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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
THE CRIMINAL GRIsT.
Confined from I'd Page

bezzlement was continued, neither
side being prepared for trial
State v. Herbert Walker Of London
derry, for INVESTIGATION, was nolle
pressed because of change in the
statute.
! In state v. E. w. Phinney of Sax
tons River for practising dentistry
without license, the indictment
was nolle pressed ard an information
| filed so as to change the form of the
charge. Then the case was continued.
State " Titus Howe, which has been
on the docket for 10 years, was again
continued.
State v. Freeman Lazele OF Dover
for writing threatening letters was
continued.
Divorces were granted to Mrs.
Phoebe Lawson from Nathaniel Law
son, and Mrs. Almira Rice from Ed
ward L. Rice, all of Bellows Falls, the
grounds being intolerable severity; to
Virgil W. Ranney of Brookline from
Jessie f. Ranney Of Brookline for will
full desertion Walter w. Eager of
Newfane from c. A. Eager for wilful
desertion.
The state had Is witnesses summoned
for the brisbane case, if it had come to
trial and was confident of proving at
least IL offenses.
There was a hard fight Tuesday in
the divorce case of Stevens Stevens
on the charge OF adultery. Some of
the lawyers thought a stronger case
WAS proved than against Rice, but the
divorce was refused.
The divor ce case of Eva NJ. White
against George NJ. White is on trial
today.
/. The afternoon yesterday was occu
pied with the trial of the divorce case
of Alma L. Jones of West Townshend,
against Charles Jones, for intolerable
severity. The divorce was granted
and custody of the children given the
petitioner. The fight was over the al
imony.
There was hearing on the report
of G.. H. Darling, referee, in the case
of Geo. G. Smith II. o. Coaledge
and the court rendered judgement for
the defendent
The business will be closed up and
reached today after the
longest term of 20 years.
A lot Of civil cases, which were ox-
pected to be tried, Sherman Y. Estey
Organ Co, Sherman Y. +. Nj. Waite,
Pierce V. Baker, Baker " Pierce.
Hidden " Hooker. were all continued
for want Of time to try them, as Judge
Tyler has to go to supreme court next
week and the week after to another |
county.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

The bottom of the n ew battleship
Texas collapsed the other day. The
Texas was built from plans purchased
in England by Secretary Whitney and
it was the one great mistake of the lat
ter's administration, as the event
proves His Republican success
sors, however. have not been en-
tirely without fault, for the keel was
laid and the construction practically
completed under them, and it was
known as far back as 1891 that there
were structural faults in the ship and
requests were made to the Navy De-
partment for changes in the plans to
correct them, and they were not per-
mitted. Secretary Tracy testified be-
fore the senate naval committee that he
did not consider that any discretion was
allowed him by law: but this is hardly
reasonable.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
TO SAVE THE SOULS OF HIS ANCEs-
TORS
by PrOxy--Onc or the Ideas Of the Nor
mon ChurcM-A Saint Who Is in the
County to Carry II Out.

by Proxy-One or the Ideas Of the Nor
mon Churcn-A Saint who Is in the
County to Carry II Out.
n. Z. Brown and A. M. Baker Of
Lehi, Utah, were registered at the
Brattleboro house yesterday, and last
evening went up to Londonderry, on
an errand that is somewhat unusual
in this section. They are both deyout
members Of the Mormon church and
Mr.. Brown did considerable exhorting
with people he met at the hotel and
in the village. He is seeking to trace
his ancestors who lived in Londonderry
from which place he moved to Ohio
with his parents while child over 90
years ago. He remembers to have
often heard that his grandfather was
a Revolutionary soldier. His grand
mother, he says, was Sheldon. He
has come with his young companion
all the way from Utah not only to get
the facts about his parents but to
trace all of his ancestry as far back as
possible.
The Mormon church holds that The
Truth was lost sometime after
Christ's death and remained lost all
through the centuries until discovered
in the Book of Mormon buried in
New York state by the president of the
church, and ali the people who died
during these centuries were lost, but
there is sort of left handed method
of Universalism by which their saliva
tion can be attained. If their eyis-
tence, names and particulars can be
established, they can be proposed for
to the Bishop and officials
of the church. Whether there is any
method he did not state.
But if accepted to membership, they
can be baptized INTO the church
through the personality of the ascend
ant. Mr.. Brown says he knows of Zone
man who has been baptized in this
way for 80, 600 of his ancestors.
He seems to be at disadvantage
with that fellow because he
knows so little of his ancestry. But
he purposes to examine the church |
yards and town records and utilize all
other means of information to learn
what he can, |
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
+. j. CHENEY &. CO., Props.
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carr, out any obligation made
by their firm.
West d Truax,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, Zoe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

