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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-01-23
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF TWO
PROMINENT STATESMEN. The Columbus
correspondent of the Xenia Gazette
states The following incident in the life
of John Sherman His first appearance
before the public was at the Phi adephia
convention that nominated Gen. Taylor
for President. 1t happened in this wise
He was delegate to that convention.
When in the organization it came to the
election of secretary, Judge -, also
an Ohio delegate, arose in the convention
and said that the Ohio delegation had a
young man whom be desired to nominate
for that position; that if elected it would
probably be the only official position he
would ever hold, as he hailed from a
hopelessly democratic district. He was
unanimously chosen. A delegate from
Indiana nominated young man from
that delegation for assistant secretary,
and made similar speech concerning
him, and he was chosen. Schuyler Col,
fax and John Sherman met each other
and shook hands for the first time at the
secretary's desk.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

from much speaking. Yet of some of
them, / think / can safely say, in the
language of another, they toll not,
neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of
these"
1t was further remarked that many a
midnight pillow was being moistened by
by the anxious tears of a father and
mother, signing and agonizing over a
froward son or daughter. Many and
many moreare to be shed, fearful dreams
and visions to pass before the mind, phan-
toms of the once pleasant uneneumbered
home, now passing away upon the fore
closure Of mortgage, for money to pay
for Injuries in the sustaining of pride
and Incidence. That from an erroneous
standpoint in our home system OF educa-
ton, by the inordinate love fpride and
extravaganza, the once noble Yankee
race was being fastsupplanted by a more
economical people from the old world,
and must e;e soon be forgotten. And I'M
less this awful tide of fast living is soon
staid, crime high-handed, will know no
bounds except commensurate with the
most prohigate ideality OF human de.
pravity. SEC.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

A TOUCHING SToRY.-The New York
Times tells a touching story of lad,
eleven years of age, living at Bingham.
ton, who, being sent out on an errand,
clambered into freight car, attracted
by some loose corn on the floor, which he
proceeded to pick up for his chickens.
While so engaged the doors were closed,
and the car-one of train--started of
to its destination. Cries and shrieks were
of no avail, and for thirty miles the poor
lad was thrown violently from side to
side, having nothing to hold on to,
until he was severely bruised and cut,
and his flesh was filled with splinters.
At the end of the journey the car was
switched off and the boy discovered.
Being brutally treated by the trackman
who took him from the car, he was afraid
to ask assistance, and actually walked
all the way back to Binghamton, eating
raw corn to stop the cravings of hunger,
and sleeping in hay stack, where the
mice ran over his face, and where his
feet were frozen. The distress of the pa.
rents at his loss, and their joy at his re-
covery, may be more easily imagined
than described.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

Horace Greeley refused to meet with
the national republican committee al
Washington, at their late meeting, and
since then he has had such a ferociou,
attack of independence that he has writ
ten the committee letter requesting
them not to append his name to the call,
as under some circumstances he intends
to leave the republican party, or at least
will not supper. Grant if he should be
nominated for reelection; and having
thus delivered himself, like Mrs. Gener-
al, in charge of the Dorrt family, he
walks off mutterng, papa, potatoes,
poultry, prunes and prism"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

A NATIONAL RAILROAD SCHEME WITH
CHEAP FARES AND FREIGHTs.-One of
the biggest corporate schemes ever pre-
sented in Congress was offered Monday
by Mr.. Boardman Smith, of New York
in the shape of bill Incorporating the
National Air Line Railroad Company,
from New York to Chicago. 1t provid.
es for a capital of s100,0O0,0GO, and for
the construction of three double tracks
two for freights and one for passenger
traffic. The bill is deliberately drawn,
and proceeds upon the principle that the
general government has the right to au.
thorize the construction of postal and
military roads, irrespective OF State lines
and authority. 1t is provided that pas
senger fare shall never exceed three
cents per mile, and for sleeping cars moi
over one-half cent additional. Freight:
are not to exceed two cents per ton pei
mile for products Of the forest. soil and
mines, and not more than three cents 70,
other freights.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

The president is reported to have ex-
pressed himself very decidedly in rela-
ton to the management of affairs in the
New York custom house. Hesaid "My
mind is clear upon one point. Every of
fcer under the administration who has
been in any way connected with the ir-
regularities in New York, will be dis
missed at once. 1t makes no difference
if every man now holding office in New
York should be dismissed. / shall not
wait for any report or resolution of the
Senate, nor for even absolute proof OF
overt acts. know how hard tits to prove
overt acts. The fact that officers have
so demeaned themselves as to be open to
suspicion, or to bring scandal on the SER
vice, or to dissatisfy the large mercantile
classes, is enough to justify change"
That has the ring of the true metal, and
will of course be a disappointment to
those whose great anxiety is to make a
point against the administration.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

