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Hall, tit Esft Klnzir.at., fer work ths Thrill De
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, 1875-07-13

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CLARK and I.assle. Engagement of Tho Union Square
Cou,pany. "Tlle Two orphans"
, 1875-07-13

ACADEMY OF MUSiC-lralsted street, between
k3anl.un snA Monroe. MADAME Dlanche'a Status
Artists aud lie rrac8er FaMily.n
, 1875-07-13

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Warrington street, Afternoon AID ovoniug.
, 1875-07-13

McyICRER8 THEATRE-HfadIson street, betwetn
Dearborn aud 8t4te. pulrcz h HeueGCts Alinstrels.
, 1875-07-13

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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
A Terrible Assault.

james I'll. Noe ST., of the brush MAX
ing firm of j. H, Noe & Son at New
York found a burglar in his store when
he went in, Sunday morning and tried
to capture him. The burglar proved
the stronger however, knocked Noe down
with an iron bar, bound him took his
watch and money. He then demanded
the safe keys, and when Noe said he did
not have them he struck him again with
the bar, this time fracturing the base of
the skull. The burglar then got a pail
of water washed his hands and left
threatening to come back and finish the
job if any outcry was made Noe finally
attracted attention by his cries and was
taken to the hospital where he lies in
very critical condition. The injured
man has lived in New York many years
and has been known as prominent phi
lanthropist and Sunday school advocate
His business was very extensive and he
is know to many retail dealers in New
England, who will be shocked to hear of
the atrocious assault upon him. His two
sons we're both absent from the city
were informed by telegraph of the affair
he was alive Tuesday and may recover.
Several arrests have been made.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
Great Fires in the United States

The following are the most disastrous
confagrations in the United States with
in the last 40 years
Dec. Is, 1885, in New York city, 600
warehouses, loss S20,000000.
Dec. Is, 1886, destruction of the gem
eral post office and patent offices at
Washington.
April 81, 1888, at Charleston, s. c.,
burning 1853 buildings.
Sept. s, 1889, New York, As buildings,
loss $40,000,000.
April 10, 1S45, Pittsburgh, Pa, 1000
buildings, loss 100000.
July 10, 1916, New York, 800 build
ings, loss 100000.
Aug. II, 1S49, Albany, 600 buildings
loss 100000.
May II, 1849, st. Louis, % steam
boats and Is blocks, loss 100000.
July 4, 1866, Portland, Me-, loss &c..
100000.
Oct 5 and 8, 1871, Chicago, area
burned over POO acres, loss on buildings,
S50,000,000, merchandise s140, 000,0 600
- total S190,000,000, of which about
S44, 100000 was recovered in insurance.
Nov. 9, 1879, Boston, 500 buildings,
loss Sou,o00.UUo.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
A Pennsylvania Tragedy.

The funeral of Mrs. Phillip Bessin.
ger and her three children, whose death
by drowning occurred at Reading, Pa,
Tuesday, took place on Friday. The
circumstances Of their death were quite
peculiar and excited great public in
terest in the funeral. Bessinger is a
saloon keeper at Reading, and his tami-
ly consisted wife and three small child
rem, boy and two girls. Lately, there
has been considerable difficulty between
him and his wife, caused by his over
fondness for an unmarried Philadelphia
women whom he frequently had at his
house. On Monday, the husband and
wife quarreled on this account. He
finally offered her $4,000 if she would
leave him, she to take the two girls, and
he to keep the boy, and threatened to
drive her off if she didn't go of her own
accord. She became much depressed at
the prospect of separation from one of
her children, and on Tuesday, taking
the three children with her, she went to
the canal, about two miles and half
from the city, bound basket filled with
stones to her waist, took child under
each arm, clasping the third to the heart
and jumped in. All were drowned before
assistance could reach them. As soon as
the facts became known public indigna-
ton was strongly excited against Bes-
singer, and a detachment of police was
detailed to guard his house. On the day
of the funeral large crowd We're in at
tendance, no less then 90 men, it is said
being armed with pistols for the avowed
object of shooting him. He was guard
ed by the police all the way to the grave
and back, and as further protection, the
coffin containing the little boys body
was placed in the carriage with him.
When the bodies had been lowered into
the grave the crowd hooted at Bessinger
and number of women endeavored to
get at him. One shot was fred at him
without effect. He was instantly hus-
tied into his carriage and driven off.
Another shot was fired at him in pass
ing the gate, and is supposed to have
struck him, as he was carried from the
carriage into the house. Great indig.
nation still exists, and lynch law CON
tinues to be freely talked of
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
A Tramp Killed by a Woman
SHE USES FIRE ARMS,