! The case of Holmes, the multi muir
derer has had several more sensational
developments this week. When his
application for new trial came up in
the Criminal court at Philadelphia
Monday, on the claim of new evidence
to the effect that woman had been
found to whom Pitezel said Just before
his death, substantially, that he was
going to commit suicide, Mr.. Schoon-
maker. one of Holmes counsel was
confronted with charge of suborning
perjury in getting this affidavit from
the woman. The woman herself and
the detective who got her to make the
affidavit swore that it was perjured.
The woman said she got $50 for swear
ing to it. The detective testified that
Schoonmaker employed him to hunt
up some woman who would swear to
such story, furnishing the affidavit
all prepared beforehand. and the de
tective at once consulted with the
district attorney and went ahead with
the scheme so as to entrap Schoon
maker in his villiany. The latter, of
course, protests his innocence and claims
that the detective has put up job"
on him, but he is held under bail for
further investigation. Holmes himself
made IA long signed statement in the
New York World Sunday, advancing
the theory that the Pitezel children
were all murdered by Hatch. an ac-
complete in his swindles, of which
Holmes admits the guilt: and that
Hatch did them at the instigation of his
mistress, Mamie Williams, who form
erly bore the same relation to Holmes,
and that her motive in it was to get
would never peach on her for the
murder of her sister. whom Holmes
says she killed in a jealous fit of rage
ON discovering that she was intimate
with Holmes. Holmes devotes consid
cradle effort to showing that Hatch
whose existence has thus far seemed
more or less shadowy, is real person.
and he declares that the last time he |
ever saw him was at the depot in Bur
lington when it was arranged that |
Hatch should take Mrs. Pitczel and |
two of her children to London. A |
despatch from Chicago Monday tells of |
within "A few weeks he has seen and |
talked with b. +. Pitezel, the man
whom Holmes is convicted of murder
ing, and that Pitezel admitted his
identity TO the conductor and to an
other man. The story is that Pitezcl is
1ow in Philadelphia with Minnie Viii
Jams and that he will declare himself
70 save Holmes life. In this view
Holmes World story would seem to
nave been bad miss.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Ryan's over Sunday. Frank Sba
Of Greenfield, Mass, spent SUNDAY |,
town with his parents. --Rey. NJ
Thunberg of Orange, Mass, sus,,
part of the week with his family hr s,.
Bert Allen and wife visited bri.s,
in WestfieId, Mass, the first Of 4.
week. C. 7. Bangs of Green6eN
Mass, spent Sunday here with friend,'
Mrs. Clark and a friend of Chars.
town, N. H., visited here briefly hi,
week with relatives. Merchant ] i
Fenton of Bellows Falls, has been (
town briefly this week.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
Free Pills.

Send your address to III. +. Bucklen
& CO., Chicago, and get "a free sample
box of. DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size Doc. per box
Sold by +. H. Holden & Co.. Drug
gists. adv,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

If the Brattleboro authorities had
not stood like flock of frightened
sheep each waiting for the other to
make the leap, the raid would not have
been quite so big farce as it was.
Their snap would not have been given
away, and something besides hop beer
might have been found. This brings
out another peculiar feature of the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law.
With the exception of a few bold
spirits in each community, each
citizen is anxious that some other
man than himself should figure in the
prosecution. Everybody is pushing on
everybody else with the result that
gets there. The only aggres-
slve work that is done is when legis-
lators of the fish hatchery type get up
to Montpelier and begin amending the
law.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

1t is absurd to talk about the
"money interest of the licensed
liquor dealer being Large enough to
make it an object for him to prevent
illegal, improper or unlicensed liquor
selling" Did anyone ever hear of a
licensed saloon keeper pulling an
unlicensed brother?-( Wilmington
Times
Yes. 1t is frequent occurrence
where high license prevails-that is,
what the Times means is frequent
the licensed dealers cause the I'M
licensed ones to be pulled by enter
ing complaints against them, though
they are not the police officers that do
the actual pulling Suppose the
Times and our good prohibitory friends
exercise little common sense in the
matter and ask if it is human nature
for man who has paid $1,000 for a
license to submit quietly to competi-
ton from man who has paid nothing.
1t will then require but precious little
thought to see the absurdity of the
Times statement that there is Just as
much violation of the law in the
licensed as in prohibitory communities.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Another of the things in Senator Sher-
mans book of "Recollections' that
will help to make contemporary discus
sion interesting is the excuse he puts
forward for the passage of the Sherman
silver purchase act Of 1890. Sherman
says that President Harrison's silence
gave rise to an apprehension that if a
free coinage bill should pass he would
not feel at liberty to veto it, 1t is
true that Harrison never occupied any
such outspoken and uncompromising
attitude on the subject as Cleveland
does, and it is undoubtedly true that he
was anxious as matter of political ex-
pediency to avoid the NECESSITY of a
veto; but this is all that can fairly be
said against him. In his annual mes
sage Harrison had stigmatlzed free
coinage or "any considerable increase
of the present rate of coinage as ''dis-
creditable to our financial management
and disastrous to all business inter
ests. I'VE should not he added,
tread the dangerous edge of such
peril In fact everything the presi-
dent had ever said indicated that he
would veto IL free coinage bill if forced
to face the issue, and there never was
any such doubt of his position as to
justify a resort to any such mischiev-
GUS and disastrous compromise as the
Sherman bill In fact there was no
danger, for the time being at least, that
any free coinage bill could get to the
president; the house had five times
during that session voted againit
one. The simple truth is that
the passage of the bill was a re-
suit of a trade for the votes of the west
ern low tariff Republicans for the Nc
Kinley act Any other excuse offered
for it is simply an excuse.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

