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

! ily into the upper tenement and his shop dow
: stairs. They are ono of our best families an
! will be greatly missed.
Mrs Grow and Mrs Alonzo Fowler went
Baskerville to spend Thanksgiving with the
mother and sister, and arc making quite a vsi
II BRIDoEwArEn.-Th village schools ha,
begun for the winter term T. A Davis of Bal
nard teaches the higher school and Miss lLcavi
Of Barnard, the primary department. -
The pond has been frozen over and the ska
ers have been improving every moment.
HARrroRD.- Henry French of Dedham |
visiting with his family at his wifcs mothers
Mrs w French. t
The business at our post-offlce has material
increased since the executive department OF til
state was transferred to this place.
Walter S Carr returned from visit OF weel
in New York, Tuesday.
Our attorneys-at-law are in attendance upo'
the county court at Woodstock, where the,
have several cases to try.
HA Hayward, who has located as hair
dresser at South Rycgate. spent the Sabbath
and Monday in town with his family. Hi
broke up Housekeeping Monday and packed
up his household effects. His wife has gone t
West Lebanon to stay until she shall be able t.
join him at South Ryegate.
Mr. Brett, the painter in the employ Of Wm
Tinkham, has hired the house OF 4 Watson
situated near the 4 w & L Morris chair facto
ry, and intends to move his family here from
Taftsville to occupy 1t soon.
Gov and Mrs Pingree have recently secured
Mrs Minnie Young of Boston to look after theil
household affairs.
The Hartford graded schools opened for the
winter term Monday. l. Purmort OF Meri
den, N H, has charge of the grammar depart
| ment; Miss Clara Il Perkins of Pomfret of the
| intermediate, and Mrs Esther Fenno of this
place, of the primary department. The nun.
| Der OF scholars in each department is respec-
lively As, 81 and "a. The number in each de.
partment from outside the district and paying
tuition is, respectively II, and 3. The schoo
is growing both in reputation and numbers
| There are several scholars in attendance from
the Junction district, notwithstanding their
mansion school house and boosted fine school
| there.
| Geo Fuller who has been located at Nash
| vile, Tenn, as the southern agent of Lowell
| Mass, Machine Co, has come 10 town to spend
the winter, for the change.
At the last regular meeting of the Hartford
choral union, the following officers were elect
ed: Eugene nj Bugbee president; Albert
Pike, vice president; Lizzie Simonds, secy and
treasurer; John Hunter, director; Chas Bug
bee, ass istant director; Olive r Watson, or
ganist; Bert Bartholomew, assistant organist /;
executive committee, Alfred French, Lucy
Stone and Albert Pike. The number of per-
sons attending the meetings of this organiza-
ton is about 70, about twice as many as have
usually attended the annual singing schools
which have been held here. Rev l Briant,the
last previous president of the union, has at
tempted to introduce the Tonic sofia system,
but it has not been received with much ia
vOr.
Lizzie Simonds is teaching the winter term of
sc hool in the Pine woods district, having COM
menced Monday.
the Congregational church was held in French's
hall, last week Thursday afternoon and even
iDg,and was complete success. The hall was
tastefully trimmed and the variety of fancy ar.
ticles on sale was large and nearly all were dis
posed of. A beautiful silk crazy quilt was
bought with subscriptions secured, netting
about SIG and presented to Rev Briant, in
fulfiment of a wish which became KIN own to be
privately entertained by him, because his
daughter, Nellie, who died early in the fall, had
spent SO me labor on it. A new feature this
year was a candy stand various varieties being
made in the hall. supper consisting Of tempt
ing viands contributed by those attending the
church was served from until s O'Clock. The
gross receipts amounted to over $500 and the
clear profits will be about $l75
Charlie Lawrence returned from Northamp-
ton, Ma s. where be went to spena part of his
vacation, Saturday.
Ernest Johnson returned hohe from Wal
than, Mass, Monday, having beeY thrown out
of employment with many 0thesAby the shut
e. t!os down 0f'h' menrfAe'arx e be American
The annual meeting of the Cong egational So
cety OF the place. for the election 1T officers and
of any other proper business, will
De held at the chapel, Saturday, Pee 20, at two
The Congregational society has exchanged |
5he Estey organ which it took on trial re-
Gently, for use in the chapel, for Smith. The |
one OF the former was too strong by ten dol
ars.
Whitmore & Clark's Ministries appeared at
Peases hall Monday evening and drew lsrge
,rowd, "Hank" while proving better dlaw-
ng card than any they had last year. The
how was pronounced first.class. Their re-.
'eipts amounted to over 500.
A series of religious meetings is being held
ere. They began on the 9Th and are to be con-
inued intermittently until the 3lst. Friday of
his week the subject is, "Duty of Belonging to
he Church" Sunday there is to be a sermon
N the CONDITION of success IN revival" Wed.
esday there is to be Sunday-school teachers
leeting.
SHARoN.-Ellie, little daughter OF George E
ay, was neither absent nor tardy during the
vi term of school.
Rev Mr. Pay preached at the Congregational
lurch last Sabbath. Union services in the
aptist church III the evening.
Rev Mr. Chambern was at Rochester over !
lie Sabbath, and preached at that place. 8
Nathan Heath is teaching the village school.
scar Atwood from Woodstock, on "Home t
ILL.," All the schools are in session except No
!. ,
SPRINGFIELD.-The heavy rain storm filled
G brooks to overlooking and put the springs | :,
to running order.-COmmander w IL IL Slack | u
as presented with fine gold headed cane at
9 annual meeting OF the G A l; last week.
Gorge Gill contemplates spending the re-
ander of the winter in North Carolina.-Rev II
Richardson of Hanover preached to tho IL
Sunday.-The new cheese Al
,tory on c b Hadwen's farm in the south nj