The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-08
CHESHIRE COUNTY, Nh.


The anniversary Of the \ + T. comes OF
Monday evening and viii lie Of cSpecia! interest.
The societies of Winchester, N0-thleld, Chester
field and Brattieboro have been Invited 10 send
delegates. Rev II II Hamilton, tine organizer and
first president Will lie present and speak.
Little Ray Fletcher gave very pleasant party
10 j. OF his friends last saturday afternoon.
since then pVor Ray has been suterin: from
burned fingers. the result OF picking UP hot
iron in a blacksmith'- shop.
Rev + J Aiken Of Concord WilIpreaeh sunday
morning and evening at the tongre gational
church.
The ladies of the Methodist church gave a
green tea and short entertainment "Wednesday
{ evening.
There viii be supper and entertainment At
tie ongre.aii at,al ve strv next Wednesday even
/ ing in place of the MAY patty which WIS planned
I The seiectmen give the following statistics TO
show the valuation OF the town Land and build
ings, S So 49, horses, $50. +51. 40 oxen, Sl,42
5l5 COWS : II so neat, $40 - sheep Sis Scar
riaEes, $50 stock in. banks, $500; money AT in
iercsi, $1,000: stock in trade, 5000; mills and
machinery. Slos, les, ji3 polls, sji,aa- total,
Sai9lji0. The rate same a. last year 10
The Cheshire county Total Abs;inAnce sosietv
B held meetings AT the town nall last week Thur
day afternoon and evening. The speakers in the
afternoon were ReYs I " >proule. q Il French,
J II Little, \ & Fay and Milliken. Mr.
Aldie Dix read paper FOR Rev Y sinneitwhO
was unable 70 he present. Mr. Fa! spoke to the
school children At AIS, illustrating hi remarks,
upon the Trap that Catches MANY, by draw
-
the tobacco habit TO the trap. \ collation. was
served at the close of the afternoon session by
the " II G. Rev II II Mansur and Hon y Ii
Gcodeb spoke in the evening ahaut the In
forrcment Of Law"
Prof Maulsby of Tufts college, gave lecture
a, the town hall last Friday evening. His sub
Jet was, Advantage. OF boys and -lris going To
college"
q Z Kenyon lost his horse Tuesday morning
He was out driving in his suiky which struck
hummnck and threw him out. The hors1ran and
in some uuaccopntable way cut the cords Of his
LEG 90 badly that he had TO be killed immediate
Is.
The funeral ofthe late Aaron sumner vas neid
at the house saturday afternoon AZ one O'Clock.
The officers OF the Uniyersalis; sunday scBooi
for the coming year are iorins smith, superig
tcndent. Mrs l. r Stafford. assistant superintend
ent; and Miss Gertrude Goss treasurer and see
Rotary.
Rev " Z Renshaw viii deliver thu next lee
turc in the high school coursc and will speak u
Gladstone.
The orator for Decoration day Is Charles L
Hall of Shelburne Falls. The school children
will give entertainment similar to that of last
rear, hut an effort will be made 10 make il
shertcr.
Mrs T. J. >tratton who hs. been suffering with
lniammatory rheumatism has had relapse
Miss Pills BarrOws is assisting her sister in the
posioffice during theabsence of W Cotton who
is taking month"; vacation Mrs A VI Burrows
has returned from her extensive visit to New
port, Me- Mann has jus; finished painting
some line scenery, including landscapes room
ana street, scenes W Robertson and family
are in Boston.-Cbarles Fletcher has obtained
work in Brockton, Mas-.-Ichn Brilliant wen: to
Canada last week