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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
MORE HOLMES CRIMES.

The Count Of Murders Now Reaches 10
Two of His Pals Confess ana He Emiis
Fresh ExplanatiOn-AM ExtrnOrsli-
nary Genius for Crime-Grave Robbery
Branch of His Business-And Even
the Collins Rented and Sold.
Two more murders, making l6 in all,
are now laid at the door of III. H..
Holmes, the insurance swindler and
all-round rascal now in jail at Phila
delphia. Though there may be and
doubtless is, some eXaggeration and
sensationalism in all the suspicion di-
rected against him the fact remains
that his is the most extraordinary
genius for crime America has ever seen.
One of the newly suspected murders
was when he was boy and before he
left New Hampshire. One morning in
1877 the dead body of Il man named
Beck, prominent citizen of the town
of Louden, was found hanging in a
room of his house, his legs bent under
him and his knees touching the floor.
This circumstance, and the peculiar
manner in which the rope was tied
about his neck, aroused much sus
picion that Beck had not taken his
own life. Holmes" now in Jail in
Philadelphia, and the alleged many
time murderer, was a relative of Mr..
Beck's wife and member of the fam
lily, going then by the name of Mud
gett Mr.. Beck's brother suspected
Mudgett of murder and communicated
his suspicion to the other relatives,
but no action was ever taken to con
meet him with the deed.
Harry Walker of ,Gregsburg, Ind, is
now believed by his friends to have
been victim of Holmes. Walker, it
is said. was induced by Holmes to
have his life insured for $4,000 in
Holmes favor. He came to Chicago,
and in November, 1893, wrote to friends
that he was at work for Holmes, and
soon after all trace of him was lost.
The Chicago police think they have
discovered the means by which the
mark of a woman's foot became i'm
printed on the side of the vault door
n Holmes castle il that city. While
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Beginning this week the Vermont
Chronicle. formerly published at Mont
pelier, will be issued from the Office of
the st. Johnsbury Caledonian.
Three persons publicly joined the
Roman Catholic church at White River
junction last Sunday afternoon, re-
nouncing the Protestant religion.
The one hundreth anniversary of the
organization of the Congregational
church in Williamstown will be duly
observed on August 49, OF former mem
bers of this church, Revs. Tenney. Bar
nard and Demeritt of Vermont. Miller
and many of Massachusetts, Schofield of
New Hampshire, and Jones of Wiscon-
sin. are living. some or all of whom
will doubtless be present. Invitations
will be sent to former members of the
church, SO far as their residences are
obtainable, and to others, to take part
in the exercises for which it is thought
day and evening will be needed
The Congregational society at Will
Jamestown is TO celebrate the Tooth an
niversary of its formation Tuesday.
August 13, with big programme.
The annual camp meeting of the ST.
Adams District Methodists. OPP ned
at Morrisville Monday evening and will
continue one week, with prominent
speakers from the jurisdiction of the
association and from abroad. a.
The Vermont Free Methodists are to
hold their annual meeting at Barre I
from august II to 20. Rev. H. S.
Fiske of Saratoga Springs and other
leading speakers are announced TO be
4 here
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste. the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

me. / feel better than have for years.
1t seems seven days wonder to my
friends. Where | used to be pitied,
everything is the opposite, and there is
not a day but what some one wants to
know what l have done to work such a
wonder
"Before taking the Compound ! had
constant headaches; was constipated;
bloated; eyes weak, with watery whites;
bearing down pains: pains in the saall
of my back and right side; took cold
very easily, which always caused intense
pain in ovaries. | did not want to 90
anywhere or see any one.
g was called cross. but | could not
help it, feeling as ! did. | could not lift
anything or do any hard work without
suffering for days afterward Menstru-
alton lasted from eight to ten days, the
first two or three days being in almost
constant pain, day and night.
"Lydia =. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has made a new girl OF me; am
now well. happy, and strong" Yours
truly, A sTENoGRAPnER, Denver, Col.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
NEW WORLD.
Question of Jurisdiction.

