The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-16

Hamborg's mother and three chlldre
of Canada and his sister of Water
town, Mass, are stopping with hin
at his home on S. Hill. Miss Hart {
South Dakota and Miss Jewell {
Raway, N. Y, are boarders at Davi
Eddy's. Miss Jewell boarded at MI
Eddy's two years ago and it appear
that she knows where to 60 again.
Jacksonville.
The Houghton family held a reunion
last week at the home of j. s. Hough
ton.
Mrs. Helen Il. Brigham spoke at tn
Universalist church last Sabbath at
D. M. and Rev. III. E. Lesh of Boston
at 10 40 a. IN.
Aug. 18th the teachers examination
was held at the schoolhouse, thirteen
teachers being present.
Our ball games do not yet seem to bt
very exciting. They are not quite
even enough, too much on one side.
The real estate and personal property
of the late Mrs. Esther Gallop were
sold at auction the 10Th.
The funeral services of Joseph Il.
Goodnow were held at his residence
Thursday, Aug. Sth, and was largely
attended. Rev. r. C. T. Mckenzie
conducted the services in very i'm
pressive manner. Music was rendered
by quartette, Messrs. johnson and
Allen Mrs. Aaron White and Mrs.
w. b. johnson. The floral tributes
were beautiful consisting of two very
large wreaths, presented by DR.. o. S.
Roberts of Pittsfield and +. L. Rob
erts of Brattleboro.
Rev. II. f. Lesh of Boston will
Sunday.
Mrs. Kenyon's talk on temperance
came off on Friday evening at the I'm
iversalist church. Aug. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur b. Chase cele-
brated their wooden wedding Aug.
10th. The day was beautiful and
Notwithstanding the excursions. ball
games, picnics about, over sixty per-
sons were present and jolly time was
had. An excellent collation. was serv
ed, fine address was given by Charles
S. Chase, Esq, and poem read by
Miss Martha French. The bridegroom
gave happy response. They were the
recipients of many fine presents. The
rest of the evening was devoted tot
games and happy time was enjoyed.
Monday nights shower was the
severest downpour of the season.
Rev. j. w. Naramore of Bellows
Falls was here to attend the teachers
examination this week. He occupied
the Methodist pulpit Sunday and SEEM
ed to have lost none of his former |
and earnestness.
Whooping- cough continues to spread.
Israel Halls children are all down
with it now.
p. Z. Crown and wife have been Wis
ting relatives and acquaintance in
own this last week. G. F. Roberts
md wife, and E. L. Hicks and wife of
New York are visiting at II. L.
Blanchard g. Mrs. Aaron White and
ION of Springfield are soiourning at W.
3. johnson s. Selectman H. G.. Port
II and Road Commissioner G. E. Al {
ard attended the state road commits
ion convention this week. Several .
coaching parties passed through here
tuesday,. l.. Hall took sixteen fat {
teers and 4:} lambs to Brighton mark 1
t this week - +. S. Allen is building I
mother large siio this fall. ,
Creamery Talk.
Down with the motto TO beat some
ody" and live to the one to ito aid
ne another. One would almost think
D listen to the reports atloat that an
ct of justice was going to bring an
Industry of nearly S25, 600 annually to |
ire disaster and ruin. People alive to |
le progress of the times, invent or
initiate that they may have as good or a
lie best there is. AS l see it, North
liver Creamery is attempting to imi a
tie what in their minds has proved n
lperior to other methods. Those un I
,quainted skeptical or prejudiced,
lould give it fair trial before pass
g judgment, for many times. things p
eming wrong have proved wholly a
r the best. Patrons very well know Il
lat one drawback to this creamery is +
ileage going so far for cream. or SO G
any small patrons. Many things be- N
des natural conditions are account
lie for this. The more important are la
o few good or too many poor COWS, a
'or and insufficient feed. If there
er was a method invented for ascer- b
ming accurately the product of a D
W it is the "Dr. Babcock Test"
lie drovers are another serious draw g
ok to this or any creamery or dairy OF
ction. They, by buying what they
and as they do, are sapping the g
e -biood slowly but surely from farm n
) and creamery. The farmer either G
I'M want of money or feed, feels he CT
lst sell something and as the best al
VS. are the most saleable land these
, the ones the drovers get every time) pr
ey go for seemingly a good price, T
t farmers, did you know these cows dl
II sell for S25 to $40 sell in market pl
S45 to S75? Let us consider what tc
ese cows or the ones taken annually CT
IN our townsmen would amount to &C
various ways First their product
cream would more than make up for fir
y or all that for any cause has been ia
thdrawn. This means more than in h,
,idual income. These 'best ma r
ines'' must have proper fuel and in
'e to do this One very properly S,
KS, "Can afford to feed grain and fir
Ike it pay?' Yes, and certainly yes, lie
only at the pail, and GER at
My, if properly fed to profitable H
VS. with other suitable feed, ferti &c
err considered, as well as milk and M
am. You may not see or realize any fir
,at gain in one, three or five years, NJ