The United States supreme court
has declared that the contracts by
which the Union Pacific railway gives
the Western Union Telegraph company
the sole right to maintain telegraph
poles along its line are void. The court
holds that any telegraph company has
tho right to place its poles along any
postal route in the United States if
it does not interfere with. the railroad
company in the operation of its line.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

1t was to be expected after the late
elections that an energetic effort would
be made, as is being done, to have the
next Democratic national convention
held oft New York City. But there
will be fully enough of Tammany and
Tanlnany influence about it, if it is
held some where else. The party got
enough of that thing in the convention
of 1868
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Ex-senator Edmunds still continues
to be prolific of good advice to the Re
publican party. His latest observation
is that the party will lose all the adj
vantage won by the recent successes,
IF it permits a coterie of bosses and
professional politicians to make its
nominations. The ex-senator does
not fail to see the significance of Platt
and Quay.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

The st. Johnsbury Republican,
formally presents the name of Maj.
Josiah Grout of Derby for guberna-
torial honors. 1t is also settled that
Speaker w. w. SticlSney Of Ludlow is
prepared to contest for the nomination,
while there are several other possibili-
ties like Col. ii. A. Fletcher of Caven-
dish and the able W. ii. Dubois of Ran
dolph to help make things interesting.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

The Chicago Tribune, viewing the
sentiment of western Republi canism,
serves notice, apropos the present
revival of the high tariff talk, that the
Republican party will lose all the ad-
vantage it has won, ''if it permits a
syndicate confederated in trusts and
eager for additional opportunities Ito
fleece tho people, to write it's plat
forms and it's laws. -
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
Bucklen,s Arnic. saIvs.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. II is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction u money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by L.
ii. Holden & Co. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Secretary Carlisle was as epigramatlc
when he said before the New York
chamber of commerce Tuesday evening
that the greenbacks were a forced loan
for the benefit of the government but
free silver coinage would be forced
loan for the benefit of the mine
nunnrc
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
HOODS PILLS cure L..rr iIls.
Biliousness, Indigestion, Hcadacht.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.


Brattleboro. VT
To Our Customers:
We have for sale the best thing in
the nature of 4 Cough Remedy.
Buy of US a ~ cent bottle of HUS-
TENA. (BALL'S Cough and Lung
Syrup. and If your cough is durable.
we will guarantee 10 cure you or give
satisfaction OF no pay. For severe
Cough, Lung trouble. Asthma or for
Children in Group or Cough il has no
superior. Try ii. p cent size 10 doses
in three-cornered bottle. 30 cent size
l2o doses panclled bottle.
Cut this out for reference
Henry \. Chaplin.
Geo. f. Green.
+. III. Holden,
+. Il. Durgin.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Principal 0. L. Beverage is attend
ing the teachers convention in st.
Johnsbury. Miss Minnie johnson. a
former teacher in the intermediate de-
partment in our schools has resigned
her position in the Centreville prima-
ry department. This change will
cause much regret to her pupils and
their parents, and to ali connected with
her in her work. B. II. s. &c dra-
matte club have held two rehearsals
this week at the grange hall.
Something new. Celery cigars
Best tobacco, 5 and Zoe. Good for the
nerves. Try them. Sold 10y George F..
Greene. adv. l7tf
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
the REF0RMER.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ~, 1895

SonatorQuay is reported to be making
up a list of employees of the House to
be organized next month. Quay fully
understands the position in which the
late elections, have put him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
MINOR BKATTLEH LOCALS.
rContinucd from It'll page

very i'll the first of the week is
slowly improving. Col. Francis Good
hue Who has been housed by illness for
several days, is now out. Herbert Roess
has been among the sick ones the past
week. &C. f. Glidden, who has been
dangerously i'll, is improving. Mrs. II.
H. Thompson is again housed with an
attack of her old nervous trouble. -
Druggist F. II. Holden has been housed
most Of the week with recurrence OF
his old stomach trouble. Mrs Enos
White has been critically i'll all the
week but is now more comfortable.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Geo. A. Brown, the lawyer and
high school principal formerly at
Bellows Falls. was elected a represent.
'.tive to the Massachusetts Legislature
from the Everett district last week
beating his opponent by more than
two to one.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
TE REroRMER 1RArrLEHoRo VT FRIDAY NOVEMBER e. Ise5

