The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03


Harmless. II don't rot clothes.
Tho Il. p. Carpenter residence i
now offered for sale through tho agcnc
OF A. W. Childs Go. adv.
d. p, Rockwell of Rockwell
, reople's Ihcater Co., has been in tow
.. this week to arrange for date late
on.
Bailey 4 Miner have sold job
Monahan's lot of four acres south q
the Roman Catholic cemetery to n
Ryan for the Catholic society. . .:..
, There was landslide about Il mil
inns sida OF West Townsend Tucsda
evening delaying the trains Wednesda
morning about an hour and half.
Guy hanson occupied the Baptis
pulpit last Sunday evening and arcatl
pleased his large audience by The OK
cellent address given on the subject
Inc gospel and what it does for men. )
IL S Brown of tho Westinghouse
electric and manufacturing Co, was il
Town this week and the electric roat
company purchased one full car equip
mcnt of motors. The result of the lat,
combination of the Westinghouse ant
Its competitor is seen in tho fact in al
extra price of S25
The record has been broken If
standing in line for the sale of tickets.
The "Gilhooley's Abroad tickets dc
not 90 on sale until 7 80 to, night, and
the 1irst one was in line at 20 minutes
10 this morning, l6 hours ahead,
there were dozen by O'Clock and
now it is long string,
The concert given at the Baptist
church last Monday evening by the
Mt. Hermon Cleo and Banjo clubs
assisted by Prof Henry W Hastings,
reader was 4 very enjoyable entertain
ment and deserving of much larger
audience. The glee club numbers about
~ and their singing was harmonious
and pleasing, though lacking somewhat
IN spirit. They show plainly the
| effects of careful drill. The Boating
Song brought out the excellent bal
ance OF their voices very effectively
and was their most taking selection.
The banjo club were the favorites
with the audience and elected much
favorable comment by their fine play
ing. They were obliged TO respond to
several encorcs during the evening.
Prof Hastings captured the audience
from the start. his rendition of
humorous selections being especially
good. 1t is to be regretted that his
voice seemed hardly strong enough for
the room but that was in "A great
measure atcned for by his clear in
tonation and pleasing manner.
"A crowded house greeted The
Old Homestead" Tuesday evening.
The play is too we'll known to need DIES
crlption; in fact it is really series of
lovely pictures interspersed with cute
sayings and droll situations, rather
than play. Ii was beautifully staged
and we'll acted The thunder shower
in the first act was simply perfect,
from the gradual darkening OF the
Scene to the sudden pour Of the rush
ing rain. Grace church by moonlight
and the rendering of the Palms
Service by X Jose and The Old
Homestead choir was grand and artis
tic, and in every respect the produc-
ton of the play shows careful atten-
ton to detail on the part of the man
agement. or course the interest of the
play centres around Uncle Josh"
which role was ably sustained by G.
W. Wilson who ranks as one of tho
cleverest character actors ON the stage
and who was a member of the Boston
Museum stock company for 20 years,
and a great favorite with Boston audi
ences. Mr. Wilson was nobly supported
by W M Greasy as ICY Prime" and
G. II Clark who sustained two roles
Henry Hopkins, the wealthy city
gentleman and Seth Perkins, - asiliy
old fellow in his second childhood. |
AS Henry Hopkins, Mr. Clark was
excellent but as Seth he was even |
more-he was admirably made up
for the part to begin on, and acted it to
the life, making it hard to realize he
could possibly be anybody olsc than |
the Seth he assumed to be. Miss
Marie Kimball, also, in sustaining two
dsslmilar roles showed an uncommon |
and presented both |
Aunt Matilda Whitcome and Mrs
Henry Hopkins with a good deal of
artistic skill The songs by tho double |
uuartettc we're heartily encored and
the audenccwas kept in highly appre- |
ciativc humor from rise. to fall OF the /
curtain
We don't expect our money back on |
them baby carriages-must dispose of |
them at once regardless OF price. Hack
ley a. Moran. adv.
The statement last week about the result of
the case in the Suffolk, Mass, second supreme
courl of Geo NJ Ellis against the u 4 NJ railroad,
Is misleading without further cSplahatlon. IL
is true that the judge after hearing some OF the
testimony ordered verdict for the defendant,
but his counsel have petitoned for new triai
and arc confident that one Will be ordered ana
IL not that they could prevail on exceptions ne
fore a higher court. L l. Roberts of y Court
street, Boston, the lawyer for Ellis, so writes
and:says he is confident that both the tacls ana
u, Mo ant 5.af mo- lsn
developed by the evidence so far rs put IN atthc
trial were that in February, "a, Ellis was carry
ing n yasc for a man to the depot, thal Wneh
they reached the crossing the gate was smut
down they waited 10 or 10 minutes for it to rise
and when it did, at 40 clock In the night, Ems
started across the track, was struck by an en-
CINE, knocked down and run over, = reg ahu IN, IN
arm cut off, part of an ear taken away ana nine
teeth knocked out. The question IN the case Is
whether Ellis was guilty of any contrioutory
there can nardiy nc a queel9h VI W
negligence of the railroad In thus raising the
rate when engines or trains were passing. NO
EXPLANATION OF this, whether an accldent or ms
ukc, was offered in court. But the Judge aiter
nearing two witnesses, the old gentleman Tor
whom the yalise was carried and q detective Tor
mother railroad who happened to tie ~ tho
gate at the time, and. without waltlnS 10 near
hrcc other witnesses who were on hand. or
Tered the verdict for the defendant ~ above
stated. The ground for this ruling seems TO
nave been that in another case 1t had Deeh ue-
.ided that the man injured was not guilty elhes
igcnce because he had right TO suppose the
rack was clear when the gate was raised ana
,lso because he looked up and down the TRACK 70
'ee ,bot il was so. The Judge seemed to think
he a,cond "bccause" was n necessary part on
iue prudence, and that inasmuch ~ Ellis
iidn't see it--at 40 O'Clock in the niSht-he diu
not exercise due prudence There inav, doun.
'uIIv he ..starc decisis'' in such 4 view nut
here certainly Is not common sense.
The Brooks House has this week put IN a
arGc and handsome double snow easc ior " I
andy ,,rowinr cigar business, which mas al
.eady trchlcd lis former dimensions and is sure
o still further increase with this Improvement:
rhc c:isc 'lisnaVs temptingly the 30 of the finest
md mo-, nnnui,r brands Of cigars. and II has