The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

ne Methodist Sunday school wi,
Park. Vernon, s ~ e"'fa
Inc selectmen have sold Tho 4
beer barrels contiscated ~ ~ ny
me raid on Gale last summer 70 ~ ~
back to Sprinfield. - .
Inc teachers Of the Congregations
church nave again decided to hold tn
Regular weekly teachers meetings. tn,
"rst one 10 be held tonight at O'clock
The springs are getting very Low
ana the threat Of a drouth is ser;nn,
Mr. Crowell is running his pumnin.
demand. pp's VIZ
Fred c Gale got a cut across III,
thumb Of the left hand. seyerinn III,
arteries. yesterday, while showing ths
boys about bottling. DR. Ketchun
cared for the wound. "
The Brattleboro orchestra will oivt
= concert during the whole day at silver
Gale, Spofford Lake, tomorrow, Dancino
VIII De enjoyed in the pavilion during
the afternoon and evening.
The Ruthians have lust sent !, box
of shirt waists to the bows at Kurn Hat.
tin school at Westminster. 'rhe lad;ac
oI the society made the same at their
monthly meeting. and must be receiving
the gratitude OF the boys this hot
While trolley wire pole in front Of
Holden's storewas being charged Tues
day. one OF the ropes gave way. letting
wire fall on sethe ground and across
another and making lightning dis
play for short time. 1t also narrowly
missed hitting horse that stood near.
-Winifrcd. II. Babbitt, son of Rev. J,
IL. Babbitt of West Brattlebo1o. has
closed his connection with Siglar Pre-
parat0ry school for boys and goes to
Chautauqua to assist his brother, Prof.
Jas. A. Babbitt. Early in August he
leaves for Honolulu, where he will teach.
IS. ID. Browns arbor of roses at the
entrance of the walk to his residence on
Frost street, has this week been admired
by every one who CHANGED to pass by.
The vines which cover the arbor are
now IA years old, and never in any pre-.
vious years have their present beauty
been equa]led.
H. X. Lawrence, while driving down
Elm street Sunday, met with quite a
mishap. His horse became frightened
at the approaching ears, and in turning
the corner his carriage was overturned
and practically demolished. Mr.. Law
renee was unframed, and the horse sus-
tanned no serious damage
What came very near being a Sc
rious accident occurred Sunday at the
lake when Lucius Harris was riding
his wheel down the hill by the old
mill and the wheel sank into deep
rut in the sand, throwing Mr.. Harris
heavily against tree, spraining his
finger, and brpising his arm and head
severely Had it not been for an aper
ture of some size in the tree, Mr.. Har.
ris injuries would have been more
serious, as he struck his head near
the temple.
The Montpelier Waterman of We'd
nesday had the following pleasant no.
tice: AT the service of song held at
Trinity church last Sunday evening,
Miss Alice Jackson of Bellows Falls,
who is a guest of Rev. and Mrs. A. II.
Webb, sang three solos that gave great
enjoyment to the large congregation
present. Miss Jackson has cultured
contralto voice of great compass. purity
and sweetness and enjoys more than a
local reputation as soloist in southern |
Vermont. Miss jackson was for some
time connected with the Baptist choir
and is also one of the soloists of the !
Choral Union.
1T is wonderful how lltIIe real I'M
Outstanding there is among our
most intelligent people ordinarily
On subjects upon which they ex-
press the most vehement opinion and
about which there has for years been
the fullest public discussion. For
instance, no less than four prominent
business men IN Brattleboro have de
,lared themselves opposed to free sill
YER. coinage at 16 to l because it was
perfectly evident to them that the
country couldn't stand it to be com
,elled to coin 16 silver dollars for
very one of gold. This shows how
much careless reading is done in
,hese times aud proves that the igno-
ant voting is not by any means con
ined to what we call the ignorant
classes. 1t is like the case OF leading
nan in neighboring town, one who
las held many positions of local trust
md done intelligent and efficient ser
ice in them, who few days after
he election four years ago was inquir-
no anxiously about Gov. Fuller's ma
ority. whether Fuller would get in. -
3eing assured thai he would, that the
aiority, though much cut was a safe
me. he replied, 80 yes, ! understand
hat, but won't they find some way to
uchre him out of it in the electoral
ollege@'
BrattIeboreans and Others.
Mr. Hodgkins family oflFlorida ar.
wed last week and will make thelf
ONE here. Miss Carrie johnson, who
las been stenographer for Prof Bristol
I Vermont Academy, came home Sat
rday for the summer. Mrs. +. Il. Per
' was called to New York this week
. care for her sister, Mrs. Chas. Risby,
ybo is quite ill.-Capt. f. ID. Weld,
,ife and daughter returned Tuesday
rom Cornish, N. H. Mrs. Weld goes
ionday to Massachusetts for visit :
,ith her folks.-Dr. Fl. L. Wat erman
as returned from Olgonquitt, Me-,
here he has for some time been act !
no as private physician for Z. a.
Iovt. -Alvah Canedy has moved back
, West Halifax. &C. E. Downer ana {
lie were called to Cambridge N. T., }
unday by the serious illness Of Mr.
sister, Mrs. Mary Dyer. :
rcd Robinson has gone to Maiden,
lass. for visit with his sister, after
h;ch he goes to his old home an !
oxcroft. Me-. for stay Miss Grace
merson returned Saturday from her
;s;t with her sister in Watertown il
aas Jobn Newman and wife are 5
->- IL A .cfaad N H.