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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Carmi Hubbard of Bridgewatcr Cen
tire was seriously injured last week
Tuesday while drawing about half 4
ton of hay, on long sled. from a
neighboring farm. Having reached
the main road he stopped the oxen so
that he aud a companion could get on
and ride. Hubbard attempted to jump
up first, from the tongue, but fell on
his back behind the off OK, the cattle,
being frightened, drew the load over
him. the whole length of the off run
ncr passing across his chest. His legs,
under the sled, were badly bruised by
the beams, and in some way two teeth
were loosencd and his face and head
cut severely. His physician found no
bones broken, but Mr.. Hubbard raises
some blood from the lungs Had tho
runner struck anywhere except upon
the strongest part of the chest it must
have killed him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

STORE CATTLE. Working oxen. per pair
from 80 4 40; farrow cows, ~ p; fancy cows,
20 n IS; mich cows and calves, - a As; ytariings
s q rs: two years old, l. i -; three years old,
20 a 32.
VEAL CALVES -Numbcr at market from Yer
mont, l2Iti. \ better feeling prevailed and Il ice
ruled steady at 3a6c IL.
SHEEP Number a. market from Vermont, 1876;
New Hampshire, 42j. Prices continue low nj
Buffalo. which keeps down prices mere.
CATTsE-Numbcr at market from Vermont,
49, Prices IA lie, live weight.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Miss Susie Kelley of Brooklyn. n.
T., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Fitch, for few weeks.
Oscar Damon has purchased the
house owned by NJ. G.. Fish. Mr..
FISH intends to 90 soon to Hclyoke to
locate.
Lectures will be given in ST. Luke 8
church by tho rector every Friday
evening at o'clock, during Lent.
The central high school closed Fri
day for four weeks vacation.
Two sleighing parties visited the
Fullerton Friday evening, one from
Ludlow aud one from Bellows Falls
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
About the Democratic National Convem-
ton Delegation.

Regarding the makeup of the Yer.
mont delegation to the Chicago con
vention this year. there is no question
of the wisdom of the suggestion that
no federal officeholders be chosen to
represent the state, if, indeed, any
would accept nomination to such
Offices While first class delegation
could be- made up from the office hold
ers. there are plenty of Democrats who
are not now, and have not been, Office
holders under this administration.
and it seems only Just that Democrats
who have not before been to national
conventions be given Il chance now.
In fairness to all, Offices ought to bc
equally distributed. ..
Another thing. the soundest kind
of sound money men should be sent To
Chicago; men who have any sympathy
with the tNermont) Republican plat
form of 1894 should be kept at home
for the sake of the party and of the
state
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
something Worth While.

tgrcm the Middlebury Rcgislcr.) !
he state papers which are using
lited amounts of good space for
Of the goyernorship, a
II about which people in general
very little. would devote that
10 setting forth the extent to
! the state is fooling away money
0 proposing remedies, they might
lpish something worth while.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Mrs. Thomas Miner fell down the
stairs in tine barn ana hurt her quite
badly. One foot she cannot step on
and it is swollen very much.
Very many are hard up with colds
at this writing.
4 dance at Larrabee's hall this Fri
day evening and another in week
from Friday night and also one more
to fill out the contract for this season.
Jesse Niles thinks he is ON the gain.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
More Liquor Prosecutions.

The State Law and order League, personally
represented by eN GOV Goodel, again occupied
the Keenc Police Cour, Monday with the fol
lowing results ! y Powers and G. II Richards
of Winchester, c II Trisk OF Harrsyilc, and
+ Duffy of kecnC, were convicted of liquor
selling appeared and gave bond- in 500; & \
Blake Of Harrisyilc convicted, appeared aud
gave bonds for $50; J NJ Barry, cunvtcte {, ap
pearcd and gave bonds in $3.50; \ Carlton of
Winchester, II Quincy, + u and J. puhy
OF Kecne, cases continued until March Q, Mrs
David BuffuH of Winchester, case dismissed.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
tatur, of Our Slipshod system

From the Montpelier Argus
er /, no limit to any depart
Is expenses in Vermont. while in
i very other state in the
) taara is limit, To illustrate,
tate appropriates, say, SO much
diaries and expenses of judges and
o4lcars, so much for militia, so
! f9r insane asylums. Maine gives
10for its militia and whom that
/: reached that body can spend
.ort. Some years. in Vermont,
5aly has used up $50 600 or more
blic flnds
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

