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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

West River grange will meet FRIDAY
evening, Sept. 9th.
At the annual meeting of the W. C..
T. L. held this week, officers were
elected and superintendent appointed
for the year as follows: Pres. Mrs.
Kenyon: vice Pres. Mrs. ME-. Hardy
and Mrs. c. ID. Meacham: Sec, Mrs.
NJ. E, Hastings: Treas, Mrs. l.. d.
Osgood; Supt of S. S. department,
Mrs, c. G.. Taft and Mrs NJ, f. Hast
ings mothers meeting, Mrs. NJ. F.
Hardy, Mrs. l.. ID. Osgood and Mrs
M. +. Greenwood were elected dele
gates to the state convention that
meets at Rutland next week.
Rev. Mr.. Meacham supplied the pull
pit at Newfane last Sunday; his son.
c. W. Meacham conducted the morn
ing service at the Baptist church here.
Mr.. Meacham left for his home in Bos-
ton Wednesday and intends leaving
his business there and pursuing q the
illogical course in Chicago.
". H. button is engaged in dressing
some fine granite stones to be used for
the curbing around the Baptist church
grounds.
Charles Austin and wife went TO
Brattleboro Thursday to attend the
funeral of the little daughter of his
brother Fred. Fred Randall and wife
and c, f. Houghton attended the
state c, +. convention held at Burl-
ington this week. Mr.. Houghton
joined the Montreal excursion before
returning home and Fred Randall and
wife are expected home this week
at Rutland on their way. -
Edward Dale entered the military
school at Mortified this week. Mrs.
Wilson, his aunt, accompanied him to
Northfield. Ira Pratt and Thomas
Bluett are working for Robert Tren- |
lond, and boarding at F. ID. Reeds. !
Nathan Hastings visited this week !
It So. Windham and Chester. F. H. !
Scott visited at his parents home over
sunday. Arthur Bachelor is teaching |
n Wardsboro. Mrs. Charlotte Phillips
rom Wardsboro, and Miss Eleanor
3igelow from Nova Scotia, visited this
week at L. ID. Thayers. Miss Ida
Thompson is here from New York. -
y. II. Miles returned to his work Mon
ay.-Mrs. Colburn from Pennsylvan-
a, is with her daughter at c. II.
Alice Randall returned
his week TO her work at Athol. Mass.
Cora Lowe returns to her home in
'hicago this week. Mrs. c. Z. Park
nd Lila from Willamsvile, have
cen guests at NJ. NJ Martins. May
ellie Gage has secured work in dress
taking rooms at Bellows Falls. Mrs.
[argaret Watson is at Peru. and Mrs.
red Watson goes again this week.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

A spark from the engine set fire to
Engineer Ross's house Tuesday but
the fire was soon discovered and easily
put out with a few pals of water.
Miss Clara Cushman returned
missionary from China spoke very in
terestingly at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening.
Bert Ober of Worcester is spending
his vacation in town. Everett Abbott
of New York visited in town last week.
C. d. Farnum and wife, O. S.
Abbott and wife, Mrs. DeMillington,
Geo. Cobb and Miss Minnie Tyler took
advantage of the excursion to Mont
real this week. Rev. n. A. Wood and
wife are enjoying a visit from Mrs.
Woods brother, Mr. Hollis of Wey-
mouth. Mass. The condition of our
townsman. Martin Haskins, is much
improved and he Is now considered out
of danger Mrs S NJ Holden is spend
ing few days in Boston-Rey. q. II.
Sisson has been entertaining his moth
er of Cornish, \. H.. the past week. -
+. |. johnson and wife are spending
few days with Mrs. Johnson's parents
in Wardsboro-Mrs. L. j. Strong and
Mrs. W. A. Shattuck returned Monday
from visit in Barre.
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STARKEY & CO.,
HOOKER BLOCK,
HatterS and FurrierS, BrattlebOrO, Vermont.


