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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
SPAIN IN CUBA.

clarence King in the September Flo.

clarence King in the September Forum
Nowhere within the limits of Yves
tern civilization is there more favor
able spot for the swift. almost bound
less development of vast popular
wealth. Rich beyond description,
beautiful as Eden, Cuba. with only a
tenth of its area occupied and its re
sources as yet hardly touched, lies
bankrupt under the coarse heel of a
despot too blind to see even his own
advantage.
Half a century ago, 10y liberal fis-
cal policy and decently good admins
tration, even denying constitutional
rights and by means of her special
laws, Spain with supreme ease could
have placed Cuba in opulence and
turned the old golden gulf stream again
towards her shores. But with that
towering vanity which has replaced her
just national pride she scoffed at the
appeals of Cuba and went on in that
career of conceited folly which has re-
duced her from the loftiest position in
modern European history TO the pitt
able insignificance of today, and left
for Cuba only ruin and rage. 1t is now
too late. Spain can never win back
the heart of Cuba. She can never
again make lasting peace. 1t is
war till Cubans are free or dead.
Flung from the continent of America
for her intolerable oppression, Spain
lags in this hemisphere as the mere
embodiment of tyrannical greed From
a historic distance there is kind of
picturesque Roman grandeur in her
armed and bqnnered conquerers
trampling down barbarians and putting
them to the sword and cross: but no
haze of time or distance will ever soft
en- the miserable spectacle of her last
day in Cuba, depressing and black
mailing her fairest daughter.
The dilemma forced upon Spain in
1886 was this: on the one hand consti-
tutional liberty for Cuba. with a
future of greatness and prosperity. but
with inevitable final independence on
the other, continuance of the old
military and financial despotism which
had always meant sacrificing real in
dustrial progress for today's plumber,
and future of Instructions with
probable independence at the END.
Although Spain apparently never saw
1T, both roads lead to independence.
We have seen how she chose the latter
course and its logical result of bank
ruptcy and rebellion. Prior to the
present insurrection four others have
occurred in this century the conspiracy
of the Black Eagle in 1929, the Lopez
in 1s4s-51. the Pinto con
spiracy in 1850 and the bitter ten years
war, in 1s6S-7s.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
THERE WE'RE MILLIONS IT.
Iut Not for the Needless Inventor.
From the Chlcago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
Gherever the trotter and PAGER are
I'll and the struggle to send a horse
harness a mile in two minutes is on,
["bicycle sulky" is used. Three
j. ago the first ones We're received
b laughter, 50 odd did they look
die the old high wheeled hickory,
ching twice as much. Few are
Ire that a Chicago newspaper man,
Wclton by name, an admirer
thc harness horse, and for many
Is rider of the bicycle, failed to
\ Dame Fortune when she tapped
! is door with the patentable idea
be bicycle sulky in her hands. 1t
e about in this way. He was at
! time reporter on a Detroit after
4 paper which prints also Sun
morning paper. He had been on
|paper only week and was anxious
klrn over some good Sunday stuff. "
lad occurred to him before this
a sulky rugged with bicycle wheels,
per tires, and, above all, ball
fings, would run many pounds
|fr to the mile than the old-style
~, and it would make several sec
b difference in the struggle to have
Prse trot in two minutes. So he
T. fake. -
was in the form of an interview
b Dr. Gibson of jackson, Mich.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Ludlow


The surviving members Of Company
|, I'd Vermont volunteers, held their
annual reunion Friday afternoon and
evening at Hammond hall. Twenty
five answered to their names and five
responded by letter. The campfire was
"a prominent feature of the occasion.
the exercises consisting of songs, sto-
ries and speeches by comrades and
others and fine music by the Ludlow
orchestra
c. II. Howard has begun the manu-
facture of chairs in the Sawyer build
ing on Main street.
The game of ball Saturday between
the Mount Holly and Ludlow clubs
resulted in victory for Ludlow by a
score of A to 9.
Last Wednesday Charles Gates and
c. T. Sherwin of Bellows Falls were
arrested on a charge of not providing
food for team they had in their care.
The parties asked for jury. who
brought in verdict of guilty. Justice
Hathorn fined them s. each with
costs. An appeal was taken.
George \. Pettigrew and wife Of
Flanduon, S. D., who have been visit
ing at Y. w. Pettigrew's, were called
home Saturday by the illness of Mrs.
Pettigrew's mother. DR.. Fred Spaf-
ford his wife and daughter of Elan
duon. S. D., are at \. NJ. Spatford's.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