MILANsPoRT, Pa, Aug. 22,-Mrs'
Morgan Calvert, young widow, VINO
lives with her brother two miles from
this place, was left alone in her isolated
house for several days last week. On
Thursday afternoon a rough fellow call
ed at the house, and, after asking Mrs.
Calvert many questions, begged for a
supper and nights lodging. He was
refused. Thereupon he went away, NUT
tering to himself. A little later Mrs,
Calvert was obliged to go out, and on
her return she saw a man crouching be-
hind the door between the sitting-room
and her bedroom. He did not seem to
see her, and she saw him only through a
narrow crack. There were firearms in
the house, and Mrs. Calvert knew how
to use them. Without an outcry, she
went up stairs and got revolver, and
hiding it under her apron, started boldly
for the room in which the tramp was
lurking. AS Mrs Calvert approached
the door, the man threw it open sudden.
ly, jumped out and struck her in the
face. Recovering quickly from the blow,
she drew her pistol, upon seeing which
the tramp turned to flee She fired once
and wounded him, and then started to
pursue him. As he disappeared around
the house she fired again, at which he
turned about and cried, Don't shoot
again, woman | am dead man now -
As he spoke he staggered against fence
and then fell, He begged for aid, and
Mrs, Calvert arranged him in a comfort
able position, after which she started for
physician. As she approached the
house, the tramp who had first called up
on her rushed out and escaped and UNI
der the great excitement she fell fainting
near the roadside. Two hours later she
was discovered by friends, who listened
to her story and went to find the mar
whom she had wounded. He was lyine
dead,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
gelluws falls Times,
The Soldiers Reunion.

The soldiers reunion closed and broke
camp Thursday of last week. The drench-
ing rain storm sadly interfered with
much of the pleasure of the reunion,
and yet it helped to wildly bring to
mind the hardships of army days, and
all accounts agree that it was brilliant
success in spite of the weather, and es-
pecially that portion of it included in
the arrangements by the people Of Brat
tleboro. The decorations and illumina-
tions exceeded anything ever attempted
in the State, and included some five
thousand Chinese lanterns. The bust
ness blocks and residences of the town
were lighted with rare good taste and
beauty, and so brilliant was the light
that it was plain to be seen from dis
lance from the town, Various private
grounds were splendidly illuminated and
in all respects the illumination was
marvel Of beauty. During the march
Of the PROCESSION many cheers were CIV
en- at various places. At the residence
Of Hon. b. ID. Harris the procession
halted and called out Gov. Peck and
Others, who made brief responses. The
music by the several bands on this occa-
sion was most excellent.
During the day speeches were made
by Vice President Wilson, Gen. Frank
lin, Hon. VIM. NJ Evarts, Senator Ed.
munds, Judge Adds, &c. A cordial
letter was also read from Gen. Sheridan,
by Gen. Stephen Thomas, commander of
the day. The camp was named +" Camp
Holbrook," in honor of Gov. Holbrook.
one of the war governors of this State.
The old 10th and 9Th regiments had
each over 100 men on the ground.
When Gen. Thomas was chosen com.
mander of the reunion for 1875, he Of
fered prizes of $40, SIS and $40, for the
three regiments having the largest mum
Der of men here. The following Official
list will show who have won the prizes
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
The Middlescx Shooting Case.