One of the remarkable mysteries Of
the time deyelopes with regard to the
will of the late Judge Joseph Holt
famous in war times as Judge Adyo.
cate General and before that as At.
torney General in the Buchanan cab.
met and the most uncompromising and
radical union man in it, when he died. il
was generally supposed that he had left
a will disposing of his estate. amounting
TO about $500, 900. Search was accord,
ingly made for the missing document
among his papers, and in every place
where it was thought possible his will
could be, but nothing was discovered
save a will dated 1913. in whose back
in plain script was its revocation over
the judges sigature. No other will
could be found, and so after a long
time administrators were appointed who
set about distributing the estate
among the next of kin. The register
of wills of Washington, Col. Wright.
who was a friend of Judge Holt. could
not persuade himself that will did
not exist and he continued his search.
going so far as to advertise for traces
of it. One day last week the register
received. a curiously addressed en-.
velope through the mail. which was
postmarked Washington, and super
scribed in imitation of printed capitals
to him in his official capacity. In the
envelope was found folded paper so
badly injured by fire as to make il
necessary that it be pasted on another
sheet to preserve it, This burned and
ragged paper was the missing will.
dated February I. 1873 signed -.
Holt, apparently entirely in the
handwriting of the judge, witnessed
by Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman and
ms wife. So far as appears these sig
natures are all genuine. or if not are
remarkably accurate forgeries: the
opinion is that they are
genuine. This will disinherits the
next OF KIN entirely, and gives the es-
tate to TWO ladies. the one a relation of
Ihe nrst wife of the judge, and the
)ther his god-daughter. Nobody
knows who sent it, where it came from
lr where 1t has been all these years.
Jne story was that it was found in
llle OF refuse from the Knox warehouse
N washington, but that has been dis
proved. That the document had been
llre at all seems improbable. as
'Naminatlon shows that the holes and
spots must have been made
'.' VIC paper spread open. 1t is
cry queer affair. Litigation is now
Spected for the heirs at law will con
est II. One expert who has examined
he writing is unable to determine
'hether it is forgery or not. some
hings indicating that and Others
t1ordlng strong proof that it is gen
me. But he suggests that the best
ray TO Judge is by the paper and the
nk. IL 1t proves to be wood pulp
aper, 1t will prove forgery for while
early all writing paper is made from
UP now. in 1873 it was unknown.
mere is also difference in the ruling
paper, while aniline inks now gem
'aliy used date back only Is years and
chemical analysis will show if they
re used on this document.
y; ~ II tne VIII Is forgery. science
Ill IN all likelihood be able 70 nrove
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

| Heavy frosts Sunday morning caught
most farmers corn. Those without sllos
arc heard to say eff only had a sllo:
Work on the foundation for Mr.,
Hager's new mill is being pushed and
some of the lumber is on the grounds
$. H. Hall went to market TINS
week with III lambs and 10 oxen.
The Ladies' circle will meet in their
parlors this week instead of Thursday,
the 2Gth.
Rev. w. ID. Potter of Shelburnc Falls,
will preach in the Universalist church,
Sunday, the 22d, at O'Clock p. m.
Henry Cain has moved to Byron
Wheeler's house and Mrs. Cain is
caring for Mrs. d. &. Taylor. W. \.
Brown a. Co. IS Office is now located in
j. O. building, formerly occupied by
e. Reed. George Washington Scud-
der, head clerk in c. II. Waists store,
business manager, treasurer and right
fielder Of the Jacksonville. Jr., base
ball team left town suddenly one day
last week and nothing has since been
heard from him. H G. Reed is in
Springfield, Mass, on business--W.
IA. Hancock has charge of the meat
market now.
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W. G.. Stevens has sold his farm to
Mr.. Carroll of Boston.
The game law on birds was off Sun
day, the 18th. and the cartridges are
thinning out, as the dead birds
brought in by hunters signify
= VI. b. Switzcr is suffering from Il
saw wound on the knuckle of the third
finger of his left hand. DIR. Munger
dressed the hand and took two or three
stitches in the operation.
/ a base ball nine came to Putnev
Saturday afternoon to battle with the
! Putney boys, but owing to the fact
that the word sent to Brattleboro. by
our base bal! manager, telling those
boys not to come Saturday, was not
received by them, our boys were not
in anyway prepared for game. So
the visitors took the game by score
of 9 to 0. We think it better for them
to take it that way than have it given
to them by the umpire, as the last
game was.
The teams, representing the Wrought
Iron Range Co. of st. Louis, located
in this place. have been quite success
full thus far as 30 stoves have been sold
in and about Putney. They unloaded
their second carload Tuesday and a
third carload has been ordered.
). Mrs. Roxana Gale Davis died Sept. |
18th, at their home here. Mrs Davis |
was born in Royalton. Mass. April !
Goth. 1907. She married Lorenzo Davis |
the eth day of June, 1881. After re-
siding in East Putney and Brandon |
they moved on to the farm now occu-
pied by Dennison Davis. Mrs. DAVIS
was the last of IA children She is sur
vived by two children, Emma of this
place. and Warren L. of Iowa. The
funeral took place Saturday forenoon,
Rev. Mr. Seymore officiating
Many of our people who are interest
ed in children will be interested
in THE Kings Missingere' a band
Of little people which has been organic
ed in the Baptist church. The object
IF this society is to interest the
children in foreign missions. The
officers of this society are Pres. Peter
vice Pres. Abbie Kendall:
Treas, Artie Wilkins: Sec. Bertha
Newcomb. This society meets Satur
lays once in two weeks at 3 O'Clock.
children under 1G years of age are in
.ited TO join this band. Mrs. a. W.
!. Wilkins is its superintendent.
Fred Pemher is attending Miss Saw
er's school in Brattleboro. Fred has
ecured the position as ianitor of the
chool and is able to cut down his ex-
enses by doing that work.-C. b.
Willard has sold his bird dog. Don,
0 Eugene Clark of Brattleboro. The
mount received for him was $50
liss Lula Belle Horton and friend.
liss Celia Ingram of Brattleboro, came
londay TO visit Mrs. NJ. B. Switzer.-
lrs. Z. Taft returned to Buffalo
riday. She has been at G. L. Pierce's
n some time past on account of her
Others illness. DR.. Foster returned I
ON Nergennes Saturday afternoon.
Iiss Fannie Carver of Brattleboro. is
work at McNulty's hotel.-Mrs. ID.
|. Frost went to keene, n. H.. Tues
iyto visit Mrs. Sadie Saxton Wyman
I'D her husband. Mrs Justin Wheeler
I'd mother, Mrs. Norman Cobb. Jr..
Frank Darts liz Keene. They left
ltnev Tuesday. Rev. Mr.. Parker is
ending few days over the mountain
Brookline this week. where ne
caches every Sunday, afternoon.
int Davenport, our young barber.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELE.

