The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-10-05
,r. j. Il. Prescott is ut the Brooks II ouse

line prisoners sentenced III uHe recent ter
of county court were committed this week.
The Episcopal ladies will have their annu
entertainment which will be dramatic ont
Oct. "a.
The stone roller was loaded Tuesday fo
No. Adams to help make roads there, Fran
Wright is in charge. -
The Prospect Hill Aqueduct company HI
its annual meeting ut the house of Leandt
Thomas next Monday evening.
"A prescription written by Dr. ketchuI
26 years ago was brought into Chaplin " Co..
drug store this week to be filled.
The Geology classes of '95 and '96 of tn
High school went out on geologizng eXpt
dition to West River Wednesday.
Work began Wednesday setting the pole
for the new mcandescent street lamps AM
they will be completed and the lights running
about Nov. LIST.
w. c. Willard moves his cigar box manu-
factory next month into the ell of the Carpel
ter organ building taking the room formerl.
occupied by c. p. Spencer.
The relatives of the late &. l.. Clary hav
presented life size portrait of him, some o
Howe's best work. to the natural history so
cety for which Mr.. Clary did so much.
Com. A. d. Brown goes to Washington
next week to attend the meeting of the Broth
tIHOOu VI St. Andrews. DisLUp IluH W II
conduct the ''Quiet Day" service.
Congressman Wright who happened will
his wife to be here on driving trip during
the fair last week was so taken with the great
show that he engaged quarters for here neX
year.
&C. w Wilcox has added to his collection
of old Brattleboro pictures one of "Chase's
stage house, afterwards the Brattleboro
house, on the site of Crosby block now, as il
stood from 1900 to 1850.
-Chas. II. Thompson met with funny yet
unpleasant accident while on his way home
from Chesterfield Tuesday afternoon. He
punctured the tire of his bicycle and was
forced to trudge home Il distance of six miles,
carrying his wheel.
"A new time table for the winter went in
to effect on the railroad Monday. The early
morning train from the north known as 1.-THE
owl" is unchanged. but the train starting
from here for New London leaves 20 minutes
later. at $40. The afternoon train from the
north leaves at 2.13. or about 30 minutes
earlier than heretofore. The Montreal en-
press will arrive from the south at 2.10, or
eight minutes earlier than by the summer
schedule, while the night train from New
London, connecting with the Boston train at
Mllers Falls, arrives at 9.35 instead of 1910
The Greenfield High school team played
ternoon. The contest was one of the finest
ever seen between two elevens here. The
tackling of Kenney and the running of
Schwenk were among the features of the game.
The Greentields played very strong game.
their interference baing particularly notice
able. The game was called at O'Clock sharp,
5he toss being won by the Greenfields who
started the game by kick off, which was fol-
owed by numerous downs, in which Brattle-
Doro was constantly gaining until they lost
he ball by u tumble. Greenfield then took
he ball and within six minutes made touch
Town. In the rest of the first half nothing
vas gained, although Greenfield kept the ball
n Brattleboros territory. The second half
opened with Brattleboro kicking the ball.
which was cleverly handled by the visiting
cam. The home boys played much stronger
came in the second half and if it had not been
or miSplay would have made a touchdown.
The score stood to 0 at the end of the game.
umpire, Secretary Austin lines man, Perley
IOlmes.
The trial of Dr. j. c. Moore, long DEM
cratic leader in New Hampshire,o on charge
embezzng the funds of the national bank
f the Commonwealth of Manchester, N. H.,
anne to an end Wednesday without its merits |
eng reached. The Indictment drawn by the
'rmer Republican U. S. district attorney, con-
lined several glaring defects, one of them
the name of the bank, so that the
,urt had to order his discharge. One of the
larges against DR.. Moore was that 80 shares
the Laconia & Lake Village horse railroad |
Ock in the bank as collateral for note
ere distracted to use elsewhere to raise
oney or put up as collateral to sustain some
the different institutions with which
r. Moore was linked. The bank held o
tie of $4,000 against DR.. Henry Tucker.
rmerly of Brattleboro. brother-n-law of
- nf IG n |
hich he is largely interested. Moore en-
,rsed the note into the Commonwealth
INK and got the money on it, either then or
ter putting up the stock as additional secu-
tv. The claim is that the examining COM
ttee found the stock there before the bank
nd eventually it turned up in the Office of
he Peoples Insurance company, of which
[oore was president and that meanwhile
le collateral entry on the note wrapper was
ratched out in pencil. But as the evidence
as not reached, there is no knowing how
II the charges are true or whether there is
~ truth TO them.
The friends of Rev. A. III. Webb, not only
the capital, but throughout the state, rec
snize his fitness for the Office of chaplain of
e senate and are pleased at the prospect of
5 election to that position Affable and
,nial as man, thoughtful, earnest and de-
tied as clergyman, the senate will honor
self in electing him to conduct its devotional
,ercses.- From the Vermont Waterman.
But both Mr.. Webb and Rev. A. b. TruaX,
no was a candidate in the house, were de-
ated as will be seen by our legislative report.
AND OTHERS.-GeOrge
thompson returned Saturday to Boston after
two weeks visit with his mother here--Miss
lila Calvin returned Saturday to her home
Middlebury after a few weeks stay with
Tnt, Ixrs,, A,-
arriet Smith will return tomorrow to Bos-
n after her weeks visit here.-Miss Nellie ,
ggins spent Tuesday at her home in Bel I
US photographer Dunklee spent
nday in Vernon.-Mrs. Theo. Turner made
lew days stay this week in Holyoke, Mass.
VIM. Danyew returned Friday to his home
Vergennes, having come here to attend the
2 guest of Mrs. Thos. Manning this week. !
IS Gertie Miller expects to leave Saturday
much needed rest in Toronto, Cam
:. and Mrs. II. III. Miller attended the funer- I
of Fred Belknap at Orange. Mass, Mon
y.-Ernest Reed left Wednesday for Mont !
ier.-Miss Alice Leonard returned Monday
Prospect Hill school, Greentield.-Miss {,
Uterine Eckels returned Friday to her
me in Philadelphia after a several weeks :
it at j. Eckel's.-Mrs. w. ii. Collins and Z
!, viii, of the Springfield Republican, at
I'd Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Temples silver we'd !;
lg anniversary at Rutland Saturday.-Mrs. 7
rlton of Bellows Falls is a guest at o. E.
Hatch, a special agent of r
Northern Insurance company of England /,
S in town Tuesday and Wednesday.-Com
nder A. ID Brown has been down from
RE for few days this Week.-Mrs. !,
,ephine Hyde Returned to her duties at \
ishington, ID. c.. Tuesday.-H. X. Law i
ice acted as judge of horses at the Athol, \
SIS. fair Wednesday. Sarah Gala y
,r of Windsor was in town with friends !,
week.-L. j. Retting returned Friday \
m his trip to Chattanooga to attend the l,
rereign Grand Lodge, /. o. o. F.-Julius :,
Il has entered Williams college.-POstal y
rk Oscar Gassett, who has been employed ),
the Brattleboro and South Londonderry y,
60 s3,ao L,atr,ary 1850 hos rpsigpp1 IN v