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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

STATE OF VERMONT, I The Probate Court in
DIST OF WesTMISsrER So. and for said district /.
Io all persons interested in the estate Of ANNA
JONES late of Londonderry in said district deceas-
ed. testate. GRFrT1Se
NoU are hereby notified that William II. Walker.
IL executor Of the will Of said deceased will rem
der an account of his administration at special
sion Of said court to be held at the Inn Of y. &
r. phelps n GRAFTON, IN said district the SMITH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1878 and that said eourt
will then and there decide upon the allowance Of
said account and make such further order of istri
pqti9n OF SAID estats as the case may require, at
which time and place can be heard in the prem.
ises if you shall see cause.
August Is, 1873. a-S
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

LoEDoNDERRY.-M NJ. IL. Farms
worth offers his business for sale, at Lon
donderry, the particulars of which will
be found in his advertisement in another
column.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

Advertised Letters.-John Brock &
Co,F.D. Worcester, A. S. Hancox, ID. Da-
Wis, W. w. Gibbs, A. A. Harwood, T..
Houghton, Geo. A. Littlefeld, Fred
Wiley, Nellie Mccarthy, John Blanch-
ard, Jerry Sears, Mrs. Ellen o. NJ. Day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

WALPoLE.--Next week the young la
dies of Walpole will revive the operetta
Z" Lily Bell" which was presented SO
acceptably two years ago.
Rev. VIM. Brown of Sherborn, Mass,
will be installed over the Unitarian So
eiety next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. DIR. Bellows,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

TowNsHEND.-The dwelling house of
Judge o. S. Howard, recently came near
being destroyed one night. A girl Of
some seventeen employed in the family,
after retiring INDUCED in the very care
less habit of reading, holding at the
same time, the light in one hand. Thus
engaged she fell asleep. About md
night she awoke and saw that the bed
clothes around her were ON fire. She
arose, and presently there was great
commotion throughout the house, pals
OF water being carried in quick success.
ion to the burning bed With some diff
fculty the flames were extingaished, bat
not before the bed and bedding were
nearly consumed. The girl was not in
jured, and the wonder is that she was
not sutiocated and the house burned to
the ground.
Visitors in Townshend have been nu-
merous the past few weeks, among them
Rev. Horace Birchard son-in-law of the
late lamented DIR. Fletcher, and Rev.
Albert Prentice. Also Capt Marshall
Twitchell, native of Townshend, but
since the war resident of northern
Louisiana, where he is prominent and
much respected citizen.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

DUMMERsToN DEPoT.-The mail bag
which was lost in the Connecticut river
near Dummerston station, last spring,
was seen few days since lying at the
bottom of the river, and was fished out
and taken to West Chesterfield n. II.
and the contents mostly found to be
in readable condition.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
WHAT NOW?
dissolution !

Notice is hereby given that the copartnership in
the baeksmithing business. heretofore existing be-
tween the undersigned was dissolved July 90 1873
by mutual consent. and the INN ediate settlement Of
all ACCOUNTS with them is requested. The accounts
are with j. q. Persons with whom they may be set
tied, and who requests immediate attention. us he
expects soon to leave town.
j. G, PERSONS.
SAMUEL ELLIOTT
Bellows Falls, August q, 1873. 3l.96
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
Esrn,e of Era.,us sm.,,ev

r STATE oF VERMONT ! The Probate Court in
Us Is 81 WESTMINSTER So and for said district :
d dus sMALLEf late of Grafton. in said district
vxpyye g, GREETING.
Nou are hereby notified that the application for
= the appointment of commissioners to set ont
tne homested in the estate Of said deceased and for
an assignment of personal estate to the widow
stands for hearing and decision special session
q sad court to be held at the Inn Of y H. Phelps
u FpTaltvn N sad district. on The SIXTH DAY OF
ger TENDER 1873, when and where said court will
decide upon said applications and you can then and
cause. o. n Eddy pee;sta-
August Is. 1873 Si-sS
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

SAxToNs RrvER.-Glynn announces
new goods.
Frank M. Taft has taken some sixty
stereoscopic views of Saxtons River and
vicinity, and will issue catalogue Of
the same in few DAYS.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
died.

Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. Obituaries
including poetry, to be paid for according to length
In Westminster, August IL. of consumption, Miss
MARIA E. WARD. aged 81 years.
In Proctorsvile, August II. Mrs. POLLY S.
THOMPSON, aged "a years.
In Ludlow August 4. CHARLES II. BARRETT,
Oldest son of Geo. Barrett, aged % years.
In Greenfield, Mass August s. of dropsy MA
RIA c. wife of Lyman Alexander, ESQ, formerly
of Athens, VT, aged II years and months.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

PRoCToRsvILLE.-M Calvin Oak and
lady, from Jacksonville, Florida, are
stopping at G. F. Barrett's. Mr.. Oak,
some thirty years ago, was resident
of Cambridgeport, went South for his
health, and finally settled there, return
ing Gas do all good Vermonters), as
often as practicable, to visit the home
of his youth.
Among other visitors at Proctorsville,
is the Hon. j. II. Barrett, formerly the
editor of the Middlebury Register and
member of the legislature of this State,
and now one of the proprietors of the
CINCINNATI Times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
CATTLE MARKET.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
TUESDAY Aug. 10. 1878.

AMOUNT OF STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle. Sheep. Shotes. Veal Fat Hogs.
This week. 5000 1900 100 $40 1900
Last week. 1925 $3.50 90 4g5 l4,70O
One year ago, 27O3 7.150 100 $50 $500
PRICES
Prices of Market Beef.-Extra, 5000 "a $3.50
third quality. $500 "a $3.50,
Sheep and Lambs.-Per head. in lots, S2.75 $500
-S,25 @ $3.50 each; extra, 400 g 1870 > aea1.
Hides a SC. o 10.
Calf Skins 10 "a 1Sc . ID.
Tallow Sc a So u fb.
Mich Cows and Calves.-s35. $50. s65 and $50.
Prices of Store Cattle,-W orking Oxen. . pair, 100
ITS $500, "a S275. m
REMARKS.-Beef not as quick as last week. the
sales range from 512 to Sc large supply of sheep
reduced quotations full 1e. and above &c. The
live poultry market crowded with all sorts and sell
ling at Is to zoe. A lot all sorts sold at 121Sc.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

"A farmers grange ia franklin
county has purchased corn by the car
load. at discount of 10 cents a busLel
from prevailing prices.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

BRATLEBoRo.-The Western Engine
Company at West Brattleboro won the
first prize of $500, at the celebration at
Bennington last Saturday, having play
ed 1877 feet. They are at present the
champion of any records of Engine
playing.
George Niles, an employee in Estey g.
Co.'S organ shops, recently had one arm
badly injured by having it caught in a
circular saw.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

CHESTER. number of visitors at
Chester this season is quite large, aud
enjoyed by all.
Among the many improvements made
by owners of real estate in Chester dur
ing the past season, none are more wor-
thy of note than those made by mine
host Cole, of the Central Hotel. A large
wing has been joined TO the south end of
the main structure. The rooms in this
addition are to be used for parlors and
sleeping rooms and are so arranged that
the same can be used in suits. These
rooms are supplied with chamber sets of
neat and modern styles, and carpets of
neat and tasty designs cover the floors.
The greatest improvement, aud one which
adds most to the beauty of the exterior
of the hotel building is the broad piazza,
supported by tall and massive pillars,
which surrounds the entire frontage of
the hotel proper This improvement
renders more attractive the beauty of
Main street, and will be duly appreciat-
ed by those who have occasion to pass
by the hotel. Mine host Cole is deserv-
ing of the hearty thanks of the travel
ing public for his efforts TO afford them
a stopping place, which for comfort,
neatness and convenience cannot be sur
passed by any hotel in Vermont, and be
is entitled to something more substantial
than gratitude from the citizens of Ches-
ter for his efforts to maintain in their
midst hotel of which they may well
feel proud.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

