The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-09-01
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FIVE MINUTES WITH THE NEWS, OF
"H THE COUNTY.
wiudnarn County Fair.


The Windham County Agricultural society
will hold it, forty-sixth annual fair at New.
fame, Sept Goth. The usual Xcellcnt list OF
premiums will be offered and good exhibit
Is assured. A genuine Rhode Island clam
bake will be served under the direction Of the
head man of the celebrated Squantum asso.
citation Of Narrag snsett Bay. The First Regi.
nish music. The enterprising secretary, j N
Miller has just had printed full sheet posters
announcing the fair and The premium list
hooks will be distributed next week.
Misplaced A ffection.
The case OF Hal Allard, to which our Yves
BrattleborO correspondent aludes briefly,
was brought toa focus at Nottingham last
week. He was arrested on an scti0n of tort
brought by E1ie r Smith OF Holyoke, who
was formerly engaged to Allard. She drew
$500 from savings bank and gave 1t to him
q mortgage. She afterwards concluded not
to marry him. He sold the farm, took the
proceeds, ''llt out" and ran through the mon
ey in few days. Hence a suit by her for
obtaining the money under false pretenses.
He was arrested In Hartwellville and finally
settled by turning over property to the value
Of 5000, plaukIng down 800 cash, aud CIV
Ing his note for 5000.
Echoes from the Storms.
In Wilmington the water spout Sunday was
the most severe since 1869, when great dam
age was done, and the water was very high
the first of The week. The town fathers est.
mate that It will cost fully $500 to repair the
damage to highways In town. At the New
ton dam much damage was done. Corn and
grain suffered severely.
Franklin pond 10 Guilford rose six feet In
an hour and Green River nearly as much.
later account from Hinsdale says:
The roadDeds were like rivers and were com.
pletely washed out In some places. Sewers In
all parts of the town were choked up. The
Tassa out NOE under the door o,
with logs. wood and sand TO- the depth OF II
Inches. The floor OF the finishing room at the
Halle Z Frost mills was also flooded.
william burlington of Heath estimates his
loss In fruit and damage to other crops, etc. at
300.
Charles A. Nutting.
Chas A Nutting of Westminster, died early
Monday morning from apoplexy after brief
Illness. He was highly respected citizen and
Ills death caused much sadness In the village. |
He had filled many positions of trust very &C.
'eptably. He leaves besides an aged mother, |
! wife and two daughters, Mrs q H Joslin. |
wife of DR. Joslln Of Hamden, Conn, and |
Mss Grace. The funeral was held from his
ate home Wednesday, Rev c w Thompson
ficiating.
The Catching Of the Horse Thief.
The capture OF the horse thief q r Young,
I which our Londonderry correspondent
ives some account Is pro badly break into
ang that has been doing an extensive busi-
ess over the mountain ;f0r many no -aes have
cen stolen from Arlington, Manchester and
icinity. Young who gives bis occupation as
hat Of hotel keeper and he has been living
n the mountain In WInhall. has been
Inspected for some time of being a horse
1lef. but no proof was available against him.
he pursuit Of him was an exciting one. Hill
oowed on horseback to Manchester then
,i;h the sheriff to Landgrove, seeing
here be tried to cross the river unsuccess.
ally, then through Londonderry to the
fountain where he was found. The track
"a, easily followed owiHg to the
sin. Young. though he had only the few
nd the horses were badly used up at the end
the % miles chase. Young made no re.
stance. He has served term In the New
ork state pris0n for the same crime. He |
III be tried at Bennington In December.
The Baxters al Westminster have begun
aiming corn for the season, and they will be
usy for the next dix weeks. About 100
ands are employed through the busy season,
nd they ore able to put 10000 cans day.
nelr nrSt season was last year, ana tney
sed the product of about 100 acres. and this
ear they will use much more. The farmers
FINISHING the corn are paid from $50 to $75
pr acre, according to the yield.
Rev Chas A Dickinson, pastor of Berkeley
emp'e. Boston, Massachusetts,. is prime
Over Ia the enterprise which has
zen established IN Westminster, his
alive town. Kurn Hattin Lodge, one of the ,,
erkley Temple homes where drunkenness
cured by the Thompson bi-chloride Of gold
Mr. Dickinson. after thorough
vestigation, believes In the cure. InformG-
on 10 regard to the cost and treatment
3 obtained Of DR. Osgooi Gsrmon, the :
lysician In charge, or Edward A Waldo.
erkley Temple, Boston, also of c W Osgood /
I'd Edward G Osgeod OF Westminster.