The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09

in fine shape next week and will renal
} through muster.
, "A runaway Tuesday evening, err,
neously charged to the trolley, was thu
of j. W. Thurber's horse. 1t wa
frightened by cream separator nef
his house on the hill north of Center
vile, ran down and on to the avenue
past two cars and among number {
teams to Main street and up Chapir
where it got winded and was stoppe
by j. f. Hall, having done no harm.
F. A. Hubbard of Springfield
Mass, has sold his plating business o
Flat street to f.. S. Hunter of Hub
bardston. Mr.. Hunters brother i
coming here and going in with him
They intend to add new machiner
and do first class work. enlarging tn
business and employing ten or lively
men. The sale was made through A
V. Mays agency.
The selectmen, pursuant to
notice from the prudential COMMITTEES
of School District No. 3, have called
special town meeting of voters of tn,
town, exclusive of School District No
2, to be held at the armory on Satur
day, August "a, at O'Clock p. M, t,
see il they will vote to extend thu
western boundary of School Distric
No. =, according to the vote of the
district at its annual meeting.
Postofiice Inspector Willis was here
again Monday to decide upon the in.
terror plans for the postoffice. The
work, asserting room and carriers de-
partment in front where the postmas
ter's private office now is, the general
delivery about where tits now except
reversed and the private office is to be
in the rear. Further details are not de-
cided except that the corner,window at
the rear on the north side is to be con
nected with door with platform on
the outside for the delivery of mail
The Objectionable thing IN a public
view is the ticket office for the opera
hall, which is to be taken out of a
corner of the postotfice part, which
will throw the crowd directly in front
of the post office. The government is
very loath to accept this arrangement
and is pretty sure to compel change
when new lease is taken if it does
not now. The time to make the change
is now. The ticket Office should be
on the rum room side.
Work is being done on the grounds
at Sunset lake, Dummerston Hill, pre-
pairing seats out door for the meetings
in pleasant weather Persons desiring
rooms are requested to send their names
to Mrs. A. G.. Allen of this place, as a
larger gathering than usual is expected
this year, and hope to have better ac
Several barns are on
the grounds and teams can be provided
for near the lake Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
from Old Orchard, who are successful
Christian workers will be present the
last three or four days. Mrs. Kenyon
Of Townshend. gives chalk talk on
Thursday and performs experiments
showing the alcoholic nature of many so
called harmless drinks and patent medi
zines in the afternoon, also addresses the
Loyal Temperance Legion with singing
and rectations by the children. Mr..
Mabie, Baptist minister from Boston,
has been invited TO be present ON Sun
lay, further notice will be given if he
cannot be there. Mrs Ieger has been
detained, but Mrs. Sharpe will lead the
first meeting on Tuesday evening, Aug
18th.
George Foster and Arthur Piper
are receiving congratulations at the
lever bit of detective work they
nave just completed in hunting
lown' a bicycle thief The facts o,
the case are these: Henry p kingf
Who has been employed in Guilford.
purchased wheel of Jordan d Van
Doom Monday morning and paid a
little down on it. He was wanted as
witness in the cruelty to animal case
n Guilford and as he did not appear /
he officers began a search for him and /
ound that he had purchased the wheel |
md left for parts unknown. 1t was
lso discovered that he had tried to +
heck his grip to Wilton, \. H., but
vas unable to do so. not having tick
{. Armed with this knowledge 'our
ewly made detectives started on
wheels in hot pursuit and found traces
( him both in North Hinsdale and
Vest Swanzey. where the trace was
)st. AT keene they received tele-
ram that King had sister living in
Wilton and upon arriving there they in
ompany with the sheriff set out to
rrest their man, whom they ran across
u the road with his wheel. Upon
the same he Immediately
ave il up and was allowed To go. He
ad made the distance from here to
Wilton, % miles, in seven hours which
as good time. considering the fact
lat he claimed to be green rider
hen purchasing the wheel
Mrs. Henry Niles gave a very pleas
Mt birthday party to few of her
eighbors and friends at her Canal
rock street home this week
The Sewing Society of the Swedish
church held very pleas
II sociabe last evening. Refresh
ents of ice-cream and cake were |
rived. '
If the flies trouble you, get some q
, paper or fly powder at Pullen's 4 {
ire cure. adv.
Says \. V. May to Pullen that :
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