The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-09-29

Local Notes ana Gossip.

JUG DuiPcc icAe ioi lib SoutloTn non
yesterday.
District Attorney Haskins has gone
Rutland to attend the session of the U.
court.
Col. G. w. Hooker has bought IL
Geo. Howe place, which Cashier BOWL,
recently purchased.
Deacon and Col. Estey have been in a
tendance at the convention OF state Ba
lists 1T Townshend this week.
Rev. DR.. G. L. Walker, who has ju
returned from his European trip, hi
been in town for few days past.
Anot er lot of Rogers triple plate
knives just out at Chas A, Trip & CT
jewellery store. Cheaper than ever.
Mrs. H. M. Currier is seriously i'll, hay
ing been confined to her bed for a fort
night at her fathers at McIndoes Falls
DR.. Tucker and Mrs. E. M.kFarnswort
will occupy rooms on the second floor O
Leonard's new block, as soon rs com
pleted.
Mrs Harry Kinson has night bloom
ing cereus which had eight blossoms re
Gently, four opening one night, and foul
the next. =.
The much needed sidewalk around DR.
Posts premises is being constructed ant
the one near the water-cure building is be.
ing righted up.
A son of DR.. Allen of White River
Junction, who has been practicing medi.
cine in Connecticut, has been brought to
the asylum.
G. F. Bin cham, W. H. Hall and G. A.
Harris have been at the lake for nearly two
weeks, beating and otherwise enjoying
athletic sports.
DUN while taking orders for corsets
about town, can find it by calling at
Green's drug store.
About thirty young men meet next
Tuesday evening to organize new club
for social purposes, the name of which
will then be decided upon.
MIR. j. E. Hall, organist, and Mrs. Car.
penter, soprano, of the Baptist choir as.
sisted at the Congregationalist choir festi-
val, at Hinsdale, Monday evening.
CAP Daggett, the great Republican
New York wire pull r, says thst if the
election was to be held In that State to-
day, Fclger would be beaten by 10000
majority.
From piece of greensward which had
been MANFRED and plowed in, B. f.
Davis and Orlen Whitney dug AZ bushels
of early rose potatoes from II rows IA
rods long.
Miss Ada Eddy, and her sister Nellie
from Boston, started Tuesday OH a visit
among friends in the West. They will
visit all of the large cities, and be away
several months.
Mrs. Fanny Gaines, on western avenue,
while housekeeping Wednesday, was |
stricken with paralysis the entire length |
of her body on the left side. and now
lies in critical condition.
Mrs. M. F. Palmer, former matron of |
the Asylum is in town visiting her many
friends. The first of Novem Der she goes
to the Nc Lean Asylum, Somervile Mass
as matron of that institution.
The Central Vermont railroad company
are now equipping their passenger and
baggage cars with racks, containing all
az, saw, pail and sledge for use in case
Of accident. The slals and fastenings
are so constructed as to be easily broken
when 1t becomes necessary to get at the
tools enclosed.
The favorite varieties of fall stationery
promise to be q polka dot in ice cream
color, maZarine blue and terra Gotta, the
latter being an entirely new shade. ,
Another variety is called celestial. In !
color this is mazarine blue, with cres-
cent moon and small silver stars scat.
tered over the surface. Envelopes to /
match these varieties are furnished.
The music to be used at the netting l.
ofthe state choirs at the Episcopal church !.
October IL, and Is, has been arranged u
for an orchestra, and Knapp and Bur :
nett's orchestra are now practising it y =
for that occasion. They will old their =
first rehearsal at Crosby hail, this even IL
ing, and all the local choirs are invited "
to be present. a.
Improvements at the Estey organ manu- i,
factory arc rapidly assuming completion. al
New wood working machinery is being e,
placed as fast as received. The company it
are now turning out organs at the rate of
one every minutes; they are in hopes of W
making such inruads on their back orders, D
now numbering 260O, as to be in cond- r,
ton to promptly fill their orders for their al
fall business. al
Bridges gone and roads badly washed L
are repor ed from all sides as the result of "
and Sundays storm. A raft at u
the Connecticut river bridge, which was
used in repairing the pier, was carried al
away Saturday night, together with the d.
large derrick, valuable tools and divers as
suit valued at $1,000. Part of the suit al
was found at Turner'S Falls afterward. 81
Morris Ryan fell 80 feet off of Robert .,
sons new paper mill at Ashuelot, Wednes- ~ ~
day. He landed on some oak braces, 5x3, o
with such force as to break them, but, SO n
far as DR.. Gregg can see, he suffered no in. W
jury except a sprained ankle. His brother, T.
it will be remembered, few years since -,
got long fall from the Chids house which A., At
Il was supposed would kill him, but only a a.,
disabled him for time. 20 20
September has made up amply for the q,
severe drOuth in the earlier part of the sea- Ia.
son. In August we had only two inches 90
Of rain fall. but the record since as report r.
ed by A. II. Washburn, ESQ.,, IF Vernon, OF
is:-Scpt. 4, inches; 14th. rs inches la,
21st, l 1-8 inches; 22d, l 4-8 inches ,Jo
From last Saturday to Sabbath morning, te,
"a hours, the rain fell 8 10 inches, max -
ing - inches in September, up to Sunday tie,
&C
The adjourned meeting of the milk pc
held at 6. A. r. Hall Satur- Je
day evening, Sept. 23d. After an express bl,
ZION of the views of those present upon gi,
he pracaticabilityoffo forming permanent OF
it was voted 10 do so. The Al
association is to be known as the PRO CHI
.ective Union of Brattleboro.' The Oh tb
ect the association is to procure the W
,taples of food, etc, by wholesale pur Ge
,hase, to be distributed among the mem D.
3ers at cost prices. The following were -,
he officers elected: Pres, r. E. Gordon W.
rice-pres., c. F. Reed; sect'y, d. L. =.
Herrick /; treas. J. Ii. Wright; finance IN IN,
CON-, E. L. Cook, Z. H. Putnam and Il. SCI
h. Bond Elk. Conn., F. A. Wells. T.. H.
Thomas and J. w. Sherman. TN
A very pleasant gathering of the ter
friends and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs IN,
William L. Whitney was held at their W.;
rome in West Rindge N. H., Sept. 9th. 10
The marriage of Finer A. Tucker of o oo
Meridian, Conn.,, to Ida S. Whitney OF ga ga
his village, and daughter of the above P','
famed couple, was solemnized by Rev. wi
|. B. Truax, assisted by Rev. J. II. Hill pa
nan. At the same time and place was OF
celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary lar
# the marriage of the host and hostess th'
| variety of useful articles were given wi
emarks appropr ate to the occasion sic
vere made by Revs. A. B. Truax and thu
, II. Hillman. col
The Episcopal fair last Tuesday even WI
M, at the town hall, was a grand success IN
o every particular, the net receipts being tht
800. There was larger number than gu
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