The property OF the Green Mountain summer
Home company, which includes Camp Comfort,
Big pond and several large tracts OF forest land
in Noodford, will ho sold al auction unless the
Interest on the bonded debt Of the company bc
paid before March 10.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

The populist leaders in North Caro-
lima, or some Of them, are planning
under the lead OF Senator Butter to
cut loose from their alliance with the
Republicans and to run tickot of
their own. They think they are strong
enough now to carry the state.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Frank II. Smith. formerly station
agent at this place, WAS arrested Sat
urdav by Sheriff Howe on complaint OF
Town Grand Juror J. G. Sargent, on
a charge of embezzling funds of the
Central Vermont. He was placed
under $1,000 bail, G.. W, Goddard be-
coming his surety. Mr.. Smith was
surprised at his arrest claiming that
he made good the larger part of the
amount of his shortage and arranged
for payment of the balance
F. G.. Puff was arrested last week
for being intoxicated and fined S. and
costs. He was also charged in another
complaint with disturbing the peace
and his case will be tried March 9.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
onlya House Cleaning Can Prevent

Unless there is some change in
method and management very soon,
there will be nothing to prevent tho
swelling of state expenses to an appal-
ling sum.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

4. f. Anthony, Postmaster Of PROM
Use City. Iowa, says: - bought one
bottle OF Mystic Cure for Rheuma-
tism, and two doses of ii did me more
good than any medicine ever took,
Sold by Geo. Il. Greene, druggist,
RrattleborO.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
SLEICHING PARTIES,

Large or small, can be accommodated at
short notice. Room provided for dane
ing or card playing il desired. Write
for rates before going elsewhere.
BROOKS HOUSE.
2gtt Brattlcbora,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

The ". G. T. L. Will hold a Home
Missionary meeting at the parsonage
Tuesday, March ,, at , 30 O'Clock. \
mothers meeting will he held in con
nection with it. All are cordially in
vitcd to be present.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
SlnlOnsville,

Farmers in this vicinity have Sc
cured nice lost of ice and are now
busy trying to keep the roads open.
The wind blows all the time and so
far February has been disagreeable
month.
Saturday morning the minimum
thermometer registered eight degrees
below zero and Monday morning %
above, which gives us quite change
in temperature.
Mrs. a. =. Thornton is stopping in
Windham for the present,
Lots of people in this place are suf
fering with colds.
Prof. Julian johnson OF South Lon
dondcrry closes successful term of
singing school this week in Simons
vile with grand musical Wednesday
evening. the Goth.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
AYERS
Cherry Peetoraa
CURES COLDS AND COUGHS
NOTICE.

10 whom il may The general offer
of $500 reward made by this Company. and
others, for Information resulting in the detection
and conviction of persons who may, on trial, be
found guilty OF the crime OF inccEdarisin OF
arson, under circumstances. has been with
drawn. Special rewards viii be offered, as &C
casion may warrant. Information with reference
TO the intended, or attempted firing of property
In Vermont, may be communicated the same as
heretofore.
NEW ENGLAND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
i II HOApLEY, Secretary.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
H. n. TEkNEY,
MAGNETIC HEALER.

viii be at Bra,tleboru Friday, Feb u, At No.
Church ST., from $50 u. III. until 2. m, anu
every Tuesday and Frida- following at the same
place and hours. oO"2
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Do not wear impermeablc and tight
fitting hats that coustrict the blood
vessels of the scalp. Use Halls Hair
Remover occasionally, and you will not
ba baI6
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

Ia.ol is the best mcdicinc nor
children. Doctors r7commend " IN
placc of Castor Oil
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
ANNCAL STATEMENT
National Life
Insurance Co.,
MONTPELIER. VERMONT.
JANUARY /, is(G.
FORTY-SIXTII An,


ASSETS.
United states, state. municipal and other honds
and warrants tmarket value) SiIS-, .3t.7s
Loans on bonds and mortgages (tlrst Hen
4,622,iiat5
Real Estat, 7G3,Gr:;.5.
Loans and liens on policies OF Nat. Life
Ins g., l3S7,9.tgI
Interest du" and accrued JSi ,nS6S
UnreportWi aud deferred premiums
net 3G5,aO3 30
Cash In hHnk>. 23I,1JJsS
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
5l2,li7,7l3.?T
Paid policy holders since organization,

