The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02

Knapp and pair OF SHOES lToHi bun
ham Bros, valued at S.. by ID.
Stolte, Jr, whose time was 2S.39,
and the second time prize, a pair OF
shoes from Morse d Simpson, by l.. Z.
Rohde, time, 90 6 Is. The officials
were as follows Referee, c. A. Harris
judges, S. W. Kirkland, John Calvin,
Geo. F. Barber: timers, r. II.
Vaughan, H. H. Thompson, II. r.
Jordan, II. X Randall scorers, A. II.
Pettee, f. A. Holmes, Chas. Sattuck,
Spencer Knight, clerk of course, r.; r.
Coxson handicappers, W. r. Hub
bard, NJ. Austin, j., NJ. ). Moran. 4
who Cometh Over the Hills.
Mrs. Frank Childs who is summer
ing at her old home in Wilmington,
was in town the latter part of last
week and returned Saturday to vii
mington for about four weeks longer. -
Mrs. NJ. A. Whitney, accompanied by
her daughters Annie and May, leave
tomorrow for Westminster to spend the
remainder of the summer. Miss Bessie
Languiel is in Dummerston this week.
Myrtle Knowlton leaves tomorrow for
visit with friends in West Halifax
and Grove. Harold Chamberlain of
Northfield. is visiting friends in town
on his way to West Halifax. Mrs. {.
| C.. TYLER and son Frank returned Sat
urday from few days in Hinsdale.
| Mrs. A. W. Harris is visiting friends
| in jamaica Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Coates
are taking carriage drive through the
northern part of the state. Mrs. John
! Strand and son have returned from tneir
visit in Saxtons River Mrs. Will Ed
wards and daughter Zella. visited IN
/ Hinsdale last week Mrs Schil dmIller
and daughter Margaret are visiting her
daughter Mrs. w. Boynton in North
Hinsdale. o. II. Stickney and family
and w +. Jones and family leave TO,
morrow for months outing at Laurel
/ Beach jacksonville. Mrs. Jennie
| StockwelI returned TO Bondvilie Monday
after spending several days in town: -
| Thatcher Perry and wife left yesterday
| for few days stay in Bellows falis;
Gregory Cahill of Ludlow VISITED
briefly with friends in town this week
| while on his way to Connecticut. Mrs
Kidder and daughter. Miss Charlotte
returned to their home in Wilmington
the first of the week accompanied by
Miss Ruth Hunt Miss Mary Duggan
of Hinalale who has been visiting her
aunt Mrs. John Dunlevy, returns home
tomorrow accompanied by her cousin
Miss Nellie Dunlevy, who will remain
/ for week. Miss Minnie Tyler made
a brief visit with friends in Townshend
this week. Ira Higgins and family are
al West Dummerston.
Fittings.
Miss Lucy Simonds is spending the
week at the Lake. Elmer Sherman
was in town to attend the Wheel club
reception. Mrs. Della Sherman visited
at ". Bushnell's last week. B. ii.
TYLER spent Sunday with his brother,
Expressman c. c. Tyler. D. Sullivan
and wife of Windsor spent Sunday at
Joseph Fenton's $. Denny &, Neil OF
Holyoke, Mass. spent Sunday mere
with his brother, j. J. O'NeIil. Mis-
Della Sherman left Tuesday for rev
DAYS stay at Greenfield, Mass. Geo,
Gould and son left Tuesday for Bur
. lington on business tri .-Chas. NC
Rae goes Monday for weeks stay
in Boston. Dan Sweeney of keene was
in town Tuesday. Fritz Schultz, took
in the Coney Island excursion Satur-
day and is still there.
: The New +. q II. store.
The Farmers 4 Mechanics Exchange
moved into its large, roomy, well
, lighted new quarters in the new grange
block Tuesday. which is fitted up to.bt
one of the most finely equipped stores
of the kind in Vermont. The whole OF
: the first floor of the block, I0xS0 II
dimensions. is occupied, q besides
roomy meat market in the basement
with a refrigerator l2x15 which Is u
$ he opened in September under the
5 management of III. A. Walker. be
sides, the basement will be enlarged b!
the addition of department OF hant
d agricultural tools and one of crockery
stone and glass ware, the latter to %
: mt in at once. The only defect IN tn
' place is the extreme dampness of tn
y cellar. with an inflow of water In time
: of rain. which makes it impossible u
store -four or sugar there and they ar
now kent on the first floor for the pres
emf. but by concreting the floor and
/. system of drainage it is hoped to rem
!, edy the troubles The business, whlcl
!; under Manager Harlow's skillful direc
. tion. has won a success with few par
u allels in such cooperative enterprises
q is to employ Is hands, three new one
having Just been employed, cashle
J and book keeper. and has put IN
y National Cash Register of the lates
. pattern and is to supplement- IL WIFI
e cash carrier system. The shelving 10
groceries is on the east side OF III
, room the counters of hard pine ant
y birch tops. and here is an improve
= ment in the shape of Ia steel lacquere'
nearly air tight coffee and tea cases
: The fixtures here are all new and mao
all in town except the coffee and Tel
/ chests and the refrigerator, of the yer.
,, best design which came from Worces
u ter Monday and the week before wa
in the dry house. a refrigerator ma
been completed the week before an
e Skinned. but was struck by lightning
:. and this was hustled along in its place
u There are two Roxbury pumps to brin
'' nm oil from the cellar, and there is
fine vegetable cellar, hydraulic elevator
! electric lights and everything IN rae
!: that can add to the speed and facilif
ST of doing business. Circular shelvinl
y is TO be placed about the pillars 10
!; the crockery department and on IN
u west side of the store is dlspla
Z counter. from which later it is purpos
n ed to serve hot drinks in the winte
|, and cold in the summer. h. W. Sai
:. GENT is making some hard pine table
,se for this part of the store. Inc mar
:. ayers office is in the southeastern eel
IN ner. The architect of the bulidln
10 was +. W.Crosby. the contractor
4 Smith 4 Fillion, the painter ID. U
~ O'Neil and the plumbing and stea'
> fitting was done by John Calvin