The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-21

William Watson Davenport and Henry /
| Nash, executors OF the will of Oliver Davenport
late Of Leyden have filed their inventory of ali
! the estate OF Oliver Davenport that has come
| into their possession or of which they know cN-
| Ccpt that il has come to their knowledge that
certain evidences of property belonging 70 the
estate were at the time of their appointment dc.
posted with the safe Deposit company of New
| York. None ofthcse evidences came into their
| possession before the suspension of their au
| thority by the appeals taken from the decree
appointing them executors. The appraisers
were j W stevens, Charles Allen and J + Don.
ovan. The Inventory follows: Cash, 1856
check on United states treasury,S 1880, checks
on New York banks. s220o: note at Leyden, go
90; notes of W W Davenport $4,000, rail
road bonds, $4,000: United States bonds, S42,
500: $1,000 each in the iiye-conts savings bank
of this city. Springfield institution for savings
Greenfield savings bank and Franklin savings
institution, and the Brattleboro, Vermont Of
Braulcboro, Conway, llampden of Springfield,
Athol, Northampton, Hampshire, Amherst and
Fitchuurg savings banks. and $50 each in the
Orange savings bank and Croker institution for
saving At Turner's rails.
Benjamin Cobb Smith committed suicide
some time Thurday night ut East DccrGcld,
where he lived alone in the old Cobb house by
shooting through the head just over the left
eve. The hOdi was found with the revolver
beside II Friday morning by Henry Haskell
who lives In the next house He has been in
poor health for some time ana the cause OF
his rash act WAS probably dependency. He
had been hard drinkcr. His marriage was an
time ago and the children. boy and "a giri.
are living In Greenfield with the widow.
\ small house near New salem depot belong
ing to NJ. T.. T0urCUttC of West springfield aud
occupied by a'Can- of men hired to cut the ice
on Thompson pond was burned.losS amounts to
$500.
North Heath was mlnu, it, mail one day last
week, as Mali Carrier Hastings could not get
through from Jacksonville Vt. on account of
badly blocked roads.
Squire Benson well known farmer of Heath
Is Seriou ~ i'll with the grip. Mr. Benson Is wei!
his recovery.
Zone of the noted prize lIOlstein oxen belong
ing to James u. Avery. the well know oN'presi-
dent of the Franklin county agricultural society,
which have repCatly been exhibited Ut the Val
Icy Fair died Monday morning of inflammation
OF the stomach. The last time they were weighed
they tipped the scale At GOO. Mr. Avery had re-
fused large offers for the two animals.
Miss Della Young OF Greenfield lighted 4 ire
Monday morning in a stove. in which the waite
front was frozen The heat caused the pipes to
burst and the lids of the stove were blown up
through the ceiling with great force. Miss Young
had but just turucd from the stove when the pip
cs burst.
Charles I; Field, the well known Greenfield
manufacturer died saturday and the funeral
was attended from st James Episcopal church
yesterday afternoon, Rev = voorhees, Finch
officiating.
Greenfield is 10 have the honor OF entertaining
the state board of agriculture at its winter
meeting December !, and so the board voted
Wednesday in acceptance of the invitation OF
the Franklin county agricultural society given
hy James : Grinnci.
Franklin county is again Igitating the matter
ri a district court, with alternate sessions at
Greenfield orange, Shelburnc Falls and Tnr
ncrs Falls.
The Grccnlicld post Office is to be- mnvci a.
Masonic block.