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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27
j. B. MORSE, Secretary,

FIRE IN PLYMoUTH.-On Saturday
night, 14th inst, a fire occurred in Ply
mouth on the dairy farm, 10 the north
west part of the town, owned by II. ID.
Wheeler of Woodstock, known as the
" Morrison place" and was first discov
cred by Mrs Butler, who, with her broth
er Charles Madden, aud H. ID. Wilson,
carried on the place, when the middle
of the barn seemed all ablaze, and with
the utmost efforts of all three, but little
was saved. The barn was distant 80 or
40 feet from the house, and, although
there was no wind, everything was very
dry and it was impossible to save any of
the buildings. House, barn and sheds
were all burned to the ground. The
barn wss 40 by 55 feet and was new,
while the house had been built ten years
or so. The loss on the buildings was
about 81 800 In the barn there was
sixteen cows, yoke Of oxen and one
stag, of which eight cows and the oxen
only were saved There were also burn.
ed two hogs, 70 tons of hay, 70 bushels
of oats, and some other grain. From
the house there was bnt little furniture
saved, nearly everything within it, in
Guiding the valuable dairy utensils
being lost. Mrs. Butler threw out o
the window, without thinking, som,
sheets, in which were rolled up $500 il
bank bills, every dollar of which wa
saved. The total loss is estimated a
SO, 500, to cover which Mr.. Wheeler hat
$4,000 insurance in the Windsor COUNTY
Mutual. The fire was discovered a
about 10 o'clock in the barn and il
thought by some to be the work of al
incendiary, but fire within about 81
feet of the barn during the day Will
butchering hogs may have been tn
source.
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Westminster Farmers Club.

The memb ers of the Westminster
Farmers Club, and all others interested
in its success, are requested to meet at
the Town Hall in the East Parish, on
Friday. Nov. 9th, 1874, at 6a o'clock
p. m, for the purpose of choosing of
fcers for the ensuing year and transact
ing such other business as may be thought
proper and requisite for the continued
success of the organization.
Per Order of the President,
FENoLoN ARNOLD.
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Wanted {:

BY the Ladies of the Baptist Society,
large attendance at their Apron Sale,
in Union Hall, on Wednesday evening,
December %, where
Aprons great and small,
For short ones OF tall,
can be obtained at reasonable rates for
III.
Aprons for the carpenter. blacksmith, or mason,
Aprons for every employment or station,
Aprons Tor the mistress, and for the maid,
Aprons for service and also parade.
Supper, as usual, served during the
evening.
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BARroNsvILLE.- a CARD The un
designed tender their very sincere and
heart felt thanks, to those who helped us
SO generously during the last sickness and
burial Of their Mother.
l.. E. & M. G. BRooKwAY.
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STATE PRIsoN.-At the present time
there are 101 prisoners at the state prison
at Windsor, Eve of whom are females.
Two prisoners awaiting trial are also &C.
cupying cells, for safe keeping. Only
two more men can be accommodated
with cells. This is the largest number
imprisoned at any one time.
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SOUTH LoNDoNDERRY.-A musical
convention is this week being held in
South Londonderry, under the direction
of Messrs. Barker and Tanner. The
convention will close with a concert
Friday evening of this week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27

NICE GIRLs.-Two girls of about IF
teen years. up in HartIand, have husked
3l2 bushels of ears of corn this fall in
less than three weeks. Young men look
ing for good situations as sons-in-law are
all going to Hartland,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27

