davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

East Dover.-Brown & Hole are drawing
lumuer this week to Brattleboro 10 build a
barn for &. +. X. JENNIE. for which they have
taken the coniract.-E. A. Ward is ready
To- spring and summer millinery work.-Miss
Eta Bolster has gone this week to Dummer-
ston 20 work.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

WalpOle.-Walpole Grange will hold an
open meeting in Academy hall on the even
ing of April 80. The following day being
by appointment of the governor. Arbor day
in this state. the subject of arbor-culture, IN
discussion at this meeting.-A large amount
of personal property belonging to the estate
of the late Chas. A. Cnmstock will be sold ut
auction Saturday, May 4, by Scott Yelling
ton, the administrator.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

Westminster West.-The Swedes have
come. -Erster Sunday. Very few flowers
bat very Zine sermon from our pastor, Rev.
Reynolds out to church Easter, she having
been confined to the house for some time
Miss Eta Randall is Frustrated with spinal
trouble.-Dr Monger is attending Miss Jen-
ME Generson.-Genie Raney is painting in
the east part of the town.-Miss Julia Camp
bell has returned to her home in the north
part of the state after twelve weeks va
cation, spending most of the time with her
uncle, +. q. Campbell.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
Farmers,
Farmers,

You will soon begin work for the summer,
and will need tools. seeds. etc. Now, know
from experience that farmer must figure
very close to make living. l shall keep n
full line of .
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
GRASS SEED,
GARDEN SEED.
FARMING TOOLS

OF all kinds, and Farmers clothing from Q
pair of shoes to straw hat, all of which !
shall sell at as small profit as possible ana
live.
In the short time have been in business |
have disposed of,afor the farmers, several
hundred bushels OF potatoes, thousands OF
pounds of butter, and large quantity OF
eggs.
Have also been at work the past three
months perfecting scheme on butter, when
II you are disposed to take little pans ID
making, will net you an increase OF from 10
3 cents per pound
Now with these two things IN view, VIZ,
gettino nv goods at prices which give me
but small profit and disposing OF your pro-
duce at good price, are there not Few
more to take advantage of 1t!
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

Jacksonvilie.-Mrs. j. L. French of
Chester and Mrs. Homer Hicks of Read boro
will be in town soon with full line of mil
inery goods.-Freeman Hagar has gone
back to his Old stand of tub-making at the
Putnam mill.-Tuesday the smoke stack at
the mill was taken down aud repaired.-Se.
l..h Hoibrook has purchased the Joseph Car
ley farm. Price, S40O-N. l.. Stetson has so
far recovered from his late sickness as to
visit his daughter at Brattleboro Monday.
Rev Fl. Eastman was taken suddenly sick
in the village and Is at present at Jacob
Chase's.-Fred Holbrook is at work for Don |
Tay lor.-Elliot Brown is building new barn
on his premises this season.-Albert Gates
and his son Willie are boarding at Mrs. Dan
ell Fowlers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

South Lond.nderry.-The John. Whit.
man house, purchased by Melendy Bros. ~
to be repaired.-O. s. Abbott has bought The
Houghton mill property nj Rawsonyille.- DIR.
c. T. Warner has sold his residence and
medical practice TO DIR. h. II. Millington OF
Halifax, who has taken possession aud en-
tered upon his practice. DR.. Warner goes 10
Chester Depot TO take the practice OF DR.,
Eddy. recently deceased.-Tues,iay evening
a small barn owned by DIR. ID. II. Marder,
was discovered to be on fire. aud was de.
strcyed In spite of heroic efforts 10 save Il.
The doctors carriage aud calf In the lower
part of the barn were saved, but some 600
or 800 pounds of hay belonging 10 -, u,
Goddard. and several thousand feet OF nice
dry lumber belonging to the doctor were
lost. No insurance. The origin Is a mystery.
Newfane.--School boys. l. no one else
starts. put your heads t,gether and
try TO have the men set out
Washington trees on the both. Ia
your school yards.-Annual Library meeting
at Mr.. Batchelder's Saturday Nav 4. nj 4 y.
m w. G. Il. u. meeting at the hall next
"Wednesday afterDoon.-Dr. }. DeNore's
house is said TO have burned in Newbury ON
the 14th.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
GraftOn.-Mrs. VIM. Mlliken has retnrn-

