The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1888-06-01

Vermont meadows now look rich am
tempting.
The regular monthly meeting Of tn
Young Mems Christian Association will b'
held Monday evening at $50 instead of : 81
rs usual
"A. B. Gibbs, while sAingling the Wilt
house on Canal street, this morning, fell from
the rear slope of the roof down the bank be
low, and received serious bruises and a bat
shaking up. 1t Is not known that anything
more serious than this is the result.
Prof. Rich's trained horses, trained dogs
and some acrobatic performers, though insult
ficiently advertised, have attracted good au
diences to the tent on Frost meadow this
week. There were number Of merit0riou.
features, particularly the waltzing of the
horses. The company broke up here, the cir.
Gus part returning to the city.
--Forepaugh has changed his plans and
will not fill his Vermont route until August
instead of June as advertised. His Brattle
boro date is June 6. The advance agent in
teryiewed State Treasurer Dubois at West
Randolph the other day and obtained u per-
nit to show in this state.
Miss Il. c. Higginson and Mrs. John
Gambler of BreOkline, Mass. will address
the ladies of Brattleboro and vicinity on the
subject of A Woman's Exchange and Indus
trial Union, in the audience room of the M.
D. church at $3.50 p. M, Wednesday, June 8.
This hour has been adopted that the ladies'
engaged in rehearsal for the musical conven-
ton. may not lose the opportunity of hearing
these able and eloquent speakers. Every one
interested in this movement cordially invited.
DIR. Geo. +. Gale, Capt. f. w. Chi ds
w. III. and perhaps A. w. Childs, with Rev.
Il. A. Slack and John Davis, leave next week
Saturday for their fishing in st. Johns Lake,
about 200 miles above Quebec. They will on
their way take in Montreal Sunday and Que
bee Tuesday. They will probably also have
Greenfield and Boston party who leave
Thursday. Another party will go to Moose
head, but its membership Is not fully deter.
mined yet.
The annual June drill and inspection of the
several organizations of the National Guard
of Vermont will be held as follows: Company
A, Rutland, June 81 B, st. Adams, June s.;
9. Brandon. June 10; d, st. Johnsbury,
June 8; E, Barre, June I: f, Mortified, June
!; l, Brattleboro, June 90; X. Bennington,
June 20 First Separate Company, Newport,
June 4; Second Separate Company, Richford,
June 8 Light Battery. Brattleboro, June 90 !:
Section Pattery, Mortified, June s.
George Anderson of Athol, while walk
ing home on the railroad track, Saturday
morning was struck and instantly killed by a
pushing engine near the Athol station. He
was brother of j. f. Anderson of this
place and his wife, who with three children
survives him, was daughter of John Breen.
Vernon street, and they lived in Brattleboro
for several years after their marriage. He
was about 35 years of age. The funeral oc-
Cured Monday at AthoI.
II etopIo roals boll l., Az Iao,I
as last quoted. Flour holds firm and will no
doubt be higher before it goes back to
the old quotation; cohees are firm !;
teas are low as new stock will soon
be inf. Strawberries are scarce in our
local market owing to the heavy rains in
the south and hot weather has made it inn
possible to ship good fruit, but they will be
plenty Saturday. The price will range from
IL cts. to 20 cts. Pine apples Is cts. to % cts.
each.
A special meeting of the Unitarian society
was held last evening. when unanimous
vote was taken to extend Il call to Rev. f. l..
Phalen of Milton, N. H., to become the min
lister of the society. Mr.. Phalen is Young
man who made very favorable impression
when he preached here last fall and the So
cety have ever since been anxious to secure
his services. Mr.. Phalen is now in his frs.
having been at Weston. some for
ful and his record is an excellent one in ever
way. 1t will be cause for congratulation If
.he society receives favorable answer. III
was also voted at this meeting to make
repairs on the parsonage Oh High
street.
Abel Galpin died at the residence of Ho-
ner Galpin. his son,in Chicago. ILL.,. the both
4 May aged 81 years and mouths. Mr.. Gal
jim was for many years Il resident of Wards
,oro, a son-n-law of the late Erastus Plimp-
on, SO many years one of the prominent
Democrats of Vermont. and will be remem-
Dered by the older residents of that county
IS the stage driver from Townshend to Maui
and also from Wardsboro, via Sun
leriand, to Arlington. He was a gentleman
Of pleasant address, much liked. and held in
goodly esteem for his sterling qualities.
The bailiffs have decided for the presen
at least not to do anything about chemical
engines for Prospect hill, Esteyvlle and
Western Avenue. The vote of the meeting.
after the chief engineer had expressed his
idea strongly in favor of these engines. was
to leave it to the bailifs, to look into, and if in
their opinion additional fire apparatus ought
to be provided.to report at a future meeting.
This doubtless leaves it discretionary with the
bailitfs to do. something or nothing as they
choose. But the intention of the meeting was
Just as Enthusiastically to instruct them to
inform themselves about the merits of the
chemical engines, or any other machines.
and then report to i later meeting. so that
intelligent action may be taken. The time
has come when Brattleboro wants to provide
more fire protection to the outlying portions
of the village. 1t is of more practical use
than the electric lights, desirable as they are.
If either matter must be kept over for an
other year, it had better be the lights.
During the summer season, we can perhaps
get along well enough. for when the steam
engines can be moved with facility, there is
little lost by taking them to any part of the
village, for it is probably true as agrned. that
the draft while they are in motion will help so
much in getting up steam that they can throw
a stream in Esteyville as quickly as on Main
st. This presupposes of course that horses
are ready to take them promptly. But in
the winter when the snow is deep it is often
simply impossible for these engines to get
OH the hills, and a fire in either of these
portions of the village would have to be lie t
20 do its work unhindered. This was the
situation for a large part of last winter and
1t is needless to argue that it is most unjust
to taxpayers. So 1t is to be hoped that the
tabing of the matter is only temporary and
that before another winter something will be
done.
Mrs. Zerelda G.. Wallace ectured to a
small audience at the town han last evening
on the Responsibilities of Women as Citi-
zens.' That women are citizens is new an
acknowledged fact though theylhave not al
Iyays been so cOnsidered While man shoulI