EoR SALE IN GRAFTON, VT.
WILL be sold at Public Auction AZ ~ No.,
~ IN ambridgeport on Saturday the THU
TENTH day of SEPTEMBER next at TWo
O'Clock +. M, (if not previously disposed off The
following property viz the Pasture and Woodland
known as the Sparhawk pasture, situated in the
town OF drafton. on the highway leading from Cam
bridgeport to Bartonsvile Said lot contains abon,
i4o acres VII summer large stock producing ear
mostly fenced with stone wall, On said lot l. q Ia
amount Of Maple Oak and Beech wood and timber.
Also q lot OF very nice poplar timber Further no.
tlce oil SAID sale will be given by bills For infor-
nation apply 70 Edwin H. Howard. Camrbidgeport,
who has had charge of the pasture, or to Thomas
y. Sparhawk. Walpole, N H. or 10 ~
G. Il. WEBB. Bellows Falls.
Bellows Falls. August Is, 1873. s ss.''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

: Muster at Burlington this week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22

SPRINGFIELD.-Mr Amos Cook has
bought and moved into the Adna New
ton house on Valley street., and that
Frank Stiles has sold his house near the
Methodist church to Mr.. Pease.
Mr.. b. B. Choate, whose arrangement
for crossing the river, consisting of p car
running on suspended wires, has been
noticed in a previous number Of this
paper, has recently applied for patent
on his invention. A considerable sum of
money has lately been subscribed by the
employees of the cooperative Manufac-
turing company for the purpose of OBJ
tanning larger car to furnish increased
facilities for passage. Mr.. Choate's in
vention seems also TO be attracting CON
siderable attention from abroad, having
been favorably noticed in several differ
ent city papers.
A Dress Association is being formed
at Springfield, whose members propose
to wear merit sensible style of dress
and not to change the fashion except
when an improvement is made. They
will offer premiums for the best designs
for different articles of wearing apparel
to be approved by committee appoint
ed for the purpose and the styles which
this committee recommend will be adopt
ed by the society; this cammittee will
be appointed annually to examine new
designs. The society will also purchase
many articles of clothing such as they
adopt, in large quantities at wholesale
and furnish the members with them at
cost. BY this means they will be much
better and more sensibly clothed than
at preient at half the cost. An agent
will be employed by the society to lee
ture on the subject and assist in forming
puxillary societies in other places.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
RED STAR
CLEANING POWDER.

THIS powder is warranted to clean and polish
- Gold. Silver, Silver Plated Ware, Copper, Brass
I'm, britannia, Mirrors Windows, Marble, Glass
&c:, peter than any other powder in the market
II 1t don, we will refund the money. 1t will also
remove DIRT INK stains. pencil marks &C., from paint
OF pisterlng 1t will scratch the smoothest sur
face is perfectly pure and harmless TO all material
For sale by IT. HIS NJ DAVIS
At the Bellows Falls Drug Store "a
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
LELAND AND GRAY

SEMINARY.
VIE FALL TERM of this Institution will begin
L September Sd.
M, DAVIDSON, PRINCIPAL.
Townshend. Vt, July 2. 1873.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-22
geIluws falls Times,
LOCAL MATTERS,

- A good many strangers are in town,
III hotels filled and lively times gen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Early Sowing.