The 10Th annual fair of the Windsor county az
ricultural society will be held in Woodstock
September -, p and 20. Seven hundred and
fifty dollars in cash has been offered for prizes
bicycle races and some $500 for prizes in horS.
irOis. There will be n large number of exhibits
and very successful fair is..anticiPated.
Fred Cox, a Canadian was arrested at Hart
ford last week ana lodged in Woodstock jail
for stealing watch
Abraham Whittaker's house and barn were
burned recently at Rochester with quantity Of
hay, potatoes, one old horse and several b0ss
The household goods we've nearly ali saved. IL
Is Thought that the cause of the fire was Ian
tern les: burning in the horse barn.
Charles Walker. -, of Chester while alone
in his snop fell through the floor into the fiume
Being feeble he was just able 20 keep hi head
above the water, and for nearly two hours was
unable TO raise help Tor t'iraw himself NJ. lie
was discovered by a neighbor and rescued krom
his Periliszs OPPOSITION. He was 20 uhoresesl Is
chilled that fog time his life was desraired a.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


Clifford Chaplin has decided to take
his last year in New York medical
school instead of returning to Balti-
more.
Rose Streeter who has been in the
White Mountains during the summer
returned home last week and has now
gone to Wilbraham to attend the acad-
envy.
The little daughter of George W.
Parmenter died Monday after short
severe illness.
The cider mill owned by NJ. F.
Whitfield was burned last week Friday
evening. This is quite serious loss
to the owner. Some good farming
tools, three sleighs and an express
wagon, which were stored in the build
ing were also burned. The origin of
thefire is not positively known.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

A fisherman at Bridgewater, had u
novel experience the other day. He
was fly fishing with six feet of leader
at the end Of Il long line, with two flies
on the leader. He made Il cast and
hooked half pound trout. In trying
to land him the line broke about six
feet above the leader, and the hooked
trout started down stream with the
leader and six feet of line, the angler
in hot pursuit. The fish turned and
went back up the stream. Another
half pound trout came from under the
rock and seized the other fly and was
hooked. The two fish struggled in
the water, one trying to 20 up, the
other down the stream. They made
the water foam with their struggles
and fairly exhausted each other when
the angler slipped dip net under them
and landed them both.
a Big VIII Case.
Hon. W. p Dillingham; of Water
have been retained as counsel in an
important contest over the will of the
late Francis =. Hayes of Boston, who
died recently in England Mr.. Hayes
made public requests covering his en-
leaving his son penniless. The attor-
neys mentioned and others appear for
the widow in behalf of her son. The
hearing was begun last Saturday in
Boston, and long contest is expected.
The thunder storm which visited
Vermont last week was particularly
severe at Springfield The residence
of n. +. Reed at Sunnyshire, mile
and "A half from the village, was struck
by lightning at about 6 o'clock, and
was burned to the ground. The loss
must exceed $1,000 with an insurance
of $1,000. The ball entered the sitting
room striking Mrs. Reed senseless,
tearing of one shoe, and burning holes
in her stockings, Notwithstanding
which she was soon restored without
apparent injury.
At IA session of the Essex, Mass.
county probate court Monday the will /
of Albert g. Marsh of Bethel. was
proved. 1t bequeaths 500 to the trus- /,
tees of the diocese of Vermont, the in |,
come to be used for repairs on the |
fence of the burial ground of Christ |
church of Bethel.
The Gassetts correspondent Of the |
Bellows Falls Times sends in this .
curious item: Rambling sounds
have been heard for some time in this
vicinity and smoke commenced to issue
some days since from the crater of a
small elevation located on G. o. Peck
farm. -
The town of Norwich is to have a
new creamery. Hood Il Co. of Derry.
n, H., who purchased the West Leb
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

John &. Mauger, editor of the Sun
beam. Seligman, Mo, who named
Grover Cleveland for the Presidency in
Nov, 1889. while he was Mayor of
Buffalo, y. Y, is enthusiastic in his
praise of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhra Remedy. He says II
have used it for the past five years and
consider ii the best preparation of the
kind in the market 1t is as staple as
sugar and coffee in this section 1t is
an article of merit and should De used
in every household - For sale by f
r, Durgin, Druggist. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
|. O CA |.
CHESHIRE COUNTY. n. II.
IIinsslRle.


