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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

SUICIDE FROM DISAPPOINTED LOVE-
There are not many actual deaths for
love but such was Della Benson's at Ell.
mira, N. Y, Saturday. She was fine
looking and estimable young woman OF
twenty.four years, withall and accom-
plished, yet weak enough to take strych-
nine, andgo into the world beyond, guilty
of self-murder, because young man, to
whom she had been engaged for some
years, had finally found out that he didn't
love her. This youth, Ward Hodgkins,
of Watkins, N. Y, hadsuddenly become
religious, aud all his letters begging re-
lease from the engagement are profuse
with propositions to do considerable pray
ing for Della, whose sorrows rent his
heart The fellow would appear to be
one of those soft-headed lady-killers who
are all the time dropping into entangle.
ments of this sort, and who generally rip
en- as bigamists. Della appeals to him
in her farewell letter with the words
Ward, | am not your first victim, but
| beg of you to let me be the last. BE
snre before you ask another to be your
wife, that you love her." which is good
advice for young men generally.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

OBTAINING DAMAGEs.-In Ohio they
are enforcing law of which the follow.
ing is the vital section:
Sec. 8. Every husband, wife, child
parent, guardian, employer or other per.
son, who shall be injured in person, prop
erty or means Of support by any intoxi
Gated person, or in consequence of such
intoxication, haoitual or otherwise, shall
have right of section against both the
person who sold the liquor and the land
lord who owns the premises on which
the sales were made.
A great number of suits have been
brought under this Law, which is work
ing we'll. The widow of physician has
obtained verdict of $4,000 against the
rum-seller who sold the liquor which
killed her husband mother received
$500 for the death OF son, and 9th, r
mothers, wives and sisters, have been
awarded damages. 1t is provided in the
law that a judgment obtained under it
shall become first lien upon the premis-
es, and, in default of payment, every
thing-buildings barrels, decanters and
tumblers--may be knocked down at
sherif's sale.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

THE NORTHERN PACIFIC r. r. AND
New ENGLAND.--C. C. Coffin. ("Carl-
ton, in his lecture on the Great North
West" shows the close communication
of the NorthernPa Pacific railroad with New
England interests, as follows:
There are but two Western gate-ways
to the North American Continent, San
Francisco and Puget Sound. Atno 9TH
err point between Central America and
British Columbia, is there harbor that
can be made available for commerce. It
is 8444 miles from Boston to San Fran
cisco, yet over this long line of carriage,
our teas are now arriving. The thous-
and men with spades and shovels and
hammers are at work on the second great
line Of railway-the Northern Pacific
and when that line and its connecting
roads through Canada are completed, our
teas will come to US via. Lowell and the
Hoosac Tunnel. Boston then will be
1886 miles from the Pacific. BY the
construction of that line there will be a
saving in land transportation Of $50 miles.
There will be but one mountain summit
to cross, and the maximum grade will be
only 90 feet to the mile, No Tunnel
will be required, no snow shed needed"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
Poor miserable France, especially Pa

Poor miserable France, especially Par
is! They are worse off now than when
in the hands of the Germans, as has been
expected. A revolt broke out in Paris
last week, and anarchy, murder and as
sassination prevail. Most of the soldiers
called upon to preserve order refused or
Joined the insurgents. The provisional
government has been driven from Paris,
and U. S. minister Washburn and the
whole diplomatic corps left with them.
Napoleon is in London and says his re.
turn to France is only question of time,
while the Germans threaten to return to
Paris.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION The

RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION The
steady tendency toward Capitalization of
railroad power, which is viewed by so
many with apprehension, is strikingly
illustrated by the past and prospective
growth of the P nnsylvania Central
railroad interest. Twenty years ago that
company started with 400 miles Of rail.
road under its control 1t now controls
1000 miles, and, in another ear, it is be-
lieved, it will control the Union Pacific,
adding 2000 miles more to its jurisdic-
ton. In the Northern Pacific The man.
ayers of the Pennsylvania Central have
a controlling interest They appear
among the corpoTators Of the Texas, or
Southern Pacific, the new trans.continen-
tai line subsidized by the late Congress /;
and they are now negotiating for the
Camden and Amboy, the sole southern
railway outlet for New York and the
eastern states. Since the commencement
of this year they have secured the Alex
andrin, Fredericksburg and Richmond
roads, leading south from Washington,
and they are building line compete
with the Washington branch of the Bal
timore and Ohio.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

A NOVEL PRIVATE TELEGRAPH
Two brothers in this city, living about
five hundred feet apart have established
communication between themselves in a
somewhat novel manner. An ordinary
half inch gas pipe has been laid under
ground, terminating in the front halls of
the houses, in each end of which is a
whistle, such as is used in speaking tubes.
They have code Of common sentences.
numbering from one to thirty, and can
thus converse easily. Nos. l, 2, 3 and 4
are called by as many short whistles,
No 3 by long whistle, No by long
and short whistle, No 10 by two long
whistles, etc. The distance seems TO be
no obstacle, as with an ordinary effort
the whistle is heard distinctly in any
part of the house, and theowners EXPRESS
the opinion that it might be successful
IL used for ten times the distance. CIR ey-
en- more. As the efficiency of the com.
mon speaking-tube is limited to from
200 to $50 feet, this plan may be made
OF practical use.-Proudence Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
LOAN AGENTS IN NEW ENGLAND.

INTERESTING TO Young UNMARRIED
MEN.-The suits of Charles Haines as.
M. M. Nutting, brought to recover pay
Tor luncbeons, hOrsebaitings, and counting
fires furn ished to defendant, to the
amount of ninety dollars, while counting
plaintiffs daughter is still pending in the
Supreme Court of Maine. Young men
are interested in the result of this trial
tor If these ct cetraa are to be paid for, il
puts new phase On the delights of q
four years courtship.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

That woman was philosopher who,
when she lost her husband, said she had
one great consolation-she knew where
he was o'nights!
The New York Sun earnestly ad-
vises the democracy to "take Charles
Sumner of Massachusetts as their candi.
date for the Presidency for the election
OF 1872"
= Returns from the town meetings in
the State of New York thus far received
from thirty-six counties show a net Re
publican gain of ~ Supervisors.
"A somewhat eccentric lady of Mem.
phis gives annually to the poor the
amount that she supposes would have
been wasted on her funeral in the event
of her death.
One hundred and twenty-seveu
mothers of Worcester, Mass. aided and
abetted by all the physicians of the town
are seeking to obtain shortening of the
daily sessions of the public schools.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
New Hampshire Election.
A CLOSE VOTE.

The result OF the Election in Ney
Hampshire proves to be nearly as state'
last week except that it is very close oil
legislature and State officers. 1t is con
ceded that there is no choice by the PEG
pie for Governor, and'the legislature i
so close that even that will be considered
more or less uncertain till they assembl,
in June. The democrats carry all three
of the Congressman by unquestionet
majorities, while Weston. the democrat
ic candidate for governor, will lack q
hundred or two of majority, thus car
rying the election into the legislature
The Senate stands republicans, 6demo
Gratis and one vacancy. One ofthe demo
cratic Senators in the Claremont district
has but 6 majority, and another only 49,
The House is claimed by both parties. -
The Concord Statesman, makes it stand
republican 166, democratic 164, while
the Patriot Of the same place figures il
1853 democrats to 1852 republicans. The
truth about this matter is that there are
FIVE or six labor reformers chosen to the
House who will hold the balance of pow.
er between the democratic and repub.
lican parties, and as they were chosen by
democratic votes, their sympathies and
obligations will all lay in that direction,
so that it is more than probable that the
democrats will have majority in the
legislature, and thus carry the election
entire
As usual on the defeated side, much is
said in explanation Of the cause of the
defeat. The republican quarrels no doubt
contributed to it, and the failure of any
one of the combined elements would per-
haps have saved the State to the repub-
licans, but the main reason, as we believe
was the rum and water question. We
know of individual instances in the ad-
joining New Hampshire towns, sufficient
to have changed the result in the State,
so far as the legislature is concerned
(supposingitto be democratic) and atleast
one congressional district. And if the
republicans will learn by the result Of
last week, that they can't stop to quarrel
in the face of the enemy, or carry side
issues, the lesson will not be without
profit both to the country andthe republi,
can party.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

