The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-05-19
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GOSSIP FROM OTHER TOWNS ABOUT
THE COUNTY.
Ahens.-Rev r Edwards is on the sicl
list. - LO Ball of Maiden. Mass, visited
friends In town last week w A Wyman cul
bis knee while mending fence Tuesday. -Mrs
Chas Hanks and son of Walpoie. N Fl, were
at VIM Gynn's Sunday ID Yadin of Lor.
don, Ky, has been here to subet the mail
route from here 10 Cambridge port.-Almon
Marsh has moved to Brookline.-Abner P
Powers. aged ID, who worked at Merchants
botei, Pensacola, Fla, committed suicide
April 10 He was formerly from this town.
The highways are being improved by the
new road machine."-Little Ruth De Peel
rion has been quite III with infuenza.-Julia
Ball fell down stairs Sunday night, but for
tunateiy no bones were broken. - James
Brown is sick with lead Iolson.
Grove.-The fine warm DAYS the latter
part Of last week dried up the road and
travel for time. but the dreary rain of Tues
day afternoon and night of this week made
1t quite impossible for planting or doing any
spring work TO advantage. The ground Is
very wet and muddy, grass has started up in
good condition, trees are leafing out SLOWLY
In general It Is called backward sprlng.-B
Bar ber's brother Fred of Hartford, Conn who
had a shock ss reported In last weeks issue
has since died.-Charley Worden of South
Halifax is pasturing gooaly number Of
broken and which be drives ia beauty.-Joe
Barren who has worked at B L Clark's the
past year and whe went to New York recent
y has returned and will labor another year.
He brought home q silver Russian dollar
cate date. 1923 It y curiosity In this town and
erheac of Gulford and A F Prouty have re-
Gently traded horses, good bargain for both
PARTIES r Brigham and s G DeWolf have
each secured foreign help for the season.
The sick are improving. Grove cores
pondant has fine male singing bird for
sale cheap.
Halifax.-Winnje Houghtons started a
hre on the side of the road Thursday and It |
spread all over the farm. Loss about $500.
have returned from the South.-S Bailey is
home from Washington, d C.-Mrs Clapp Of |
Boston, Is to occupy the j L Buttertield |
house.-John Pollard has moved to the brick
tenement near the iron bridge.
Dummerston.-Mis Della Kent who has
been visiting friends in In town has returned
TO her home.-Luclus Avery Is back to bis
work again on the Holden and Martin lot
after being laid up with badly bruised hand
received while loading lumber.-Dolph Val
Her has moved from Frank Wilders house
down to the Holden and Martin Iot.-Mrs
Henry Gleason has returned to her home in
Ludlow after several months work IN Il D
Kidders family.
Stratton.-A donation will be held at NJ
f Peary's hall in Stratton on THURSDAY NAV
18th, afternoon and evening. For the benft ,
Of the pastor, Rev 0 Fl Palmer. All are in.
vited to attend.-A Williams has moved from
Londonderry into the boarding house at Taft
Il Co.'s mill. Mr. Williams will do the saw
ing.-C OsGould has moved into the new !
house at the mill and will run the engine. S
Taft q Co.'s mill starts this week.-M f
Perry has IL sheen which have 90 healthy
lambs, one born on the 18th weighed 10 10
pounds.-M Shine and family have the
sympathy of all IN their sad sfli ction by the |
loss of one son by drowning and the severe s
injury to another.-A D knights made this d
season 4OO gallons Of maple sugar and It's t
pounds of sugsr.-The wet weather has e
started grass nicely.
Wardsboro.-Springw work is q little back. '
ward on account OF the wet.-Our road com.
missioner has been busy putting the high {
ways In shape from the effect of the freshet. {
ID w Whilmores wife and children have v
removed to AthoI. Mass. Mr. Whitmore has o
rented his place t0Charies Fletcher whO-has q
taken possession OF the same.--Schools have b
commenced In town. A msjority of the
teachers ART young ladies' of our own town.
Some Of the young people are preparing for I,
an entertainments. See bills later on.-H Ii
fladl0ck Is rerair'ng the engine and boiler Il
that were In the mill burned last fall and will RI
move them to the west part of the town. v
Mrs y W = King has been visiting friends in
adams u gaining slowly.-B A Clark intends u
70 turn bis attention to farming this summer n,
IN bis Marlboro farm-The vital question n,
Are you going fishing this spring! h'
Townshend.-M Bishop moved Mr. il,
Jorse's goods to Windham on Monday, and pl
alter moved Mr. Aason's goods from North o.
ainedale 10 this village. Mr. Mason moves
Dto the Clarke house vacated by r d Phil. W
lips. Mr. Phillips moves to the Holbrook B,
,ouse recently bought BY him.-Misses Grace a
3lood. Kate Wfswell and Leila Bishop at. G.
ended the teachers institute held at Bellows st
calls this Week.-Mrs. Florence Lowe is yIs- ha
Ting at home for rest and strength, having m
ately recovered from q visitation OF the G,
neasles.-Mrs W II Miles has been on the to
TEX list but is now improving. Mr. Miles left .,
n Thursday for his work IN Pennsylvania slt
he closing concert by Mr. Chapman's clsss Is
0 be given this evening, and with the addi.
onal help of Miss Annie Way. voinist, from de
N III, Miss Mary Briggs, soloist. ID
rom Wardsboro, and 3 j Kenyon, pianist. a
ne program may be eXpected.-Rev Mr. ~,
ieacham will preact the Memorial sermon y,
efore Burchsrd Post on SUNDAY. preceding VI ",
decoration Dav, and 1t the close The decors- w.
on Of the soldiers graves will follow. All h ..
re cordially invite 10 make the day and eX. nJ
rclses interesting ard successful.-Rsv Mr. ~
lardy began his pastoral work with the Con- 70.
regationai church asst STANDARDIZATION hIte
Watson from Remington visited in town ~. ~.
yer Sunday.-About 40 were In attendance ~
the Sunday school held at the school house az.
! the COvey distric. last Sunday, and the 1>
,hool is now ornanzcd for the summer
'ork.-Anthony Harrington from Boston Ine
isited at ID Reeds ibis week.-Lelaud and ant
ray seminary close its spring term next 10
are being made by the
cal W G T u, for the annual meeting of the
ounty convention that IA 10 be held here \
une and 2, Thursdas and Friday. An iu- va
resting program NAV be expected, fuller go
lrticulars to be given aext week.-A horse tor
elonging to William bruce was badly cut on 'St
'ednesday, while running aud striking for
ralnst barbed wire f nee. s.
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West Townshend.--The Mum supper any
I'D sociabe anvel tised 10 take place Tuesday, the
ay 10, at the church vestry, was adjourned Nike
wing t. the heavy rain 1t the time, to Tues not
~. May %. A general Invitation TO attend aud
extended to the public.-Mrs Chase and and
lrs Meendy. milllners from SO LONDONDERRY. hov
ere at the store Of Mrs O Barrett with vist
leir stock OF millinery goods Tuesday anJ lite
feduesday OF this week--Geo Pr0uty sold vict
10 morse this week.-Rsln every day thus OF {
n this week. Farmers can do little, many and
them hing m ,hatr xUork n n la