The Leo cycle club football eleven
are being trained by Frank A. Mason
of the Dartmouth college '9i eleven in
prospect of a game with the Orange,
Mass eleven at an early date.
Nearly 100 young people attended the
old fashioned corn roast at George G..
Howe's on Creampot HILL last week.
Geo. M. Leland. a war veteran and
long employed in the Robertson pa
per mill here, died the 10th and was
buried last week Thursday. He was
born in Massachusetts had come here
as IA young man and enlisted as pri-
vate in the 18th New Hampshire regi-
ment and served until the close of the
war In 1860 he married Abbie,
daughter of the late Timothy Wyman.
She died about three years ago Since
then he kept house with an adopted
daughter, Dora. He was member of
Sheriden post and likewise of Golden
Rule lodge of Masons. The funeral
was in charge of Sheriden post. Rev.
j. II. Knott conducted the services
and the burial was in Pine Grove Gem
ptpry
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

keene WheeImen Take Four.

Keene riders won four out of the six
prizes in the West Swanzey handicap
bicycle road race, Friday afternoon.
The course was to Westport and return,
a distance of 10 miles. G. c. Buck
minister of Keene, ,. -, won in 81. 30 !;
j. j. Donovan of Keene, 30, second !:
Arthur Applin of East Swanzey, third :;
f. W. Perham of keene, fourth. The
best time was made by W. c. Burbank
of Keene, scratch, 30. 2-5s.
p p. Pierce of Winchester, who
took three prizes in the bicycle races
at Norwich, CT, Labor day, is son
of DR.. G., W. Pierce, the well-known
The prizes were valuable
and comprised a silver water set, s2S,
a silver tea set $40, and diamond SO.
\ Kecne Dispatch says: The late
drought has killed thousands Of young
trout, many of the small breeding
brooks having dried entirely up this
season that were never dry before.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
owner of fremont. = 2S1, sire 0

owner of fremont, 2.2S14, sire Of
Junemont, PHI, and others In the
story Gibson was credited with hav-
ing suggested the idea. The next
fall the first bicycle sulky appeared in
Buffalo, and was made sport of, but
the horse beat one he apparently had
no license to beat. To-day not a driv-
er goes into a race without one. The
newspaper man, who never applied for
patent, in fact, never thought of
it-who threw away his chance to
prove the invention in later years by
giving all the credit to third person,
is still in the grind. Millions have
been made out of the rubber tired ball
bearing wheel.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

The bicycle of a year or two hence
will probably be as little like the ma
chine of today, as that is like the
wheel of two or three years ago. An
inventor has discovered how to make a
steel tire that will be as light and re-
silent as the rubber tire. Experiments
are also being made with leather tires,
while another inventor is constructing
a wheel having bamboo frame and a
contrivance is being perfected that will
do away with the chain gearing alto
gether In all probability the bicycle
of the future will be a radically differ
ent affair from the present kind.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
LUMBER MARK EFT.

Hemlock boards, rough, 10 "a a IL 90; hemlock
boards, planned, II 80 a Il 90; nemock boards,
No. ;, 90 . 50; spruce boards, LIST, clear floor,
- 90 20; spruce boards, IDS, clear floor, Ii 90
Il %; spruce boards, coarse. 10 Oh Il 0O spruce
matched. IS - IA 30: shingles, eastern, sawed
cedar, eN, 30 , 90; shingles, do iclear, , 90 a
p: shingles, do Ids, 20 Il -; clapboards, do
Aft. eN, 30 90 - 90; capboard> do clear, Is 90 a
80 %. clapboards, Eds, clear - 90 a 20 90; clap
boards, No. =, . - a 10 IS Spruce frames, ears,
ordinary, IA 90 IA 80; twelve-inch, do, Is 90 a
IL 50; fourteeninch, do, IL % a Is 90; northern
boards, II 30 a IL ~ seconds, do, 80 10 90;
y. No. stock boards l2ft, 20 90 a % 90; y. No.
;, do, IA 40 IA 30; pianed narrow, 10 GOA 10 30;
nlaned wide. a Il 90
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
West Chesterfield.

At the social meeting of the Y. p.
| G, I. last Tuesday evening they elect
ed the following officers: Pres. c.
f. Andrews; vice Pres. Winfield Farr
Sec, Mrs. Fred Stoddard: Cor Sec.
Mrs. Olin Farr; Treas, Bertha Davis
The next meeting will be next Thurs.
day evening at the hall. The ladies
circle will meet in the Afternoon and
they are invited to bring their supper
and stay to the young peoples meeting
in the evening.
Mrs. p. W. Strong died Friday af-
ter long illness being confined to the
bed for five months. Some Is months
ago she had the grin and her strength
has been gradually failing since. She
seemed to have no organic disease but
slowly wore out having reached nearly
50 years. Mrs. Strong was a woman
of rare ability. only few weeks before
she took her bed she wrote letters and
retained her mental facu tiles to a won
derful degree to the end As long as
she was able to go out there never was
any one in the neighborhood that
passed away but what she saw that
there were flowers and her casket the
church and grave were tastefully trim
med with flowers ard green. The flu
neral was largely attended Sunday at
the church, Rev II. b. Morgan offici
ating.
During the thunder storm last week
young fellow named Elmer Bert
Chamberlain, called for lodging at
Charles Chamberlain He is fine
fellow weighing 10 pounds and II
ounces.
Mrs Fred Randall accompanied
Georgianna Davis to New York city
last Friday where she has gone to work
for her uncle, Mr.. Davis. Alice
Hewitt is visiting friends here her
health is much better. bred Stewart
is plastering Lorenzo Amidon's house,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

