The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27


, warded To the Soldiers Home, last FIR
day by the Relief Corps.
o Mrs. W. c. Willard picked tw
large pans,es last Sunday out If b,
flower bed,
7 The Vermont National bank ha,
declared their usual semi annual div
, dent of > per cent.
Tho three months old son of MI
and Mrs. Bert Morse died Sunday
Intcrmcnt at Amherst, Mass.
DR.. D. p. Webster has been yer
seriously i'll this week with rhcuma
tlsm. being taken Tuesday, but he l
now improving. DR.. Pratt started from
Florida yesterday.
The machinery at the Estcy shop
has closed down as usual at this seaso
to enable the stock to be worked dow
before the annual inventory. But III
great bulk of the men are at work.
The class of ~ b. II. S. held
reunion at the home of Willie Hay
ward on South Main street last even
i ing, the occasion being the birthda
of two of the members of the class.
Dr. j. l.. Rathbone is now prepared
10 test cattle for private parties and
cattle dealers. having been Endorsed b,
the cattle commissioners of both Yer
mont and Massachusetts. He receives
his tubercului fresh from the Pasteui
institute in quantities large or small as
desired.
"A. f.. Miller held open house"
at his new store on Main street Satur
day evening from I until 10 80 o clock
it is estimated that LOCO people came
in during the evening. Hot chocolate
and sherbct were served to all and
every one was presented with a bag of
molasseR kisses.
The will of the late W. Ii. Ester
brook, filed for probate last week, be
qucathcs To the Univcrsalst church
s.. 600 as announced by the Reformer
Just after his death But it is left as
a permanent fund, the interest only to
be used to support preaching, and if
tho parish ceases to exist or becomes
dormant for two years the interest for
the two years will go to the Universe
list state.convention for missionary pur
poses, and at the end of the two years
the $1,000 will 60 to the trus
tees of Tufts college to cndow
a theological scholarship. The re
mainder of his estate is devidcd
equally between his two daughters, Mrs.
l.. II. Richardson, Mrs. c. S. Dowley
and his grandson, G. W. Richardson
Gov Pingrcc made his rport as
referee to the Bennington county court
this week in the Searsburg lumber and
lumber land case of c. III. and ii. }.
Davenport against the Newtons He
finds in favor of the Newton's as re-
CARDS the Governor Right tract set
over from Wilmington into Searsburg
which plaintiffs denied to have ever
been the Governors Right, but which
the late Chas y. Davenport decided
with the evident idea that ii was. But
the referee finds that nearly half a mil
lion feet, valued at 1922 per LOCO, were
cut by the Newtons' under color of
tins dispute, clearly belonging to the
to which he finds the New
tons knew they had no right, and cut in
the face of a written prohibition.
There was hearing before the court
damages of triple the value of
the lumber should be awarded under
the statute for such causes with interest
for about 3 years. Another dispute
starts this week in Il suit brought by
the Newtons against Vim. Tudor and
sons. claiming s., 600 damages for tim
Der cut on a disputed Somerset tract.
The wind last night was almost
| cyclone and did good deal of dam
age hereabouts. The car house at the |
West Village was moved about three
'eet from its foundation, and found |
standing hut leaning against the cars |
inside. Damage about $500. The |
road was impossible this
morning because of the number of
rces blown over it. The large pine
n Ezra Fishers yard was blown
Town as was the big maple at the Car
oil place blockading the road up the
ill. Nearly all of the roads leading
nut of West Brattleboro, in fact, wero
n that condition. In this village the
ignal pole at the depot was blown
Iown. Photographer WAITS sign "
.ivcn whisk against Drugg
ireene's plate glass window, which was
adly cracked, and the lunch cart, on
elliot street was carried partly round
nd nealry tipped over. In other towns
here was considerable damage. One
+ G.. b. Wizards lumber sheds at
'ownshend was broken down and lum
or strcwn in every direction