The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
cheshire COUNTY. N.


All schools except the high closed Friday. I'm
several schools, exercises appropriate for Wash
ington's birthday were given. There will be
three weeks vacation. beginning gain March lg
The high school win begin March o.
The funeral of Deacon ..cmue Falcs was held
saturday at one o'clock at the Congregational
church. Rev W Il Renshaw officiating. The
burial was In Pine Grove cemetery.
The friends of Bertram u Brown arc glad to
! learn that he Is TO preach in Marrow during his
| summer vacation.
! About 40 pupils OF the high school and a few
friends enjoyed sloighrdc to Bernardston on
Friday last. They started about three O'Clock in
two of Higgins teams. They arrived in Der.
nardston about six O'Clock and took supper, ftcr
! which they danced, having taken someone with
them to furnish music They arrived home about
| l.Jo. 1t Is understood that they were not cspec
ially. wei, pleased with their treatment at the
hotel and are not anxious to go there again.
| About 20 girls from the grammar school en-
ioyed strawridc to Braiilcboro saturday after
noon ana took supper there.
| There was quite n lively runaway accident on
wednesday of last week. Isaac Sprague, an
elderly gentleman, who lives ncer Northiield,
was riding TO the village ON a load of wood. His
son, Alfred, WAS in team just behind him. He
stopped to water his horse at the watering trough
near p w Tayior's. While drinking, the horse
in so Ic way slipped of his brittle and then ran,
and just after crossing the bridge made the turn
up Main street. throwing off MrSpraguc and the
wood. MIR Spraguc was found unconscious and
carried to his brother Alfred's home on High
street. The horse came In collision with large
stone in front OF Stcbbns block and was caught.
physician was summoned who found Mr.
Sprasue quite severely bruised but no bones
broken, AT present writing he is somewhat
improved.
The town library has received a very substan.
tia and useful gilt from George & Fisk of
Brightwood, Mass. 1t is a revolving bookcase
containing complete set Of Encyclopedia Brit
tanca.
The warrant is posted for the annual town
4 T.
tcles and calls tor no money except the usual
appropriations FOR deirayinS the necessary
town expenses. one article calls for Il street
lamp ON Highland avenue; another l. to see If
the town VIII exempt from taxation for 10 years
any new business firm that VIII employ - or
more hands. Another article asks the town to
discontinue Il short piece Of road leading from
Cottage street, That never failing article ask
InS the town to appoint Il liquor agent Is present
also. Is
The High School Glcc club went TO winches.
Ter Thursday evening to give an entertainment
for the benefit Of the Univcrsa.ist society.
The Pilgrims enjoyed straw ride TO NJ V Col.
ton's cascade farm ON Wednesday evening.
Rev \ \ Blair win take for hi, subject on sun
day morning, with our different yiew OF the
future. what will be the fate OF Angus Gilbert,
lately executed" In the evening, he will give
the next lecture In the course on the non. Chris
tau religions. using as his subject, Religion of
Greece"
Alnheus shattuck died sunday morning, aged |
- years. lie has not been vel for a long time, |
his death being caused from the effects of u |
shock and general break down. He was native !
OF Nor,hhed. coming here when quite young |
and has always slncc lived here. He was a man |
of some means, having made his money princi. |
pally by raising tobacco at the time when It |
brought high prices. He leaves brother, Cal !
vim shattuck, who resides on Chestnut iitll. He |
was never married He has been respected as |
strictly honest man.
on Friday evening, George Gil hired team
of Newton Stearns To 20 TO Jacob Barreus on /
.t,.4,.
The team did not come back however, and sun
day, MI Stcarns, fearing that something Was
wrong, drove up there. lie learned that Gil /
had tipped over near Levi smiths and that the
horsc had run, no one knew where. Gill had
cOolly picked up the robe and cushion which had
fallen out and gone home TO bed. II seems he
WAS in an intoxicated condition. Rumor says
the team was seen in East Wcstnorcland that
same night about 1880 but aS there were two or
three runa~ ay- there that night. it was impos-
-iblc to decide definitely whether 1t VS. that one
Or come other. ON Wednesday. Mr. SIeargs re.
ccived telephone from the city marshal OF
kcene SAYING that u horse was round on the
Mr. -tGarns finding that this horse an
swpred the description OF his, took the next
train to heene. Further particulars have not
been asceItalnCd
A communion service will bc held at the Con
grcgalional church sunday morning. Three new
members will be added to the membership of
the church. A memorial service Will he held IN
the evening.
Miss Margaret Leonard spent last week III
Elyira Judd of south Hadley
Falls, has been visiting Mrs Newton Sicarns and
Mrs Daniel smith lanes Scott is quite i'll with
heart trouble. The little child of John Archi-
baids who was reported last week as seriously
with pneumonia, Is now much better
and considered out of danger--Mrs
Hooker who was so sick last week that no one
expected she would recover, Is now mnch better
md her many friends have hopes of her recor
,ry.--Mr ami Mrs Gould. who have lived for
more than o year in the Baptist parsonage, have
moved this week 20 Prevalence, Il l. Mrs John
Ieifords Is quite ill.--Mr and Mrs Eltast, who
nave sheen living in one Of Walter etebbns
houses have sold their household goods
1t auction yesterday and will 20 to New
ork 10 1--we Smith has been suffering with
'arbuncles on his face during the past weeks
j 4 Wells teacher Ia the grammar school, went
o his home in Plymouth saturday to spend his
'acation Frank " Bailey il visiting his pa
cnts 4 4 Bailey and wife. He makes his
home In st Louis bu. has work in many places ;
round there. He has not visited home before
or five years.