The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02
Special Village Meeting

pOratlon meeting AT the opera lous
next Monday evening, Aug. 9TH. I'm
business relates almost entirely to III
water works and includes articles abot
the proposed reservoir in Minard' s pom
into which to run the new 2O-inc
pipe about laying new pipe from tn
old pipe about 800 feet directly int
the pond about laying an S-inch PIP
instead of 6-inch as voted at tn
annual meeting from the south end @
Atkinson street up to the old Terrace
about laying pipe and a sewer alon
the new street from Atkinson street t
Francis G. Pierce's residence, an!
whether the water commissioner shal
be authorized and instructed to chang
the location of the l6-inch pipe OF
Morgan Meadow and lay it as first lalt
by them on what is denomlnatet
Water street There should be larg'
attendance and the commissioner ful
power to act. AS long as we are nov
going to such an expense to improve
our water system we should not stol
at the spending of few dollars.
Aphorisms from Hetty Green.
(From Recent Interview in the n. Y. Adyer
tiser.)
"The best way to be beneficial is tc
be useful. You may, perhaps, have
thought that / hoard my money and
count over and over and gloat over II
o. nights. Well, l don't
EVERY man, and for that matter
every woman, ought to work and to
get paid for the work in accordance
with its value. Now you have read
of me as mean, grasping old woman,
You have never read of me giving
away vast sums in charity. You have
not seen my name at the head of dona-
tions for free this or free that.
II will tell you what | did do,
though, | built houses in Chicago,
blocks of them at time, when men
wanted work. | paid good wages,
and the money was always there on
pay day.
"Politics may sometimes help a
man but very seldom woman. Men
who run for office get in love with it.
l do not quarrel with the women
who want to vote, but don't want to
vote myself.
81 have never needed vote to pro
tect myself | have handled my large
interests largely myself, but not at all
times. Yet they have not suffered.
l have not bought politicians. / had
no need to.
Accidents.
Edwin Bush, while coming down the
old Terrace Monday night in some way
became entangled in his wheel throw
ing him over the wheel on his face and
hands, badly iniuring one knee.
rrrh IA ME
Monday afternoon, turned his ankle
over causing very bad sprain
Church and Society
The members of the Pine Dell Boat
club enjoyed clam bake at their club
house, up the river Sunday
Weeden' s orchestra hold dance at
banquet hall tomorrow evening The
of the Universalist Sunday
school enjoyed picnic in Williams
orchard Wednesday afternoon.
The Pine Dell boat club had an
Did fashioned clam bake Sunday after
loon, which was attended by large |
company of the clubs friends.
The delegates who attended the G.
:. convention gave some very interest
ng reports of the same at the meeting
n the Congregational church Sunday
.vening.
Rev. Father Killaha of Boston is
pending his vacation with Father
ioulihan at Ludlow. He celebrated /
ow mass at st. Charles church Sun
lay morning in the absence of Father
Reynolds, who is spending few
weeks at Block Island. II
A family reunion at the home of
ohm Putnam last Sunday, when for
he first time in nine years the sons
j. H. Putnam camel together, Frank
Blue Earth City, MINI, William of
Harry of Grafton and John
ur genial grocery clerk of the place.
Court Matters.
Herbert Shaw was arrested by Officer
,tapleton Monday night at the depot
Or drunkenness. and brought before {
ustice G. H. Williams Tuesday after
DON. He was fined So and costs and
q default of same was taken to New
ane for 20 days.
Herbert c. Sewall of Milbury, Mass,
as arrested Monday night for drunk
mess and put in the lookup. He was
led Tuesday and fined s. and costs, :
nd not being able to pay was sent to
'ewfane 70 20 days.
Miss Hall Becomes Mrs. Hobson
A pretty home wedding occurred at
le home of Frank j. Hall on the Old
GRACE Thursday afternoon, when the I
dest daughter, Lucy, was united in e
arriage to Will l.. Hobson, the Rev.
II. Magratf performing the ceremony f
he happy couple left by the $3.50 p. i
:, train over the Fitchburg to Bos- q
IN, where they take the boat for a t
70 weeks trip to st. John and other
aces. The best wishes of host of !;
lends go with them. n
Local Thought and Movement.
Postmaster Dow has had concrete
alks laid around his residence on =
chool street. il
The employees of the Brewery with e
cir families enjoyed days outing h
Lake Warren Sunday. a
The concreters have put in new T
ossings from Lovell's Livery stable 7
j. III. Cray & Co.'S meat market :
ID across the road opposite the Island \
,use this week. n ,
The mills were obliged to shut down 4
-iday noon and remained closed until r
idnight on account of the low water !,
ID also to let the pond fill up above +,
e dam. 6
b. Cannon. Jr., Department Com N
ander of Vermont G. A. r., has W
sued notice that the rate to Louis a
lie to the National encampment has al
en reduced to S15 instead of $40, as S
had previously announced. t.
W. S. Gilbert is just completing a
at which promises to be the finest >,
the river. 1t is % feet long and a,
!, feet wide and is fitte with one of ~
S eight power horse engines. a,