farmer dropped two grains of corn
IN the cold, dark earth one April morn,
loSether they sank in their cherries bed,
~, crlel rate" cried one in fear,
wv hat evil chance has brought me here'
u Is not meet that such as
Lie in the earth to waste and die
Within this stone n nice shelf
invites me to take care of myself'i
In warm sun shone and the soft rain fell.
~ nc gram IN the earth began to swell,
In, me wise one cried from its snug retreat
"iiow prudent am no rain nor heat
IAN reach me here. Pm fair as at first
While you, poor thing look ready To hur.t
You owe duty TO yourself
There's room for two ON this dry shelf.
lone out OF the earth so close and wet,
Perhaps you may save yourself even vet
''Nav," answered the other one from IN,
earth,
only from pain and death come birth,
~ such as we spakc the Holy One
Except II die il abideth alone;
but II a seed of common grain
DE IN the earth, Its death is gain.
20 let me yield in patient trust
10 the hand that laid me in the dust
September's fields stand brown and sere.
Now comes the "full corn in the ear"
The grain that died in the darkness mould
mas Yielded more than hundred fold,
, ME that which cared for itself so well.
Lies alone IN the earth. an empty shell.
- Eva W. wesley In sunday School Times.
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The Good Templars enjoyed corn
roast at ". r. Livermore's the other
evening.
On Friday evening the 18th. there
were four new members added to the
Pioneer lodge /. o. G. T.
Miss Blanche Farwell entertained
about 20 of her young friends last
Tuesday afternoon and evening, in
honor of her 18th birthday. Her
schoolmates presented her with a very
handsome writing case. She was also
the recipient of many other tokens of
affection.
The mill, house and farm owned and
run by Scion Densmore. and inherited
from his father. was sold at public
auction on the 18th. The mill. ma
chlnery. house and farm brought
$3.50. and was bought by Walter
Kerr
Miss Mabelle Jones is visiting at
Henry Tripp's.-Mrs. Orison Kimball
of Ludlow, has for the past week been
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

bosoms. cuffs and collars, which viii
be quite a saving to the tired house
wife.
Last Sunday as John Clark and viii
Foskett went to salt some cattle ON the
side of Ball mountain next to Vest
River, a fine deer came following the
cattle like a cosset sheep, and stopped
for number of minutes within a few
rods of them and then trotted OIL leas-
urely up the mountain.
Mrs Fred Ballad is confined to the
house by sickness. Carroll Moore has
been visiting friends here for the past
week
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Newfant

