The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-03-16
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j. II. Cham ,erlain has just purch 'sed tw
vaIushl' p ,c,r1.
Rev. Mr. Linstrom Of Proctor, win occr
by the pulpit In the lover town bill Suoi'y
He ,ry 3. BInghsm. a former Brattlebor
boy, has baen nominated for president OF tn
village Of Bennington.
e. q Phillips has reopsned hls csrrisg
shop on Fiat street aad hired W Angie
for biz blacksmith. Mr. A ,gi.r worked 70
d l.. Briggs two years and one-half. and 10
Mr. Phillips about eight months.
Me-. Hattie Alb closes her dressmskin
rooms 10 Crosby block Aoril 1t, and WI
hereafter 60 nu' Nv the day. Mrs. Ash WI
he foun at 81 Elliot street to all VINO wis.,
her TO 10 work at heir homes,
Toe next meeting Of Protective grange
viii bs held Tuesday waning. TIE question
to n. ii-.u.Ied Is, "Wntt crops s'e m vi
profitable for tfarnar to raiIe this year!'
Other qlastions OF interest will he brought up
st Mchael's church. on SUNDAY. Msrct
18th Sun 'av next before Easter: Holy Com
manion. Q 80 a. m morning prayer and ser
men, 10 80 u. m ; Sunday school aud Bible
class, 70 A.. m; evening prayer md sermoh
7p. IN.
Miss Louise Foley. the small pox patti mt
| IA getting along nicely. and Is now out o.
danger. Thorough fumigati0n has beer
done. and the quarantine will soon be raised
A. 1t IL now a month since there were any
exposures, the last danger OF any spread OF
of an more cas- has passed.
TIE sugar. wpighers under the bounty
law appointed In this county by Deputy Co
lecror ) blev are 4. j. Aver at Putnev, +
| NJ. Butie at Eat Jam aica, NJ L. Boynton at
| J,maIc., A C. Gib.on at s ,utu Lond onderry,
L l. H,sing. at Town.heni.S J Jones at
RrV,l4p,ro, d e M,nn at Wilmington, J
Fl. Merritt At W'iIi.maville. David Savtse
az Be 10 vs. r ,lls. e G.. Worden at South Hal.
flax
Holy week, March 18th to oath: On Mon.
dav, Tuesday. w 'dneshay and Tnursdsv,
How Communion 10 y. m. and evening SER
vice $50 D IA. On G rod Friday the services
will be AZ 10 q. m and p. ~. On Saturday
Easter eve 10 !. m, On Easter Day Mar.
% d, early celebration. u NJ; mrrn'ny
PRAYER, sermon and second celebration, 10 80
m children's service with Custer Carols
4 p. m.
Tine spring term OF the New London
Business College, New London. Com he
gins MIR 26 n. The courses 0fstudy embrace
bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting. ren
mtnship and telegraphv, training In any
one or more Of which branche, seems abso-
utelv ecessary to thDse seeking desirable
sliu ,tion In the commercial field, and the 10.
stfuction Is practical and no with the times.
Catalogue sent on application.
The telescope which Gov. Fuller recently
presented to the Vermont acade nv at Sax
tons River Il the work Of John Byrne OF New
York. C0is telescope will easily bear mag
nif, ing power OF 400 or $50 dismeters when
the atmosphere Is Ia q ~ Isfactory condition
for astronomical observation. With such .
msgnifying power the moon Is brought with
In an apparent distance IT less than 600 miles.
Under ordinary circumstances, however. a
smaller magnifying power gives more sati--
factory results. This glass of 2 tnches
The equatorial mountingts ny G III & Lem IKE
OF NV York, with whom Mr.. Byrne IL asso.
GATED.
DIR. Edward Eggleston ia trying TO upset
the comm 'nly accepted idea that the fl -st
American play was written ny Judge Royal
T, Ter OF GuiIford and BrattIehoro, He as
sarts tn ne hS proof that ''rhe Prince OF
Parthis," by Tnom.s Godfrey. wa PLAYED by |
HaI'am's American COMPANY IN Ph!adelphi.
at an .rlier date, prObsbIy 1867. The chief
authority on early American drama is viii.
liam Dunap's "Hi.tory." which gives the |
credit Of priority to Tyler, and unless DR..
e .gestOn has strong proof thst The P tnce
Of P.rthia" WAS performed as we'll as adver-
Used. the balance of belief will incline to ward
The accepted theory. At any rate 1t 10 o good
subject for the critic, to DISPUTE over.