Paid policy holders since organization,
sl2 100, N41
%, AZ Policies in force, insuring Sfs, 723, Gt3W
1898 Policies issued aud re yived in 1895,
insuring H. sos, 0530O
CHARLES DEWEY, Pres. GEO. W. REED, See.
STATE OF VERMONT,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. I
The undersigned, Insurance Commissioners,
hereby certify that pursuant to law, they have
this day made the customary annual examination
OF the affairs ofthe National Life Insurance Com
pany of Montpelier, Vermont, and have verified
its schedule of assets, by the production and
Herewith, of the securities repre-
scented therein, and lind them to agree with tho
respective items of the Company's annual state.
ment, for the year ending December 81. lSoi.
Dated nj Montpelier, this 18th day of Jan. is.s
(Signcd) CHAUNCEY W. BRowNELL Sec. OF state,
HENRY r. FIELD. state Treasurer.
insurance Commissioners OF Vermont.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
How
About
That Evaporator

Kos were going to buy this year, Don; forget
.hae We lead in the manufacture OF sGga-
mixer supplies Catalogue free. Granite Staff
Grsrorstof Co., p. o. tox 9fe NARROW, ". n.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
Sl!,li7,7l32t
LIABILITIES.

Computed reserve (Actuarics' 4 per cent
Sl0.2;j, 1924
Extra reserve on Life Rate Endowment
Policy, 359,5,o.3G
Losses, cndOwments, surrender values
and dividends in process of pay
ment, SgE.tJ.Ii
Surplus a per cent basis Lac, 77S.jS
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28

j. w. stevens, Charles Allen and John A. Al.
ken have been appointed appraisers of the cs
tate of the late Oliver Davenport of Leyden
Mrs 5 ii Amidou. the new postmaster at Mill
crs Falls, assumed control Friday, and the
Office fixtures were mevcd into the new build.
ing.
George W Davenport gave the prisoners Mt
the Greenfield Jail one of his talks yesterday,
speaking on the subject, who is my neighbour
Mr. Henry Loomis Nelson of the old Franklin
county Times now editor Of Harper's Weekly
amt formerly OF the Worlds editorial staff con.
tributes to the current Youths Companion an
entertaining paper Oil "Wtt and Ilumor In Con.
grcss." Mr. Nelson was Washington Correspon.
dent OF the BostoG Post, then editor of the New
York star and he was aspthe clerk to the speak.
or of the house during Mr. Carlise's first term.
The annual report of Treasurer T. Whit.
comb of Leydcn shows the receipts during the
pAe' wear 10 have been st,9is.ss. The expendi
(" "s 'rnounted to i,3lG.2G and there is Il hal.
q: - pH ind of SG29.G2. Mr. Whltcomb as clerk
reports L.ght deaths and an equal number Of
births, and five marriage licenses have been
Issued The liabilities Of the town are SO
and the assets S9S4.27. The Leyden schools
have cost 81 G2OiG during the past year. The
sclectmon recommend that the town house be
re pairCd soon.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
Of interes, and lively meeting may be looked

for.
Miss Edith S0wcli Of Putncy is visiting AZ
Chester SMITHS Bert Yields OF North Adams
Is Visiting his sister, Mrs Alfred Huhbard--A -
smith returned from the sons Of Veterans en-.
crnmpment 10 Boston Thursday Clarence
brigham who Is director of the shcburnG FAILS
orchestra played for the Hook and Ladder
dance at the Falls Friday evening
The warrant for the annual town meeting
next Monday was posted saturday. After the
usual articles for the election of officers regular
appropriations etc are several articles that are
liable TO cause some little excitement before
they are acted upon. One article relates 70 the
adoption of the Australian ballot system for VII.
lage meetings and another liz to see If the town
VIII vote license or not This article will prob.
ably cause some debate rs there are many In
town who think that Eyes" on the license auos
ton should be tried for once. But there are al
so many who oppos" TIL. plan. They think
that with such Il Law, coming rs it docs this
year when the electric railroad /, to be nut ill.,
would be ds'ldyan,ageous TO the town. 4 large
influx from shclburuo Falls would be drawn to
the town and Of Il very undesirable class.
About the only reason in favor that the Eyes,
side give Is that they 'hHE It ought to he given
trial
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27


