The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-21

bitten at the fire Monday.
a ALL that ice on the sidewalks o
Elliot street should be looked out for
Tho schools in the High schoo
building, all except two rooms, had t.
be dismissed Monday forenoon because
OF the intense cold.
The Crosby estate, Crosby anl
Adams and the Vermont Nationa
, bank have appealed to the county
court from the assessment for tho Mar
street sewer and it is expected thai
other AUDITORS will join them.
b. l.. Taylor of the Rcformer stat
several years ago, since on various
newspapers at Montpelier and other
places and now with the Manchester
Union, was married recently at Man.
cester, N. H., to Miss Bonner, oil
Providence, r.. l., u stenographer in
the Office of the Union.
News was received by friends here
Saturday of the death of Frank M.
Turner of Mortified, Mass, of heart
disease at the age of &C years He
was a brother of Theodore Turner of
this place He was a member of the
G. A. r. and the services Tuesday
were conducted by them. He leaves
two sons and two daughters, his wife
having died about a year ago. L. j.
Turner, G. G.. Turner and wife and
Frank Turner attended the funeral at
Mortified.
Suits have been brought this week
by 0. ID. Esterkbrook, administrator
of B. A. Clark's estate against the
Etna and Travellers Accident and the
Employees Liability Insurance com.
, panies to recover the S26, 900 insurance
held by Mr.. Clark. The action is
based, of course, on the claim that
Mr.. Clarli's death was the result of an
accident. The copmanics have made
several offers of settlement by paying
part of the policies, but they were
declined
- Evidence is being taken yesterday
and today at the Brooks house before
Geo. E. johnson exam ner, in thel pa
tent case of 3. 6. Crourser V Brattle-
boro Overall Co. Messrs Waterman
and Martin conducting the examina,
ton of the plaintiff and :Stoddard for
the defendcnt. +. II. Blossom and +.
G. Stevens Of ST. Johnsbury, j. +.
Baker and 4. n. White of Whitefield,
N. H., and f. G. Churchill and E. ".
Kenyon of Lebanon, N. H., are in at
tendance as witnesses.
There have been two incipient
fires this week. Friday evening a ban
quot lamp shade was set atire as
macth was ligh ted by it in Frank
Pcrry's tenement in the Clay house
on Washington street and the blaze
apread to the lace curtains and carpet
dong some go damage which has
been adjusted by Childs & Co. The
fire was smothered by rags, without
giving an alarm. Monday morning
little blaze starting near the chimney
in the harness room of Gov. Fuller's
barn caused an alarm to be rug in
from Box Sd, but the blaze was over.
come by extinguishers before any en-
CINE arrived, and the damage was in
eide of 800. The town horses were
all four clear out at the southwestern
end of the town running the SNOW
roller aid men pulled the steamer as
far as Austin's house on Canal street
when it and the hose cart were hitched
on to the electric car and quickly
pulled up tn the Birgc street corner
where it would have been ready for
work in case of necessity
An overcoat belonging 10 II. S.
brakeman and spare con.
ductor, was stolen from the rear of the
Pullman car on the night express pas.
sing through here Feb. y. Suspiciont
fell on Patsy Guiheen. and he has
been in hiding here since thee Officer
Hall who has been on the lookout for
him, took a warrant yesterday fore.
noon and went to his home about 10 |
o'clock and in spite of the denials |
and protestations of his folks, mace a
search of the promises and found Patsy |
under some bed clothes. Patsy admit. |
ted the hiding and explained it by |
saying that he saw the fellow who |
lid steal it, but expected the blame !
would be laid on him, as everything is
and SO hid Archie Stockwell. who was
also supposed to know something about
it, was called as a witness, and ex-
haustiyeiy interviewed by States At.
torney Fits, who concluded that there
was SO much conflict between the
stories OF Guihcen and Stockwell, that
he issued papers for the arrest of
Archie as accessory before the fact.
They were brought before Justice New
ton yesterday afternoon, both pleaded
not guilty and the case was continued
till next Wednesday to bring an i'm
Dortanl state witness. Both the boys
bail for their appearance.
Ia tho meantime Detective J. A. Ma
oney Of the Z. d. NJ. road is looking
up the ease and following out the clues
by the stories of the boys.