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


for Busineas--The Graded schools RI o :
spective Entertainment.
From Our Regular Correspondent
NoHTHFIELD, Dec 10, 'S4.
Saturday forenoon Water Witch engine com.
pany received dispatch from West Randolph
asking aid, as the business portion Of that vii
lage was in flames. In about fifteen minutes
from the time the alarm was given, the engine
and hose carriage were loaded on q car ready
to 60 to West Randolph with good force of
men, but we had to wait about an hour for q
train from Montpelier with a fire engine. We
arrived at West Randolph too late to be Of
much service. The Montpelier engine was un-
loaded but the Water Witch was not. II we
had arrived half an hour earlier the large hotel
could have been saved. We thiak the Central
Vermont railroad did not do right in refusing
to lot us have q locomotive which was idle in
the yard here, as q big fire can do much dam
age In an hours time.
Wednesday Wellington died suddenly
with heart disease. He went to his shoe shop
in the morning, built a fire and returned home,
complaining OF a hard pain in his side. Med-
cal aid was summoned, but he died in short
time after the physician arrived. His funeral
occurred Saturday and the remains were in
tered at Brookfled. His age was seventy-two
years.
w o Whitmarsh is able to ride out. His
wife is also improving.
The Methodist people held socia BILE and
had nice supper at their vestry Wednesday
night.
HI Cutting went to the Adirondacks last
week.
The young ladies of the graded school give
an entertainment soon, probably the last of
next week, under the direction of Miss c
Chase. The drama, "Rebecca's Triumph
will be presented. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the school library.
Mrs Mary Parker has gone to Lowell, NJ ass,
where she will spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs Rev Green.
Miss Mary Boynton of Pepperill, Mass, is
spending the winter here.
Miss Flora Averill has returned from B oston
and will spend the winter in NOrthfied.
Conductor Chamberlin is on duty once m ore,
to the delight Of his many friends.
Beautiful snow to the depth of six inches
visited us this week.
Mrs Hazleton is very low with typhoid fe-
yer.
Mr. La Books little child died Satu rday
morning with Group.
Arthur Nye of Barre was in town the first of
the week.
Miss Nina Quimby has returned to Below
Falls.
Mrs Conductor Stockwell will spend the win
ter in Kansas with her sister.
&c Emery of Montpelier has bought the
Loomis farm Of Alice Perkins, paying $4,000.
for it.
The new mixed train south leaving at
4 ~ p m is proving great accommodation.
Florence McCarty, Waitsfeld, has a colt five
months old that weighs $50 pounds.
Elwin Thompson went to Underhill Tuesday
morning to spend the remainder of the week.
DR. Mayo has been confined to his house for
about week, but is now improving.
Thurston's little child had narrow es
cape from death Saturday having Group.
IA Garvey boy and another boy about ten
lars old broke through the ice last week.
;e5, .wese rescued just in time to save their
lives. TPis should be warning 10 other boys
TO keep Oil tlnn ice, but it will probably be
needed About as much as a boy getting killed
on the freight cars about once in two years.
Other boys will persist in jumping on moving
ears.
Times are dull in this locality. Merchants
are not putting in SO large supplies of holiday
goods as some years. The people are short of
money.