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

Charles Shepard of North Benning
ton received a peculiar injury in the
railroad yard the other day. He was
returning home fiom Ticonderoga
and as the car was reaching the sta
ton he was struck in the face by a
board which came through the win
dow. 1t struck him Just below the
left temple knocking him off the seat
and inflicting severe wound. The
board was on a car of lumber that
stood on side track and it is thought
that the jar of the train started it
and that it slid through the window
whe re Shepard was sitting.
w. g. Shaffner, recently of the Colburn
House, Manchester Centre, has leased the Park
View House in Shushan, n. Y, taking possession
July !.
Chauncey Sweet of Pownal was out In the
woods hunting Friday morning when he heard
proceeding from a high cliff a peculiar sound.
Looking up he saw large panther showing his
ivory teeth and grinning at him. Sweet took
aim and killed the beast before it had time to
jump. 1t was beautifully marked. of large size,
and apparently three years old. This species of
wild animal is seldom seen in this section of late
years. This one measured nearly four feet
from nose to tail.
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Chesterfield.

The Centre and Spoiford schools closed foi
the summer last Friday. Those at West Ches.
terrified close today
There is to be a base ball game between
BrattleborO and Chesterfield at Lakeside the
fourth and In the evening a social dance with
he Philharmonic orchestra for music.@
At Silverdale the Brattlcboro orchestra will
give a concert all day the fourth and In the
evening there will be dancing.
The Benedicts and boys played an interesting
game of bal! ut Lakeside last Saturday. the lat.
ter coming off victorious by a score Of % to IL.
Up to the fifth inning the benedicts bad the
lead but soon became tired and dropped 1t.
Numerous fishermen took advantage Of the
opening of the b ack bass season Wednesday
and brought In sizable strings.
Farmers are preparing to begin haying Mon.
day.
A good number were at the dance at silver.
dale Saturday evening and enjoyed the usual
good time.
Miss La VERNE Webster is visiting friends In
Kee NJ this week.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, MASS
Death of Thomas j. Foster.

Thomas j. Foster, ~, a highly respected far.
mer of Bernardston died Saturday. He went to
Bernardston from West Deerfeld about a year
ago and purchased the Alanson Hale place,
where he died. The funeral will take place
Monday at ] o'clock, and the burial will be in
Bernardston.
Frank Kikela, a Hungarian iaborer was ar.
raigned Friday morning before Trial Justice
Martin at Turner's Falls charged with assault
ing his wife. He pleaded guilty and was bound
over to appear before the grand jury in the sum
of $500. He was unable to secure bail and was
placed in the lookup while the officer ate his
dinner. short time after he was found dead,
lying face downward in the cell. The suppo-
sition is that nc sufocatei himself. Thursday
evening kikela went home under the influence
of liquor and locking his wife in a room, took a
broom handle and beat her. bruising her body
and, II is feared, breaking two or three of her
ribs. She finally succeeded In grabbing her lit
tie child and jumped from a window. She
called a crowd with her cries for help and ON =
Ger Laframbois arrested the husband and put
him in the lookup
Mrs Frances II Bowen. 30, at Montague
drowned herself in tine Connecticut river Sun.
day evening and the body was recovered near
Dike's saw mill Monday morning after an all
nights search. This was the third time she had
attempted to make way with herself. Sunday
night the nurse left her for moment to let some
callers out of the front door of the house and
was gone but minute or two. Howev err, when
she came back Mrs Bowen had slipped out the
back door and was gone.
The postmaster general has issued an order
authorizing the postofice at Gill to issue money
orders, but not to cash them.
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CHESHIRE COUNTY. n. II.


On Friday of last week Mrs. Maria Barrows
fell from the piazza, striking on her head and
rendering her unconscious for several hours.
Ii was at first feared thas she was injured seri-
ously, but she is now fast recovering.-NewtOn
Stearns was suddenly taken very III on Monday,
but he is now cOnvalescing.-N. NJ. WOrden has
so far recovered from his recent accident that
he Is out of doors.-Mrs. Lucinda Wright was
given a surprise party on Monday, in recogni-
lion of her 9th birthday. She had been visiting
her son in Vernon and they persuaded her TO
stay until Monday. When she arrived home ON
that day she found Is of the older ladies present
A bountiful supper was served and the guests
left several presents as tokens OF their respect.
The Y. p. :. C. +. elected the following officers
ON Tuesday evening: Miss Ida Horton, presi.
dent: Eugene Savage, .yicepresidept; Miss
Grace Robertson, recording secretary; Miss
Florence Goddard, reasurer.-Mrs Gen. Tom
Thumb and her company attracted a fair audi
enee at the town hall last Friday evening.-On
Saturday night. about l2 O'Clock, q brush fire
was discovered behind W. H. Newton's house
on Canal street. IL was seen soon enough so that
IL was put ont without giving alarm. The pattern
house of the Eagle iron foundry was very near,
and had 1t not been discovered SO soon would
probably have destroyed many valuable pat
Ierns.-The Hinsdale savings bank has ceased
paving or receiving deposits. The cause is the
shutting down of the mills which caused
much money to be Withdrawn. The officers are
confident that the suspension will be only tenn
porary, and thai il will be able to pay full value
Everyone was greatly shocked ON "Wednesday
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LOCAL


