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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
Suicide at Ludlow.

George A. Colby, who lived on lowe
Main street at Ludlow, committee
suicide Monday morning by drowning
himself in the canal of the Blacl
River Wooden company. Mrs. Cobb,
missed her husband about 4o'clock
She went to the neighbors for help
who, with her sons, went in searcl
for Colby. 1t had been raining, ant
his track was easily followed to the
canal bridge on Mill street, wher,
his coat and hat were found, and in 4
short time his body was found. Mr..
Colby was 33 years of age, of good
habits and industrious. He had moi
been we'll for few days and was
probably temporarily insane. He
leaves widow and two children.
The st. Anthony's Catholic church
fair was largely attended at White
River Junction Monday night in the
opera house, when the prize contests
were decided as follows: Boys silver
watch, won by Dan Dwyer of White
River Junction, with vote of 1928
out of a total of Sill; gold headed
cane, William Selkirk of Olcott, with
vote of 371S in total of 1913: dia
mond ring, Miss Nellie Garfield of
West Lebanon, N. II, 16, l2s. in total
Of 33, 427; gold watch, Thomas
O'Brien. Jr., of White River Junction.
a conductor on the Central VERMONT.
Conductor Charles Knights. of
Windsor, employed by the Boston y
Maine railroad was seriously injured
internally Tuesday and lost his right
arm by being ca 1ght between cars in
coupling. His recovery is doubtful.
James Orkins of Chester, was thrown
from a load of logs last week Monday
and had his right leg broken above
the ankle. The accident happended
early in the day and it was o'cloei. in
the evening before doctor could pc
got there to set the broken bones.
DIR. Bryant of Ludlow was thrown
out of his carriage by a runaway horse
last Thursday, and sustained severe
injuries.
John Thorbornc of White River
Junction was thrown from his lumber
wagon last week Tuesday and badly
hurt.
Ambrose Clark of South Woodstock
was holding aIdrill for another man to
strike with seven pound hammer the
other day, when the hammer slipped
and struck his right hand, breaking
a small bone.
Railroad company between White River tunet
ion and Hartford was damaged $1,000, by fire
night. The fire was probably se' by
ramps.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

Group is terror to young mothers
To post them concerning the first symp-
this item. The first indication of Group
g hoarseness. In a child who is sub
Jet 10 Group it may be taken as a sure
sign of the approach of an attack.
Following this hoarseness is peculiar,
rough cough. If Chamberlain Cough
remedy is given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the rough
cough has appeared it will prevent the
attack 1t has never been known to
fail. p and 30 cent bottles for sale by
+. r. Durgin, Druggist. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
LOCAL
WINDSOR COUNTY.


W. p. Bowman is improving.
Herman Dressed of Springfield is al
A. S. Wilson'S.
H. P. Cannon has sold his black
smith shop to Ia Mr.. Carl of Ludlow.
The selectmen have laid out road
directly north of the main road,
through the land of the late Albion
Blood estate and that through Henry
|Jenne's.
Rufus Spaulding has sold his Ord
way place to Peter H. Spaulding.
Farm crops are somewhat above the
average in this vicinity. Walter
|Green has nearly 1000 bushels of roots j:
Is. J. Converse 100 bushels of carrots
|fronl 10th of an acre and Y. c. War
rem brings up the rear with 273 bushels
|of German Swede turnips from piece
|of land u rods long by 2ls rods wide !;
also 50 bushels from smaller piece
THAT yielded at nearly the same rate.
Benjamin Sherwin has purchased
1.-THE homestead of the late Ozro J.
|Spaulding.
S. C. Warren of Rutland and l.. M.
Mills and family of Weston were at
Fred c., Warren's recently.
Your former correspondent celebrated
his 61st birthday the 9th by a social
Visit among friends.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
Bakey Pill Co., Bangor, NE.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