Joel Dodge of Middlesex, who was
shot recently, is apparently better. He
is able to speak and swallow. About
three-quarters of an inch of his tongue
was shot off. If gangrene does not set
in the chances are that he will recover.
Mrs. Richard Dodge, who shot him was
for many years resident Of East Mont
pelier. A correspondent of the Boston
Herald says that "about rs years ago
she lived with the family Of Elias Wake
field, who kept a notorious house on
what was called the cold County road"
leading from Montpelerto Calais. Dur
ing her stay there Mrs. Wakefield died
Mrs. Dodge whose name at that time was
Alvira Stoddard, continued to live with
Wakefield and for many years they bore
the relation of man and wife to one an
other, but were never married. or at
least till they had lived together mum.
Der of years. During this time Wake.
field kept most disreputable house, and
one night during drunken melee there
she shot one Freeman Smith taking off
his scalp. Wakefield settled the matter
and she was never brought to trial. She
finally parted with her husband, and he
soon after died, after which she mar.
ried Richard Dodge. Free Press ana
Times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

FIRE AT BURLINGToN.-About eight
o'clock Thursday morning of last week,
the planning mill Of Sheppard Davis &
Co., at Burlington, was discovered to be
on fire. An alarm was promptly sound
ed the entire fire department turned out
and in less than thirty minutes, with the
aid of the force pump and sprinkling ar
rangement of the mill, they had the
flames under control. Eighteen streams
of water were playing upon the fire at
one time, besides the pump and line of
sprinklers. The building was saved but
considerably damaged
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

How the Mormons can and some
times do vote is thus told by Utah cor
respondent of the Sacramento Record
Union
" All the Mormon women vote. but
very few understand why, for the Nor
mon dare not vote against the Mormon
ticket, and hence all freedom of fran
chise is blotted out. 1t is a fact that
many Mormons have been cut off from
the church for voting the Gentle ticket.
Every ticket is numbered and the voters
name bears the same number, which eff
fectually reveals just how he votes.
When the polls close, the ballots are not
counted by the inspectors of elections,
but are sent sealed to the probate Judge.
who, with the county clerk, counts them
at his leisure, and in some weeks an
nounces the result. OF course. under
such system the church can ALWAYS
win. A gentleman who saw it tells me
that few years ago at Parowan he saw
John ID. Lee cast 800 votes, standing at
the polls over an hour to do it. He
voted for all his wives, his ga children.
his 100 grandchildren f124 now. and
all his known and possible relations.
Another man last year voted the ballots
of his three wives and six children. and
for two then unborn, but soon expected. .
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
CRUELTY TO AN1MALs-A few days

CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-A few DAYS
since one E. w. Whitman was sent to
the house of correction in Westboro,
Mass, for six months, for cruel treat
ment Of his stock, this being his third
conviction by the society within the past
year and half In April of last year
he was prosecuted for beating his ami
mails with hoe at that time one of his
cows was obliged to travel IN hop anLln
joint, the cords of the leg having been
cut by the hoe, with which he gave her
a terrible beating. Several other ami
mails were found with running sores upon
their legs, the result of the same abomi-
nable treatment. For this offence he
paid fine Of 5000 and costs.
The following July he was again pros.
ecuted for mutilating his stock, was con-
victed and fined $3.50 and costs and or
dered to be imprisoned for the term of
one year, this being the maximum pen
atty Of the law. He appealed, and on
some legal techinality the case went to
the Supreme Court, where it is now pend
ing. Such persistency in defying the
law is rarely met with. The society's
agents are, however, hopeful of making
a genuine convert" Of him in due
course of time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

