The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

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died Friday, at the good old age OF "a yrs.
Charles Sabin and daughter Of Warren
Mass, arc visiting at George T. Sabins.
George Il. Metcalf Is homo for a few weeks.
A span of work horses were stolen at Bat
~tleyille tho other night, no trace OF them yet.
Our highways are gulled out considerably,
and several horses have received injuries In con-
seoucnce.-The river cleard OF Ice last week, no
da mage done to property In Consequence OF
high water here abouts.-tlrs. Holman OF Fltzf
williams N. II. Is visiting at her fathers Hon:
J.. c. Richardson OF this pllace..-Mrs: vlhni OF
Westboro,M Mass. another daughter OF MIR. Rich
ardson passed a few days here, but returned
home on Tuesday.
Whitingham.-Charles Cutler has moved
INTO the Sadawga house, lately occupied by
Allen Sibley.-S. G. Bickford has moved Int
tho hotel at Nottingham Contradictory
HAYNES. who has sold his farm to Winslow
Dix. has moved on to a farm in Rowe. Mass.
Frank Morse has sold his farm to Alvin Dix's
son George, and Mr. Morse is going to move on
to the Harriet Shumway farm.-Fred Wellman
has moved into Francis Stark's house:-H. A..
| Wheeler is hauling lumber to build a Darn TINS
| sprinr.-Calyin Baker, with machinery OF his
| own invention, is about to commence manufac-
turing butter boxes at Sadawga.
West Halifax.-Owing to the bad travelling
last week we did not get the KEFoRMER until
| Saturday .-Timothy Larrabee has lost the sight
of one OF his eyes.-Tom LamDert, VINO mas secn
| sick with pneumonia for q long time, has SO far
recovered as to be out of doors.-WillardO o.
| Nichols has purchased q farm In COlerainc,
| Mass. near Elm Grove, and has moved thereon.
There are several cases of erysipclas In town.
The freight teams 60 on wheels now. The
sleighing is q thing Of the past, although plenty
| of snow is still to be seen.-I1mothy Larfabee
! advertises an auction the 18th.
Beotb,s on the 9th.-Addison Carpenter has
moved to Marlboro, and Mr. Mather into the
house vacated by the former.-Mrs Austin Biz
chard will present to Birchard Post a flag and
staff costing S3O.-The old johnson house is to
be demolished to make way for the new bank
building, the plan for which, drawn by GA.
Hines Of Brattieboro, has been accepted.-Mr
Parsons has been busy this week tearing down
The old house known as the johnson place.
Mr. Pratt is painting and paperlng a number OF
rooms at the hotel, freshening them up for sum
mer boarders.
mer boarders.--A leap year dance tonight in
Union hall.
Observation-Disclosures Saturday evening La
fayette Division, No 10, S. of T., elected ofi-
GERS for the ensuing quarter. This Division
commenced with Is members nearly three years
ago. 1t has now "A on Its roll, some 60 OF whom
reside in Newfane and Brookline. During last
quarter there were 26 additions, ! by card and
% by initiation.
Wilmington.-The sugar makers begin to
look n little blue.-Rev w. N. Barber, son-in-
of c. r, Boyd, wife and child, left town this
week for their new home in Oswego, N. Y,
where MIR Barber will preach to his former
parishioners next Sunday. He will be greatly
missed here, where his ministry has been sue
cessful for many years, and during which time
he has made many warm frlenas outsiuG ol ms
immediate congregation. Wilmington loses a
kind hearted and scholarly man, whose place IT
will he harry to fill. Besides, the removal of
his family from our midst is deeply regretted.
We trust, however, that all may return in the
near future.-Our people are watching win
deep interest the movements for a railroad up
the Deerfield, and hope it will succeed, as 1t
now looks as though it would.-George Kendall
has returned to his Bennington home, after a
brief visit.-N. w. Sargent is again falling
Another case of scarlet fever is reported
Aryine Boyd, one of our most
esteemed citizens, is quite Sick
Will Averill is quite sick with at
the home of his father.-Our old friend, Mr.
Shepardson Of Boston, was in town this week.
Mrs John Stanley has gone to New York for
q yisit.-It is reported that Freeman Moore, has
purchased his sons place in the village and Will
come here to live.-Our listers are on the war
path.-W. II. Hawks and family of North Ad-
ans, has moved into the Estey tenement
Greenfield parties have been picking up cattle
hereabouts this week.-Good sugar sells for
IA cents per pound.-The Maine logmen are
here, ready for their river 'sdrive" Immediately.
Let the people of Wilmington bearin mind that
some of the men who are secretly opposing the
railroad to Brattleboro and who are known to
be closely allied to the Smith influences are al
so planning to put themselves In nomination
forhigh office in this county and state. Remem-
Der, citizens of Wilmington and friends OF the
railroad, that an excellent place to administer a
solemn rebuke to %demagogy is at the ballot box.
Self-seekers and shallow pretenders will contin-
nc to deceive us SO long as we approve OF their
methods by endorsing their nomination.. Gen-
tlemen, let your earnest protests mark your
contempt tor those who would be led by a col,
lar, and who would bow the knee to a political
boss, though it compromise a trust reposed In
them.
Dummerston.-Rev M. II. Wells, OF Clare
mont, N. H, has accepted a call to become the
resident pastor of the Congregational church In
Dummerston and will begin his service mex
Sunday.-It was reported in the REFoRMER
some weeks ago that the hiding place OF Ben
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