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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29

in Orleans county. We present picture of
the school building. Including the academy
there are five departments. and they are ac-
knowledged TO he amongl the best organized
and best governed free schools in the state of
Vermont. The school has maintained that
reputation for wears, which Is no small con-
sideration in selecting home. Four
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29

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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29
WATER POWERS

in New England, formed by the falls at the
outlet of Crystal Lake, which have decent
within 100 rods of about 80 feet Several
dams are constructed here and the power is
practically unlimited. There is room for one
or two more factories at this point, and then
there are good falls on the stream that runs
from Parker Pond in Glover. good falls on
Willoughby River. two sets of falls on Barton
River between the village and the lower cor
ner of the town. besides the falls at Barton
Landing. May Brook has good falls all the
way TO the lake. With these natural advan-
tages surrounding her on every side it is not
{; matter of surprise that Barton should have
grown rapidly, and with her many desirable
points as a residence place she cannot avoid
growing in the future.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29
Commercial Interests.

Like the sign on the soda fountain which
asks "Where Is Finer Soda." we are tempted
to ask where is Il finer village! We venture
to say there is not another village of its pop
ulation in Vermont that enjoys as large retail
trade. Barton is the hub of very large
wheel of agricultural country, rich and varied
i'm its crop resources. and the merchants of
village have the enterprise and tact to con-
tinue their hold on this plumb. They do it bv
building attractive business houses and filling
them with metropolitan stock of goods. and
by quoting prices that cannot possibly be
beaten and seldom met by any village within
radius of many miles. No line of business
is over-done and financially weak concerns
are scarce indeed. While we are sincere i'm
the belief that there are thousands of dollars
more goods sold in Barton every year than in
any other village of the same population i'm
Vermont. we are equally confident that the
possibilities of the village as business point
have never yet been reached, and taking the
past record of increase as Il basis upon which
TO estimate her future growth we can easily
imagine a third larger village living in this
valley within 10 or even five years hence. We
do not wish to be understood as making
bombastic boast concerning the many good
things enjoyed by the people of Barton VII
lage. The village is abundantly able to speak
for itself. and il does so in remarkably good
terms. If education is wanted Barton has the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
"SISTER NARY" At THE AMERICAN.

The interest Of the performance which was given
at the American Theatre last night began and
practically ended with the impressions made by the
two principals of the cast, Leonard Royne and Miss
Julia Arthur Miss Arthur has been regarded for
some time actress Of exceeding promise, and
her progress has been watched with much eXpectan-
cy She has often justified this. and she by no
means failed to do in SISTER Mary" which was
the play OF last night. The defect OF her art s that
it comes in flashes She seems to wait for the mo-
ment when she can regard it as altogether worth
her while TO play her best. Through two acts and
a half of the play last night she acted competently
ana easily but did nothing to distinguish her con-
spcuously from her associates on the stage. Then
she came to a scene in which she had to learn that
the man TO whom she to be married In half an
hour had In former years wronged another woman
who came in person to tell her OF It, and another
scene following close after. in which she had to re-
nounce her lover TO his face. 1t is in the more
stormy and severely trying aspects OF love that Miss
Arthur has always shown herself her best and
she did SO here She made the situation which the
writer's had left rather artificial real one. and
she drew 10 herself the sympathy for her suffering
and her fortltude in bearing It which she had not
been able obtain for her qualities of gentleness
and compassion in calmer words.
Mr. Boyne. the contrary, is an actor who
charms at all times. Though the course Of action
pursued by Walter Leigh. whose part he plays,
is by means always to be commended, he
never for moment lacks the sympathy Of his
audience. He does not wait for opportunity
he does not need it, To be on the stage is oppor-
tunity enough. He has a fascination OF personality
that is gratifying il is rare. Mr.. Boyne mas
played only part here before. ana it IA a pty
that he cannot be seen in something more worthy
of his admirable qualities actor.
For it must be said that Sister MaTy is a
play OF what Is commonly referred to as the old
fashioned type of melodrdma. There Is no objection
plays being od-fashioned or TO its being melo-
dramatic. There have been some noble old fash
ions in writing and there have been some me
melodramas bat Sister Mary Is indeed some
what unconventional in its incidents and Stilte1
in it's expression. Much OF the dialogue Is the sort
Of language that some people write. MOI the sort
that people speak The characters say things that
would lay any real person who said them open to nc
has been seen nearer Broadway, but the names
of Wilson Barret; and Clement Scott give the
theatre-goer the right to expect SOM thing net
1t often has To be said OF plays OF this sort
that they handsomely mounted. This one
was and the wood scene OF the second act was
especially beautiful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

