The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02

Chas. IL. Dunklee returned from
Portland, Me-, Saturday, and resumed
his duties Monday.
w. A. Davenport, son of $. I. Dav
export, ESQ.,. has been admitted to the
Franklin County, Mass, bar, passing
a most creditable examination.
Rev. #. W. Illman is scoring a
great success in his new field ut Grand
Rapids, Mich, ranking already as the
albest and most popular preacher OF
the city.
Rev. John r. Cow, formerly of
this place and son of Rev. DIR. Geo. b.
Cow, has accepted "A call to the Per
kins street Baptist church in Somer-
vile, Mass.
BERTHE Wood Monday bowled two
strings at Goodrch's bowling alley in
Chesterfield, that aggregated 213 and
26S. Before that he had made two of
226 each. The 26S mark is the one that
took Goodrich's s. prize last season
and it is the best thus far this year.
Watson French did not go to Jail
after all Friday. At the last moment
and after the mittimus had been
issued, he succeeded in securing bail
and his appetite is now sharper than
ever for litigation. Now he says he
will bring a suit against Mr.. Winslow
for striking his horse.
There is criticism of the stair way
leading up stairs in the town hall as
too long and too steep, and a landing
and a winding stairway are urged. 1t
is also suggested that the box office
is located where there will be join
with post Office patrons Now is the
time for any criticism and suggestion
when if it seemed wellfounded changes
can be made.
ID. p Prescott of Vernon, is in
town trying to organize bear hunting
party, Cyrene Thomas of that place
while burying on East Mountain yes
terday heard rustling of the bushes
and only few feet distant saw a
big black bear sitting on his launches
and blinking at him. Mr.. Thomas
ddn' tstay for more minute eXami
nation.
The patent collars for the harness
es for the fire department teams were
put on Tuesday night and are now all
ready To work. The collar is Il combi-
nation of hame and collar. or a zinc
collar with galvanized pad and is, 50
attached to the rest of the harness that
all is thrown on together and with a
snap of spring everything is ready
for the start. As stated last week it is
an invention of Alexander Thompson
of Fitchburg. brother in law of DIR.
G. F. Barber.
Some % feet of old retaining wall
in the rear of the town hall tumbled
down the bank Monday noon, as re-
suit of the rain which caused a cave
out of the bank which consists OF
made ground for number of feet
back there. Eight carloads Of dirt
went down and have had to be taken
away. If the thing had happened
while men were at work laying the new
wall below there would have been a
terrible loss of life, but it was not only
the noon hour but operations had been
suspendedthat day because of the
storm. TIL derrick has had to be
moved back several feet IN conse
queuce and constant care is being ex-
ercised!to avoid burying anybody b.
another cave-in. The boss says II Il
the worst Job he ever got hoid OF,
Yesterday a big stone being lowered
for the foundation slipped from the
derrick hooks and fell several feet
I making a narrow escape for WORK
man who only an instant before got ou
from under.
J DESPITE the big social event OF tn,
Wheel Club reception. there was a goot
attendance of Daughters of the kevo
: luton and invited guests at the Brooks
: House parors Tuesday evening to lis
ten TO the paper by c. II. Davenpor
, ON the Causes and Beginnings OF I'M
Revolution. - 4 portion OF the paper
, treating of the deeper lying or the ev
olutionarv causes and the Ideals OF IN
Revolution. is given elsewhere, and thi'
was followed by an account OF I'M
trade restrictions that had SO long OPP
PRESSED thc colonies. the stamp TAX
= The tea and other duties that led u
the war. the relationship that the Yer
{ mont Land troubles and the Westmin
Ser massacre had to the general caus
, and the proceedings of the Varlou
, congresses until the final supreme ac
, of fine Declaration of independence
The paper was followed by most IN
, teresting discussion participated IN b.
l Mrs. 4. g. Cobb. the president OF IN
Cbanter. Judge Wheeler, DR.. Conland
, Sneaker Martin and the essayist
D bearing especially upon the local rela
TONS with the Revolution, the West
minister massacre. Judge Wells AM
{ luke Knowlton and the Aliens and tn
HoIdimand correspondence.
A fellow VINO gave the. name 9
Chas Bemis and claimed to live at >
! Elliot street. went into ii. M. WOOD
(, store Wednesday morning and ART
d carefully inouiring prices rented a bl
+ cycle. saving he might keep 1t half
dav or whole day. AS he hadn'
v anneared Yesterday morning Ell
e oi,iry elected the fact that thef
n fhere was no such person at 81 Elllct
-: street. But Mrs. Edw. Bushnell sai
l man answering his description CIV
inc the name of Bert Bemis and clam
y inc To be at work on the railway, ma
q been stopping at her boarding house
/ "Wednesday morning he took his Dime
e nail. and said he would get has pa
$ that night and then pay her. ina
Was the last seen or heard of him an
rs No trace can be found of the dlrectlo
o he took. He is about . feet and
l. inches tall. rather spare. beardles'
% rather light complexioned. has an IN
}, nediment in his speech and here wa
dressed in a cheap suit of Scotc
x GOODS. The BICYCLE is Columbia
!. model. worth about $50, with the met
+ can on the right handle gone and VIII
20 lamentations in two places on III
lie frar,e where it has been bent an
:, Strengthened.
a The Orpheus club OF SPringneIil
"a Mass. is to give concert next riua
" evening in Grange nan u .h rn tao az