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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.
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The Daughters of the American
Revolution will meet at the Brooks
House parlors Saturday evening, April
18TH, at 7.30 O'Clock to listen to q
paper by Miss Eva Gowing.
Miss Helen Fletcher gave delight
full "at home" Wednesday afternoon
at her Canal street home at $3.50 to
some 80 or 60 friends. The entertain
mcnt consisted of some very fine
readings by Miss Louise Rawson
and refreshments were served.
About 30 ladies met at Mrs. Ed
Fosters on Organ street Wednesday to
give Mrs. Ceylon Goodell a goodby
surprise ere she goes to Worcester.
They presented her with a fine plain
gold ring, to show the high esteem in
which she is held. Music and refresh.
ments we're enjoyed and they broke up
at late hour, wishing her happiness
and health.
The Fessenden Helping Hand society
gave pussy willow" tea at the Con
gregatlonal chapel and parlors last
evening. y very nice supper was
served after which an entertainment
was given in the church. This con-
sisted of a piano solo by Lucia Foster
and the reading of original stories by
Misses Ruth Noyes, Lillian Park.
Lucie Bracket. Florence Fits and
Eva Gowing. .a.s nv.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
missionary and aid society of the
Baptist church was held yesterday and
the annual reports showed that good
work had been done during the past
year. The officers chosen for. the com
ing year are: Pres. Mrs. l.. ID.
Temple; Vice Pres, Mrs. Thos. Gull;
Sec. Mrs. NJ. L Bruce: Treas, Mrs.
II. ID. Holton chairman of foreign
missionary committee, Mrs. /. O. p
Smith; chairman of home missions,
Mrs. Rufus Smith chairman of parish
work, Mrs. Lucy Cox; chairman OF hos
pitaity committee, Mrs. l.. II. Dear
born.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
held birthday party and Easter sale
at the Brooks house parlors Wednes-
dag evening and realized some $40
from the same The fair had many at
tractive features. The home made
candy table was presided over by Mrs.
A. W. Childs and Mrs. Herbert
Bruce. The fancy articles. including
the Mexican work, and many beautiful
fabrics, by Miss Clara Gale, Mrs. 4.
B. Hall and Miss Sarah McVeigh.
The flower table by Misses Ruth
Childs and Charlotte Kidder. The
lemonade by Miss Elizabeth McVeigh
while Mrs. Royal Tyler had charge of
the birthday bags. There were also
pleasing musical selections by Fred
Brasor Mrs. Sherwin and Miss Char
Iotte Kidder.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
.ApriIites.

| Mrs. III. Aidrlch is on week S visit
to Greenfield. Miss Maud Hunter has
returned from her visit in Boston,
Mass. Miss Lizzie Kennedy has re-
turned fran her visit in Holyoke and
Springfield, Mass. John Manley RS
turned Monday from a several weeks
stay at his home in Manchester. miss
Lizzie Brosnahan left Saturday for
Rutland for months visit with Col.
and Mrs. J. \. Lillis. John z. Fen
ton, who was guest at his brothers,
| P. j. Fentons last week, left Saturday
for visit at his old home in Rut-
land. before returning to Pittsfield
Mass Mrs. O. ID. Estabrook left
Tuesday for Northampton to visit her
daughter Edith at Smiths college =
W. W. Haywood returned Saturday TO
his school duties at L. V. NJ, Burling
ton. Rev. and Mrs. A. y. Brown re-
turned Monday from Barre. Miss
Florence Goodenough returned Sunday
from her stay in Springfield. Miss
Klttie Eels returned Saturday from
her visit in keenc, n. H. Mrs. d. 2.
De Witt is visiting in Albany, n. J.
this week Miss Kate Ketchum is the
guest of relatives in New York this
week. M. Warren returned from visit
returned Tuesday from ten days stay
in Boston. EAndrew Keezer has returned
from several days visit in n orth
Adams. Mrs. II. p. Wcllman left
Monday for New York for ten days
stay Fred \. Tuthill is in Boston
this week. Mis- Dora Mitchell leav-
es to-day foa a weeks visit in Boston.
Arthur Larleche left Wednesday
on business trip throughout Vermont
and New Hampshire. Mrs. b. 5.
Baestier is visiting in New York. -
F. W. Harlow and wife have been
in Springfield, Mass. this week. -
Mrs. w. X. Ge,ldis is spending two
weeks with friends in Troy and viciu
ity. Mrs. Walter Sturges HIS of Hart
MELVILLE is expected today. Arthur
sleft yesterday for several
irys, stay at his old home
Montague Mass. Miss Bridget Ken
1edy left Tuesday for Greenfield. Mrs.
John Dufficy and son have returned
rom their visit in North Walpole.
Fred Gale returned Wednesday from
lis two weeks stay in Johnston N. Y.
Miss Hattie Webster returned from
us vacation spent in New York, -
Mrs. Wm. Martin returned Tuesday
rom her several week. visit in Bos-
ON. Mrs. NJ. NJ Eddy left yesterday
or two weeks visit with her son
,. G. Eddy at Rutland. Mrs. W.
3rockway and children:went to Keene
IAN cf Portland, Ne. Mrs. Il. n.
Crosby and Miss Dora Mitchell left this
morning for few days in Boston. S.
" Kirkland is in town. Mrs. Chas
Cutler of Grand Haven. Mich, for
nerly of this town, is visiting at D.
Rament's
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
We WONDER.
AND YOU WILL.

