The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
ESTEYVILLE.


Christopher McCourt. II, step SOL
of He. man Merber, and Frank Helyar,
q playmate of about the same age, had
one Of tho exploded shells such as the
Estey Guard use in their rifles. partly
filled with powder last Friday after.
noon in the woods on the bank at the
rear Of Estey's shops trying to blast a
log. BY some carelessness il was ex-
plodcd. striking the McCourt boy in
the left cheek, iu0icting an ugly
wound, knocking out two teeth and
slightly fracturing the jaw. DIR. Con
land dressed the wound and was
obliged To take several stitches. 1t was
a narrow escape from ii fatal wound.
The boy at present is doing well.
! The mayor informs us that the
baIliffs will give the children the
privilege of sliding on Locust street.
There is petition in circulation
being quite generally signed asking
| tho selectmon TO straighten, widen and
| grade Maple street from Canal TO the
/ Clark road. II is an Improvement
that this part of the village demands
and there are several good reasons
why ii should be made. Mr.. Crowell
wishes to bring his water on to the
hill that way and before the new
houses that are being built in the south
part of EsteYville can be comes ted
with the sewers there must be a new
line laid on Maple street and most
certainly before the electric cars come
here there must be something done
1t is also claimed by those who pre-
tend to know that Maple street is not
q laid out road and that the town has
nothing but right of way. No one
can deny that the petition deserves a
careful investigation.
John Langueil cut his finger quite
badly with chisel the other day.
Young America, with a childish
idea of this cold world ''shot out,
as the boys say, and they expect to see
Bob at home as soon as his temper
becomes regulated by the cold nights.
Lysander W. Lord, who bought a
building lot of Merrick j. Dowley on
Cherry street, talks of building an
other season.
Willie Pentland has finished a four
weeks Job OF plumbing at Bellows
Falls for John Calvin. Goddard and
Portland make entries with their game
bantams in the poultry show at North
ampton next week.
The chemical engine for Esteyville
arrived Monday and is placed in w.
j. Pentland's barn shed. The engine
is little beauty and with it Estey- |
vile can feel that she has the best fire !
protection of any part of the village. |
The baiiffs will make arrangement
about organizing a company this Fri
day evening. We hope to be able to |
give more extended account neStwcek. |
Church Notices.
Services in ST Michaels church on the and |
sunday after Christmas; $3.50 m, SUNDAY
school; 10 80 m, Morning prayer, sermon and
he Holy Communion; p IN. Evening prayer.
Rev Cephos Lynn of Boston will supply the
jniversalist pulpit next sunday.
Christian Science service and Sunday school al
y Prospect street at l0I5. Glass meeting att
8 Brasor's, Pine street, at $50 Wednesday
evening. Al Interested are welcome
Next Sunday the FIRST Baptist church will
,egin the use of a weekly calender. Church
lotices will not he read from the pupit but
will lie printed and distributed through the
Jews.
At the Unitarian Church sunday mornin.
ieS. Mr. Leavitt will speak upon the Nene--l
nelan trouble.
At the First Bapti>; Church Sunday next
lev ". ID. Temple will preach in the morn
~ ON The Holy Spirits Witness TO
'nrst.' In the evening he will deliver the
rcond in the New Years Series,' subject,
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