Leon Wilson of Grand Junction Iowa is visit
ing III. W. Thompson and other relatives in
town.-All that have slos are busily filling them
this week,
The rite OF baptism was administered to eight
candidates AT Hubbard's Pond ON Christian Hill
sunday by Rev. Mr.. Thomas.
Several from this place attended the Deerfeld
Valley Fair at ChariemOnt last week. Most OF
them think the fair WAS not up TO the standard
OF previous wears.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

j. NJ. Bailey, a well known citizen
of Eugene, Oregon, says his wife has
for years been troubled with chronic
diarrhpa and used many remedies with
little relief until she tried Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhua
Remedy. which has cured her sound
and well. Give it trial and you will
be surprised at the prompt relief it
affords. % and 30 cent bottles for sale
by F. r. Durgin, Druggist. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
Killed l,y Fall

John Rice, a. an employe at the Keith paper
mills al Turner's Falls, was killed last week
Thursday night a result OF a fail at the mill.
He was one of the night force. The only eN-
PLANTATION Of the accident il that Mr.. Rice wished
TO leave the mill and stepped out ON some iron
girlerS which support the water tanks. and
loosing his footing, fell - feet. He was found
ON the ground. The mans skull was fractured
and he lived but short time He leaves g Wild
ptN and several children
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

President Cleveland pressed the but
ton from his summer home at Buzz
Yards Bay "Wednesday and the great
exposition at Atlanta was opened.
1t is believed that President Cleve-
land is preparing to recognize the
Cuban insurgents as beligerents
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
Live stock Market.

sheep and Lambs. In lots, , 90 a , 20 a3 each /;
extra, ) 20 4 I %, or from ! 2c per III; lambs
Ia ) lie.
Fat liOgr.-Western fat swine. live, 4 IL Il sc ;
Northern dressed hogs, ! lee per 10; stores, re
tail, l 10 "A 80.
Market Bcef.--A few choice, ga : So extra,
20 II ) IS; first quality, a , q; second quality,
80; third quality, a3jO,
store Cattle-WorSing oxen, per pair, from
20 40: farrow COWS, 10 ~; fancy COWS, ~ a
20; mich cows and calves, 20 il IS yeariugs, : a
l6; two years old, Il y; three years old, % Il
%
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

\ uill owned by Marshall Withheld at Bernard
ston caught fire about o'clork Friday night
and was entirely DESTROYED intending wag0Ts
sleigh and farming tools. and cider making
m;irhinery- which were in the building. The
building The origin OF the fire i a my-tssy
The los will be over slam non insured
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

Frank Lewis and wife of Putney,
have been visiting friends here The
Weston cornet band are engaged to
play at Bondville fair. Mrs. Sarah
Wilder is visiting her son Edward
Wilder.
Miss Clara Cushman delivered a
lecture on Two Sides OF Life in
China, " at the Methodist church last
Tuesday evening.
Al Martz Specially company exhibit
ed here Tuesday evening.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
BOSTON MARKETS.