JAMAICA A young child of G. II.
Henderson, of Jamaica, wa 80 severely
scalded by falling into pail of hot wa
ter Thursday of last week, that he died
the next day.
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FATAL AccIDEST.-Benj. c. Weston
received kick from a vicious horse at
Tyson Furnace on Sunday evening last,
receiving such injuries that he died on
Tuesday morning. The sadness Of this
event is increased by the fact that his
wife during absence had also received
such injuries SIS to be unable to minister
to her dying husband, though but five
miles away. Mr. Weston was about 5e
years of age.
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FREE OF POSTAGE.
THE ExHIBITIoN.-We are sure no
one attended the exhibition and enter
tainments given at the Methodist Church
on Thursday and Friday evenings of
last week who WAS not well pleased.
They had full house on the first eve
ming. but the storm of the lext day
made the attendance much less on Fri
day evening. Several pieces brought
out good acting and the vocal music in
several instances was very excellent.
Mrs Ball mainly presided at the organ
and not only gave excellent music, but
between the scenes not unfrequently
would excite the more lively sensibilities
of her audience. Mr.. Sawyer, we be-
lieve of Lawrence, Mass, sang SO well
as to excite the remark and hope that he
may permanently pursue the even tenor
of his way in this place. Mr.. Baird,
who has long been favorably known in
the bass department, was Of the vocal
| lists aud several excellent songs were Civ
en- on the second evening, by Edward
/ Clark Of Brattleboro, and also the Exile
/ by Mr. Carutbers. Like some other
similar occasions it brought out the fact
I that we have more talent For such enter
\ tainments, in this place than is some
times supposed. The fret prominent
character was Master Ernest Crosset, in
Charity Begins at Home, in which he
acted his part very nicely. Two ladies
who had prominent parts 10 this play,
one as a strong minded reformer, and
the other as Mrs. JOY, domestic wo-
man, acted so we'll that we suppose it
could not have been their debut. The
first encore of the evening was won by
the Strawberry Girls, and they well de-
served it. 1t was a very pretty little
scene. Miss Alice Eddy recited cover
the Hill to the Poor House." with much
credit and fine effect The leading per.
senator in CARTONS " New Church Or.
gam" was particularly well adapted and
excelled in her part. Master Charles
Ladd gave one or two good declarations
and very excellent one was given by
Young Sparhswk on Profanity" II
was not only finely delivered but was Of
solid merit. Three Feet High" was
, given by Rev. Mr.. Wilder's lit e daugh'
ter, May, who we believe was the young
est of all the actors. Robbie sold the
Baby" was given by her sister, A lice
but year or two older, and Clara Eddy
gave i" Dressed for Meeting" and
frankie Wilder Hunting Eggs" o.
the other scenes, besides several tableaux
we're The old Clio Man-Two Phases Of
Family Home Comforts
Maud Muller, &C., for which we have
not room for details. The most besuti
full and impressive scene of the two eve
nings was the cantata of "The Two AL
tars" Some twenty young ladies par
ticipated in this deeply interesting scene
in which the singing by Mrs. Bodies
Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Wheeler anC
Miss johnson was received with favor
The evening closed with the pleasing
tableau Of the Pyramid of Beauty,
; and the whole was an interesting success
highly creditable to those having the ar
rangements in charge and to all the par
!, ticipators.
WEsTMINsTER.-The Drama, entitled
The Drunkard," will be repeated Of
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Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. Obituaries,
including poetry, to be paid for according to length
In this village, Nov. 18th, MARGARET MONA
HON, aged 66 years.
In v eathersfeld. Nov. LIST, ELIJAH I. CADY,
aged AZ years.
In Townshend, Nov 18th, very suddenly, LUCY
ADELINE LINCOLN, wife Of Edmond shattuck,
aged So years.
In Charlestown. N H.. Nov. 19th. CHLOE c
METCALF. wife of Horace Metcalf. ESQ, aged Is
years.
In Reading, Sept 10th. sHUBAEL G. sHEDD,
Esq, aged 81 years and months.
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saxtons River. Nov. %. 1874.
Hay, STRAW & CORN FODDER.

About sixty tons good hay. ten tons Of straw and
lot Of corn fodder for sale at the Bellows place
called. two miles north Of Bellows Falls Village.
Inquire Of S. II. Albee Bellows Falls. VT. or ]. W..
Hayward. Of Waipoie. n II. 4
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Marrifd.

