The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-24

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Walkers.
Dr. c. \. Browne and his famil
will move soon into the second story o
Dailey's block.
The Wheldew Ice company hav
built new ice house
Miss Matte Spatford has gone t,
| Boston for weeks visit
First Masonic District Meeting.
The annual meeting of the FRS
Masonic district was held in thu
lodge room of st. Johns Lodge, No
Al, at Springfield last week Wednesday
Prominent Masons present were NJ
W. Grand Master Kittredgc Haskins
r. w. Grand Lecturer Charles II.
Montague, Deputy Grand Master Whip
pie and District Deputy Snow. A
! large number from surrounding towns
were present in all about 300. The
4 by Lafayette Lodge. No. %, after which
the Fcllowcraft degree was worked by
Vermont Lodge, No. Is. 4 banquet
was served at G O'Clock by the ladies
of the Eastern Star after which the
third degree was worked by st. John Is
Lodge. No. II, Chas H. Moore, w.
M. George f. Leland was the ID. ID.
| G. NJ
A Long Married Life Broken.
A married life of nearly 81 years was
broken Sunday by the death from
paralysis at her home in PUmfret of
Orpha Hewitt, wife of Hon. Crosby
Miller. She was born in Pomfret in
1909 and was married to Mr.. Miller
in 1885, Two sons, two daughters
and six grandchildren share their loss
with the venerable husband. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at
Mrs. Millor's long time home.
ACancer Removed.
b. b. Fullam of Ludlow had deli
cate operation performed on his face
at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Bur
lington, last Thursday. Mr., Pullman
has been troubled for long time with
a little spot beneath one eye, which
proved TO be a cancer. The surgeon
removed it and transplanted a piece of
flesh from the patients arm. and the
last report is that he is doing well. 1t
is fervently hoped by his many friends
that they will soon see him home
again. ready to eXpound Democratic
principles, which he has so ably done
in the past.
Last week Rev. Virgil ". Blackman,
the author of Practical Christian
ity, and the more recent book
'Sparks from an Anvil, wife and
little daughter were thrown from their
and quite seriously injured.
at Bethel. The carriage axle broke
near the left rear wheel and caused
the misfortune Only few months
ago Mr.. Blackman was thrown over a
bridge and seriously. almost fatally.
injured.
One of the electric line men, |.
Ransom of Woodstock, fell from a step
ladder while at work on wires in the
Bethel shoe shop, and broke his left
shoulder. The fall was not great, |
but the injury was very severe.
A large number of the citizens of |
Ludlow met al village hall last week |
IN response to Il call from the board of |
radc, to consider the matter of intro !,
iucing electric lights into the village. |
&. b. Temple of Concord, n. H., esti
mated the cost of the plant at so, 600, |
provided the power was near by. A com
nittce of five, consisting Of Geo. H.
.evcy. G. W. Goddard, G.. ii. Howard, |
:. O. Knight and 7. F. Mcdonald,
vas appointed to make further investi-
cations relative to cost. ETC., and re-
,ort in two weeks,
Ludlow is to have electric lights.
:. b. Temple of Concord, n. H., est
mated the cost of the plant ut sl),W0
leo. II. Levey, G.. W. Goddard. c. Ii.
E,;,vbt and " Il Mo. !
Donald were appointed a committee
O make further Investigations relative
0 cost. etc, and TO report in two
yccks.
4 portrait of the late Hon. George p.
Iarsh was presented to the Windsor
ounty bar, Thursday afternoon by
Ion. Warren c. French in behalf of
he donor, Gen. Rush c. Hawkins of
low York, native of Pomfret. The f,
ortrait was accepted in behalf of the
ar by the States Attorney j. {. En-
light of Windsor and unanimous vote
f thanks extended by the bar to Gen :
raj Hawkins. The picture was painted
V VIM. Magrath of New York, and is a
uplicate of the one painted by him
1r the Billings library of the Univer
ity of Vermont.
Forty divorce cases Werc ON the I
Windsor County Court docket. of these
wen we're granted, two refused, fif-
zen discontinued and sixteen contin- :
ed.
The Black River Association of Con
recational Ministers met in confer
ace at the Congregational church in
hester on Tuesday. Dinner was served )
lem at the residence of Rev. Henry >
D.