The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-08

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house at West Brattleboro to Asa p,
Goodenough and wife.
| There was quite fall of snow OF
the nils to the west and north Tues
day as we'll as yesterday.
A forceg of men are at work lower.
ing the water main on South Cana
street below the frost line.
e. Il. Bolod received car load OF
horses today, which he offers for i'm.
mediate sale in another column.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
l.. Hunt is critically i'll with diphthe.
ria ana the house is quarantined.
Walter Haigh's little son Rodney
fell down the cellar stairs Wednesday
evening and was quite fortunate in
only receiving few bruises on the
face.
A largely signed petition has been
presented to the selectmen to permit
Angelo GOrborino to return to his old
place in front of the town hall and
also for his appointment as ia itor.
Patrick Quincy, who formerly lived
for while in Miner block, has
skipped from North Hinsdale, leaving
many creditors to mourn. He is also
accused of having left two horses to
starye.
The daily papers are full of the re-
ports OF the contest at Cambridge,
Mass, over the will of the late Francis
3. Hayes, the high flyer who married
Miss Hand of Weathersfield and of the
Brattleboro Hunt family.
The party that took the machinists
tools from the machine shop on Elliot
street are known as they were seen
taking them. If they are returned to
their proper place no questions will be
asked, otherwise they will get dose
of the law. J. A. Titus & Co. adv.
-Crandell, Cooley & Co., of New
York. dealers in bakers and confec-
TONERS machinery and supplies at 157
Franklin street, and the largest concern
of the kind in the country, were burn
ed out Saturday with loss of $3.50, 600
and insurance of 1925, 1000. l.. F.
Pettee, a Wilmington boy, is the
Go. - and the managing man of the
firm.
Rev. Z. B. Leavitt announces a
series of Sunday evening lectures at
the Unitarian church on 'Christian
Citizenship" The first, next Sun
day evening win have for it's topic, "a
mans duty to. his Body" Athletics
and morals, smoking teetotalism,
temperance, the second on the 18th
will treat OF, "A mans duty to his
Mind" Education, reading, college
training; the third, "a mans duty to
the State. y Politics. and patriotism /;
the fourth, "A mans duty to his
Church. The theology of the day
its claims and tendencies; the fifth,
"a man. IS duty to his Neighbor. wise
and foolish charity. Mr.. Miller will
give solos each evening.
The Windham association of
Congregational ministers met at the
Brooks House Tuesday and enjoyed an
excellent session. Rev. Fl. A. Good
hueswas chosen moderator. After the
transaction of business, Mr.. Goodhue
read an able and scholarly paper upon
"The Freedom OF the Christian Life, I"
which called forth vigorous discus
sion. Rev. Lewis Grout, presented a
very entertaining and valuable essay
upon ga Look at Pulpit PECULIAR
ties, Astounding in humorous and
pointed anecdotes and suggestions.
Other exercises were, Reports from
the Churches, "the exegesis of passage
from First Samuel, the account OF
books read during the last quarter
The attendance was full, as it always
is, and Brattleboro was selected as the
place for the next meeting in Febru-
airy.
The postof1ice expects to move
back into the town hall next Wednes-
day. Inspector Willis who was here
Monday accepted the Office as planned
under protest and said the box office
would have. to be moved to the other
side of the corridor sometime, but it
would make too much delay and keep
the office in its present cold shanty too
long to attempt it now. Holden d
Martin are doing the work of retitting
and replacing by the day, and Coi.
Hooker personally guarantees 1T shan I
cost the town oevr S75. An extra force
of painters has been at work this week
painting the interior and exterior. A
delegation of business men plans to go
to the committee to ask the removal
of the mine pin ornaments" from the
railing of the pocrh. Another little
kicking subject to day is bill for
some sS4 freight on the opera house
seats. which Clerk Lawrence OF the
committee claims the town should
nav and which the selcetmen refuse to
nav on the Just ground that TWO APP
propriations have been made for the
repairs complete and if they are not
sufficient the committee must ask for
another and not get the bills paid as
ordinary town bills