The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-07
BELLOWS FALLS.
RYDER RIDES RADIANT


New Board of BaiIifIs Elected-sOnl
Charges of Bad Faith Judge Reeds l
yestigation Finds Some Irrcg"l"rit
but No CrOOkedness.
The adjourned corporation meetin
came off, as advertise at the oper
house Monday evening, when Modera
tor Geo. A. Weston called the meetin
to order there was not vacant chai
in the hall and standing room was at
premium. Clerk Bodies read the min
utes of the previous meeting and mex
came the report of Judge Read on tn
alleged irregularities aired last week
Judge Read said that he did not thinl
it was the intention of the voters tina
he should examine all the business
done in the past five years. But HI
had received some written requests t.
look into the charter to see if the bail
ifs had the right to transfer $500 from
the highway money to pay for electric
lights and he reported that in hi!
opinion they had in regard to thu
electic light contract he said that hi
could not find anything that was wrong
or irregular; in regard to the chang
ing of the order made payable to A.
Adams and afterward TO G. S. Moore.
Judge Read reported in substance that
while he found nothing crooked nc
one bailiff had any right to tampeI
with an order after it had been signed
by the board of baiitfs. The report OF
Judge Read was approved and adopted.
The report of the street department
followed and was approved as were also
the report of the fire, electric light,
| 4 ia ri
Weston stated that the corporation
debt was $40, 243. %, so, COO Of e'hieh
was water debt and the assets tp29. is
largely poor taxes.
Next in order was article 3 for cleo
ton of officers. At this point Mr..
Weston with vigorous speech reply
ing some of he aspersions on himself
caleld on \ N. Swain 10 the chair.
Accidents.
Geo. Rowe. third hand on No 4 ma
chine of the Fall Mt. Paper Co., had
the first and second finger Of the right
hand caught in the calender rolls,
Tuesday night. He WAS attended by
DR.. Albec.
An incident occurred in the Office Of
the Fall Mt. paper Co. Wednesday
evening The facts of the ease are as
follows, Fred Timothy, while in the
above office drawing his pay, was put
under arrest and was informed if he did
not comply with the collectors request
he would be in tue cooler in fifteen
minutes. Mr.. Timothy requested time
to examine his receipt. but the collec
tor was inexortable and Mr.. Timothy
had to pay the 81. 80 rather than go to
jail Thursday morning Mr.. Timothy
consulted reputable lawyer after he
found his receipt, the collector was
called in and was compelled to return
the money after some chin music.
Church and Society.
The supper and musical soiree given by the
Young people of ST Charles parish at Union hall
Tuesday evening was financial and social sue
cess. Over six hundred people were FED, ana
ing musical program was rendered and called
forth the applause of the large audience pres
eni Greeting song chorus Oh eh nn I. pes"p
OBrien; song, (Kate Riley Miss, Margaret
Savage; recitation, John Hughes piano I9et,
The Misses Gosselin and McAullf; song Miss
Katie Connors OF Brattleboro, violin solo, Mrs
tiers Howard, Donovan tand keefe; song, Mas. |
ter, Donovan and Roche song. Three oid I
Maids, Misses Hughes, Savage and Iulley, song
n French solo, Miss Emily Gosselin song, Messrs |
solo. Mr. Thompson. After the above musical !
program was rendered, the Rev Father Key.
nolds thanked the young 'olks VINO mao d .ne az
ing success which they had attained ny their
persistent efforts and also thanked the people
IN general for their generous support ana pai
ronage. We will not go into critisism OF each
selection but suffice II TO say that the people
who took part in the musca. program all dld
well, although the children deserve nnusuai
credit for the manner In which they acted their
Dart The church will realize some SJOb as tue
profit of the same.
The Young peoples societies Of the BaptisI,
Methodist and Congregational churches hcld
Inion service in the latter church sunday even
ne, II being Endeavor Day,
The Fortnghtly club will have Washington
rSing evening in the parors of the Conglcga'
lonal church this evening.
A social was held by the Sons of Temperance
IL the Division rooms Monday evening,
The ladies of the Bellows Falls Social club
re making arrangements for dance ht iilDcr-
nan hall Monday evening, Wceaens orchestra
o furnish the music. J.
Personals.
Lawrence DnDgan spent Sunday at his home
n Palmyra Fails, \ Us y Alexander was III
Wednesday, Margaret Cray
nd Miss Katie Finn are spending week with
ricnds in Turner'S Falls. Mass.-Miss Bessie ,
wynn has finished her labors as waitress at
he Rockingham iand returned 10 her home IN
BOSTON Thursday mOrning.-Miss Alice Hap. [
God IS unable to attend to her duties in Durkee
. Barrows store owing to an injured hand. - ,
fr Cummingford of Providence, II /, Is the
uest of Rev FIR Reynods.-C W Osgood and I
NE left Tuesday for n trip to Boston.-Secre.
iry II Merrill of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
onary society was in town this week MIR ana
Irs L c Kcnney of the American Sunday school ,
Mon have been in town the past week. Miss :
RANGES X Osgood IL visiting friends in New
ork on her way from philadelphia. -Supern.
.hdent W A Hale of the iFall Mountain paper :
o, and his family sleave SUNDAY for four !
ccks' stay in the south.
Chas Frohman's Co in Sowing the Wind E
ookcd for the Opera house Tuesday night. l
saxtons River.
The young gentlemen from Vermont {
cademy favored us again last Sunday e
18th a meeting in the school house. I
tx of them came up. four of whom /
,rmed quartettte and favored us by q
nging two pieces. They will also O
old another meeting next Sunday at 8
p. IN. Come one, come all. {
All remember the dance at Union \
all Feb. 18th. A general invitation t
extended to all.
The ice harvest has begun, the ice
,ing about Is inches thick and of il
ne quality. a
Miss May Worrall. who has been n
aching in Athens, has finished her Z,
hool and is now at home. Eugene u
hickman of Brandon visited at E. E. y
Clamps last week leaving for Mid W
ebury last Wednesday. Frank W
,aulding of Cavepdish and Peggy "a "a
sited this place last Saturday even =
g on. a skating trip. l,
Cnmbridgeport.
Rev. Mr.. Goodrich will preach at al
is place and Athens next Sunday in
AGO of Mr. Williamson