With frequent burgaries reported
from Brattleboro and numerous case
of highway robbery in Sunderland hol
low, with the governor of the state
suing leading paper for damages be,
cause it called him Il rumseller, ano
with two murder cases to be tried II,
the present term of court, to say moth
ing of minor offences, it looks as II
Vermont would soon lose its reputa-
ton unless the people mend their ways
Judge Carroll has hung out a hand
some sign.
. Kenny Bros. have six men employed
filling their silo.
Il thought heard whispering out
on the piazza. | wish you would get
up and see who's there. " Visions OF
burglars foated through her brain
having read of SO many in Brattleboro.
II. S. Kenny is digging another
spring on the Kenny Bros. farm. +.
c. Benedict has returned from New
York. Frank Fish sent crate of fine
pears to his parents this week. Mr..
Fish raises fine fruit and large guam
titles of it. Chas. Worster was in
town Thursday. Mrs. NJ. Davidson
attends the convention at Burlington
lext week. Guy Albee was in town
asst week as a witness in court. A
Miss Fay of Brattleboro, is assisting
Mrs. II. S. Caswell as typewriter.
Mrs y. S. Codding is reported as be
ny more comfortable. She has suffer
ID badly from the effects of the fall
he received. Mrs Albert Pratt and
ION Robert returned to Boston last
week Mrs. Fanny Fay and friend of
are visiting at Foster Whita
,er's -Dr. and Mrs. W \. Thompson
# Brattleboro, called on Postmaster !
.lbee Saturday afternoon.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

The work at the mineral spring is
driving to fill the orders A new bottl-
ing house and larger facilities to be
able to supply the increasing, demand
are the improvements in the near
future.
A. w. Hastings of Jefferson, Ia,
who was raised upon the hills of ia.
maica, and went to the state of Iowa
% years ago and IA successful farmer
and prominent citizen of Greene
county, is now visiting his father,
VIM. Hastings and his many relatives.
Mrs. Van Aukin of Kansas, is visit
ing at Mrs. Orland Smiths.
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GOSSIP FROM OTHER TOWNS ABOUT
THE COUNTY.
iuIlfOrd.

Evening prayer and sermon in Christ
GuiIford will be ON hand with the
usual amount of exhibits at the Valley
fair, and the entire population, old
and young will doubtless get there.
Many farmers have been storing
their cnsilage this week, the corn crop
proving the best of recent years.
Sanford Andrews, who has been
quite sick is better Chester Andrews
is also considerably better and com
pIete recovery is expected. Harry
Ward has gone TO Vernon to work for
Erastus Tyler the coming winter.
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' crllOli.

! Rev. A. j. Hough will preach in the
chapel next Sunday afternoon at
o clock.
Vernon grange will hold meeting
in Golden hail. this Saturday even
ing.
A few of the farmers attended the
annual fair at Greenfield Mass. this
week.
One hundred and twelve tickets were
sold at the pavilion last week Friday
evening and "a very dainty lunch was
served by Mrs lula Frost and Mrs
Emeline Stockwell. 1t was the last
dance of the season.
c. H. Newton and G. jackson are
both preparing for cider making.
Winter apples are scarce on the river
farms and rot as plenty as usual on the
hills farms.
The new corn cutter and binder is
working in satisfactory manner now.
Eugene Aklcy has a single family of
Is pigs and they are all doing we'll
Mrs. Annie Woodland has gone to her
old home in Wilburham Mass. and she
will also visit Springfield. Mr.. Her
rick has returned to Anderson S. c., a
few days ago, Mrs. Eugene Akley was
called 10 springfield Mass. on account
of the serious illness Of her sister Mrs.
Z. Henry who had IA shock few da,
ago. Mrs. b. a. Streeter has returned
home from her visit in Ware. Mass. -
Prof. and Mrs. 4. j. Grout who have
been on the French farm will 90 to
Columbia college New York city next
week. W. Bennett and wife went to
on carriage drive last |
week. Miss Agnes Lapham of Keene,
n. H., is teaching in No. Mrs. |
Addie Reynolds and daughter from
Iaston, Penn, are visiting at her
G. E. DAYS. Charlie Davis is |
At home from Fitchburg. Mrs. Sophia
Johnson has returned from her visit in
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

visiting relatives and friends in town
Henry Reynolds and wife OF EWING
Mass, have been visiting ut Norman
Woods. Mrs. Charles Dean and son
Ray, arc visiting relatives in boston
Mrs. Charles Holmes has returned 10
her home in Erving, Mass, accopman
led by her friend Miss Alta Morse -
Carol Boyden is at home for short
time. Those on the sick list are, Der
nard Chaflin, Ifortense Switzer, Fran
els Barber, Dorothy Taft, Charles
Hawkins baby, Mrs. Adam Densmore'
George Howard's baby is improving,
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WATTERsON,s ADDRESS.
He said Some Eloquent Things ut &. 4. X
Eucampment.


