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

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"A Big Bear Story Spoiled.
From our Regular Correspondents
LUDLOW, Dec 8, "a.
This Is time when the lawyers are at Woo
stock and certain class Of the members OF OF
community are not to be found at home, an
choose these days for transacting that bus
ness which will take them out of the state.
The fire wardens have just made a tour I
inspection through the village hoping by the
vigilance to prevent REPETITION OF the fires whic
we have had at Christmas time for the last tw
years. The carelessness of which some Poop
are guilty in the matter of their management {
combustibles is surprising. The fire warden
found one house in which the ashes were keI
| In wooden box without any precautions froI
fire, and even with the klndlings in the othe
| end of tho box. Another man had dangerou
chimney which he promised last year to hay
put into a safe condition, but 1t was found thl
| wear to have been Untouched. However, til
| fire warden made sure of its repair this tim
| anu our citizens hope to pass through this WIN
| ter without visitation OF fire.
An accident happened to Mrs Levi Caf1
last week. She, is employed in the fnishin
room of the Ludlow wooden mills and happen
ed to be standing under the scuttle hole through
which the cloth is passed down from the ware
room to the finishing-room. when heavy bal
was thrown down. We understand her injur
les were not serious.
Mine Host Warner Of the Ludlow house, hat
case of hotel beats a short time ago. Tw'
men registering themselves as w G Doyle ant
w Roberts of Boston, stayed at the LUDLOW
house, purporting to be waiting for the arriva
of certain advertisements which they were Il
put up. They remained two days and no ad
vertisements appeared and the men disappear
ed, leaving no trace behind them.
LG Hammond has returned from shor
stay in Boston.
Effie Heminway Is suffering from nervou!
prostraton, SO that she is unable to teach this
winter.
A literary club has been formed for the in
strncion and entertainment of its member;
during the coming winter. Its first meeting
was held Friday night at the house of Hon + {
Robbins. The programme consisted of the read.
ing of 1.-The Vision Of Sir Launfal" by Messrs
NC Hyde and w A BiXby and Misses Jennie
Leland and Kate III Deanc, after which the
club was organized for the winter. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, w A
Bixby secretary, Miss Kate H Deanc; COM
mittee, who with the pre- sident snail arrange
a programme for the next four weeks, Miss r
A Pollard and Rev John Z Eastman. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs w ID Ball and
the evening will be devoted to Tenny sons
poems.
The Congregationalist Sunday school gave a
very interesting temperance concert Sunday
light. The exercises consisted of singing and
scripture Rotations by the children with re-
marks by the pastor and superintendent. The
outline followed was the Two Ways; both
ring from the innocence of childhood and
passing through eight steps each side being
considered alternately self-love contrasted with
self-denial, tippling with abstinence, drunken
ness with ptey, poverty with industry, disgrace
with honor, cruelty with charity, crime with
peace and finally the end, lite with death, and
the choice was then offered to all.
At the baptist church the evening was de-
voted the consideration of missions and skecth-
es were given on the spirit of union by Mrs
w Pettiarew, VIM Cary by Miss Leland and
Admiron Judson by Mrs Deane.
Miss Adde Hammond gave supper Thurs
day night in payment Of an election bet with
10 n Ballard. 1t was very pleasant affair,
he Republican guests cOnsoling themselves for
me state politics by eating their turkey off Blaine
plates. The Democrats were furnished with
me hostess SAID represented the flock Of office
seekers who are pluming their flight for
Washington.
The Universalist society held their sociable
Thursday night.
The Congregationalist society held their
ociable with Mrs M II Goddard Friday even
ng. aHe ~
The tclephonist Mad another concert Friday
vening.
Considerable interest was excited last week
yer the news that Chas Fletcher has killed
bear weighing $50 pounds somewhere
etween Ludlow and Proctorsvile. He imme.
lately skinned it and put the skin upon the |
arm so that all who were inclined to disbelieve |
ne story might see and doubt no longer and |
lany of those who were at first incredulous be- |
anne finally convinced Investigation, how
yer, proved that the skin belonged to a huge |
Bernard dog which Mr. Fletcher'h had shot
nd skinned.
The family of ] Howe, who have been
pending the last few months in Dacota have
urned and are once more located in their
)mestead on Main street. Mrs Howe seems
UGH improved in health and spirits, and Miss
owe will be gladly welcomed back by the So
al world of Ludlow.
Mrs A Sherman has returned from her
sit to Morrisvile.
Sarah Upper is in town.
Mrs DR. Rugg, OF Hartland, has been paying
visit to her sister, Mrs Charles Goddard.
Miss Mabel Spencer, of Troy, is visiting at
+ grandfathers, Dea John .Hull's.
Mrs Barry of Chester has been visiting friends
town.
A + Sherman has returned from Boston.