The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-24
THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo. VT. FRI
NoTINGs.

Fred Arnold Of Bethel, Frank Ken
field of Morrisville, Ashbel A. Dean o
Bristol, II. S. Brigham of bakersfield
and John p. Rich of Swanton, hav,
been appointed by Gov. Woodbur,
commissioners to examine the Norma
schools of the state. in accordance witt
Il joint resolution adopted at the las
session of the Legislature
1t is expected that the RUTLAND
county court will order \ ray photo
graphs to be taken and introduced at
evidence in some damage suits there
pending.
Some one writes from Cincinnati
that ION the nest authority it can be
stated that II Mai. Mckinley has
wavered heretofore he is now convert.
ed to the gold standard and seriously
thinks of making public announcement
of the fact Which is important il
true
Rev. W. n. Cleveland, brother of the
president and dismissed from the SG0(
Presbyterian pulpit at Chaumont, N.
Y, because of his politics, preached
his farewell sermon Sunday. He de-
clares that he has never preached poll
tics in his pulpit and does not remem-
Der to have even discussed them in
that village. He, seems to have been
pursued by political bigots like those
in the Hartford case in this state,
who have even reduced pew rents on
the ground that tariff REFORM made
it necessary.
Nicola Tesla, the electric magician, has
gone over ali previous experiments with
the Roentpen RAYS one better, He has
succeeded by the use of his huorescent
screen in seeing through the bodies
of three men placed in line with the
rays, making the internal organs of
the living body clearly visible.
Now it is said that the candidacy Of
Wm. L. Russell for the presidency was
the suggestion of Grover Cleveland
Ii so, it proves Growers good Iudg-
ment.
The Whitney Gas bill was reported
in the Massachusetts House Friday
with some amendments. 1t authorizes
the formation of pipe line company
with S5,OOO,OO0 capital whose maxi
mum price for heating gas in the hold
er must be DO cents per thousand feet
and for Illuminating gas ~ cents.
The first electric railroad was con
structed in Belgium, but the Europeans
have been much slower IN adopting
the idea than have Americans. IN
al Europe there are only ~ eie:-
trlc railway INES WIN ,oiai ihllease
OF 30 niles, Whlie III ms country
Tue NUMBER OF lilles - aip a's'' ale
ION les operate ~ ooo i.i'iea ~ ,aau
! l'ess hs ules iurHisal an?eno, '''"e 49,.
ion - ilolc iiiost eo . u"I" ~
no I petWg ,s 'H' i'S"p'' VI '''o
oiu anu he" "oi'"s'
The dedication OF the General Han
cock statue IN Washington the nidGIe
d next month NJ. MI pe aeeolilpa.ieu ~
Al lt'posihs tiiii'ais oou'oiis'' "t'o''.
The Ohio legislation at Inc dedlca-
tlon OF BOSS CoN OF Clncinnattl, mas
killed the bill for ciVll service re-
lorfn ia lhe larger elites. ms us 10 N sten
worsc inat AaiiI'ilan. coul' 70 ~ ~"
! orh. IN iaci IL hlay pe sou W n sno
lanlmany eepasemehl !. NGm ioIh
mas gol SO lar as 'iat vi 'he hepuo'i,
Eau gangs III Ohio'
C0l. Johh =. Elhehah OF renacooh.
~ H., u eaiid t;s i3' 'u h my go
.oiluiah''ef III 'cn'ei VI VIC VII '''''
army.
Iowa is the latest STATE 70 impose
succession tax. but while the new law
places tax OF five per cent. ON All
collateral inheritances. direct inheri-
tances are not assessed.
The greater New York; bill has
passed the Albany Assembly, as it had
passed the Senate, over the
so called yetos of the mayors Of New
York and Brooklyn: and it now goes