The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-12-11


and fell. putting bis arm out OF joint.
There are 800 daily papers taken In Brat
tlebor0.
One az the fellows who has been making so
mpch talk about the number OF men IN the re-
cent Democratic procession writes 70 tne Lon-
donderry SITTER. advising people not TO take Tug
Rrr0uMEn's affidavit offer; wherein ne SHOWS
his good sense.
Probably 1t IS the invention of malice.
INT they do say that one OF Hub Brooks Dets
will REQUIRE him to go through the streeIs y.
Keene hnrrahne for Cleveland ~ lno Up " LII, III
'. iue. The Republicans there say tney VIII
arrest him for disturbing the peace
The village meeting Monday evening was
,;ohtiv attended. The amendments to the char-
tar. which among other things postpones tne
election OF officers until May VIII adoptee VIII !,
an nnnnsition. After some discussion ny u
KirwaI,. b d Harris and H Smith motion
was adopted to pay the firemen. ana ,or 'acA
az other business the meeting ad)oufheu.
Wednesday evening child ems sociaDle
was held at the congregational cnurcn parus",S
SINE time AGO Jugs were given out to the ~
hath school scholars for missionary banking
nurnoses. They were brought IN on this occasion
anl hroken Fifteen weYebrOught inanu tue pro
ceeds from the breaking ampun,edlo ovel o-o.
A nice supper was served and the eVe-lnS WIS
much enjoyed by all present.
james Morrill,, son of Senator Morr',', ann
who has for about year been stndvlns Jaw ~
the office OF M Tyler here, has Decn appoI".sSu
RI take charge OF the treasury exhblC AZ Inc
Nav Orleans exposition. The position is ac-
COMMANDED BY handsome salary and all ex-
nenses. Mr. Morrill, went to New orleans tn's
week IN commence his duties, and Will remain
there during tho continuance OF the exnioit'o"'
"A large and select audience assembled at
Crosby hall Wednesday evening when tne n o..
mund Barry combination appeaiou ~ Wy
"Midnight Marriage" The entertalht, Tu was
s;c was exquisite, the costumes elegant and tine
acting among the best ever seen here. mol On.
10 that of Mrs Barry and Mr. Redmund VINO
a. cra acknowledged stars in their PROFESSION,
hmt that OF the entire support won deSefveo
praise.
The year 1885 will soon be marked by two
ec,pses OF the sun and two OF the moon. ~ a.
onnular eclipse Of the sun Will occur MaIvn ~,
vi.ihle In The United States as partial eclipse
March 30 there will be a partial eclipse OF TUG
noao,,. Int this viii be invisible In the United
States /. September total eclipse OF the sun
uiii axe Mace. visible In Australia, SOutn Paci
Hc Ocean and Cape Horn; this VIII DC l0li0weu
the Oath of the same month, ny partial cchpse
If The moon, visible in the United STATES.
The new hall into which the Odd Fellows
have moved this week IL unqneStonap,y VIC
inn II.
inc from pleasant little ante-room ADORNED
wi,h portraits of members. both local ana
e. IA. tn, lodge lroom, 36x44, furnished 10
purple plush, with new carpetiig, anu All tno
in,ipnia OF the order, Is a perfect gem OF its
kind. There are two small ante-roons Ior .n ~,
lodge and encampnient. A Danquetii'S ,i mn
20x39. which is not quite completed, iittie
ki,chen. wash room and waTer-closet, ana III
fact everything which can conduce 70 e'escan'
comFurtf completes the suite. A meeting is 20
he held Monday night to decide on dedicatory
exercises.
