The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MASS.
A Sbelburne Farmer Swindled.

Farmer vorce, who lives on the Shelburne hill
and is So years old, was tleeced out of $1,000
Saturday by two shippers A we'll dressed fel
| low, apparently about 2S years old, wearing
dark clothes and oerby hat, called at his place
! about a week ago, representing himself as a sor
| of Banker Bray ton Of North ADAMS, and saying
that he wanted to buy the farm. He returned
Saturday. and said he would take the pl &c
agreeing to pay $1,000 cash. He had a little trunk
In which he said was his money, and was accom-
panied by heavy weil-dressed man. Aftercom
| ing to an agreement about the place, the yOnng
Ter man wanted VOrce to put up $40 as a guar
antee that he won Id not back out of the bargain.
| The old man said he should have 10 go to Green
field to get the money and the young man drove
him over. When they returned No. showed
up, and the two began to play cards. No. soon
won $1,000, and No glibly borrowed from the
old man the $1,000, saying that he would hand 1t
to him when they went into the house. Then
the two sharpers pretended to get angry with
each other and separated. Again the o!d man
and NO got into the team and drove along, when
suddenly the young rascal SAID he would go
back and get that 5000 and told the old man to
drive along to the house. 1t Is needless 10 say
that the farmer has seen nothing of the precious
couple er his $1,000 since. The old man at once
drove to Greenfield and told his story to the
officers. who found that the fellows had driven
into Gree nfeld with a horse hired at Shelburne
Falls and taken the midday train south over the
River road. They arrived just 10 time to catch
the train and leaving the team In the street they
handed stranger IS bill to take the horse
home anil left with their booty.
1t took 80 ballots Tuesday at Turner's Falls In
the Democratic convention of the Sd Franklin
representative district to nominate samuel f.
Ripley oven Ralph l.. Atherton and W. + Cas-
sidy, all of Turner's Falls. In the fourth dis
trict Charles Il. Williams OF tSouth Deerheiu,
prosperous farmer, was nominated as the
Democratic candidate over Luther w. clark
81 TO 81. Other nominations were: AT orange,
I'd district, Edward 4. Goddard, Republican;
at Shelburne Falls, 9Th district. Charles b. New
ell of Rowe, Republican. Mr. Newell Is prcsi-
dent OF the Deerfield Valley agricultural soce-
The fall ield-day of the Mount Hermon athlet.
ic association was held on the upper grounds
Monday.
Russell Smith of Rowe was nominated by
the Democrats of the 5th Franklin representa-
tive district Saturday and George burlington OF
Colereine by the prohibitionists,
farmers league was organized at Montague
Sunday night, with Dea Richard Clapp as presi
dent and Frank Deane as secretary.
Track Walker Parsons discovered just before
dark Tuesday evening the nude body of an in
FAINT floating In Miliers river about a mile east
of Erving near the railroad. Seectman Ran
kin was notified and also Medical Examiner
Wright of Orange, who found 1t 10 he that of
ma lie child full grown.
The prohlbitionsts held a series of conven-
lions In Grand Army hail at Greenfield Satur-
day, beginning at II 80 N, and except for an
hour for dinner kent at work until m. The
conven ton was presided by over
DIRE stebbins. Henry G Smith ofNilliamsburg
was nominated for congress, DIR Perry presided
over the senatorial convention which FOL owed
dinner. DIR j Laidiey of Conway was chosen 1
= member OF the State committee, and on the ln-
formal ballot for senator, Harvey Townshend of
Conway received Il out of 20 votes. Francis "A /
Rugg was nominated for county commissioner
but declincd TO and and X q Rice OF Conway
was then named. Before the first Frank In dis
frict IA presentaiive convention was called,
county league was talked of, and under the skill-
full lead OF Rev II Hector $50 was raised for
The purpose. In the Il strict convention Charles
l Phillips Greenfield farmer, was nominated.
Greenfied.-Dr Birch OF Orange. who hss
been In jail since saturday on tue charge OF
tlon, has secured bail for $500 and Is at H6-
eitv.
l. A Williams, father of DIR y W Williams, had
a stroke OF paralysis fe y days ago. and Il now
- he'pless as child. being abe 20 speak, but
uoaoe 10 move the right side OF Dis BODY lie
IS oS years Old, AMI has been In poor tealtn since
ne was injured at Montague a few years ago.
warner sAnderson have bought striF OF
ANU OF Ut fisk, 70 give them more room Iof
Ihelr pfoposen block on Main street, near the
iepo'' an iart making further eNeaVanons-
orPoral Tanner is 10 lecture At the opera
lsay."
Prank u whitcomb. about 90. and known TO
eNety one 10 town, 4. nope essly insane, and IN
81 PronA"ihtF viii have 90 be takea 70 the NOS
I'tai In day OF two.
The snnuaiius;,eerion OF the FIRE department
va take piAce tQdAy at p,n-
; creiary Rankin of the Young Mems Chris
IiAh assOclSiiea l. ASH < n snsass % secure
uAtsntN LOT seriss of concerts and lectures,
a'out soSo being needed.