The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1888-06-01
BELLOWS FALLS.
The Bishops visit-Base Ball Arrangements
Log Drive COming-ImprOyenen ana
Additions nj the fall Mountain Mill
MamOrfn1 nny Eyereiaes.

The Bishops visit--Base Ball Arrangements
Leg Drive comingIimproyem,e , ,,i ana
| Memorial Day Exercises.
The Shamrock hose company are to be sup
| piled with the regulation uniform.-The
| primary school at North Walpoe has been
| closed on account of sickness among the chill.
dren.--The Sullivan railroad have resumed
the work of laying their double track.-The
lock on the reservoir at the pond was broken
Sunday, and quantity of dirt and rubbish
thrown in.-The Fall Mountain Paper Co.
have used all their spruce here and now receive
three ears daily sawed spruce from Canada.
&C. l.. Fletcher attended the funeral Of his
mother at Chester, last week.-Bishop Bissell
made his annual visit to the Emmanuel church
Sunday. In the morning large number
were present to hear his sermon and In the
evening he administered the rite of confirma-
ton to FIVE candidaets.--At the animal
meeting of the stockholders of the base ball
association Saturday evening, Il. S. Leonard
was chosen secretary and treasurer, and c.
w. Black. +. II. Rabbit, Geo. III. Babbitt.
Chas. O'Nel and f. q. Flint, directors. c.
w. Blach was chosen manager. Morgan's
field has been leased for the season and will
be fenced at once.--The head of the log drive
is expected here this week. The Connecticut
River Lumber Co. will stop 10,000000 feet at
their mill here, which will necessitate run
mug tnt mn lHc Ntdl IOuIti ! Ht II an NlOuH-
tain Paper Co. will also stop about 100000
feet for pulp.
The Fall Mountain Paper Co. are building
an addition of II feet on to the side of the
large machine room, and will put in new
100-inch Fourdunich machine. The largest
machine now in use here is a 96-inch machine
which produces nearly ten tons of news a
day for the Boston Herald.-The Vermont
academy nine defeated the Amateurs Memo
rial 1uv nv a n Oh n ~ Tho
of the game was home run by Thwing.-
The Aetnas were defeated at Charestown
by that nine Wednesday, by score of 80 to
22.-The High schools defeated the ANA
tours saturday; score 8 to 3.-There was
large attendance at the adjourned Corpora
ton meeting Tuesday evening to consider the
proposed amendments to the bylaws, sub
mitted by the board of health. Addresses
favoring their adoption were made by j. c.
Day, DR.. q. w. Phelps, N. w. Alger and j.
j. Pierce and DR.. w. l.. White opposed
them. They were finally dismissed by a ma
jority of 10 to 1.-The dance at Union hall
Wednesday evening, complimentary to the
pleasing success. The gallery was crowded
with spectators, and over G0lcouples were on
the floor. The grand march was led by Col |
and Mrs. Henry Haines of Keene. Supper
was served at Odd Fellows hall. Wheeler Il
Maynard's orchestra furnished music.
Memorial services passed off very success
fully. The day was bright and warm and
more favorable weather could not have been
desired. In the morning Stoughton Post con-
Quoted memorial services with Col. Hooker
as orator at Westminster West. Details from
The post decorated graves at SaXton's River.
Walpole, Westminster and Rockingham. The
stores nearly all closed at noon and the
streets were lined with people from this and
villages. At three O'Clock the
procession formed In the square as follows:
Marshall, Geo. X. Russell and Aids.
Bellows Pals Band, Twenty Pieces. L
President of the Day, Clergy and Orator.
Division No ., a. o. H., Escort.
3. II. Stoughton Post 81, G. A. r. in Uniform.
Janton Ashuelot Patriarchs Militant l. 0. 0. f.
A number of desirable building lots on the
'aXtons River road have been sold and build
ngs will be erected this summer.-There
AVE been several cases of plucking flowers
n Oak hill cemetery and trampllng down new
made terraces.-The meeting of the library
rustees will be held Monday at 2 O'Clock p. !
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Smith have pur-
hased home in Sherbrook where they will
eside.-Rev. n. w. Alger returned from
Frday.-The Vermont Farm ,
Machine Co. have given 800 to the free IL ,
j. Church met with a severe ac-
ident at the Eau Mountain lumber mill
Wednesday, a large log rolling on to his right !
eg, badly iniuring the leg and knee.-B. c. !,
liniry is working for Griswold Bros.--Wal- ,,
er Smith and Bert Osgood attended the Y.
II. G.. A. convention at Brattleboro last
veek.-Rev. DR.. McCollester has returned !.
rom his tour around the world and will
peak at the Universalist church Sunday
seven of the public school teachers are at
ending the teachers meeting at Springfield. i,
The business of the Vermont Farm Ma
hine Co. has so increased that new and
anger quarters must be secured.
The line of march was up Westminster
treet to the Catholic cemetery where halt !
vas made and graves decorated, thence to !
)ak Hill cemetery. The ritual services were )
onducted at the grave by Comrade Pratt,
there a temporary monument to the memory '
dead comrades was erected. Col. Geo.W.
locker was then introduced and spoke for
yer As minutes. His address dwelt upon
ncient history, the gradual advancement
lat had been made during the past centuries
nd the final act of emancipation, the grand
st ever enacted. He lauded the soldier for '
be part he had taken in this gradual advance a
nd especially those in our late war. After a
by Rev. Mr.. Todd, the process I
OH reformed and marched through Center L
I'd Henry streets to the square. Flags were $
raped and hung in various parts of the vii $
&c.