The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

-Quonektacut Tribe has a spe cial counc
fire tonight.
| ID. Prescott Is succeeded as roa dmaste
OF the narrow guage by p. Shean.
The Unitarian ladies' have engaged tn
Town hall for their annual fair July 23.
Bishop Bissel Will make his annual Wis
itation to st. Mlchaeps Episcopal churc
July ID
w. H. Chllds flung handsom flag t
the breezes from the pinnacle staff on Wan
tastiquet Friday evening.
Miss Mary Howe returns home Saturday
She Is to sing at the Middlebury, Dartmouth
and Bates college commandments mex
month. Luclan Howe Is already home.
Il. o. P. Smith has In his possession
book published In 1851. called The Christa
In CompIeat Armour" 1t Is very religion
book and Is priced highly.
-Brattleboro Baptist society Ia represent
ed at the Sunday school convention held q
Burlington this week, by Rev. f. j. Parry
Col. j. j. Estey, l.. w. Hawley and wife, H
H. Hackley and wife and Arthur Carpenter
The Christian Science meeting will bt
held Wednesday evening at 26 Prospect
street. Service and Sunday school at q
Laurel street Sunday at 10 80 a. m.
IF. A. Larrow formerly barber at the
Bliss House, has gone this week to HiDsdale
where he will work In Mr.. Drnkwine's shop.
His place Is taken by Mr.. Mettey, formerly
In the employ Of P. Rate.
| "A large number Of the ladies of the Bap
"Lindenhurst" with Mrs. Geo. E. CrOweIl
| Wednesday. Supper was served and most
enjoyable time was had.
H. o. Coolidge drove his coupe into
some long irons hanging out of Robbins 4
Cowles' wagon near the depot Wednesday
afternoon, scratching the horse considerably
and breaking the breastplate of the harness
but doing no other damage.
-Throngs of people including many visit.
ors from out-of-town enjoyed drive or walk
up the Wantastiquet road sgan Sunday 1t
Is proposed now to cut out the underground
and trees and make several lOOkouts from the
most slightly spots on the route.
Some one charges that its items have been
stolen.
No suspicion Is expressed Of such fate for
| Its editorials.
| This Is an accusation from which all cere-
| bellar creation Is safe for all time.
Mrs. Hannah Cain died at The home of
| her son John,on Green street early Wednes.
dav morning. Mrs. Cain has been great
sufferer for several months from cancer.
Her funeral was held from Mr.. Gains home
this afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. w. III. Col
Inns officiating.
The weather prophet says the next storm
will be due to leave the Pacific coast about
the 18th, cross the Rocky-A lleghany valley
from the Sth to the 10th, and reach Vermont
about the 18th. The storm wave belongs to
period of very dangerous storms that In.
cludes all the month of June.
Mac" puts on adipose tissue as he sees
wins for note Gan Oat) which he tells them
ga man left for you this morning." And
they say that 'Mac" himself bit like Somer-
set trout at 1t. In the beginning.
IS. L. Hunt celebrated his elghty-frst
birthday May %. Early in the morning he
went to the cemetery, moved lot there, re.
turned and moved two large lawns before
dinner. In the afternoon he enjoyed pleas
art trip up Wantastiquet and back.
There Is strong reason for hoping that
Monday morning train for New York will be
put on this season to enable business men to
have their families summer here and come
up to spend Sunday with them and get back
to New York In season for business Monday.
The railroad people all talk favorably.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church held a basket picnic
on the parsonage lawn Wednesday afternoon
from O'Clock to 8, and 1t was very pleas.
ant event. The ladies each brought enough
for two In their baskets, and willingly divid.
ed with the gentlemen who else had nothing
10 eat. Ice cream and cake were served.
twenty-five years ago there was no un-
religious paper In the United
States except the Christian which was
'ounded about that time by H. L. Hastings
If Boston. The paper has been upheld by
no clique or sect but has gained a strong hold
on the people. The founder. H. l.. Hastings,
Is assisted in the work Of publishing by his
sons. J. Rand H. B. j. r. Hastings has this
week been visiting at D. l.. Griggs'.
One of the happy events of the week
was the celebration by the many friends and
neghbors of l. o. P. Smith and wife of their
18th marriage anniversary at their home on
Canal street Monday evening. It was sur
prise to both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. Many to-
kens Of remembrance were received from
their friends. Mrs. Smiths mother and IA
Their, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. w. Stebbins of Brook.
line came for the occasion. Refreshments
were served, games played and social time
enjoyed by all. Mrs. Smith presented her hus.
band with chair, handsomely decorated,
which had been in the family $50 years, be-
ing handed from one generation to another
The Western Acqneduct Association and
the Brattleboro Water Works Co.. both had
their annual meetings on Tuesday evening.
The former voted an assessment of so cents
a share. and elected G. r. Thompson, presl-
dent; L. F. Adams, clerk; e. F. Thompson.
Francis Goodhue, and f. c. Crosby, direct.
ors. The latter, whose meeting was at S. n.
Herrick's office, elected president, S. n Her.
rick; secretary and treasurer, Henry G.
Field; Superintendent, T. J. Knight: direct
ors, T. j. Knight. j. j. Estey and E. c.
~ A n aHI ant fob
next Tuesday evening to hear report from
the directors about work at the spring.
Improvements: The concrete walk is
being raised and relaid and new curbine |
put In on the outside. Oh Grove street. by |
Dea &. f. Thompson's residence, this week, |
he paying half the eXpense.-Welco Rams |
dell of Wardsboro, who bought the VIM.
Thomas house on South Main street last
spring, has begun work to raise it to two
story STRUCTURE, put on new roof, and add a |
gable to the north side.-Lucius Moore is
making considerable improvements on his
recently purchased Pake place on Chestnut
,treet.-C. X. Lincoln Is putting In the foun-
lation for barn at his Canal street place.
J. &. Pellet has put In concrete walks to
hree OF his Central street houses as has also
J. F. Reed.-The Washington street people
lid good piece Of work with their ra6ing
'ut SATURDAY.. 1t gave most attractive and
venue-like appearance to the street.-H. b.
chamberlain Is giving his Green street, house
has. Miner the Burdette house and L. G..
'arkess his Prospect street house a fresh coat
I paint.
-Quoth the Barre Enterprise of last Tues
ay:
Two Brattleboro ladies, Miss leila johnson
nd Miss Josie Reed, made quite trip last
'eek. Ii seems that +. G. Gale, who has lust
rehed bottling establishment here and who ;
BrattleD0rO xuif |
enileman OF thu place to drive his team here. | {
lr. Gale was therefore very much surprised on
Fednesday night by a visit from the above !
lentloned ladies who informed him that they
al come with the team They left BrattIeboro ,
INLAY morning coming via. of Weathersfeld :
no WOODSTOCK and stopping over night at each ,