BrattIebOrO juniors 10. Putneys7
The Brattleboro Juniors made their
record, five straight victories, Saturday
by defeating the Putney's at the latter
place by the above score and before
the largest attendance of the season.
The game of the Putneys was case of
too much johnson. Hubby
pitched remarkable ball and to him
much of the credit of the victory be
longs. Putney could only get nine
scattered hits, while only three men
drew base on balls, He had excellent
control and deceived clever men into
strike outs. The support given him
was Fair. Reyes caught a pIucky game
for five innings when McVeigh replaced
him behind the stick. Several changes
were made in the team since their re
emit games. Holmes of Vermont Acad-
envy was played at second while Viii
Hanson of the Mt Pleasant academy,
Sing Sing. N. T., was placed IN cen
ter field. Both played their positions
accceptably. The fielding honors were
carried off by Wilcox, Wellman. Clune
and Williamson, while everybody di d
some useful hitting, the leading hon
ors falling, as usual, to johnson, who
drew three bases on balls. single
and two beautiful double baggers
Welman also got in timely double
with men on bases. The best work
for Putney was done by Pember, Blake
and Houghton. The Juniors play at
Lakeside grounds tomorrow, July 4th.
with the Chesterfield lake team. The
score:
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James Atwood, one of the most skill
full postoffice robbers in the country.
was arrested at the Bowery and GrSnd
street in New York Thursday by Zen,
trail Office detectives. He is wanted
for robbing the post Office AT whi'e
River Junction. The postoffice there
was entered Tuesday morning and
quantity of stamps and Canadian coins
carried. When Atwood was searched
a number of Canadian coins were
found upon him. The most convincing
evidence the prisoner had IN ms pos
session was a memorandum blank
which belonged to Postmaster Cnar'es
s. FITZPATRICK of White River juno
tion. Post Office Inspector Jacobs Sc,
cured a warrant from the United
states court and took il to the Essex
market court. where Atwood was ar
raIgned. The prisoner served a term
of two years and six months IN the
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e. Corn Beef, S|.00.
|lrQS0l'S Market
NOTICE..

|suereby given that by virtue of an eN-
Flavor of ID. II. Forester of Jamaica
fnlr of Windham against Moses John
"a jamaica debtor: | have levied on
Eres Of land situated in the towns of
| nd Jamaica in the County of Wind
| INST lot being i'll the town of StrattOn
ff6ed as follows, viz; 1t being q part of
lhe first range of lots. Bounded on
gJanaica line, on the north by land
|'Ened by Wesley Woodcock, on the
|le highway leading from Stratton to
IN on the south by land of Geo. nj.
and formerly owned by e. n. John
Es The farm known as the Ruth Bald
The second piece of land being In
liOresaid described as follows, viz:
Art of LOT No. in the first range of
Clnded on the east by the west line of
N commencing at the northeast cor
tllormerly owned by Amos and Ralph
Ellning north on said line 81 rods to a
stones thence north 81 degrees west,
ile marked trees TO a clearing; thence
1 y marked trees to the highway lead
Henry Hulett's to West Wardsboro
N4lce on the highway to the said Par
Y, thence on the line of said land to
OF beginning containing thirty-fiye
.ealmatiOn be the same more or less.
.plece of land being in the town of ia
lNesaid and described as follows, viz:
ivn Inc north, south and west by land
Tough and on the east by land of said
VA and land of l.. III. May and being
~ and privilege known as the Samuel
. ana all of the machinery therein ana
same premises decided TO said Moses
|. NE Jamaica Savings Bank, refer
N had to said deed and the records
u a more particular description. !
le lirst and second pieces of land
FSllDed Z: Public Auction at the Inn OF
|rerry in the town of Stratton afore-
N iith day of July A. d. 1896, at III
'Me forenoon and shall sell the saw
'atge and all machinery therein de.
w w at said saw-mill IN the town OF
.aelesaid on the same 1lth day of july
|. zone O'Clock in the afternoon.
ganaica this 22d day of June A. d.,
~ Sill MWAY. Deputy Sheriff.
4Sw3
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WINDSOR COUNTY.


