Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-08-28
Fraud as q Trade.


! cality as trade and business that is e,
! ing ON in that city, Its extent is ma
Q velous and the victims in every walk
. life are numerous, and include the bank
We give below three instances, as the
have actually occurred:
AN EN-CLERGYMAN.
One of our pulpits was filled by
man who seemed to prefer speculation :
preaching. He left The pulpit and wen
into the street. He dabbled little il
oil, and little in railroad stocks. H
was reported to represent large house
one very oreditable and honorable. On
day the gentleman came into an estab
lishment and wished to make a contrae
for the house he represented, reaching
the sum of $4,000 He wanted an es
innate. He ran in and out week, whilt
the estimate was being prepared. Ter
minutes after three he came in one day
in great haste. He was too late for the
Bank must 90 out of town would the
gentleman cash check for $500? Oh
course he would for one who was giving
him $4,000 contract The check was
cashed, and that was the last of it. The
man had no money in the bank, and no
contract to make was not employed by
the house he represented. The whole
affair was trick invented to get out of
the business house sum of money.
MAN FROM A HOSPITAL.
One Sunday morning a well-known
pastor came out of the pulpit. He was
met in the aisle by man who wore the
air of an invalid, and beside was quite
lame. 81 must thank you" he said,
" for that sermon. 1t is the first have
heard for three months. l have been in
the hospital and am just discharged.
You don't know what a great comfort it
is to hear Gospel sermon after a long
privatiOn." The pastor was greatly en-
couraged. He had preached one sermon
at least that went home. The man
wanted a little advice, and the clergy
mon asked him TO call the next day,
which he did. The visitor limped very
badly, and was evidently in a great deal
of pain. His name was Timothy Holme,
and the ministers name also was Holme.
Discharged from the hospital, he was
anxious to reach his residence in a neigh
boring State. He had been disappointed
in not receiving a remittance that he ex-
pected. He was impatient to get out of
the hospital. Would the pastor loan
him money enough to get home? I'm
fortunately for the application the min
listers of the city had had a meeting that
morning, and Mr.. Timothy Holme had
called on Rev. Mr.. Yerkies on Sunday.
was edited with his sermon; had OBJ
tanned money to get home; told the
same story, his name then being Timothy
4erkies. Putting this and that together,
the pastor took the discharged patient
over to call on his brother Yerkies. He
pulled the bell knob, and on turning
round to speak to his companion he saw
him half block off, running with the
speed Of deer. l must give you one
more, and that is the
FUNERAL RUsE.
Men and women get Goals, LIQUOR, |
house rent and rides in the Park, from a
systematic begging for coffin or STROUD,
'r money to bury poor woman or
lead child. At the eventide, between
lawn and dark, the meditations of a
'ity pastor were disturbed by the en-
rance of clearly looking but plainly
lttired young woman She was out at
service, she said, and could only catch
hours to get out. She attended the pas
,or's church, and with companion sat
among the lowly in the gallery Both
lad been converted the past winter
10Th wished TO be baptised. The sick
less of her friend prevented it, and now
he had just died. Her companion
Wished herto call upon the pastor, thank
i'm for his faithfulness, thank him for
he great benefits she had derived from
is preaching, and to bear her diving re-
uest that he should attend her funeral.
he street, house and time we're named.
he girl wept. and the pastor was deep
y affected. The little money of both
ad been exhausted in the sickness and
be preparations for the funeral. Every ]
hing was ready bnt the grave. Was .
here any society that helped bury the
ead2 There was none. But the pas
sr opened his pocket-book, and PROMPT.
7 rendered FIVE dollars to complete the :
for the funeral. The girl
ould not touch it-would not think of ,
lch thing. After an earnest plea on :
he pastors part, the visitor would take Q
only as loan, to be returned in a .
hort time, and with many thanks de- 7
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