The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
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many friends was concerned. Prompt
Nv al 7o'clock James Nolan, clad IN
green tights, attended by his trainer
Patsy Reil, and Jerry Scanlon, attend
ed by Jack Hartnett, lined up at the
Fitzimmons homestead to do battle Tor
their lives. At the start Nolan TOOK
the lead and from that to the hnlsh
steadily gained on his opponent. nm
ishing about 100 yards in front OF ms
antagonist, amid the cheering ana APP
plause of the 300 spectators present.
The race was for So side but tnis
represents only a small portion OF the
amount of money that changed HANDS
on the result.
The tug of war between the tinlshers
of the Fall Mountain Paper 20. ana
the finishers~ of Moore " thompson
Paper Go. last Saturday evening, GREW
a large crowd of spectators and after
long and severe tussle was finally won
by the Moore and Thompson gang.
Sunday afternoon a. complaint was
made by residents in the neighpornooo
of the old Butterfield house to Omcer
Lawlor that the occupants OF salo
premises were creating TOO much holso
and disturbance. Officer Lawlor pro
ceeded to investigate and found mrs.
Mary Newton, no lsekeeper Tor geo.
Bryant, in an intoxicated condltion
and placed her under arrest, slowing
her in the lock- up for safe keeping.
Monday she was brought before . ustice
G.. III. Williams and plead guilty 10 De
ing drunk and was fined sl0 ana cos's
for a second offence, which she Palu.
The members of the foot ball team
were out Tuesday night on the Island,
under the electric light practising lor
the coming seasons game.
Two colored gentlemen from the sun
nv land of Georgia, gave concert III
the kitchen of Town Hotel Tuesday
evening.
Church and Society.
A gospel rally was held at the Con
EDUCATIONAL church last Sunday. Ma
ior Whittle of East Mortified, Mass,
conducted. A meeting was held al
10 80 a. m. :children's illustrated ser
vice at 3 p. m. union service at o.
The Westminster band is to give a
CONCERT on Clark Chase's lawn Thurs
day evening, weather permitting.
Great Game of Ball.
What was without doubt the mos
exciting game of ball, took place or
Smiths field Monday afternoon, be
tween the Riversides and their worthy
opponepts the Invincibles, for purse
of $50. For the first four innings II
was as pretty game as any person
could wish to see, the score standing
IN in favor of the Invincibles. LII
the Sd inning the great Ellis did some
fine twirling of the sphere. with ne
man out and three men on bases NJ
struck the next three men out amle
the deafening applause of the 400 spec
tators present. In the fifth the River
sides took kindly to his curves ant
lined the ball and coupled with an er
ror of G. Blake scored nine runs, max
ing the score at this time 10 to IL
their favor. At this time Manage
Ledge decided to change the batter.
and Kelley went in to pitch and farce
little better, at the hands of tn
heavy sluggers of the Riversides as h
only lasted two innings. At the com
mencement of seventh inning, tn
Movinhan brothers, Jerry and Mike
went into the points for the lnvincl
bles, with the score 10 to agains
them. They did some fine batter
work and moved the heavy hitter
down as the reaper does the wheat
The GOOD work of the battery serve,
IA inspire the rest of the team Wit
confidence and at the end of the nnt
inning the score stood 70 TO " AM
both managers agreed to call the gam
4. draw. For the Riversides the Wor
of Lane at short the second base "ot
Of O'Brien and the playing Of Irua
al first. together with the pitching d
Biuy MrCartv and the catching G
Henry Blake was Of high order. re
the Irvincibles, the work of the Nom
nan brothers, the first base work c
Kelley and Ellis playing at second, tf
gether with the heavy stick work
Conway were features OF the game.
Special Corporation Meeting.
\ special corporation meeting Ia
been called for next Monday evening
vote on the question of a new reserve
al Minard's pond to run the new Y
inch pipe, of entering upon the lane
of the late James B. Morgan, to lay IL
new pipe from point on the line
the old pipe and about 800 feet fro
Mipard's pond directly into said pont
Of LAYING a pipe from Atkinson stree
along Burt Place and of laying sew
on Burt place, a pipe from the end
Henry street to Pine street connectlr
with that proposed on Burt place, an
additional pipe on Parker street to IL
Westminster Paper Co.'S mill, or p'
in more catch pipes on Henry stree
Also on the propositions to purcha
chemical apparatus for putting o,
fires. and a steam roller for use on u
streets, aud also whether the corpor
tion will authorize the issue of $50,
of bonds to take up d part OF the pr
sent Indebtedness The meeting is
much Importance to the voters OF Il
village and should attract large a
tendance, The article in regard
purchasing a chemical engine and
steam roller certainly ought to ha
favorable action as we need bet'
roads.
Were They Aceompltces OF Holmes,
The father and mother OF Char
Brace. supposed to be Hatch, an
complete of Holmes. the alleged mi
clerer. live at Bellows Falls. Char
never lived there. The parents are
spected people. The mother sa
Charles is about 30 and has been
wild boy, but she scorns the ldea
his being an accomplice of Hoim'
She says she does not know wh'
Charles is now. He was commerce
traveller the last she knew OF him abe
IL wears ago. He was clerk In
store at Moore's Forks, n. Y. He
taken sick with fever and attended
i.Dr. Mudgett." alias Holmes, and
this way an intimacy between tn
commenced. but she thinks that no
ing bad resulted. Later Charles m
red in Providence. K. L., where
e ,t;u l;vac She visits her moth
in-law often. Mrs Brace says Charlie