SHOOTING AFFRAY AT AUBURN
ARRAY, narrowly missing fatal results, oc-
Cured at Auburn, Mass, Friday even
ing, between William H. Smith, an itin-
Grant quack doctor, and man named
Jordan, whom he employed, ON shares,
to conduct his farm. The two parties
have been on bad terms for some time,
and have recently had couple of law.
suits, one of which went against Jordan,
while the other is still pending. On Fri,
day night, according to Jordan. Smith
determined to settle all the difficulties
himself, and waylaying Jordan as he
was returning home shot him IN the arm,
causing a serious if notdangerous wound
Smith, on the other hand, says that Jor-
dan first attacked him with knife and
that he shot him in selfdefense, although
when arrested he confessed that he in
tended to kill him. Smith was taken to
Worcester, where, on the charge of as
sault with intent to kill, he was placed
under $4,000 bonds to appear for exam
nation on Tuesday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26
New Departure in Agriculture

The New Hampshire Board of Agri-
culture, held meeting at Walpole on
the Sd inst, at which Mr.. j. f. Law
renee of Epping, delivered an address,
in which he announced "new depart
ure" in agriculture, making hay the
leading crop, and to "use the pillow more
and the hoe less"
He would pillow sward land seven inch
es deep in August or Immediately after
haying, putting on some we'll rotted ma
nure or other fertilizer. He had prac-
tiseG this with success. With him I" hay
was king" Never turn cattle or any
creature upon moving lots, both because
1t is an injury to feed and have them
tread upon and break the tender roots.
He would have every farmer raise lit
tie corn at least, but with corn at SOC, po-
tatoes SOC, beef Sc and pork &c, who
could compete with the western prairies
We must turn our attention TO raising
such articles as give US advantage in
freights and hay was that crop. Cut
hay early. It was worth double that cut
late, besides giving an aftermath which
would protect the roots during winter.
In response to inquiries from the au-
dience, Mr.. Lawrence said he thought
there was no danger of glutng the hay
market, but if it was glutted their lands
would be in good condition to raise any
other crop.
The above is condensed from a report
furnished us by the courtesy of Mr.. M.
w. Davis, secretary of the Westminster
Farmers Club, and which was not pub.
llshed at the time for want of space, and
some of the points are omitted for the
reason that they were brought out in the
discussion of the Westminster Farmers
Club and do not therefore need repeat
ing.
The meeting was fully attended, in
GLIDING number of Vermont farmers
from Westminster, and similar meet
ing of the Vermont Board of AgricuI.
ture and Mining, is expected to be held
at this place sometime during the win
ter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26
grlluws falls Timss,
BELLOWS FALLS, JAN, 20, 1872

On Tuesday Senator Trumbull pre-
scented several petitions for the repeal Of
the tariff on salt, coal and iron, and
called the attention of Senator Morrill,
of this State to them, saying that he APP
peared alarmed at their number, to which
Mr.. Morrill, Immediately responded, say
ing that he had the utmost respect for
spontaneous petitions but none for such
as those, which showed by their UNIFORM
language and yellow covers, that they
all emanated from the British free trade
league in New YORK.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

LIQUOR LAW IN ILLINoIs.-A new
liquor law has just been passed in Illinois
which was quite generally supported by
both political parties. Its license law
but whoever takes out license is also re.
CURED to to give bonds with it for the
payment of all damages by drunkenness
caused in any manner by the liquors be
sells. The liquor sellers are of course in
much tribulation over this event, and
very naturally indignant that they should
be made responsiblefor the effects of what
they deal out. 1t is new thing for Ill
inois and the effect will be looked for
ward TO with interest.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

= A Rochester girl wants $4,000 from
photographer for displaying one OF her
pictures in his window, placarded Zone
half dozen photographs ordered by this
very stylish young lady and payment re-
spectfully asked and insuftingly refus-
ed"
= Henry Ward Beeeher said to bis
congregation in n sermon on home life
and hospitality, Sunday: 1 honor the
woman who comes to me when | call in
the dress suited to her work. l don't
like TO sit buried in plush in the parlor
waiting three-quarters of an hour for
toilet. What is good enough for you is
good enough for your friends.
The Wheeling Intelligence of a recent
date says "a young lady now i'll with
the small pox in this city, recently receiv-
ed letter from sister in Pittsburg, who
wrote that she was then sick with the
small pox. Exactly eleven days after,
the young lady who received it was taken
sick with the disease. She was not ex-
posed to it in any other way, and there
seems TO be no doubt that the contagion
was communicated by the letter"
One of the suite of the Grand Duke
Alexis, in a speech at Milwaukee, paid a
compliment to this country by saying he
found it nation of orators. The readi-
ness with which the average American
makes speech seems to astonish all for
eigners. Dickens paid genuine tribute
Of admiration to the good speaking he
always heard at the complimentary din.
ners rendered him, and on public oeca-
sions, in one of his letters to his friend
and biographer, John Forster, Mr.. Dick
ems half humorously explained the fact
by saying that every man expected some
time to be member of Congress. and so
put himself in training. Better reasons
why Americans are good speech makers
are that, thanks to our educational facil-
tiles, most Of them have something TO
say, and that the village lyceum and the
town meeting afford excellent opportu-
mites for practice.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

