The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-03-17
Jordan & Van Dorm received an elaborate
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ne OF sterling silver ware today.
The trustees ut the asylum are plannin
to make modern Improvements at their gym
nasium soon.
Geo. Merritt of Mt. Herman. formerly q
London, England. Will lead the o'cloc
Meeting, Sunday afternoon at the Y. M. {
A.
-McKim. Mead & White of New York
have submitted plans and elevations TO
changes which have been proposed for tn
Congregational vestry. These plans provid
tor building the chapel out toward the stree
about 40 feet, with space between 1t and tn
no definite action on the matter and 1t Is no
decided as yet what will be done.
lit is NOT only eraIn-man but Grange
Minor now. W. Fl. Minor purchased larg'
part of the live stock at the auction of th'
property of the late L.. S. Adams
at Guiford Wednesday and has LEASED
the farm for two years and will oper
ate 1t In his enterprislng way. His purl'
pose Is to meet demand in his hay trade
here, for first class loose native hay, which he
VIII be able to supply from the 100 tons
which the farm cuts.
The last coupon for the Boston Globes
| Worlds Fair contest was published Wednes.
| day but the contest does not close until
Thursday, March %. 1t stands to-day In the
teachers, Mvrtelle Eason, End, 1924; postal,
Miss Kate West, Barre, lst. ~ 1884 and II, A.
Austin. 3s5; mechanic, d. A. Cavanaugh,
%, 1904; and clerk James O'Brien While
River Junction list, 1896. Miss Vests fav-
critics In Barre are working hard for her and
II Is expected that the contest between Miss
West and T. A. Austin will be close one.
The electric railway directors have had a
meeting snd decided to rest on their oars un-
I'll the electric light folks are ready to give fig.
ures of what they Will furnish the power for.
There IL favorable talk for an arrangement, but
nothing definite yet. 1t may be said now that
the road is assured so far as the matter of
capital Is concerned Several offers have been
made by outside parties who see In the pro-
Ject prospects enough of profit so that they
are willing to put their money up on 1t. The
directors have not accepted any Of the offers
yet and will not If 1t can be avoided or any
further than is necessary; for they are anX.
ious to see 1t Bratteboro corporation,
owned and controlled by BrattlebOro men,
and II the ENTERPRISE Is one that will tempt
outside money 1t seems good enough to them
for home Investment.
The postponed district meeting of the
eighth Masonic district of Vermont was held
Friday afternoon and evening. with large
delegations present from number of towns
and one of some 80 from Putney. Masonic
hall was hardly large enough to contain the
gathering which was of an exceedingly In
teresting character. The second degree was
worked by Golden Rule lodge of Putney In
the afternoon, and after that came the ban.
quet served by Cooper In the hospitality OF
the Brattleboro lodge. The meeting reopen
ed in the evening in the third degree which
was worked by Columbian lodge. The Grand
Lecturer Winfield s Ney OF Luenburg crit
cised the work and gave most interesting
explanatory talk. and was followed
st. Jobnsbury, Eminent Commander KIT
tredge Haskins, District Deputy DR.. A. W.
Rice of Wilmington. District Secretary q. M.
Russell and Rev. re. Mckenzie of Whining
ton. II. G. Sheldon and H. X. Smith Of Ru.-
land. Gov. Fuller. DR.. f. S. Weston of New.
fame, Rev. r. W. Sprsgue and j. l.. Rett'ng.
The meeting lasted until about II p. m. The
work of both Golden Rule and Putney lodges
with the degrees was highly praised by the
officers present who declared that they had
rarely ever seen better in the state.
One of the business changes alluded to
last week has been made public. B. A.
Clark, the veteran hardware merchant, has
bargained for the sale Of his BUSINESS to j. e
Mellen and W. II. Proctor. The taking of
the inventory will begin In few days and the
new proprietors will take possession April
LIST. Both are young men of business ca
paclty, OF experience IN that line, well known |
and well liked not only by the Brattebnro
public but through a wide territory. Mr.. |
Mellen has been in the hardware trade for 15 |
Or 20 years and has been here with Mr.. Clark |
rs bead clerk + the past eight years. Mr.
Proctor, of the firm of Frost & Proctor, the
oldest grocery house In town--with which he
will also retain HIS connection for the pres
'nt-!s also veteran In the hardware bus
less, having been engaged In 1t before be
anne here, nine years ago last September.
fhe new fra therefore has every qualifica-
Ion for success which their hosts OF friends
cordially wish them. Mr. Clark retires after
Is years of continuous service In BrattIeboro
mercantile life. He came here from his home
n Westminster IN 1850. and began as a clerk
'or Williston & Tyler, who had drug, hard
ware and grocery store at the stand now &C.
,up'ed by Dea. c. F. Thompson. He re-
NAMED with them for II years and then In n
ne and Henry e. Willard formed the firm of
ng their store In the Blake block. which was
burned In the great fire of 1869. and estab-
ishing themselves after the Brooks block
vas built In the present store of Fl. A. Cha
,in & Co. In ~ he and Mr.. willard dis
oved and he bought out the hardware bust
less Of Clark & Franks where Cox block
low stands, moving It to Tyler block near
here till the winter of lSS0-Sl, when he ot-
upied his present quarters. Through all
he years he has epjoved large trade, one
+ the largest In rural New England, and with
is Obliging. accommodating ways and highly
0norable methods, been most popular bus
1ess man. He bss not yet decided what he ,,
I'LL next engage In, though he is thinking of ,
be lumber business.
The prize offered by Clrrent Literature
,r the best valentine was awarded to Claude 5
ayette Bragdon, for the following:
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There was hearing Monday before Judge n
Dysl Tyler, IA clerk of the court in the case 0
Mrs. Geo. o. Downs vs.. j. w. Hosfora. to y
Id the balance due In eqJitv on a mo tgage v
ON HOsford to Mrs. Downs on the formers a
III property In Newfane. 1t was between $500 \
d ESQ., she claimed. The controversy was !,
er some money received for machinery. for u
hich che allowed o., and he claimed 4! 80
10 machinery WAS sent to parties in a city, 3,
It'll other stuff which Hoafo-d sent In part paw :,
ent of bill he owed them. He claimed that g
consigned !; to he sold so as to net also. 1t IL
sell for that, but they, claiming at first u
at thew aid not inow OF the mortgage. tried to Il
plv the proceeds what he owed them q
rs. Downs had tn sue to get IL, and the resnlt n.
rs avails of only fl04 out of the AGO. Jndge n
'Ier will make his report to the court of
ancery at the pacsent term.
e Denlson. Tex, Land and Improvement Co. b'
well as the cotton mill at Boston last week. ca
mes q. Bates of Hartland presided and g. j. vi
nidon of Hinsdale was the secretary. Reso-
gff Inn mo- nd puar -