GraftOn.-Mrs. VIM. Mlliken has retnrn-
ed to her farm for the summer.-Easter was
observed at The Congregational church. The
floral decorations were unusually fine.-The
Converse farm has been sold for S690.-F.
q. Sherwin, Of Amherst, Mass, has been
spending few days in town.-Clark Post,
y. A. r., will present the drama .'Forced to
the War" Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
April SOth and May 1st.-Wednestay even.
ing the motto hed quilt pieced by the w. II.
g. will he voted to one of the four candidates
Rev. j.: A. Leach, Rev. Mr.. Morse. the Sol'
dier's Home and Miss Cora Wright. F;vn
cents a vote will be charged, the proceeds t 70
be used Tor purchasing an urn for the GENE.
terry. '''i'e-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

A Lamp Overturned-The Selectmen and
Their WOrk-Littering the Streets Con.
demned-Chit Chat About This, That and
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

Green River.-The ladies' aid society
will meet with Mrs. John Walden Thursday
afternoon. All are invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
B U 8 / N E S S

The attention Of the business public Is invited
with confidence 90 the superior ADVANTAGES nra
scented by fuf WASHINGTON EVENING sTaR a. An
advertising medium. The sworn sta,emen,- 81 n.
daily circulation, published trcEn wces % w,.s-
taken In connection with the data given below. a.
iustrate IN the most striking manner the steady
ana rapid growth OF the paper In circulation and
influence. They also establish, beyond contro-
versy, the fact that THk STAR - TIE best looal nd
ue'T1stEo medium, HOt only "a the t-nlted Nafes
Dat ~ NE rhote srOTtdi THIS claim IL based ana
conceded on the fact that city in any country -
80 thoroughly covered by the regular circulation 81
single paper a. is the city Of Washington by that
OF TIE EVENING STAB; and IL does not resi- on ths
eSfe't alone, but also the character OF cirrna-
ton Not only IL its local circulation the lar1,st
and FULLEST of any daily paper printed. In prop,r-
non 30 population. but IL ts also the BEST since the
paper does not merely SO into the hands Of the
people OF the District Of Columbia as a hcay hut
mo "'e'r hofaes,-into the families OF all oondi-
aons, and into those OF the faoHeg,-Spendfn0 40
wen as the incorporating portion Of the COM
munlty,-in a much larger ratio than any daily
journal that can be named. BY reason of tho
iullness, freshness and reliability Of its news,
local, domestic and foreign. it, independent ana
iair treatment OF all public questions, ana espe-
eisiiy because Of its intelligent and effective de-
Nouon 70 local interests and It's close attention 10
matters with which the household. and particsl-
iariy its lazy members, are concerned. TIM STAR
Is everywhere recognized and admitted 10 be. in
every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper
vi ue National Capital. alike in the counting
room, the workshop. aud the family circle
more conclusive evidence on these points no
person can ask than that afforded by the table
below. The growth Of circulation therein indl-
Gated with the analysis following clearly shows the
esteem In which the paper is held by the COM
muhlty TO whose Interests it is steadfaStly de-
voted IL viii be seen that, In the number e
o0pies issued, every month in the year lSSs shows
handsome Increase over The corresponding
month in each year given: and, as a further illus
uation on that point, IL may be stated here that
mere has been corresponding advance in the
number OF new advertisements printed during the
year The comparative figures for the four years
last past are follows:
DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885, ~ ,s-,Ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
A Negro on the Negroes Future.