kU-kLUx ON A VISIT NORTH.
day recently Knox's hat store in New
York, was visited br Thomas FL. Broome,
southerner temporarily staying in the
city who said that he wished to buy a
hat. He was shown one by VIM. E.
johnson, the head clerk, but in a con.
temptuous tone he asserted that it was
made last Fall, and asked if they want
ed to swindle him. johnson then pro-
produced one of another style, which
Broome pronounced imperfect, and in a
quarrelsome manner demanded that ev-
cry hat in the store should be displayed
until he was suited. johnson, after show
ing great number Of hats, at last offer
ed one the workmanship of which he de.
clared was perfect. The following con-
yersation then ensued.
Broome-"That hat perfect its lie.'
Johnson" 1t is the best made hat we
have in the store"
Broome--" 1t you say that hat is per-
feet, you're d. liar"
Johnson" must say that you're no
gentleman to tell me I'm liar"
Broome-" l tell You again that you re
a G. d. liar. I'm Southerper. Sir.
and l fought you d. Yankees for five
years, and I'm willing to do it again. if
there's ever a chance. Take tina, for
your lie with this last remark
Broome lifted light umbrella, and stab.
bed johnson in the eye with its brass
point johnson received a severe injury.
but managed to get to the store door and
caileda policeman, who thereupon arrest
ed Broome. heprisoner was brought be.
fore Justice Cox, at the Jefferson Market
Police Court. yesterday. Justice Cox
said; my dear sir, you ought to know
that the state of things preceding the
Rebellion, here att the North. passed away
long ago. I commit sou for trial at the
Gsnaral Smioua.D
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

LIFE Our WEST. "A frightful muir
der was committed on Sunday week at
Virginia, Nevada. One mar walked up
to another, standing in drinking shop,
and. without the least warning or expla-
nation, blew his brains out. The assas.
sin merely asked his victim, the instant
before dischargiug his pistol, "where he
would have it?" and then, without wait
ing for reply, pulled the trigger. Thus,
man described as perfectly inoffensive
and good citizen. was launched, with.
out an instant of preparation, into eter.
nifty. The local papers say that the
murderer had been in the habit of using
his pistol rather freely during the past
two or three months, and that during
most of the time he had been under the
influence of drink. And yet with thes,
facts in small community universally
known, the murderer was suffered to ec
at large without the least effort being
made to restrain him or protect others.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

The editor of the Dover (Me.) Oh
server is over 20 years of age, and has
never been in a railroad car in his life.
Several places have claimed the
champion mean man, but Canaan Conn.
can take the belt A man there, who
employs his father in his workshop, lost
a child, and naturally the grandfather
of the child wished to attend the funeral.
The son permitted the old man to 90 TO
the grave, and when he got home dock
ed the poor fellow half day los, time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

The Klu-Klux are extending and per-
petrating their crimes innearly all of the
South. Their operations are now extended
to State officials, and if notchecked they
will soon set at defiance all national law
in the entire rebel States. They have
now served notice, in their peculiar style,
on Gov. Scott and other State officers of
South Carolina, to leave the State on
pain of assassination. With these facts
sustained by evidence of even democratic
candidates for congress, it is 10 be-hoped
the government will act promptly, GER
tainly not dwaddle along like The last
days of Buchanan's administration in
1861.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
Estate Of Jeremiah Pollard.

