The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-14

The electric roads snow pillow
handled the storm of yesterday al
right without bother or delay
The Judge Clark place on High
strete is placed in A. W. Childs a. Co,
hands for sale ON reasonable terms.
The school committee last nigh
decided to close the winter term Apri
3, giving Easter week for vacation.
| 1t is stated nov that tho brewery
is to be closed by order of the Hinsdalt
sclcctmen perhaps till after towr
meeting.
Geo. +. Crowcil has just complet
cd his new barn and next week begins
work under charge of +. 5. Fisher in
repairing his tenement house on the
Square.
Walter Harvey's milk cart was
overturned by u runaway this morning,
and good deal of milk spilled, the
harness torn to pieces and the wag IN
somewhat damaged.
Lawyers G. B. Hit and c. c.
Fits of this place and Geo. 4. Weston
of Bellows Falls were the only repre-.
sentatives from this county at the
youngRepublicur confab at Montpelier.
Arthur Ii. Beers, of Vernon, mar
ried Mss Jennie Higgins, at Whatley.
Mass last Thursday, He is rcmem,
bered as the son of the late J ohn W.
Beers, of the old Hinsdale. n. H..
tannery.
F. j. Bailey is to open another
real estate office here. He has closed
a contract with Boston parties TO
handle all the clothes dricrs the com.
pany can turn out here and SO will not
have to devote his time to travelling.
The drifts on the hills have been
the worst of the season this wcnl5
The Wilmington stage was unable u
get through Wednesday though the
Jacksonville has made its trips rcgu-
larry.
News has been received here of the
death Jan. u at Grand Rapids, Mich,
of Edward f. Ward, long prominent
man there in the furniture business,
though retired for several years, and
brother of the late Mrs. Lewis Putnam
and of Winslow Ward, who died few
years since in Texas. He was the last
OF the family and was a native of
Orange, Mass, where he was born in
1918.
A complimentary sociablc and dance
were given TO the guests and employees
of the Brattlcboro House by Landlord
Haus and wife last evening. The
music was furnished by Norcross,
Dugan and Morse, and zest was added
to the pleasant evening by an exhibi.
tlon during an intermission by James
Carey, Prof. Yarick," in his art of
legerdcmain, in which he has won
such fame.
Both the local national banks got |
some Of the government bonds at last |
weeks bidding having put in several
bids at varying figures. The Vermont |
National gets 5000 at llli4 and the
Peoples s., 600 at Ill. co. Other sue
,essful bidders from this vicinity were
z. ". Childs, 500 at l12, Mrs. Flor
nee J. Wheat, Putney, g, 600 at 112
4ucius p. Barry, Saytons River, $500
It ll3.
Win II Mathew and Vim. Il.
ioXcy representing c. c. Shayne, fur
l2i -l26 West i2d street
Scw York had a special exhibit and
ale of elegant furs in the reception
DOM at the Brooks house Tuesday,
and yesterday. The gar
lcnts of which there was some 80, 600
II value made the finest collection of
urs over seen in town and Included
aides .capes, cloaks, neck boas and
cuffs in all the popular furs and also
full line of gents capes, gloves, and
oats. The exhibition was very sue
essful and they plan to come next
ear, From here they Ego to Rutland
nd Burlington and then to Maine.
| have in stock over fifty stoves and
angcs that | am going to sell regard
,ss of cost as ! want to make room for ,
Dr plumbing goods at once. These are
rst class ranges, and the best assert.
tent Highland Grand ranges, Hub ,
lnges made by Smith a Anthony