The latest contribution to the discussion in
the Forum Of the negro question is by a negro
writer, Prof. W. s. Scarborough, of Wllberforce
University, Ohio. In the March number he re-
views with deal of severity the treatment OF the
negro question by the representatives both Of
the south and the north But Of the future of
his race he takes very hopeful view. He
writes: THAT which the south declares it will
not have-negro supremacy-has no part in the
Negroes plans for his future, nor is it desired by
him. He simply seeks to exercise undeterred
the freedom to enjoy rights guaranteed him as
citizen by the Constitution. He leaves all
to the future evolution of just public senti-
ment and to private choice. He has no de-
sire to rule over or to harm the whites. Pushed
from the ground of negro supremacy the fear
takes the shape of being left to the mercy of
truction days are cited by Senator
Wade Hampton as proof of the evils
in store, and as reason for abrogating the
negro's rights. l answer this by saying that
there could now be no such ignorant rule as is
claimed to have existed then. The conditions
which governed those days have changed. The
negro has in the meantime made a remarkable
advance in intelligence and education. The
admitted progress of the race has given birth
to leaders, younger and better educated, to re-
place those ignorant and irresponsible Ones
These fears are groundless and are not at the
root of the feeling; but that which does under
lie the whole matter and which gives the key
to the disturbance is the deprecated preju-
dices of color and caste. As member of that
race. believe the negro is looking over the
whole situation as patriot should view it
with an eye not only to his own prosperous
growth, but to that of the American people, of
whom he considers himself an inseparable part
With such view, he can but take that step
which will lead from present troubles to a frui-
ton OF his hopes-to be man among men and
not simply negro"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
Alarmed by Barn-Burners.

INCENDIARY FIRES IN MARYLAND-THE PEOPLE
EXCITED BY THREATENING NOTICES.
Westminster, Nd, correspondence OF the
Baltimore Sun, February 26, says: A stable
owned by Mr.. Hahn, near Emmitsburg, Fred
erick county, between Mt st. Mary's college
and Motter's Station, was destroyed by fire ON
Monday night. 1t was not insured, and the
fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin. The
notice of Mr.. Hahn was only received q few
days ago and said: 'Ths stable and the barns
of MIR. Keefer, Mr.. Hankey, and four others
will be burned inside of ten days" Mr. Ham
key, becoming alarmed, moved his stock and
machinery from his barn while the stable of
his neighbor was burning. Mr.. Hahn saved
his stock
Other notices have been received threatening
to burn some Of the finest residences in EN-
mitsburg before the 23th of the month. Still
other notices were written rejecting on the
characters of some OF the most respected peo-
pie in the county, with threats of vengeance
unless the parties receiving the letters post
them in some public place. These lat
ter have been signed white Caps" and
a joke or else may be the work of spite, in
order to brighten the people. At all events,
the people are thoroughly alarmed. reliable
gentleman, just returned from a visit to the
neighbOrhood, says the friends among whom
he visited, and who own large and commodious
barns. well stocked and filed with good grain
and fine machinery, are at loss how to act.
They cannot turn their stock out to the mercy
OF the cold winter storms of the mountains
nor do they feel safe i'll leaving them housed
at the mercy of the barn-burners. They are
afraid to leave their barns unlocked on account
of the easy access afforded the men who pre-
pare the combustibles, and equally afraid to
lock them for fear the poor beasts may perish
in the flames, as in the recent fire of Mr. Henry
Raymond, where SO many helpless cattle and
horses were burned in the sight of q crowd of
people powerless to release them. Close watch
is being kept night and day over barns and
houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
Convicted Of Abduction.
A MARYLAND MAN WHO BROUGHT Gil
TtIrc CTTy

A MARYLAND MAN WHO BROUGHT GIRL TO
THIS CITY.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, from
Frederick, Md, Feb. g. says: In the circuit
court here to-day, Henry T. Black, we'll
known young man, residing near Graceham,
Frederick county, was convicted on an indict-
ment charging him with abducting for i'm
moral purposes Miss Annie Sborb, pre-
possessing girl, aged sixteen years, living in the
same vicinity. According to the testimony,
Black, while attending festival near Grace
ham during the past summer. induced Miss
Shorb to enter his buggy for short ride.
When they had gone some distance Black, in
response to question, informed her that he
didnot propose returning home, but purposed
going on trip with her. He therefore drove
on through Mechanicstown and Frederick to
Point of Rocks, where they embarked on a
train for Washington. At the capital they STAYED
at hotel, and next day proceeded south, visit
ing number Of cities in the south as man and
wife, and returning home after an absence of
some weeks Black is twenty-five years of
age, and has wife and two children. He is
the proprietor of large Touring mill, near
Creagerstown. The penalty OF his crime is
from two to ten years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Black was defended by Messrs.
Motter and Levy. The state was assisted by
Mr. VIM. p Maulsby ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
ElOpers Married,

