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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
KEEN E.
Flourishing Organizations-Minor Notes.
The Temperance Meeting.

KEENE, N. H., February 26-The
last meeting of the Unitarian Club is
generally conceded to have been the
most successful yet held by that flourish
ing organization. About 40 members
and several invited guests were present.
Members are beginning to find that the
meetings of the club are something they
cannot afford to stay away from. The
principal address was by the Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, D. D. and his sub
,ect was the pan-American congress
now in session at Washington, which
he believed foreshadowed permanent
tribunal at Washington for the ADJUST
ment of international questions, in the
New World.
Last Friday evening the public
meeting in celebration of the first ami
versary of Keene Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen was held in
Armory Hall and attracted great deal
of interest. Able and prominent mem
bers of the order were present and showed
the advantages of this oldest of the fra
ternal beneficiary associations. Three
new applications were received at the
regular meeting Monday evening.
I4dSb evening pON- NOOtcll UlC
Rev. Hugh Montgomery of Massachu-
setts spoke in the city hall to an audience
of about 800 people on temperance. The
meeting was under the auspices of the
Keene Temperance Union, and an active
interest was felt in it owing to the posi-
tion of aggressive leadership which the
governor has taken regarding temper
ance and enforcement of the prohibitory
law of the state.
Freight business is hnmming on the
Cheshire road now. Perhaps another
new passenger coach can be afforded
by and by.
This region is shipping ice to other
points where the winters freeze has
| been less successfully accomplished.
The Claiming Guild will give an at
tractive entertainment this evening in
the Unitarian parlors.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Appended is the warrant for the next
weeks town meeting:

The Inhabitants of the Town of Rockingham,
who are legal voters in Town Meeting, are here,
by notified and warned to meet at the Town Hall
in Bellows Falls, In said Rockingham, ON Tues
day the 4th day of March, A. ID. 1890, at ten
clock In the forenoon to act ON the following
articles, to wit:
Artcle1. To choose Moderator, pro tempore.
Art. 2. To choose all the Town Officers for
the year ensuing which are required by law.
Art. 3. To choose Cemetery Commissioner
for the Cemetery ut Bellows Falls.
Art. 4. To elect a member of the County
Board of Education.
Art. 5. To elect an Agent or Custodian of the
David r. Campbell Legacy Fund.
Art; 6; To elect Il Trustee of the David r..
Campbell Legacy Fund.
Art. 7. To elect three Trustees of the Rock
mgham Free Public Library.
Art. s. To see if the town will vote to appro-
pirate money to make necessary repairs and i'm.
provements in the Cemeteries in said town. If
so, what amount.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to appro-
pirate any money to be used in defraying the
ordinary expenses of Decoration Day. If so,
what amount
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to appro-
pirate money to be used in support of the Rock
ingham Free Public Library. If so, what
amount.
Art. Il. To see if the town will vote to author.
lie and instruct the Selectmen to proceed and
finish the front room ON third floor of the Town
Hall and appropriate means therefor.
Art y. To see,what action, If any, the town
vii! take IN relation to continuing insurance of
the Town Hall against loss by fire.
Art. l3. To see if the town will vote to author
1ze the town treasurer and Selectmen to borrow
money to pay notes now outstanding against the
town, and to pay interest upon its outstanding
indebtedness, also to defray the incidental eX-
penses of said town.
Art ID. To see if the town will vote to raise
money to defray the ordinary expenses of the
town and for the support of the poor for the
ensuing year.
Art. Is. To see if the town will vote to raise
money in addition to what the law requires for
the maintenance and repair of highways and
bridges.
Art. 16. To see what action, if any, the town
will take in relation to the collection of its high
way taxes.
Art II. To see if the town will vote to pay it's
Indebtedness or any part thereof.
Art. is. To transactany other business proper
to be brought before said meeting.
JOHN Il. MOORE, of
HENRY A. TITUS, Rockingham.
Rockingham, VT, Feb. 10, 1890.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD.
Orders Issued for the Election of Officers at
Bradford and Bennington,
[ From the Burlington Free Press.l