E. s Willard VIII end his present American tour
at Montreal June ? and viii sail with the most
OF his company for England on the Paris. on June
c. reappearing In London. after an absence OF four
years Oh June IS. at the Comedy Theatre. which
ne has rented for q season OF five weeks The open
ing play viii be ''The Midieman." and the entire
divided between the actors funds Of England ana
America. Mr Willard VIII rest during ihe staso"
company sir. Willard TO England. but VIZ remain
in this country TO rest and 10 attend 10 matters 'o
nected with her coming starring tour
1.-THE Masqueraders." by Henry Arthur Jones. has
proved a success at the 81 James Theatre. In Lon
don Mr. Willard at present holds the rights Of the
play for this country. but as he VIII not aci mere
next season 1t t. probable mt some arT1mhf
Will be come to by which the rights VIII De "a"S-
ferred elsewhere.
The building notice has been fled for the theatre
to be erected for F. r. Proctor on the south sdr
Of Fir,y-elghthst. nlnety-hve feet west Of Third
and the building Is 10 cost S@i0p
sousa's Band at the Madison Square Garden Is
dra wing large audiences. and the leader John Ph-
ousa forqs5es pGpgSr there w
be popular night an opera night ana "'b-
ner night every week
On Friday night THE Amazons" will reach i's
Tooth representation at the Lyceum Theatre. The
last performance Of the play VIII be given on June
2. The theatre viii then close for the summer
Miss Maggie Cline by the advice Of her physician.
Dr. Philip o. IIanlon, will give up her engagements
for few weeks. She was to appear at Roster q
Balls this week but sent notice that she was not
in condition to sing
Augustus Pitou who injured In Toronto the
other day by trolley car. Is not seriously hurt
He had an ankle spraned and few bruises lie
Will reach New-Ycrk In a day or two
Nine Georgine Won Januschowsky. who has made
a success in Vienna. particularly In Wagnerian
parts has Just been re-en8aged for another year.
At the Standard Theatre Monday night Walden
Ramsey for several years member Of A. NJ
Palmers stock company made his nrst apPearanee
with " B Curtis in "Saml OF Posen. taking the
part OF Fltzurse
Miss Bessie Clayton. the dancer Of Hoyts "A
Trip TO Chinatown" company, will be married on
MAY "a 10 julien Mitchell stage manager OF the
Madison Square Theatre. Mr. Mitchell was re-
Gently divorced from MS previous WIFE lie ir5t
met Miss Clayton at the Madison Square Theatre,
while "A Trip TO Chinatown" was running there
Lew" Dockstader desires denial Of the report
that his minstrel company is TO appear at Herr
mann's Theatre next season under the manage
ment OF Alexander Comstock II Is coming to
broadway theatre he says. but 1t Will be under
his own management
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
TuKTyG F0R TOMAN Suffrage.

"uricK' roMEROY PREsIpEs OVER 4 MEETING
At MS HOME
\ large and enthusiastic suffrage meeting was held
last evening at the home Of VI. Il. C'BrickD Pom
eroy Mr. Pomeroy was chairman. AMI although b"
confessed that I; was his nrst experience OF me
kind and that not many years ago II would have
been considered herosy for Democrat . have acted
I'm that caDacliv on such sion be- bore himself
with seeming fofiitule ami spoke warmly IN favor
Of equal sunrage The speakers OF the evening
were the Rev Balloon Shaw. Mrs c. \ Runkie
Mrs Lille Devcroux Blake. Miss lIrri~i'e l. Key
ser and Thomas \. Fulton.
Mr. Fulton. the first speaker Apologize Tor
using the time that he considered might hns" been
used to better advantage hy the women but s"ii-
when they order 20 talk We can d. no less IMAM
obey" lie added that he res"nh'i me boy VINO
went through the pantry" being "to, fIil FOR nj
terance" and. that account he sa!I' ne sc"f''y
knew how TO approach his subject Tie stated tha'
he particularly wished emphasize two points The
nrst was the necessity Of good men for ONCE ne
con'ended that men almost invariably ask OF me
nominee rs this man Of my party hrt ne i"i' A.
surrI he said thai women would ask What u
this man. and TIA, they would hav" NOR" effect
I'm uplirtng the standard Of politics than do men.
His second point quotei-"lf the sacred s''t -
ID save. the secular iredt tho must not d. pnl ~
separate barrels" This slml" was applet - won'u
and politics. and he argued that ils sooner women
were admitted the sooner would the meat be saved
Mrs Kunke. In her address. mentioned the
various objections made by the opposing party
and replied to the objection that II WIN remove
woman from her proper sphere" by referring to
number Of women. their profession, and The lhhu-
ence that Il has cXertcd upon their hVes Hiss
Foley superintendent OF stone quarry, IN New
Jersey I'm charge OF rough men. young woman
said 10 be most capable and womanly. MISS VIM
chute a young woman. having recently received 'he
highest degrees ever awarded at Heidelberg hA
doctor Of philosophy. great painter OF battle
scenes In England. who has home. huSOhnH ana
Ave- small children ana ynt who has achieved
marked success la her work, 4 young girl OF
TWENTY-FIVE years. VINO has recently been hcenscl
~ pilot on The mississippi and Ohio rivers, mrs
Sornmervillc. Of England; Caroline Iierschei' Mary
& Clarke. Mrs. Gibbons. Clara Barton and l.iIa-
beth Cady stanton were mentioned. ana thelf III
tclligencc work and womanllncss were quoted as.
atrorp arguments against the opinions That women
are not capable. have no time. ana would be re.
moved from their sphere by entering the pohucal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
CHARLES LABrZAN NOE.

