The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-10
THE REFORMER, JULY 10, 1856

-Cbas Buell. and family OF Htutland, are III
| town for tho summer
~ willard, it is reported, has bought q
drug store at Great Darlington, Mass.
TTb. Guilfcrd farmers report that the last
two rains have doubled their hay crop.
-MrsJE Haywood and Ella Newman are
spending a couple of weeks with friends at Bar
ton.
--Tbere are multitude of reports, but the
fact Is said to be-, that Barnum will show on the
old camp ground
Col A Miles of New. York, is spending
July in town, after hsning tour OF several
weeks in Pennsylvania.
.Hen,v Clark's team wash frightened in
front of Cox's store Tuesday and ran up Main
street bevond the town hall, where 1t collided
with a most. swung across the street and fell
upon The pavement and was secured. MI
Clark was thrown over backward from the bug
gy at the start, but fortunately was not injured
and no harm was done save the breaking OF the
dashboard, etc, of the wagon.
Yesterdays storm came almost diagonally
from the northwest through this state, though
with many ZIG Gags on its outskirts, SO that in
from the southwest. Accounts gathered from
all the surrounding towns indicate about the
same damage. Half an inch of rain fell, &C
companied by a high wind, which did enormous
destruction to the crops. Large trees we're uproot-
ed in several places, potatoes were unearthed IN
the fields and corn and grain flattened. The
highways were badly washed. Lightning
Hinsdale the storm is reported to have been
nearly all wind, and quite an interest
ing phenomenon was witnesse d here
in the Storm Giant, black and lowering, as
he restrained his deluge over that section. In
the northern part of the state the fury OF the
storm was still greater destroying bridge,
ieveing several buildings and burying two girls
In the debris at Waterbury. Near Burlington
several buildings were unroofed and animals
Killed. The storm, which commenced as far
west as Wisconsin,, certainly pursued its way
from here through Western Massachusetts,
where considerable damage was done by light
nlng. In this county no loss Of life or ruin OF
buildings is reported.
Between 300 and 400 people from here af-
tended the celebration at Londonderry, Satur-
day. The affair was complete success and il
ent. There was parade Of horribles, COM
a n @ d by Capt Fl H Collins, one
feature of which was a car drawn
by three horses, bearing the Goodies of libcr-
ty" and armed guard. Another attraction
was the Belva Lockwood carriage bearing the
ms cription, "I'll have thee yet, and don't you
forget it." The procession which was formed
young ladies representing the states of the
Union, the Windham drum corps and Hooker
post G A r. 1t marched to the grove
where after music and reading of
the declaration of independence, Col Kit
fridge Haskins gave an historical address
which was very attentively listened to
until, nearly at its close, a sudden shower de-
scended upon his audience. He kept on talk
ing until his hearers were reduced to two or
three umbrellas. Hon ] L Martin who filed
with patriotic enthusiasm, was waiting his turn
to "orate," had to 60 home disappointed and so
full that when he tried to change his clothes he
found nothing to fit. He says his speech will
keep all right till he gets another chance; blu
he is more dubious about the effect on himself,
at Winchester's new block, and in the evening
a fine display of fire works was made. Every
thing passed off well and there we're no serious
disorders or accidents.
The Y M "a benefit concert last evening
was a striking demonstration of the power OF
woman's talent as we'll as being musical en-
tertainment OF very high order. The pro-
gram, as given by the REFoRMER last week,
was entirely rendered by three young LADIES'
Misses Belle Clark, Hattie Brasor and Mary
Howe, and in no particular did it even descend
to mediocrlty or tail to hold the attention of the
audience. Miss Clark sustained her part of
the programs very extensive part,-without
a sign Of wear mess and played her last num-
Der with degree of spirit which evinced care
full and thorough practice and training. She
plays with fine expression and her selections
were the more pleasing from their wide range
of variety. The singing of Misses Mary Howe
and Hattie Brasor has long been the delight Of
our local music lovers and they were warmly
welcomed. Miss Howe appeared at her best in
her song, "The Lost Chord" the strength and
freshness of her voice combining with the
grand and noble melody of the song and the
beauty of the singer, to endow her with the
grace of goddess, before which her
audience bowed in admiration. She
was recalled and sang "The. Sands
of Dee" Miss Brasor's rendering of "Come
Unto Him" was also encored and she then sang
a French song, fPierrot," in way that stirred
the deepest feeling of the audience. The song
is exceedingly pathetic, words and music blend
ing perfectly together, even as do the pain and
the pleasure which made up the little tragedy
of the two lovers during the war; which the
song relates. Miss Brasor threw much of real
feeling into her rendering Of the song, and made
it the GROWING triumph of the evening. Misses
howe and Brasor also sang a barcarolle by
Kucken, and as an encore, their very popular
duet, 'Beware."