The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-29


son to the asylum tower, with granlte cap
of five feet, making It's total height U
feet. ., .,.o.d,
The mountain road has travel ALREADY
that proves Its Importance as an add'tlon u
BrattIeboro's attractions. 1t Is estimated
that 800 people were on 1t Sunday, though y
was not generally understood to be open. IN
left their names In the register.
--Mrand Mrs. Marshall the Misses Devens
Miss Maud Smith and the Rev. Mr.. Collins
made np a walking party for ChefterBol'
Lake "Wednesday morning, making tne uIs'
tance In three hours and 80 minutes Including
rests. The party spent the night at Mr. mar
shall's "Ottage.
The annual meeting of the Windham ana
Remington association of Universalists meet
nj Wilmington June 10th and 18th. The pro- 70,
cram includes greeting address by Key "
; Snraoue. sermons and discussions by Kevs. ..
r Rhoades, ID. L. Fisher, Mr.. Sprague, Il.
W. Pierce and Rev. s. A. Parker.
,l0-Rey. F. j. Parry the committee for this
section "a to give an examination June iUtn
for the free.tuitlon scholarship a. na.o ~
NAV be obtained from Prof. N. L.. Andrews,
dean of the faculty. Young men who v ish to
compete should notify Mr.. Parry before that
date.
There have been two cases of sidewalk
collisions by gaulky bicycle riders with pedes-
trians this week. Moses Howe was run into
as he was coming down from supper We'd
nesday evening, and lady on Asylum
street was hit and thrown out into the road
her hat rolled In the dust and packages In her
hand served likewise. Boys, this community
Is good natured one but this sort Of thing
won't do.
There was hearing Tuesday before s.
r.. Davenport. A. Withheld and s. l.. Dutton.
court commissioners on the petition Of
Tubbs and others to lay an open highway
from the Bernardston road to the Tubbs
place in Guilford. After quite contest IN
| which Haskins Il StOddard represented the
petltionary and Waterman, Martin & Hit
| the town, the commissioner decided to re-
psrt In favor of laying the road assessing two
| thirds of the land damages on Tubbs and one
third on the town. There are still some legal
questions to be passed on by the county
court.
| The first prosecution in this vicinity for
violation of the law agrnst taking trout less
| than six inches long. was made tuesday
against Clark, son of II. l.. Frost, and about
IA years old. 1t was done on complaint OF
| the Vermont Fish and Game Leegue which
got its information from Geo. and E. NJ.
Chamberlain. and which sent down Mr.. Nc
Intyre to look after the case. The boy was
arrested at his West BratteborO home, and
taken before Justice Newton. He plead not
guilty and stood trial, with Lawyer Stoddard
for counsel while States Attorney Hit rep
resented the state. There were only two
witnesses, the Chamberlains, who testified
to finding him fishing In brook on their
land, to have examined his basket and found
10 trout all less than six inches long. telling
MIN so, and afterwards seeing him take out
a handful and throw them away. The de.
tense put In no testimony, but 1t appeared
from cross examination that there was
trouble between the families growing out OF
fishing on Chamberlains land, which was
posted hut not on boards of legal size, so that
asked If he had settled cases with others and
said he had, bat was for trespass on his lana
and not for violating the six inch law In
view of the youth of the respondent the
court imposed tine of only $3 and costs, ag-
gregating $12.37.
A meeting of the corporators OF the horse
railway 1. to be held Wednesday at p. m. at
| the Brooks house. There was an attempt 10
have one Monday to hear the report OF the
committee that went to Glens Falls. we 90
not believe there Is any ground for this ins1n'
nation that the corporators want to block the
enterprise by refusing to the books Tor SUD-
scriptions. They are too honorable men 10Y
tnat. They were put on when Judge heel-
er drew NY the charter as friends of the en-
terprlse. If they had any objection to rail-
way the time TO urge them was before the
| charter was granted, not TO abufe the
power placed In their hands In trust to
forward the enterprise to strange
it. The matter has hung along as
matters which are everybody's business and
Mobody's In particular are apt to do. We
have no doubt that the result OF heXt
Wednesdays meeting will be the opening OF
the banks. Whether the capital can be
raised or not is another question; 1t is only
there Is at least $1,000 already to be sub.
scribed. The only objection urged to the
project Is that 1t would detract from the
beauty Of Western Avenue as drive; but
reflection will show that there Is very
little to this. The track itself Will GER
running not oftener than once an hour
will at the worst have no more effect
than the heavy teams and coaches that are
constantly going over the road. The dread
of frightening horses Is no serious fac,
tor anywhere else In the world. The road
should be built, and should be made, II posi-
bic, to skirt the whole village.
The many friends of Augustus E., son OF
MIR. snd Mrs. Theodore Turner, were grieved
TUESDAY evening to hear of his death at the
age of 81 wears, at the home of his parents or
Elliot street, from scrofulous rheumatism
which finally resulted In general tuberculosis
Gus, as he was called, was great favorlte
among the young people as was shown by
the many acts of kin tness and the abundance
of flowers which were sent by his many
friends during his long Illness and were highly
appreciated by him. and his death causes
much sorrow to think that life so young
Is bighted out. About three years ago be
attended the Childs Business college al
Sp, inefield, Mass. for one term. He entered
Colgate University. Hamilton, n. Y, last
fall to study law. and was taken with rheu
matism there, his lessons being heard In bis
room, and being unable to take the whole
journey home In one day he took two days
coming. making three months yesterday
, Stree bis return home that he had not beer
able to get out at all but be kept up courage it
the last and bore his sufferings which were
at times most intense, with fortltude
Mr.. Turner was bright ambitious yOunl
:. man and had made hosts OF friends al
was shown by the emblems OF beautifu
flowers consisting of q rose buds designat
Ing the number Of years OF his life, larg.
pillow bearing the Inscription, brother; :
pillow of 80 roses tied with ribbon, crescent
star, crosses, wreath, bouquets ana al
abundance of cut flowers which surrounded
the caskeI as 1t Law In state the past two days
: Mr.. and Mrs. Turner have the sympathy OF
the entire community IN their bereavement
as 1t is a year ago since tney Duriea tnei
other son, John. The funeral was held at st
!. Michaers Roman Catholic church at o'cloci
Yesterday morning, and was largely attended
MANY from out of town being present
: Amor them were: Mr.. and Mrs A. II
RYAN of HolyoKe, T. ]. Coffee, Misses Nellie
and Josie Coffee, Northampton. ;. Woods
and Miss Nellie. Springfield. Mrs. John Tur
: ner. Northampton, Frank and Mrs. Free
Turner, Mortified, Mass, James aud Mis-
Hannah Mullins, Misses Belle Harmon
Eliza CorlIss Annie Mack, Hinsdale n. II.