The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-08


ance of the inn has been greatly I'M
proved.
Isaac Randall, an old hunter ana
trapper, who lives in CALVIN heeo ,
ncighbhorhood, succeeded, last week
in adding a fox to the list OF game ne
has shot this summer.
The "Aunt Jemima' supper at the
Congregationalist chapel Tuesday was
well patronized as it deserved to be,
and the hot cakes and maple syrup re-
Maid all trouble. The evening con-
cluded in social games.
Ella. the year-old baby of Herbert
Sanders of Brattleboro, died last
Thursday. The funeral took place
Charles Kilburn has bought the
Tom Moore farm of 10 acres situated
about two miles from Putney. on the
Putney Falls road. The purchase was
made Monday and of Neil Bouteii! OF
Rhode Island. There are no buildings
on the place as they were burned when
Mr.. Moore owned it.
Lila Pierce is ill with scarlet fever,
and Mr.. Pierce's house has been
ouarantined by health Officer Munger.
Did YOU 20 to Mr.. Bragg's huskIng
heep II took place Wednesday night.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Bap..
fist church held its annual meeting az
its presidents house, Mrs. FRANK
Lewis, Wednesday afternoon. !,
The first foot ball game ever played
in Putney at least by the present gen
Grafton was played last Saturday after
noon. Putney vs.. Brattleboro. Inc
score was to 0 in favor of the Brattle-
boro bows. Smaller in their favor than
was expected it would be as but one
or two of the Putneys ever played loot
hall before. The Putneys lined up
az follows: A. Houghton, center;
". Boutell, r. Houghton, half backs !;
John Tibbets, full back; G. Booth,
quarter back: d. E. Kent, /. Miller
Guards h. Miller, H. Campbell, ends
n Robert II. Patterson, tackles.
A game is being played for Tbanskgiv-
ing. - IN ho,a
it's annual meeting at pr. roster 3
next Monday evening. All members
are requested to be present ana others
who wish to buy reading matter iof
the coming winter evenings.
Mrs. G. M. Bailey picked slip OF
the trailing arubtus Oct 9TH. hath-
err late for the May flower, but IT was
as fresh and perfect as it picked IN
May. 81, .a
Byron Barnard, whose death has
been anticipated SO long, died NOV.
LIST at 10 p. m. Byron was born IN
Putney May 4th, 1873, and has lived
here with his family the most OF his
life. During his later days he became
interested in clocks, and as he was
genius he was successful as repairer
Of clocks and watches. He was a
Christian worker, a member OF the
Congregationalist church and the Y.
p. society connected with it and also
a Sons of Temperance member. ne
was insured in the Equitable Life for
$1,000. March 7th, 1895, he was con,
fined with pleural pneumonia and
health decline has been gradual since,
though at times hopeful. The funeral
was held at the house Monday l p. m.
G.. F. Capin of Saxtons River officiat-
ed, as was requested by Byron before
his death. Burial in Mt. Pleasant
cemetery.
The fifteenth anniversary Of the
marriage of Charles Brooks and wife
was celebrated by them with friends
Wednesday evening, Nov. 9th.
The first rehearsal for the play,
"Newburn" took place Thursday
night. r.,
The first snow storm of,the season fell
Friday and Saturday and the bicyclists
begin to think that their enjoyment
with the wheel is passed for 1895. A
runner substituted for the front wheel
will work all right on the snow. so
cheer up.
A large company gathered at the
house of Mrs. f. N. Lewis Wednesday
D. M, it being the annual meeting OF
the Ladies society of the Baptist
church. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year Pres.
Mrs. f. Fifield; Vice Pres, Mrs. Il.
Derry Sec. and Treas, Mrs. A. VIII
kins. Directors, Mrs Lewis Garrett,
and G. Fifield. A bountiful supper
prepared by Mrs. Lewis was enjoyed by
all and the ride home by moonlight
was a fitting close to delightfully."-
spent afternoon anG evening.
Beulah Williams has been sick with
cold this week. Pearl Blanchard is
on the sick list. George Howard and
family are in Peru. They were called
there on account of Mrs. Howard S
mothers serious illness. -PrentlssCarr
and wife from Townshend were Wis,
itors at W. A. Gilbert's the first OF
the week. Ed knights suffers from a
sprained ankle this week. George
Wing has accepted a position as sales
man for the Wrought Iron Range com
pany. He started with his mules for
first trip Tuesday. F. ID. Ellis OF
Brattleboro spent few days tins
week with his wife at her father -
Miss Carrie Buxton is at home after
several weeks visit with her sister. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton were called to
Westminster last week to attend the
funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Franklin
Buxton.