Mary Porter, a girl of about Is years
Of age, daughter of William Porter, a
pensioner, who is known Whereabouts
by the name of ''Papineau PotwIn, y
was arrested at Swanton one night last
week by Constable Beebe for lewd and
iascivious behavior at the engine house
of the Prouty Building company. She
was taken before Justice A. A. Brooks.
fined $40 and in default sent to the
House of Correction. There the war
den refused to receive her, claiming
that she should have been bound up
to appear at the county court and that
the justice had no jurisdiction in the
case and no right to sentence her.
Gang of COunterfeiters Caught.
The expert counterfeiters who for
two years past have been engraving
and printing $500 and 500 United
States gold certificates and flooded
Canada with notes of smaller denomin-
atoms have been discovered on Ann St,
in Hoboken, n. Y, by Secret Service
detectives, and four of the gang of
five are locked up in Jersey City.
VIM. f. Brockway. who is regarded
as the most expert counterfeiter and
forger in the country, was the principal.
now 10 years old and has for 80 years
been engaged in counterfeiting and
forgery and has several times been I'M
der arrest Besides learning the art of
engraving, he studied elects chemistry
at Yale to fit him for his career of crime.
4 sufficient amount of fibre paper
to print s400. 600 more of Canadian
money was also located in a secret
closet. The paper, according to ex-
perts. is even superior to that prepared
by the Hoyt gang in Connecticut.
Adelaide. fourishing mining town
IN Colorado. was struck last Thursday
by series of three cloud bursts that
flooded the entire district and devasted
over fifty houses. So far as known,
three persons have been drowned, three
were probably fatally injured and many
narrowly escaped drowning to be rem
dered homeless. Two unknown men
are reported missing. The damage to
the town will exceed 500, 600.
The Colima volcano at Guadalajara,
Mexico, Is again active. and the IN
habitants at the foot of the mountain
are fleeing for safety, as the lava is
pouring down its sides and threatens
10 completely destroy all the crops and
the houses in the rich valley below.
This volcano has been unusually active
during the past two months. and the
eruptions have been accompanied with
severe seismic disturbances.
John L. Sullivan appears TO have
abandoned the stage, and is now trying
10 secure liquor license in Boston.
Ex-Justice William p Slocum of
Sparkill, " Y. died Friday from eat
ing toadstools for mushrooms.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

Another burglary was committed in
Winooski Friday night This time the
thieves visited the store of Bailey Il
Putnam and stole nearly $50 worth of
cigars, .}2-calibre, double atcion re-
volver and % pounds of butter The
burglars pulled off some boards from
the back door IN order to gain entrance
to the store.
II. ID. Blacnchard Of Vergennes, was
shot through the left hand last Fri
day, while cleaning revolver
Sim Bonett, of Lyndon, was kicked
IN the abdomen and on one leg by a
horse last week Tuesday and few
hours later suffered slight shock.
probably caused by his injuries.
l.. 5. Nye, of Coventry, was thrown
from his carriage the other day and
had one shoulder dislocated.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
VERMONT VETERANS.

Maj. Gen. W. +. Badly Smith,
first colonel of the Sd Vt. Vols, has
signified his intention of attending the
10th annual reunion of his old com
mand which is to be held at Barton
Landing Aug. 81.
The Orange County association of
Veterans and WOman's Relief Corps
will hold their annual parade at Lake
Morey Sept. 3.
There is prospect that a camp of
Sons OF Veterans may be organized at
Rutland.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
FIRED TWO SHOTS
Neither of Which Took EHect-A Mystic
rious Case at Rutland.

