The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11

L X Laduccr Is at his brother in-law's, Jarncs
A Boynton.-Miss Lulu, daughter OF u Is Lee,
has returned home from Springfield, Mass,
where she has been attending school the past
year.-The foundation Of the town hall vault
has been completed.-The Union Soapstonc GO
have erected a derrick near the side track OF TIE
| depot.-Mr A $ Holbrook Is visiting with ms
family in town. Mr. II used to he In business
here with N 0 Johnson, where Adams * Park
now arc, when the firm read N o johnson x
Co. From here he went to Boone, Iowa, where
he has been in the grocery business until about
a year ago, when he sold out on account Of Ill
health which Is now very much improved
Chas Eddy, DR. Eddy's father, over eighty
years old, Is in Irving. Mass. passing, a few
weeks with his daughter, Mrs DR. Litch.-Ad.
vertised letters at Chester p O-for Michael
Carrigan, Fred Cook, ID G Gardner, Mrs James
GoutesF G Pierce, Mrs Helen Il Randall, J NJ
Smith, Miss Harmie A Strong, Geo + Way,
Mrs Witbcrell, A s Woodward and Mrs
Nancy Wyman.-The cases of Mr. and Mrs Th0s
Williams are extremely sad. Both these peo-
pie are ovef eighty years old and have been SO
sick as to be perfectly helpless and unable to
inquire after each other. They have been In
this condition, Mr. w for over q year, and Mrs
Williams was taken sick this spring, and they
are taken care of at their sons, Albert Bald
wins Esq.-N Bates, who has been very sick,
Is more comfortable, but not really better
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Burwell, OF Orange,
Mass, are stopping at Mrs BIS father, b +
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business connected with his profession as a
lawycf.AR pnnkley lost his p0cket-book con-
d tanning a small sum Of money the other day.
LRev VIII Stuart, chaplain 7 SnS who sup
piled the Baptist pulpit last fall and first of the
| winter is meeting with great success in his la
bors at Perkinsvillc where he now Is; nineteen
united with the church last Sunday.-Our park
has taken on a new and neat appearance
through the efforts of G F Hadley and others
who have trimmed the trees and cleaned the
49, ~-..-I -~.>.:,. tha laal-c Tho
second RI bridge above Gassetts took lire
from the Sartoga express one day last week and
before being put out about 20 feet of tho roof
was burned.-Two new trains have been put
on, one leaving here at IL % for Boston, and
for Saratoga at II n. These trains stop pc
tween Bellows Falls and Rutland, at Chester
and Ludlow. A local train has been put on be-
tween Rutland and Bellows Fallss, meeting the
down mail here at l 40 p NJ Miss Mary, ~ :
Pew, of Gloucester, Mass, was in town last
week visiting Mrs J + P~ollard.-George W
Allen of Boston, Mass is visiting his sister
Mrs Z w Marsh.
Wfndsor.-The 4th was quite a lively one in
Windsor, although there was no organized
celebration. The boys commenced to get their
work in as soon as it began to grow dark the
evening of the 3rd, and the noise was continil-
Gus until daybreak. Cannon, bells, horns, TOR
pedoes. firecrackers, etc, united to Keep the pioas
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profession" swearing vengeance. Abont twelve
O'Clock, midnight, the fire alarm sounded, but
many thought it some of the boys WORK. Inc
greater part of the fire department, however,
turned out, and it was found that Harlow d
Kelsey's foundry was on fire, but it was quickly
eXtinguished. Independence morn dawned as
auspicious as could be wished for. The boys
from the rural districts came in early to spend
their nickels and dimes, and have q "Dust on
soda water, peanuts, crackers and cheese, etc
A II ,,,oc lsp,1iat on tho GnnnpptlpUt' nnnl aftPl-
noon, when rumors became frequent OF skirn-
isbes ana ENGAGEMENTS on both sides OF the river
near the bridge. On investigation it was found
that John Carlin had fell off the abntineht at the
Cornish end of Windsor bridge. He went down
nearly 20 feet, and escaped with only y Jew
bruises. Mart Mccarthy got a LITTLE too iIilch
bottled courage down and attempted to thrash
Leander Burdo, but gave IL mp alter the iirst
round then Mike Martins father took Il hand
} in the game, and soon laid down to get rested.
