The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17

style Knapp is agent. adv, -
Wesley Edwards is in town III;
week making plans to deliver his loo
lure on Armenia here, wv
Prot r. G. Carrick of RutIan,
chlropodist has been at the Brock
mouse this week and will be here aoa;,
in four weeks. '' "s"''
The Geo. Allbee farm in Cam
bridgeport, was sold this wecl, brom,,t
Morse 4 Edgett to Mrs. Borlad an,
sister Of this place. ''' "'''
- want some coffee like the las
you gave me. 1t was fine" is a com
mon remark heard in Pullen & Whit
ney's store. atlv.
"A reward of $50 has been otrere,
Ioi the recovery of the body of job,
hinlry, who fell through the Walnol,
bridge and was drowned in March.
The attention is called to an one,
letter in another column nv tho n
tional Life Insurance comnanv wb,
are trying to find number of polio,
holders whose contracts have expired.
Samuel J. Hitchcock. forme,
Claremont,s Mass. merchant and ar
uncle OF Mrs. f. B. Richardson o
West Brattleboro, died recently at De
troit, Mich, at the age of 73years.
1t is claimed in answer to the Re
formers inquiry last week that tn,
check list requirement of street anf
residence opposite each voters name.
applies only the list before fireman s
meeting.
No one was misled by the omission
OF the word first in "three elias,
BARRIERS" in Geo Danyew's adv. lasl
week because everybody knows thai
first class" men and service are
always TO be found there.
The store front in the Wyman block,
former used as restaurant bv J. M
White, has been taken out this week.
and new one will be put in, and
other repairs made before Angelo Cor
borino moves in.
The venerable J. W. Frost's birth
day come next Sunday, and though
there will be no formal reception
friends will be welcomed Sunday and
Monday. 1t is believed that he is the
Oldest living native among us, as he
certainly has been one of the worthiest
and most useful.
Tickets for the Grand Pageant
Will 90 on sale Saturday evening,
April 18th, I 30, at the box Office. 3sw2
The reception to be given by the
younger classes of T. Wales dancing
school will be given at Grange nall
next Friday night. \ limited number
of tickets have been placed at Holden s
drug store.
Village politics are beginning to
warm up and it looks as if there would
be quite fight against the old board
of bailitfs. largely because of the pro.
hibition business last fall. The names
suggested for the opposition ticket so
far as we hear, are Col Hooker. W. II.
Minor,G. II. Ryder, H. p Wellman,P p.
Fleming and W. H. Bracket.
j c. Tufts of this place has some
interesting reminders of the Golden
time in the shape of 10 or 20 sermons
of his grandfather Rev. DIR. James
Tufts, for 43 years pastor of the old
church at Wardsboro, the centennial of
whose ordination came Nov. 9th. last.
One of these sermons was given in his
first year. The Reformer will later
give fuller account of his work, with
a cut of the old church. which was
torn down in 1917.
james G.. Austin, who graduated
from the college of Physicians and
Surgeons at Baltimore Friday, stood
18th in his class of some 100 members
and also received honorable mention in
the announcement by the faculty. He
will not come home for some time, hay
ing received the appointment of resident
physician at the maternite hospital in
Baltimore. His brother. NJ. Austin
exercises.
Lawyers Robb and Weston came
down from Bellows Falls Satur-
day, the latter as counsel for Watson
S. French for bag in Probate Court
over French's claim in trove r against
Michael Flemming for whom Robb is
guardian. French by that time had
got his claim enlarged from $50 to
5000. for money advanced, board etc,
all of which Fleming said he had had,
Just claim he ana
French did not disagree over 1t a.
particle, but Robb as guardian was
and called for the appoint
ment of commissioners to take evidence
and the court appointed S. Fl. Sherman
and W. II. Bracket.
There was hearing Saturday IN the
Probate Office on the petition several
times continued, of Z. Crosby q Go. and
Pratt, Wrightl& Co., to throw Beatty
Balestier into insolvency. JUDI &c 1yler
adjudged him an insolvent, but on
motion to appoint messenger lof tne
estate continuance OF ~ DAYS was
granted to allow Mr. Balestier to settle
Or TO furnish bonds. which he mao
offered to do. for the care and security
If the property. Lawyer Hit as coun-
,el for Balestier in the course OF the
said he was making
arrap oements and had them we'll unoef
Wav. TO settle up all claims against
him. not in insolvency or at percent
aoe. but at 100 cents on the dollar
he could settle the claims of the TWO
petitioners at once, but he thought IL
mi, fair. as proceedings had began
10 wait till he could pay all.
Use less soap. +. W. Harlow ana
Scott & Jones sell it-Harmless SOAP
Spinach. dandelions, cucuinpers,
ettuce and radishes can be hau nearly
very dav at Pullen & Whitney g. ANY,
RrattIeboreans and Others
Mrs. Sally JOY White read a paper
asst week at Waterfowl, Mass, on |
a question in economic before inc
state Federation OF
Nomen's clubs, over 1000 women IRON
,vorv Climb in the state being present.
Hon. B. d. Harris and wife re,
.urned Saturday from. their Sey Snn
weeks stay in New York and W New
I tv.n Fred Robinson returned We'd