The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-09-25
Locals on both 1st and Sth naoes

Ir. week.
The breach of promise case bropy, I
n Miss Olive B Stout, typewriter of Montnt
of Ter, against Choate Q. Howard of Town
ne ton of the public is disappointed. Terms
" the settlement are not public property. 90 ss
b. the interested parties, but our Montneii,
correspondent says 1t Is understood NOR
;. the court people that $1,000 was paid. $500
~ Capt. Y. w. Childs has been housed a
ia the week by an Injury received at the Mine
,r peach and cream party at the Liscom farl
!, Friday. While In sport with other membeI
I and jumping on platform his left leg wer
Il and scraped the shin to the bone. lie did nc
q notice much about 1t then and even dance
more. But when he got home he fonnd hi
unaerclothng saturated with blood and h
It tainted with weakness from its loss. Ther
}. Is now bad looking sore at the point of tn
a injury and the physicians order him not t
v use the foot for several days.
J, Saturday afternoon and evening, steame,
!, clans and clam chowder at the Elliot stree
e -Flrst-class milk stews at Elliot sire stree
: Fish Market. adv.
Q The regular meeting of the w. r. q
was held at q. A. h. Hall last evening, III,
. officers had prepared surprise for the otbel
! members, Ice cream and cake being served
| "A very CIJOydUC mCCtiIIS Is reported.
Mr.. Wacott, civil engineer from Green
,, field,was In town againlyesterday talking with
Col. Hooker. The elevations for the sewer
through Western Avenue to connect with
Frost street sewer, are all made and work
will begin one week from Monday. 1t would
have been begun sooner but the Colonel
wishes to keep the road unbroken until at
, ter the fair.
The Church property on Flat street has
been sold this week through the agency of
Bailey & Miner, to Hon. J. l.. Martin. The
property, which has, since the Church es-
tate was closed, been owned by Henry and
Eugene Akeley and j. II. Wright, con lists of
the sash and blind shop with all the tools and
machinery, also the foundry and other adjoin-
ing buildings, with about $4,000 feet Of land.
Ackley & Co., take In exchange block of
tenements In Chelsea, Mass, also some fine
residence property In Somerville and New
ton, Mass. The amount of property that
changes hands is something over $4,000.
The future of the Flat street property Is un.
known at present but it is hoped that some
live manufacturing company will continue
the business.
-Chas. Henkel is adding piazza to his
Frost street place, besides repainting and
other. improvements.
There are some things that are good for
Brattleboro In the wind. John Moose of
Worcester, formerly superintendent for the
Bell Organ Co., of Guelph, Canada,
and man Of superior qualifications
has accepted a similar position with
Carpenters Organ Go. He will come to
take 1t next Monday and will move his family
here the middle Of October. Eric Landry,
who recently went to Worcester will also
return TO take his Old position as Inspector
for the company.
The Vermont Temperance Herald of Mont
pelier gives portrait this week Of Mrs Esther
Taylor Housh, presidento Of the vtW T ,anoIa
IA n nranh % ak nfnh vuhtx
Mrs Housh was elected president of the
State W q U in 1887, having previously been
state secretary. and national press superintend-
and teacher. She was second in a family of
eight children. had ample education, and was u
successful teacher for eight years. Mrs Housh |
f w@s aH's ee we KNOWN ga literary women be-
magazine "Woman at Work" in 1877 at Louis. |
vile, Ky. she editing and her son Frank doing
' puDnsmng. IN 1882 they moved to Brattle
DOro, contlnulng the publication as the Woman's |
Maga1in until 1880. Since that time she has |
devoted part of her energy to The household.
now OF boston where she spent the early part OF
The present year. as editor. but now her whole
time is devoted to temperance work. AS a
speaker she is very good and as presiding of.
icer she Is much liked. In one Of her leaflets
homes OF onr nation viii unite In a song Of
triumph over the crusade morning, and man.
1000 restored, childhood saved. and womanhood
the cear Wa 70 ona
Tine II GpiscoSaI III ~ evening was very
wsrs TO ~ %
which w:s 70 have BEEN Dressnted wa. not
ars Ii the fair. ~ blue ssbis Di in Charge OF
aery handsome sss decoration being Of ali blue.
rhe autumn table IN charge Of Miss Minnie San.
n
and 80 Handsome tfat they were thought by |
some to be hand painted. Miss Devens had
handsome A social dance from TIL 10 ended
he evenings enjoyment. The proceeds were
about $500.
BRATTLEBoRos AND OTHERS The Yer.
yennes VermOnter last week announced Geo.
Danyeau of Brattleboro to be visiting rela.
Ives in that city.-Frank A. Eels has accept
ID a position as steward of the Holyoke
House, at HolyOke, Mass.-Miss Nellie Wood
If Springfield, Mass, IL visiting relatives 10
,own.-Miss Rosa Judge Is up from Spring
ield, Mass.-Rev. James Herrick and wife
ire In Randolph, Mass, on visif.-Miss
0ells Clark has returned from the west
where she has spent several weeks.-Misses
Kate and Julia Calvin of Middlebury, are
visiting their brother In town.-Miss Louise
HOLSTER is visiting In Rutland.-Miss Maud
Essex spent Sunday in town.-Alan Crosby
spent Sunday with his parents. - John
j'Keefe. J. Hayes and j. Kelley of Bellows
eturned Tuesday from weeks visit In
Spring field, Mass.-Fred Gale of Barre is In
own.-Mr. and Mrs. Ned Cleveland leave
lext week for their winter .home In Fitch.
,urg, Mass.-Gus Holt of Barre Is In town
or few days. He bias sold his shop
Wight Of Rochester, are at F. A. Hubbard's
d. Manning returned from
Ter visit In Putney last week.-Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Van Doom are on short carriage
rive In Massachusetts, Reynolds Ia at
is home In Jamaica sick.-Miss Ncttie
NTH has gone to WardsbOrO,t0 care for her
,other who is sick.--J. M. Baldwin returned
,eeks' visit " ith friends In town and vicin.
y.-Mrs. A. !. Currier returned Friday
rom visit In Bsston.-Mrs. Will! Wash
urne Is visiting her sister In Springfield,
lass.-Chas. Wheeler who has been criti.
ally III is improving.-Mrs. H. T. Willard
lering at So Newfane returned Sunday-Mr.
nd Mrs. Herbert Floyd returned from their
ridal tour Saturday. They left Tuesday for
,eir home in Winthrop, Mass.-Miss Belle
enney returned Wednesday from her visit
Stamford, Conn. She leaves soon for New
ork. where she will pursue her studies un-
Or tn, direction Of Miss MAY Burnham
liss Hattie Jones returned Saturday from
oston. She leaves again Monday to take
ositiou as stenOgrapher In the law Office OF
Converse Gray, of Court street, Boston,
|. NJ. Wood left last evening to spend the re-
lalnder Of the week with bis gun at Putney.
j. c. Timson, for several years In the en-
10y of the Esiey Organ Co., leaves soon to
lcceed o. Z. Drnry as salesman for Emer.
IN & Son.-Miss Gertrude Miller Is IN Bos-
IN this week. looking up fall styles In dress
laking.-G. W.Kenney of Perkinsyille is the
nest of Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs. Rockwell.
William Rockwell and young friend from
ew York, who had been camping near Lake
dward 10 Canada, bad the misfortune to
'ss toeir clothes and money In hotel re.
,ntly destroyed there by fire.-Miss Addie
aiIo., L. a., CnrinQfield Maas for several