The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-24

"A blizzard is reported to be ap-
preaching from the West ~
-~Squires e. Smith have this wcel,
swung Il new sign at their feed and
livery business.
See Hackley n Moran's adv. this
week, Something of importance to
bicyclers.
Herbert +. Hatch has bongbt
Dana Coy's interest in the new Wind
sor stationery store
Will Brockington is to re.engape
in the fish business next week, start.
ing out cart next Friday and having
his headquarters in Esteyville.
Miss Nellie Austin has some trail
ing arbutus in bloom given to her by a
friend and which were picked on Wan
tastiquet, January 3rd in buds.
The postoflicc department has
authorized the local office to buy IA
nag 24Xlo IN size and containing all
the 40 stars, for the new flagstaff on
the town hall building.
Sherman a. JENNIE have been an
pointed exclusive agents for the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. for
the towns of Vernon, Brattleboro,
Dummerston, Brookline, Dover. MARI
boro and Halifax.
"A Chinese entertainment, San
Evening in. Peking.'i conducted by
Clara M. ,Cushman, late of Picking
assisted by leading citizens in the cos
tunes OF various nations, will be held
in the Methodist church next Monday
evening.
Tho leap year girl should get in her
work this year, as she will not have a
another chance unit 1904. The year
1900 will not be a leap year, and a baby
born on the Goth Of February this year
will not have birthday anniversary
until it is eight years old.
The cattle of O. l.. Minor which
responded to the tuberculin test last
week were slaughtered Wednesday ana
were all found to be affected, the dis.
ease being found in different glands of
the body. The test and examination
were made by DR.. II. NJ. Martin. vet.
Urinary surgeon.
Watson French got out of Jail at
Manchester, N. H., Wednesday. He
was committed for fine of s25 and
costs and after serving 30 days secured
his release on tho plea that he was a
"poor convict" Watson appeared in
town last night with profuse promises
to make it hot for his enemies.
The plan for the management of
the opera house is now to have one man
who shall be responsible for it, or the
collection of rents, etc, and be its
manager generally but without having
any monopoly of the show business,
being required to rent to any one else
who wants to put on a show on any
open date.
Special agents of several leading
fire insurance companies have been in
town this week, and they all express
the purpose of their companies to con
fine their business to fire protected
places. The time is near at hand
when our back villages will have to
provide themselves with fire fighting
apparatus or go without insurance.
W B. Stacy has this week quit
claimed his nearly constructed house
on Highlawn to ID. S. Pratt He has
settled with number of creditors who
furnished supplies for the construction
at rs cents on the dollar and has him
self gone to Gardner. Mass, where he
has charge of a building Job for the
Haywards
Rev. II. ID. Maxwell preached
Sunday morning on the Venezuelan
question. treating of the war talk
and the desire to fight our sister coun
try England, as uncivilized and bar
barious. He did not justify or defend
4 Gal
nized that there were hot heads ON
that side as we'll as this; but his plea
was for arbitration in the interest of
a ,common brotherhood, civilization
and christianity.
The fact that two full moons occur
red in the month of December last, was
made the occasion of many wild state.
ments, one being that such thing had
not happened since the birth of Christ
the truth of the matter being that
there were two full moons in December
no longer ago than 1876. The state
ment was believed however by many
ignorant and credulous people who
were induced to believe that the world
was coming to an end, or that some
terrible thing was about to happen.
1t is related that on the evening OF
December 81, two women living in a
town in thelsouthern part of the state
thought that two full moons would
pass each other IN the sky at midnight,
and sat up to witness the celestial
event.
Something new. Celery Cigars
Best tobacco. > and Zoe. Good for |
the nerves Try them. Sold by George |
+. Greene. adv. 2lt