The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
The Vermont Pharmacists.

The Vermont Pharmaceutical ;ssoci
alton had its meeting at Burlington
Wednesday and yesterday. Prof. Ed.
gar l.. Patch of Boston gave an inter
esting address Wednesday on the New
Pharmacist Yesterday several pa
pers were read and discussed and the
association with ladies took boat
ride on the Lake as guests of the
Burlington Drug Co. The following
officers we're elected President, A. W.
Higgins of Rutland: first vice prcsi
deut, +. NJ. Styles of Burlington
second vice president, W. II. Gladding
of Barre third vice president, A. W..
Livingston of North Troy secretary,
II. A. Chaplin of Brattlcboro; treas
urer, r. W. Piecrc Of Chester.
Fire In Bradford.
A barn and shed containing % tons
of hay and some farming tools at Brad
ford were entirely burned about 3
O'Clock Sunday morning. An alarm
was given by a whistle from passen-
ger train, as the buildings were on a
meadow under the hill out of the vii
lage. The barn and shed were beyond
help, and the horse shed of the Metho-
dist church was on fire before the fire
men could get to work. The property
destroyed was owned by Nelson r. Doe.
a produce dealer of New York. Loss
$1,000 insured for 500 in the Vermont
1t is thought to have been
or the work of some care
less tramp.
Bandits i'm Vermont.
AT about half past eight clock Sun
day evening, three armed men attempt
ed to hold up three teams in Sunder-
land Hollow, about one mile and a half
north of Winooski, three fourths of
mile long and lined by dense woods on
one side. In one case the first team
held up was Il two horse rig driven by
I party from Burlington. They were
-eturning from Colchester and had Just
uttered the Hollow when ringing
to halt struck their ears.
The driver paid no attention to the
but started his horses into a
'aster gait This brought forth anoth
IF command and, seeing that the party
lid not stop. the bandits fred q reyol- !
ger. but the bullet missed its mark and
he party drove as fast as they could To
Ninooski Two other teams, each con
aiming man and IA woman, were
alter held up but as the men had |
leither watch nor money were allowed /
O proceed.
The Horse Breeders.
The eleventh annual meeting of the /
'ermont Association Of Road 4 Trot /
ing Horse Breeders. which will begin .
ext week al Rutland August, 9th, I
Sth. 29th and Both. promises to eclipse
ot only all previous effort of this
organization, but to put
imilar meeting in other states To the
lush. The stakes are liberal. the en-
ries enormous and many OF the most
amous flyers in New York, New Eng
md Il Pennsylvania will contest for
he $1,000 offered in stakes in the thir-
cen events. The new track at Rutland
; today one Of the finest and fastest
equation half mile tracks in New
.ngland.
III. b. Ayers has been appointed
ostmaster at Waterford vice G. b.
carpenter removed
A little son Of Mrs, j. NJ. Jencks, Of
'utland ran against a scythe one day
,st week and severely injured one leg.
Miss Mary Duffy Of Rutland fell last
'ednesday evening and fractured her
ght hip bone. gEE
t. 5. DALEY of Ludlow fell the 9th
r day and struck one knee against
'ythe, intiicting "a painful wound
William Randall of Lyndon Center,
J years old. rode to the barn ON a load
hay, but the load was so high that
e was scrapcd off and fell to the
round as il was going through the
arm door When he was picked up
9TH arms were perfectlyiuseless. lie
fused to have doctor until the next
ny, when ne found that he was not
Improving. When the doctor arrived
, found that both shoulders had been
slocated.
James &. Riley has resigned the ,
lice of postmaster at Brucksvile and ,
e office has been discontinued.
\ barn in the rear Of the Drscoll +.
Hiding on Lake street. St. Adams
rs partially destroyed by fire Satur-
" evening. The barn was owned by ,
rs, j. q. Driscoll and was used as a
ore house for heavy groceries 10y G. !
Story, The store house belonged to !
{. Story and was filled with salt. In
= barn was also Mr.. Story's delivery
rise and hay and grain. The horse &
Is burned and the groceries ruined
fire and.water. Mr.. Story's loss is t
out $1,000 with 500 insurance. ;
\ party of Rutland young people, {
10 are camping at Lake Bomoscen, 5
re robbed Wednesday night of their +
are cash. One man lost $40 The
Dney was taken from his pocketbook,
itch the burgler kindly put back into
5 trousers pocket. There is a piazza
Dund the cottage, which they are oc- {
plying, the window being left open ,
yhts, and it is possible that the Ii
rgler hied himself to the roof where P
could reach in and mulct the differ u
pantaloons of their ready money G
ue. G.
!. Rodney Clark of West Salisbury, Il
S struck and killed by passen- i,
; train at Ballston Spa, n. y, Mon d
Sim Il Murdoch. granite dealers of NJ
RE, have made an assignment. V,
\ l4-year-old youth, giving the name al
William Blair and claiming to be of y
rlingtop, VT, was arrested at Water
IN \. y, Monday on the charge of {
aling bicycles in this city and TAX :.
: them into the country and selling f
IN. He says he followed the Wild r
st show to WATERFOWL. er
J. NJ Eaton of Waitstield mo. With We