In this village, at the NJ T. PARSONAGE, Nov, 18th,
by Rev. N W. Wilder. Mr. HERBERT NJ. PERRY
and MissELLA L. ROOT, both of Springfield,
In 1ratton, Nov. Is by Rev. l.. Hayden. d. D..
Mr.. MICHAEL l., LOWELL of Rockingham and
Mrs. ELLEN Il. FULLER Of Grafton.
In South Londonderry, Noy, 18th. by Rey, j. >
Goodell, FRANK q. PIERCE of South Londonder-
ry, and RUTH Il. CONE Of Winhall.
In Woodstock. Nov. 18th, by Rev. Moses Kidder,
ESMERILDA Il. ELDER of Bridgewater, and
WILLIS X. MERRILL of Reading.
Also, at the time and place by the same, EMM
Y. ANERlLL of Bridgewater, and ELMEk W
MERRILL of Reading.
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CATTLE MARKET.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
TUESDAY Nov. "a 1874.
,xouHT oF STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle. sheep shotes Veal Fat Hogs
THIS week s2Og 1910 l6tOO
Last week. 400 1905 $50 lb9sl
One year ago, 2l6S 1880 100 10000 .
PRICks.
Prices Of Market Beef.-kxtra, $3.50 $40 % first
quality, $3.50 "a 9,00 second quality, s1e0 "a $500;
third quality, $500 "a $3.50.
Sheep and Lamhs,-Per head. in lots, $3.50 1900.
Hides. Sl5e q $50, y 10.
Tallow, 0o IA 55iea ~.
Mich Cows anu Calves.-gS5. SOS. s65 and sos.
Prices OF Store Cattle-w Orkins oxen. ..air. $50
"a $40.
REMARKS Supply Of beef light and a light dc.
mand, IL being Thanksgiving week. The best oxen
sold gs to Toe. and change in the lower grades
Light arrivals of sheep which sold at 74c, Give
poultry in full supply and sold at IL to lac
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27

CAvENDIsH.-R Robert Elton, the en-
terprising proprietor Of the Fitton mill
has bought for $1,000, of Gen. G. F. Da-
Wis, WHO owns land adj lining his pond,
the right to raise hisdsm with flash boards
fifteen inches, and is running bis looms
until nine o'clock at night and getting
out more yards of cloth each week than
ever before, while other mills are run
ming only one-half or three fourths time.
Thomas 5. Gorden, formerly of Wood.
stock, has pursbssed the tavern stand of
Alfred Walker.
A remOnstrance against the new
county project has been signed by nearly
every person to whom it was presented.
PRoCroRsyILLR.-M and Mrs. Allen
Spaulding have closed their house in
Proctorsville and will spend the winter
with their son-in-law and family, Hon.
F. NJ. Robinson, Vermonter of Du-
buque. The kind wishes O. their neigh
bors attend them, and as il must GER
tainly be so good a place to go to, the
writer hereof very much wishes be was
going there alsol
Geo. S. Hill recently so severely in
iured Is recovering. Bslcom's factory
now rams ON half time Joshua TripE
has made repairs on his hotel and is nov
better prepared to serve his customers.
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SAxToNs RIvER.-On Tuesday eve
ming of last week special school meetings
we're held in districts No. 8, (Saxtons
River and No. 10, on the other side of
the river, to see if the two would unite
in one district. The question was not
like one in the town nearly forty five
years ago, as both districts mptly
voted not to unite. 1t was understood
we believe. that in case they united the
old seminary site would be the place for
the Union school house, and as neither
district thought that suitable place,
the project was voted down. 1t would
no doubt be an advantage for the dis.
tricts to unite and when suitable loca-
ton is offered it is probable they will dc
so.
The Glynns announce further reduc
tons this week and make speciality OF
closing out their millinery goods.
WALPoLE.-A few Walpole item,
we're accidently mislaid the past two
weeks and are too old for use now. W.
will mention however that W. A. May
nard had horse stolen on Thursday
Nov. 9th, BY a person who hired it Oh
the pretense of visiting towns in that vi
cinity. and We think has not been heard
from since. The whole team was valued
at some $3.50.
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Advertised Letters.-R. F. Bailey,
James Hayward, Daniel Monroe, Ed
mund w. Kicker, George P. Sabin, Miss
Ida NJ. Sager.
A Brattleboro lawyer is out lectur-
ing in the county and we understand is
expected here. His subject is. " Where
the hen scratcheth there the bug be. -
= The public examination of teach
ers in this town will occur next Satur-
day in the upper room of the High
school building in this village. Written
examination from 8 a. NJ, to l p. m
Oral examination will begin at 2.
We find the new lava" steel pen
very excellent to write with, and though
we have not used them long enough tC
Judge, should think them of unusua
durability. They may be obtained o
johnson & Rabbit.
- The sudden death of conductor
Lyman Powers, the sad particulars o
which have been furnished us snd vii
be found in another place, was shocl
to many in this village where his DALI
visits while on duty had made him 81
well known.
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We now offer our entire stock Of Millinery which is
very elaborate at but little than half price.
This a RARE CHANCE for those who have n Of
already bought Remember. have few
more all Wool Delaines. at % cents per
yard. Common Delaines at Is cents per
A LOT MEMS and BOYS WINTER
CAPS, at so cents. A lot " 0RSTED
HOODS, 25 to 50 cents. (rhese goods
are not elegant but comfortable and
Cheap Lots of other goods.
which have not to
mention, at the same
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27

