The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

! 49,. The iron bridges on the Brook roa
are being rcplanked this week.
The children of the parochi;
scnool enjoyed picnic to the cascad
yesterday afternoon.
"A petit on is being circulated t
nave the selectmen straighten the roa
near the creamery.
1t is hoped that all the schools
see TO 1t that they have some vetera
speak to the pupils the last half da
OF school on the Goth.
Alfred Orcutt's horse of Guilfor,
got badl, frightened at the eectr ic
tuesday night and ran into "A tel
eephone pole on Canal street in front o
L. Fltzgerad's house.
= AT the Unitarian church mex
sunday morning Rev Mr.. Leavit
VII take for his subject, "Thc Law
or Cause and Eject Present Day Sur
vlval of Old World Magic.''S
The local, Telephone Company ha.
TINS week put in long distance lines
Tor the Valley Grain Co., DR.. Robert.
on Walnut street, ID. McGillivray anC
the Metropolitan Stock Exchange,
Mrs. F. II. Smith has this weel,
sent two barrels of clothing to New
York city. for thelpoor, one for the
Destitute Home for men and the othe,
for the Destitute home for women.
"A. V. Mays agency has this week
sold the Camden N. Smith place al
Centreville to Otis G. futile from
Fishers Island, N. Y, formerly OF
Brattleboro. Possession igven at once.
Walter II. Simonds of Chester
field. N. H., has bought the Lucius
A. Moore farm in Marlboro known as
the Warren Higley place and taken
possession. Sale made through A. V.
Mays agency.
The electric railroad ran an extra
car Wednesday night to accommodate
patrons after the rehearsal of the Cho-
raj Union. The new motors for the
new cars arrived yesterday and the
cars are expected next week.
Martin Scott's horse went on a
little rampage Tuesday He was
hitched to the carriage and started
down the bank on Forest street. The
carriage was somewhat the worse for
1t bat the horse was uninjured.
Rev. Mr.. Leavitt will preach the
baccaaureate sermon to the gradual
ing class of the High school Sunday
afternoon, June 7th, and another bac
caaureate sermon to the graduating
class of the North street school on the
evening ot the same day.
old timers wi II pleasantly REGAL
the famed Nequag house at Barre
Mass. where the Brattleboro- Boston
stage changed bosses and refreshed
their passengers half century ago.
The structure was burned to the
ground on Tuesday of last week.
Ethel May, only child of Emory
Whitney and wife died last Friday after
Il three months illness which she bore
with wonderful fortitude for child four
years of age. She was a bright and
child and the family have the
sympathy of many friends.
There will be lecture at the Re
treat Tuesday at J 30 p. M. entitled
My Trip to Norway. Sweden and Den
mark. by J. Burt Sutherland of Mon
trea, Can. who has already given two
lectures at the institution on his tray
els.
On Saturday, May 23rd, the sun
rises at 40 and sets at Gas Richard
Golden will appear at the opera house,
as ''Old Jed Prouty'' one hour and 10
minutes after sun down. He is bril-
liant star and old Sol does well to
light out before "Old jed lights up.
Sale of tickets opens at the box office
next "Wednesday evening at ! 80 sharp.
Deep sympathy is felt in the loss
ii Mabel, the months old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. knowlton.
who died Saturday evening. The child
was taken i'll last June with whooplng |
cough,and has not seen a well day |
since and for the past II weeks has
oeen very i'll. She was bright and
child. The funeral was held
Monday
A consignment of L, 1000 trout fry |
rom East Freetown. Mass. to Farmer
] w Pierce, persisted by delays en- route
asst week Many practical fish men |
hink the tanks with young trout should |
lot be iced, which they believe creates a |
atal temperature; but express compan-
es receiving them should be held reSpon-
ible for renewing the water ut the To-
omotiye tank stations in transit.
The Glass blowers, who exhibited at
range hall all last week gave their
inal exhibition Saturday evening and
nnort good success. The prizes awar-
ed during the week were as follows :
O Miss Sadie Turner, for best lady
ANGER: to Harry Pike for best gentle
nan dancer; to Maud Young as hand
omest lady; to Harry Currier as hon.
lest ~ gentleman; Ellen Turner won
he prize for handsomest baby.
-Four handsome windows have been
laced in st. Mlchael's Catholic
hurch this week, which recently ar
wed from Munich, Germany. "St. Mi
h aeI. 1.-THE church s patron saint, is
he pift of P. NJ. Baker, the Angel
;abTiel lis the gift of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. RYAN of Holyoke, Mass, the {
ANGEL Guardian'is the gift of the
hildren of st. Michael's school and {
10 Angel Raphael" which has not
eft been taken, but place is left '
here the name Of person can be I
ut in at any time.
DR. Giddings and wife and 10 at
,ndants came down from Waterbury $
,ednesdav night and yesterday fore I
oon took 80 patients by special a
ain. and just ahead of the regular I
ain. removed from the Brattleboro :
etreat here to that monument of ex :
.avagance and mis- government in I
ate affairs, the Waterbury asylum. '
he result is for the time being of i
,,,rse TO leave so much empty space e
, the Retreat here to VIII ich the tax \
,vers of Vermont have the first right.
oughIy speaking it is two asylums r
,If fIjl. OF course it will make no !