The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
Plltney.

Sunday evening the week Of prayer
begins and union services will be held
| in the Congregational church.
| Rev. Mr.. Parker has been preaching
IN Brookline in connection with his
work here. He preached his last ser
/ mon there for the winter last Sunday.
I Elmer and Herman Gassett met with
an accident Friday afternoon while
driving in Walpole. Their horse be
came frightened at the cars, and while
efforts were being made to control
| him. tug broke and shortly after a
rein broke and the horse became I'M
manageable. Herman jumped out and
| the horse ran placing the other Mr..
Gassett in very dangerous position,
but he received but slight injuries as
| the horse freed itself from the wagon
before serious injuries were received.
All persons who are interested in
the Congregational church and society
are invited and earnestly requested to
be present at their annual meeting
Jan. at 2 O'Clock p. M. as important
business will come before the society.
Per order committee.
The special town meeting which the
selectmen called for took place Satur-
day at the usual place. The first
article for consideration, was in regard
to raising money for the highway.
Road Commissioner Thw1ng reported
that he was in need of 1923. S3 as near
as he could figure. a motion made by
w. III. Blanchard was carried and $1,000
was provided to meet expenses of our
highway. The next article, to see If
the town would secure for itself pro-
lection against fire, was discussed and
made very interesting to ali ID the
hall, but as there were no seats the
crowd was noisy and only Mr.. Blanch-
ards voice could be heard to good adj
vantage. Mr.. Blanchard took the
lead of those opposing the protection
project, and he was always ready, IN
semi serious manner, to answer any
argument that came before the house
and his remarks were telling. lie kept
his party laughing most OF the time
and when he was in earnest once, ne
found ii necessary TO say NO. l
mean this before his followers would
sober down. as much as to say, You
don't laugh now. The chair called
in vain for Il fuller expression from
those who favored the article, SO it was
passed over without materializlng.
Mr.. Blanchard said several times that
the town was in need of fire protection
of some kind, so, if he expressed the
sentiment of the non supporters OF TINS
article they agree that the town needs
a fire protection: but sin votlngG no
thew say eve want help to secure 1t.
MI blanchard was willing that the
Villagers should club together and
secure for the village Il protection,
The town hall would then be protected
at the expense of the village. OF course
the villagers would render aid II a
building out of the village should take
fire. providing they did "clun 10
uether.' = Thus at the expense OF the
Village the town would be secure.
The annual meeting of the Mount
Pleasant cemetery association VIII pe
held AT the residence of W. \. Coie
next Monday evening. Jan. 6th az I (
O'Clock. This meeting is for the puf
nose of elccting officers of the associ-
alton for the coming year ana TO
transact any other business that may
come before the meeting. w. ID. waite, (
Sec. ~ y-l-
Charles Gibson went to New fcrk (
last Monday on the lookout for work.
r. NJ Switzer of Williamsville was III
his br,ther's. NJ. B. Switzer's MOL
day Mrs. Minnie +. Pierce is housed
with the grippe. Mrs. Crafts Of Ign
donv;lle is visiting at her mother :,
Mrs s. q. Parker's. Albert , Beepe,
General superintendent of the Surprise
s;lrcr mine in Kaslo, British Coium
bia. is visiting at his fathers, ,; +.
Beebe's. and with his sisters; -Srs.
Taft and Mrs. Willard; Miss iGftncc
Lsmson has been spending me ho'iuass
With Miss Belle Persons Miss ; nllce
M ncte Is IN with the measles Ethel
Warwick is iii with German measles.
Miss Briggs, principal Of Boston
normal school and Miss Follett,aa grad
, no,n af Oyfori college. England. have
pnre =. pasture owned by Clarence renee
P In, are soon To erect house
thereon.
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