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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

Thelresidence of L o Woodward in Marlboro
was broken into Tuesday morning, Nov and
every cupboard and closet ramsacked, but is net
Known whether anything of value wac taken.
John brisbane was arrested Saturday at
keene by Officer Cole for drunkenness. At the
trial Monday, sJudge Holmes sentenced Dris-
lane TO 20 days In jail.
Three raids were made in Keene Friday and
large amount of liquor seized. Ferdinand
Pets plead guilty and was fined tlll.l1; Ed.
ward L Duffy plead guilty Of two ofienses and
fined ellie "a, Dennis T Foley plead guilty and
fined t6l.62
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

insinuate comparisons between
working of the machine in bis :
and Fuller's, with reference toths'
of such working, the insinuato1 %!
to be Indignantly denounced By
Fullerites.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

Our postmaster, NJ. F. Perry, raised
this season % lambs from Is sheep. OF
these he sold on the 4th, % weighing
1888 lbs, an average of lO3a lbs.
the II heaviest averaged liz 1albs''
each. This is good showing for q
mountain town and Mr.. Perry chal-
lenees Windham county to break the
record.
Another heavy rain came Saturday.
Rev. VIM. j. Smith is out of town.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Hulett and two
children have gone to Missouri &C.
o. Gould and wife and Fannie have
been to Springfield, Mass, to visit
Mrs. Goulds' parents. Mrs. submit
Whitney is visiting her brother, T..
u. Grout. A. j Pike is attending
court as a juror. c. r. Smith and
family are moving to West Jamaica.
C. w. Holman and c. +. Skinner
were in town running lines.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
WardsbOrO.

News received last week of the death
of DR.. Micajah Martin of North
Springfield, past s3 years OF age,
brother of the late DR.. Franklin
Martin of this town and the last OF
family of nine children, three OF whom
were doctors.
Chas. w. Martin picked dandelion
blossom near his house on Maple Ter
race Nov. 18th.
"a thing of beauty is a JOY for
ever This can be seen at Z. W.
Martins, white chrysanthemum
covered with blossoms. The largest
measures nine inches in circumference
by three inches in diameter.
Silas May is at Newfane this week
as witness in the johnson case. Mrs.
Maria johnson and children with her
mother, Mrs. a. G. Eddy, have gone
to Brattleboro to spend the winter. :
Geo. Pierce from Brattleboro was at
home Sunday.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Londonderry.

Nearly all the schools closed last
Friday. .,. !.
Hapgood and Styles are building a
road for winter use in hauling theif
lumber to the depot from Clarksviile
TO the village down the river.
The personal effects of the late Il. II.
French were sold at auction last week.
Miss Minnie Tarbell, who has been
IN the sick list, is somewhat better.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Grove.

The much needed fall of rain done
much good in filling up springs and
wells, so no more need of borrowed
water.
Everyone is busy preparing for a
long, cold winter as predicted by the
prophet. :.
Apple buyers are numerous, fruit
scarce and prices low, 81. 30, 81. % and
81. 10 is ali they seem willing to give.
Not much better than giving them
away when help and labor in harvest
ing is deducted therefrom.
Tramps and pack -peddlerS ARE numer-
GUS this fall and, moreover, IA nuisance
not easily to be gotten along with.
Mrs. Amanda Daniels of Shelburne,
Mass, is a guest at w. W. Wheeler's
this week, calling on old friends and
acquaintance through the neighbor-
hood who were truly glad TO see her
once more. Dora Barber and Clarence
Bell do not attend school IN No. 8 as
previously stated, mistake we gladly
rectify. Mr.. Hager and wife of Heath,
Mass, were guests at l.. Brigham
last week.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
West Wards bOrO.

