Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-30
AROUND OUR HOME FIELD.
SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE EVENTS OF
THE WEEKS RECORD
Putney Reports Results of Two Serious Falls
-Walpole Alarmed Over Contagious Throat
Trouble Burglary at Mortified -Coasting
Accident at East Dummerston.


Accident at East Dummerston.
Miss Bessie Kendall fell on the plat
form in front of the post-otlice at Put
ney last week and broke two ribs and
cracked third. She is recovering
nicely now.
The fund for the Bellows Falls hos
pital fund made a great gain last week
and is now Sl1,242 The directors OF
the hospital association have decided
to do nothing about building until
Sl5. 600 has been subscribed.
Thursday evening as the members OF
the training school at Northlleld,
Mass, were at supper, burglars enter
ed the building, taking S2I in money
and considerable iewelry, valuable
gold watch being one of the articles
stolen.
Charles Stafford of Hinsdale who traps
and buys furs, has been remarkably sue
cessful this year He has taken two large
lots to Boston among which was bear
skin. several otter skins, and large
ouantity of fox, coon, mink, skunk and
muskrat. He is still collecting furs
Mrs. Patrick Conway fell in front OF
the Catholic church at Hinsdale sun
day, A comb in the back of her halr
was driven into her head and she IS
confined to her bed from the effects OF
the wound Caleb, infant son OF I,
II. II. Langille, of llinsdale, put a
bean up his nose the other day. ply
sician was required to extract 1t. 1he
nose was badly swollen.
Aunt Lucinda Blodgett of Whiting
ham, nearly 93 years old, had fall IN
her home with Mrs. Mary Reed, re
Gently. and is critically i'll from the
effects of it, with little hope of her re
covery. Miss Purple, teacher OF the
Nottingham village school, slipped
and fell while going home from school
Tuesday, striking on her back and In
hieting serious injuries.
A Boston paper last week contained
the following George W. Barton OF
keene, \. H., fell on the ice near tht
B. u NJ. station at Athol, Mass, Jan.
% and fractured his skull and died al
the town farm in the afternoon. lie
was 10 years old and travelling corn
doctor. . Mr. Barton was former
resident Of Putney and well known
throughout this section.
+ It was thought Monday that MISS
Berry a teacher in the Walpole, n. IL.
4 scbools. had diphtheria. Her physi.
o;.n sent cnlture to Hanover for ex.
animation and the result proved more
anaonraoinp than was expected The
4 ;ntarn,ed,afe school was closed until
4 further notice. but Miss Berry will
nrohably be able to teach again next
ivaalx The severe sore throat preva.
i lent IN WaIpole seems to be contagious.
NJ. rl;tL p,,.+o - Eost Dummer.
- rr;tb an unI,sual accident last
a.osi ,saai, w wb;cb came near depriving hel
nf tba siyht of one eve. while coastinl
';+b bor soboolmates Miss Duttor
was ascending the hill as others were
ao,,, ;ngt down. ber brother was one oI
these He had stick in his hand which
- thraw awav and the sled struck il
in such n way as TO throw it with force
aI,a;not hiC sisters eve A physiciar
nas called. and though a painful wounC
Sba was making n good recovery at las
account
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oIate lae.o'ne' ta h. ~. so.rcb Of thre,
siieu "alia aitI olSi ~ Eai1., I'l Wadresday anr
places ln Den peiio%9 ~ 80 80 fan,d Sberif
IN III al Vi tlelii pee D., T"9 paidorsnrn',
ihoihps9h Ni5i'ee ~ ~, ,,o,,aI straot
fruit anu canuf MI SGote W 80 NJ r.
0ilicer - W. hna' ,,so noaI an,
i',ii, ,ol',,, ,, Wasfn inster street anC
Baxter Walker called upon the Bridg,
street pool and lunch room of Patricl
1 Baislev. The proprietors have beer
piven notice to appear this Afternoon
nj | o'clock. Within the past montl
seven nlaces have been visited in Bel
lows Falls and in every case liquor ha
been found.
Tho casa of Silas p Hubbeu of Neq
Wi, ,,;ty to recover what he claimed
- ha is his share If the estate of Charlie
~ ~ EnIlarton late of Chicago. has beer
~, ~, ,raroised and decree ordered
ooi,i - hin, IN tha Tinted States cir
80 sar tba northorn district of Hi
ais ais Nv aoraamant the estate passe
- Mortba 3 H;I step. sister of thI
~ ~ ne;ll;nnaira for distribution. de
iaee oa e. fnr ais+r;hntinn HAVING been mad
Iioe - naLata court After MIR Ful
=! tne pio pioatb .rrangaments were mad
i iei 'oi h;ah M;ss HilI took tbe interes
~ u,,hhalis oaternaI uncles of Mr.
@.ieuta,, u 1ie = - to- one of tbe hrotber
lht ! ~ ~ r,,;+ wbicb was comnromised
Ins+ No1emhar tbe other brothe
anu i"9u suoaoodin inrS in tho United State
oesan rooo,,ar wbat he claimed wa
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MS sn'io
After serving as pastor VI lIe MI .'i. VI
years. Rev. e. l. Scoheld senus IN M
resignation when ne wlshes 70 tah