The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25


the 18th annual parade and lnspec
tion OF the Bellows Fails Fire Depart
nrnt took place last Friday afternoon
The line formed in the square at : o.
M. as follows. Carriage containing
city fathers. Bellows Falls band and -
mru. Mt. Kilhum Steamer Co, five
mrn, Hoax and Ladder Co. 10 men,
Abruauui Hose Go. Is men, BridgCman
Hose Go. Is mcl. Shamrock Hose Co'
I3 nIcn. The line of march WAS from
the square down Westminster street
aud then through llapgOud, Atkinson,
Williams. Green. School and Westmin
stcr streets and the square where the
inspeetion was made and the tests OF
the different companies took place.
The first test was OF the Hook and
Ladder. who started from the eng inc
house at one blast of the gong, raising
A ladder onto the Gray block and plac-
ing a man on the roof. no time taken.
Next came the trial of the hose com
panies, the companies being placed as
follows: Abcnaqui hose in front OF
the blacksmith shop ON Rockingham
street. Brdgcman hose ON Westminster
street opposite Henry street, and the
Shamrock ON the island near the Is
land house. The run was POO yards,
lay 80 feet Of hose and make connec-
lions and oet water on. The Bridge
man hose Was first, with the Abena-
auis close second and the Shamrocks
third. No time taken. The tircmen
closed the days festivities with a
grand concert and ball, the attendance
being the largest ever seen in Union
hall. In the evening from s until .
Il concert of six numbers was rendered
by the Philharmonic orchestra on
9prlhShtiu' when WAS "em i'F forn'od
AZ 3"'o lnr SIall'' nl"lCt i w. w. n,in
icd ny d. T. nuI l'.li, "',t 'ISS ma 10
'ISSGIl any ~, l''lluM',' .,ttil,. "xn.r,aI
T"ulIeS' lHl9 was i'io''iIS ,' All n,,t;i
t1dnclIS ""T lII'i' ,' !u!..',,;!,;'',, ,,..,s
- cI"'N "Lltll an 'n'cl ilil1f'4 W"'
tdhch ~ pa '"hT w gu Si,i,ond, .,ad
FER, scr t'1 'l l-"ii''."i"' ,ft c,,,,,n,,
llyuc oi Towns iI"lT'' - ,tit' +b S"p noa
ttahclhG was RESUME" III M i haI, ,'.oe
iloutS "' Inc llloii'nE a ~ I ,,",t "'r
l'S'lI3 ''':"!u .vu WIN .1,,a',or;os aTi L
t, ,,''.I''r Mn Tho rnd oIohips of the
nInnt,;r Iiahts n,oan one think that if
yras = rrtiertion from \ fire as every
th;,T IN Tho han seemed tn have that 0,
rod shnInr ,.a.t around Them. The
tirrmen may we'll feel proud of this
their 10Th annual as it SURPRISES all
previous attempts both socially and
and they Will net snug
sum for the hcnetlt OF their treasures
from this event.
Local Thought and Movement.
The foot ball team went to Ludlow
Tuesday and defeated the eleven OF !
in titl -
game. Score 6 10 1.
An alarm Of fire was rung in from
box 81 at , Il, M, Wednesday morning G
far blaze in the dwelling house of |
Pendergast, Just across the +
railroad tracks from the toll bridge. =
The hose companies responded, but Y
tat not get water as the 1lre nad beeh I
turning about onehal1 hour before me
'arm was gwen ny an eNclt"u lhdl-
IiduaI' VINO had just stIueH X, town On
me sleeper from Rutland Inc mouse
o-rther win the FURNITURE was totally y
burned 10 the ground :
y large number OF people IRON inns II
'iare ana FlclhltI look advantage OF +
ne cheap rates 10 boston VIA fltcn-
lurg railroad TINS week. 10 d" thelr ,
'all ana winter trading ~
There were 200 tickets sold here =
Tuesday for the excursion 10 Boston y
ia Fitchburg railroad. .
Can't. VIII. Talyor. town liouor agent :,
las had his salary increased from 500 :.
a 5000 and the rent of the town 81
,pcnt,s rooms has been increased ia
600 wear, y
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30 Nv" i fnp '' th AZ I 49, ,"Ta mc" r.
TO- dir 1, ;ra ois ~; th@ =
The wood v,r,; mo shon of Frank r b
,hclus en- DrpJt street was shut down \
Wednesday. OWING to the burnino ont d
f the resistance how of the electric tt
motor G.
cour, MATTERS +
,q,.. v,:r1.. g r.,..,:., w a
ii">, ''1 Wa, "l aNen''lSl was Vas h
','s''r ~ CInEtl H'api'lon DIT thG G
'I"t ioI "lSl"fplnS me peace anu cI
''s ,II'. '''lo ore, 'uStISe Nalhtr Mon NJ
"4H n'T' "lh= @ho I'iled - ahu coS'S' II
me" ne P'I"' NJ
Geo. Provost and Mike Scanion were e,
mcsted late Sunday night for disturb al
NJ the peace and were brought before Nj
Justice T.. l.. Walker Monday after hi
con. lhcN plead guilty and an
reived the usual dose. - and costs. "
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