| One day last week while A. p. Bower
and Jay Bentley of Sunderland were
returning from Skinner Hollow the,
saw large panther The anima
came within five or six rods of them
and disappeared in the woods.
Manchester held her second reunion for PEG
pie over 20 years of age, last week Thursday The
first was held five years ago when ITO people
were present. Fifty have died since then. About
the same number AS last year attended the reun.
ion. Dinner was given in Music hall. Following
the dinner were exercises under the direction OF
ID Simonds, master of ceremonies. They con.
sisted of singing old fashioned hymns and n few
short remarks Among the old relics exhibited
were Il copy of the Vermont Gazette, published
in Remington in 1870 and copy of "Horn of
the Green Mountains" published in the village
written by Mrs ID Wickham, s. years of age,
was read Among letters read was one from
Hon Daniel Roberts of Burlington, who once
resided there. Another reunion will be held in
five years.
Richard Philpott AZ years of age dropped
dead nc Remington, Monday morning just after
arising. He had suffered with heart disease
about year, and two weeks ago stopped work.
Sunday he was feeling much better and made
his plans 10 resume work this week. After
dressing he went to lift child ana fell over,
dead. He leaves widow and four children,
Mrs Burt, o. Peru, an elderly woman tainted
the other day and fell against hot stove, Sc.
vercy burning her face, neck and one hand.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
Fire in Winchester Bon Factory.

The extensive boX-shops of Capt Dickinson,
sons at Winchester, narrowly escaped being
destroyed by fire Monday night. The fire wa.
discovered 4 little after midnight in the kind
ling wood shop, near the main works; this was
completely destroyed, as was small blacksmith
shop adjoining, used by the company. There il
an excellent steam pump connected with the
shops, and this was used to such advantage IN
throwing water that the large amount of lumber
piled near by and the shops themselves were
saved. The town has 4 fine steamer. which
would have been invaluable had the flames ex
tended to the main buildings or the lumber
yard. 1t is thought that the fire was of incen.
diary origin.
The Supreme court at keene adjourned Sat.
urday afternoon. The following divorces were
granted during the term: Ida 5 from Frank Il
Wilbur; Mary j. from James Faulkner; Frank
A from Eta Bragg; Erik from .Justina Erik.
son: viii Theodore from Eva Searlc; Winni.
fred from Minnie G Hodge; Thomas from
Fanny Burns; Winnie from Harrison Cum.
mings; Minnie j from Charles Pratt; Lodema
NJ from James q Hail; William II from Matte
NJ Calkins; Henry from Matilda 4 Abbott: Jos.
ephine from Daniel O'Neil.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
North Chester.

George C. Allen and wife and sor
Henry went to Boston Tuesday on the
excursion.
0. W. Fletcher and wife went te
Springfield Tuesday.
DR., Ravens and Miss Julia A. Rich
ardson are delegates to the Christian
Union, which meets in Brattleboro
Thursday
Mrs. Henrietta Clay has gone to
Grafton to keep house for Metcalf
Walker.
Miss Christie gave unique enter
fainment at her schoolroom Monday
which was highly enjoyed by many of
the parents and friends of the pupils.
Miss May Carlisle is in Westminster
for few weeks.
The funeral of Miss Rebeca Allen
was held at her home last Friday,
Rev, j. A. Beach officiating. Miss
ALLEN was native of this village and
spent most of her life in the house
where she was born. She lived to a
good old age, being 81 years and
almost seven months.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
REFoRMER: RRATTLEBoRo VT. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1885,

troyed. The total loss will exceed $4,000, and IL
partly covered by insurance.
During the severe thunder shower at Erying
Monday morning, the buildings of Mr. SchOOler
on the Wendall side were struck by lightning
and wholly destroyed.
The will of Mary Moran, late of Milers Fails
has been filed for probate. The double tcne.
daughters, Kate and Annie Moran, together
with the blacksmitil.sho lot. 70 the daughter,
Mary Moran, she gives 81 900. The husband OF
the deceased has the use of the homestead on
consideration that he provides u home with
board for Mary Moran until she shall reacl, the
age of q years. To her son. Frank Moran, she
gives building lot in Millers Falls. The bus-
band, Michael Moran, IL named as executor
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
The Densinore Trial.

