The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-13
CHESHIRE COUNTY. Nh.


The funeral of Mrs DoIlie A Liscom was held
On fiiday last a 40 ~, Rev !. Temple OF
Brattlcboro officiating. The coffin was covered
with flowers, mostly roses, which were her
} fayoritts. Her vacant chair at the head of the
collin was draped with green and on the back
were drapcn u roses representing the years OF
| her age. The chair also held her palette aud
brushes ana beneath 1t were her paints AS she
| last used them,
On the return from their wedding trim ON Sat.
urday evening, Mr. and Mrs Is T. Minis were
glvena reception by Il few friends ut their High
street home.
The High school began on Monday; all others
| Will begin next Monday with the same teachers
charge,
The new bell lol the Univcrsalist church has
arrived ~ s from Troy. \ T. and is being raised;
weighs l0li pounds and bears the inscription,
God is 1--we
The subject of Rev A 4 Enir'. lecture on
Sunday evening will be The Religion Of Mo.
hammed"
The young people Of the Congregational
church gave an entertainments IL the vestrv of
their church on last Thursday yening. Ii con.
sisted of readings, singing and Instrumental
music. Owing to bad weather the attendance
was small
Will present the farce "SiN Ia One" at their
ycstry ON next Thursday evening.
The Pilgrim Fathers are 10 have Il children's
evening at their next meeting. There will be
Is
viii be served
Rev W J. Renshaw will take for the subject of
his sermon on Sunday morning, "Thc Moral
Qualifications of True Discipleship."
The town meeting ON Tuesday was called at
a m, by Moderator J Temple. ON the third
ballot, Robert McCaughcrn was chosen clerk.
There was some contention for the offices of Sc.
lectmen. Two ballots were prepared, one con
,aining the names OF the present board of Sc.
lcctmen, viz, \ Worden, G Fay, w d
Stearn> the other Edward stcbbns, Jason X
Holmes, and w ID stcarns. The old board were
elected. The article calling for liquor agent
Va used over. The appropriation for the
li-l chooi was raised 500 over last year.
! he preparations were as follows: Ordinary
town charges, $500; support of poor, 500; fire
department, $50; high school, POO; street lights,
900; insurance on town hail. 315; ice water bar.
rel, %; town library, $50; for highways. amount
required by law.
The annual school meeting will he held Satur-
day afternoon at O'clock The warrant calls
for one member on school board to succeed T. j
Temple whose term expires 1t calls for the
usual appropriation for the school for money to
pay tuition of scholars attending the Brattle.
boro schools and for new heater in Depot
street school.
Mrs Il a Wordcn has q lilac branch in her
house which has been attracting considerable
attention this week. II was cut off on Feb Il
and now has II large blossoms with leaves.
The Cheshire County convention of Ups &
Il was held In Congregational church on Wed
nes'hy The banner for largcs: attendance
was given to Swanzcy society.
Mrs William burroughs went To Plymouth,
Me, on Monday to care for her niece, who ia H.
Her daughter, Mrs Maud McDOna d. will keep
house for her during her absence. Miss Agnes
Harvey of Chesterfield Is visiting Miss Minerva
BurrOughs.-Afss Jennie Wellman of Littlcton
has been visiting Mrs Erwin Bailey during the
past three weeks.-Harrv Smith. who has been
working in Dorchester, Mass, returned home on
Wednesday Glenn Tarbel has been visiting
friends in Rutland and Ludlow. W.T. Kelley
has goneto Plymouth to work in mill there
Miss Rcbccca Minis OF Keene Is visiting ut
Warren Halls