Wonder how il Is possible for us to buy goods
as we bought the last lot in New York. You
really ought to come in and see for yourselves
that we are not saving more than we ought
Take for instance, the liz piece Dinner Set, in
two colors, that most stores would ask ~, or SO
for and we are selling those at $6.9s. OF course
no ono makes much profit on these goods, ana
we fear that those who made them were not
paid very high wages. Then in summer under
wear we have equally great bargains, as you
will notice if you call. THE BOYS will be in
terested to know that the Manufacturers OF carts
and express wagons have allowed us to sell them
80 yerv low that no boy now need be without
one of each. You ask Father and Mother to look
at our carts. They'll be pretty likely to buy, If
they look.
Should like to sit down and have real long
talk with you, telling you of all the new goods
that we bro lght from New York, but shall have
TO let you come in and see them for yourselves,
and that is the better way. anv how. Isn't It?
Well Call often as possible.
wlLcox'SN.Y. BARGAIN STORES.
40 Main St, Brattleboro, VT.
Columbus Building, Greenfield, Mass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17

John Devine moved Saturday from
the Waite house on North Main street
to the Eddy house ON the same street
and Alfred Waite moves into the Waite
house. Joseph Norman and wife are to
go to housekeeping In Martin Austin's
house on Grove street lately vacated
by Peter Lavelle. - Marvin Hail has
moved from Cemetery Hill 10 the
Water cure on Elliot street. Will Pow
ers moves May 1st from Crosby block
to center block. Harry Wall has
moved from Clark street to Central
street Fred Richardson and family
have returned to their home on High
street Charles Butler has moved
from West Brattleboro to the Water
cure. II. F. Stevenson moves from
Prospect street to Stewards apart
ment house on Canal street. Peter
Oakes has taken tenement in the
MILESTONE block
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17

/ p ". Clcment president of the
the Rutland and Burlington road,
which is leased to the Central, has
been notified by the receivers that his
company must take the road or allow
it to be run for the operating expenses.
! This brings up the question whether
the Delaware and Hudson, which owns
considerable of the stock, will operate
the road or whether the company will
operate it independently. There is
some talk that the Fitchburg may be
induced to take it. President Clement
has been in Boston this week.
Orders were received at Bellows Falls
Wednesday to divert all traffic, both
freight and passenger, from the Rutland
River junction if destined to points
north of Essex junction. This leaves
the Rutland road without business en-
10 or II freight trains from II to 30
cars each were sent north from here
every hours. The Rutland lease to
the Central provides for a rental of
$1,000 per day to be paid and all remit
tance from stations to go through the
Clement National bank at Rutland as
Il guarantee, OF its payment. Receiv-
ers Smith and Hayes ordered thu re-
mittances sent to st. Adams instead.
The sudden heat this week, melting
the snow on the hills, has caused a
rapid and even threatening rise of the
streams. The Connecticut rose 6 feet
Wednesday night still more last night
and is still.rIsing and approaching the
freshet marks of last winter and last
spring.
But the worst of it has been in the
north part of the state where there
was heavier accumulation of snow.
The Lamoille river rose the highest
since 1869 The Mississquoi, Winooski
and Others also got on the rampage
Black Creek. in Fairfield, which at
ordinary times is but an overgrowp
brook. now presents the appearance of
a lake and sweeps down the valley.
Several highway bridgeshave been de
stroNed and roads koWnn as the creek
roads, are covered with water In the
depth of from four to 10 feet Tbere
have been several washouts or the rail
roads Mills were undermined and
damaged at Enosburgh
Falls. Two hents of the trestle under
the railroad bridge. situated about
one mile north of Waterbury, have /,
been washed away, greatly weakening
the bridge.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17

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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
On An
Errand.