STATE OF VERMONT | The Probate Court
DIST OF WESTMINSTER IS. ) and for said Disuf
To all persons int rested in the estate Of JEREMA
poll ARD. late OF Londonderry in said district .
ceased. GREETlN6
NOU are hereby notified that A. E Fuller adn9
L istrator OF the estate of said deceased. h fe
his application setting forth that part Of The T.
estate OF said deceased will hgve to be sold 10 orc
% raise funds TO pay the debts of said deceased -
that part can not be sold without injury 70 tbs
interested 10 he remainder.
And said A. E. Fuller administrator of EDIi.
POLLAkD late Of said Londonderry deceased =
filed his petition to sell the real estate ii said 2
mentione deceased. being the homestead interta /
the said Edith IN the es ate OF the said Jereml.
Tor the same reasons. and has prayed for ieenss !
sell the real estate belonging two both of the SID :
taies; ana You are further notified thar said ~
VIII decide upon the allowance of said applieau.L
ut the session thereof to be held al the Probate
fee in fownshend in said district on the first We.
desday Of April 1871. at which time and place y
:, " '' CD. Eppy.
March ]. ISL. iOE
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
E.,nlc Of Ezrn Pierce.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Court
Dis'r OF WESTMINSTER IS and for said district
To all persons interested in the estate of bZk
PIERCE Senior. late OF Windham in said distrl
deceased. GREETING
YOU arc hereby notified that Ezra Pierce exeegl
Il of said estate viii render his administration
count. at the session Of said court to be held at
Probate office in Fownshend, in said district on 2
first Wednesday Of April 1871, and ask for a des'a
of distribution Of said estate among the persons
titled thereto and that said eunrt will then and tbg
decide upon the allowance ofsaid account and mss
the decree of distribution asked for. when and wba
you can be heard in the premises If sou shall :
cause. c. b. EDDY Register
March ]. ISL. I0LI
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
To Whom 1t May Concern !
AND THEY ARE VERY MANY.

| III the OIL submitted ny the puaru W
education to the late legislature of Yer
mont, establishing one and only one Nor
NAL School in the State, it is seen that
the proposed salary of principal, is tive
thousand dollars. Let us suppose this
teacher in one year is engaged forty.twc
weeks, five days in week, and six hours
in day, he will be in school twelve hun
bred and sixty hours. His education
and books, may be cost him fifteen hun,
bred or two thousand dollars, which is
his capital to be employed in teaching,
and he will be able to lay by as annual
profit twelve hundred dollars or more.
It is not presumed that every person,
if educated, could keep good school,
yet it may be safely assumed, that there
are hundreds, if not thousands of farm
ers in the State, who, had they when
young, decided to acquire an education,
might have been abundantly qualified to
be principal of such school as this but
realizing that somebody must cultivate
the soil or all the people would famish,
they, like whole-souled fellows, concluded
to cast in their lot with those whose work
is the basis of the wealth and prosperity
of our country.
The farmer, to carry onbusiness to any
advantage, needs capital consisting of
farm-stock and utensils of at least six
thousand dollars he must work three
hundred and thirteen days, twelve hours
in a day, and five hours on each Sabbath
in the needful care of stock, which makes
over four thousand hours that he labors
in one year he also pays taxes many
times larger than the teacher does. II
with economy and industry. he brings
round the year with clear profit OF one
hundred dollars, he will have done bet
ter than farmers average.
Now when this farmer seeks to edu.
cate his children, what propriety or JUS
tice or equity is there in his paying this
teacher such price as will enable the
teacher who works but twelve hundred
and sixty hours in year, to lay by as
profit twelve hundred dollars or more,
while the farmer who labors three times
as many hours and whose capital is three
times as much can lay by only one hun
dred dollars. Is such an arrangement
republican? Is it right? Is it not eyre,
glously wrong? We would by no means
depreciate the value of good teachers, for
we highly esteem them but what is
wanted, is, that the farmer who is the
grand feeder of the whole, should have
some chance in a fair division of the
products of his labor. IN twenty years
the teachers annualproft invested at six
per cent. pound interest would amount
to over forty-four thousand dollars, while
the farmers profit invested in the same
way would amount to less than thirty
seven hundred. There is no good reason
why the teacher should be thus favored.
He, like the good farmer or good mechan-
ic, simply "acts well his part, )" in the
sphere he occupies, as they 90 in theirs.
Ought his terribly unrighteous inequality
to be permitted to exist?
That those who have the management
of our State and educational affairs will
use their best endeavors to set this mat
ter right, is the very earnest wish of
VERY MANY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