The Burlington correspondent OF the Troy
Times saws: "The first paper printed IN the
state. according to Thompson's history. was IN
I77l at Westminster. 1t was known as the YER
mnnt Gazette, or Green Mountain Post boy,
the name being full as large as the paper. bu.
a "tind" OF old almanacs made by Df toh'aha
SHAKES modern authority. In the Vermont AL
nanack Of 1896 published at Rutland, an ar
ticIe on printing has the following paragraph
in Vermont the first piece that was printed was
a newspaper ut Westminster, by Julia Spooh-
A. and Timothy Green, entitled The Vermont
Gar tie and Green Mountain Post Boy, dated
Thursday, December IA, $780, Tnougn tne
title given the paper in this article Is Signify
wrong. the date may very well be the proper
ono The article appeared when Spooner WAS
printing a newspaper at Fairhaven, and the l4th
Of Dec 1880, was Thursday.
Quite a party of citizens with he school
committee, visited the new school Eouse MOL
day morning to inspect the heating arrange
mrpts. over which there has been 80 much dis.
cussipn in the past few weeks. Ihey iounn
that the thermometer ranged from % 10 ~
The end rooms especially nc the Southeast ana
Northwest corners, were the coolest. Mr.
Bincham's room was degrees warmer than
the room directly under it. One favorable poin'
bowever WINS generally noticed; the "tndica-
ior' to shosv the humidity IT the atmosphe'e
was within one point oil the mark "healtby,
dispeling a fear some people mad tnat there
would be trouble from dampness. The con-
tractors ar after experimenting nearly fortnight
to ind the trouble with the heating. concluded
that one great difficulty was in the currents
from the cold air boxes, SO large and strong
that they passed through to the lower rooms
especially, before Icing heated. They have
now placed plates and tubes under the f1re Dox
es 9f the furnaces SO As to obstruct the air De'
| fore 1t goes into the fiues. They also say thai
there is trouble from the window IN the belfry
which must he closed.
The Farmer and News, Mortified, VT
| paws tie following we'll deserved compliment tO
| Mr. Edward Clark, agent for the Estey organ
and the Seinway and Chickerlns pianos: I'M
| CLARK has been for 30 many years In this busl
| ness, and IL ~ we'll known personally to FAINT
lies in every little village or large town In cen.
| tral and eastern Vermont, that IL seems almost
| superfnous to say anything In regard to his
| character as a gentleman and man OF business
| Bat this much we do feel like saying; he knows
| that each instrument he sells Is almost perfect
| of its kind, and having entire confidence In bis
business, aud believing that 1t Is his mission In
the world, along with earning an honest living
| to bring much happiness into the homes OF bis
fellow men, he Is almost an enthusiast IN hi'
| profession. After he has once visited a family
professionally, he Is never again merely al
| ''ageut," bat u real friend, whose name Is d
| household word. His sales increase with eacl
wear. as any reliable business, conducted or
| PRINCIPLES of strict fairness and honesty Is SURF
| to do, and at present lie has seven men in hi
| employ, all OF whom are kept busy filling or
| ders and setting up pianos and organs. 1t la'
| come to be regarded almost as an axiom by tht
| musical people of this state that when Dir CLARK
| assures any one that an instrument he may
| send thehi is q good one, il IS beyond doubt th'
best one for the money they could got any
where"
Fii,erings.
| AL Clark of Lebanon, N H, has been spend
| I'M The past week with his family OF this place
Arthur Knight and Mai Wales and familie
| have moved into DOOliite's new house cOrne
of Pearl and Central streets, and c l. Cobl
has occupied the Stoddard house recently pur
chased by him.-Bert Ward goes to Dakot,
| Monday where ne will locate.-Dr A Kenny o
| New York city spent Sunday in town.-Franl
Convey has gone to work at Hawley's.-J N
Buzzel, formerly Of this town and who buil
the Brooks house block, has moved to Brook
lvn. N Y, from Worcester.-Ed Puff.r of tin
Meridcn police force has been visiting hi
friends here and returned h-me Monday
John Davis Is home from Boston, where b.
has been ut work for the past year, and intend
To locate here. working with his father at paint
inc.-"vet" and the "Major." two well know
real estate owners of Esteyville. bet chew O
gun on some question involved In the nations
| ajectjop. and "Vet" though Democrat, lOsl