The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-04

-Chas, Miner bought IL PAGER at
Chamberlain auction Tuesday, that
on the day before, when fresh from
the ears, made a half mile on the
track in | IL
Mrs. w. II. Phillips will have her
millinery opening next week Wednes-
day and Thursday. See adv. in an
other column
A. W. Chlds a. Co. adjusted the
two lightning losses at Wilmington
Monday, those of Joseph Gilbert and
w. S. Watkins, for about 500.
While digging narrow trench to
reach bursted water pipe on Western
Avenue Wednesday, Superintendent
$. II. Warren of the Chestnut Hill
Co., stuck pick into his ankle and
it will disable him for some time.
The first of "a series of natural his
tory talks was given by Mrs, N. u
Sawyer at North street school Wednes-
day evening and will be followed by
four more of equal interest Tuesday
and Thursday evenings of the next two
week.
Mrs. &. H. Smith is holding her
opening of fall and winter millinery
to day and to- morrow. Her rooms are
lastly trimmed with cut flowers and
she also has a handsome line of hobby
hats. which are greatly admired by
the ladies.
The Boston Herald week ago
Sunday had an account of the arrest IN
that city of Henry S. Chattield who
claimed to hail from New York. for
robbing IA lodging house, going through
the clothes of dodgers. taking what
money there was in them and then
taking the clothes to paWnbrokers.
The pawn tickets were found on his
person. The Herald says that he was
stranger to the police there, but
his phiz now ornaments the rogue
gallery.
Capt. j. Harry Estey, of Brattle-
boro. July Is last, mailed four letters
in one, the first addressed to the post
master at San Francisco. and request.
ing that the envelope enclosed be mailed
to a firm in Ceylon. Inside the letter
to the Ceylon firm was request that
envelope No. 3 be forwarded to the
postmaster at Genoa. Italy. The lat
ter was requested to forward the enve-
lope which be found in his letter to
Capt. Estey at Brattleboro. The one
enclosed in all the others reached the
sender Sept %, having been IS days
in making the journey around the
world. The letter was ten days IN
coming from Genoa to Brattleboro
The late b. \. Clark had 81 800
life insurance 81. 300 in the New York
Life through \. ". Childs " Co.
and $1,000 in the National,
through Taylor Brothers. lie
also carried accident policies to the
amount of $40 600 and there is pos
sible chance for recovery on these IN
the circumstances of his death, which
was from apopleXy unquestlonabIy' but
apoplexy perhaps induced by the eX-
citement and shock of an accident, as
he went under the wheels OF ms
heavily loaded wagon. At least If the
matter should be litigated, as IT
doubtless will i: the estate makes the
claim. there will be a chance for some
interesting expert testimony Could II
be established by fair preponderance
of proof. that the apopleNy would not
have occurred but for the accident,
the companies would be liable.
The contest over the Will OF the
late VIM. +. Ryther of Bernardston
was again before the probate court at
Greenfield. Tuesday. The will was
probated in October, 1888, and has
been the cause of considerable lltlga
ton ever since. Mr.. Ryther left real
estate valued at S31. 600 and personal
property worth s5,o7S, Mr. Ryther
left some property to his widow and
the rest to the children of his son,
George Ryther, who lives in Boston,
The will stipulated that If the Will
was contested the property should 20
to Mount Holyoke college. Mrs. by
Their was satisfied with the will, but
the son took exceptions 1t went be
fore the supreme court with the result
that the probate ruling was sustained
bv agreement of parties. The probate
court will be asked to decide whether
the college is entitled to whole or a
part of the estate. The executor is DIR.
! Charles Bowker of Bernardston.
-Chas. l.. Mather Of West Brattle-
boro was arrested by Sheriff Starkey
Saturday night on complaint of the
selectmen for disturbing the peace by
pounding his family. The hearing
was held Monday morning before JUS
tice Newton and Mather plead not
puiltyrand stood trial with Hit to de-
fend and Fits to prosecute for the
state. The testimony was strong,
from his wife, daughter and son and
several neighbors. and was 10 the
effect that he came home from the
fair drunk and when his wife spoke
to him about the son he knocked her
down, then knocked the daughter
down and also struck some of the
neighbors when they came in. 1t
appearsIthatIthis thing had been going
on for some time until the Selectmen
thought interference necessary. JUS
tice Newton held him in 500 bonds
for appearance at the county court
and in default he was taken to jail.
The States attorney at once filed an
information against him and Mather
was called to plead Wednesday morn
ing.
Elk Speaker j. l.. Martin, Gen. }.
J. Estey and Geo. y. Hines. were the
only Brattleboro representatives to at
tend the legislative reunion at Mont
pelier this week. though eX-Speaker
Hosea Mann, Jr., of Wilmington,
Lewis Ii. Lynde from Dummerston, j..
w. Melendy from Londonderry, and
w. II. II. Holton of New York former
" of Jamaica, F. Arnold of Westmin.
ter. NJ. !: Reed and \. Withheld of
Vernon. c. w. Haskell of Grafton, W.
F. Jones of Dover, J. Fl. Ware of
Townshend. J. \. Merrifield of New
fame. -Doorkeeper ii. Z. Taylor of
this place, and some Others from
other towns in the county attended.
Mr.. Martin was naturally a notable