Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-30

Rev ID W Faunce of Providence,
X J.. will preach at the baptist
church next Sunday.
-Orlin NJ Whitney of Brattleboro
has been granted an original pension
of So per month. VIM Butterteld of
West Dummerston has had his pension
increased from $40 to sl2 per month.
The chief interest 10 the forth
coming elaborate scenic production of
Lewis Morrison's Faust centers in
the famous new lyric and dramatic
prologue as we'll as in the magnifi
cance of the new scenery and electrical
effect of the Lewis Morrison version.
-Windham county Pomona grange
met at Jacksonville, Aug 90. Morn
ing session opened with 30 present
folloaed by lively discussion of the
question. "Ars the Children of the
Farmers as Healthy IS Their Parents
| We're, and Ii Any Difference Why Is
It?" The decision is that the chill.
dren are not as heslthy, and the fault
is principally due to being dosed too
much with medicines too many sweet
meats and not enough of proper kind
of exercise. The afternoon session Was
open to the public and in charge of
the lecturer Of North River grange.
After listening to songs, essays, read
| ings and Rotations, a livelv discus.
sion followed Of the question, 600
Farmers Neglect Their Opportunities
More Than Other Glasses, IT So,
WhyYo The Sentiment of the speakers
WAS in the negative, they do improve
and are keepiog up with the process.
SIGN and ara abreast with the progress
of time as much as other classes.
There were so present at this meeting.
| VIM Mettey, who was arrested for
intoxication Monday and whose case
was continued until today, failed to
show up at nine this mornine, and
! his bond, 800 with Landlord Turner
as surety, was declared forfeited by
Justice Newton. Mettey vas in The
village this morning and few min.
utes before trial time concluded to go
across tho river, and staid. \ rumor
that a warraot was out against him for
liquor selling was perhaps an impell-
ing motive. Town Grand Juror Minor,
who signed both omplaints, has been
accused of leaking" with regard to
the second complaint and of represent
ing NJ ettey and offering to pay the
| fine for intoxication if the othe- case
could be dropped. Minor interviewed
by the Reformer this noon, says he
did admit to LawyerBacon. Mettey's
counsel when asked the question
direct that there was another com
plant, that 1t came up in talk
about an understanding between
counsel, that Mettey should plead
guilty and pay mis- fine, and Bacon
asked for an assurance that should be
all of it, which he couldn't give. He
says that he had nothing to do with
Mettey, had no sympathy with him
and no purpose in the matter hut to
get him out, because West Brattleboro
people were complaining so generally.
And his proposition to the court was
that the hnc should be imposed ac
cor;lng to the understanding and the
second complaint held over Mettey,
proviaed he would agree to stop sell.
ing and get out of town within a
week. He believed, after consultation
with counsel be had Il right to do as
grand juror. Meanwhile. the complaint
signed by Minor has been returned to
him by Lawyer barber who is in
charge of the prosecution and it is
surmised that another is out signed
L by Grand Juror Weatherhesd. So also
is bench warrant, whose service if
it can be made, will relieve Turner.
Mettey has been on continuous
drunk for weeks, and nearly as con-.
| tinuous belligerancy, driving his fam
| ilv out of doors twice, threatening to
| kill them, as the reighbors charge
and getting one good Licking at least
since his arrest. That grew out of a
dun for 81 from boarder who claimed
to have paid 1T as Mrs Mettey said
he done, whereupon Mettey proceeded
to collect it from his hide but was too
drunk for success and the balance of
account, fistically, was heavily on the
other side.
/. Later ettey was stopped.hy officers
at Hinsdale this afternoon and
Landlord Turner went down and got
him, ard soon after he appeared on
this side, Officers Hall and Stock.
yell nabbed him. He is row before
Justice Newton, held on both the
bench warrant and that for selling. 1t
is doubtful if trial will be reached
today as his counsel are absent.