The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-01
New Postmaster.

New FOStmasters
Henry Stowe was Monday appointed post
master ut Green River, vice Charles Clisbe
resigned.
A Marrow Escape at South Londonderry
What came very near being u frightful &C
cident occurred Tuesday noon as the miXet
train left the station. 1t appears the box cal
was loaded with boards at the bottom anC
with chair backs on top, making it top heavy
and in making the curve by the Bostwic house
jumped the track on the culvert on the right
and struck the planks of the crossing just be-
yond, causing the front trucks to turn partly
around and dumping that and the passenger
car down the bank on the left, pulling the ten
der with them from the track. Strange to
say, of the six persons in the passenger car,
none were seriously hurt. The windows were
broken on the side that struck the ground.
Deacon Jonas Allen of Townshend is in
Putney this week and attends the Allen re-
union on Friday. His sister, Mrs. Ruth Smith
celebrates her Goth birthday: This family is
Cambridge, Mass, being So years old, and
another one at Putney 81. Dea. Allen is -,
and fourth sister, Mrs Lucy Jackson is u.
Their united ages is 416 years and the aver
age age of the five is IS.
A Narrow Escape at Grafton.
Miss Annie Smith of SaXtOns River and
Miss Nellie Kingsbury met with serious ac-
cident while driving Tuesday afternoon. They
attempted to cross the bridge leading to the
residence of Mrs Higgins in the northern edge
of TOwnshend when the horse, evidently sus-
pecting danger, refused to step on the bridge.
Miss Smith got out of the carriage and led the
horse onto the bridge when the timbers gave
way and horse and carriage were thrown into
the stream. Miss Kingsley was thrown part
ly under the horse and sustained severe in
juries to her side and limbs. Miss Smith al
ho, Il witt fbo bnr yxas MT |
so badly hurt and returned to SaXtons River
that evening. The carriage was badly broken
but the horse escaped with some bruises.
Fire at Guilford.
What came near being a serious fire occurred |
at the hotel at GuilfOrd at 8 80 q IN Tuesday.
The fire was caused by defective chimney.
1t was eXtinguished before much damage
vas done, but great deal of the household
goods were damaged by water.
DR.. jerome Allen, a native of Westminster
md well known educator, died at his home
Years. He was one of the first known pro-
essors of theology in the Presbyterian
'hurch. He was the first president of the
Presbyterian college at LenoX, Ind. He af-
erward became professor in the State Nor
nal school at Genessee, and later on president
f the st. Cloud University, Minnesota. He
rganized the first school of pedagogy in the
Jew York University, and managed it for
everal years. He was editor of the New York
chool Journal, and the author of several edu-
ltiOnal works. His only pastoral wark was I
n $ few years in Iowa. The funeral services
ere held at the late home of the deceased
Ionday afternoon by the Rev. Jesee w. E
:, Tuesday.
NJ II Twitchell was the Decoration day Or +
or at Montreal. +
SONS OF VERMONT.
Rev o Peck ID d the secretary of the +
ethodist missionary society whose death r
as reported last week, was native Of e
ARE, tie son Of the late Jonathan Peck. He
ad had an unusually, romantic and brilliant r
lreer. Converted In thunder storm at tie -
re of 20 he early felt called to the Christian =,
inistry. Without means he worked his :,
ay though Newbury seminary and Amherst ..
'llege, leaving college with more than seven T.
mes the amount of money on hand when he i
ltered. This he did by teaching and preach
&, serving the important parish of Chicopee a
ALL during the last of his college course. He
on joined the New England conference of 8
e Methodist Episcopal church. He was Il
Worcester, Mass, Centenary OF
urch, Chicago, 1.-THE largest society in the OF
Orthwest); Mt Vernon st, Baltimore; S. b
Inns, Hanson Place and Simpson churches, n
rooklyn and Trinity, New Haven. In each ri
these churches he was more than usually
ccessful on all lines, and phenomenally sue r
ssful in building up the church through con- tt
rsiOns. His first revival services were held at
Barre. A five weeks campaign there and pi
Berlin resulted in the conversion of DO. The OF
vivals which uniformly attended his minis fe
were marvellous. Hundreds were convert W
and added to the church on every charge,
d thousand were saved by his great revlv-
at Centenary, Chicago. The work was a
rmanent i'm each case, 9S per cent of the be
obationers being taken in in full connection pa
proving efficient working members. Dur t ,el
, the war he was in constant requisition by W
w Andrew of Massachusetts to stir and .
,uld public sentiment. On the lecture plat no
IN he won notable triumphs, and refused
offer of several thousand dollars from Oh,
ush to accompany him for a couple Of alb
,nths. Al.