Charles Labuzan Noe who died suddenly yester-
day at his home in Bergen Point, y. j., from an
attack of the grip. born in this city on Feb
ruary H. 1891 He the son Of Michael and
Elizabeth Quilor Noe. He educated In New
York. and when twenty years Old. became con-
nected with the New-York Postoffice, whore he re-
n,oIned for seven wears In 1899 he invented the
Neapotan bonnet which was made cf horses tails
and soon became popular. and Is remembered Dy
elderly people Mr.. Noe sent one TO Queen victoria.
and the family stll preserve her autograph letter or
thanks.
In 1872 he formed a partnership under the firm
name of Patterson. Noe & Co. for the manufacture
Of the bonnets In 1852 he retired from business
1857 ne removed to Bergen Point. where he was
soon afterward elected president of the Com mon
Council At the breaking out OF the war Mr. Noe
was unable to go to the front. but he fitted out a
company Of soldiers at his expense He was
a member OF DR.. Hutton's Dutch Reformed Church
in Washington Square: Mr.. Noe leaves two cnil.
dren-Chares Noe. cashier Of the Mechanics Trust
Company, OF Bergen Point, and Mrs. William II.
Daily of Bergen Point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
OBITUARY Y.
CHAUNCEY SHAFFER.

Chauncey Shaffer one OF the best-known at
torneys In New-Y York. died yesterday at Ills home.
No eS3 East One-hundred- -thirty-fifth-st. Mr..
Shaffer was seventy-fve years Old and had been ill
for two years and confined to his bed since January
last.
lie was born in Bnghamton. y. Y, and after a
local schooling went Wesleyan University where
he was graduated In 1910. He was admitted to the
bar and went to Michigan where he remained five
years He returned to New-York in 1915 and had
lived in this city ever since. Mr. shafier became
wei known as a criminal lawyer. and during his
long practice defended thir;y-four murderers' none
OF whom was convicted of murder In the first de-
gree Mr.. Shaffer was appointed with Judge Sscg-
wick to prosecute the celebrated Stevens pOson nB
case IN 1855 He was attorney for the prosecution
in the Claims OF the celebrated Nine. Jume against
property interests she ost the case, however. Inc
last conducted by Mr.. Shaner was SUIT Tor a
man named Connei,y against the Manhattan Eie-
waited Railroad who was injured during the great
blizzard. He secured verdict for $1,000
Mr.. Shaffer had his law Office for twenty years IN
the Bennett Building. ROurka Cochran studied law
in his Office and Mr.. Cochran attributes his ora
torcal success to the training he received uhder
Mr. Shaffer. Ten years ago Mr. Shaffer formed a
law partnership with his grandson, ana since tnat
time the firm has been Shaffer & Burt.
In 1870 SIR. Shaf@r ran for Dstrlct-AttCrNey az
an Independent Democrat and was defeated by 2O
votes. 1890.
He married Miss Maria r. Warner Of Middle
town. Conn. They had one child who is Mrs. VIII
lam G. Burt. Mrs. Shaffer survives her husband
The arrangements for the funeral have not yet
been made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
NEU.ENGLAND FOEESr FlRES.
THEY ARE RAGING WITH UNUSUAL VIOLENCE IN
WIDELY SCATTERED LOCALITIES.