The high school exercises at the
town hall last Friday were well at.
tended and the graduates all did
well Carrie Stephens composed a
march which was played and the
audience cheered heartily.
Mrs ii NJ Taylor and son Harlan are
at her fathers for few weeks.
Loring Bemis is at Woonsocket with
her SOD. ii NJ Bemis.
Mrs Barnes is visiting with her sis
term law. Mrs r Pollard.
Mrs Powell is having the mumps.
Mrs Spaulding is recovering from a
sharp attack of congestion of the
spine.
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West windsor.


Ray Blanchard is sick with the
measles.
Haying has begun but the farmers
are getting very light crop. The
prospect is hay will be very high the
coming winter as the grasshoppers 10
the northwest part OF the town and in
Reading are eating up both hay and
grain Some are cutting their grain
for fodder to save it.
A number from this town took in
the excursion to Plattsburg last week.
Judge Sherman of Lawrence,
Mass, with his wife and daughter are
expected at G NJ Sherman's this week.
Mrs Charles Lombard. who is sick
mt the town house, is very low.
Mrs Bert Ranney of Nashua II. is
with her sister for few weeks.
Lorenzo Rogers has bought the late
Wilbur Spaulding farm.
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Programme of summer school.

The Windsor county summer school
TO be held at Springfield July 20 to
August | has the following list of in
strnctors: Superintendent Henry M
Mason of Plainfield. n J,arithmetic.
busy work and school MANAGEMENT !;
Superi q tend dent Walter Beckwith, OF
Adams. Ma SIS, reading and language :
superintendent Louis b Nash OF GARD
ner. Mass, history and geography prln
nal Homer c Bristol of Satons River,
psyc holoy Mrs Jennie Baldwin OF BEL
mont. Mass. primary work: Miss Ev-
alipe Darling of Woodstock. drawing );
q Womerley of Lcbauon. n H.. music.
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to hear that Edwin Pearson, who SO recently
moved TO Keene, had committed suicide by
shooting. Mr.. Pearson was born In England but
came TO America when u Young man. and had
for many years lived In Hinsdale. working In
the Halle and Frost mill as boss In the spinning
room. Some two months ago Mr.. Pearson, with
two Of his sons, Fred and william Pearson,
bought plumbing business In keene and were
planning to rove there MS soon as the house
which they were TO occupy WAS finished. In the
letters left for his sons he gave his to he
his financial trouble. lie had money In the
bank here, $1,000 of which he wished TO with
draw July ], but the close OF the bank male ii
impossible for him to get II, and this worry
wife, a brother In BrghtwoOd and sister in
England, four sons, Charles of Hinsdaie, Edwin
OF Chcopee, Fred and William of Keene, and II
daughter, Sarah j, of Hinsdale. MIR. Pearson
was man respected by all who knew him for
his strict integrity and honest dealing. He was
member of she local ]. o. o. f., and was always
much Interested M TINS order. His body was
brought here Wednesday and the funeral VIII
be held today at two O'Clock, conducted by the
Odd Fellows.
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West S;hesterflell.

On account OF change in time on the railroad
the mail will close here mornings fifteen min
utes earlier.
At the last Y 7 Z l. social the following dele
gates were elected for the Jersey convention !;
Mrs X Randall, Mr. and Mrs James Amidon,
Mrs f. Andrews, Leon Farr and Bertha Davis.
At the Un'versalist strawberry supper last
week a pleasant time was enjoyed and some
over six dollars were added TO the treasury.
Herman Smith has been quite sick but Is more
A few of the neignbors will celebrate tn
fourth by picnic in VIM Chamberlain's grove
near Mr. MOrgan's.
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North WalpOle,

North Walpole Schools closed last Friday. and
the closing exercises of the grammar school were
very fine. The children and teachers deserve
much praise fer their fine programme, which
was at follows: Welcome chorus school: pam
tomine of songs, Mary Barrett, Katie O'COnnor.
Lizzie O'Neil Margaret sylvester, Margaret
Keefe. Nancy McCaughern, Annie Hartnett.
rett; song and chorus, "My Pretty Red Rose, -
George Kiniry and school; musical recitation.
"The Monks Magnifcat," Anna Dufiicy; piano
duet, selected, Lizzie ONeil, Nancy McCaughern I;
farce, New Brooms Sweep Clean" Mr.. Con.
nors, Edward Mccarthy, John Hennessey. Pat
rick Carroll. George kiniry tableau. "Good
Night" Katie 0'Neil, Lizzie O'Nei Mary Bar.
rett Margaret Sylvester, Margaret Keefe, Anna
Hartnett, Nancy McCaughern, Anna Dufiicy,
Mary RILEY.
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G. A. BARKER,
Devens Block. up one Flight.
East COrinth.

