The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
FIVE MINUTES WITH THE NEWS OF
THE COUNTY AND VICINITY.
Death Of Mrs. Horace Hubbard

Mrs. Carrie G. Campbell wife o
Horace Hubbard. died at her home il
Springfield the morning OF the p ult
after brief and painful illness. Mr.
Hubbard was born in Westminster Aug
/, 1874, only daughter of the late Hon
George and Mrs. Adeline ID. Wilcox
Campbell. She was educated at New
bury academy and Glenwood ladiel
seminary. After her marriage in 1866
and advent in Springfield, she became
prominently connected with thu
Springfield Grange and was its secre
tary for years, also tho historical so
ciety and was member of the Con
gregational church. She had high
Intellectual attachments and literary
qualifications was fitted by nature and
education to adorn any social position.
AS wife and mother she WAS q model
home maker and reared family OF
five children. Her untiring devotion
| to the sick and to those in distress and
her many kind neighborly acts COM
ined with her graceful, CHEEKY presence
won for her many friends. The funeral
was largely attended at the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Thomas Bickford the pastor,
officiating.
An Excellent Selection.
Tho Democratic state committee at
Rutland last week chose Eugene s.
Observation-Disclosures Fails its member for
this county to the vacancy caused
by the removal of +. j. Holman. Mr..
Leonard who is one of the cleanest and
most capable young men OF the state,
and admirably qualified for the duties
of the position, may be depended on
to do good service.
Not So Successful.
The Burlington papers give differ
ent account of tho results Of Healer
Ncwells visit to that city last week
than have come from other places
where he has been. The Free Press
had reporter with him Who messed
nearly every treatment made Dy him,
devoting columns to the man, and he
does not report single positive cure.
The Daily News whose editor lives at
the Van Ness house where Newell
stopped says, as far as we can ascer-
tain, he did not effect single cure. y
An Excellent Election.
The Democratic state committee at
Rutland last week chose Eugene S.
Leonard Of Bellows Falls its member
for this county to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of +. J. llol-
man. Mr.. Leonard. who is one of the
cleanest is most capable young men
of the state, and admirably qualified
for the duties Of the position, and may
be depended on to do good service
Three Crooks In the Deerneld Valley.
Miss Minnie +, Roslie, \. G. Carter
and Harry G.. Dimond, who have been
working in Wilmington aud Deerfield
valley have all recently disappeared
that they were old time crooks and
old friends. After various escapades
in this vicinity for which they were |
pursued by officers they 'hoofed'' it |
down to Monroe Bridge Sunday from
Sunday night they broke |
into the station at Monroe Bridge and
stole tickets to the value of go They |
we're shire wd enough to change the date
IN the stamp with which they stamped
he tickets. The fact that they had
broken into the station was not dis
covered until they had reached Bos-
on and had time to get lost in the
,rowds of the city.
wife Beating nj Westminster
Monroe Sleeper, son OF the post
master of Westminster, and who is "A
icious character, beat his wife and
he people of the vicinity are deeply
Indignant over the fact. Saturday
light he was out playing cards until
ate hour and his wife went in search
I him, whercat he became enraged
nd after reaching home beat her
with Il club and forced her
0 beg his pardon upon her knees. ,
teps were taken TO bring charges
gainst him, when he fled from town, \
saving his wife and two children in ,
estitute circumstances. Sleeper went
} Westminster about two years ago \
'om South birmingham. a
l. Temple, landscape gardener. of
oston and Westminster has been en- a
aged to lay out the grounds of the {
ew hospital soon to Toe presented to
by Mr. Hcaton of that city. I
[r Temple has finished some eXten ,
We plantations Of shrEbbery for the
diversity of Vermont and for several \
the largest estates in Burlington ,
cd is now engaged with several other
ne places Of that and other cities. j