THEY ARE RAGING WITH UNUSUAL VIOLENCE ~
WIDELY SCATTERED LOCALITIES.
Cberryncld Ne, May 15.-One OF the most de-
structive fires eyer known In this region Is raging
in timber land on the west side OF the NarraGuasuis
River 1t started Saturday afternoon on the east
side Of the river. and the wind. blowing gaze
carried the flames and sparks with fearful rapid
,tv All the mills along the river have been smut
down and the men have gone to hgnt the hre'
Every available man from all the surrounding
towns has been summoned to the scene. me cour"
of the fire Is through OF the best timber iots
I'm the State II Is estimated that the loss mas AZ
ready reached $1,000 with the possibility that WV
90 will not cover the whole damage. The town OF
Reddington is directly in the course OF the hre =
trnck and must go unless the wind aDates OF
changes The fire Is OF incendiary origin
Norway Me-, May ia fierce forest hre Is rag
ing Tonight about six miles below this town Al
ready over fifty acres OF valuable timber nave Deen
syent over and little progress IL being mhdt III
checking the flames. No houses are IN MN ~
danger Help from surrounding tow.'s mas been
Abingdon Mass. May IA fierce forest nre
RACED all Yesterday in the woods AT west ApinS
ton near Clevelands Pond Firemen from i iD
brook fought on one side OF the pond anu tne
Abingdon iiremen on the other all uaS anu la NV
the night. The logs IL $500 .,,.. n,
Rockville Conn. May lJ-An unusual hI'n l, " ~
forest fires has been reported IN ROLAND Co.ien ~
FOR the last two days. More than hfty acres o.,
East Mountain, In Ellington were Dui ittrent ares
SUNDAY. and within short time SIX dlHcrent nres -
nave almost entirely burned over ms 1p,
400 acres A big fire ragged In Toland SUNDAY hsh'
and Yesterday, doing much damage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
onGAY1zlNG AGAINST rAMMANY.

Ab1ut ~ citizens OF the XVIII Assembly DIS
tr,,t r,pr.sentlng organizations opposing Tam
many Hall me. AZ Heinebunl Hall. No. 20 West
Thirty fourih-et.. last evening 10 organize the
Ncw-York STATE democracy In tina; district Francis
r. Higgins former chairman OF the Noohees
Democracy. presided. and speeches were made by
Paul Fuller. OF the law firm OF toudcrt ltroiiers'
colonel Robert Grlsr Monroe. cN-Justlcc Johh
Jsroloman. Thomas r keating Lawrence = MIN
gey and rX-A tmblymnn John Martin. tenn
poflrv organization was effected and a committee
Of FIVE on permanent organization was appointed
OF which Thomas Cosilgan. the Old County Democ-
rae, leader OF the NNth Assembly District was
made chairman with one member from ed,n OF
the ORGANIZATIONS represented. including the New
York Democracy the German American lhdepeh,
dcni Organization. the oil County Democracy ana
the Committee OF one Hundred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
BILL FOR THE BENEFIT or TRUSTS.

LOOKS AS If THE WORST WERE TRUE.
IRON The Pittsburg Times
ne view OF the fact that the representatives Of
r sreat trusts have been known 10 be hObnObblng
Nv closely with the Democratic Senators who
ia. engineered the recent great changes in the
ne In OIL. and their organs have been predicting
hclnsd ., changes made the people Will be strongly
we main true. Silence VIII be a confession.
WE ARDENT SUPPORTER OF THE BILL.
'sm The st. Louis Globe Democrat
WI be noticed that the Sugar Trust Is not de-
Or. the amended Tariff bill. The evil
me- ne: that the officials OF the Trust framed the
schedule Is complete and decisive.
FOR THE TRUSTS REVENUE ONLY
','n Toe New-York Recorder.
for ~ indeed bill for revenue only-revenue. not
IL, NE Government but for the trusts and monopo-
Tns ,hercely denounced In the Chicago platform.
los, asiu Dill should be killed The country has
unions and millions of dollars by wisconsin.
ALL INVITED TO THE PIE COUNTER
,.m The Indianapolis Sentinel.
mise ow appears that one OF the Senate "compro-
6v =, amendments restores the reciprocity clause
sush w'nch the Standard on Company has been
than IL % charge more for oil sold in this country
nonopclsss 'e,gn countries II there are any other
they 49, or trusts that have not been cared for
at once mould step up to the Senatorial pie counter
yo AN EASY BILL TO FIGHT
,an The Evening World.
to fxht n Senators In caucus last night resolved
defend ~ s narin bill II takes more resolution TO
NJ ''' as II stands. than II does to fight It.
Frar, DEMOCRATIC VOTES AND THEMSELVES
M me Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
~ for their ~afs BY Senators in The Wilson
FOR M Particular localities TSey do not lsgsiste
party II o,untry at large. but for the Democratic
Ssocrstc Iesae rsa,ss constitutional defect with
VI oar vicious legislation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
SOME POINTS ABoUr COLOR ~ DRESS

