn.
Fishermen are spearing pickerel in Sa-
dawga Lake.
WRIST TowEsIIEND.
Miss Abbie Kendall commences her
school here next Monday Miss Hattie
Frost also commences her school in Win |
hall Monday.
Rev. George Porter of Townshend
preached to full house in this place last
Sunday. There is talk of securing his
services for the summer.
wARDsBoRo.
The house and woodshed on the Dan
iel Barber farm were DESTROYED by fire
at about 2 o'clock Thursday morning of
last week. No insurance.
WESTMINSTER.
Mr.. Fred Lane is to occupy the new
parsonage for short time.
Mrs Daniel Kellogg is visiting her
friends at New London, Conn.
Mr.. Fred Holland of Boston, made a
flying visit to this place last Wednesday
Rev. F. L. Allen of Wapole, M. H.,
exchanged pulpits with Mr.. Tyrrell last
Sabbath.
A few new books are to be added this
week to our social library.
The hot wave has reached this place,
the thermometer stood at 92 degrees in
the shade Wednesday and Thursday.
Work has already commenced at our
brick yards.
Mr.. Geo. C. Stoddard of this place is to
be one of the speakers at Hanover next
commencement. His subject is coast
engineering as profession"
wILLIAMsvILLE.
The death of Miss Mary Lincoln yes
terday, though long expected after the
long and weary waste and suffering of
consumption, is saddening to the COM
munity in that it removes a young wom-
an of real sweetness of character, whom
all loved and respected. Death she has
known was near for several weeks and
has looked forward to it with true CHRIS
tian fortitude.
Will MINGToN. a
F. E. Rays lower sugar house was +
burned with contents Wednesday night. I
His men had been washing buckets q
that day and the fire is believed to have
been LETT by them. y
The remains of Adm F. Hescock tenn |
porarily placed in the Cutting cemetery q
vault, have been taken to Mortified, q
MASS, by MS WIDOW, Tor hnal lnterment
Mail Contractors Goddard and Allard
have been n town this week. 3
F. B. Deming sells his (the BalD farm !
10 Chauncey eastman for $I4OO and the I
island. I
n C;lher, Dox,er od;tor of,bo Co a
bridge. Mass Tribune. o. A. Alvord y
and Ruf1s Stearns of Brattleboro greeted +
many Of their old.t;me acopo;n,.ncos
last week.
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