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

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. Arrested And Jailed.
d. N. Hummistan who had been in
town about three weeks selling soap in
the employ of Geo. P. Curtis of Wilt
manic Conn, had a search warrant
issued against him Wednesday, on sus-
pcion Of stealing lot of goods from his
employer just before he came here. A
revolver. spy-glass and bag containing
between Sc and 81 in silver we're found
in his trunk by officer Wood. Mr..
Curtis who followed him up here identi-
fed the revolver and money bag as his
and said he had no doubt that the spy.
glass was his also, bu: there were no
marks on it so he could not tell posi-
lively. A gold watch also stolen was
not found, and he lost between $50 and
$40 in money which had also dis.
appeared. Hummistan was Immediately
arrested on a grand jurors complaint.
and arraigned and brought before JUS
tice Newton yesterday. the above facts
were developed, and he was held in 5000
bail, and failing to secure that was
taken to Newfane Jail by Sheriff
Starkey. Though the goods were
bound in his possession. he stoutly
AYERS that it was put up job. that be
does not know how it got there and
that he did not steal it. But Mr..
Curtis claims that he knew from the
circumstances the theft laid between
three pei sons and satisfying himself
that the other two we're not guilty.
he followed Hummistan up and foun d
the goods as stated.
Meeting Of Connecticut Valley
Conference.
On Tuesday evening a public service
was held in st. Michaels church, the fol-
lowing clergy being in attendance: Bish.
op Bissell, the Rev. Messrs. Bartlett,
Goddard, Graves, Lee, Ogden, Putnam,
Renorf, and the rector of the parish.
Evening prayer was said by the Rev.
Messrs. Putnam and Renorf, and a SER
mon preached by the Rev. Mr.. Goddard
| of Windsor.
On Wednesday at 9 80 A. NJ, the men,
bers of the conference met at the rector's
study, and listened to the reading of a
paper upon "Parochial Missions" by the
| Rev. Mr.. Putnam. which was afterwards
discussed. Reviews of books followed.
| At 3 P. NJ, the Rev. Mr.. Bartlett of North
| field, gave an exegesis of Proverbs 23d,
verses 80 to 35. Afterwards several books
were reviewed and animated discussions
| followed. At 1880 P. NJ, evening prayer
was said by the Rev. Messrs. dee and
| Ogden, and the Rev. Mr.. Putnam preach
ed. An early celebration of the Holy
| Communion took place ON Thursday
A. NJ. at 7 o'clock, the Bishop being the
| celebrant, with the Rev. Messrs. Bartlett
and Graves assisting
| The Rev. Mr.. Finch of Greenfield was
present on Wednesday. Letters were re-
ceived from such members as were una
BILE to attend, and were read by the Sec
rotary, at the meeting on Wednesday
| morning
The collar and elbow wrestling match
which took place at Engine hall, Bellows
Falls, Saturday evening, was not decided,
as Mr.. Wheeler of Newport, N. H., injured
his shoulder after the 4th fall. 1t stood
two falls each.
In our advertising columns the Spring
field Z publican announces a new de-
parture for its weekly edition in the adj
dition of an agricultural department.
The weekly Republican, like the daily
is by all odds the best of its class in New
England. 1t is lust the paper which in
teligent people who seek the widest,
fairest understanding of the topics of the
l., hot q
agricultural department will be conduct
ed on the same principles as the rest of
the paper, and if so, it will be Just what
every New England farmer will need.
THE county ASSOC alton of teachers
which r.,bors here ne.t Friday and Satur-
w., e 20 b, rnrspaIlv ;ntares,;ng
u"y Pm "..onaa5 Pra,,lohoro ,,oonja
- ~. -, 1,h,;o sn;r;t nil, rrov;ds
WIN Tue rign' Puoio .pn% WI P'o'iu ',
iree entertainment VI 'no oeS. ninu !" a.,
the teachers Town suPeIih'enuen'S' a., nnu
friends OF education VINO come. Inc
literary programme. puollsned last week
| is one that may be counted on to draw
people in general as well as teachers.
Mr.. Crosby gives the use OF his ball for
the gathering, without money and with
ont price.
Tuesday Jerry HAYWOOD fell from the
end Of a staging ON Sam Browns house
an Flat street and cut his hand and
head so badly as to be Incapacitated for
work for several days.
Taxiderm,st Clary has lust received
for mounting the heads of deer, two
antelones ard a mountain sheep from
Wvon,ing Territory. They were shipped
March IL and were DELAYED on the road
Inv the late storms.
The teIenhone poles are all set to West
Rrattlehoro and the wire will be strung
and completed by Monday or Tuesday.
Engineer Goddard who now runs the
"owp expects to be located at Windsor
under the new dispensation" and to take
the morning train down and the haif-past
ten mail back Other changes are cogta-
ting.
I. j. McGallugh, travelling sewing ma
chine salesman for Edwin Earle, busted
out of town on the owl train Monday
night with about $2O belonging to his EN-
ployer, which he had collected from Gus
toners. Rumor at one time put MS
theft at 5000, but that was nonsense.
The fellow was seen In Bellows Fall yes
terday.
The new mail car for the narrow gauge |
is expected next week.
A boom of about 50OOoO poplar logs |
for the paper mill, broke at Bellows Falls
Tuesday night, but has been damned |
snd stopped at Vernon.
.Wednesday evening one Oh tne thiee