The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-14

I The latest news from New York i,
, that Madame Balcstier continues Il
improve,
The Congregatonaist church
meeting Friday evening unanimously
: elected DIR. A. I. Miller deacon.
Harlan Howe has sold an interest in
his Elliot street fish market to Geo.
Taft of Townshcnd and the firm is now
Howe & Taft.
Local friends are deeply grievetl
at the news OF the death in child, birth
at Brandon of Mrs. Eroy Rogers, wife
of the superintendent Of the town hall
contract.
Miss Elizabeth Carm who suffered
Il stroke Of paralysis some weeks ago,
fell one day this week while attempt
ing to cross the floor in her room and
broke small bone in her hip.
All the teachers of the lower
| grades OF the village schools took IA
sleigh ride under the guidance of
Uncle Lewis Wednesday to Towns
bend to attend the Teachers Insti.
tutc where Prin Beverage gave two
papers, and Miss Smith, the super.
visor one.
There is to he a song service at
the Congregationalist church next
Sunday with music of the "olden
time by double quartette who will
give Denmark Strike the:Cymbalsn
and other pieces Mr., Day will give Il
historical address on the church and
singing in old times.
-Sameul Bradley, aged 10 years,
and one.of the most deservedly esteemed
Of our citizens, died at at his West
Brattleboro farm last Friday morning.
He was a war veteran and a member
OF the local grange. One year ago he
buried his wife and Mrs. Phoebe Lind
sey. sister. of Brattleboro, is the
only surviving near relative.
The Rainy Day club held another of
their enjoyable assemblies last evening
in Red Mems hall. and one Of the
largest parties they have over had. A
most delightful time was enjoyed. There
was some talk among the ladies of the
club about "A slcighridc and it remains
to be seen whether it will materialize.
At the close of the dance the trolley car
was in waiting to take the members
home.
One of the earliest the Irish |
people to settle here, coming with the
railroad, was Mrs Bridget, wife of
the late Thomas Manning who died |
Sunday after several weeks of suffering
from blood poisoning developing from |
a silver in hcr.foot. She was native
of County Kerry, Ire, married in Low.
ell, and came here soon after. She is |
survived by five sons, two daughters
having died in infancy.
Elder l.. +. Baker of Rochester,,
n. T., has accepted call Of the Ad.
vent Christian church of Brattlcboro
to labor with them as pastor. He has
a wife and two children at home, his
oldest daughter being iD Boston. Many
will remember the rig revival meeting
held by Mr.. Baker in Vernon u few
years ago, when nearly 100 were cou
verted. Mr.. Baker was pastor of the
Advent church in Waterbury, Conn.
five years commencing with mem
bership OF only y which at the end Of
the first year increased to nearly 100
and they had built church and paid
81, 900 on it, and during the five years
he was there he received $50 into the
church and baptised 100 Mr.. Baker
has met with success in every place
where he has labored.
Van Doom II Morris are receiving
thousands of rolls of new wall papers.
'icher. prettier than you ever knew
hem very likely; surely for less ;
money. adv.
--Pullen a Whitney have oranges I
rom Zoe dozen up. adv.