The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
OTHER COUNTY NEWS.

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Memorial Day PreparatiOns-Fire at VIM
ham-Death at West TOwnshend Acc
dents and Other News.
Vernon-Rev A III Webb of Brattlebol
will preach In the chapel next Sunday at
O'Clock m Mrs Hiram Cobb of Wardsbol
and Mr. Cobb of Michigan are visiting at
Webster Observation-Disclosures Brook
is quite sick from la grippe and pneumoni'
DR. Bruce Of Brattleboro is the attending ply
stefan. Bertha johnson has gone home wit
her aunt Mrs Augustus Allen to Marlboro
n HI . Frost has purchased anorhe
driving horse. Streeter Is on the sic
| list.-It is hoped that some arrangement wi
be made If pot OH Memorial day to remembe
the worthy soldiers that sleep in cur GENE
teries in public way.-Bert Tyler has re
turned to his work in Winchendon, Mass
Il E Stockwel lost valuable colt last week
The farmers are planting larger amour
of corn than usuaI.-Mrs Nettie Frost has re
| turned home from Putney.
| So Venom Louie j Harris brought up
party of friends from Springfield In palatla
car this week for tour OF Inspection or t1t
Connecticut River road up to this place.
Grove Mrs Mary A Bell is quite sick
DR. Cram of Coleraine in aftendance.-Tbe
cold wave this week ruined beans In some
places -Crusts of Ice formed en- water
out of doors saturday, Sunday and Monday
nights. The ground also frOZe quite hard
Gardens are not sowed in full as yet. Crops
that are in the ground will terminate slowly
If the cold " Gather continues. corn will rot in
the ground. Some few have peas up but they
will hardly be ready for table use for some
time to COMET c Bells little 10y Is report.
ed as gaining.-Reports are not very favora.
BILE as to g Burrows condition.-B E Clark
hoc far hoi n fOr ho
Fruit trees are in blossom, grass Is looking
well.-Quite good attendance at the meet
Ing SUNDAY evening but hope there will be
more out next tune.
Neutrality-suspicious. prize captured.
Saturday The 10th at the residence OF Ara
Whitman, Miss Lettie Whitman was mar
ried to Peter Smith of New Mexico. A short
tour among relatives and the happy couple
will take up their residence on a ranch In
New MeXico-Mrs Flora Chalmers returned
to Boston. Mass, last week where she is to
meet Der husband and return with him to
Princeton, n J,where he has charge of build
Ing a new uorntorv to Princeton college,
The auction sale of horses, wagons. etc. at
tache! for E Reynolds which was adver-
lised the 18th. had 10 be postponed on account
OF some error In the proceedings.
WestminsteY.-M Annie EUrke of New
York City is visiting at George p Sibin's.-
Fred Bingham mas returned from Brocton,
Mass. and Is at work In Atchinson's shop
DR. Daniel Campbell was in town last week
in consultation with DR. Norsington.-Tbe
Goth annual S s convention for Windham
county will be held at the Congre gatiOnal
church on Wednesday, May 9th, 81. 1t is
hoped there may b, full attendance 1t Is
rumored that the Westminster steam mill
will De torn down aud remoued at an early
date. Cause assigned to unjust taxation. The
town agreed to exempt the property from
taxation for five years, which agreemen.
they have violated and certainly in so doing,
have sadly over.reached.-Mi Kitty Chaplin
of HolyOke j. stopping at Cha Nutting's.-
Among those under the doctors care are
Mrs VIM Cole. Mrs Chas Church. Miss Bessie
Leach. Mrs VIM X Clay, Carrie HaywOOd.-
Roy Bingham, lad some 10 or II years old.
Re III from fence one day last week and dis.
located one shoulder. DR., Norsington reduced
The dislocation and reports the case as doing
nicely.-Geo Mctcalf OF Sangus. Mass, Is Wis
iting friends In towE.-Naple Grove Grange
will hold basket picnic Thursday, May 80,
at the vestry Of the church.
Newfane. The jail has one inmate. a
woman named Wooley, from Brook line who
was arrested for breaking in and assaulting q
neighbor, Mrs Cook.-Frank Whites horse
bo came frightened and ran Monday morning
throwing Mr. and Mrs White out. Fortunate
Iy neither ere Injured and the horse was
not hurt.-Charles Underw God Is at work at
Dewitt returned home
Monday evening Mrs WIN Bliss tells a
1owery tale. which being strictly true will
bear repeating. She has Gala lily three and
)ne half feet In height. leaves. IA inches In
length and IL inches In breadth and the BIOS
som standing three ard one halt feet from
he base. 1t is beautiful plant and well
worth seeiOg.-Tbe fountain Is being repair !
I'd and Will probably be In running order in
lbout a fortnight.-Tbe stone masons have
,egun work on the new store building
Henry kilburA's name is among the depart. |
Tres of the past week.-Dr Williston and G S !
yoi cester VISITED the social lodge AZ vii. |
Wednesday nigbt.-Mrs Benedict of |
New York IL visiting at 4 q Benedict's We |
rear with regret that Sparks will leave !
own nt xt Monday 10 work for Putney par.
les. Ii Is not yet known who will succeed |
Tim In the blacksmith business Hawks are |
living considerable trouble. boldly coming |
nto the village and carving of chickens.-A |
lag staff is being raised at the school hou-e.-
!. Is expected that the Post will hold Memo
ial services at tue church SuDdsy.-Memo-
ial services bv the Post at Wardshoro Deco
alton Day. Rev Mr. Steele delivers the 3D. /
ress.-The w K e meet at NJ II Praits next
Wednesday, sliltoD Dexter OF Philadel- |
hia, IL at bis summer home bere. /
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Graf on Memorial services viii he held
tine Baptist church Sunday. Rev ! w Todd
( Bellows Falls will deliver the Memorial
,ay sddress.-Tbe citizens are requested to
ring flowers to q A X hall the evening of
be 29ih. Regular meeting of l. Clarke. w
c, Saturday evening. All members are re-
uested to be present.
Brook A Bush lost the to-
LIS foref.ge: in a circular sis MoRdsy.