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

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Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
ROCKY PASTURES AND HORSES
FEET.


The Wearing Effect OF sand ON shoes
The Best Stable Floors.
From the American Horse Breeder J
All who have ever seen an Arabian
horseshoe, which is solid plate of
steel that covers the whole sole of the
foot, have often wondered that the
Arabe, who are said to be such gen
orally excellent horsmeI. should make
use of such a device. Still. from those
who have traversed the deserts where
such shoes are used we have learned
that the best of horse shoes wear out
very rapidly and that as soon as the
shoe is gone the foot wears away to
such an extent that the horse soon be-
comes too footsore 70 be used. On
some of our trotting tracks where the
clay or loan is mixed with only com
paratiyely small portion of sand of
somewhat that same nature, shoes are
worn out very rapidly.
Observing trainers who have had eN-
perieuce on many different tracks. have
noticed that at Mysti-, the same
weight Of shoe wears only about half
as long as on many other tracks. the
small amount of sand which the soil
of that track contains actually cutting
and wearinG~the shoe away with unus-
ual rapidity. From that we can get
some idea OF the rapidity with which
shoes would be worn out in crossing
the eastern desert, and that after the
shoe is gone the feet would also be
very rapidly worn away. 1t is very
notable. however, that horses raised
In those regions as rule. have most
excellent feet.
On the other hand, on the low land
OF Holland and other sections where
the conditions are similar, the damp
ness causes the feet to grow rapidly.
and though the hoof is soft it is not
worn away nearly as fast as it grows,
and consequently has to be pared CON
tlnually. On MANY of the most fertile !
Stock farms in our country the feet of
the colts and brood mares have TO be |
very frequently pared to keep them |
from becoming grown out abnormally. |
BY constantly cutting and rasping |
away fairly good foot is kept, but it |
Is not likely TO be quite as good as the |
one grown where the frequent touch
OF the rocks and lodges wear it away
sufficiently to Offset the natural
growth. This is, to some extent. nat
urally regulated rs the colt or horse,
% becoming foutsore, either avoids
stepping on the rocks or touches them
10 lightly and daintily as to wear as
little as possible, where otherwise he
would strike ne heavily on the rocks
IS on the g.ass.
The selection of a pasture is in many
Instances merely IA matter Of conyen-
ence. and is purely made from dol
ars and cents standpoint still. often
lines mistake is made in selecting !
he low meadow lands in preference TO j
ne higher and more rocky and at the Q
anne time much rougher ground of i
ne mountain pastures. Climbing the ! s
Ills and mountains strengthens the I
zones as well as the muscles. and the
esult is every way a better animal in =
sequence. On rough pasture
orses are not half as likely to kick o
ach other as where il is smooth.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
Grafton.

A few farmers have commenced hay
ing.
Mrs Chain Howard and son OF
Meriden, Conn, are expected. next
week for their summer stay at Mrs l.
N Clark s.-John Duncan and sister
from Boston are stopping at Phelps
hotel. DIR Staples and wife were called
to Maine Tuesday by the death of
their aunt. Charles and Walter Cam
bridge have come to send their vaca-
ton at their old homestead. Mr. Mar
tin and wife are stopping at Redfield's
since the burning OF their home. =
Frank Daniels was here for q few
days last week he came east to attend
the 25th anniversary of his class at
Harvard University. Eugene Leonard
was here Monday to adjust the insur
ance on the recent fire. John B Law
renee was called to Rockingham Mon
day BY the death Of his brother. Mrs
Della B Willard has gone to Florence,
Mass, to spend a few weeks with her
daugh ter. --Thaddeus Park has sold
the Evans house toEdwin Moran, AL
fred Whitaker has succeeded to the
barbering business of G W Osgood.
The hours are the same Wednesday
evening and Saturday afternoon and
evening. Summer visitors in town
are: " H Cambridge from st Marks
school, Southboro, A H Willard and
wife, Boston, Gertrude Marston of
Woodstock. John Leland and family
Of Millers Falls are in town for few
days. Prof Bartholomew, the well
known landscape artist, is here for the
summer.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
jamaica.

