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

r III. Il. Taylor & Son have connected wi
the telephone exchange. r.,
= Woodstock and her attrR,trcf4 and bu
y ness interests ara treated In the slate editi'
Of the REFORMER today
!. Business men In need Of commerci
printing should call at the REP0RMER ofllc
Satisfactory work at moderate price,
Landlord Richards Ia Introducing st
more improvements at the American Hous
with new carpets, new paint cleaning, etc.
Foster, the St. Joseph, Mo-, weath'
prophet told last week about great st0r
waves" that we're going to sweep over Il
continent from the 9th to the ON.
Services IN st. Mchsela>l episcopal
church on Sunday next: $3.50 a. m, Hol
communion; 80 a. m, morning prayer
litany and SCI mon; p. NJ, evening prayer
g. A. Billings OF Hatfield. Mass. repre-
senting the Suffer Bros. tobacco business, ha
been In town this week. lie saws be ha
done no buying this season and shall not q
present.
-Tbos. Fenton had his ankle and ins'e
badly wrenched Monday by the plunging AM
kicking OF an unruly horse which had neye
been shod b fore. Tom was not able to ste,
out doors until yesterday.
There Is to be foot ball game at River
side Park tomorrow afternoon betwA3n Tn,
Shelburne Falls and Brattleooro Athletics
| The two teams are evenly matched and
close and exciting game Is anticipated.
The boiler of the narrow gauge engine
Londonderry" which has been at st. AIban,
| for repairs for three months past, was 70
turned here this week aud It Is expected tina,
The engine will be running befera--aAs- lyee.
closes.
Among the registries at the American
House this week are Hon. G. o. Hurlburt o.
Lebanon, N. H., Internal Revenue Collector
Col. E. A. Alexander OF Baltimore, Md, thu
New England revenue agent and Col. j. A
Titus of Orsnge, Mass.
"A Providence, r. l., man has been ir
town this week picking up old furniture and
crockery. He says there Is man In that cit,
who has three of the famous BrattIeborcc
stamps and that he has refused $3.50 for the
one that is Ia the poorest condition.
DIR. j. L Rathborne, graduate Of McGil
university, Montreal. has opened a veter!per,
surgeons office at the livery stable OF &. B
White. DR.. RathbOrne has had six years pX
perience since graduating from the above IA
nous university and he will undoubtedl,
meet with success here.
The First Regiment band Is one of the
Victims OF +. j. Bailey. 1t gave him 6Hb-
scrtptions to collect year or two agdand he
collected 1925 more than he has turned over.
Some OF the subscribers are naturally inclined
to urge forcible measures. They contributed
their money to support the band as an lnsti-
tuition Of which the place was proud, not to
support Bailey, however proud they may be
of him. ,
There was naturally fear among eur
people yesterday when they saw the name OF
Nv. G. Carpenter" at the head of the list OF
killed IN the Chicago railway disaster,
that 1t was the manager OF the Carpenter o.
gan COMPANY, and there was manv anxious
inquiries. He had only left town for hus'
ness trip Tuesday morning, and had just
about time to get as far as there. But he only
went into New York state, intending TO work
from that southwark. The Carpenter killed
was Poughkeepsie man.
Durham Brothers have purchased the
shoe store Of the late r G Hitchcock of Bel
lows Falls, who was killed 10 the Chester ac-
,ident, and Will take possession at once
Durham Brothers commenced business here
IN the bOot and shoe line some nine years
since and have In that time trpled their trade
.hnugb 1t was an established business which
rad occupied that stand for % years. thai
hey bought. They carry one the complet-
'st stocks to be found anywhere In city and
Falls branch on the same principle and un-
Ter the personal management. probably, Of
me OF them. They have In fact drawn much
rade of late years from Bellows Falls and
nern to provide for It there. They
re young men OF thorough business princi-
les and with their long experience are sure
. succeed In their new enterprise. Bellows
.ails Is to he heartily congratulated upon adj
Ing this firm to the enterprising merchants
that town.
Henry +. Chase We. Jas. G. Frazier and
|. w. Stlckney and p. r. Crown, trustees,
as curious and complicated case beard be-
IRE Judge Royal Tyler Tuesday. 1t was
)ntest over the liability of the trustees, Fra
er's son entering az claimant for the monev
their hands. In August Stickney settled
,founts with Frszle-, who had been work |
" Tor him and from whom he bought the
)at-hapgar business. and as Frazier said be
as owing b's son., Sticknev gave check TO
,e son OF 800 81, on the People's National.
gned bv the Vermont Manufacturing com
any. There was something mysterious
oout II, as there was no deposit at the bank.
M IL seems not to have been understood
'at the check was TO be presented or used,
20 II YVES not presented or used until this
faL FRAZER testified that it was a genuine
ebt be swed bis son and 81 Mr. Sticknev could
OF pay at the time OF the settlement he pu'
into this share for the purpose of prevent
" trustee by Chase whose claim be did not
seognize as right aud did not propose to pav.
D September Siickney sold out to the Eddy's
nd NOES were lsken running 10 Crown who
ssumed the liabilities of the concern, amorg
lem this one. II was claimed by plaintiff
lat the giving OF this cheek was merely q
over 10 protect wsges and did not transfer
r. wage account from father TO son, being
erely 40 order on Dsnk where there were
0 funds. The court so held and adJudged |
rown's liability as trustee for the amount In |
b hands, G.. G. Pitts and Geo. y. HIT for |
sinuf, u w. StOddard for defendant.
NOVEMBER SOTIONs IF. II. Dickinson and |
lie have D'en ia New York this Week.-Mrs. |
estriee Duffy LEFT last week for stay with |
.r sister IN Boston, Mass.-Mlss Nellie Don. |
MINERS stay here.-Mrs. Col. VIM. G. Hol.
'0ok and son Chalmers. returned to their |
ew York home Tuesday after their sum.
er's stay here, accOmDanied by the Colonel
ho came up Saturday to be home with
EN-. Miss Mary Moran also went with
en- and will be guest OF the family for
" weeks-C. W. Henkel returned Wednfs-
y from bis trip TO New YORK. Mrs. l.. NJ.
handler returned Tuesday from her visit IN
)ston, accompanied by her grandson. Ar.
ur Parks-John Chandler, ST.. has re-
rned TO Boston, Mss..-Arthur Simonds re-
rned Wednesday from the Worlds Fair
~. Il. A. Slack and family leave to-day for
CIR home In Br00kIine, Mass, after spend.
( the fall here.-Miss Jennie T. Atherton
turned to her home In Turner's Falls, Mass,
onday after a few days visit with friends
re Mr.. and Mrs. II l.. Emerson are visit
, IN Boston and vicinitv.-Mrs. Jennie Il.
att spent Sunday In Ksene. N H., with
atives.-Dr. and Mrs. Geo. y. Baker lett
ster,iay for q few days In Washington. ID.
C NJ. Jones and T. Is. Dsane Of Boston.
IRE IN town this week.-J0hn Wells and +.
Holmsn took spin on their wheels to
inchester Wetnesdav.-ArtistR X. u. Hardie
at Proctor this week. the guest of Senator
octor.-Miss Adiie l.. Perhsm Of San
ancisco, Cal, hiss been the guest of T. j. d.
iworth's this week.-Mrs.. M. l.. Brown
! two children returned from Waits River
iurdiy.-Col. Richards Bradley and family