Ell a Jackman is repairing his saw
mill which will be finished this week.
The village school closed last Friday
afternoon with a school picnic. The
teacher, Miss Blake, returned to her
home in Bradford Monday. q.
Mrs Diekey and daughter Ardelle of
Montpelier are visiting friends in
town.
Rev Mr. Smith of Williamstown
occupied the Uniyersalist pulpit Sun
day afternoon.
w r Rowland has returned from his
school at Goddard Seminary.
] II Chamberlain, wife and son re-
turned to their home in New York city
Wednesday.
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The POSTMASTER general has ordered
tbe discuptinuance of the free delivery
service at Ludlow, which was estap-
lished seven years ago as one oil me
,a;nts in the United States where the
6ei;very was to be tested in small
suns Of 1900 TO 900 inhabitants:
postmaster S~ Rex will discontinue IT
InIy !. much 10 the disappointment oil
patrons.
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summary: Earned runs, Juniors, :, Two
base hits. johnson (2), Wellman Pember. Base
on balls. Welman, johnson 80, Holmes, viii
coxI2j, Williamson (2), Cundif, Clune, Pember,
Houghton (2). Left on bases, Juniors IA. Put
news 4 Hit by pitched bail, Williamson.
Struck out bv johnson II, by Blake 6, by Aver
/. Wild pitches Blake. PASSED balls, Keyes
Ia. Blake l2) Mcyeigh (2), Lewis 81 Time,
> h 10 min. Umpire Ned Clarke of Bellows
Falls and + J Deyine.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
R: BRATTLEBoRo. VT. FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1896.

Albany penitentiary for robbery of
the post offices at Syracuse and White
stone in 1882.
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Business Anxiety Prompted Suicide.

Edwin Pearson of Keene aged go. committed
suicide by shooting last night. He was a mem
her of the plumbing firm of Pearson Bros \ Co.
Worry over deposits in the recently closed saw
ings bank is believed to be the cause.
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llYER RS
- Hair vigor

After using one hottie of this
preparation. my hair was restored
to its natural color, and ceased
falling out" Mrs. HERMANN,
359 f. 6Sth St., New York, n. Y.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

\ whole circle Of our business
|nce We never had such a varied
Emen's, women's and Child's
kat present. We have to do
Fhrse trade makes it necessary.
! 10 suit everybody who comes
aore-try to fit their individual
bad their two feet-yes, their
We are not satisfied to have
bier put on one shoe then take
fanted that the other shoe will
|tt.
/ lIy ask customers to take as
|ne as we are willing to do and
are sure to make their feet
Eble.
|n wife has on a pair of our
|Ia will agree with us--that the
he isis in our shoes.
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Restores
Gray Hair to
Natural Color

"More than a year ago, my hair
began turning, gray and falling
out. Though / tried many RENE,
dies for it, nothing l used satisfied
me until | commenced to use
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
l|SS OLLIE WARNER.

Y day and evening lessons in short
i,ype-writing during the summer
Also bookkeeping and business
lthce II desired. Custom and offic-
specially. No. . Spring St. Brat
,46tf
Evening star., 1896-02-14
FLU ISLAND LAND CLAIMS
A Message to the Senate in Response to a
Resolution.
The Correspondence Not Submitted
because of the Labor InvOlv.
ed In Copying 1t.