Farmers have begun. a few of them.
to cut their light crop of hay. but
there will pro Dably be as much as
there was last year.
Ella Willis has closed very suc-
cessful term of school at Rawsonyille.
and is now at her home here.
The higher department of the village
school, taught by Charles H Tibbets
ofsCorinth, Me, closed a successful term
last Friday. The lower department.
taught by Minnie johnson closes Fri,
day. At the close the school will hold
picnic in II Sage's grove.
The young Jamaica baseball team
played theBondville's game last Sat
urday at Bondville, and came out of il
pretty small. The result was 40 to 3. in
favor of Bondville.
Herbert Potter Of the east part of the
town is quite ill with the measles.
Mrs David D Eddy is quite i'll. and
Jason Crowninshield is very sick.
Matte Cheney has gone 10 Putney To
pass number of weeks with her
brother there. Frank Dobbin of Shu-
shan, n Y, is here at Mrs Chloe HoI
ton Herbert Holton of New York
passing few days here at David I'd.
1y's.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo VT. FRIDAY. JULY 3. 1896

The road commissioners are nearly
through their good worklon the road.
Schools in districts No and 3,
Amy Perry and May Willard respect
lively teachers. united in II picnic the
last half day of school last Friday in
Mr. Putnam's grove, which Mr. Put
MANS people had prepared by making
stage, seats, table, swings, etc.
About 70 were in attendance. The
scholars had quite program of inter.
esting recitations, dialogues and
songs. Rev Mr. Water and Rulifson
spoke few minutes. Alice Plimpton
kindly repeated selection she had
given at a prize speaking in Town
shend and the teachers also gave rec
itations. After the program came the
refresh mentslof sandwiches cake and
lemonade.
The scholars in Dist No ! that had
no absent marks during .school mem
bership were Mary Wheeler, Lulu Reed,
Mabel and Ethel White, and julius
Gould. The scholars of that district
gave their teacher happy surprise by
presenting her heavy plate mount
I'd mirror
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Hot, dry weather with cool nights.
Farmers have commenced haying.
The crop Is better than last year.
Mr. Dunbar's family are planning for
a family picnic at their old home in
Winhall on the 4th.
The school in No had picnic last
Friday and the river school on Sat
urday. Not large crowd at either,
but happ.' one.
John Cobb will have picnic at
his residence GU the 4th.
Alpha A lien has gone to Putney to
work for Mr. Phillips haylng. Mr.
Potter has got the measles. Mr. Dun
bar, who has been sick all winter, is
better and helping with the hoeing
and haying. S Densmore ana e
l. Howe have gone to New York on
business Mrs Densmore has gone to
Fishers Island to care for her sister,
Mrs New ton, who is sick. Mrs Howe
and children stay in Wilmington with
friends during the absence Of Mr.
Howe. Mrs Dunbar is expecting her
son H G Phillips and wife from Rut-
land this week. -Flossie Dunbar is at
home.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

D 4 Grout wishes your correspond
ent to rectify his mistake, lie, his new
dam he built is not for the purpose
Of irrigation but to keep the water
from washing away his soil and stones
from his Rockdale farm.
A party from Adams are camping
on the Fegan farm.
Some one broke into the school
house Saturday night and wrote quite
an article on the future of man.
Rumor has it new firm is about to
be organized ia Somerset.
Rev Collins preached at our school
house last Sunday. Quite an interest
is being taken to see il Somerset and
Searsburg will combine and secure
preaching for the next year.
L G Harris and Mrs A M Burnap have
gone to Massachusetts on visit. u T
Niles from North Bennington is stop
ping at the River View houes He is
travelling salesman for Hinsdale nur.
sery. d S Haskins is in Massachu.
setts on visit to his sisters in West
Cummington. Mark Tudor is fitting
up his farm in fine shape. M o John
son and wife from Stratton are on a
visit at VIM Tudor's.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

There was no service in the church
last Sunday.
Fanny Cheney closed very success
ful term of school here last Friday. a
picnic was held on Mr. Pages grove.
A large number of visitors were pres
ent. and very enjoyable afternoon
spent. The pupils in the school who
have had no absent marks during the
term are Lottie Barrett, Hattie
Dompier, Christahel Garfield. Win
fired Garfield. Maude How ard and
those who have had not more than two
absent marks are : Lottie Jones, AddIe
Bennett. Mary Dompier, Florence Kid
der, Belle Phillips Irene Robbins. Hor-
tense Switzer, Ethel Smith, Lottie
WhIpple. Fred Pease, Ernest Wheeler,
Leon Wheeler.
C f Honghton and wife of Orange,
Mass, have been visiting relatives in
town. Mrs w Howard, who has been
visiting with her daughter in Saxtons
River has returned accompanied by
her grandson. Lee Benson. Mrs
Charles Holmes and Mrs Ernest Drcs.
ser of Farley, Mass, are visiting with
their parents IN town.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Rev A H Francis Of South Windhan
preached Sunday morning and after
nOons
EO Landman closed 4 very success
full term OF school last Friday. Schol
hrs without absent or tardy marks
we're Hugh and Rena Fits and Rosa
and Eddie Dairy. The school gave a
fine enter tainment Saturday evening
at which there were nearly 100 people.
There were songs, dialogues and rec
itations by the scholars,a solo by Der
nice Waite accompanied by Leon
Waite on the banjo, recitation by
Daisy Gushing, Mr. Landman and Amy
Perry. The Indian club swinging by
Mr. Laudman was thoroughly appre-
ciated
Mrs G J Leonard is home from Wa
terbury, CT. M W Brown is home
from Burlington and is under DR.
Drane scare land improving slowly.
Dennis Moran and Mrs l. !, Coates OF
Brattleboro recently visited friends.
Mrs A M Fits apd Florence Fits
of Brattleboro are calling among
friends.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

