The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

ne annual pew rental at the Uni
versalst church was held Tuesday
evening with good results.
The novelette, in the Pocket Mag
azine this month is byRudyard Kipling
1.-THE Devil and the Deep Sea. y
The December sale of postage
stamps at the postollce was the largest
last month ever known. There has
been a regular increase every month
but this was the greatest of all.
Eddie Gonycr. while on the noun
tain Il few days ago came very near
getting his quitus from Il pistol shot
at the hand of one OF his companions.
The ball cut the vizor OF his cap and
ploughcd furrow along his forehead.
The public is in Il perhaps over
critical mood and there has been some
unjust criticism of the town hall com
mittee within few days for the rent
ing of the hall for last evenings
dance. on the ground that only the
selectmen had Il right to rent it, and
certainly that the committee had not,
especially If it was to use the proceeds
for the repairs, being specifically lin
tied to the appropriation. The fact is
that the Murray club first applied to
the selcctmen, asking when it could
have date and the latter replied that
they didn't know but as soon as the
hall was ready Then the club went
to the committee and was informed
that it would be ready Jan. = and be-
tween the two conversations considered
that it had rented the hall.
Matthew McNeigh died Tuesday at
his farm in District No. g from heart
disease, with which he has been a
sufferer for several years and which
has developed rapidly to dangerous
proportions since an attack of the
grip two years ago. Mr.. McVeieh,
who was a highly esteemed citizen
and deservedly So was a native Of
Ireland, where he was born 81 years
ago, the son of policeman. His
people moved to Liverpool when he
was lad Of six years aud at the age
of Is he went TO sea and followed the
life of a sailor until 1860 when he
settled in this country. He welded
Mary J. Boyce Feb. -. 1866, and they
lived in New York until 1869. when
they came To Brattleboro where he
followed the trade of painter for q
number of years and also continued it
at odd times after moving upon his
farm. A widow and seven children
survive him besides two brothers. vii
liam and John in Brooklyn, and two
sisters in Liverpool. The funeral was
held from the house yesterday at 30
p. M, Rev. W. II. Collins officiating.
The scenery for the opera house
has arrived this week. There are sew
eral more observations that might be
made, like that about the settling, the
windows, &c, but the story is getting
wearisome. Three handsome chandc-
liers have been put in the postoflice
lobby this week, but they don't seem
to compare exactly with the kalsominc
finish of the walls, and there is evil
IDENTIFY some work left here, az we'll as
in many other parts of the building
for the town t. do later OF course
the reason is a shortage of money. The
general understanding is that the com
mittee has got to come to the town for
another appropriation any way~re
ports and even statements OF the con
tractors have named a sum, which is
too big TO be repeated until lecisively
fixed and naturally the committee are
saving and postponing at every point
possible, TO keep the shortage down
as low AS they can. One illustration OF
this is in the sinks in the agency room
and the postotiice, which were con
nected with the sewer in the old hall,
but which are not given the eonnec
ton in the new one. although the
contract requires everything to be
placed back as good as before. because
the health officer won't allow it to be |
done without sewer yentilators, and !
that would require an extra expendi |
ture which would make it in this re |
spect better than before. Only when |
the whole job is done, and all these
things are got together and figured |
up, including the lookup barbarity |
and the necessity OF another one, |
can we know how deep the i
town has got into this thing.
Then, we opine, it will be found that |
il the town was bound to 90 into such |
an enterprise. illegal as it was, it would !,
have been cheaper to have bought the
land and put up an opera house by
itself, without so nearly spelling the
old hall and everything connected
With it. The simple fact is, to locate
the blame Just where it belongs, as
We plunged into this thing too hastily
and inconsiderately. and we shall have
abundant leisure for repentance
while footing the bills.
Pulen & Whitney, the new grocery
firm have decided that good goods and
prices will do the business. aClv.E
InoIden Times
People overlooked the Importance of
beneficial effects and
we're satisfied with transient action;
out now that it is generally known
that Syrup of Figs viii permanently
cure habltual constipation, well-in
formed people will not buy other laxa
lives, which act for a tune, but final
y injure the system.