The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05
The Great Cyclone.

reduce the first reports Of the fatalities
from the cyclone at st. Louis last
week, making the number of dead a lit
tie over $50 in st. Loris and 100 in
East st. Louis, it is still fearful story
Of the destruction wrought by the
mad elements over vast expanse of
territory, covering eight or Ten state s
and extending from Texas on the gull
to Michigan on the great lakes and
east and west from Ohio to Kansas. 1t
was veritable cyclone month. 1t
began in Texas where nearly 200 lives
were lost and.s1, 0O0, 600 of property de
stroyed and continued 10 series of
frightful storms that sweptKansas, Ken
utcky and Illinois.
The wonder is that the death har-
vest should have been so small. At
East st. Louis for instance, the st orm
swept diagonally through the city 'and
the most populous part Of it, from the
southwest to the northeast corner, and
the wonder is only to be explained by
the peculiar nature OF the cyclone, as
yet little understood. 1t seems to rise
and fail, bounding and rebounding, and
doing its worst destruction by some
thing wholly different from the ordi-
nary power of the wind.
Summerings.
Early summerers at the Brooks house
are A. S. Jerome of Louisville, KY,
whose wife died so sadly few weeks
ago while on her way here, Miss Pat
terson of Pittsburg, Pa, and G. II.
Bristol of New York, who has been
here all the week, and whose wife
comes Saturday. e. Ranney and fam
lily arrived from Boston yesterday at
h cir summer home. Mrs. j. F.
Burns of Newton Centre. Mass, came
yesterday to spend the summer. -Driv
ing parties, among the hills are begin
ning TO appear quite thick. Two have
one consisting of Mrs. John Bucking
ham of Pittsfield, Mrs. S. P. Leeds Of
Hanover, N. H., and Miss Madaline
Buck of Brooklyn. L. ID. Mitch ell
went to Portland, Ne, Friday Cor a
fortnight's stay.
There are to be Especial exercises
for the ninth grade of the schools next
Friday in the High school room, where
certificates for admission to the High
school will be presented. 1t is new
feature here.
The Western Aqueduct company
had its annual meeting Monday and
elected c F Thompson president with
+ Goodhue and + G. Crosby directors
and W Z Eason manager. Assess
ment 81 share.
-Quoth the Burlington Free Press
Brattleboro has already become ia
mouss for the efficient work Of its I'm
provement organizations. and although
the village is exceedingly attractive
the good work still goes ON
The village schools close next week
Friday
-Vermont's chief crop--grass may
be pronounced safe But it looked
pretty blue before this week g rain
The meeting of the county under
which was to have been held
here Tuesday, was postponed till the
18th. when an outing will be had at
Lake Chesterfield
ID L Griggs has opened lunch
room and counter for evenings and
occasions in connection
with his Nina 'at Sorthficld
Joseph P Boyce. head of the Jo
;eph p Eoyce Cigar company, Boston.
md who is summering with his wife
1t Northfeld, was in town yesterday
He has lately moved his manufactory
20 the corner of Bruoker and Sudbury
streets. whre h has the best lighted
ind best equipped establishment in
he city and one that takes the lead
with the jobbing trade.
The Windham coun ty Pomona
grange will meet with Vermont grange I
1t Wardsboro. Wednesday, June 10. at
@ o'clock III Afternoon session oFen
o the public.
Rev G O Day received dispatch
cry early this morning announcing
he sudden death by pneumonia at
Jatskill, NY. of Mrs a Cook Hill.
he mother of his wife. He started for
Jatskili with the children at once and
will be away on Sunday. The morn
ng service will be cared for by the
rustees who wi secure a preacher
nd the evening services except the
Dung peopes' meeting at $50, wi ..be
mitted on account of the baccalau
cate serice.