! There is no reason for a man to say his
land is not in condition to put out early
his crop, nor that the rains following early
sowing will hurt it. There is no excuse,
for this thing is done successfully year af-
ter year by some farmers. This not only
iavors early sowing, but prevents the after
rains from hurting the crop. 1t must be
indeed au unusual season that requires re-
sowing--long cold and very wet. A dry
soil, if good, plenty Of manure and mellow,
will Ue comparatively warm, and if well
drained as is to be understood by dry
soil, will carry Of the surplus water, and
the seed will gradually, though slowly, adj
vance toward the sprouting point when il
has reached that, it may be considered safe
safe iu such a soil And the grains that
are usually sown are hardy, and will with.
stand much cold and wet. This with bar
ley, oats, peas, wheat. Aud potatoes may
be put out with the same impunity; indeed,
they cannot be put out too early, if they
are put well down, say six to seven inches
in the soil The frost then will not reach
them, or if slightly, the depth will favor
gradual drawing out, which will save the
tubcr Particularly is this the case with the
Early Rose, which seems to thrive under
adverse circumstances Of weather.
Our best farmers arc sure to SOW, not
early, but very early, just as they are in
the habit Of early harvesting, before the
grass is ripe or the grain over ripe. Land
plowed in the fall or winter is sure to bo
ready early in the season, and we may say
generally quite early. With the first mel.
low soil then, the seed should be sown, OF
the tuber planted The soil then is more
mellow and less packed than it will be later
when the rains may put of sowing, if the
FIRST chance is neglected, until quite late
Trust your grain to a good soil.
But there is land that is not drained that
remains wet a long time if the season is a
moist one. OF course such land cannot be
put in early, and sometimes hardly late
Yet when the season is dry carly in the
spring, and there has not been much water
in the soil during the winter, there will Of.
ten be found a mellow, dry condition quit,
carly. If the opportunity Of sowing il
then neglected, the land will not be put il
until late, and then be hard the rains having
packed it. This is common Most of oui
soil is Of this undrained nature, and thos,
having it in possession are pretty sure (
pass over the first opportunity, thiukin.
there is time enough Well it sometime
happens that it is not best to put such Lane
in early, depending somewhat whether Their,
is much mellow to top soils, or good deptl
as
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Torn and Cnt.MOrnls.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati ia
seiie, tells how he saved his corn from cut
worms, on sod land.
In the sprug of 1867 | planted corn OF
twenty FIVE acres of clover sod Had | re-
planted it at all, pint Of seed would have
repantcd the whole. Nearly all the corr
of my neighbors, planted on like ground
was destroyed by cut-worms and planted
over the second time.
In the spring Of 1870 | rented eight
acres Of clover and timothy sod for corn
My landlord insisted on my having it plow
ed early. I broke it the first Of April
except one land, which | was prevented
from blowing until in May, when finished
the field The corn planted on the carly
plowed ground was nearly all cut Of by
worms, while that planted on the late pillow
ed was not. The sod on the late broker
land was more rotten and 10 better con
dition for the growing corn az the last pillow
ing than that on the early broken, aud j
produced better crop, though the land it
self was no better.
In the spring Of 1872 [ planted MIN
acres Of old clover sod, which produced
eighty bushels per acre. Ii there was
stalk entirely destroyed by cut.worms
failed to see it; while nearly all the so,
corn in this county was cut of by worm
and planted the second time.
Fall plowcd clover sod will sometime
escape the cut worms, but only occasion
ally; while early spring plowed will scarce
ly ever escape. But that broken in May
after the clover is up six or eight inchc
high, will escape three times out Of four
as have proved by thirty years expert
ence.
Clover ground intended for corn shoul
not be pasturcd any in the spring before
is broken. When good growth Of gree
clover is turned under this late, the worm
60 down to feed on it, and don't general
return to ipjure the corn until it is beyon
their reach, or until the weather is to
warm for them.
If the clover is in rank, growing cor
ditiou when turned under, and the roots ia
Of sap, it will be more rotten at Augu
than If powed earlier, when the roots al
not full Of sap.
know Of only one objection to this lot
breaking, aud that is where the farmer hi
not strong force of team the work SOM
times crowds little.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Systematic Rotatlun Of Crops.

