The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

- Is this the new lock up:' aske
the West Brattleboro citizen as he OK
amined the town hall vault the othe
day.
The school committee closed con
tract yesterday with S. A. Smith
Co., to put in is new desks OF a large
size in Mrs. Warrrcn's room in tn
Canal street school house.
i. o. p. Smith and wife wcr,
called to Newfanc this week by III,
illness of Mrs. Smiths father, G. w
Stebbins, who was quite badly injured
from falling ID feet from ladder h,
was standing on Saturday while trim
ming apple trees.
C, l.. Cobb had an.eyc quite badl,
hurt by being struck 10y the button OF
a frock or overall thrown in sport a
the Estcy shops Friday. He couldn'
see at all from it for several hours. liz
went to work Wednesday but it be
came so bad that he had TO give up.
The baiifs and sclectment have
posted a joint notice prohibiting, un.
der the penalty of s. fine provided by
the bylaws, all sliding on al the streets
except West river hill. Vernon road
going south. and Green street, not
going down upon Church or Elliot
streets
The chief of police was notified
this week to watch for the man who is
supposed to have committed the
Bernardston burglary Friday morn
ing. The fellow is said to have been
seen going through Guiford about 4
O'Clock that afternoon, and it was
thought that he might possibly board
the north bound owl train al Brattle-
! boro.
! y dim echo of the late beer prose
cution was the calling up of the eases
before Justice Newton Saturday
against the Eddy beer seized in the
billiard rooms of W. NJ. Adams and
John Wright. and it was condemned
and ordered spilled and the costs,
amounting to Sl3.59 each, assessed
! against Adams and Wright.
NJ, a, Coolidge OF k'itchbung,
Mass. the constructor of the electric
road here, was in town Tuesday max
ing contracts for ties for the Keene
road which he is to build next spring.
He is also negotiating with the projec
tors of the Shelburne Falls and Cole
raine line. And he also took a look
over the Bellows Falls and Saxtons
River route.
Bailiff J. j. Eccles left for his
Philadelphia home Wednesday after
noon. called by the death there of his
brother Frank, formerly of this place
where he was for a number of years in
the employ of S. A. Smith & Co. and
was highly and deservedly esteemed
" no ~ IA
quaintancc. He left here some three
years ago because of failing health
with Bright's disease from which he has
has been a sufferer for the last eight
years.
From reports thus far received by
Department Commander Cannon Civ
ing statistics of mortality among the
G. \. Il. of Vermont this year II is
estimated that the death rate will be
80 per cent higher than for the two
preceding years. the increase being
more decidedly marked than between
any other years. In 1888, with mem
bership of $3.50 the deaths were -, or
.0066 per cent. in 1889 it was .OlO5
in 1891, .0l73; in 1893, with mem
bership Of 527i, there we're l07 deaths,
or .02o3 per cent. Reports for the first
half of 80 showed - deaths, and re-
ports from posts thus far received
show the rate for the last half to be
fully as large, indicating more} than
3 per cent. death rate.
The farmers of Brattleboro and
vicinity held an adjourned meeting at
grange hall Saturday afternoon to hear
the report of the committee chosen to
ascertain the sentiment in regard to
the establishment of IA corn cam ing
factory here, according to propositions
submitted by Maine and New York |
parties two weeks ago. The committee
that they had already secured |
the promise of 100 or more acres of
corn out of the POO wanted, and that
there had been some subscriptions to |
the capital stock necessary to build |
and equip the factory. There was a
general feeling that the scheme would |
be successful, and the meeting adj. !
journed for two weeks to give the |
committee further time in which to
canvass. 1t was reported at the meet /
ing that the farmers of Vernon would .
nosjoin in the enterprise. though
Hinsdale farmers were sure that they
could secure at least one half of the
corn acreage and that some of the
stock would be forthcoming from that
town.
A. +. Miller is this week moving
into his now store on Main street.
occupied by S. W. Edgett. A
transformation has been going
On and when completed the store will
be one of the handsomest in its
line in the state The walls and cell
Ings have been reprinted commencing
with shade of yellow on the forme.
and upon reaching the'ceiling shading
into delicate tints of blue and pink
until it merges into pure white.
Forty seven feet from the front of the
store has been put in panel petition
With an arched doorway in the center,
pack of which is large mirror of
French plate. This forms blind for
he kitchen and Office in the rear.
Upon entering the store ones atten-
ion is first arrested by the soda foun-
ain which is about the handsomest
me in the state. 1t is tile fountain
by the Lowe Art Tile
20. of Chelsea, Mass. of the latest de-
sign and contains Ia syrup and four
;oda drafts Above this is an extern
ZION top finished in white enamel and
,ilt, with two French plate mirrors on
zach side of Il large one. which is
placed directly over the fountain. The
iispensary counter in front is octagon
shaped and is about 10 feet in length.
On the opposite side a wall case 12
Get in length is placed on a base three
'eet high. From the case run shelves
he whole length of tue store upon
which Mr.. Miller intends to keep the
globes. Jars. etc. The store is fitted
Id with new counters which run the