The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-02-09

l2t violin; Henry Tttu1. cltrl0uet; Hanr
= whitney, cornet. Mr.. Titus will not be sb
to attend. but Fltz Stromer Will take
: place.
20 notice from the war department that med
20 of honor has been granted Capt 8. e How
,, ard. late 20. c, 9Th Vt. Vols for most dii
70 'inguishe'' gsllantry 10 action alb lyon Techl
~ Jan IA. 1868. Capt. Howard, formerly q
J.maica =, d Brnttlebo o, resides In Newton
Mass and was member Of the last Mass
chusetts legislature.
The Fuller dehating club held q meetin
2 and debate In the school bu lding last ev. ming
The question fer debate was lis the Uuitpt
States Pension Law RiRht?" The disputant
were Prtn. j. d. Horne and Chas. Franklil
on the affirmative and Fred Chids and Ernes
Waterman on the negative. The debate va
: most Interesting one and the Judges decidet
IN favor of the affirmative although the votl
taken By the audience and club was In favol
/ Of the negative.
Governor Fuller received a messag,
Wednes lay from San Francisco, saying thai
5000 Vrrmonters on the Pac'h; coast pro
posed to make Vermont day feature Of thu
California Mid winter Exposition, distancine
all other state days, and strongly urging him
to be present on that occasion. The despatch
was signed by President Frank Dillin ham
of the Society of the Sons of Vermont; Henry
| II ~ uSe, DIesiuent' auu 0eoTge w uOpklus
| secretary OF committee of one hundred. Ii
!. probable that the Governsr will 20 to San
Francisco for Vermont day. March 3.
The annual report of the rail- DAD com.
m'ssi0ners Of Massachusetts Is very severe IN
It's discussion Of the lease OF the Connecticut
River road to the Boston and Msine, saying
"Tne Lease guarantees the payment by the
lessee OF 10 or cent, annual dividends to
stockholders of the lessor compa ny, which is
an extreme, not to say excessive, dividend
rae to guarantee on the stock Of any railroad
| OF tue execution of the lesse In question by
evident pre-arrangement of the parties. .
divide nd of 30 per cent, amounting to u,
Z9O,OOO was made to the Connecticut River
stockholders. The dividend was paid by is.
suing to stockholders 10 year 4 per cent,
scrip or bonds. thereby creating q funded
debt equal to one half the whole capital
stock. 1t goes without saying that the issue
OF bonds to ply stockho lders dividend 10 con.
trary to good practice and to sound principles
ofcorporate financing Taken a. whole,
and regarded In any light. 1t is safe 10 say
that no more unconscionsble transaction has
ever occurred In the history Of the state. 1t
IL an operation for which the public along
the line will be taxed for alI time to pay.
"A fresh stock of dne Oolong ana Japan
teas at pulen Bros'.-a1v.
BRATTLEBoREANs AND OTHERs.-Mr. ard
Mr., Lawn are to give concert at North |
Adams the last Of March.-J. Henry Myers |
has moved here from Newfane and will oc.
cupv W r Geddis' house 81 40 Green street.
-AZor Marshall is out after severe attack
of the grip.-Lswrence Heaphy has been on
the sick list for the past few weeks, but ls
gaining e w. Spear OF Greer field. attended
tse Red Mems dance Tuesday evering.-Mrs.
s Richard. on returned Tuesday from her visit
10 Burlington.-W. II. Wright was called this
week to hi. home Ia Newport, N. H., nv the
illness OF hts familv.- Maurice P. Devine, son
u Mr.. and Mrs.. Jch1 Devine, and an emoloye1
y the rrov'dsncc, 4. I postofice, has int
h'e under the civil service rules. Hts promo
Ion was won By asserting 700 pieces of
msil In ID IA minutss-four minutes
quicker than any of his associates
performed the task.-Ospt. J. q
E-tev, Col. Thomas Harmon and Corporal
Field were the Brattlebor0 representatives at
he military tall at Greenfield Friday even.
ng.-Mr-. Eta Sherwin. Mrs. Houghton |
rom Gutlford. and Mrs. G. 4 GIidden and :
Mrs.. + K. Glidten were among those who I
.ttended The conservation of Bishop Hall at
Burlington last week "A. L. Blair is on q q
business trip to Boston and vicinity.-Mr-. G. q
Putar Is convalescing Miss Helen Elmer '
With the grip.-Mrs o A. Marshall arrived
dondav night from her stay at San Antonio,
Jal., and Is stopping at the Brooks House.