It is cruel in "Forbes" and the Bur
lington News with some oth9r echoes
in the state press, to set the mouths OF
the Republican workers. OF the state
to watering with limitations that the
millionaire p. w. Clement OF Rutland
is going to run next year as high License
candidate for governor. either before
the state convention or an an indie
pendent candidate. No doubt Percy,
If he should really set out, could be-
come tho best and liveliest purchaser
Of these cattle the state has ever seen,
and we aren't prophesying that he won 7
appear in the market sometime. But he
is above all thorough business man
who studies market conditions and he
knows it would be terrific waste OF
money for any "west side'' man to get
tho Republican nomination next year,
and even more expensivesas we'll as hope
less to run independently in presiden-
tial year. Really these newspapers are
insulting Percy's intelligence. AS was
to be expected, the Rutland Herald, OF
which Mr. Clement is the owner, de-
clares that there is mot particle OF
truth" to the story.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Whatever helps Boston helps me. "
Such was the oft expressed sentiment
of the late E. D. Jordan, and it is a
good one for business men everywhere
TO study.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
SbOrtsmam's Faetss and Fancy.

Geo. Hughes and F. \. Starkey got
four greys and partridge one day
this week. Frank Hildrcth and W. III.
Roleau bagged Is grays Saturday. -
George Wilson has shot four foxes. 20
grays, and six partridge in the last
two weeks. S. b. Ward and Freeman
Whitney got IL greys Saturday on
Governors Mountain. Thrilling re-
ports continue to come in from the To-
cal Nimrods. -W. H. Snow bagged
nine grays Saturday, and IL cartridges
and two greys Monday II.
Kinson and Oscar Smith got six grays
Saturday. +. Crown and II. N.
Wood shot four grays and one partridge
within an hour Tuesday. -Sewell
Morse and Chauncey Knapp went gun
ming Wednesday and of course return o
with good supply of game.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

If our rubbcrs didn't wear auy Detter
than any other rubbers you'd still pre-
fer them because of their perfect TT ana
pretty styles.
MORSE K SIMPSON.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
speed the rariing Cues
Fittings.

Rev. p. Cunningham was the guest
of Rev. Father Houlihan at Ludlow
Monday and Tuesday. Detective Ma
loney of Boston, and Lawyer Weston and
Engineer John Brennan of Windsor,
were in town Monday on their way to
Newfane to attend the trial of Harry
Lord for the train wrecking at Bellows
Falls Aug. 10. C. A. Huntley returned
Monday from his trip 70 East Tops
ham. Miss Clara Foley is isiting her
Brother in Windsor this week. Miss
Elizabeth Cavapaugh visited in Keene,
n. H., this week. Miss Keefe of
Greenfield. Mass. was a guest at y. r.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

There is to he supplementary
hearing tomorrow at Waterman, Mar
tin a. Hits Office beforeEx Gov.
Pingree referee. in the Searsburg
timber land case of c. ii. and II. J.
Davenport against the Newtons.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

The champion billiard game
Wednesday night at the Wheel Club
rooms between Messrs. Atherton and
McRae resulted in the lstter's favor.
tying the series. The final game will
he pla.v Tuesday night
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
Employment Notes.

Mr.. Barber, carpenter who ma
been working ON the town hall repairs
returned Tuesday to his home in Bran
don. Miss Lillian Park has taken a po-
sition as type writer for Chas. s. Chase,
the court stenographer, and is now at
Newfanc attending to her duties. =
Harry W. Bruce is the now conductor
on the electric cars, taking Ed Burn
ham s place, he having had to give it
up on account of sickness. Bert Put
nam of Dover is taking Henry Sher-
man Is place as fireman at the Brooks
House. Miss Mabel Plummer of West
Brattleboro is working at the American
house and Mrs. White, former wait
ress, has returned to her home in
Gardner, Mass.
Speed the Parting Cues
Miss Lila Gordan returned Saturday
to her home in Worcester, Mass, after
visit with her sister, Mrs. T.. A.
Shumway. Mrs. Lucy Draper of New
York, who has been visiting Mrs. NJ.
A. Cune, left Thursday for stay in
Greenfield. Misses Celia Welsh and
Lizzie Long returned to Boston Thurs
day Mrs f. NJ. Thurston returned
yesterday morning to her home in
Keene having spent two week with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Morris.