The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
FIVE MINUTES WITH THE NEWS OF
COUNTY.


The excitement last week was about on,
Charles Il Ellis, alias Harris, who forged ~
order on Joseph Jeffrey for $500 worth O.
goods of M q Williams. After It was fonnt
arrest. Deputy Sheriff wilkins started IL
pursuit but skipped him and at night men
were stationed mt the ferries and bridges on
the river, and wilkins together with Deputy
Sheriff Whitman started. Ellis was found ut
his house in Westminster Thursday. lie was
brought before Justice Kimball and was
bound over to appear at county court. Bail
was fixed at 5000, which was furnished.
Death of Abner S. Phillips.
.Abner s. Phillips, who for some years past
has resided with his daughter. Mrs Charles
Stratton at West Townshend, died of old age
on the 10th. He was born in Athol, Mass,
! Oct 80, 1914, and came to Vermont 36 years
ago. He formerly lived in Winhall and was
for many years member of the Methodist
church at Bondville. In work published
in 1887 by Albert NJ Phillips of Auburn, Mass,
another branch of the same stock. and called
''The Phillips Genealogies,' it is stated by
the writer that the Phillipses emigrated from
England to this country somewhere about
1880 and even earlier. At that period they
were avery numerous people in England and
Wales and are now found in every state of
the Union from Maine to California. The an
cestors of Abner Phillips saw and doubtless
took part in the religious strife which herald
ed the 10th century into England. He was
man Of exemplary religious life and was es-
pecially peaceful in character.
Halifax Dog Case.
An interesting case was tried Saturday,
state V. Chas Stanclift at Halifax before
Justice Frank Worden and Jacksonville jury.
Stanclift's sster-in-law Mrs M Stanclift. came
up from Mt Hermon Mass, a d had valuable
dog with her one that had saved the lives of
children by pulling them from railroad
track when II train was approaching, and one
of course that they thought much of. But
when Mrs Stancft returned home
the dog failed to follow and the brother wrote
to Charles to keep him until he came back.
But one day Mr. Stanclift came home and
found notice that the constable. f ri
Miner, had been there and killed the
dog. telling where the body was to be found.
That night Mr. Stanclift was arrested for
keeping dog without license and taken be-
fore magistrate, but having heart trouble.
because of which he had objected to going.
continued till Saturday, The, states
was not licensed. The defense was
that the dog was not subject to the states re-
luirement for license, being in the state only |
and that it was not matter for
being half way across the line
II Marlboro, and the veranda and shed
where he was always kept entirely so. The
.hief question of the case was what consti
utes "keepcr" of dog, as the statute reads
'owner or Keeper The trial lasted till half
or the defendant. A suit for damages for
illing the dog will now follow. Buttcrfeld
or prosecution, Waterman, Martin & Hit
or Stanclift.
Miss Lydia Sticlney.
The funeral services of Miss Lydia Stick
ey were held at Jacksonville August II, Rev
II Cahee of Readsboro officiating. Miss l
tickney died Aug 9th of heart disease and S
ad been sufferer many months from the t
fects of the grip which she contracted last S
inter. Miss Stickney was a lady of excel e
Mt character and was highly esteemed by b
e whole community. She had been under Il
e care of her niece, Mrs Francelia Pike, e
nee last spring who comes into possession s.
her homestead. Miss Stickney was born h
IN 4, 1919 and was the daughter of Silas and
mice Wood stickney of this town. She "
,ves her brother, Harvey Stickney the last Al
ember of her family living to mourn her Al
Reunion of the 10th VT. Regiment. fe
The 18th annual reunion of the 10th Yer r. :,
ont Regiment will be held at Bethel Vt. on ~
Aug 23d in connection with the a.
indsor county reunion. The secretary of u
e association is anxious to obtain the adj =,
ess OF ever! living member VINO was at any d
ne identified with the regiment and will =,
elcome any information, either from MEM p =,
rs or their friends regarding those deceased, q q
moved or who have never attended the re- ~
lions. The usual reduction of railroad fare :,
III be secured. Per order of the executive n a,
mmittee. WIN ROUNDS, Pres. q,
M RUSSELL, Sec. n,
Z W Gibson of Londonderry. who grad &C
ted from Norwich University and young So
IN of high capacity last June has been elect ar
principal of the Chester high school. ar