John Little has sold his Akley place
to Miss Mcclure Of Rutland.
An item in last weeks Deerfield
Valley Times ''that Sheriff Fits OF
Wardsboro came to Wilmington and
took A. P. Cheesman with him to ties.
tify against gang of fellows that had
got gloriously drunk and cut up high
Ducth here needs little explanation.
But one of the gang as the Times
calls them belonged in Warsboro and
he had paid up week before, one "a
transient) skipped the state the next
day after the drunk. Cheesman was
arranged before Justice S. S. Perry
and fined 50 and costs amounting to
over SIG. This is not the first time
that others have come here cut up
high Dutch" and West Wardsboro took
the disgrace. We do not claim to be a
strictly temperance place but some
people are getting Disguised with its
being the dumping ground OF creation
for drunks.
H. A. Wait has a dance Thanksgiv-
ing evening.
Bert Ryder and Roy Lyman have
gone to Syracuse, N. Y, to work.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Rise Up.
From the Montpelier Argus.

Gov. Woodbury's statement that his
Office came to him practically unso-
licited and without price is doubtless
true, SO far as relates to the governor
personally. If, however, he means to
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Newfane.

Newfane.
The Congregational church and
parish will give a reception to the Rev.
and Mrs. Norton at the residence of
Mr.. Davidson, ESQ.,, next Monday
evening from to 10 O'Clock. Every
body is cordially invited and may
there be houseful.
Judge Carroll gave an interesting
lecture Wednesday evening at the
church. A well filled house greeted
him. Music, consisting of war songs,
was rendered by John Miller, Melvin
Pratt, Geo. Goodenough and Fred II.
Sargent. The next lecture in the
course will be given by DR.. II. ID.
bolton Of Brattleboro, on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 9th. 1t is hoped that
the house will be well filed, as the
committee have worked hard to secure
this course of lectures and let every
one come and show their appreciation.
A reception will be given by the
church and society to the Rev. and
Mrs. Norton on Monday evening at the
residence VI. Davidson and wife from
Z to -. Everybody is invited.
Miss Allie Cudworth Of Dover closed
a pleasant school in district No. 7 last
week. The pupils having no absent
marks during the term were: Lewis
A. Hall, Lorenza G. Davis, Loenia
f. Davis, Loina NJ. Davis. Those
having but one absent mark were
Geo. G. Hall, Ethel n. Hall, Lousie
Z. Hall and John E. White.
The lecture given by Mrs. a. F.
Smith of Manchester on Monday even
ing was one that deserved much bet
ter attendance than greeted her. She
was the Vermont delegate to the
worlds W. c. T. U. convention held
in London in June: $50 American del
egates were present. She spoke of the
temperance work all over the world
and of the places she visited in Eng
land. Switzerland and France.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
south Londonderry.

The dramatic club gave an entertain
ment at the town hall "Wednesday
evening, the play being an old-fash
toned husking bee. ~
Rev. N. A. Wood exchanged with
the Baptist minister at Grafton last
Sabbath.
Henry Thomas lost horse TUESDAY
by it's getting frightened and jumping
off the bridge BY the tannery building.
George Smith, L. Smith and Emery
Melendy are sightseeing in New York
city this week. Allie Gibson is tax
ing Melendy's place in the telegraph
office while he is absent. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward from Johnstown, N. u,
are stopping at her fathers, r.. Bost,
wick's .-Luke Lardman and wife are
spending a few days in Boston and
vicinity. George Hall of Brattleboro
has been visiting with his brotherAsa.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
GuilfOrd Centre.

II. z. Thayer's auction was well
attended last Friday and things
brought very good prices.
School closed in this district We'd
nesday afternoon with exercises which
done credit to both teacher and
scholars. Miss Wilson from Brattle-
boro is the teacher and will return for
the winter term which will commence
again Dec. I'd.
f. G. Taylor and wife have gone to
Worcester. Mass, for visit. Miss
Minnie Admas has returned from her
visit in Millers Falls. Miss Lucy
Barney has been visiting at her
brothers. in West Brattleboro.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

MAPLE SUGAR. AND SYRUP is high
4v1 Keep It 10 standard. The Champion
Evaporation, the Prize winner, can help you.
q. H. Grimm 4 Co., Rutland, VI, will do the
rest They offer a $4,000 prize for sample of
Maple Syrup eNceiling that made with Cham
pion. Information free. 13tf
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
GranOn.