summer visitors are arriving in
considerable numbers.
The marriage of Floyd Crafts ot
Whately, Mass, and May Allen oc,
CURED at the Vermont house last
Wednesday evening Rev " 4 Esta
brook officiating. Miss Crafts and Mr.
Rice attended the happy couple
and there were limited numb er
of guests.
Lucetta Stone. wife of John Morris,
died last week Tuesday of cancerous
trouble after distressing sickness,
aged 6} years. She was the daughter
of Eben Stone, who died July 4, 1854.
A husband, three sons, j Edward,
William H ana Arthur L.survlve with
daughter, Mrs. p d Rice of Brattleboro.
Mrs Morris leaves a large circle of rel
atives and ATTACHED friends. The fu-
neral was attended yesterday.
Hosea ii Mann, Sr, agedt 81 years, died
last Tuesday, being the oldest village
resident. He was former prominent
Dover farmer and accumulated large
property by his prudence and thrift.
He married for his second wife, Maria
Groesbeck Fox, widow of George Fox.
she dvingtast year. One son, Hon Ho-
sea Mann, Jr. survives.
4 party of 20 or more are expected
at the club house touay from New
YorK and Providence.
r S Childs and wife were in town
yesterday Mrs Ella Winchester of
New York is at A NJ Fox's The Miss
es Heather. daughters of Saginaw.
Mich. lumber king, are occupying their
place and contemplate building a fine
house this season.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

A celebration on the Fourth, Sat
urday. Arran gements have been made
for two ball games, Juniors and Sad
awas, Jacksonvilles and North Adams,
a street parade, foot, bicycle, sack
and W telbarrow race. The following
are the names of the officers and com
mittees chosen for the arrangements of
the occasions: Chairman, d G Taylor
secretary, l. A Brown; committee on
music, Dana NJ Canedy; committee
on advertising, d Taylor; committee
on street parade, Aust in Plumb
committee in fireworks. S II Holbook !:
committee on circulating subscription
paper If expenses of the day, ID G Tay-
10, G Eason, Adm Plumb, Martin
A Brown, Chas A Faulkner and G u
Waste, each committee to have sub
scription paper for two days; commit
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Melvin Dalrymple bought pa ir OF
horses this week at Brattleboro, having
lost one of his Saturday. might.
Charles Chickering met with an
accident on Saturday last at the mill
caused by the breaking ola belt which
flew and struck him in the face lcut-
ting quite cash. DR. Gale took five
stitches 10 the wound.
We hope there will be good mum
Der out to the picnic on the 4th.
Meet at the middle Of the town
Clarence Carver has gone away on a
VISIT $50 Mrs W + King goes to Wash
ington next Tuesday 10 attend the
convention after which she will stop
in Cumberland and vicinity two
weeks with Mr. King. VINO is engaged
in the school work there. Ned Pease
has given up his place as fireman at
the mill.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
quincy.

School in district No 6 closed last
Friday. Pupils not absent during The
term we're Florence Thayer, Charlie
Thayer, Ernest Thayer. Roy Nichols,
MAY Ketrhum, Frank Ketchum, Grace
Gates. There we're no tardy marks
against any of the ten pupils. Matte
Clough, teacher.
The schools with the exception of
No 3, closed on Friday. the Goth. No
3 closed a week earlier on account OF
the teacher, Miss Penney wishing to
be with Mrs King, who died on Sun.
day morning, the 2sth. The funeral
was at the house on Tuesday and the
burial at Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Another game is advertised for the
Fourth between the Putney MINI"
and the Waipole's.
Rev Wiswall and DIR Munger left
Monday for Silver lake, Chesbam' n
Il, and came home with the party
that have been there for the past
week. Mrs Munger, Miss Clark, Bert
Pierce and wife. Miss Stockwell from
West Dummerston is visiting at Rus
sell Braley'e. Edward oaggard of
WalpoIe ard Geo Smith OF East Long
meadow called on friends in town
Wednesday after an absence OF about
ii years. Mrs Smith was formerly Mrs
a lbert Wood.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
{ From the N. Y. World. J

