The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20

Wesley Edwards gave his lecture on tn
Armenans ut the Bernardston town ha
wednesday evening.
1t has become known this week that II
n. thompson has purchased the block occu
pied by his and Roberts stores on the rroun
ll0or from the heirs of the late u. Ranger
me block was owned by the firm. The pric
u understood to have been $4,000.
Simon Hayes, conductor of the nike
IRAN on the narrow gauge. gives up that DC
sition Saturday night and will go to North
ampton to take u place as conductor on tn
electric railway of which his brother is super
intendent. Probably he will be succeeded OF
the narrow gauge by Thomas Rouse.
Sunday evening Mrs. l.. d. Greene sen
her boys Harry and Ray from her Greel
street home to the street on an crrand an,
boy-like they started on their sled. As the,
got about opposite the Reed tenement house
they came up behind II. b. Soule who WA
walking along there. turned their sled on
one side to pass him and both put their fee
down to keep the sled under control. Blu
Just as they reached him Soule swung rount
and struck the older one, Harry. III the eye
with his heavy cane, loaded with led or iron
no the end. The blow was bad one the flesl
about the eye pulled up asbig rs hens egg
and for two days the boy could not see out
of it. Apparently now, however, he is com.
Ing out without permanent injury to the eye
Soule when called to account the next dav
said he intended nothing Of the sort, that. not
being able to see very well, he was startled at
hearing something coming up behind him
thought it was perhaps a dog and instructive
~ swung round and reached out his stick
without intending to strike. Looking over
the matter, it was concluded to give him the
benefit OF his statement. As it was not easily
Dellcvable that any man would purposely
strike child in this way and so nothing has
been done about.
Tho Baptist Y p S l. scored another sue
cess in the social line, whenWcdnesday night the
poor of this town gathered at the social rooms
OF the Baptist church for Il poverty social.
The guests for the most part came appropriately
dressed in cheap, old and patched, yet neat
showed by their style, color and shabbiness
that the same suits had been fworn by member
OF the family. for or generations, Miss Nellie
Robertson had a decidedly poverty stricken
tried to appear poor, the majority of those pres.
ent had to pay fines on various scores. Among
the many articles for which fines were imposed
were gold watch chains, diamond and other
bowed specs, stand up dickeys, etc. The pro
gram for the evening opened with witty and
humorous speech by Rev L ID Temple which
was followed BY. q piano solo by Miss Ethel
Bruce; = song by Miss Nellie Robinson: recita-
ton, Mrs W + Mixer; violin solo. Max Firgau;
song 1.-TWO Little Heggarss,"' Pauline and sher.
man JGnnc, piano SOLO, MISS r florence tCttlnR,
Reckaby Baby, Ellen sherman. The lunch
counter was presided over by Miss Horiense
Hall and though the bill of tarc was not AN elab'
crate one, consisting OF doughnuts, cookies pop.
corn balls, water and tooihpicks was patronzed
after the entertainment. Then the guests were
divided into three parties, each party playing
different game, the winners receiving at the
close Of the game o leather medal prize. Many
during the evening that they had not
had such good TIME before tor long ii hc and
much credit is due to Mrs G F Il Icnnc for the
success of the social
Among the state news items of the Reform
Of the suicide by hanging of Mrs Durrcan Cor.
ss os South Ryegate. She was formerly Miss
Jennie Miller and an attendant At the retreat
wenty years ago, There are doubtless many in
his vicinity who will remember her, for she
vas u handsome girl, very winning and attrac.
i've, so pretty and tail and graceful that one Of
lcr girl friends and admirers nicknamed hcr"Col-
ambine" and SO apt and suitable to her was this
,ame that every one in the institution. officers
Is well as employers, called her by 1t and many
II her former friends who read this will remenl
Ter her by this name sooner by far than as Miss
Miller" "COlumblne" took an active pa IN all
he theatrical entertainments held at the Re.
rea,, beng especially good in the difficult role
II an Old woman.
DR. +. e. Hale, who has been arrested at
Providence, Il, l., this week for murder in az
1mpting to perform criminal operation ON q !
woman, has been through the mill once before, |
0 years ago at Cambridge, n. y, for man. |
laughter in killing young woman by an over |
lose OF mercury administered under q mistaken |
dea Of the disease. At first after the last ar |
est he denied the previous trial but finally ad |
nitted 4: and claimed that 1t was persecution |
lue to the political luminosity of the coroner, Dr.
B. f. ketchum. now OF this place. The tact, is |
hat the case was instituted on the written COM |
ant of the girls father, as It was the coroner's |
worn duty to do and instead of political an
Mostly Hale claimed 10 be a Republican as DR.. |
ietchum was.
DO you drink that pure Java and Mocha |
Office sold by Pullen & Whitney. II costs |
Sc. n pound. ADJ.