The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-01
BELLOWS FALLS.
From our Regular Correspondent
BELLOWS FALLS, May .3l, '94.

BELLOWS FALLS.
From our Regular Correspondent
BELLOWS FALLS, May .3l, '94.
Local Thought and Movement.
William Martin has opened night luncf
room In the building on the stairs Mt the real
of Dunhams meat market.
The postoficc, banks and:most Of the stores
were closed Memorial day.
The Forresters are making arrangements
for picnic at Fairy Dell July 4.
The Fitchburg passenger trains over the
Cheshire branch have recently taken num-
her Of handsome coaches Tor the summer
travel. The vestibule coaches on the Flyer,
which are finished in mahogany have been
through the shops and have come out looking
unique and rich In their native wood finish.
A number of bondholders of the defunct
Dcnnison Land and Investment Co met here
Thursday to devise ways and means to get the
property out Of the hands Of the receiver.
During the passionate Of Rev Houlihann,
many radical improvements nave Deeh Miaue
In st Peters ut North Walpole. The church
has been raised up four feet, making an adj
slitiOnal room In the basement. There has
been an addition of 40 feet put on to the rear
of the church, making sittlngs for 800 people.
A sacristy 28x32 has been built. new altar
has been put in, the ceilings newly fresc0ed,
vicinity.
The Osgood foundry Is now running OF full
time, after running several months on elgnt
hours.
Eaton & Norwood have erected new coal
sheds on the Island.
After the first of June the evening sermon
il to be omitted ut Emmanuel church. Inc
evening services being continued as usual az
O'Clock.
Prof Wright tended reception to the high
school graduating class and their 1riends at
Towns hotel last Friday evening.
A delegation of Knights Templar from here
were the guests of Beauseant Commandry at
Brattleboro last Friday
Other Gossip.
DIR G f Beardsley, who practiced here last
winter and who was prosecuted at Bethe! and
fined $50 for practising without licence from
the board of state census, has seen tit to COM
DIV with the laws of the state, and has now Sc
cured the protection of that necessary docu-
ment. ,
The Log Drive.
The rear of The Fall Mountain log drive
reached here Tuesday night The vanDyke i
drive of about $4,000 900 feet is at MclndOes
Falls and is expected to arrive here about the
last of June. The drive is about 100000 feet c
larger than last year. q
Court News. {
William Harper who has fondness for 7
"red lker'' filled up Saturday and had glor-
ious time all by himself Sunday. Harper fac
ed outraged Justice Monday and having no 1
money to pay his fine went up to Rutland 1or u
DO days. G.
Whain Ca,oil was hsou ~ anu o,' no ro;l-
road property. ~ ~
Memorial Day Services. :,
Ell Stoughton Post held the usual services a!
nm Memorial day, Detail from post decorated
The graves of the fallen dead at Westminster
West, Rockingham and Bartonsville. The line \,
formed in the square at 2 O'Clock p m and y!
to the Oak hill cemetery, where q
services were held by the u A II ~
md WRC. The order of procession was re r.
marshal and aids, Bellows Falls band, d A OF
Grant camp, Sons of Veterans, as escort, Z HI pts
stoughton Post, G A II, disabled veterans in \, NJ
carriages, carriage containing president, chap Il.
ain. orator and poetess, village schools, other W
iyic bodies and citizens. Inc 0fncers OF the "
lay were, president, Zina II Allbee; marshal, y
: G Pierce; chaplain, Rev E Narramore; -
Oetess, Miss Sadie Nichols; orator, Hon j l. W
fartin. The address was given at the opera s tn
Ouse. hr
The address by Hon Martin OF Brat ~
lebOrO. was very able and eloquent one,
nd besides treating of the spirit and signifi-
ance and value of the day traced patriotic at
kenesses in early Vermont history. In the III
Drenoon he spoke at CambIidgeport, and the 1t
ddress there for its high thought was even We
ner than here. He drew comparison of 90
he principles for which the veterans fought
18th those of other countries and olden an
mes Here there was nothing of spoils or in
1e degradation of the enemy for motive, ve
ut high ideal, the preservation of our in fes
and the determination of the only ch,
ling in existence that in any way conficted Pr
it'll our theory of freedom fer
It the freedom of chaos and ma
larchy, but the highest type of it in of
hich every man has a voice in the what shall ORC
done with what he gives up for all, free Ne
I'M in which no man can be deprived of his sew
operty without compensation, or of his lib Sch
ty unless his conduct is such as to infringe cati
the rights of others. lie answered, with for
J usual skill and effectiveness, the claim that wei
cry war il a relic of barbarsm and held Moi
ut nearly every advance OF enllghtment had Bro
en- the result OF war and contest; nearly Y,
ery effort of the pen to bring about higher n
ndards had had to be reinforced by the alto,
ord. at come not to send peace but a
oru saiu me me. oaV iour: anu Wne : ne salu,
eaee oe sIIii W lne sea VI uaiinee ~ was r
~ .lie s.oiM '2Sseo waleIs nau PeIIornleu Met
,lr mission, me ADDRESS was all on TINS was
OF tn0ugpt hhu IL CANNED LOT our soioiers DIV
ariy az volunteers, whose moving spirit la n"