The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16

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stone OF the bladder will have surgical op
Grafton performed next Monday by Drs Hol
ton and Conland of Brattieboro, assisted b.
DR. Fuller of this pace.-Gates & LazelI ar
kept quite busy making cider, but they can
not make much jelly on account OF the low
water.-Walter Alvah Canady moves hi
family to Jacksonville next week.-A ccident
are, quite numerous Of late. 7 Cutting fel
and wrenched bis wrist. While Frank Tai
was picking apples, the limb the ladder rest
ed on broke, and he fell to the ground, strik
ing on bis shoulder; his foot caught In tn,
ladder In such way as to badly sprain hi
ankle.
Guilford.-Celebratio of the holy com
muhtcn and sermon In Christ church on Sun
day next 80 p m.-Lyman of the Hartford
and New Haven railroad, spent Sunday with
friends 10 tOwn.-Miss Clara Estabrook oil
New York Is also here for few weeks. She
has spent the past three winters In Florida
where she intends to TO the first of Novem.
ber.-Cards announcing the marriage oil
Miss Jennie M Gallup to Alexander V Rich
at dorchester. Mass, on the ID inst. were re-
ceived by friends of the family this week.
"Ttllie'' is pleasantly remembered here by q
large circle of friends. The young. couple
will make their home at Neponset, MMs.-A
drove OF 300 fine sheep passed throughi town
Wednesday on their wav to Hatfield, Mass,
having been bought in Newfane and vicIni.
ty.-Willie Tyler of Erving, Mass, has been
visiting friends here the past week.
Grove.-The many friends Of Walter s
Brown, who for some months past has been
pursuing course In book. keeping at the
Troy Business college. will be pleased to
learn that he has accepted responsible pc.
sition at the Richmandville Scholastic Co.
Brown was formerly Of this place. For
number Of years be has been engaged In
teaching. His education was mostly obtained
at the Brattleboro schools where he is well
known.-We think the Bratteboro and Hall.
fax berry.pickers are beaten as your corres-
brought In the 9th and 18th of October which
we're of excellent quality and f1avor.-Mrs
Ann Babcock is still a boarder at B E Clar.'s
where she has been through the summer
and fall.-E o Preston Is repairing ana beau
tifying the interior of bis house.-Mrs Alva
Canedy and children visited friends and rel.
atlves through this section last week. The
family move to Jacksonville this week. May
success attend them In their new home
School commenced the fifth with Mr. Laraby
of West Halifax as teacher.-The late frost
has done no damage to apples and other fruit |
although Ice formt on water several inches |
out of doors Sunday night.-Rev Fl Fowler |
will hold meeting at the school-nouse In J
tive weeks from next Sunday at . m.-Mrs
= Val 10 SioWIy knIHiu6' uO Jay VI TIC |
Valley fair some pieces Of the band was
plainly heard at this place.
Hilifax.-The following item taken from
The Dubuque, Iowa, Daily Telegraph Of Oct.
,. may be of interest to many Of our towns
people, as Mr. BascOmis native of this town:
Mrs w r Bascom died Thursday at II a m,
It the family residence In 18th street. Her
maiden name was Abby M Hovey, and she
vas born In Darlington, Wis, Feb IA, 1S4S.
When she was 16 years of age her parents {
moved to Normal, Iii, where her uncle. Chas
, Hovey founded the State Normal Univer-
tty. In 1874, she was married to Mr. w r
}ascom. and their home was In Bloomington. {
II, I'LL Nav, 1888. when they moved to Du.
ed at Bloomington ia 1875. She leaves six '
hildren living. Mrs Bascom was the niece {
I Rev Alvah Hovey, d D, LII u, president n
the Newton Baptist Theological seminary {
4 Newton, Mass. Mrs Bascom became
,emLer Of the Baptist church when quite
Dung, and remained an active, earnest '
.orker In church till the close of her life. a
rev out of her triumphant faith In Christ. {
II who knew her loved her. She leaves = q
ost of friends in Dubuque. The First Bap. v
st church 10 Ia deep mourning. The mem. 81
.rs have felt that they could not give her c.
?. A. president Of the LadieR Society, o. b
'e r. II II ths Sunday School. and .s work.
coupled large pisd In the affections Of the 7.
'sple. A born Yer, large hearted and Il
any &2 10 trouble found her . "
ncere Tten1. Ant sympathfes extended n
yond the circle Of her church, and she was IN
e friend Of every one In distress. In her 81
ath not only the Baptist church, but the &
and society, have sustained loss K,
eply to be deplored."-Miss Florence Good. IN
" was home last Sunday and filed her th
zee at the organ In the Baptist church, j
las Griffin and family Of Wilmington were bt
town last week.-Hollis Harris formerly =
this town, died At his home In Michigan, In
t week. If
Farmers Meeting. "a
The Fsrmers' Club held q very pleasant ~ ~
successful meeting at a Plumb's last =.
lurday, and after dinner the meeting was NJ N
ened BY its president. Harris Stone, and =.
cted the following officers President, H ~ NJ
Plumb: secretary, Fayette Niles. The top "a ~
for the afternoon was. whether fertilizers "a a,
their use were beneficial to the farmer. " ~.
e subject was ably handled by several of h hn
members present, and pleasant and ri
,ftable time was enjoyed. Adjourned to w;
ct with Warren Niles In two weeks (Oct. 81,
at 10 o'clock. sir
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Parties from out of town wi
buying sheep and lambs and other stock, fri
ling fair prices for the same.-The farmers
re got their potatoes mostly harvested and 7
ort a good yield. although some have rot Oh
very badly.-The rowen crop has been Su
ra good this season, and In general all fro
ps. l. E Corse and VIM II Hicks have i
n repairing their nouses.-There has been Tv
reat amount of building and repairing his
le about town this establishment Wis Mr.
g and boarders have mostly returned to hoI
ir homes.-The farmers are verv busy fin at
Ing up their harvesting. Z Hicks sor
Boston. Mass. has been visiting at VIM Fl mo
Ks'.-The railroad will soon be completed G
Wilmington village. and the iron horse Ch
soon be drawing freight and passengers itir
the road. bro
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Mary Cheney Is on the con
/ list.-Miss Minnie Clark of Brattleboro. tim
D town visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Is Clark.-Mrs Harrington Of TempletOD, y!