The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-11-10
BkATTLEBOKO.

Bring your next job Of prin.ins 70 10
kEFoRMER office.
The public schools were close5 yestsr5s
and today, as the teachers are a.tsn1iD2 u
teachers institute at Rutland.
ID. S. Farmer has taken the eontraet 10
furnishing music for the entertsinmso. a. -
BrsttIeboro Retreat for the coming winter.
Rev. Mr.. Parry gave an Interesting illus
trated lecture Sunday evening on THE Segrf
In the South using NJ. G. Robbins lantern.
Col. G. W Hooker was elected presiden
of the Vermont Horse Breeders Association
for the ninth time at their meeting Saturday
County Examiner Fl. d. Ryder will hoIc
special examination of teachers at Braule
boro on December 1st. and at Bellows FalIs
December ID.
The Vermont live stock company voteC
to pay per cent dividend from sales o.
cattle this season. This means distribution
of Sl7,50O cash.
Sixteen DlOceses through their Stand
Ing Committees have consented to the cODse
Grafton of the Rev. A. G. A. Hall as Thu
Bishop of Vermont.
George 4 Fox has swung "a handsome
large sign In front Of the new VS. room 10 thu
shape OF hand. the index finger of which
points. to the door.
= The goods for "tbe assignee sa lie OF cloth.
Ing at Vinton's block have been delayed In
arrival and the sale which was to open today,
Will begin tomorrow.
About $50 Italians, men, women and
children passed through here this week on
their way to New York and were quartered
at the depot over Sunday.
The remains of Martin Paine who died
at the BrattleO0ro Retreat at the age OF SO
years. were taken Thursday 10 Brookfield
where be was buried with Masonic rites.
The new Iron bridge on William street
over the MILESTONE, Is completed and In read
mess for travel. 1t Is a fne structure and
shows good workmanship and durability.
Prof. W. ID. Smith, Wilmington boy,
born and reared on Elm Shade farm, has Just
opened business college at Concord, N. H.
A new system Of bOokkee ping, known as the
Ellis system, will be taught In the college.
The new rapid short hand system will also be
taught as well as approved business methods.
Mr.. Smith will be remembered here as stu
dent at Glenwood seminary. He graduated
al Hlnmau's Business college, Worcester,
Mass. and was teacher In that college for
four years, being at the head Of the business
course and there taught the new system call.
ed the Ellis system.
"A woman has been going about the vii.
lage appealing for aid for a family of tie
name OF Wells. who were represented as 10
extreme restitution. In several places she
obtained money and aid. The Associated
Charities have investigated the story, and no
family OF that name and no destitute family
Of any name can be found In the neighbor-
hood where the supposed touching case was
located. When such appeals are made 10 the
charitably disposed and they cannot person
ally inquire into the truth of the story, would
II not be well to report the case at once to
some member of the board or charities aud
let the facts be ascertained before ri-king or
wasting 4 impostors the aid needed by the
really poor.
Since ING, In Brsttleboro, o. persons
have died at or above 20 years OF age, OF
whom IL were % or more. two were 81, one
rs, ore -, Que 100. one i03 and one 10J. The
1rst ctntensrfan, james r. conpor, born 10
Ireland, died 10 lofS. at Eve years over the
centenoisl msrk; tue second, Sally Harris
Stockseil. norm ia Cbestsrneld, N. H., died
Sept. II, 1858. al nearly six months over her
1Osth year; the third, Martin Martin. born In
Ireland, died April 3, 1890, 81 almost 100; the
fourth. Asepatb Bennett. born 10 Dummers-
ton, died Sept. 9, 1892, at nearly six months
past l01 wears. Al these named have died In
the last % years. Previous to 1861, only one
bsj rescued 95 years. There Is no one lee
YEARS old Low living IN the town; Lucinda |
Elliot. the Oldest inhabitsnt. Il 9j.
We have the best nickel alarm clock |
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