/ Dr. b. c. Senton. health officer and
assistant surgeon of the VT. n. e.,
and one of Rutand's most prominent
citizens and highly respected men,
shot at John b. Quinn, of that city
Monday noon. Neither shot took effect.
Quinn is young man about town, OF
wealthy parents, and lives in hand
some residence ON Washington street,
across the road from DIR. Senton. The
affair has caused great excitement,
and nothing else is talked of there.
There has been trouble between them
for some time and last spring the doc
tor ordered the young man to leave
town ana stay away. On May lG or II
Quinn left for New York city to get
boarders for the Mountain Spring
House at Lake Dunmore. Quinn S
brother, Frank Quinn. owns the place,
and upon his return, June "a, he went
directly to the lake, and has not been
seen in the city until Monday, when
he arrived upon the II 20 train, to
transact important business that de-
manded his presence. Hardly had he
alighted, from the train when he met
the doctor face to face. Though each
recognized the other, neither spoke.
After attending to his affairs Quinn
went home and again met the physi-
clan Later he started for dinner at a
hotel His course led him in front of
DR.. Senton's house. As he neared the
building, the doctor came out of the
doorway with his hand behind his
back. As Quinn endeavored to pass
him the doctor drew revolver, raised
it to the young man g temple and pull
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went to DR. Senton's house while
Quinn went down town by a side street
and later took train TO the lake, For
reasons best known to himself he lodg-
ed no complaint. Quinn says that he
uo'S hot hho" WI. tio ''N''i Sh'' Nv
him. he did not know but what they
were friendly. at least he was with the
doctor. The doctor says, The young
man has made himself offensive to my
family and | lost control of myself and
did what seems to me upon reflection
to be very foolish thing. L ought to
have kicked the young man. Inc
Free Press correspondent
says the cause of the attack was the
unfaithfulness of DR.. Senter's wife, who
for two years past has been unduly in
innate with Quinn, and that Quinn adj |
mitted to some of his friends after the !
assault that the charge was true. DIR.
Senter notified the states attorney that
he was going to Whitehall, n. T., Mon !
day afternoon to return the next day. |
DR.. Senter was arrested Tuesday after
noon and arraigned before Justice
Wayne Bailey, plead not guilty and was |
placed under s10,0 600 bonds for appear
lnce at county court.
Lie Ner' Ws,ryn 6 Hnt s"""e" u"
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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
Better Than for Three Years.

Il have taken three bottles of Hoods
Sarsaparilla and some of Hoods Pills,
and think that Hoods Sarsaparilla is
one of the best blood medicines in the
world. | was very sick when | began
to take it and was troubled with weak
lungs and was all run down. Hoods
Sarsaparila has given me an appetite
and | have not felt so well for three
years -" Mrs. Charles Hosmer, Stowe,
VI adv
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
BABY PHILOSOPHER.

Me don't want to say good night
Want TO say good morning."
Lisped my little man in white,
My suggestions scorning.
But It's night, my baby dear
Darkness and not dawning''
Don't want it to be dark. Come here
And play it's nice good morning.
Dear philosopher and sage,
Night with day adjoining,
Always through life's darkened page
Keep YOUR glad good morning.
Il Mrs. NJ. l.. Rayne in Detroit Free Press.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
VERMONT PEOPLE.

After a long and painful illness Col.
Darius j. Stafford died at his home at
Morrisville Monday night. Col. SAT-
ford was born in Fairfield in 1885, and
located in Morrisville in 1857. He was
a prominent Mason and G. A. Il. man.
Hon. W. G.. Ferrin of Montpelier
had an apoplectic shock on Wednesday
of last week at Morrisville, from which
it is hoped that he will recover.
Mai f. n. Bullard of Swanton, has
been appointed customs inspector at
that place Z. NJ. Tobin is continued
in his old position.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

Careful wheelmen are never on the
road without Redding's Russia Salve.
1t is the best thing extant for bruises.
sprains and cuts. All druggists recon-
mend il, and sell it for - cents.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
INDUSTRIAL development.

Rumsey a. st. John have broken
ground for their grist mill at Castle
ton.
The Jackman Manufacturing com
pany is getting its factory at Bradford
started, and as soon as the machinery
is all in working order will have all the
work ahead it can attend to.
The baldwin Refrigerator company
OF Burlington has been notified by the
government at Washington that their
proposal to furnish the United States
marine hospital and quarantine service
with refrigerators during the current
fiscal year has again been accepted,
making the llth or 18th year that this
company has supplied that branch of
the government service.
1t is rumored at Barre that big
syndicate is being formed in various
parts of the country to purchase all the
large granite plants in that section
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

If the hair is falling out and turning
gray, the glands of the skin need stimu-
lating and color food. and the best
remedy ard stimulant is Halls Hair
Remover. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