Several from here attended the con-
cert at Saxtons River Tusday evening.
A number from here attended the
old folks concert at Saxtons River.
School in the Howeville district
closed Friday: only one scholar, Ira
Jefts, was perfect in attendance.
Nellie NJ. kingsbury, teacher.
Mrs. W. A. Dean and Miss Hattie
Dean are once more at home here. Miss
Dean will return to Andover this week
to resume her teaching. Mrs. W. z.
L. Walker visited in Saxtons River
the first part of the week and attended
the concert there. Pratt from
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

The Fortnightly club meet with
Miss Lila Jennison Tuesday evening.
The village school closed for the fall
term Friday.
Mrs. Lewis of Poultney. is at J. f.
Lewis Miss Edith Boyd of Whining
ton is the guest of her sister, Mrs. j.
F. Ward.-Henry Pane and Lucius c.
Richardson were in Ludlow Sunday to
attend the funeral DIR. Geo. Z. Lane.
who was prominent citizen and ply
stefan of that place.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
West HalifnY,

A.. A. Larrabee recently cut his
thumb nearly half off, obliging him tc
stop work for a few weeks so he has
given up his meat business for the
winter. He has done a good business
and we are sorry to have him quit the
business.
The latest improvement in town is a
new telephone line from the residences
of Z. S. Cookies to II. B. Browns.
1t was erected by Leland Cook and
Adds Brown. Geo. Robbins of Brat
tleboro has the contract to put up the
wire and Arthur Cooke will be man
ager.
Geo. p. Worden is building a new
sheep shed.
M. Weeks and A. A. Larrabee have
put in meal and feed.
Arthur Cooke went to market with
l. L. Hall last week. "A. A. Larrabee
is buying lambs for 1. L. Hall. &C. A..
Winchester of Brattleboro is boarding
A. A. Hills valuable mare. "Hulda. -
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Vernon,

Ed. G. II. Fletcher of N. Newport,
N. H., will preach in the chapel next
at 10 80 a. M, and 30 p. m.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

The body of Erastus Hescock, who
died at the Brattleboro Retreat. was
brought here on Tuesday and taken to
the family lot for burial, in the Bruce
neighborhood in Wardsboro. Mr..
Hescock was in his Saith year, and had
been for number of years an inmate
of the Retreat. The body was accom-
panied by a daughter and two sons of
the deceased. Rev. Mr.. Meacham
conducted the burial services at the
grove.
Many were shocked at hearing of
the sudden death of DR.. George E.
Lane at Ludlow last week. DR.. Lane
was former principal of Leland and
Gray seminary, teaching three years
just after his graduation at Middle
bury college in 1859. He married his
wife here, Miss Fanny A. Howard,
who died three years ago. He was a
sister of Mrs. H. A. Scott, and Mr..
and Mrs. Scott attended the funeral
that was held at Ludlow last Sunday.
The neck tie and apron social given
by the Baptist ladies in their church
parlors Wednesday evening, was we'll
attended, many couples sitting down
to the well filed tables. A short pro-
gram followed the supper, Pastor
Meacham closing with some pleasing
stereopticon views.
Quite a number of the young people
attended the Sunday evening service
at Brookline, conducted by Evangelist
Whitney
The address at the Baptist church
last Friday evening by Mrs. A. f.
Smith was very interesting, and was
listened to with careful attention by
the appreciative audience present.
Excellent music was FUR ished by
company c, Loyal Temperance Legion.
The Seminary closes this week, and
the winter term commences Dec. 3.
The term has been profitable one and
the teachershave proved themselves pro-
ficient in all the departments of in
struction. Miss Colburn will spend
her vacation in Westminster.
A special meeting of the trustees of
Leland and Gray was held on Monday
evening, with full attendance. 1t
was voted to change the annual meet
ing from January to Commencement
week, and plans were made for adopt
ing permanent course of study.
The football team was again victori-
Gus in the game played at Putney last
Saturday, the score being p to 0 in
favor of Townshend. A game will be
played at Chester on Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Randall and Mrs. Anna
Cutler were thrown from a carriage
last Tuesday. while returning from a
visit to the cemetery. The horse was
cfoppa6 aftar a chorf rim Fortunately
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
FATHER AND SON DIE,
AsphyXiated in u New Well Near
= La Crosse.