THE BARoNETs DAUGHTER AND THE coACHMAN
Miss Maud Tighe, the Irish baronet's daugh-
ter, and Henry O'Neil, her fathers coachman,
who eloped from Ireland and arrived in Bos-
ton on a steamship Saturday morning, as here
tofore stated in The STAR, were married in that
city Sunday afternoon. 1t was a very quiet
wedding. Both were supremely happy over
the successful termination of their escapade.
The fact that her father was nearing this coun-
try as fast as the steamer could bring him
made the bride little anxious, but she did
not hesitate an instant in accepting as her hus-
band the man who had once handled her
fathers horse. The groom was not demon
strative, but he could not conceal his Joy when
he heard the minister pronounce them hus-
band and wife. He said they would not have
thought Of elopement had he not known that
her father would never consent to their mar
riage. He considered himself worthy of the
girls love in spite of the difference in their
social standing, and as he had courage to face
the world, they had come to this country.
where they could live happily among friends.
The young wife said she had no regrets for
what she had done, and when asked if she was
not afraid to face her father she laughingly re-
piled in the negative. Mr.. and Mrs. ONeil
will board with friends in Boston for a while
where they will stay until after the meeting
with the brides father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
An Imbecile Program.
From the Washington Press.

From the washington Press.
Commissioner Webb has filed his resignation
with one Of the Senators, and now asks simply
that a confirmation be granted him as self
vindication. conserving that his Office NAV be
Immediately declared vacant. In the first place
this program is arranged on the basis of the
acknowledged weakness of the appointee. De-
feat is already acknowledged In the next
place, will honorable Senator's consent to be-
come parties to this imbecile program? Would
not such an exercise of confirmatory power be
prostitution of senatorial prerogative? May
Senators exercise their sovereign powers for
the purpose of bolstering up some aspiring in
diyidual in his private and personal relations
to his neighbors? We cOncede that they may
sign certificate of character and good stand
ing, and thus testify their good will toward Mr..
Webb, but they may not employ their dele
gated authority as national guardians to recoup
the political disasters of a private indi yiduaf.
Hence confirmation in the face of resignation
already filed is a useless and vicious project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
OGDEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs.

which were awarded the highest distinction by medical
jury at the international Exhibition at Brussels have
proved to be rstcass remedial agent in all Catarrhs
Of the organs Of respiration and digestion
sODEN MINERAL PASTILLEs are prescribed by
physicians in diseases Of the lungs and chest and
asthma The benefit derived from their use is unsur
passed. in the most chronic they soothe
ease, and stimulate
SODEN MINERAL PASTIILES are preferable to
ell similar preparations, because they are natural
remedy an unadulerated product of the springs con-
tanning in undiminshed degree all the ssnative
principles of these springs
SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are prepared ex-
clusvely under the personal supervision and control
of W. STOELTZING. NJ D., K K Sanitary Coun-
clor
SODES MINERAL pAsTILLEs are uneoualed a.
a solvent in coughs and catarrhs. even in the most
chronic cases. Their success is unsurpassed
SODEN MINERAL PASTILES are a superior
remedy in whooping cough and diphtheris; in the
former they lessen the paroxym of the attack while
preventing the latter disease which cannot take hold
in a throat not affected by catarrh.
SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES derive increased
value from the fact of having very favorable innu-
ence upon the organs of digestion.
SoDEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs ought to be kept
in every home. All mothers are recommended to
urge their children during the cold season to allow
pastile slowly to melt in their mouths while out on
errands or going to school
SODEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs are for sale at
nearly all druggists at Soc . box. Should your
druggist not keep them. kindly address the
sODEN MINERAL SPRINGS Co UIMITED.
Is CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK.
Sole agency for the U. g. nl6-thkm5m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
ssTHE OPEN WINTER" OF 1916.
II Lasted Twelve Months and There was
no Summer.