The Department Report for March, in
an article on the condition of American
Agriculture, based on replies Of correspond
ents to inquiries previously submitted, finds
that in New England a thorough system Of
crop rotation is practiced in but few coun.
ties. Tobacco, onions, India wheat, and
corn in some cases, are raised successfully
on the same land.
In the Middle States systematic rotation
is pursued to greater extent and with
more marked results than in any other por-
tion Of the country. In Cambria and 9TH
er counties, system which ranges through
five years, is known as the I" Pennsy lyania
Rotation" Corn is planted on sod broken
in the spring and thoroughly manurcd.--
Then follow oats, wheat, and two crops OIL
grass, the wheat being treated with super
lphosphates.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Strawberries with Potatoes

A disadvantage connected with the COM
mon mode Of planting strawberries is that
the ground remains idle the first year, while
the plants, which have been set in the spring
are becoming strong and well established
preparatory to bearing the principal crop
the second year. If some other crop
could be grown early in the season, so as to
receive a return from the land while young
strawberry plants are coming on and more
over pay for cultivating and keeping the
ground clean, an important point would be
gained n. p. Hodges describes his meth
cd for accomplishing this end 10 the Ger
mantoion Telegraph by planting early po-
tatoes. He FIRST tried peas and other crops,
but generally good crop could not be had
till the second year, when weeds, which the
cultivator abhors, had obtained large
ascendancy. But no difficulty exists with
carly potatoes, and the best plantation be
has seen was raised in this way--doubt.
less because he was compelled to set them
out early and the plants thus obtained a
good start. The ground was first hand
somely prepared by blowing and narrowing,
the Early Rose potato planted IN hilIs
thirty inches apart each way, aud the straw
berry plants also the same distance, alter.
mating in the rows with the potatoes, that
is, fifteen inches from each potato hill. A
oue-horse cuitivatdr and hand hoe kept
them perfectly clean. The potatoes were
dug in July, leaving the strawberry plants
in full possession just as they were begin
ming to throw out runners The addition.
al care of the Strawberries was estimated
at twenty dollars per acre. One full crop
Of berries free from weeds is enough NOR,
might be had, but the labor Of keeping
clean by hand is much more than preparing
the ground by horse labor and replautiDg
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
vERNorT wATCHMAN AND STATE JOURNAL

In the south Atlantic States, former sys
tens Of rotation have been broken up b.
the disasters Of the late war. About ON
fourth Of the counties Of Virginia report {
somewhat regular system Of ], corn, 2
wheat or oats, 3, clover.
10 the cotton States, rotation is very lit
tie thought Of A few adopt a two.years
course.-l, potatoes and peas 2, cotton
In some cases in Alabama, lands have beef
kept fifty years in cotton. OCCASIONAL,
this crop is alternaicd with corn, smal
grains, rest. In the Georgetown district
S. c., two.thirls of the rice lands hay
lain waste since the war.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Care of Cattle.

A Massachusetts farmer says in regard
to the management of cattle
My cattle like my company. When in
the pasture they will follow me until |
leave the lot-and as a general rule they
come up to the barnyard every night about
sunset, and on their way call for lock Of
hay. Though give them all they want
they take but few mouthiuls, which salts
fies them, and | am confident it does them
great deal of good 1t keeps their bow
els regular and they thrive well and are
happy. They do much better than they
did when | changed pastures once a week
for now they have chance Of food every
day instead of once a week Cattle need
Kindness and they pay well for it. [ can
handle my steers and others as please
They will come up to me while / am milk
ing and invite me to play with them. The
time | think is not far distant when soiling
cattle will be the most profitable where
most of the farm can be cultivated Pro-
vide small lot for them to run in, feed
green fodder, save all the manure, aud our
farms will grow richer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28

Usage ORANGE FROM RocTs.-A cor.
respondent of the Rural Sun writes
thus concerning this subject BY blowing
near to my hedge sometimes the roots would
be broken and left sticking up out of the
ground, in which case they would invariably
send up new sprout from the end of the
exposed root. Taking an idea from this, |
procured small roots, from the size of a
goose quill to the size Of your finger, cut
them up in pieces about six inches long,
stuck them down into the ground 10 my
nursery bed, leaving one end level with the
top of the ground. This was done in the
spring of the year, after all heaving frosts
ceased, and from every piece of root thus
planted, the succeeding fall had fnc
Usage orange sprout large enough to take
its place in the hedge row next spring
Any one who has access to an Usage orange
hedge or tree, so that they can procure
the roots, can have as many plants as they
can get pieces of root six inches long.