This little ad. is "ON AN
ERRAND" to better introduce
to YOU the now famous word
"CERESOTA,' compounded
of CERES, the GODDESS of agri-
culture and sofa, an Indian
word meaning bright.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
NAN6EN.

april 18TH.
Yesterday I bought IN NesU
York sererdl sample tines of
comen's Capes, Suits, a feto
,oats and a lot of separate Skirts
at unusually attractive prices.
Good time nOsU for 2ny customers
10 make selections.
Suits-NO t,UO alike, $3.50,
m5O. I1.JO, 1915, 1850, 49,
30, 1850.
Separate Skirts-Fe,c fine SiIk
oues $1,000. 1850, 1880 and
u. Plain MOhairs $1.S5, 2.75,
200. 500, $50. BrOcade Mo-
hairs SI.15, 2.sJ, 800, G.3S,
$50 Serge S3.75 and 500.
Tne Mohairs ut S1.SJ. 2.S5,
200 and G.3S are exceptional
ralue.
1, Tan Capes. no ttOs alike.
u,anutacturer's samples. $500
each, ore r0rth $50 mp,Oards.
Special in black SIR aad Cloth
Capes $500, $50, $50 and TO-
90: fen choice ones $1,000 to
$500.
Both plain amd figured high
lustsred, pure MOhairs. aad rery
much IN tavor. soc, JSc. SJc.
SIC, SI.6O. I.25.
FeU fancv Woren n0relties in
Jlack dress goods, SJc, Sjc. 81,
l.15 and 1.25.
One piece Uery fine black CAM
rshair csc, corth 1926.
Norelties in c0lOrsd dress fab
RIGS confined designs.
FeU nice black Pettic0ats, $2.-
70, $50, 4.5O.
AU-rver .jetted-lace $500 and
$50 a yard.
Nese lot narroiv jet beading sc
to 25c q yard.
job in fine, 4J inch, emOrOid-
cred White fOuncings for sChtfe
dresses. choice for 75c a gard.
mere much higher.
Ginghams in both common and
fne Zephyr qualities; Were made
IN too large quantities for this
seasons trade-resuIt: thousands
and thousands Of cases sent to
auction rOom-seW for less than
c0st-prOductiOn stops.
Tom OrrOac 1 shaiI offer one case
Dffne Zephyrs ut 6 I-4c q yard.
1t Sc aHthe I2 I-2c grade nark-
ID dOwn to 1Oc, at sc u ydrd. all
he best staple and fancy dress
'tytes IN 4mesKeags. same as Of
ered last fen days.
One dse rery best. soft finished
Ham ilton Prints, al neM Sprtss1
tytes sc q yard.
4bout 100 different patterns IN
me. 3G inch, shirt and W0tst
'erc aies 12 1-2c a yard.
CSC 4 PAIR, real kiCi, saeiO rcd
ISL shades, Z hook kids, WOTth
1926.
\. 4. AAWbEH.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
Operatic and Dramatic.

The mother. sister aud brother of lanes
Nobbs, the baritone singer in 'Giihoolys AbrcsH"
came from Jamaica to attend the play last week
His father is q minister in that place. They for-
merry lived In BHffalo y. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
THE PoPULIsrs' MISTAKE.

To unprejudiced minds the actions
of the Populists at St. Louis can
scarcely fail to appear childish and
ridiculous. The trouble among the
Populists seems to arise from the fact
that their anxiety for a fusion with
something or somebody led them to fix
a date for their convention subsequent
to that of both the other parties. They
doubtless expected that the St. Louis
convention would result just as it did.
But what they did not look for was the
action taken at Chicago.
They did not believe that the free
silver element of the Democratic party
would be in control of that conven-
ton. They expected that the gold men
would make the platform and name
the ticket; that there would be a big
bolt and that the boilers would make
a grand rush for the Populist camp.
They were mistaken. They played
their game and lost and now they ap-
pear to be displeased with themselves
and everybody else.
A more gigantic exhibition of gall
has seldom been witnessed than that
of the Populist demand that Sewan
should be withdrawn from the Demo-
cratic ticket. If the Populists had
held their convention first and named
a ticket it is not at all likely that they
would have pulled off one of their
candidates for anybody. They placed
themselves in a position which per-
mitted of their being crowded out of
their own political field and it win
seem to disinterested observers that
they should be willing to swallow
their potion without making such
wry face. They deliberately put them
selves in the way of being called upon
to play second fiddle and now they OBJ
1ect to the style of the instrument.
The country at large is deriving much
amusement from the situation and the
members of the party are probably
making up their minds to vote as may
seem best. regardless of the action ta-
ken by the party convention. The
Populists' great mistake was in re-
tanning so long as a party manager, 50
bad a guesser as Taubeneck. They
now show a disposition to rebel against
the consequences of the policy pursued
by their chosen leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
MR.. PETER WANTS 1T.
Announces in His Paper that He is q
Candidate for Senator.