SINGULAR Casa singular case is
reported at Brentwood, NH. Two or three
years ago Mr.. james Hoyt sustained an
injury to his back, which was called a
partial dislocation of the spinal column.
In consequence the young man was par.
alyzed in the lower extremities, being
unable to walk or stand. His case was
pronounced incurable by the doctors. A
few weeks since he had fall, which an
parently came near proving fatal, but
after recovering from the shock it wa.
ascertained that he could use his limbs
and can now walk mile. He is now
engaged at different kinds of work and
is gaining every day. Probably the fall
replaced the dislodged fragment without
injury to the spinal marrow.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

SALE OF FLOODED CATrLE.-At the
New York mills, Utica, the 18th, A.
w. Griswold, Esq, of Malvern Farms,
Morrisville, Vt, sold his noted herd OF
cattle as follows: Four bulls for $3.50
and thirty females for s50,650; total
for the herd, $4,000. They are prin-
cipally of the Princess family. Four Of
the animals registered as pure bloods,
sold for about $4,000.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

They are still after Judge Poland's
blue coat and brass buttons. The Chi
cago Times, in recent article on the
dress of sundry public men has the fol-
lowing Luke Poland, of Vermont,
was one of the most eccentric dressers
in the House. He used to always move
about in blue coat adorned with small
dinner plates of brass buttons. His
vest was generally white, and opened so
as to display wide expanse of dainty
ruffled shirt bosom, under whose shades
cleaned here and there tiny diamond
buttons. The old man never in his life
passed pierglass without taking good
square look at himself"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

- Ladies who admire house plants
ought to know that the oleander is dam
gerous and poisonous. Boston Globe.
- The Atlanta (Ga.) Herald wagers
a hat-value not stated--that Speaker
Blaine will carry the Georgia delegation
in the National Republican Convention.
= Senator Morton of Indiana is 50
years old. He learned the hatter's trade
in early life, but didn't like hat making
well enough to make it his business, and
took up the study and practice of law
instead.
= According to the Boston Journal,
the loss by fire in New England, during
the month Of July, 1875, amounted in
the aggregate to s634,725, of which the
proportion of this State was s15,325.
= Gov. Allen took occasion to remark
in one of his recent speeches that he was
once barefoot boy but the newspapers
are twitting him on the needlessness of
the statement, as nobody ever supposed
that he was born with shoes on.
= The Superior Court of New Hamp-
shire, has decided, in the case of the
First National Bank of Peterboro, that
the surplus of a national bank is taxable
in the town where it is located. The eff.
feet of this decision will be to add a
large amount to the taxable property of
the State.
The Governorof Tennessee appoint
ed as Andrew Johnsons successor in the
United States Senate D. M. Kew. of
Chattanooga, an individual who has not
figured much in politics, but is described
as man of 45, of decided talent. diff
fident, retiring, and very popular in his
own section" As the next Tennessee
Legislature does not meet till a year
from next january, Mr.. Key has at
least an eighteen months lease of the
place.
The Albany Journal says that Gov.
Tilden's recent declaration was eouiva-
lent to this, viz: IF had my choice
I'd infinitely prefer Republican in the
Legislature who would stand by Sammy
Tilden rather than a Democrat that
wouldn't Here you have piece Of
really superior self-abnegation which is
only to be paralleled by A. Wards will
ingness to sacrifice all his wife's relations
rather than have the war prove fail
ure."
= Prof. Joel Parker, the eminent in.
rist, died in Cambridge, Mass, Tuesday
evening at the age of So He was a ma
tive of Jafrey, N a., and graduate Of
Dartmouth in 1911. He began practice
at Keene four years later in 1893 was
appointed Associate Justice of the su
preme Court, and in 1888 Chic fJust;ce
Since lS47, he has been professor of law
at Harvard, and he has published a |
number OF books, several of them nm Ia
gal and constitutional questions that
arose during and after the war
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

TROUT IN LAKE GEoRGE.-The bass
and pickerel in Lake George think Of
calling a meeting to formally express
their gratitude to Seth Green for the
10000 young trout which he planted
there. The trout are nearly all gone
and every little while hungry piekere
puts his head out of water to see if Setl
is coming with more.--S. Adams Mes
senger,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
Coon CRoPs IN KENTUCKY The

