The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-11-21
From our Regular Correspondent

| Dramatic En'. rtai"m nt--The Sad Expe-
| rience OF "a Boston Drummer.
From our Regular Correspondent
BURLINGTON, Nov, Is, 81.
Well, things are settled at last and Burling-
ton like the rest of the world is Obliged to ac-
| knowledge that Cleveland is to be president.
don't know that anyone feels particularly bad
about it except the office holders. Republicans
may condemn Edmunds as much as they
| please for his lukewarmness, but they will
most of them now coolly admit that BIaine's
nomination was an unfortunate one and that he
was hard candidate to carry. Party feeling
kept the mass of the party together in this state
as in others, and If 1t had not been for the
Burchard .Gasoo just before election, the stall
warts treactiery in Oneida county, and the st
John movement, if only one, say OF those i'm
pediments had been out of the Republican
pathway, Blaine would have cirried New York,
and been ected. Hiac Wte lachrynsae
1 Brad Smalley, whom newspaper CORES
poadent once R,ede famasls as 3 Sisal!lssaes.
| wilt probably rule the roost here Ia federal
matters # not in the whole state.
John James Shea and Elliott Maurice SUIT
eoh1 vii uitOuDiCuIf VIC III C1S
disposal OF federal patronage, and IN my others
too numerous to mention. AS to what will be
done with such Independents as the famous
Clint Kingsley and his fellow-lunatic Capt Hare,
time alone can tell.
The suit of divorce brought by o A Burton
against bis wife, has been dismissed and things
stand just as they did, except the parties are
poorer aud their lawyers are richer Their
property rights will be settled, probably by the
supreme court.
We are still having great turmoil over Cur
Fletcher free library. The unpopular librarian
Thomas Peregrnc Whie Rogers, has resigned,
and Is soon - go To New Orleans, to add his
learning and accomplishment to the success of
the exposition. There viii now he some hopes
OF harmony between our aldermen and the
trustees, 50 that we may soon expect our IL
brary pen again.
Bets are being rapidly paid here, although
there are some sqnealers.
The Days 7-20 company gave the first per-
fornance of the season in the Opera house
Thursday evening OF last week. 1t is a r h
and rare comedy full OF strange couceits show
lng tue eat poweroT August n Day as a dra-
liati,t The company was an excellent one
even throughout. But allow me
70 mention, as the star par eXcellenca, Virginia
Brooks who took.the part oI "FIoss :" She show
ID marks of true hislrlonic genos. Gifted whit
grcat personal beauty and grace, she showed in -
very word, movement, acton and expression
hat she was a great AcTress. a brilliant fu-
are Is Oprn to her.
Indep ndent Repulliean here are demand
ng license law.
verv popular gentleman who often visits
n
acks0n. Daniels, ana Mnndell Of Boston, was
treated at PlattSburg, n Y, last
ieeI. he took the boat from here eight weeks
30 returning to Pattsburg in company with
Irs Nichols and her invalid husband Of & at
lace. Shc being n sick be rendered her some
entlemanly attentions; she handed him her
ard aud invited him 70 call on her III Piatts-
arg. IA pening TO be there last week be dropped
er ine aud received an ii viGiion to call. On
is way to her house he WAS SET upon Sulde ly
Y three men, nne of whom was her brother in
tw, DR. A Nichols. Before he cuuld rai.e an
ldrm they gagged him and hurried him along
a livery stable near by where they cut oF
ue side uf his mOustache and oi the hair of his
cad Thev then blthed his head in axle g,eise
nd printers ink and rubbed it in with reaihs 8.
hey poured the rest OF the mixture down his
aCk, aud t:rned nm uut IN the street. A bar
sr, af er TWO hours work. gave him tar el-
nc washing, and shaved his head aud tace
yer. The next morning lie went to Malone,
nd procured legal counsel who will
ring sut against the parties. Great iuligna-
ON is expressed among the hest peupl. In this
~ and pl.tt>hurg at hi outrageous tieain {.
oung is Il mauled man and lives in Boston.
Several hundreds OF Democrats of all ages
al tprchlight proreSsi ~ Wednesday even
Y through tie pripi iil 81 eets of this city,
nj paSt the Illuminated residences of some of
d. u tftv ui"gnHtr~. T. N,i> heaird nv about
~ horsenen, followed by Robert e Strong
nj udtshb, Win sevcIa aids. t., SueT-
al aud civ bands aud The drum cbrp, fnr-
-acd lively music, with uh i.-afls from horns
d .quawkers. Rockets and R0man candles
70 C1iurri fires along tie route fuui,se
iliiut illumination willie -hc cannon lJHdiy
ired. There were mtnv trinspanrU'ir's ur an
n sting character. Among ihein wpr. 90 q
- GD.ng oar Ptrfy,' "a B B-Bla re, Bur
ari aud bail;' also macy / licd Ing Ben But
h. Fol OWING tbs fJBIMeu were sUmt ls.d NC
.uJerft, IN huruurh6s. Ever, Iling Uas
lie orterlv. tboIgh some cheers for Blaine
,pet-tors arau-ed some ire. No disastrous
,queune-, hINcycr. iulusel, aud tbs pro.
; iJa dis banied aboui ten o'ciook at tie city
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