The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-30

The graded sch ools of district No
2 vii! open Monday, Sept ,.
The Artillery band will give con
cert in West Brattieboro this evening
The telephone company among it.
other prOvements, promises Il new
switch board.
The Sisters of st. Joseph returned
this week and st. Michacl's schoo
will open next Tuesday.
The Brattleboro Plating Co., is
turning out some elegant work with
a new silver plating solution which it
has just adopted.
DIR, j. Owen, the we'll -known Opt
clan from New York, who has made
his semi annual visits to this town in
former years. is in town again at the
Brooks house.
Mr.. Stoltzenberg of New York was
in town last week to take the measure
of the new stained glass memorial win
dows which are to be made in Germany
and placed in ST. Michae's Catholic
church in the fall.
The Sunday Republican cores
pendent in commenting on last week IS
burglaries, tells an incident which had
hitherto been kept secret:
These recent aepredaton> have caused to
be brought to light Il number of lawlcss things
which have taken place during the year and
which were known to but few in the coinmuni'
ty. Not long ago Il well known citizen started
out 1T an early hour in the morning to take
train. He had gone but ishort distance from
home, when a man jumped out from u cump of
bushes near the Main street, sidewalk and grasp
ing him, demanded his money. In twinkle
the citizen prepared to grapple with his assal-
ant who quickly He'd into darkness. Other acts
though not quite so startling, are told by rcpu.
table people who are compelled TO be on the
streets at night.
3 There have been numerous reports
of attempted hurglaries this week. not
less than dozen different household
ers believing that they heard felonious
noises during the night on Frost and
Oak streets, Cemetery Hill and other
places and one finding chsel marks on
a window in the morning. Some if not
all the cases are undoubtedly due to
nervousness. and certainly if they rep
resent real attempts to really break
and enter, it is amateurish work. The
further brewery. however, was broken
into Thursday and Friday nights of
last week and about so worth of cigars
taken in each case.
-Childs Business College of Spring
field has undergone extensive repairs
during the vacation. and will open
Sept. }rd under the most favorable
auspices. A large number of students
have already signalized their intention
of attending the school, and the excel
lent corps of teachers. and the first.
class facilities for college education
r,IpVp that tbpr, M r.nocnp ub tb.,
college should not continue to increase
as it has in the past. Already a large
of positions as clerks and !
in business offices of |
Western Massachusetts are filled by |
graduates of Childs Business College /
Parents who contemplate sending their .
children to Business College should (
send for information to Mr.. Childs.
Springfield, Mass,
Rev L. d. Temple of Lansing.
Mich, has received a call from the
Baptist church, it being unanimously
'oted Sunday morning and he will
doubtless accept. MIR. Temple comes
we'll recommended and The Waterman,
1 Baptist paper printed in Boston con
aims the following article in speaking
If his departure from Lansing, Mich
On Sunday. june Both, Kew. l.. ID.
Temple closed successful five years
'astorate with the church at Lansing,
Iich. Farewell services were held in
he evening attended by pastors and
members of other churches in the city.
lr. Temple has accomplished much in
lis pastorate which marks the most
page in the history of the ,
hurch. The small frame structure /,
rected in 1859 has given place to a :
inc stone edifice, complete in every .
art. The membership has increased !
rom 265 to 562. Mr.. Temple has been ,
ided by his gifted wife. Mrs. Tenn i.
lie has occupied the pulpit accepta I,
ly several times during her husbands Z
nforced absence. For two years she j.,
'as superintendent of the Sunday !,
chool. She gathered class of young !,
zen. more than seventy in all, thirty ,
light of whom have been converted :
lr. Temple and his wife were rendered :
large reception in the church parlors :
n Wednesday evening. July Sd. They ;
AXE with them the best wishes of a =
ost of friends. = y,