The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03
Lively Fight With TraIups.

station 4 gent Stoddard Of Greenfield, had /;
lively tustle with two ugly tramps fucsCay
afternoon and he has pretty sore hand as q
result Of 100 close connection with one of the
| fellows teeth. The tramps had been hanging
/ around the yard and attempted TO board a west
bound freight train hut were Kept off Shy the
trainmen. They proceeded to vent their spite
/ by stoning the caboosc and broke all the win.
dows sbeforc the train tgOt out of their reach.
| The conductor telegraped to Greenfield from
Shelhurne Falls 70 look ont for the yascals and
! Mr. Stoddartl with several section hands started
| up the track TO find them. The tramps were
| skulking in the rear of West Main street near
where the new sewer has been dug. The
pitched battle which was waged between the
officer of the law and the offenders took place
in the soft clay and all the men presented a
sorry sight when it was over. One buried his
teeth In Mr. Stoddards hand and the other cs-
capped. but was captured again near Main street.
They gave their names rs Thomas Mccarthy OF
Worcester and James Harrington of Holyoke,
and were held by Justice Martin for the grand
jury Wednesday.
The will OF Mrs Elizabeth W Dewey, late of
Bernardston, was filed in probate Friday. The
requests are rs follows: To her granddaughter
Gertrude W and Jessie NJ Dewey and Minnie T.
Spring 500 each, and to her grandson, Edgar
Grccnlcaf $50. The rest of the estate is left 10
her daughter Mrs Mary f Bedding of Northamp-
ton, who is named as cXecutriN.
The Estcy organ company has ihired the room
in the Arms block, formerly occupied by Clar
ence Van DcuSen, at Greenfield, AMI will opcn
a piano and organ wareroom there. George u
Pointer VIII nave charge OF the business.
The corn barn and ice house belonging to 4
Lyman Powers in Sunderland meadow were
burned Monday, together with six tons OF cot
on-seed meal, which was put in last week.
about 900 bushels oil corn on the ear, two tons
wheat bran and a lot Of farming tools. Partial
~ insured.
Justice Greene heard Tuesday the ease of the
commonwealth against Edwin Putnam of Mon
taguc, charged with cmbezzling Sl,13j from
Mrs Amanda Curtis Of Wendell, by whom he
was formerly employed. Mrs Curtis claims 20
have given Putnam the sum OF money named 10
expend in establishing an inrmary or home for
sick people ~ Wendell. The home has never
been cstah.i-hci and il WAS alleged that the 'ic
PENDANT appropriated the money to his own Ne.
Owing to . Nariunrc between the allegation and
the evidence, Putnam was discharged Fhcrc
is civil -ui; pcndin=.
Mrs Ruth T.. widow "f the late lolIn u VII
iartiiot Dccricd died "Wednesday at tl,r:i-:'tc.
aged - from srip. >hr was native III \"fih s.
Field.
Fanny. the IL wear uii iau2iicr ~ u
Squircs Greenfield. had her lett lt'-y tinpiita
ted at she hip joint by DrS Picrrc, Twir'hell
and Dole "Wednesday. 4 diseased part OF TIE
thigh was removed last December and slst>tn
Monday nigh caused a fracture OF The icBe
that compelled the opcT.tion Ia save her life.
The Sheihurne Fails -clcc;men have granted
The Franchise for an cic-'ifir railway from that
plser to- oiraih. /