The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

heterogeneous. all styles and prices Mt
Emerson's furniture r0oms.-adv.
Miss A. M. Hall calls attention of the Ia
dies to her ad. In another column.
The annual inspection of Tyler camp
sons or Veterans. occurs Tomorrow evening
at O'Clock ut G. A. II. hall.
All the latest novelties In millinery Mt
reasonable prices at Mrs. III. s. Goodenough,
over Pratt Wright, Il Co.'s.-adv.
There is new road scraper at the depot
directed to Geo. w. Hooker. which presum-
ably the selectmen have got to try.
4 want to hire pasture that will keep
Ten Cows, near Brattleboro. Also want two
new mich cows. j. HENRY PRATT. 1w
The Bradley place on Tyler street Is IN
the market for sale by Cudworth Il Childs
and Will be sold at once at a reasonable fig.
ure.--adv.
The Eddy refrigerators have stood the
test for years and complaint has vet to be
heard OF one that Is not giving perfect salts
faction. Emerson e. Son have the full line
adv.
e. d. Whitney, c. A. Harris and George
Barber or vernon. went to Fall river in Der.
nardstOn, yesterday. and took out of 1t 2.
pounds OF trout, and there IL hardly boy
In town that can lift rod but has gone fish.
ing to-day.
order authorizing postmasters to observe the
usual holiday hours April Both, Washington
Centennial celebration, the local postofiict
will be open next Tuesday from to - q. m
and to Up. m.
About 35 members of the Y. P. 4. L
were delightfully."- entertained BY Miss Lizzi,
Sawyer at her home on Elliot street, las
evening. Music, games, and sociability were
the order of the evening. Ice cream ant
cake were served.
A facetious exchange remarks that every
bicyclist should use his personal influence tt
secure good roads, but his duty does not re
dies and smooth the highway down with the
back of his neck.
&C. P Gilson's auction sale Wednesda,
was very successful one, % animals being
disposed of at prices ranging from 1925 to
$3.50 each. II. StOckwell bought another
heavy pair. ellison had another carload come
in yesterday.
The long stretch of dry weather.so unus-
ual Mt this season, has made the danger
from brush fires especially great. In our
correspondence this week we have reports
of several, with more or less serious results
that at Bellows Falls being the most extern
sive.
An orchestra of five pieces, two violins,
singing at the high school Wednesday. The
players are boys from the school membership
They will accompany the high school chorus
in their singing at the anniversary exercises
Tuesday at the Congregational church.
The First Regiment Band expect to give
theit concert May 16. The program will In
clude selections of a high order as well as of
popular character and in the absence of
other musical attractions this season an over
nowing house will be assured. TIE proceeds
Will be applied to the payment of the bal
ance still due on the new uniforms.
The Washington Centennial tea.party to
be given by the Industrial Union ladies at the
Universalist vestry next Tuesday evening"
April Both. promises to be one of the best aud
most unique suppers ever given in town. The
price will be % cents and the supper Will in
tlude besides cake and rolls, lobster salad.
veal loaf, deviled eggs, lemoa jelly, tea and
coffee.
Between 25 and 80 of the Merry Work.
srs, a mission band of the children of the
congregational church, were given a treat
Wednesday through the kindness of Rev. C.
}. Day. As they came together In the after
1oon for their regular meeting they were all
backed away snugly In the "Taly-ho," and
AIKEN for ride up to the Clark farm. A
arge quantity of arbutus was gathered,
which was sent by the children to the New
Haven hospital, New Haven, Conn.
The prayer meeting this evening
vii be the last service held in the
Baptist church. Week tiay services
vii hereafter be held ON Tuesday and
Thursday evenings at 7:+5, in the Congrega-
ionaI chapel. The tearing out part OF the
work, Is progressing quite fast, the organ
over town hall, the seats removed, and part
II the rear wall and roof torn out. Most of
me digging except a little In the rear has
1Feh uohe ana work that will show Will
doubtless be commenced next week.
-Aldrich has jumped his contract with
our base ball association. Bert Ware was nm
here to nurse sore finger this week, and the
'esut was that Aldrich went back with him
o act as pitcher for tie Brown University
line, although he had signed a contract "a
'lay with the Brattleboros for the season
ND his board had been paid for him here for
week. Inc association now counts itself
mt that much. There is a possibility that
measures 1or legal redress will be taken. |
)'Rourke, who is this week playing against
be Amherst college nine; and putting up a |
God game, has been asked to hunt iip an |
Their good pitcher. He will be here Monday.
he 0utfield for the nine has not vet been def |
litely fixed upon. There was a practise
anne for this purpose Tuesday, but somehow
ne boys did not all get out.
DR.. hetchum has document that NAV
,eIl enthuSe the antiquarian, in a bond for
',uoo pounds executed Sept. 26, 1852. and
gned by George Washington, Lord Fairfax
nd MS nephew, G. W. Fairfax. John Car
sic and Daniel Mccarthy, all historical
laracters. 1t was given by them as execu.
RS upon the estate of Laurence Washing
m. the elder brother of George, who cared
n him affectionately during his youth, and
om whom George got large part of his
'operty. The two Farfaxes were also in
mate friends of Washington, in whose
'mes he attained a good deal of his intel.
ctual development and at one of which be
lcOuntered one of the early love affairs {
which history admits that his sturdy heart |
as always susceptible. The signatures of s
FalrfaXes and Carlisle are sealed by emf {
~. turning and waxing down bit of the .
rchment. But evidently the wax got short t
en- and Washington and Mccarthy made b
elr seals in the shape of written scroll. b
re document was "seaied and delivered in
presence OF the court" 1t is in almost
rect state of preservation, and DR.. Ketcb. "A
n, by one of those rare pieces OF luck n
tnis world, found it on the sidewalk at V
lrfaX Court House when he was post sur a
On there in 1868. He picked it M suppos.
It to be letter. but was not long in see
mat IL was worthy of bringing home as
, spoils of war.
capt. VIM. Wheeler, whose election +
I'M once by the new administration was
nmented on last week. died Sunday at 9
densburg. N. Y. He was born in Brattle B
70. vermont. When about 10 years of age A
Went to Ogdessburg and entered the EN- o
y OF Robinson Il Co.. a firm then doing u
'iness in flour and produce at the o. & l.. Il
depot. After few years he engaged with 8
late j. 5. Bean of that city, in the same II
'iness, and was with Mr.. Bean until the N
thinning of the war. In 1862 Mr.. Wheeler IN
,ed Company E. 14ad n. Y. ", and went
b the company to the front as captain. W
was with his regiment constantly, par in
pating in every engagement until oct. %,
1, when he was severely wounded at the j..
tie of Seven Pines. Virginia. The shot m
ried away considerable norton of the "