The Franklin county court convened
at st. Adams Monday, Judge Munson
presiding, after two weeks recess
on account of the supreme court. The
first case for trial was that of Charles
and Henry Densmore of Georgia, who
were arrested at Bellows Falls recently
charged with the larceny of money and
valuable papers. amounting to
S7526 90, from Misses Sarah and Mary
Goodwin on the Goth of last June.
They pleaded not guilty.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
gernn-life

The doctors tell us, a-days that disease germs
are everywhere in the air, in the in our food
clothes money; that they get into bodies live
there thrive and grow they find nythng thrive on
Consumption is the destruction Of lung tissue by
germs where the lung is too weak conquer them.
The remedy is strength-vital force
SCOTS Emulsion, with hypophosphtes means the
adjustment Of lung strength to overcome m-ife.
1t is lighting the germ with the odds in our favor
These tiny little drops of fat food make their way
INTO the system and refresh and renvigorate it.
good start the germs had and how carefully you can
live The shortest way to health is the patient one
The gain is often slow
81 cents and $500 SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

The "wild man business at South Roya'stOi
pans out u good dea, as shrewd observers an
iicipated. Chas + Richardson, who told sc
many thrilling tales of being shot at, pursued
penduums at him while asleep etc, has owned
up that 1t Is all a "fakc". He said his head had
been bad at times since he was thrown from
the wagon. He wanted to get his mother to
such fix as he found himself.
George Cleveland, 10 years old, was arrested
at Athol, Mass last Wednesday on u charge of
setting fire to buildings. Several blazes have
recently been discovered just In time to prevent
Il cOnnagration and the evidence all points to
George ms the guilty indiYiinal
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
MAlnQle.

En- Road Agent A A ellison has sued the
town to recover 500 plus interest and expenses
due for services rendered In 1893.
James Il Holland Is attending the Mechanics
fair In Boston in the interest OF the Abenaquc
Machine Works, where he has charge of their
exhibit.
II l. Bridge recently killed four young hogs
that dressed 1910 lbs.
Mrs Anna Wright, who last summer occupied
rooms at her brothers, Geo Weymouth's, has
moved into the house owned by Mrs Martin on
Middle street.-Mr and Mrs 4 ellison started
for Cleveland, ., on Monday.-Mr and Mrs
Alfred Foster intend to spend the winter in Cal.
ifornia, change of residence made necessary
for the health OF Mrs Foster
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
A western minister preached

A western minister preached a ser.
mon on Profanity. During the
discourse he took the ground that
damn was not swearing. being used
by many to emphasize what they had
TO say The minister while calling on
the members of his congregation few
days later met young lady, one of the
vivacious girls, who said: Elder,
that was damned good sermon you
preached last Sabbath. The minister
it is said, tainted away. -(Orwell
News Letter,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

DIR and Mrs J A Craig celebrated the tenth
anniversary of their marriage ,last week Mon
day. the affair being "a total surprise to them.
Music, games and refreshments were enjoyed
nntii a late hour.
The ladies of the Congregational church will
hold sociablc with Miss Lois Leach Wednes.
day afternoon.
Mrs George Bennett and son Charles spent a
few days in Boston last week. William Brit
toms sister from michigan is visiting here.-E
a Farr has repaired his mill,putting in new sills
and plumbing it.-Mrs Harriet Green Is visiting
her sister in Rutland, She is accompanied by
her niece, Lottie Warren of Parkhiil.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
MELODIES.

robin sang.
The dull world wakened from its sleep,
Cast on Its robe of winter sadness,
The leaves from bondage gan to peep:
The brooks o'erflowed in jolly madness,
All nature listened TO the warning
And laughed with glee in springtimc's morning
When robin sang.
poet sang.
1t was a song that reached the heart
OF many man, of every woman,
Il was the fruit of perfect art,
1t showered a power diyinely human,
His name was known to all, and then
Fame on her tablets wrote ii, when
The poet sang.
mother sang.
Two little eyelids blinked and dropped,
And bright curls nestled on her breast,
Contentments bounty richly trooped;
Sweet innocence found loving rest.
The slumber fairies tiptoed near.
And all the angels stopped to hear
When mother sang.
Charles L. Cook, in Godey's Lady Book.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

Thatcher b. Dunn and his wife of
Gardner, Mass, are visiting at A. M.
Spatford's.
Rev. J. p. Farrar of Lynn, Mass,
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday. He was once pastor of this
church.
Mrs. Oscar Gassett has returned
from visit to friends in Athol and
Boston, Mass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

For pain in the side or chest there
is nothing so good as piece of flannel
dampened with Chamberlain Pain
Balm and bound on over tho seat of
pain. 1t affords prompt and perma-
nent relief and if used in time will
often prevent cold from resulting in
pneumonia. This same treatment is
a sure cure for lame back. For sale by
F. r. Durgin, Druggist. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
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The Resemblance Umnoticed