At the Valley house some one knocked Land
lord Dennet off his pins, and two or three little
scrimmages took place. On this side OF tue
t bridge Charlie Atwood, while walking the street,
was attacked by Pat McClinton. atwood
struck him a blow on the jaw and knocked nm
down. AS McClinton fell he turned his right
ankle and broke it. sSkin" McCunton then
: went for Atwood. but one or two blows settled
7 him. a concert at the prison was .iieli u TWO
| o'clock p m, a base ball game AZ the cnninoii st
. 8 D H., and the evening was made y Lilaht py
> reWOl Ill ullleISilb puts VI tHC ' macy
) The concert at the prison was a very ENJOY
able affair. 1t was under the direction of Daniel
! Payson. The number OF ~colvicts present must
9 have been about rs, and the audience besides
, 100. The program was varied and appropriate.
The patriotic quartets of Messrs Payson, Her
Y rick. III w and r w Stoeker were fine. ire
]. comic songs by III w Stocker were thoronsi,iy
appreciated. 1.-THE Angels Serenade,' sung by
: Mrs Holden, with violin ohligato by Miss Annie
!, Way and piano accompaniment by Miss Louie
. L. 49, e %hn ffnnut My a. hn4rI mare
9 for a long time. A song by L w Stocker also
, deserves mention. The feature OF the enter
! tainment was the violin playing of little Annie
Way and the piano playing by Miss Louie Way.
Z These two young and promising musicians are
L the daughters Of Mr. Chas Way, OF North
!. Charlestown, N II. They have greatly I'M
, proved since their last appearance here. Ihey,
. are n great attraction, and all who have hearu
! them once will be glad to hear them again.
: The ball game on the common was played
a between the Windsor nine and the high school
: nine, and to the great chagr1n OF the Wlnuso, ;
and the amusement of the spectators, resulted
4 in favor of the school boys by a score OF 10 to Ii.
s The fire at the foundry too1 in the timbers
over the cupola where the iron IS melted. Inc
c damage win probably not exceed Sloo.
h IT. Mallory and family, OF Athol, Mass, are
visiting their friends here.
\ Mrs G L Perley leaves Windsor the last OF
u this week to Join her husband at Morehead,
! MINI.
a The Republicans will hold a rally on Satur-
dav n m next, when a flag will be raised
and sneakers will endeavor to cover up the tat
# tnoed hide of their candidate with the "bloody
shirt"
k O'Brien's circus exhibits here this week
Wednesday. They have a reputation preceding
them of being a tough crowd.
II A facsimile of the famous Strashourg CLOCK Is
u ON exhibition this week in Amsdens hall. ills
said to be a wonderful piece of mechanism.
" SourH RoYALToN.-The executive committee
Mr. ] w Waldo chairman, met with a nearly
c. and liberal response in securing funds to deifay
the expense of the Windsor county veterans le
a union to be held here August 20th.
g Rev MIR Adams of st Louis, Mn, is to preacl
Is at the Congregational church heFe next SAP
= bath.
w DR. J Allen was in town over the SaDDatl
" he was called to see Mr. Wright Clifford VINO J
very sick with the heart disease.
:, Col V Randall was in town over tie Sab
n, bath.
A Blaine and Logan flag was pa; up here las
~ week.
~ DIR VIM Harvey died at his home in Royal
VI ton last Friday and was buried last Morday
Nv Rev MI Sewall attending the funeral
n A caucus to select delegates to the distIiC
es convention to be held at Montpelier July -
ev will he held at Royalton JRly Il, Thursday a
Is, 4 o'clock.
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