Nine Carrica lie Favre read paper before the
Professional Woman's League yesterday afternoon
nj No % West Thirteth-st. about colors and their
relation to dress and interior decorations ked was
defined as heating and eccentric; blue as men
tal' and yellow as spiritual" The average house
wife and homemaler was said TO have not yet got
beyond the alphabet In interior decorations as they
relate 10 color, line and harmony. Such thing as
starch In curtains. or in fact, anywhere was saiu
never 10 be permissible; a starched shirtwaist was
too deep n degradation to bear mention STRIKING
contrasts were said to be always avoided by we'll
bred young women Blue was considered cool,
but red VERY firing" The suggestion was made
that II one had both money and taste, rch' o'i-
entail coiors might be used for furnishings pnt
"A room furnished with money alone was Vo"S''
cred 'deplorabe." and even TO be avoided ,..,
The members OF the league were advised that ooth
they and their and women FRIENDS STU snou =,
learn what his or her color Is, and then aune,e ~
it, They were told that at all hazpds tne S n,nss
appear perfect and that In time they might pecoin9
80 IL was said that II Is necessary 70 De wei n
dressed that 1t lnsures confidence In business ana
is more that half tho battle. 800 5000.
Clothing was described as In most cases appaIt-
emily designed for tin dummies Women were 90.
monished that this should not be 20. out tnas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
INTERNATIONAL RACES ~ TEXAS

Austin Tex. May IA large crowd witnessed
he races on the opening day Of the great Internal
tlonal regatta Gaudaur and Peterson were FAVOR
ties in the betting for the professional races Inc
programme opened with n mile and half race on
the clear course between amateur junior shells Ihe
results were follows:
John Mcdonald, Austin first; u. Mdlconn o.
luis second. G. Hesseman Austin. third Time
l2:ls%. ,,., .,,.to 49,,
THE second race was the professional single ri
angle three-me heats. J. G.. Gaudaur. OF Orllla,
ont won by a short length. with r. Durnan. OF
Toronto second. and Ed. Rogers OF saratoga
third. Time, q rs. ,,, A.,
The third race was the second professional a trl-
angie at three miles. trial heats HenFy PETERSON
~ San Francisco won. with John Teemer, OF st.
Louis second and George Hosmer. of Boston.
'The fourth race an amateur senior single. T..
miles, was won by Fred Gastrich. Of st. Louis.
Time ii:05%
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
POLIIICS IND A MEMORY.
To the Editor Of The TtIhune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | notice In this afternoons Mail and Ex-
press the remark that the meeting Of the County
Committee George Bliss speces) was quite
family affair. II adds that perhaps this was the
result of memory since the banner of the Elliott
F. Shepard Battery waved It,
II mus: have been family affair THE New
York Times" after reporting the dozen or two
speeches made by Colonel George Bliss breaks into
verse over the family character of the occasion,
and signs:
There never minute
When the Colonel wasn't in H."
But II all th. was the result of the memory sug-
gestcd by the Elliott F. Shepard banner. it
prompts TIE inquiry whether there can be anybody
in the Mail and Express" Office who has any ms m
DRY, or whether anybody connected with the family
OF the late Elliott f. Shepard. or having any re-
gard for him. can now have anything 70 DO with
the newspaper he once conducted.
y Republican President the name of
Elliott F. Shepard to the Senate OF the United
States for Distrct-Attorney OF New-York. The
nOmpatiOn was not confirmed-2 chief reason being
the open and vehement declaration OF Colonel
George Bliss that the nominee MOI fit for the
place.
Oh, yes; it was quite family affair the other
evening-but whose family?
NOT ONE OF THE FAMILY"
New-York, May 10. 1885,