She-Can you tell me who that ex-
ceedingly plain man was you were
speaking to Just now?
He-That was my brother.
She much confused oh, ! beg
pardon. | had not noticed the re-
semblance - Pick Me Up.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

Are your eyes good? Do not trifie
with them, but use a good Lamp, and
Ino better can be found than the Miller,
(which gives light at once strong, soft
|and steady. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

The stomach, and
weakness of the
female organs.
" 1 used Lydia
T.. PinkhGm's
Vegetable Com
pound, and
found a perfect
cure in it for
these troubles.
MRS. LIZZIE
DECLINE, 224
Grand Street,
Jersey City, New
Jersey.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

Quay's friends say he would refuse
to serve as chairman of the Republican
national committee in case Harrison
should be nominated.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
Chester.

\ widows pension has been granted
% Nellie L. Hooper of Chester Depot.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

DR.. Miles Nerve Plasters for Rheumatism.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

"For years l had suf.
fered from falling of the
q womb, inflammation of
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemist.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-13
SON AGAINST FATHER.
sssss. Of the Charge - sas ~ Rsssiph
sPr~ehies.

San Francisco. April s-Rudolph
Sprrckci.. the youngest san u Claus
sprcki@s. has si,run. the latest s.nsa.
tion In the family alteration. In the
cour~r ii the trial 81 his injunction sui,
against the Nevada tank. Rudolph
sprcki-~' attorney handed in an All.
davi, full Of ugly charges against his
father. Rudolph has Signed the docu.
m-n, and duly acknowledged IL beforc
an attorney. lts parpoft Ia ,p charge
Claus sprsrkl.s with cndcavor,ng 10 in.
jurv the crsti, ii his two younger sons
Ia prvscn, them fran paying the in.
debirsin-ss Of &. A. sprsckics 10 his
father. In the event 81 the obligation
no, bring met. certain securities In the
Nevada bank. turned over to guArAn.
tr- payment. would l-srpne the prop.
.rty 81 Claus Sprcrklc> Rudolph In
his affidavit d~n,.s the charges made by
the hank that hc aided or slrtted the
Haw allan revolution He also charged
that the Nevada bank IL not a bona
fidc purchaser IL the stock. but II try
In. Ia assist Claus Sprsckle~ in the
performance of threat publicly made
that he would yet ruin and destroy Ru-
dolph and brcak with him. The am.
davii also alleges that Claus Sprccklc~
IL trying hard to injure the credit Of
Rudolph and prcvcn, the payment of
the debt 81 &. A. Sprvcklcs when IL
falls due. The casc will go on ,omor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-13
THE OUTLOOK GOOD.
Prominent Business Men Say Times will
Further Improve.

Prominent Business Men Say Tunes VIII
Further Improve.
Baltimore, April 6.-The Manufac-
tuners Record is in receipt of. and
will publish in this weeks number,
letters from representative business men
in all parts Of the country on the pros
poets Of a general business improve
ment. Among the number quoted are
G. p. Huntington, John H. Inman and
Abraham S. Hewitt, Of NewYork; NJ.
Ingalls,. of CINCINNATI; Hon. Edward
Atkinson, of Boston; and Thomas
Booth, Of ST. Louis The majority of
views while Of conservative tone,
are TO the effect that business from this
time ON will gradually but steadily i'm
prove. The iron and steel manufacture
ers and merchants report a decided in
crease in the demand for their products.
Traffic has increased ON railroad lines,
and the bankers state that investors are
showing more confidence in different
sections especially the South.
Thomas Booth, president Of the mer.
chants exchange of ST. Louis. which
represents the business sentiment of
the Mississippi valley stated that THE
improvement which started the first
month Of the year has been empha
sized
President Ingalls,. of the Chesapeake
4 Ohio railway. declares that INLAND
commerce will improve from now on -
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-13
FALSE TO HIS TRUST.
A Dishonest Bank OAc,ai who Has
Come TO Grief.