- La CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 19.-While
teen miles from here, John Olson was
fatally asphyXiated. His son Charles.
aged sixteen, went down to rescue him
and. was also Suffocat ted
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
BIG CROP Is CAUSING A DEMAND
FOR FARMS IN THE NORTH
-..;s WEST
H0MESEEKERs PLENTIFUL.
THEY SEE ON EVERY HAND EVIL
s. DENCES OF A BOUNTIFUL
-
i HARVEST. II
FAILURE OF THE CORN CROP
Is Claimed at Mitchell, Causing
~ Abandonment of the Corn
r Palace Project.

General Agent Purvis, of the Great
Northern's land department, is in
the city. To G o b e reporter Mr..
Purvis said last evening: 'eThe
movement in land still continues
good, so much so that many wealthy
men are making offers for large
tracts for speculative purposes. So
far, we have only sold to actual
settlers, and our policy is to con-
tinue in this line of action. Har-
vest is progressing rapidly, and an
other week will see the wheat of
the Red river all in shock and a
large quantity in stack.
Owing to the low temperature
which has prevailed during the past
few days we have sent kilograms
all along the line and sent men out
to Investigate. These report that
there has been no frost, and a few
days more of pleasant weather will
see everything safe. There has been
some threshing done, and it bears
out all conservative estimates.
Wheat will go twenty-five to twenty
five bushels and oats from fifty to
f1fty-fye bushels to the acre. So
far all grain threshed shows that
smut has done but little injury, it
ing outgrown it, it has been blown
out. The damage will be very slight
from that source.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
SOME AVERAGE YIELDS.
Results From the Threshers at
Numerous Points.

Numerous Points.
LITCHFIELD, Mimi, Aug. 19.-The
wheat average Of Meeker county will
not be far from IS bushels per acre,
while the average last year was not
much over 10. The wheat acreage is
not near so large as heretofore, the
change to other crops being due to
low prices, threatened destruction by
chinch bugs, and fear of another dry
season. Two or three reports from
the southern part of the county give
from 20 to 26 bushels per acre, and one
farm in the northern part of the county
ohas turned out 4S bushels.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug 19.-P.
g. Thompson, who lives in Dell Rap
ids township, this county, threshed q
acres of wheat which yielded 46 bush
els to the acre. Four other fields in
that township aggregating Ais acres,
b yielding q 1-3 bushels per acre A
25-acre field of oats yielded 90 bushels
to the acre.
Iot NORRIS, Mimi, Aug. 19-The pros
apect. of large yield Of wheat is excel
lent. Careful estimates place the aver
y age yield between 20 and % bushels
E1LaSt years average was not more than
10 bushels.
gol WOOD LAKE, Mimi, Aug. 10
Threshing is well under way. The
yield is reported as ranging all the
way from Is to SO bushels per acre, flax
from to u, barley from % to 80, oats
from 80 to so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
.COLLUM BOBs UP.
His Appearance Recalls an Old
Time Sensation.


J. Frank .Collum, the Minneapolis
lawyer-real estate dealer who figured
in sensational court proceedings a
good many years ago, is reported as
having made up his mind to return
to this city and complete the elaborate
dwelling which he had started at the
intersection Of Franklin and Blaisde1l
avenue when in the height of his So
cial and financial glory. Mr.. Collum,
after the famous proceedings in court,
went to Gladstone, Mich, to recuper-
ate an exchequer which had become
pretty badly demoralized as the result
of very hazardous speculation in Min
neapoliS. After all those trials and
vexations Collum came up smiling,
and when he went to Gladstone he
started in with a determination that
seems to have been rewarded. 1t is
said that through Columns connection
with the power company and other en-
terprises at Gladstone he has realized
very handsomely. There is also a re-
port that Collum has rendered a good
deal of financial assistance to John r.
Blaisdell-the man whose autograph
some ingenious individual subscribed
Mr.. Blaisdell, when he employed as.
his permanent counsel the young and
enterprising and ambitious Mr.. Col
lum, was millionaire. But with the
great change in the condition of things,
and particularly the change which has
occurred so far as real estate matters
are concerned, Mr.. Blaisdell was in
position to appreciate the favors which
came from the man who was once his
counsel and his confidant. When Col
lum left Minneapolis, and went to
Gladstone, some of his more intimate
friends predicted that he would start
in anew and recover himself. This
he appears to have done, or is doing
1t is said that about everything he has
touched since leaving Minneapolis has
turned out very handsomely.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
Celebrated Sculptor, Dead at His
Wisconsin Home

