The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-08


e. l.. Knowlton is converting hi
barn into house al "A Central Stree
turning it round to face the street an,
adding an ell.
PROF. o. IL. Beverage will deliver :
lecture at the High school a. Below
FANS t9 tonight ON his "Trip Two Week.
Along the st. Lawren cc.''
The body of Dorothy. little daugh
Der OF W; t. Cabot, was brought from
boston this week for burial in tn,
iamily lot in the village cemetery.
=, State Auditor Hale was ins tow
friday settling with the magistrates
and court officers so those who have
claims against the state as witnesses O,
otherwise in police court can cali anC
get their cash.
Andrew Ferriter, while horseback
riding on Saturday on the Immersion
ROAD, was thrown and striking against
lhe stump OF tree had sharp poin,
oflVen into his leg which has LAID him
up since.
There will no drill of Co. A. this
week Saturday night but special Mt.
tention is called to the field day, y
to be held May 10th. Full instruc-
tions will be given next week: but
tnelboys are asked TO keep that day
GEAR OF all engagements, and carefully
TO read next week s notice.
Harold, l0-year. old son of Mrs.
Marshall Galc, was knocked down and
run over by a rapidly driven horse on
Elliott street Wednesday evening. II
was at first feared that the boy was Sc
/ riousiy hurt, but no bones were brok
en- and he seems to be getting along all
right now.
Key. W r. G. Mckenzie preached
IN the Methodist church last Sunday
morning, owing to the absence of Rev.
y. j. Hough, who is at Cleveland. O.,
as a delegate to the Methodist inter
national conference. l.. l.. Beeman.
presiding elder, will preach next Sun
DAY and will also preside at the quar-
terly conference which will be held to-
morrow night.
"A communication from the bish.
ops chaplain to the Rev. Mr. Collins
states that Bishop Hall has been Cor
hidden by his physician to undertake
any visitations and that all appoint
ments made for tn month of May
must be cancelled The bishop has
somewhat improved in health. but
month or more of entire rest will be
necessary before he can safely resume
his work in the diocese.
"A horse of William terrins of Hins
dale. standing in front of the express
ONCE broke the strap of the halter,
started on run up High street to
Centrevi lie and over an embankment
into the brook near the bridge at the |
The driver waded in and |
and disenlodgcd the animal. I
The horse was not much injured but |
the carriage was completely demol- /
shed
The W. G. I. u.annual convention
of Windham county will be held in the
NJ. +. church June and t. Ii is ex
1ected that an attractive part of the
programme will be gold medal con
est and matron's contest. Mrs. Ellen
Boole of New York, national organ
Ger, has been engaged for one evening.
each union is entitled to send five
delegates. The local Wet Z. espec
ally invites the members to be present
1t the next regular meeting Tuesday,
Nay II at = 30 p, m to hear superin-
endent's reports and arrange for the
coming convention The entertain
nent committee will hold meeting
With Mrs. F. Perry, corner Washington
md Central streets, Wednesday. the
9th inst. at 3 pm. Those who have
he Temple wheel funds in hand would
.onfer favor by retu rning them to
headquarters I
Last week Thursday forenoon two
'renchmen named Frank and Myron
\ lger, one of whom had worked for f.
Il. Wade, hired a team to go to Al
,iers. Friday morning hearing nothing
rom them Will Powers and Officer Nc
Clare started in search, went to Gull
ord and Vernon, found they hadn t
een there, telephoned to Hinsdale
With the same result, then inquired at
Yates wher nothing was known, but
was suggested that inquiry be made i.
t John Lees by the iron bridge. ,,
here it was learned that they APP
cared with the team about dark ,,
thursday and said they we're going to
fellows Falls. They were followed and !
ound there, where they had spent the
light, part of the time at the home
+ his wife of the younger one, and the :;
cam was at Aliens stable in North /.
falpole all night. The younger one
as brought back here. but insisted {
nat he didn't intend to steal the !
cam but would have brought it back !
when he got started off, {
as released for $40 to cover costs and :
a part of which he paid and :
guaranteed by +. Bush r
eli for whom he is at work painting. !
Il all ,Nai1 loCt ntnht
-Carelessness with gasoline caused /;
fire that looked alarming for time r
,sterday afternoon in +. ii. Davis II
.iloring rooms. He had a wash boil Il
full of gasoline. used to soak clothes II
his cleansing work, and had taken
, a piece of cloth and wrung it out
id was passing by the gas stove used ..
heat the tailor's irons, twhen the va -
II from the cloth, being heavier than ~
e air. dropped down, caught fire e. e.
ON the stove, and in an instant all =;
as in a blaze. The side of Davis -
ce was burned little and his hair y, .e
nged. The employees in the room of ~
lom there were several. gave the ="
arm and Bailitf John Calvin. whose q" q.
IRE is nearby rushed in with an ?.
emergency Fire Extinguisher. By Is
is time the whole southeast part of Ia
> room was afire. but by the use of pe
e extinguisher he got it under con &c &c,
i and sent back for another and as 81
ere was a little trouble in finding III ~;
went for it himself, and after he re- - -,
med C. X. Crosby arrived on the Wv
me with another eytinguisher and ~
the use of the three, the fire was
npletelN obliterated. 1t was one Of a,
. times when the Emergency" was n c'
,plv invaluable. y line of hose and ~,
tream of water would simply have s 90,