The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
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School in the Ames nm district
Mop begins next Monday and propably
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hat might have proved quite a
ilre but for timely assistance occurred
Wednesday evening \ student lamp
IN some unaccountable way goi on ilre
and the oil ran out on the sides but
the piazc was Immediately smothered
with rug.
The sugar makers had a big run
last week but it came to AN abrupt
end Friday and Saturday with the adj
vent OF the excessive hot weather
though it lasted day or two longer
IN the northern part Of the state.
Some of the reports say the yield is a
little moro and some little less than
last year There IS quite a stlfienlng
OF prices IN consequence.
Robert Chute, a fireman on the
CentfaI Vermont railroad, was shovel
ing coal at New London, Conn, last
FRIDAY, preparing for the run to Brat
tleboro when he found a suspicious
looking box in the coal. 1t was taken
out and opened ana was found TO con
tain II sticks OF dynamite and half a
pound of gunpowder. enough to have
wrecked the engine aud most of The
trains.
There was fire alarm Monday
afternoon, and the department was at
the scene, the MILESTONE block, ready
ior pusihesS "lthii SIN niihutes aiter
.he lirs' Gong souhaea. bul IL proved
" DC ialse alarm. some one mao
moved out stove from room on the
IS MOOR dnu mac nesiecteu 10 put
.ho cap over 'he chimney opening, SO
t.ia. wien "a tenaiit on ,he io"er moor
started IRE the smoke poured lnto
the room ABOVE ana out ihiough WIN
e'o". NO uaniaee was oohe'
i II. Williamson was arrested
Wednesday evening by Officer Hall at
the direction OF States Attorney Fits
on charge of int0yication and dis
orderly conduct-not at the time, for
he was sitting quietly in the pool
room, bat for an allegation Of some
thing previously. He was kept in Gus
tody over night and the next day papers
made out and rearrested and brought
before Judge Il Tyler and gave bonds
TO keep the peace, and the case was
continued until the 9th. \ man of
fine intellect naturally, generous
hearted, and of most distinguished an
,estry, the case is painful one and
it is not yet quite determined what to
10, as the only wish is for him TO
stop urlhklhg'
"A Bible conference was conducted
At the Baptist church during the week
lnder the charge of Rev. Geo. G..
Needham of Mortified, Mass. The
opened Monday evening
With addresses by Rev. and Mrs. Need
nam Tuesday afternoon the confer !
,ncc was addressed by Rev. II, G.. |
Mabie, II. d., of Boston who also
poke again in the evening. The at |
enhance during this day was very
,ood. Wednesday afternoon the largest |
audience assembled to hear Evangelist |
}. l.. Moody. At the close of his /
ermon he presented his work of send |
ng religious literature 10 the prisons
# the country and he received collec-
ion of $50 toward the work In the I
vening the addresses were made by
daj. ID. W. White and Rev. Thos.
Ieedham. Mrs Needham spoke again
yesterday afternoon and at the closing
Rev. Geo. {. Needham gave "a dis.
Though the conference was not largely
TENDED. the interest of the meeting
Tas good and much benefit derived.
The oneninO sl,irmish in what is
yuected to be a long battle oc,,rred in
he Probate Office "Wednesday in the
robatinp of the will of the late
Iartha Barker. benueatbinn her bonse
m Linden street WITH some s5a0O or
5000 besides, some s11' 600 or slo 600 in
II, to Mrs, Wm' s Child, event for
bout 5000 in speriaI bpouests. The
ounsel for tbr nrononants ~ thewill are
+, Z. Fits, :. r Davenport Of This Mace
nd .judue +, NJ Road az Bellows Fails
nd Haskins and Waterman. Martin
nd Hit for the contestants.
cams that ARE canable Of using m a
ood share of the st,l,e at issne If