Leonard w. Volk, one of the best
known of American sculptors, died a.
his summer home at Osceola, Wis.
Sunday afternoon. He was the father
of Douglas Volk, who, until a year
ago, was the moving spirit of the Min
neapolis school Of fine arts, and is now
a painter of high rank among artists
Of the metropolis.
The life Of the deceased artist is a
striking example of what diligent ap-
plication will do to develop talent amid
the most discouraging surroundings
He spent his youth in his fathers
marble works at Pittsfeld, Mass, and
when he was twenty he went to St.
Louis, where he studied modelling in
clay and drawing without instructors.
He was in business for time, but in
1855 Stephen A. Douglas, his wife's
cousin, aided him in going to Italy for
study, and soon after his return he
rose to renown as a sculptor being en-
ployed for busts and life-size statues
of a number of Americas greatest
public men, notably the statues of
Douglas and Lincoln, in the Illinois
state house at Springfield.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
MILLERS PLEASED.
Big Crops in the Northwest Not Il
Fake.

The millers' excursion up in the big
wheat fields of the Dakotas has settled
the fact that the big crops reported
are not fake but reality. The mill
ers have been feeling very light hearted
since their return and their counte-
nances shine with new lustre. They
all were prepared to see crops looking
fine, but what they saw far exceeded
all their expectations. The Dakotas
promise a wheat crop abundant enough
to feed the world. The gracious smiles
of mother nature have blossomed
wheat and corn in the great West so
that the eyes of mankind across the
seas will turn expectantly and eagerly
to the mighty granaries bursting with
their weight of food.
c. A. Pillsbury has had a word of
encouragement for everybody who has
quizzed him as to the result of his
journey. He says that the crop this
fall will be a whopper but he sticks to
it that Notwithstanding all the prophe-
cies of the seers the yield will not
equal that of 1891. Others seem sure
that it will surpass that great years
harvest, but with no certainty can it
be estimated as yet, for only 70 per
d
frost may yet do considerable damage.
C. NJ. Harrington is one of the most
hopeful. He says that he never en-
joyed a journey so thoroughly as he
did the delightful trip through Mime
sofa and Dakota among the big wheat
farms. He says it is pretty hard to
compare the probable crop of this year.
with that harvested in 1891, but it is
~ sAf no., h.
results are known 1895 will take its
place along with 1891 as the banner
wheat year and he will not be sur
prised if the great wheat yield of 1891
is even surpassed this fall. There will
be but little danger from frost now, he
thinks, and even rains will not be very
harmful.
Lester R. Brooks expects not only a
good crop but a good price for wheat
and thinks the country will be set on
its legs sound again.
Otto Debbler. the prosperous mer-
chant miller, of Cannon Falls, says
that he never saw a much more prom
Using outlook for the farmer. The Da-
kotas, he says, will yield as beautifully
as in 1891 and Minnesota will not be
behind in the procession. either.
h. =. NOouWOitH says. lie OUTLOOK
could not be better. The crops are
simply immense. What we had an OPP
portunity to see on our way through
Minnesota put away all fears that
may have been entertained. When the
bushels are counted the whole world
will turn toward US.
Other millers who were not at leisure
to state their We've at any length re-
marked snlilingly that they were well
satisfied with the trip and the crops
were busters everywhere. From now
| on the millers will be kept busy watch
| ing the results announced by their
| agents in various parts of the North
west. Reports received daily serve to
| strengthen ones faith in the ultimate
climax OF tho grand harvest of 1885.