The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-07-28
FIVE MINUTES WITH vHE NEWS OF
THE COUNTY,
Suicide by Drowning.

I Suicide by Drowning. a, go
Lucius sl.ymau, aged 70 years, for many
wears a resident of West Wardsboro, wal
found drowned In w II Lyman's mill.ponc
Tuesday morning. About 10 years ago ht
buried bis wife, since then daughter (ar
only child and about year ago a slsler-in'
law, entirely breaking up his nome. FOL
about year he has boarded at q neignDori
and roomed at his house. For the past rev
weeks he had been somewhat ont OF healt !
and had been at bis nephews, w Lyman q
| about two weeks, but was th0ughL to be bet
ter. No cause can be assigned for the act eX'
cent despondency ~ he had means for all his
wants.
Summer school of Methods.
Instead of the customary county institute,
the teachers of Windnam and Windham couc-
| ties are invited to attend at Windsor from
| August IA to the 20, a summer school of meth
dent Stone, who will be assisted by Freeman
Hall, of Arlington. Mass. A w Edison, agent
of the Massachusetts board OF education.
Misses Nellie Boyd OF Chelsea, Isabella H|
Terry of Holyoke aud Arabel'a A johnson OF
Kimball union academy. Information conf
corning the school can be had OF Guy George
of Windsor.
Wales Cheney, a lad of SIX to eight years
while playing In the barn Tuesday at Jamai-
ca, fell from GRIT to the floor and broke both
bones Of the fore arm. He was attended by|
DR. S Brigham, and Is doing well.
Merritt Howard. of Jamaica. cut eff two
fingers with a scythe one day last week.
The appointment OF Miss Alice NJ Albee as
postm ,ster 1T Newfane was announced In the
Washington dispatches Tuesday.
The community was shocked Sunday even
ing by the news that George Boutelle, of
Putney, had hung himself at his house in the
village. Family troubles and the immod-
crate use OF liquor was the cause. lie leaves
a wife, two sons and several daughters.
Wimington.-A hard shower came Wed
nesday forenoon Mrs Geo ID Lamb and
from New Haven, are stoppin
at the Vermont house.-Rev Mr. Tomelso
from Massachusetts,, formerly pastor for thu,
Universalist society here has been stopping for |
the past week at Mr. and Mrs Albert BuelPs |
on South street.-Mr Tomelson started on |
Wednesday for the Worlds Fair and will |
make this his vacatlon.-Tbe hay makers find |
1t little 90 damp for haying this week.
C Newton, who has bought the Old Palmeer
place OF from the Dover road, one mile and
luarter from this village. has made some I'm.
provements on the place.-John Fl Flagg and
wife from New York are stopping at the Rs
and Mrs r S Childs are stopping
It the Forest and Stream club.-0ome fine fish
nave been caught In Kay Pond the past week.
MANY new members have come to the For
st and Stream club house this week Gravel
rains are now filling the dam, we understand
hat they will work night and day til! done.
Mass, are visiting here in town.-A man
rom Philadelphia has come to take Mr.
{eyser's place at the Times Office. Mr.
{eyser goes to New York state, where his |
wife is now stopping. Soon he intends to {
,lsit the Worlds Fair.-Mrs Frank Boyd ,
rom Orange. Mass, has been here for q
hort visit with frlends.-Mr Sbadler from !
Jew York has made a shor: VISIT with his
amily, who arc stopping at her aunts, Mrs
Asa Boyd, or Maple street.-The engineer
Who has been at work for the Newtons has
nished his work and returned to hIs home
n New York this Vocabulary Adams has Ii
ought new team this week, which he will y
rake quite useful taking himself to and from r
1edbury vile, where he Will build new n
ouse for Mr. Ell MedbuV, on the west bank C
the Dee,fe rIver.--Ora Pratt, who Is at c
,ork for Joseph Gilbert, logging. was kicked
Y one of his horses and badly bruised. Il
nd one of bis ribs broken, recently. c
-Workmen OF all kinds are In good demand a
ere.-Henry Pamelee and family have re. q
lrned to Boston. Their son Frank Fl Parme- 4
9 is stopping for the present with Il
s uncle A NJ Parmelee.-Gilbert Morris ST
helping his brother through hayiDg at j
Is farm near the Haystack.-O fish c
,nder has taken the Kelley cure
cattle buyer has been here from New II
ampshire this week looking for nice stock. Ii
Our seectmen find that they will have two -
three new bridges TO build over ia town =
it'll new abutments Grand concert Nor Id
" evening July 3lst at the Congregational tt
lurch.-O.car Howe has four hands. all
alians filing IN front OF his new shop with
avel.-Mrs H Kidjer ana daughter,
18th Kidder are visiting In Mowhalk. N Y. II
VIM l. Packard from New York IA the
W printer In the Times ffice.-Mrs Helen
well from Brooklyn, N Y, sister of El- N
I'd Boyd is visiting In town. us