The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
THE REFoRMER; HRArrLERoao, W.T. FRIDAY. JUNE s. 1891

l. been students at Glenw0od Seminary duril
e Prof Shaw's principalship, has been arrang
S for Saturday June at 2 p m. The eXercis
= will be. of an informal nature and will be he
g In seminary hall. A cordial invitation is e
!. tended to all former students whether grad
0 ates or not to be present ana help make TIL
n the first reunion success.
: WimingtOn.-Miss Anna Wheeler arr
$ edthome from Hartford, Tuesday night ca
{ ed by the sickness of Der sister, Miss Martl
Whee'er-The Universalist exercises passt
off very pleasantly Tuesday and Wednesda!
1894 of the $6l5 debt was pledged and It
thought that a canvass will reduce tn
amount.-The Woodfords were successful
! the ball game with the local nine here Satu
urday. The victOrs went home happy Ov(
the event.-William Stearns OF Brooklyn an
Henry Stearns of West BratilebOr0 late {
Chicago, the latter Is a son OF the late RI
fus Stearns and brother of Mrs Catherin
Evans, have been In town this week on VII
1t this being Henry's first visit In "a years.
Gidean Morse and daughter Of Bennington
David Goodell Of Monroe and Mrs. Harrie
Fisher OF Washington are among this weeks
visitors.-The ring of the carpenters ham
mer has been heard IN all parts of the villag
of late. Wilmington Is indeed growing
Mrs Canedy of North Adams Is stopping a
DR. Titus'.-Harry Pettee had quite and eX
citing experience In runaway accident thi
week. Fortunately nothing serious occurred
though the Doctors horse made things hun
for short time.-The funeral of Mrs Henr!
Corkins was attended at Jacksonville Sunday
Rev Mr. Pierce preaching the sermon.-M
and Mrs Chas Bissel are home from New
York together with their daughter Mrs Fair
banks.--A l. Childs has been III for weel
bee of Boston and Miss Ada Eddy are. visit
Ing In tOwn.-An agent of the state fish
league has been In town and in Searsbure
this week.
South Windham.--It Is expected thvt
Rev f Tuck and family will spend a parl
of their vacation here.-Our pastor, Rev G A
Votey Is an earnest and faithful worker IN
bis Mastes's vineyard. The outlook at pres.
ent is hopeful. We hope the day is not far
away when the seed SO carefully sown will
reap an abundant harvest.-Mrs Randall of
Someryille, Mass. is at Rev G AVOtey's for a
few days. Mrs Randall and Mrs Votey were
teachers In the same room for seven years.
Ezra Pierce and wife are thankful after their
long sojourn to greet familiar faces and grasp
the hand of dearly loved friends and settle
down quietly In their own home: The quest
for health seems to have been In vain. Mr.
Pierce Is very low. His physician in Virgin
la seemed to understand bis case but gave
him no encOuragement.-Mrs Hollis Holden
is going to Ware, Mass, to visit her daughter
Ida.-Mrs Chas Smith has gone to New York
to visit friends.-Mrs Harriet Kingsbury of
is visiting at Dea Nelson Kings.
a number of delegates have
been elected to attend the Sunday school
gathering In Jamaica. - A few cases of
mGmps and chicken pox In tOwn.-Mrs Ell.
liott Gould of Windham, who has been con-
fined to her room for many years Is very low.
Decoration dav passed off pleasantly not.
withstandng the heavy rain the previous
day. The school had prepared pretty and
appropriate exercise for the occasion. The
graves were decorated here and at the Gen.
ire. Dinner was served at the Centre and
speech was made by Mr. Tracy of Burlington.
Putney.-The music lovers of Putney will
nave treat the 10th inst. Mr. Newcemb will
give one OF mis- recherche recitaDs at the town
lall. Besides his pupils In Putney Mrs W
hubbard ard Miss Jessie Orion of Brattle-
,oro, Miss Lillian Hale, contrato, Fred
Mason, the popular tenor of Fitchburg, and
Sewell Morse of Bratteboro, cornetist, will
ssist.-A match and Single" social and
upper is to be given at the Baptist chapel
'ridav evening, June 10Th. The entertain
nent will be novel ard amusing. Ice cream
nd cake are to be served. A good attendance
esired.-The Sons of Temperance will hold
strawberry supper In the lower town ball
Wednesday evening. June 10. Supper to be-
ollowed by program.-Everybody Is In.
ited.-Rev "A McGeorge, state missionary
VII preach In the Baptism church next Sun
ay morning and neutrality-suspicious. con.
ert at East Putney at 8 pm.
Halfax.-Memoral day exercises passed
Il very pleasantly. the address was enjoyed
y all and the exercises at the cemetery by
le school children under the direction of
[iss Nellie VIM were appropriate and in
resting.-Mr Smelly and family have ar
we'd to occupy their new home for the sum-
era C Niles of ReadsbOro, was In town
st week.-Mrs. NJ Powers arrived home
ON Boston last Wednesday.-A c Jones is
work for G H Highly making repairs on his
lrn.-G Fl Niles of Brattleboro Is visiting
lends in town. !,
Marlboro.-The rain Of Friday was badly :
,eded and did an immense amount of good.- ]
emOrial exercises were well attended.
recession formee at IL o'clock and marched J
the yard near the center of the town
here exercises of prayer and singing and
corsting the graves were heid.-It is In
ere are not veterans enough to form a G A
Post.
Halifax Center.-Rev Mr. Sutton of q
cksonvllle will preach here at the church /
nday, June at 2 O'Clock p m. Q
- l.
Guiiford Centre w Starr Cutting and f
lie arrived This week from Baltimore, Md, t
here Mr. Cutting has taken special course a
John Hopkins University. He will stay b
re until he goes to fill an engagement at the
summer school e
Commendable. |;
All claims not consistent with the high I
aracter of Syrup Of Figs are rurposely n
oided by the Cal. Fig Syrup Company. t.
acts gently on the Kidneys, liver and p
wells, cleansing the system etfectualy. b
etensons that every bottle will not v
'he police rsided gamblers in room In Hi n
ruian block Turner's Falls. Saturday night, a
the men escaped through the windows ts
society recently organized b
the village school scholars will be known N
The Fayetteville Flag association. A Ii
nasome new flag floats from the school tt
use.-We notice with pleasure the follow er
, item In regard to one of Nevis stall X
rt sons: Ernest Tuthil has been ap- fr
lnted supervisor of the Vermont state asy- T
n at Waterbury and will enter upon his ps
ties about the middle of July.-A party OF ce
ung men from Brattleboro stopped at tv
orcester's house for Supper Friday evening b
their way to Wardsboro trout fishing N
IS Spanlding is guest at Mrs Greene's, D.
clark Skinner has just finished some first bi
SIS masonry work on the fountain and con- W
buted one days work toward the general N
provement of the park, of which the foun. W
q Is the central attraction. All such con -
buttons are welcome. Is
of
Vern0n.-The Windham County Pomona in
ange held very pleasant and profitable of
'etiDg with Vernon grange last Thursday. HI
There VIII be grange meeting this even. re
, and PAPER will be read by Mrs NJ III
ed and Nellie Aldrich.-The fruit crop is I'm
'atiy injured by the late frost. during The 70
inder storm and wind of Tuesday. the 90
htning struck the ell of Mr. Fishers house q,
4 passed down through into the cellar tear. NJ
out part of the wall. Fortunately no one p,
3 injured. The lightning also struck a a.,