The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
Total eclipse of the sun Aug 2o.h.

| The light was seen on the hills last nigh
| from tho burning OF a barn at Shelburne, Mass
| during the thunder shower
| Republican caucus tomorrow evening Il
elect delegates to the district convention
Hooker will carry 1t without doubt.
--Chas d Noyes who recently purchased ane
| moved INTO the Jerome Corbett house on BrooR
| street has Just finished work on his new barn
The ladies OF tho Unitarian church vii
give their annual fair at the town hall mex
| Wednesday evening with all the usual attrac-
| tons.
The Greenfield office Of the REFoRMER has
taken the contract for printing paper for tue
Spiritualists at Lake Pleasant this summer ana
Editor Spear is doing his duty among the me-
diums.
The old railing and bank wall on the corner
of Chase and Asylum streets has been taken
away this week, and work has been begun on
the new wall preparatory to putting on Ine
concrete.
CIV Stewart is putting in bis work about
the county for Col Hooker for congress. we
hear of one or two cases where he asked prom
nent citizens to get Hooker delegations in the
various towns.
The late Charles Marsh of Boston Of the
firm of Jordan g. Marsh, Is reported to have
left generous requests to his sisters, Mrs Henry
Fletcher and Mrs L Welfare of this place
and Mrs Clark of Hinsdale, N II.
Postmaster Chds received a telegram yes
terday from Judge Ncoll, law clerk OF the
post office department, stating that an inspector
would be on here at once to confer with him
about the fitting up of the new post office.
Ed Richardson, Fred Davis and Orlin Ellis
took from the river pike weighing ten pounds
also pike perch weighing four pounds on
Wednesday. The pike-perch seems to be
something new for the river as it is said to be
the only one ever caught here.
Mabel Brooks and Evelyn Manly gave
delightful little Lotto party 10 about so OF this
friends at MrsF w Brooks residence last evening
The 10 prizes were taken by Louis Gregg,
Lulu Hayes, Nina Devens, Edith Hol.on. s W
Howe, Henry Crosby.
p X White and his young son, while on the
mountain, Sunday, about quarter of mile
south of the pinnacle, came uncomfortably near
a rattIesnake. Mr. White was helping the boy
along through the brush, heard rattle and saw
the snake not foot in front. He lost DO time
in giving the boy throw far away from dan
ger and proceeding away himself.
This weeks Democratic caucus was held at
Deputy Collector Lils' office Monday evening,
and was much more harmonious than that last
week. But the attendance was not SO numer-
Gus, consisting only of Collectors Spear, Lillis,
| X Allen, II E Taylor and Col W Hoekel
with one or two Democrats from neighboring
towns. l. Martin was not able to be present
because OF business engagements elsewhere.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean of last Monday
makes the leaCing feature of its report OF Sun
day services the sermon which Rev Il w
Whitney preached at the Church of the Re-
deemer in that city, Sunday, on "a Skeptic's
Testimony" His text was Matt xiv, 2, and
the discourse was thoughtful one full OF
historical illustration and of broad and gen.
erous faith ID the ultimate good of mankind.
One of our Brattleboro young men started
with his girl for Chesterfield the other day and
drove by the way of the ferry, only to find
when he got there that the "old man. would not
ia Ike him across on account OF The floating logs
in the river. He argued. protested, leased and
cajoled IN vain. "Well," he calculated final
cross this ferry again" 80, well" was the in
nocent reply,"when 1t is cold there'll probably
be ice so you can 60 across on that"
The law firm of Martin & Eddy was dis
solved Tuesday, Mr. Eddy retiring and agree
ing not to practise in Windham or Bennington
counties for SIX years. He will probably locate
in the west or SOUTH though he has not deter
mined definitely. The firm has been one Of
The leading ones of the state for legal ability,
care of clients interests, fairness of deal, and
entire responsibility, and it has commanded
arge and increasing practise not only in the
southern counties but in other parts OF the
state. Mr. Eddy, particularly in the profess
sion, has been recognized as one of the closest
and keenest Of our Vermont lawyers. He IS a
nan that Bratteboro will miss. Mr.
Martin has to-day formed a partnership
With T. L Waterman who came here from
Jamaica recently, and the firm thus reorganiz-
I'd will be q strong one in both business and
q professional sense fully equipped to main
Tain its leading position.
-. r. l. dad
heir new residence, the Kellogg place, which
has been thoroughly overhauled and remodeed
at an expense OF nearly $4,000, making it one
Of the most charming homes to be found IN
Brattleboro or anywhere else. The grounds
are attractively laid out under the shade OF no.
BILE elms, with heavy granite cnrbing, marble
walks and circular drivewaywhile the exterior OF
The house is much improved by the verandas de- |
signed By p Goodrich. Inside everything that |
BOD taste and skilled workmanship can do,,
adds to the beauty and comfort of the home. |
The hall especially is fine piece OF work, be- |
ing finished in cherry, clouded and cured beau
tifully, the baluster, wainScOttng and paDelllng |
showing how superior thing Hunter Il O'Nell
can do. The frescoing and papering is the work
Of Frank Baker and it Is sumptuous. new
system of rooms entirely has been partitioned
off by Mr. Crosby and these are in the best OF
modern designs, supplied with hot and cold wa
ter, baths, fire places Of Fairhaven marbleized
slate, and most cOmmodious arrangement OF
all. The cellar runs under the entire length OF
the building, and is divided into separate com,
all bricked. Mr. Crosby has moved
the barn from its old position to the north side
of the house and connected it with spacious |
carriage room. Altogether he has home to
which any man ought to be happy to repair az
ter the cares and worries of business.
SUMMER NGs.-Miss Gertrude Miller goes to |
Cottage City, Mass, for vacation. Her dress
- al rAI CD
tember.-Mr and Mrs William Steers and Mrs
Breedon of London, Eng, returned Monday
evening after a weeks sojournng in Boston
and its neighboring beaches.-Lena NJ Walker
has gone to Gardner Mass. for two weeks
risit with her uncle, Moses d FIsher.-Misses
Susan and Harriet Fox left Tuesday to visit
heir relatives in Wimington.-Miss Hattie
Dickerman left (:o-day) for Boston after her
summers vacation with her mother and sister,
Mrs + CCnners.-Mrs William Steers and
Ter sister, Mrs Breedon, leave next week to
yisit their brothers in Canada-t X Barrows
Ind wife have returned from Nantucket. MIR
3arrows and Chas A Harris 60 to the Georgian
Bay territory next week ishing.-The usual
camping parties at Chesterfield Lake, and the
cottages are well occupied.-Mrs A E Pettee has
,losed her dressmaking rooms until September
!, and will spend part of her vacation with
riends in Western n Y and Niagara Falls
Y Hadley and Otto Howe are spending a
week at the lake, where they are rigging up
me OF the finest yachts on that body OF water,
With sleeping and other accommodations
editor ID B Stedmnn and wife are at Saratoga.
Miss Stella Dalton is spending few days
With friends at Binghamton, N VI L Davis
nd ii A Walker and wives are at Block |
Mason Lamb, of Concord, N II,
5 visiting friends in town.-Dr K Hall is
aking vacation with his mother at Fitzwill ,
am, N H.-Mrs Hollis Streeter is visiting at
Vest Chester ield.-OJ Pratt and bride, whose
uptials are announced elsewhere, have gone to
be White MOUNTAINS flor their honeymoon !
lr w Barnard and daughter Edith left yes
srday morning for a vacation in Nantucket !
hrs Lydia l. Eddy of Winchester, III, is so {
burning with her sister. Mrs L T Shields, this
Randall Joined his wife and ,