The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-04

Miss Belle Emerson opened mel
drcssmaking rooms Monday for the fall
trade.
There's quite Il squeeze in lemons.
Not for twenty years have they been
so scarce or so high.
The American Express Co. S horse
injured in the recent accident had to
be killed Wednesday.
Steamer No. has been at work
on the bridge this week, filling the
gas house with water for the tank.
1t is understood that former well
known Brattleboro young lady has gone
to Dakota to bring suit for divorce in
the court there.
&C. f. Sturges, Supt. of Tuning,
for the Carpenter Organ Co. had No.
II note. which drew the Mahogany
table at the Fair.
"A coaching party of out of town
folks in IA trap drawn by three beauti-
full black horses abreast, stopped at
the Brooks House Monday evening.
Merchant S. W. Edgett, who ad-
vertses elsewhere sacrifice sale OF
his stock of hats, caps and gents fur-
nishing goods, reportsa rushing trade.
The Central Vermont folks intend
to run a number of excursions from
the northern part of the state to New
York city the latter part of this month.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
will give a sociable at Wells hall on
Tuesday evening next. Supper
will be served at half past six O'Clock.
All are cordially invited.
An excursion train from Ogdens-
burg, consisting of nine cars one pal
ace car included. and containing 33C
passengers, passed through here
Wednesday enroute for New York City.
What was to have been the last
White Mountain train passed through
here Saturday but Il special had to be
run Monday. 1t was drawn by two en-
gines and every seat of the eight yes
tibulc coaches was taken.
-Gildcn Pitre has severed his con
nection with John Calvin and re
turned to Newport, where he has talk
en- contract to make 100, 600 syrup
cans. He will employ about Is hands.
His many friends here wish him sue
cess.
H. A. Prouty, fireman at 5. a.
Smith a Co. s was quite badly burned
about the face and hands Friday. He
was standing near the door of the
furnace when it flew open from the
force of the gas which escaped, burn
ing him as stated.
Miss Stewart. of Boston, will be at
the Brooks house, Brattleboro. Vermont,
October I and s, 1885, with large line
of sample pattern hats and bonnets.
Orders taken will be promptly attended
to. under personal supervision. You
are cordially invited. adv.
The elocution entertainment by
Sarah Lord Bailey at the Grange hall
Monday evening. under the auspices
of the Epworth League, was of a high
literary character and deserved a much
larger audience than it had Man
Ferigau assisted with some of his
usually fine violin solos.
The prayer meeting held in the Con
gregational church Friday evenings
while the chapel has been undergoing
repairs will be held this evening in the
chapel as the lights have been put in
and every thing is now complete.
The teachers of the Sunday school
will also hold their meeting there
Saturday evening.
Some of the business men suggest
that if Mr.. Edgett goes out OF bust
ness, the store vacated would make a
model one for the post office. There is
likely to be movement to this end,
and it is sure to encounter strong OPP
position from tax payers who will ar
que that with the $4,000 or Ss}2, OOo
invested in the town hall building as
a result of the changes in progress, the
town will more than ever need the rent
from the post office. 1t is not likely
that the department will consent to
any change because the quarters nave
already been provided for the office al
considerable expense to the town and
are nearly completed.