From the Omaha World
.sThe open winter" of 1888 80 will have q
companion when the history of the century il
written. The year 1916 enjoyed an "open win-
ter" during the entire twelve months, being
frequently referred to by contemporaneous
writer's as ''the year without summer" All
through the settled portions of the United
States there was frost in every month, crops
were ruined and farmers called it the year of
Eighteen hundred and starye to death. ~
Snow fell in November of 1915, but there was
none in December or January to speak Of.
Christmas and New Year were ''warm, open
and green" and faithful to the old saw that
ga green Christmas makes a fat churchyard."
The old people predicted all sorts of dire Ca
lamities, and the results would justify it.
January was a very mild month, the sun shone
every day, and little snow that fell hardly
covered the earth and soon melted.
People prepared for great storms and ex-
treme cold weather in February. but were dis
appointed, as it was even milder than January.
Toward the end of the month and during the
first days of March terrible storm ragged and
gave place to cold and boisterous winds. The
weather in January was repeated in April, but
grew colder as the days passed, ending with
snow and ice and very low temperature. In
May ice formed an inch thick on the rivers and
streams, buds and flowers we're frozen, and the
entire corn crop was killed Frost. ice, and
snow were common in June, and all attempts
to raise vegetable products failed. The condi-
ton of the farmers is described as being des-
perate, and they were compelled to hoard their
crops of the year preceding and necessitated a
big increase in prices. Almost everything was
killed, and the fruit was nearly all destroyed.
July was accompanied with frost and ice.
The fourth was cold and a clustering wind, raw
and uncomfortable, swept the entire Atlantic
coast On the following day ice was formed of
the thickness of window glass, in New York
city, all through New England, and in Pennsyl-
vania. In August ice half an inch thick was
frequently seen. September and October pre-
sented the nearest approach of summer weather
than any other month in the year, but in No
vember extreme cold weather began, and a Sc
we're winter continued up to April, when sum-
mer began and permitted the farmers to realize
bounteous crops.
The same condition of affairs existed in Eng
land as in this country, only it was not SO Sc
we're. In central New York it is stated corn
was so badly frozen in the summer that it was
cut down and dried for fodder. The warm
weather in January SO encouraged a Vermont
farmer that he planted corn, and in fact some
of it was in good condition during March.
Farmers were compelled to pay "a or IS a
bushel for the corn of 1915 for feeding pur-
poses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28

vi this aggregate daily circulation Of -. OK
copies, the books Of the ONCE show that an average
oil 2O,02s copies were regularly delivered each
DAY, by carriers, at TIE homes ar permanent sub
scTtters in the city and suburbs OF the remainder
daily average of .s2I were sold at the Office in
The hotels and railway stations, etc. and on the
streets, by newsboys, making grand total average
within the District of 25,t50 copies daily leaving
daily average of l,082 20 be 20 regular sub
scr1bers residing beyond Its limits by mail express
and railway trains
In addition 20 the 20.02s copies daily delivered
at the homes of subscribers. a large proportion OF
the 3.42i otherwise disposed Of in the city Is reg
uiarly purchased by permanent residents living
In lodgings, &c mot householder while the resi-
due goes into the hands Of transient visitors from,
all parts OF the country, who each year come 10
the National Capital in greater numbers and for
longer periods, and who, furthermore largely rep
resent the well-to-do and purchasing portions of
the communities 70 which they respectively belong
The last-named is a class OF readers alone well
worth reaching; but il is 10 the phenomenaIly
large permanent local circulation Of The paper
and especially 20 it's unparalleled hold upon the
household and family circle that the attention VI
advertisers is particularly directed.
comparison OF the home circulation OF $3.50
win The ngures representing the entire popula-
ton Of the city will conclusvely establish the fact
that THE STAR reaches about every family in the
Dstrctot Columbia, and Is read every day On more
uaan uree-foautils " ats population trlso are dble
10 read! Ii follows, therefore, that an advertise
ment inserted in its columns will meet the eye.of
every person in the District worth reaching. of
whatever race, creed, sex age condition In life
1t only remains 20 be said, for the information u
those interested in the subject that in proportion
10 Its circulation, the rates of advertising in the
EVENING STAR, whether transient or for long
periods rank with the very lowest in the United
States Indeed, taking both the extent aud char
acter OF its circulation into consideration IL may
| safely be claimed that wide and such an excel
lentquality OF publicity nowhere else be boughs
| for the same money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28

A BIO HAUL OF MooSsHISERs-A Philadel-
phia Press special from Charleston, w. Va,
February "a, says: Detective w. g. Baldwin,
past In an effort TO arrest a band OF moon
sinners who have been operating along the line
of the New River railroad extension in Mercer
and Mcdowell counties. After collecting ali
the evidence he wanted he started on Friday
with posse OF men, and in three days cap
tured thirty-one members OF the gang, all Of
whom are now IN the jsils Of the two Counties,