'he plans to open her North street residence Il
when warm weather returns and her sister, +
drs. f. g. Ryan and children from CALI !,
Irnia. will spend the summer with her - =
diss Marjorie White returned Monday from :,
lreendsld, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs W. r. r
ieddis returned Tuesday from Montpelier.
' here they attended the funeral of Mrs. A. ~
Webh.-N. 8 Ransom returned home this a.
week from bis visit 10 Jericho Centre.-Miss !,
Hen Ware Of Wilmington, graduate Of the :,
las OF '9l, is taking post graduate course q =
ormerly Of this place, who was called to a
'erre Haute last week by the Illness of his :,
rother, returned 10 bis bono In Rutland T.
londay.-Miss Cora Liscom has been on the =
ck list this week.-E + Reed 10 III with h
,e grip. Mrs. Reed I. improving from her Il
.'urned Monday from 8 few days visit in 81 :,
.eene. Mr.. and Mrs. K. u. Adams returned h
Wednesday to Newfane after . visit with :,
'irnds.-Misa Edith Sparks spent fe " days a
] Amherst, Mas last week.-Geo Harris
.sDmsd work Monday at Emerson 4 Sons. q
Tyler returned Sunday from their trip II
} Quebec.-Geo. Wellman 10 housed this -
eek with grip.-Mr. aad Mrs Ernest Car. r.
enter leave to morrow forI-laud Pond where a,
[rs. Carpenter will remain for several
lOnths.-The boys who spent last week fish. RI
x at Chesterfield Lake have returned and re- re-
ort good catch.-August Rhode Is housed "
ith sew re Gaze of tonsiIitis Mrs. o. B. lie
smsey and daughter Msude are visiting her 20
sters In Canaan, N H-Liston Kstchum got "
Ut Monday from . months Hines. with . sc. "
r. cold and resulting troubles Prof. W. A
Clark of John Hopkins University has a.
reDsred for the MARYLAND legislature . VI
BOX of l40 pages on The China elogy and TO
MYSTICAL Features Of Maryland With several at
sluable maps ~ an appendix and all In the %
'rm Of report Of the Mary land state wealth ~ :.
service for the past two years. Two other MI
ports have recently been issued by Prof. "
lark one from the government printing Of a.
e. under The auspices Of the Ucited States xe
survey, on "Mes~z &c Z 'hiuord.r. nc
ats Of th, United Stsas," volume Of 2e7 s 70,
ees and 90 full p'Re plates. and the orher . 'o'
iblicstion for the state geological .urvey Of
ew Jersey ~ part OF the annual report for
e state reologist, on "The Cretscr0us and
srtiary Formations of New jersey .n-Mr. TOT
,icsster Of N ~ York, who With r. Carruih. 20 %.
9 sang IN the vested choir OF the Episcoo pal IN
urch SUNDAY, was . member of the 6rst nj
sted choir in the country, at 81. Barthole- DO
sw's, New York.-S. o. Miner has gone to He
,ston for treatment for ar ear trouble.-Asa mo
hitman has moved to Dummerston.-A. W en-,
Md, ~ will be see By our state ne vs., was We
'cted one OF the vice presidents of the State IN
Association this ~eek r. X. TAI
lrvey opened 10 bis rev hyteI at MarIooro, biI
lss., idsy night.-EIliot Balestier return var
to New York Tuesday after . fortnigpt's die
" here The venerable J. W. Fso-t II con- I
ed to the house with Q severe cold.-M. K. Car
,her Is It'll laid up with his severe injuries hai
Itch be received o few weeks ago, when "a
shoulder vas disiocsted and tue ball OF bis y ~,
II severely urned while be wss under the had
luence Of ether.-Msnager u. Randall Of MOI
creamery r. laid up with rhe me castles, and Dro
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