The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-10-30
MATTERS In VERMONT.
GLEANINGs FROM HILLsTDEs AND
VALLEYS.
THE EPISCOPAL CHOIR CONVENTION.

GLEANINGS FROM HlLLSADE6 AMI
VALLEYS.
THE EPISCOPAL CHOIR CONVENTION.
The seventh annual festival OF the Episcopal
choirs Of Inc diocese of Verm1ut was held In
st Paurs church, Burlington last week Thurs
day and Friday. concluding with full evening
soag, Prof s B Whitney OF the CHURCH of the
Advent, Boston, was conductor, and he was ac.
companied by two of his solo boys. Over 100
singers were present, intending a double quar-.
tette of Dartmouth students who sing at 81
Thomas church, Hanover, and, a number OF
singers from Claremont. Y H, bHsides repre-
| sentatives from all the EpiscQEal churches OF
the state. Rev Graftoh$sTector Of the
church Of the Advent at Boston, delivered an
address on religious music. Right Rev Bishop
Bissell participated in the exercises, as did Rev
+ Fisher Of St Johnsbury. Rev pr Bliss, Rev
DIR Fay of Grand Isle, and Rev X M Berkeley,
rector Of st Thomas church, Hanover, who in
toned the minister's part. The festival was
successful throughout and was followed by a
reception given by women of 81 Paurs parish.
THE wooDsvILLE WATER woaKs.
The company which has contracted to put
in the Woodsville water works will finish the
dam over the Ammonoosac river this week,
and the work of building the pump house and
laying the pipe is to be pushed as fast as posi-.
BILE. The main pipe is eight inches in diameter,
will also be another mile OF smaller pipe. About
fifteen hydrants will be set, and one public
watering trough will be put in. In the pump
house will be two flanders pumps of rs and go
horse power. The smaller one to be sufficient
for domestic purposes, ard the larger one will
be u reserve power in case of fire, or for driv-
ing machinery. The entire work is to be fin
ished by January l. and to cost about $4,000
that being the capital stock OF the company.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BRISTOL,
The skating rink at Bristol, owned by c F
Goodrich was entirely destroyed by fire last
week Wednesday night. 1t had been open
during he evening and was closed at 10 o'clock.
At IL O'Clock it was found to be on 6re at both
ends and burned up. Incendiarsm is suspect.
ed from the fact that there were fires at ooth
ends and none in the middle when discovered
Several buildings near by including the Caths.
lie church and graded schools, narrowly
escaped destruction. The contents of the rink
were dtstroye The loss is about $1,000; in-
sured for $l650.
FIRE LOSSES IN HYDE PARK.
Barney Rooney's house and barns in H. de
Park were burned last week Wednesday morn
ing; loss $1,000; no insurance. Cornelius
Reeds barn containing go tons of hay, now
ing machine and two horse rakes, was burned
the same morning. The house opposite occu-
pied by Charles Stowell and Orru Williams,
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cepting stoves, were saved. The scause OF
the fire IS unknown, but it is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary.
EA sowLEs REPORTED MISSING.
There is a report that E A Sowles of st AL
bans has fled After his release at Rutland be
went from home to Pattsburg, Y, ostensibly
to arrange with his brother tn bail him ii he
was arrested again, and since then has not been
in st Albans, and it is said that he is not at
Plattsburgh. Hopeful depositors in the old
First National bank of st Adams are talking
about dividend of ten Or fifteen per cent
soon.
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isned, for youns and middle-sged men. 3sed4y1
The house and barn, with all their contents,
belonging to Henry Moore Of Bear Swamp,
Middesex, were burned last week.
Louis Latouch, of Duxbury, celebrated his
Tooth birthday Wednesday of last week. He
has full possession Of his faculties .Rnd is in
good health.
The state bar association at Montpe lier
Wednesday nominated these officers. Pfesi-
dent, j E Dicker.an of Newport; 1st vice.
president J NJ Tyler of Brattleboro; Sec Geo
w wing of Montpelier; treas, Hiram Carleton
of Montpelier. A banquet was held in the even
ing and was largely attended. The affair was
entirely informal.
The telephone war is lively in Burlington.
An injunction was served on the telephone
Company Monday restraining them from erect
ing any more poles on Cuurch street. The tel
ephone company has in reta ation notified its
subscribers that the exchange will be discon-
,inucd and all-telephoncS removed as soon as
pN si5ie.
The annual meeting of the Vermont officers
reunion society will be held in this city Jan 20,
1856. Col Thos Seaver of Woodstock, of the
old Vermont Bfi yade, has accepted the invita-
ton to deliver the Grafton. The Cavalry re-
union and state encampment of the R,will
occur the last week in January, and will call
many veterans to Burlington.
We think we can cure a bad case of Back
ache quicker with one of Carter's SmaFt Weed
aud BelladoBna Backache Plasters, than by
any other application, aud after the Backache
Is cured, you can still wear the plaster without
discomfort for two or three weeks or longer.
This combination of Smart Weed and Bella
donna Is great bit, and it is hard to find any
pam or ache that will not yield to it. Price 20
,ents. Sold by Druggists everywhere