United States Senator w. A. PETER
has carefully refrained from talking
about his candidacy for reelection. To
a Journal reporter some time ago he
said: No, I am not a candidate"
The emphasis was, however, very pro-
nounced on the word candidate"
Senator PETER settles the whole ques-
ton himself in an editorial in his pa
per, the Advocate, this week. He says:
Senator PETER has been frequently
asked Of late whether he is, or intends
to become a candidate for reelection.
In response to these inquiries the Adj
vocate is authorized to say that, while
he lays no claim to the Office and can
urge but single qualification not pos
sessed by any one of five hundred other
Populists that might be named in the
state-namely, six years experience;
and while he has not, up to this time,
felt called upon to say anything about
it, if, on the record he has made in the
senate, the people return him to that
body, he would regard it as added hon
or, and would accept their suffrages
gratefully, assuring them of his best
service. He would feel himself under
renewed obligations, and he would en-
ter upon his second term vastly better
equipped for work in the public interest
than he was when his first term be-
gan"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
THE DAWES COMMISSION.
It is Steadily at Work in the Indian
Territory.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The Dawes In
dian commission is steadily at work in
the Indian territory and is expected to
complete its labOrs by December. The
Indians are still fighting applications
for membership in the tribes.
General Frank G. Armstrong, ex-as-
sistant commissioner of Indian affairs
and member of the commission, is in
Washington for a few days He says
the prospects for an early and satisfac-
tory conclusion of the negotiations with
the Indians for a reorganization of their
government through a division of their
lands in seVeralty and other measures
was never more favorable than now.
The Indians, he says, are beginning
to understand to some extent that it
is to their interest to allow the reforma-
tory measures to be carried out, and
many OF those who will not concede
this realize that congress intends to
take prompt action if the commission
is not successful in closing the long
pending matter The Indians believe
they will fare better at the hands of
the commission than by acts of con-
gress. With this growing sentiment
General Armstrong expresses the be-
lief that at the coming session Of the
tribal councils some definite steps will
be taken. Other Indian officials, how
ever, regard this view as too sanguine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
MISS VANDERBILT TO WED.
She Will be Married to Mr.. Whitney,
Probably August 10.

Newport r. I, Aug. 5.-The wedding
of Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, daughter
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, to Harry Payne
Whitney, eldest son of ex-Secretary Of
the Navy VIM. c. Whitney will be cell
ebrated, according to present plans, at
THE Breakers the magnificent sea-
side villa of the brides father.
The date now fixed upon, August Is,
is contingent, of course, on the cOndi-
ton of the brides father, who continues
to improve, or otherwise the wedding
date would not have been fixed upon.
Under the circumstances the wedding
festivities will be of the simplest char
acter and beyond the relatives on
either side, probably none except the
old neighbors of the Vanderbilts and
Whitneys will be present at the cere-
mony-
Bishop Potter of New York is now on
his way home from Europe to ofhciate
at the wedding and in all probability
Rev. Dr. Greer, the rector of st. Bar
tholomew's church, New York, will also
return from his holiday in Europe to
assist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
POULTRY SHOW HERE.
It Will be Held During the FAN Fes-
t1vaL

Another show that will be in evidence
to the delight of the visitors that will
attend the Reunion and Fail Festival
here will be a poultry and pigeon show.
1t Will be held either at the fair
grounds or up town and entries will be
asked from Kansas and adjoining
states. The fair at Wichita will close
the week before and a good deal of
poultry will be shipped here from that
place.
A meeting Of the Topeka poultry men
was held at the office of the Poultry
Breeder at $50 Kansas avenue last
evening and it was decided that the
poultry breeders will meet the Commit
tee Of Fifteen tomorrow evening and
hold another meeting at the Poultry
Breeder Office Friday evening to effect
an organization.
Those present last night were c. H
Rhodes, Aaron Sheetz, Vim. Vesper, E
c. Fowler, George Cooper. G. G. Wheat,
G. A. Wise, James Clark Thomas
Owen, Hugh Caffery, c. H. Sparks. NJ.
F. Hankla, John Haman, John Rams
barger, w. E Foster, Vim. Comstock,
W. Operman, T. V. Coddington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
MORE MYSTERIES.
Frantic Efforts Made at Horton Build
Up Another Bogus 'CapitaI' List