a young man named Alfred Buck
ley accidentally shot his mother vii
examining pistol at 1863 Myrtle avenu
Brooklyn, Sunday. The wound wi
probably prove fatal.
The Waterman of cemetery at L.
ons, France, has been arrested, it hayia
been discovered that he has for Il / NJ
time been in tic habit Of visiting n
tombs OF females to cut of their hair
which he sid TO the manufacturer 6
chignons.
Joseph Burton, Esq, Register {
Probate for Kennebec county, was ser
ously, if not fatally, injured at Augusll
Me, last Monday, by lad who ra
against him with his sled while coastin.
on the sidewalk.
Josh Billings says: "Most enD
man will oonceed that it looks foolish t
see a boy drag heavy sled up hill 70
the aeetin' pleasure of ridin' down again
but it appears to me that the boy is
sage by the side of young man VII
works hard all the week, and drinks hi
wages on Saturday night"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

A VERY MEAN AcTIoN.-The mean
est men in Fitchburg slide down hill 1t
would be we'll if the hill has no end
when such men slide as are mentioned
in the following from the Reveille Last
Saturday afternoon three little boys, two
of them children OF Capt. Z. T. Hay
ward, were coasting on Mill street, when
two men jumped on the sled with them
to slide down the hill. Capt Hayward's
eldest boy begged them to get off, as he
could not guide the sled with their weight
on it. This they refused to do, and the
boy being unable to manage the sled, it
ran against the fence and broke the little
fellows right thigh. The men started
to leave, but the boys begged them 10
take him home, for he was hurt and uu.
able to walk. They therefore put him
on the sled and carried him part Of the
way home, and then left him to the care
of his playmates. The injured boy now
lies in a very critical condition"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

The YEAR 1S72.-The year 1872 con-
tains ffty-two Sundays. September and
December each begins on Sunday
January, April and July, on Monday.
Octorber is the only month beginning on
Tuesday. February begins and ends on
Thursday. Consequently we have five
Thursdays, which will not occur again
until the year 1900. In the year 1886
February will have FIVE Sundays, which
will not occur again until the year 1920
The year 1871 began on Sunday and
ended on Sunday. This will occur again
in 1882, and every eleventh year there
after.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
MerIden man returning from the "clul
few nights ago, got into the wrol
house, and had just pulled off his boo
preparatory to seeking hislittle bed, VII,
the proprietor appeared, and with son
difficulty conducted him home. WI,
they arrived, the inebriated indivho
was still, so befogged that he insisted III
his friend (who by the way is stri,
temperance MANI, should be put to bed
assured him that he would never saw
word about his being "intoslicated
pointed out to him the evils Of iniemne,
ance; depicted the sorrow Of his wife
she should ever know of his eondtior
begged him never to touch another dr.
of liquor, and even went so far as to N
duce a bill for goods from one OF o
merchants, which, he insisted was a teI
perance pledge, and with tears urged |
f lend 20 sign it, promising to stand
him through chick and thin if
would do so. 1t is needless TO say III
the temperance man didn't sign II
change.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-26

A FINE RUM SHooT,-A bloody af
fair occurred at Lakeville, Mass, on Fri.
day. The perpetrator of the crime is a
we'll known dentist, DR.. Charles w.
Leach, who is member of a church,
and of the Sons of Temperance, but has
recently taken to drinkiag again, and for
some time has been drinking very freely
of rum and cider and had nearly be-
come maniac On Friday afternoon,
after sending away all his family except
his little son, he stationed himself at a
front window with double-barreled gun
and proceeded to fire at every one who
passed. Thomas Bump, who lives in the
same house, and John Capeless, neigh
DOR, were the first to receive his dispenea-
ton, and after them two others, William
Coombs and Daniel Swift, who were en-
deavoring to arrest the doctor were also
shot. These four men having been
wounded, the lunatic was finally secured
by making rush while he was loading
up. Saturday morning he was taken
before the judge of pobate, who ordered
him to be removed to the Taunton in
insane hospital. OF the wounded men
none probably are fatally injured, al
though two of them received serious
hurt. Notwithstanding the doctors
past good character, it is now whispered
that he has been concerned in several
other crimes recently perpetrated near
Lakeville.