The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
FRANKLIN COUNTY. MASS.
A series of MISTY Case..

| The superior Court began the trial of crimi
| nal cases Monday. Frank ii Clark of Wendell
a boy of 20 years, charged with larceny, abduc
| ton and assault with intent TO abuse n female
child, Maud Sopcr, aged IA, was acquitted, be
cause the girl told confused story. Thomas II
Mccarthy for assault ON 4 l. Warren, A " New
ton ana Patrick Cunningham, railroad police
officers at the railroad station March 81, was
quickly convicted by the jury, and then was con
victcd on charge of breaking windows. The
case of Melvin III Pratt, charged with adultery
with Miss Flora Clark was next. About
two weeks before February Is, the day of his
arrest, he went to Orange from North Adams
with a woman named Flora Clark, secured en-
ployment and lived together until arrested. The
woman did not appear In court Tuesday and her
counsel offered no defense and the jury found
Pratt guilty. The next case was that of Charles
l. Warren of shutesbury, IS, charged with as
sault on a l5-year'old child. The act was com
mtted OH May L., 1895, when he induced the
girl to 60 to ride with him; The escapade had
been planned beforehand, and they drove to
Belchcrtown with his old gray horse and slept
in the woods the first night From there they
drove through different towns until they ar
worked for a farmer, living together as man and
wife and were traced there and arrested. The
jury returned n verdict Of guilty after being out
buta few minutes. William Green, a negro
was charged with carrying u dangerous weapon
and being without means of support. lie tried
70 argue his case himself, but the jury found
charged with adultery, came next.
New Principal for Powers Institute.
The vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Francis S Brick, principal OF Powers institute at
Bernardston has been filed prospectivcly by the
appointment OF Herman III Kibbey, instructor at
Highland military academy, Worcester. Mr. kib-
hey is a man of recognized ability. and qualified
TO take up the work at the point where Mr. Brick
eayes it at the close OF four wears of successful
abor.
New England spiritualists.
The regular campmecting of the New Eng
land Spiritualists will be held during the month
OF August at Lake Pleasant but these meetings
win be supplemented by others during July.
There viii be meetings during every Sunday
in July, although all the speakers have not been
selected. The dates for the meetings and the
speakers, so far as selected, are as follows
Julyii, Colonel Robert & Ingcrsoll, ''Thc Dec
iaration OF independence"
Sunday, July ~, General Isaac Catlin of
Brooklyn, = war veteran and an eloquent speak
or: Professor W NJ Lakewood on the same day
will commence scientific course demonstrating
the existence of the soul and its relations to the
world.
July "a, and for Il week following, Helen l..
Palmer OF Portland Me, and Oscar Edgcry
of Ncwburvport.
sunday. August >. and for week following,
Mrs Holmes of Brooklyn, Mrs Il 5 Lille and
Mrs Mary Pepper. They will be followed by
Mrs Conant and Mrs Reynolds.
Sunday, August O. Colonel lngersoll and Dr IL
C. Hidden. DIR Hidden, during the week will en-
icayor to demonstrate the value of hypnotism
rs hcalingimedium. Edgar Emerson VIII also
lecture during that week.
sunday, August 10. J Clegg Wright and Colo
nei Ingcrs0ll. During the week following Mr.
Wright ahd Mrs Sarah A Byrncs will he the
speakers.
sunday, August %, Colonel Ingersoll and Mrs
Helen Stuart Richings Mrs Richings has never
spoken on the Lake pheasant grounds. She is
said to be gifted and was formerly an actress of
extended reputation
Commencing with the following Thursday and
ending Sept |, j Frank Baxter and Mrs Carrie
+ Thwing will be the speakers
Frank Harris ana wife have moved from
Heath TO Readsboro, VI. The Harris house has
been rented 10 John Stctson.
FRYE 4 Burrili, groccrs Of Orange. have lied
A petition in insolvency. They owe some 5000.
The 'pink.cyc" epidemic which has been af
hctiug the students at Mount flcrmon school,
has spreadto the young lady's seminary al East
and nearly 30 of the Young women
are afflicted