BE WAS not With you 81 Brazil q S. &;
4 o. His home was there, and va
heard good deal Of his plantat tons.
but he speut most Of his t.1ps in Europe.
We met him afterward at Baden. but
failed to see much OF him, for business
Of some sort called him away q few days
later
It was difficult to imagine that the
gentleman in question. in his intimacy
with my friends, had been entirely ac-:
tuated by regard for an elderly per-
son half mad about her health. | felt
something akin to q pang Of jealousy,
though tried to conceal my interest
as asked: f.
Trent was curious place to run
across such an admirer of trans-Atlan-
tic civilization, was it not 2" II
"Our meeting was purely accide entail:
We were lunching in the restaurant Of.
one Of the hotels when he came in and
took the table next to ours, We hardly
recognized him at first; he had aged
much since we saw him last. We were
delighted at the meeting, and I think
1t pleased him as well. He told us that
he had been travelling extensively in
this country, but evidently he had not
enjoyed the life here. In fact, aunt.and
he fell into discussion of the manners
and customs of the good people of the
United States. You should have heard
her; she is patriotic to the core. She
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27

character and I do not mind mentioning
her name. Here is her story. Look at It..
It's worth studying, for she is not only one
lean stage, but IS remarkable in other
ways. Her foot is so beautifully arched
that little OF her sole touched the paer
when she placed her foot upon IT. The
intellectual and artistic lines are. very
clearly defined on her foot; and one need
but see and hear Miss Elliott speak for 81
and mental capabilities are Of a. nigh or
der The lines Of intuition and agna-
ton are both remarks bly, long Fhe cross
between the Inc OF love md the head 1ins
dica4ess love alta 81
y q q
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27
We ysrs ths bsst Of friends.

would need to take nothing with them
out of this world. 1t would not be-
pleasing to. be classed as fortune
hunter. All the philosophy available
would not remove the sting from that
reproach.. I'D.
Meditating these things, I fell into
habits entirely reprehensible from the
standpoint Of everyday sanity. \ sat
up late q nights, smoked more strong
tobacco than was for my good. Itook
to moping and violent languages. On
the whole, it was fortunate that my
practice was linited-fortnnate for
both me and my supposititious patients.
Whether anybody gnessed the charac-
ter Of my thoughts, or fathomed my
moods, was q matter almost of indifer-
ence. I told myself that the mask
should always he worn in the presence
OF Mrs. Loring and her niece; as for
the others. their opinion did not count.
AS a matter of fact, Imagine that my
secret was known to all the women
thereabouts, and perhaps to some Of the
men. Banks now and then cracked
jokes at my expense OF q character
which gave ground to believe that he
had made q ghrewd diagnosis of my
malady. But, when all is said and
done. the simple truth is that ,vn .
as nearly at my wits end, even with.
the ghost of the colonel's rivalry ex-
orcised, as probably half the adult
males Of the nation would own Them
selves to have been on various occa-
sions, would they but make confession.
Mrs. Loriug lvas unquestiopahly the
better for her life ;n the country. She
still kept herself under the discipline
OF an invalid, though the .precautio1l
was entirely unnecessary. Her appe-
tite was excellent, her nerves were al.
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27

poor factory girl. The lines told OF her
having iless heart and less ambition than
the factory girl, too There was seffshness
and vanity In the. impression. II seemed
usually kept It from the sight Of those
woh would read its owners character in
the sole OF that fool. S I'D: ;.;#i I, If I.
There was the foot Of the preacher and
the policeman and the lawyer, and each
seemed to tell aastory IN KEEPING wi IA fts
owners voca tion and ha bifs. LsaAt 81 all
same thep tint OF III man about toRr,
There was "a. arch there. It had s6on1a
down .sdSts lssss sIt licked aA1 Raa
sed f3il I'M
4 e g 4!
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27

has strong affections, according to the
long heart line"
"A contrast to Miss Eliott's foot was
that Of q factory girl from kensingtap.
This was foot com mon to peple Of little
education, There was scarcely any insten
to the foot, The lines Of Imagination,
mental capacities and intuition we're very
short, and the artistic line was entirely
.laeking &. The heart and love lines were
well defined and long. The lines also In
.. decided fondness for pleasure. So the
pedal glst explained.
b till anot her foot ;yv an that pf a society
Il Here again Nas the high
|s az s9 s. stl'ss @ as 81
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27
r.1F :, g 1,1NEs OF THE root.