WEsTMINsTER.-The Drama, entitled
" The Drunkard," viii be repeated on
Friday evening, Nov 9th, at the Town
Hall, by the young peoples Dramatic
Association.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
AGRICULTURAL.
Naking, Vinegar.

."Rural," in, the Chicago T+ibume
says: "There is man travelling
through the country selling the recipe
for making vinegar, for which he
charges the Changers 81 for the family
right. It is simply molasses and water,
with small quantity Of acetic acid
from the druggist, making the cost Of
what the fellow calls frst.class vinegar,
as he claims, 10 cents a gallon. The
fellow also condescends to sell it to the
grocers Of our towns as u new, valuable
discovery. Vinegar may be made from
pure acetic acid; but, as that is de-
rived from vinegar, its cost is too great
for that purpose. In the manufacture
Of vinegar, the alcohol is in part
changed to acetic acid or vinegar; and,
to obtain this acid in Il dry state, the
vinegar must be deprived Of its acetic
acid. Of course there could be no gain
and only the loss Of labor. For this
reason. the vinegar-makers now resort
to the use of acetic acid for this purpose.
It would be like the economy Of cut
ting up whole pieces of calico for max
ing patchwork -quilts-the quilt being
no better, though an immense amount
Of labor may have been expended iu its
metamorphosis. Dussauer, in his work
on the manufacture of vinegar, says !:
"The acid extracted from purified acct
ate of soda is purer than the CONNER
cial acetic acid manufactured in Ger
many by saturating the vinegar at 8
per cent. made by the quick process
with lime, and decomposing the salt of
lime by sui phuric acid" To make vim
egar by the use Of commercial acetic
acid is too costly, and the parties who
part with their dollar will see that they
are out their money. The cheap vine.
gar is adulterated with sulphuric acid,
and is never made by the use Of acetic
acid. Acetic acid is used in making
white lead and other acetates, and is de-
rived from both vegetable and mineral
substances chiefly, as is shown, from
vinegar itself: The person selling the
recipe, in stating the cost at 10 cents
commits small error knowingly, or
wilfully. OF course, no intelligent,
thinking person ought to be deceived
by any of their class, for they have new
er been known to sell dollars worth for
dollar Last year fellow made good
thing in selling a mixture Of nitric and
muriatic acids-a mixture that is found
in every tin-shop, to be used in the
soldering Of old tinware.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
The Insect Kingdom.

Each fruit and shade tree, each gar
den shrub and vegetable has host of
insects peculiar to it, and year after year
renew their attacks. Upwards Of fifty
species of insects prey upon cereals and
grapes as many infest our field crops !;
thirty well-known species ravage our
garden vegetables; there are nearly fifty
species which attack the grapevine, and
their number is increasing; about seven
ty-tive species make their annual onset
on the apple tree, and nearly an equal
number may be found upon the plum,
pear, peach and cherry. Over fifty
species infest the oak, twenty five the
walnut, and over one hundred prey upon
the pine A list Of the insect pests
which gather about our flowers, garden
vegetables, ornamental shrub and fruit
trees would extend to several hundred.
Every year witnesses the attacks of new
enemies, that appear as the forests are
cut down, and their natural food, plants,
are destroyed. The wanton killing of
insect eating birds tends to a steady in
crease in the number of noxious insects.
-Er.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
Valuable COl0ring Wash for Fences.