Angela de la guerra-the angel OF
the war-they call her, those brave
soldiers OF Como and Maceo
Around their campfires they speak OF
her 10 whispers now, and with tears.
For in lonely grave among the hills
she loved so we'll, a grave dug deep
with the nlachetes of her fellow sol
diers, lies her fair young form, wrapped
| in the flag of freedom for which she
fell, with twelve Spanish bullets in her
bosom.
And those dark skinned patriots
cross themselves and bare their unburnt
Torch leads, a nd add to their Ave Maria
the whispered prayer to the Angel de
la Guerra, asking her intercession for
them and for their Cuba. And their
eyes fash as the prayer gives way to a
curse and a vow for vengeance on the
bloody tyrapts who slew Matilde Agra.
monte by Varona.
For Cuba's Joan OF Arc is dead.
The sad news came in private letter
to a Cuban in this city.
This heroine was the daughter Of
two OF the most ancient families in
Cuba. For generations the Agamontes
and VARGAS have owned sugar planta-
tions in different parts of the island.
Matilde was born and grew to early
womanhood on her fathers estate in
the province OF Puerto Principe.
Gen. Agramonte, he father, was killed
in the ten years. war, leadicg the pa
triot army into battle.
Though the length and breadth of
the county Matilde was known and be-
loved BY the simple Cuban peasantry
= l. L. In .hur tar al
as for her great beauty.
jet black hair and eyes, and pure
olive complexion that told of the An
daluian blood that fill ed her veins.
At the outbreak of the present war
all OF her male relatives babe her
solemn adieu and marched away TO
join Maceo's army, leaving Mati!de
alone on the plantation.
One day, on returning from a visit,
she found her property burned and
her servant murdered. a troop of
Spanish guerilas had ridden across
Puerto Principe, leaving trail of
ruin and desolation behind them.
To the camp of Antonio Maceo she |
rode away, and seeking out her broth
ers told them that she, too would bear |
a sword and hight for cuban liberty. |
A nd SO she donned the canvas uniform
aud learned to wie,d a machete.
.sgnela de la guerra, they called her.
A filibustering expedition was land
ing arms on the coast at Quernados de
Tuines. Maceo, with picked escort,
was there to receive il. The Spaniards
attacked them and Maceo sent few
brave soldiers to hold the enemy in
heck until the arms were all ashore.
mong these devoted men rode Ma
Tide Agramontey Varona and her
brothers.
The fight was fierce against fearful
,dds. In the thick OF the hand to
land conflict was Matilde dealing ter
ible strokes with her machete.
The Spaniards saw this woman and
allied upon her to surrender.
Death first Cuba libre' she cried.
Then she fell, pierced by twelve
spanish bullets.
But they had checked the Spaniards
he arms were landed, and Maceo
anne up and put the enemy to flight.
But their angel is dead and there is
among the patriot warriors.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Tha vi,,ge schools close this week
,y,th miscellaneous exercises In the
forenoon Friday and n picnic In the If.
ternoon.
Wa arc onticinatInp n busy Fourth.
mo Comore~otionni Sunday school will
hava nicric In the park during the
dav and in the evening the johnson
mothers will give one of their popular
concerts Mt the hall. Icc-cream will be
for sole dav and evening. Let all come
and enjoy the day.
A youno Mems Republican club will
no orvanjzed nj the town hall this Fri
Jov nveninv
a.. .,.a.u;s;,n ro,no o,octrician.
,,. uur r am,cpr.n;s I s.st cnmn,eting
~ uso o..o ,,.anon,s o., e,antr;c Iiohtnino.
ny, 1ae "lransemen.s vs., ioi e, ,voai, md now
po: ~, ~ ,,o.,,,, onnr,otad the
, ,nJ w hn; :, Ia T., Tho nnstot,;ca and
IL pho',, IN iiahts have heen
Sna.,nI ,,on,, ,,ore will he called
60. 49,. """ '
Nice Aa.b Rorbor has bod rhe pood
eon,,'ma 70 san,,ro tho sarvices az + NJ
Hn,.,,,hor 70 prnotor an eynarian ced
Jrrn,;et VINO u,;Ii oss;st In the DING
store Nr Camnhell has engaged n ten.
emant in mr. sanders house. adjoining
the drug store, and will come with his
wife next week.
urs p.naa;ot ia v;s;,;na her s;star Mrs
N,arnor., Watson RIA Wotson and
parr,, fs,;,;as race,,iv en;ovaS q de-
li0htfn, nicnic in RroOkline on the Perry
hnmestead Madison Watson. a photog-
ranhor fro,, Ramn;nnton toot sa,me ex.
nai,an, ,,;o,.s os ,ha nor,v nd tha soon
or,, p"'''
,,
on account OF the Illness Vi heV Mr
hardy last sunday, union services were
heId III the baptist cnurch anu the iarge
congregation e0ihp,eteiy hIieu tne
chureh. iownsnehd Is especially IA
voied I'D its large number OF churcn-
gong iaihiiics: naruiy mouse III tue w,
lage ana Viclnity Dnt IS represented
every SUNDAY I'D tne TWO churches ana
sunday schools. on IaVoraoie sundays
cach congregation numbers loo or
more ana ioV'are III 'ateehdahce NJ the
schools.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Strawberries are plenty now.
The postofiice has been moved from
Mrs Cutters Office to II f Knowlton 3
house.
c L Chase has returned to Man
chester court. Wesley Kentfield is very
sick with the measles. Leon Jewell
has gone to Shelburne Fal Is to work
u few weeks. --Wyman Reed and wife
are at Rowe, Mass, for few days. =
Deacon and Mr. Streeter returned from
Zoar Mass, where they have been Wis
ting their step daughter, Mrs Trues-
dell.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
ONE DAY EARLIER.