Coon CRoPs IN KENTUCKY. - The
Louisville Courier Journal publishes
crop estImatoe from all soa.;a,,a OF Kon
lucky and the tobacco counties of the
adjacent States. The largest tobacco
crop ever knwon was planted, but sub
sequently misfortunes has reduced it to
prospectively moderate yield, perhaps
a light average if future conditions are
favorable. The returns cover territory
which produces about three-fourths Of
the crop of the United States. Not
outstanding the weather damages,
full corn crop is predicted. Wheat will
be about half to two-thirds crop, rye
about the same. Oats are damaged
much more than other crops. The yield
of hay will be large.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

Quick TrME.-Norman Taylor of
Plymouth, who was to run twenty miles
inside Of two and a half hours last Sat
urday, on the driving park at Ballston
Springs, N. Y, made the first six miles
in about thirty minutes. There being
but few persons on the ground he de-
cided not to run any further.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
FARM FOR SALE

'HE subscriber offers his farm for sale sisaa
l. in South Reading, VT, about two rgse frs
the village. in which are a church, good sAsas
post Office. steam lumber mill. blacksmith shag III
and only about hse miles from the village 81 sss
vile. The Farm contains about 200 acres Of w
there are about 40 acres of Wood or Timber laa
all well fenced, with running water al House q
Barn: House painted and papered. The fai
chard and one of the best sugar orchards in tos1
also conyenienees for making sugar. About
Sap Buckets Pans. Storage and Farming tools y
besold with the place If wanted.
This homestead as indicated above. is access9
with no hard or high bill roads to travel, and Il
be sold at q low price. / will sell $50 acres o. y
whole a. the purchaser may desire Come ana 4
1t.
GILBERT E. green
South Reading. Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27
NOTICE TO PENSIONERS. All invalid

NOTICE TO PENSIONERS. II invalid
pensioners whose pension certificates are
dated prior to the 4th of March, 1875,
will have to be examined by an examin-
ing surgeon on or after the 4th day OF
September, 1875, before they can be paid
to that date, unless their certificates
state a biennial examination not re.
quired, or unless they are pensioned for
the loss of a limb or other essential
part of the body"
The following named gentlemen are
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

FRosTs IN MINNESOTA, St. PAUL,
Aug, 23.- Killing frosts last night and
night before are reported from several
points along the line Of the Lake Supe-
rior railroad, destroying corn and other
unripe crops. If the frost extended
throughout the State our large corn
crop will be an entire failure.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

DEAD BODY FoUND.-Tuesday of last
week, the dead body of man was found
in the town of Newbury, in the water
just below Dodge's Falls. The body
was evidently that of man we'll ad-
vanced in years, had been in the water
several days, and was badly decomposed.
There was nothing found on it by which
it could be identified.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

These men together with those from
Massachusetts, made about 200 present
at the reunion. And thus the last sol.
uivrs rvunion or 1910 mas gone INTO
pleasant history. The next one it is
stated will be held at Bennington.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-27

NEIGHBoRLY KINDNEss.-There is
something in the life of farmer which
develops an interest in the neighbors
welfare and often leads to such pleasant
incidents as one reported from Miami
County, Illinois. A Mr.. Conner of Chill
was i'll at time when he was most need
ed in his field, and the prospect for him
was that his crops would be spoiled at a
time when he was totally unable to bear
the loss involved. One day while brood
ing over his i'll fortune he heard the
sounds of harvesting around his house
and looking out saw a dozen of his neigh
bors cutting and taking care of his wheat.
The wives of the men were in the kiteh-
en- preparing dinner for all hands. and
that night when Mr.. Conner went 10
sleep his harvesting was completed. Such
things frequently occur in rural districts
but don't always find their way to gen.
eral notice. Boston Journal.