The President today sent to the Senate
report called for by 1t relative to the
claims for compensation of b. II. Henry of
Oregon and other American citizens for
lands in the Fiji Islands, claimed to have
been owned by them and appropriated by
the British government. The report, which
was made by an agent of the State De-
partment several years ago, indicates that
the Claimants were treated with undue
rigor by the British commissioners, who
adjusted the land claims on the islands
and applied technical rules to their detri-
ment. But the Senate also called for all
of the documents accompanying the report,
and this call gave the State Department,
whose application for only two additional
and temporary clerks to assist in copying
the mass of matter called for by Congress
had been rejected by the House appropria-
ticns committee, an opportunity to remind
Congress of the unreasonable nature of
some OF the resolutions of inquiry 1t
adopts.
In his report to the President, Secretary
Olney says:
THE resolution also calls for copies of the
documents accompanying said report. They
are not hereto appended because their ma
ture and extent and the amount of time and
labor involved in making such copies can
rot, it is believed, have been understood by
the Senate in passing the resolution. The
compliance with the resolution. so far as 1T
relates to accompanying documents, in
wolves the copying Of LII pages of written
matter Qoolscap) and 13 pages of printed
matter. IN addition, the documents called
for comprise forty-four maps and four
British blue hooks (s52 pages folio in alb,
two of which at least cannot be supplied by
the department, nor probably be obtained by
purchase.
1T is obvious that months must elapse
tefore such addition to it's ordinary
work can be accomplished by the limited
and already overworked clerical force of
this department 1t seems highly probable,
too, that the attention of the Senate be-
ing drawn to the subject, the call for ac-
companyinG documents can be greatly mod
flied without in any way prejudcng the
objects which the resolution has in view.
l submit this partial report upon the reso-
luton, therefore, in the belief that in view
OF the facts the Senate may desire to take
some action which, while lea wing the reso-
luton equally effective for its real pur-
poses, will make its demand upon this de-
partment less sweeping and less onerous"
Evening star., 1896-02-14

Richard 1I0chs;chil1. q son Of the famous
vine grower of Frankfurt-on- the Main.
Germany, WHO is making a tour of the
states, is at the Riggs House.
John Walter Smith. 4 hig factor in lem D
cratic politics in MarylanI and in whose
chapeau the gube1ratorial bee was violent
ly buzzing al the time of the Hurst convea-
tion, is at Pages.
Gen. James S. Ciarkson of Iowa is at the
Shorehanl.
DR.. ard Mrs. William s. Ely of Rochester
are at the Snoreham.
Judge J. l.. Torrey. author of the bank
ruptcy bill bearing his name, is at the
Shoreham from Enabar, Wyo.
Theodore H. Beaehcr of Buffalo, who will
marry the daughter OF Chief Justice Fuller
next week, is at Chamberlin's The gentle
men who will attend him, and who are r..
D. Ware, 5. Wells, jr., and II. H. Haskell
of Boston and w. clifford Of Portland, Me,
are also at Chamb:riin's.
United States Judge VIM. H. Brawley of
Charleston. S. c., is at Chamberiin's.
w. e: Woolley, proprietor of the Grand
Union Hotel. Saratoga, and the Iroquois,
Buffalo, is at Chamberlin's.
w. $. Pierce and A w. Krech, the New
York lawyers, are at Chamberln's
A party of DISTINGUISHED gentlemen drove
up to the Arlington this morning in car
riages with footmon and coachmen, head
ed by venerable gentleman, who regis
tered as w. II. Goodwin of; Boston. The
otHetS III sIiS party put down tneir names
as A. d. Weld, Edward May, Edward Sher-
win, VIM: P. Warner W. j. Jones and d.
S. Greeaough, all from Boston.
Mrs. Donald Mclean Of New York and
Mrs V. X. Maddox of San Francisco,
prominent in the Daughters Of the Revo-
luton, are at the Arlington from New
York.
Major c. 2. Sears of the army is at the
Arlington from Duluth.
Gen and Mrs. Samuel Thomas and Mss
Thomas Of New York are at the Arlington.
Rev. G. B. Beecher, son of the late IA
nous Brooklyn divine, is at the Ebbitt from
his home at Hillsboro', Ohio. He is also
accompanied by Mrs. S. S. Beecher.
Alexander Gordon, colonel of Gov. Nc
kinley's staff and a leading and wealthy
bitt.
Mr.. Augustine Gallagher the prominent
publisher of Kansas City, Is at the Raleigh.
He is accompanied by G.. G. Jones of Okla
homa, who was the first speaker of the Ok
lahoma house of representa- tiyas and who is
man of affairs in the territory
L. +. TWyefort, who has been a resident
or Parls for several years, is at the Raleigh.
He Is warm friend of Mr. s. w. Woodward.
the seventh ward in the city council of
Springfield, ILL.,, is at the Raleigh. He is one
OF the most popular men in Springfield, and
wears on MS vest an alderman's badge, pre-
sented to MIN several years ago by his ad-
mirers that has diamond In the center as
big as filbert
George A. Kicker, the eminent young en-
gineer Of Buffalo. who has recently COM
pleted the railroad through the gorge of
Niagara, and has been identified with many
other daring enterprises, is making his mrs t
visit to Washington, accompanied by his
wife. They are at the Raleigh.
Lieut. w. P. Hogarty, retired. is on a
visit to the city
Chief Engineer C. W. Rae of the Naval
Academy is in the city on leave of absence.
He is stopping at 2025 T street.
DR.. Abbott Smith Payn is visiting with
his parents in this CITY,