Yesterday morning the Capital"
made the statement that it had two
subscribers to our one in Horton.
This morning it says it has six more
there than the Journal has. 1t simply
admits that it prevaricated when it
said it had two to our one there Extra
copies sold on Sundays are not sub
ScriptiOns.'
Yesterday a frantic effort was made
to add to the "CapitaHs" list and this
morning shows % more names" tenn
porarily secured to take the paper to
help the Capital out of it's scrape.
Two dollars and twenty cents judic
iously spent would add p names to the
Capitals list for one week only and
as the paper is being given away until
the first day of September in many
parts of the state, no doubt the Capt
tai can make some sort of a showing.
But that kind of subscription list is
not bona fide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
A CENTRAL m'K1NLEY CLUB
To be Organized for the Ward Clubs
to Cluster Around

Topeka Republicans are preparing to
organize a central Mckinley club, which
will be the nucleus around which the
ward clubs in this city will cluster.
The club is to be organized tomorrow
evening at Lincoln Post hall and the
organizers say they have the names Of
500 people on the membership roll which
is now being circulated.
The meeting is to be addressed by
General J. c. Caldwell Major J. K
Hudson, James H Guy and others. An
effort will be made to make this the
largest political organization in the city
and it will be made in time to partici-
pate in the big rally next week.
This new organization will in no way
interfere with the organization of clubs
in the different wards Each ward will
be ORGANIZED and all the clubs are ex-
pected to work in harmony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05
WHY SILVER WAS DROPPED.


When asked to explain why the sill
yer dollar was dropped from the coin
age in 1873, gold standard advocates do
not always agree. Sometimes they say
it was because no silver was being
brought to the minis; sometimes that
the value of silver was declining owing
to increased production, and again they
urge both reasons. Neither of these
reasons can be regarded as satisfactory
to thinking people.
1t is true that silver was not being Of
fered for coinage into dollars. and for
that reason it could not possibly affect
the currency. If the silver dollar was
not being minted, therefore, and was
exerting no influence on the currency,
how do those facts afford any rea-
son for dropping it from the list Of
coins
Regarding their second reason: It is
also true that silver bullion had de-
clined slightly in value. It had been as
high as s1.s6 an ounce and had fallen to
s13S, but it had not fallen below $1.29,
its coinage value, and never could have
done so for the reason that no one
would have accepted less for it than he
could get at the mint.
If the bullion price Of silver had fallen
as low as $1.29 an ounce, then all the
silver produced would have gone to the
minis and there would have been no
reason to complain that no silver dol
lars were being coined. The proven
ton Of any increase in the money vol
ume in this way was probably the real
motive which actuated those who Sc
cured the abandonment Of the silver
dollar. 1t is always the policy of the
moneyed classes to keep money as
scarce as possible.
There is yet another reason that is
ton of silver. and that is that the gov
eminent was being put to the expense
of certifying to the weight and fneness
of the silver dollars for the benefit ofthe
manufacturers, who Immediately con-
signed them to the melting pot for use
in the arts. The force of this reason
ing is completely shattered by the per
sons Offering it themselves. when they
declare that less than 100000 silver
dollars were coined in so years of free
coinage.
The truth is that the price of silver
bullion never went below its coinage
value of S1.29 an ounce under free coin
age, whether the production was large
or small. Not till after the minis were
closed to the silver dollar did silver bull
lion fall below that figure. AS there
has been no free and unlimited coinage
of silver since the value Of bullion has
remained below $1.29
On one or two occasions when the res
toration of silver has seemed probable,
the price Of bullion has shot up. but has
again dropped back when the hopes of
it's friends were found to be ground
less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05

Out Of the thousands who favor the
free coinage of silver. not one would
object to reaching the streets paved
with gold.-Handed in.
They would rather reach streets
paved with asphalt; it's better,
softer and more suitable for paving in
every way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05

If the eastern tourists who are
just now travelling through Ne
braska and praising her crops should
come to Kansas and see her crops they
would have to provide themselves with
a larger vocabulary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-05

The fact that Topeka ladies ceased to
go in swimming as soon as an audi
enee began to gather brings strikingly
before us what long, long way off the
sea shore is