An important business change has been
concluded TO 70 into effect April 1T. T..
3. Cud worth las sold his interest In the In
ursnc, b lsiness of Cudworth & Childs 10
,is partner, A. W. CniL,s sgho Wtli continue
under the firm name of A. w. ChiIds q Co.
Mr.. Gu worth retires for the sake OF relief
rom business cares, though he Will retain
With M. Childs for awhile yet and doubtless
,,< position of director of the Peoples
National bank. And With his retirement
Brattleboro loses another of the Oldest, most
,.pabe and most respected o. it, business
men. Only three are now left on the street
who were Ia business when he came here,
A. F Boynton had before been
n trade but at tn At time WAS out In conse-
lu.nce of the great food Mr. Cud worth
Who was 8 native Of Putney. wh.re
,e was born In 1882 and who
vent to California when ~ and made q
rood deal Of money, IN the milk business in
b rec years there and VINO then ran large
hree year, after that on Geo. q. HALLS horse |
arm In Clifford. came here 10 the latter
q )nths of 1859. and bought an interest Ia {
he insura business of the late Il. X {
,,mphell For about three years the 6rm I
va. CAmpbsll Il Cudworth and then the 7
orner sold out to < Il Davenport now of 4
Wilmington and Tor some three years more 1t I
"a. Cud worth & D.veuport, and since hen
Jud Worth & Cn,lds, r W Cnilds buvirg a
)v'nports intere-t and remaining In the
rm until bis appointment IS poStma.ter In t
1856 when he sol to bis nephew, A w. I
hlds. During r. W Chlds' connection the s
zencv OF Moody e. How. was bought and
)nsoltdated with tni~ one, giving It one of g
,e strongest combinations Of companies tu be Il
,und In anv Off "a In New England. In the b
lrlv part OF Mr.. Cudworth's connection the G
I'm ha the agency for all Wiudhsm and q
~ b IN Windsor counties for tie old Far I,
trs Mutual. Of which he was many years NJ
e territory throu ID which he Travelled and o
I'd most ayr able arqIsintsnce A. W Il
ntlds. who succeeds 10 tha business has It e
%, oughly In b md, has had much TO do v
iih IT. great development Of recent years on g
e lines of life and accident insurance and be o.
an able young business nan who may safe. tt
be exoec'et to win success by meriting 1t. 81
BRArrLEBoREANs AND OTHERS: Mrs. :"
Hubpai was abb 20 he Cd of doors -
I. " Elk, the first time for II weeks.-Ass -
Wni' m IN hs- been elected B., the Che .hire .
unity commissioners. superintendent of the :.
univ farm Al Yves moreland, ard will take =,
secession May LIST Il H. Barrett has been =. y,
mined to bis he'd this week with an attack ~.
r, eumstism.-rha executive committee Of ~
p Vermont Stse Press Asspci ,ttoh, coosi>t- =. :.
{ Of l. r Tnayer Of West Randolph, W. -
Hubv ,rd OF tni- p &C. and e q Tutile of
IT. N 1, met at BeI'o ~ Eds Saturday to ar.
nxe for the excursion 'his yesr, and will ds
W. anot her meeting vt Rutlsnd before final u
raR"' ments are mste.-H ID. RYDER Of Be- ia
" F,Ils. county examiner of teachers. VS. -
~ he early part of The week.-Col. j. II. r.
'uldinx was In BurIiBgton Tuesis, to st. sci
be M eing OF the l. ,ysl Legion.-H s ur
ss-l,n 10 IN Underwater Corners this week o.
lere be 10 getting LUMBER to rebuild MS "
Use which Wa recently burned.-Mrs. Or
BRO .n mas been IN Nortbfi.Id Ma. mi. W