4 There is a man in Philadelphia who
claims that it is much easier to read ones
Character and past and futre from the.
maps on the soles Of one's foot than It is.
from the palms Of the hands. says the
Philadelphia Press. He calls t "peda-
logy," and If the scoffer who passes y
door and looks in at the maps on his wa Is.
calls. it sTrilbyisn,' that does not matt IF.
There are scoffers at everything, be It
true or false. II s. Sd
the pedalogis lie ref using to tell the
names of the owners OF HE feet IA most
tases Shove ed q mum her OF dag grams the.
other day and exp inad how he read the
fortunes III tiae
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27


psi a. The massn e Al, taae
q has 1. 8
count Ct the colonel Z manner !. g l1e ".
dicatfd that ne 49, = sn1s1,'c sos,
With no. very actase concern ], 1p nnpree.
ings in he Own cotln g long - 1ne
did not interfere VITA n = sou.ss q
revenue. One thing after anotne'
however, occurred % prevent e 2 i'saslo ,t'
Of HIM. Ono day lamar vas Du ~
with his experlments; 4 the neg g, A0i
some reason ri h's OWL 20 cuE snSIb
our tax; the next 6. he !as oae'k Y 80
LABORATORY aat, t1l' nus, Oe1ore an oppor.
tunaty was one1ed g ee.l my p,sxYl
neWs, rs YaiOe aPPea4*u y las s ae1 !.
1885, through s'aieness, sna' " bne ep l't
1fesner J. topics s. ooo1 us Ptace WneA
Lamar showed !! e Al1
~ Drae1 gossip. 20 : aaPpsns9 .nas
he heard notnang O 1ne pc'oe by y, Wncn
mad caused no so many hon l's. " = w,
necessary Persur Detlon.' ssj
Jones. meanWa a1l,, naa peeu maklng
steady progress. ana WINE , banxs ana
saw him dairy. there was lltt Use. a ssa.
OF our attendance. II we iearn lSl. In q y
he would leave the nelgnpo1nooa as
coon as his removal Gould pe attempted
with safety, but ne toio ns noonans
further OF his plans HJlea oeca ~.
ally to lead him to speak 81 bis reasons
Tor coming 70 hoaney'evsh' Dut -. : 8. wy" W.
reticent, and ! haaa{Q be CONTEXT with
the explanation given oy Lamar
DoTpthy Gray came often to read to
him, and he manifested much graft
tude Tor her kindness; but even to her
he would say next to nothing Of has
history or his projects.
Bapks' wrist was still weak, but his
recovery from the sprain had gone tor
enough to enable him to circulate Z ~: MS
old fashion among his patients, and my
duties as bis coadjutor were ended: He
was beginning, though, to renew his
discourses about his desire to secure
partner and practically to retire, and It
was clear that he would soon make me
a direct offer. It was only fair that !
should prepare to give a definite answer,
but / realized that my plans were even
moro unsettled than ever. There was
a new disturbing element in tho sitala-
ton. Could but foretell what Dorothy
would answer were certain question
put to her, then DR.. Banks might be
answered, in turn, 30 soon as he chose
to speak. But what would the young
lady say?
Yes, what would she say? Truly I
was far from sanguine. Icould find no
reason for confidence. in spite of many
soulfurefforts to discover one. We were
the best Of friends; we were together
daily; sometimes for hours at a time;
we read together, walked together,
and drove together. We had interests
The Irish standard., 1896-06-27
s
XVII

Mrs. Lorisug returned from Trent in
4t}ae sl,t.stt Of spirits. The days iapnt:
had done. hersslgood have no doubt
setfiatsfft serRed to satisfy for time the
. sr.Y ii for abont Yhich pos s.:
e,seds her nov ind then. for all her re-.
iies 4 Quiet home life,
& n orsoyer. she i,rong II with her q 2;
1 nee could hardly.
s.i,ab .asid peace o. mind for sheI
the the q
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-03
MARKETS-LOCAL AND GENERAL
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
COTTON LETTER.

< New York. Nov. 2.-(Special.) l.)-Interest in the approaching election, which everybody feels involves to a most unusual degree the question of commercial values, overshadow- ed almost everything else in the cotton mar ket today.
 January opened at S.o6, advanced to S14 The feeling has decidedly improved and mo- body seems to want to be short when the battle at the polls is going on next Tuesday. What has especially frightened the bears this week is the figures of the interior move ment showing large decrease in receipts, and what was still more unexpected, re- duction instead of an increase in the interior stocks at the twenty-nine counted interior towns. Stocks have decreased coo bales during the week. This is somewhat of a sur prise as the interior stocks usually show a decided increase at this season of the past three years. The increase of the correspond- ing week has been from 30o00 to 50,oO0 bales. That we should now get an actual decrease, instead of increase proves three things: First, a very large and unusual time for cotton at present prices; second, that there has been heavy and compulsory selling by holders; third, that the recent large receipts at the ports have been at the expense of in- terior stocks. These now very encour- aging conclusions to those who are hoping for lower prices for cotton. We think there is very good reason to expect a higher mar ket, and we are inclined to advise our southern friends to be in no hurry to sell their cotton.
 RIORDAN & co.