The Fall term of the New London
Business College, New London. Conn,
begins Tuesday, Sept. Sd. If you have
boy or girl to whom you wish to give
business education. write to r. A.
Brubeck, Principal: write for it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

In order to introduce Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy here we sold several
dozen bottles on strict guarantee and
have found every bottle did good serv-
ice. We have used it ourselves and
think it superior to any other. - w. l.
Mowrey, Jarvisville, W. Va. For sale
by f. r. Durgin, Druggist.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
YOUNG LADIES' TROUBLE.
FACTS MADE KNOWN TO FRIENDS
Lady Sten0graphers, Typewriters, and
all Working Girls Interested.

IhFI'TNI to VT T'AUI HL"VENs'I
This class of women are more or less
afflicted with illness brought on by con-
slant application in one position There
fore all will be interested in the candid
expression Of this bright young lady Of
Denver, Col, who writes Mrs. Pinkham
nc ca
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

Hoods Pills cure sick headache.
biliousness. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

The Count of Murders Now Reaches 10
Two of His Pals Confess and He Emits
Fresh ExplanatiOn-AM ExtraOrtli-
nary Genius for Crime-Grave Robbery
Branch of His Business-And Even
the Collins Rented and Sold.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01

10, 600 yards All Silk, Satin and Gros
Grain Ribbon, Nos 10, and 10, at. 10c
so dozen Ladies' full size Bingham
Aprons, all color checks. at. 80. .13c
Ladies' White Corded Muslin Aprons lac
Ladies' White Muslin (open work.
Ladies' White Muslin Aprons, Satin
Stripes, .................... 15c
Ladies' White Embroidered Muslin
Ladies' Fine White Muslin Aprons,
Hemstitched Hem. .........t. 49,. Csc
Ladies' Fine White Embroidered
India Linen Aprons at. $500. .0Oc
Ladies' very fine White Tucked India
Linen Aprons, Hemstitched Hem. SOC
500 dozen Ladies' White, also cOlored
Border, Hemstitched Handker-
100 dozen Mems White and COlored
Border Handkerchiefs at. ........ &c
30 dozen Mems White and Colored {
Border Handkerchief at 10, or
100 dozen Mems Natural and Tan
Wool Socks at 15c, or pairs for. .25c
Extra value in Mems Wool Socks,
Notified and Black, at. .25c
80 dozen Ladies' Black Cashmere
Hose, plain and ribbed. best of
value, at .................... zoe
We also show the finest Cashmere
Hose ever sold.in Michigan for the
money ................'... .oVc
We positively have more Warm
Underwear than all other stores
in Owosso combined.
| Children's Knit Underwear starting
at DC per garment.
Ladies' Knit Underwear starting at
25c per garment.
Mems Knit Underwear starting at
Soc per garment.
We buy all these goods from the manu-
facturers direct which enables us to
| undersell them all.
We want to see every Lady In this
vicinity who intends buying Jacket
or Cape this year. We have the larg-
est stock of NEW goods in the city
and we are selling them at special
low prices.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2,
25c Wire Buckle Suspenders. ...... &c
SOC French Web :" 49,. j.. .23c
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01
Cheap Rates to Cotton States and Interns
tionaI Exposition at Atlanta, Ga.

The Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwau-
kee R'y are now Offering cheap rates to At
lanta, Ca, for the Great Cotton State and
International Exposition. They have two
classes of rates. one nf which is good for 20
days and the other rate good to come back
until January nth. 1896. They have some
half dozen different routes over which they
can ticket, either via Detroit, Toledo and
Cincinnati or via Detroit, Toledo and Col
lumbus. The rate from Owosso Is $25.70
for 20 day tickets and s35 for tickets good
to come back until the 18th of January. For
Information apply to all agents OF this COM
pany or send for circulars to Ben. Fletcher,
Travelling Passenger Agent, Detroit.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01