Except that historic distinctions
have long been obiterated here. il
might be mentioned that | appear be-
fore you as the representative alike OF
those who wore the blue and those
who wore the gray in that great sec
| tional combat, which, whatever else
it did or did not. left no shadow upon
American soldiership, no stain upon
American manhood. But, in Ken
lucky, the war ended 80 years ago
Familiar intercommunication be
! tween those who fought in it upon OPP
posing sides has eliminated in such a
closely knit web of interests and affec-
tions that none of us care to Olsen
tangle the threads that compose it. and
few of us could do so if we would.
Here, at least. the lesson has been
taught and learned that,
You cannot chain the eagle
And you dare not harm the dove:
But every gate
Hate bars to hate
Will open wide to love-
And the flag! God bless the flag
Have you upon your round of sight
seeing missed it hereabout: Does ii
make itself on any hand conspicuous
by its absence: Can you doubt the
loyal sincerity of those who from
house top and rooftree have thrown it |
to the breeze?
Let some sacrilegious hand be {
raised to haul it down and see No. !
no, comradese the people en- masse do .
not deal in subterfuges: they may be 4
wrong they may be perverse; but they
never dissemble.
These are honest flags with honest
hearts behind them. They are the
symbols of a nationality as precious to
Us as to you. They fly at last as
Webster would have them fly. bearing
10 such notices as, What is all this 4
yorth?' or Liberty first and union af
erward, but blazing in letters of liy- II
ng light upon their ample folds. as
hey bear over the sea and over the {
an, those words dear to every Ameri {
AN heart, Union and liberty, now and
orever, one and inseparable.' '
1t is with kind of exutation that {
fling open the gates of this gateway I
o the South | bid you welcome in t
he name of the people whose voice is '
he voice of God. You came and we t
eslsted you: you come, and we greet a
on; for times change, and men change I
nth them. You will find here scarce Y
sign of the battle: not reminis i
ence of its passions. 2
"Grim-visaged war has smoothed his Il
'rinkled front and whichever way Won p
urn on either side, deepening as Won I
the Chaplin Hills. o
mere jackson fell, to Stones river e
here Rosy fought-and on to Chatta a
ooga and Chickamaugua and over a
visionary ridge and down bv Resaca
ld hennesaw, and Allatoona. where "
orse held the fort, was second il
me you marched to the sea-pausipg
lille about Atlanta to look with Won
n on scene risen as by the hand of
commitment returning by way
Franklin and Nashville-you shall te
lcounter and you pass these moulder. y
g heaps, which remind you of your E,
llor and travail, only the mapnani-
Gus spirit of dead heroes. with Grant IT
ID Sherman, an Thomas, and Nc. "
lerson, and Logan looking down from n,
e happy stars as if repeating the
,rds OF the master: CHARITY for ali
alice toward none.''.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

Adam stood at the gate of Eden. look
ing out sadly at the new world,
why don't you hurry up" he
shouted. Il can't for the life of me-
see see why woman never is ready in
you?' accepting
- can't get these flo le,ros
pinned straight, was the replv of Era
IN voice that warned him to carr,
lhe discussion no further.
apolis journal. t-"'i"h-
Possible Reason
Why doesn't Browpl;ns
ever send his wife to the seashore snm4
Jonesly-' Don't know. | guess !,
rs because he doesn't know what eoo5
times fellow can have when he ssOSs
MS wife there. Judge. "'s
No Desire To STAY.
Philadelphia. 'ohie from
walker: Can you blame thems
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Edward French, an old resident of
this place, died at his home here Mon
day.
"Tress, or Beyond the Rockies a
four act drama will be presented at
Union hall, Friday evening, Sept.
Goth.
Allen Pierce and wife. Carson Pierce
and wife and Ned Pierce and wife have
been visiting their parents, A. W.
Pierce and wife, at Maple farm. Fred
Dorset and wife from New York city,
visited at George Davis this week.
Mrs. DR.. Payne and son were in
town the first of the week, occupying
the Hermitage. -