Dishonest Baak Omc,ai who Has
Come TO Grief.
Chicago, April 6. -Assistant Cashier
Frederick WsGriffin, of the Northwest
ern National bank, walked into the
vault where the money is kept Satur.
day morning and took there froma pack
age containing $50, 600 in currency.
Another employee saw him come out.
and noticed he was i'll at ease. After
thinking the matter over all night he
went to Vice President Dummer's resi-.
dence Sunday morning and related what
he had seen. On being questioned
about the occurrence, Griffin made a
full confession. although there was not
at the time the slightest particle Of evil
dence against him beyond the suspi.
cions of his fellow clerk. Bank Ex-
aminer Mckeon was at once called in
and an investigation showed the books
had been tempered with 30 as to cover
the amount missing. the populations ex.
tending over period Of six months.
Griffin took the money in a vain en-.
deavor to conceal his crime from the
hank officials He secured a draft from
another Chicago bank with the $50, =.
600. distracted. placed the draft to
the credit of the United States National
bank at Omaha This bank. as the
Omaha correspondent of the Northwest
ern. had originally $50. 900 to its credit
in the Chicago institution. Commenc.
ing his stealings with the accounts Of
| other hanks. Griffin finally mulcted this
one alone. His system was to put in
false tickets for telegraphic transfers Of
money. When the Omaha bank at last
called for settlement he saw the case
was hopeless and required a desperate
remedy, forgetting that his plan to
make the Omaha account all straight
left the Chicago institutions cash &C.
count short to the amount taken.
Unfortunate speculation in stocks
was the cause of his downfall. Aside
from these, the life he led was an ex.
emplary one, He had the entire conf.
dence Of the officials, and did not even
give bond when he took the position.
He is SO years old. has wife and two
children. and had been in the employ
| If the bank ever since he was Is years
Of age. He was arrested last night,
and has been in the custody Of the
marshal ever since. At 8 o'clock this
afternoon he was brought before United
States Commissioner Humphreys. who
continued the case in els. 900 bonds
until tomorrow. No bond will be
given until after the hearing. Grifin
recently resigned the presidency Of the
Ashland Club, and was prominent in
North side society circles. He declared
that he will live down his dia9race.
The bank officials will be lenient with
him as possible.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-13
A FLOATING THEATER.
The Float which VIII Garry u aas
Been Launched ~ Roeton.

The Fios, which WIN Garry u Has
Bssa Launched ~ Be.ton.
Boston. April 6.-There WAS a novel
kind Of a ship launch at East Boston
this afternoun--thc launching of the
floating Palace Amusements Company.
This Is the very latest thing in the.
ater~. and Manager Laskey. who has
the affair in charge, is confident that
IL will b. success II Is certainly
unique. as the only things which ap.
prnach il are the London Music halls,
which are moved along the docks, or the
old fatbnat theater~ Of the Mississippi
river. The thcater will be anchored of
the Marine pier. South Boston, for part
of the summer season and will also ~
to bar hsrbor, Coney Island and other
summer rcsorts In the winter IL may
70 south. This can easily b. done, for
the float Is broad and fiat, and will tow
easily. II is built a good deal like a
lighter. except that II has rounded bow,
and is very strongly put together.
The stage will be at the stern and will
bc 40xS0 feet. The main floor Of the the.
alter runs forward to round Of the bow.
and has an incline Of ten feet in it's whole
length. 1t is arranged 20 that the seats
can be taken away and the floor raised
to a level, giving an ideal dance hall.
There will also be a gallery, which will
he a little above the deck. The house
will rise thirty feet above the deck. Civ.
ing total height Of forty feet for the
theater, Under the slope Of the sioor
at the bow are the dressing rooms for
the actorS They are fitted with bath.
rooms and every other accommodation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-13
Appeal to California for Seed.

San Francisco, April Q. - The
drought.stricken districts of Nebraska
have sent in an appeal to California
for sced-principally barley and oats.
This sppe... comes to the state hoard Of
trade, and yesterday Secretary Fletcher
held a consultation with William H.
Mills rs to what would I've the best
course to pursue. Il was determined
10 make an appeal to the farmers of this
state 10 aid their suffering brethren in
Nebraska, and circular will be pre-.
pared and sent out to all the papers in
the interior, asking the cooperation Of
everyone interested. The plan proposed
is to have every farmer give what he
feels he can spare, no matter II il be
one sack or a carload. Arrangements
will be made 10 receive and store this
grain at some point In this city until
all that can be secured IL in hand, when
Il will be forwarded 10 its destination.