The following is a most excellent,
cheap and durable wash for fences and
buildings. 1t owes it's durability chiefly
to the white vitriol which hardens and
fixes the wash Takea barrel and slake
one bushel Of freshly burned lime in it,
by covering the lime with boiling water.
After it is slaked. add cold water enough
to bring it to the consistency of good
white-wash. Then dissolve in water,
and add one pound of white vitriol
(sulphate) of zinc and one quart Of
fine salt. To give this wash a cream
color, add one-half of yellow ochre, Gin
powder.) To give it fawn color, add a
pound Of yellow ochre, and one. fourth
Of a pound Of Indian red. 70 make the
wash handsome gray stone color, add
one-half pound of French blue, and
one-fourth pound of Indian red "a drab
will be made by adding one-half pound
of burned sienna, and one-fourth Vene-
tian red. For brick or stone, instead Of
one bushel Of lime, use half bushel of
hydraulic cement-Practscal Farmer.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
Hen and Kittens.

Two or three weeks ago a family liv-
ing in the Third Ward set hen on ten
eggs in the barn. The same family
keeps cat. 1t seems that the chill
dren belonging to the family did not
know that the hen was "set," so they
disturbed her and brought in the eggs,
and chased her about the yard for play
and recreation. While thus occupied
the old cat that had litter of kittens
only a few days old decided at that op-
perfume time to change their location,
and brought her little ones to that very
nest, and went out in search of food.
The hen returned, sat down and moth
cred those kittens, and seemed to be
very proud of them. The cat of course
drives her off when she is in, but as
soon as the cat is away the old hen re.
turns to take care Of the kittens, and
the honors of mother are about equally
divided between the hen and the cat.
La Crosse WIS. } Democrat.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
Value or Wheat Meal.

The London Dietetic Retorn,er shows
by -, the scientific data, That wheat
meal which is cheaper than
bolted meal or fine -four. contains
one-third more: .nutriment than -four
does from which the bran has been
sifted. Fine -four according to this
journal is not food at all, in the proper
sense of the term, that is the elements
Of the grain that are separated in :he
process Of boiling being essential to
perfect nutrition those vino use fine
flour are obliged to subsist mainly on
other things, or lose their hea|th-that
no one, therefore who makes bakers
bread princip iple article of diet can
long maintain health. while those who
use meal bread, unfermented and una.
dulterated, can maintain their health
with a small addition of other food.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
Economy OF Keeping Sheep.

The economy Of keeping few sheep
on every farm devoted to mixed hus-
bandry is apparent to any one giving
the subject careful consideration. AZ
scavengers they will, on many farms,
pay handsome interest on their first
cost-not taking into account their weld
Of fleece and lambs. Much of the straw
and stalks about the barn ward. the
growth in fence corners and other out
ofthe-way places, will be kept clean
and slightly by few sheep, with verv
little trouble, and no expense to their
owner. As regards vegetation, the
sheep may be said to be omnivorous-
the goat is its only peer-and very few
OF the most troublesome weeds and
grasses can long withstand its short and
persisted clipping. In clearing out and
subdoing timber pastures they are in
valuable If turned in when the young
shoots are still young and succulent,
nothing within their reach will escape
them. They can be turned into the
stubble6eld after harvest, and not only
TINS save every stray head Of grain,
but leave the field clear of and in the
best possible conditionl for the pough.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
Remedy for ChOked Cattle.

A Quaker has a remedy for choked
cattle, which has never failed when
tried. The remedy is teacupful of
soft soap dissolved in pint, or little
more, Of warm water, and poured down
the throat Of the choked animal. As
soon as administered, the apple or pota-
to is instantly thrown up on passing
the hand upon and along the throat.
He allows his cattle to eat apples or po-
tatoes without cutting, being positive
that if one should choke he can relieve
the animal instantly. A correspondent
says that cattle may be relieved when
choked by b=ing made to jump over
bars left as high as the animal can be
made to jump. j. B. Jones says that a
good way is to make ball of tobacco,
and put it into the animals mouth as
far back as possible, which will cause
vomiting and give speedy relief Now,
as the first is a dangerous method, and
the second, tobacco, may not be handy,
the best thing ever saw, (and I nev.
er knew it to fail } is to take round
stick IS inches long, and put it into the
animals mouth, the same as you would
a bit into a horses mouth, having the
stick as large as can be put into the
mouth. It can be fastened by strings
tied to the horns. Turn the animal
loose, and it will soon throw the articles
out, and it will not make it sick like to-
bacco. ! have seen it tried great
many times in this section.