5000 Rolls, full pound rolls, nice
clean Cotton Bats, free from dirt,
10c Roll or 3 for ........ csc
$500 Rolls, full pound Rolls, finest
MADE at .................... ll4c
1000 yards Fancy Prints at .. 34c
5000 3" full Standard Prints at. SIC
Canton 'Flannels at 1868, 9, 10 & 1910
Domet 90 at 4,44,5,6,7,S,9,10 q 121c
Outing " at 44,5,6,6t,S. 10 & 1910
Special values in Red Twilled Elan
mel at .15.19,2 90, "a g. 25c
We have a large stock of the celebrated
Pennsylvania Shifting ond Skirting
Flannels and Knitting Yarns.
Elder Downs, % inches wide, at. 25c
We have q few Halls Skirt Forms
that we offer at ..........$1. 90 each.
Coque and Ostrich Feather Boas
at SOC, 75c, 100, 1.50, 200, $50,
400, 500, 600, 700 & 5000
A large stock of new Stamped Linens
with full Instructions how to work them.
Also full line of Corticelli and Hemin-
way Embroidery Silks.
Boys Plush Caps, Turbans, Wind
sor, Yacht, and Columbian Shapes
at. .... ...... soc, 75c q s1.0O
Boys and Children's Leather Caps,
Eton and Tam OShanters at. -. SOC
We have very large stock of Mems
and Boys Knit and Cloth Caps in
Turbans, Yale, Elton, Harvard,
Yacht, and Golf Shapes at. $500.
25c, SOC, 75c & 81 90
We are selling the best SOC White
Shirt for Men ever shown in
Owosso at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 39c
Mems Jersey Overshirts at .....
SOC, 75c q 81 90
Mems Black also Blue Flannel
Shirts at ............ loo. 30 ~ S2.Ou
We are closing out many broken lots Of
Mems and Boys Suits at from a to
off from regular figures. Ask to
see them.
Our stock of Mems, Young Mems, Boys
and Children's Overcoats and Suits is
the largest we have ever shown.
We are distributors for Shidwassee
County of the celebrated Stein-BIocb
Clothing and we ask you to defer plac
ing your order with your tailor until
can see these goods, as the trimmings,
style. fit and make are the very best,
and the price is only two thirds of what
your tailor will ask you.
Special low prices on Carpets, Rugs, Art
Squares, Oil Cloths and Linoleums.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01
TIE Tines.

Entered at the postofice In Owosso for
transmission as second-class matter.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-30
LITERARY NOTES AND ANNOUNCE
MENTS.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co. offer q hand.
full of new and promising books of fiction
in the near future. The Village Watch
Tower, with other stories. by Mrs. Wig
gin; The Coming of Theodore, by Eliza
Orne White; The Wise Woman, by Mrs.
Burnhan, whose Sweet Glover has al
ready reached the tenth thousand; Clar-
Harte; and The Nimble Dollar, with
other capital stories for boys by Charles
Miner Thompson. Mrs. Wiggin's book
has a charming dedication, from which
we quote this paragraph: Dear old
apple-tree, under whose gnarled branch
es these stories were written, to you
dedicate the book. My head was SO close
to you, who can tell from whence the
thoughts came? only know that when
all the other trees in the orchard were
barren, there We're always stories to be
found under your branches, and SO 1t Is
our joint book, dear apple-tree. Your
pink blossoms have fallen on the page as
I wrote; your rudy fruit has dropped
into my lap the sunshine streamed
through your leaves and tipped my pencil
with gold.
The many admirers of Mrs. Frances
nearer that she has new juvenile book
in press with the Soribners to be pub
lished at an early date. 1t is to be en-
titled Two Little Pilgrims Progress, and
is her longest and most notable juvenile
story since Fauntleroy. 1t is story
of two childrep-a little boy and girl
brought up on Western farm, where
theyshave been neglected .by their aunt
with whom they live, and who find their
chief happiness in reading Bunyan's Pill
grim's Progress, in corner of the barn.
Just then they hear of what must have
been glimpse of fairyland to SO many
Western children, the White City of the
Chicago Exhibition, and they make up
their minds to tako their small savings
and 90 to sec the wonder This is their
pilgrims progress, and their adventures,
which in the end result most happily, are
told by aMrs. Burnett'in her we'll known
delightful manner. With its many hand
some illustrations by Reginald B. Birch,
the book stands easily in the front rank
OF the Juveniles of the year.