Creamery, VI, extra. 81 = 22 creamery, y Y,
extra, a 20; creamery, northern iirsts, Il "A 10;
creamery, eastern, j. a 10 Dairy, Vt, extra
10 l.; Dairy y. y extra, Il a IS; Dairy y. y.
and VT. 1rsts Il Is; Dairy, " Y. and Vt,
seconds. Il a II; Dairy, y. Y. and Vt, low
grades 10 H.
), Vermont, extra, y 81. Vermont,
sage, IL q 81; part SKINS ; as.
Eggs.
Eastern, choice fresh, /. a Is eastern, fair to
good, - II, Vt. and \. ii. choice fresh, Il a Is
Potatoes.
.iiooatook Co. HebrOns a ~: Aroos,ook Co.
Rose, 49, y. II. Hebrdns, 50; y H. Rose, a
Pea. y: Y. 4 Vi. small II. F., a 10; pea, y. Y.
marrow II. T., lIO; pea, screened, l5j 1865;
pea, seconds, a $50.
steamer yellow, ~; steamer, a 49, No. 8 a
81, good, no grade, A..
Corn Meal.
"ranuIated, per bb, 40 Il 20; common,
per Dbl, - a 200.
No. !, clipped white % 80; No., clipped
white, = a = L.; No. J. white, - L.; No. >,
white, p - q ..
Mill Feed.
MldlhnE-, sacked, per ton, IL ~ a j 60; bran
sacked, winter, Ii 20 Il - ~; bran, sacked,
spring, Il 81 n Il 30; cOttonseed meal, a 20 90.
Hay and straw.
Hay, Y. Y. and Canada, choice to fancy, Is 90
4 l. -; hay, y. Y. and Canada, fair to good,
IL 90 Il 90; hay, eastern, choice. Is 90 Ii 90;
hay eastern ordinary to fair, Is 90 a Il 90; hay,
eastern, common, a l. 90.
wool.
\ and above, 1Ga Il; No. /, II ago: No. :. u Il
-: fine unwashed, a 10; understandable, a IA;
No. |, combing, s. anu IL blood, 20; No. ;,
combing, Ia blood, u a -; Delaine, a 10.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
MANAGf.

Sept. 20.
My store Is m1,o fuU Of new
ran and Winter Goods. In
Dress StuHs the assortment Of
hiOh art mOceities is mO,O at it's
best. In the finer grades there
are d"t oery fen duplicates.
In WOmen's Coats, CaDes, aud
Waists, Ihave just opened mann
nObby, stylish things.
almost everything tor garments
or Docms is rough this season.
litter the first importation of
novelties Is sold out there are
some ofthe most tucorabIy receiy.
ed fabrics which are not tn be hui
again.
More meW silk Waists IN tod0g
than zoe usually hare.
Tomorrow shat offer another
lot btack, atL-DOOI Serge Suits at
1875, $3.50 and 5000.
Fen more of the WOmen's Canes
at $I.99 each, put on sale yes-
terdny.
NeaO COmfortables, Blankets.
quilts, Spreads, DamasHs, Cu-
dercedr, FEELINGS, Hosiery.
Gt0Ces and small U0res.
~. r. MAdkG ~.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

An accidental shooting affair which viii IN all
probability result in the death Of CerH l. 4 len.
II, Of Montague, took place sunday noon absut
a mile west OF Montague center in the woods on
IaSi Tor hth Allen was out partridge hunting
and he was shot in the head by Leon Ball. 4
young man also of Montague and ncishbor Of
Allen who. was also ouf shooting cartridges
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

Now see that your blood is pure. Good health
follows the use of Hoods >arsaparilla, W hich j.
Tho one great blood nnrifier.-adv.
The herald., 1895-07-15
7. 7. STEWARD

DEMNANTS-T first time since last fall that we have
~ advertised This lot of remnants will go at
half price Allwool dress goods remnants Remnants of
dress goods only FROM eight yards will be included
All marked in plain figures All goes one-half the
marked price. You will find them the north aisle
the right you enter the This have had
the largest dress goods trade for three years. These
nearly all this seasons purchase. We have but
sales of dress goods each year, the end
Quite number of extra hu goods for separate skirts.
Peny of the best lengths suitable for children
of the best bargains yet offered for school SUITS Rem
nans half price.
WRAPPERS-Have been selling from $I5o to So.
Now the choice goes ouor ST. Not exchanged taken
back Only few left and that few very desirable
CLOAKS-Cloaks that have been selling up to S2oi
the choice Of nearly hundred garments S. Cloaks
that have been selling up $Io the choice for
There is blood in the cloak department.
SHIRT WA1STS-The sale these goods is
drawing close Twenty-Five cents for shirt waists that
have been selling up ST. soc for shirt waists that have
been selling up 81 $50; slightly mussed soed Some
the odd lots of the All better than the price
would indicate. Silk waists down from $3.50 to IS.
SEPARATE SKIRTS-All-wool suits and duck suits
Separate skirts for IS and $3.50; all wool Awoo SUITS
$3.50 $2o Choice things for $40. Duck suits in
things for 81 S. No wonder the trade has shown such
wonderful growth.
SAILOR HATS-Ffty cents for the choice. Selling
them by the hundreds All the city they selling
the class of sailors for 81 and $I25 high
ST. here uniform price of SOC Plain white plain black
black brims navy brims brown brims with white, bell
shaped crown and the pick goes for 5oc There is hat
that approaches these for value and there is nothing
in shape.
COTTON WASH GOODS-St fine assortment