The progress Of the times" is well IL
Illustrated in the fact that the democrats
OF Connecticut in their pending election
are appealing with much pathos to the
colored freemen of the State, to vote
their ticket, whereas only SO far back as
in 1865 the democratic Central commit.
tee of Connecticut published long ad-
dress bitterly opposing negro suffrage.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
= President Grant has headed

President Grant has headed the
subscription list of the fund for the Con-
gressional Temperance Society with three
hundred dollars. The Vice President
and Speaker Blaine put down one hun
dred dollars each.
The Fat Contributor, encouraged
by MIR. Greeley's success, in writing
about farming. He says: " A correspon.
dent asks us what we think about late
blowing. Flowing should not be contin.
ued later than ten or eleven O'Clock at
night, it gets the horses into the habit of
staying out late. and unduly exposes the
plow."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
Cheshire Railroad.

WINTER ARRAN MENT.
EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Bellows Falls at 3 so A.
NJ. ACC. at $50 A. NJ. and NAIL. 22OP. NJ.
keene. at Ass. and 9.45. A. NJ and 320P NJ, fol
ffltehouTg Boston; Worcester. Lowell. Nashua and
A. NJ. l2.l5 NJ. and go P. NJ. Boston at SIS A. nj
and 2S0 and 100 P. N.
Returning leaves Boston. at 30 A. NJ NAIL. and
II A. NJ ACCOM-. and $50 Pm. EXPRESS Fitch
burg. at 9,91 A. NJ. and i. Is P. NJ Tsp. III. Keene
at Il 20 NJ. 3-25 P. NJ. and go P NJ for Below,
Falls. Windsor. Rutland. &C.
EEESE. n. H., Dec &c. 1871. NNP'-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

A young lady of Westboro was
shot through the arm while walking along
the street one day last week, and n great
excitement arose as to who committed
the deed. Upon investigation it was
found that the bullet was fred from a
revolver by young man who was shoot
ing at a mark in distant field.
A Connecticut democrat sent his
son to New York, to complete his educa-
ton. After short time the son wrote
to his father that he was studying "Hor-
ace" On learning this, the parental pa.
rent replied Come home l don't
want Greeley to make a republican Of
my son"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

The change in the New Hampshire
delegation in Congress, brings forth a
new look at the political status OF the
present House. The republican MAORI.
ty will be from rs to 80 in any emergen-
cy, which is quite sufficient for all prac-
teal purposes. But what will this
amount to with no harmony among the
republicans
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
The man who 8

The man who "was so wondrous
wise" about the bramble bush apparent.
ly lives in Michigan. Forty years ago
he blinded himselfby letting chip fly
into his eye while he was chopping wood
and last week he regained his eyesight
by q similar operation.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24

The Republicans of the Housetopped off
the New Hampshire election last week
by splendid quarrel in which Speaker
Blaine and Ben +. Butler were the prin-
ciples. The democrats enjoyed it hugely
as might be expected.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-24
gelluws falls Times,
BELLOWS FALLS, MAR. "a, 1871

In contrast with the election result in
New Hampshire, the spring town cleo
tions in New York very generally show
handsome republican gains.