The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
Over a Wife's Affections.

An interesting case was in pr ogress
in Woodstock during last week. w ii
Smith brought $4,000 suit against
r N Bagley, his employer and the
hardware dealer and lumber at White
River Junction, for alienation of the
affections of his wife formerly Miss
Jennie Beecher, a distant relative of
the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
whom he married at home in Ran
dolph. Mrs Smith was also in Bagley's
employ as bookkeeper. At one time
all the goods in BagIey's store were re-
marked, which necessitated the CO.
operation of Mrs Smith. Bagley
called on Mrs Smith real often. and
Mr. Smith thought his wife's love was
growing cold, so after much deliber-
alton he though he would bring suit
Nearly % witnesses attended from
White River Junction. One testified
that he had seen Bagley going to and
from Mrs Smith room at all hours of
the night. This was strengthened by
one or two others. In defence, Bagley
testified that upon several different
nights, in company with a few friends,
mostly commercial travellers, they had
met in different rooms in the hotel
and enjoyed social games OF cards, but
never had he been in Mrs Smiths
room later than $3.50.
springheld's Electric Road Plans.
The construction of the electric road
from Springfield to Charlestown, n. H.,
will be commenced within two weeks.
The town voted to take $50, 900 in stock
two months ago and the remainder has
been largely subscribed in town. fully
three-fourths being owned here. The
cost will be about $4,000. The COM
pany has purchased the old wooden toll
bridge across the Connecticut, paying
IS, 400. A contract has been made with
the Berlin Bridge company to replace
the old structure with an iron bridge
costing S2S, 900. The Vermont and New
Hampshire legislature will be asked to
pay SO, 900 each to the railroad company,
making the bridge free to highway
travel. Springfield people are jubilant
over the definite closing of the matter,
which has been discussed for years.
Adna Brown is president of the company
and it is chartered under the name of
the "Black River Railway Company"
Cars will be running before October |.
A Baptist Minister'S Suicide.
Rev. William II. Rugg, aged 80, Il
Baptist minister of Perkinsville, COM
mitted suicide at his home Monday by
in his barn. He had been in
poor health some years, but preached at
Amadon on Sunday, and attended fem
nral at Ascutneyville on Saturday. He
was clerk of the Woodstock Baptist as
ISOLATION.
Ernest, son of Eugene Whitcomb, of
was drowned while bathing
in the Connecticut river last Wednes-
lay.
The New England Telephone Co,
will begin Immediately the construc'
lion of an iron metallic line between |
Rutland and Ludlow. The company
will also string line to North Wall !
ngford. The Ludlow line will be |
strung in order to connect towns be-
tween Rutland and that place. The |
company now has copper metallic
service throughout Ludlow, but the |
smaller towns are not allowed to con-
, ect with the wire.
Eben A Bridge and wife of Windsor
their golden wedding recent
y at their residence on River street.
Mrs Bridges brothers and sisters,
light In all were present, with tne eX-
.cption of one sister, living in Califor-
Tia. They have bad eight children,
wo of whom are dead: all were pres
mt, excepting Guy S, who is in the
vest. and was unav oidably detained.
Mr. and Mrs Bridge sat at the tea ia
Die with five children, IL grandchil-
iren. three great grandchildren and
even brothers and sisters-four gen
,rations--;jl in all. Mr. AID MrsBridge
we're the recipients of many valuable
md useful gifts besides $3.50 in gold,
including check of $50 from L A
Kennedy of Boston, and one of similar
amount from their son, Samuel W
Bridge of Boston.
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md speedy recovery is insured by the
Use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t expels
II disease germs which may be Turk
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