As is next Friday that the circus comes,
and nobody in this section will want to read
newspapers then, and The overworked RE
FORMER people will all want to have day on,
the REFoRMER win be issued Thursday.
Correspondents and advertisers are therefore
requested to send In their favOrs one day
earlier.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
THE SMILE OF 4 chill

There's nothing more pnre III leaye
And nothing on earth more mild,
More full. OF the light that is al t.yl
Than the smile OF a little child.
The sinless lips half parted
With breath as sweet rs the air,
And the light that seems 30 glad iJs
In the gold OF the sunny hair.
Oh, little one, smile and bleS- Me
For somehow know not why
feel in my soul when children ;~
That angels are passing by;
/ feel that the gates Of heaven
Are nearer than | knew:
That the light and the hope Of
world
Like the dawn are breaking inroa1
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

The circuit court al Champagne III. last SAT.
urday declared unconstitutional The Law, ,,s "a.
ing the national flag TO be displayed over ever
school house in the state during school ho~rs
Tms Is the law which Gov. Aitgeld and o.he,
ofnciais were recently indicted for violating
Even Hanna turns out to be a Green Noun-
tain boy, his birthplace being SUDBURY
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
THE
THE
NEWYORK WQ||
THRICE.A.WEEk Ed

Is larger than any weekly q
newspaper published. and ], il s.,
tant Democratic "weekly puOls
York City. Three times a arg
ing Republican weekly of New y
will be of special advantage 70
the Presidential Campaign. I
lished every other day, except !,
has all the freshness and tlmel,us'
1t combines all the news WIN !
interesting departments. uhgu y,
cartoons and graphic illls'rauOD1
being a speciality.
All these Improvements nav
without any Increase in Inc 'V'1
mains at one dollar per year,
We offer this unequaled newt
REFoRMER together one year y.
The regular subscription pf"'
papers is $3.50. ,,bi.I
REFORMRR and World fer 'ph
IS Cents for sIX months
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

The rector Of st Michael's church
will celebrate the Holy Communion in
Christ church at 9 m on Sunday
next.
There will be n game of baseball Sat
urday forenoon ON 4. p Squier's ground
between the regular Guilford's and an
other local team. In the afternoon the
"old boys" will play old fashioned round
ball and there will be lots Of fun.
The game announced for last Saturday
between the Guilford's and Green Rivers
did not come off, as the &. RS failed to
show up, consequently the Guiiford's
claim the game 0.
n. +. Ryan's family are spending the
week here with his father, p. Ryan.
Most farmers have commenced having.
Crop light on account of drouth.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung 20 Castoria.
When sl,. cad Cmld she gave them Castorie
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
LOCAL.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.


DJ Moran and his sister, Mrs E b
Coates, of Brattleboro. were here Sun
day to see their mother, who is quite
feeble.