The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

booked for here Saturday night, was
stranded at Marlboro, Mass. Monday
The hosiery factory, recently
opened Oh Frost Place, is doing a
thriving business and is..pow employing
SIN or eight hands.
The street railway company has
made new issue OF tickets IN books
OF vest pocket size, which all conduct
ors will have to sell. p for 81.
The coming week will be a special
one IN millinery, with special sales
each day, special styles, special atten-
non 10 each customer, with especially
low prices. Call on Mrs. Smith. adv.
States Attorney Fits asks it to be
understood that his rule is that of
reputable newspapers, even in the
liquor business, and no attention il
DE PAID 10 anonymous connluni ca
tions.
Rev. Mr.. Brooks, a colored preacher
OF Virginia has been 10 town this
week on canvass through this section
for the purpose of raising money to re-
build church that was carried away
by the freshct.
Key. MI. Linquist of Chicago who
preached here two years ago. held ser
vices in the Swedish Evangelical
church Friday evening and also Sun
day morning and evening. He left
Monday for Connecticut where he has
pastorate.
j. G. Statford's 81 lambs were
weighed Apri LIST and tipped the
scales at 800 pounds as reported, were
weighed again this morning. May LIST,
their combined weight being lao.
showing an average gain per lamb of
IA pounds in one month.
Or. \. j. Miller has been appoint
ed by the Vermont State Medical So.
clety delegate to the meeting of the
American Medical Association to be
h cid IN Atlanta, Ga, from May ! to s
Mrs. Miller will accompany HIM and
they will be gone couple of weeks
probably.
Bailey * Miner have sold the
Angler cottage on South Canal street
near Pine Heights to Nathan Ii. Mann.
Track Supt. on the street railroad.
Mr.. Angler takes Mr.. Manns lot and
shop in Esteyville and will remodel it
into cottage very soon.
Tho annual meeting of the Rural
Improvement Association will be held
at the Brooks House Reception Room
Wednesday evening MAY G 1886 at I. 30
O'Clock. All interested in the work lof
tho association:are invited 10 be present
c. L. Stickney, Secy.
A petition in behalf of Eugene
Taylor formerly of West Bratteboro
who is serving q life sentence for muir
der in Chariestown, Mass. states prison
is being circulated here 1t is said
that the blame has been shown to
rest upon the shoulders of another and
Taylor, therefore, is innocent.
Geo, son of Leroy +. Adams. has
been amusing himself with homeing
pigeons for some time and going to
Wilmington Saturday, he let loose a
pair at the old Snow stand at IL o.
o. clock and at Il: y they were at
home. They are registered birds
which he got from Gloversville, y. Y.
Thomas Judge the oldest business
man on our street except o. j. Pratt,
and one of the most deservGdly es-
teemed, is to retire from business. as his
selling out adv. elsewhere announces
and when he has closed out his stock.
will lease the store. Thomas Judge.
now 10 wears old, came to town in
1s4S, working for George Cutler and
William Ward and engaging in trade
for himself just about forty years ago,
and the result of ever honorable dealing
is that he vii retire with a handsome
competence.
-Georgiana, the seven wears old
- I'll
day from the plank walk near the Ell
lot street iron bridge over a bank
some Il or IA feet. striking upon the
rocks and stones below near the edge
of the brook. a deep cash of sever
al inches was cut in her head besides
other injuries. 1t is wonder the
child's neck was not broken. The ac-
cident was the result of the neglect
to repair the sidewalk. 1t is a rick
ETY. affair at best and for nearly a week
before the accident board of the rail
ing had been gone, making II dan
gerous place for any one.
Will Collins, who is at home here
this week. completed his duties Sat.
urday on the Springfield Republican
where ne has been emplo, ed since his
graduation from college and where he
had risen to be city and assistant cd
itor Next week he goes to Worcester,
Mass. where he goes upon the Gazette
which has been purchased by a syndi |
cate of Worcester capitalits and
of whose new management will be in
the hands of David B. Rowland, who
has for several years been on the Re !
publican staff, who will have q large
block of Gazette stock and who
with Mr.. Collins aid 10 build /!
it up. These losses necessitate |
quite a reorganization of the Republi- |
can force and Will &. Smith. for two |
wears past on The Phoenix and /,
formerly financial agent for Vermont !
academy, goes to Springfield a week /
from Saturday 70 take the Chicopec |
and other local work ON which Mr.. |
Collins began. Walter Gilbert, a e. |
Fl. 5. graduate ana for sometime the /
Putney correspondent of the Phoenix, /
will take Mr.. Smiths place.
The Boston It Maine road had a
q 600 wreck Sunday evening. The ex-
ira freight from here to Windsor, In
,harre of Conductor Obrey and En-
,ipeer Hoyt. was Just pulling out at
II o'clock. when switch just above
no tank house. instead of being on
ne man line was on the side track or
.urn off. where stood train of freight
.srs. Being Sunday night, there was
10 switch light as there is every other
light OF the week. and Hoyt could see
hat he was off in season to stop the
rain and avoid collision. He stood
/; his post. however. and the train.
bic powerful engine with dozen
inneoIos loaded with coal behind it.
rashed into the cars, threw two of the
own the bank. and smashed four !
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