From the Burlington Free Press.l
Orders for the election of officers to
fill vacancies in the Bradford and Ben
nington companies caused by the election
last week by Captains Watson and Evans
respectively to be majors of the first reg
iment have just been issued. Major J. G.
Stearns of Bradford has been requested
to preside at the election of Company G
and Major Robert Coffey to preside at the
election of Company X at Bennington. =.
Capt. John III. Watson of Bradford
had commanded Co. G., 1st regiment
(Bradford Guards) since the I'd of Aug
ust, 1882, and had been senior captain of
the 1st regiment for many years. Under
his administration this company has
taken rank as one of the best in the regi-
ment. At the time of the Ely riot, Capt.
Watson and his company marched sew
eral miles, and took possession of the
powder magazine at early down, thus
saving an explosion of the machinery
and buildings located there. Capt. Wat
son has always been one of the best cap
tains in the regiment, and his many
friends throughout the state will con
gratulate him upon his worthy promo
ton.
SdpI. Gavin w LNduS Ol bennington
enlisted as private in Co. r., 1st regi-
ment bennington Coz on the 29th of
September, 1880. He was appointed cor
poral the same date and first sergeant on
the 9th of May, 1881. He was made first
lieutenant August %, 1882, and captain
November 8, 1882. Capt. Evans has also
commanded one of the best companies in
theregiment, and his promotion to his pres
ent grade has been well earned. His
promotion, as well as that of Major Wat
sons, will be of great benefit to the Ma
tionalal Guard of Vermont.
A Bennington correspondent says that
the election of Capt. G. w. Evans of that
place to the position of major leaves a va
cancy in the company which will, with
out doubt, be filled by the election of the
first lieutenant, Prof. James E. Weld, to
the captaincy. Second Lieutenant, H. d.
Fillmore, will become first lieutenant,
and first sergeant, f. F. Griswold, will
be elected second lieutenant. 1t was
Lieut.. Weld who read the extremely
valuable and interesting paper on the
Springfield rifle at the officers school in
this city last week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
NATURAL GAS IN VERMONT.
DR.. w. S. Webb Thinks There is Some and
Will Bore for it at Shelburne.

DR.. w. S. Webb Thinks There is Some and
will Bore for it at Shelburne.
A short time since, President w. Sew
ard Webb of the Wagner Car company
directed the local managers of that COM
pany at Buffalo, N. Y, to bore for nat
ural gas upon the ground of the shops
of the Wagner Car company at that
point, says the Burlington Free Press.
His idea was thought to be foolish one
by geologists and others, as no one be-
lieved that natural gas could be found in
Buffalo. The result of his persistency
however, was chat they struck gas, and
now have enough to run the 20 boilers of
the Wagner Car company, saving the
corporation over $40, 900 in coal per year
Within few days Dr.. Webb has directed
that an artesian well be sunk some 1000
feet upon his farm at Shelburne. He
believes that between 900 and 1900 feet
down they will come across natural gas.
He has also directed that an analysis of
the waters and minerals shall be kept, in
order that he may have precise show
ing of what comes out of the ground. 1t
is understood that nothing of this kind
has been done in Vermont before, in
fact, no shaft has been sunk over 200
feet. The result of DR.. Webb's investi-
cation will be looked forward to with
great interest by all Vermonters, and if
his hopes are realized, it will be great
thing for the state,> and especially for
Burlington and vicinity.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27


Boston-Close at $40 a. M, 1.10 and Sp. m. Ar
rive at H. a. M, 1907 and 1888 p. m.
New York-CloSe at $40 a. M, Ito, $40 ana
pm. Arrive at IL .35 a. M, 400, 6.55 and lO5s
pm.
Western States-Close at $40 a. M, 1.l0, $40 and
Sp. m. Arrive at lS5 a. M, l.30, 655 and 1O5s
pm.
Southern States-Close at $40 a. M, Ito, $40 and
Sp. m. Arrive at IL 80 am, 400, 6.55 and lO5s
p.m
Sullivan Way-Close at II 20 a. M, 6.40and s p. m
Arrive at 4.40 and $50 a. m, 1.30 p. m.
North way over Central Vermont and Passump
sic-ClOse at 20 a. m. and 8 p M Arrive at
4.4O a. m. and 80 p. m.
Vermont Valley Way-Close at $40 "a. M, 11C
and D. m. Arrive at IL .35 a. m, and 900 p. m
Rutland Way-Close at II 80 a. m. and Ito p. m
Arrive at IL .25 a. m. and 1.30 p. m.
Rutland, Vt, closed pouch-Close at GAO p. m
Arrive at is a. m. (Mondays at S.55 a. m)
Cheshire Way-Close at Ito p. m. Arrive at
ll.45 a. m.
Keene, n H., closed pouch-CloseGat $40 a. m
Arrive at 1907 p. m.
South Acworth, Drewsville, Alstead and Lang
don, N. H.-Close at II m. Arrive at 81 a. m
Townshend, Grafton, VT, Cambridgeport, west
minister West and Athens, Vt.-Close at II m
Arrive at II a. m.
Saxton's River-Close at u m, 40 p. m. Arrive
at $40 and IL a. m, 1.30 p. m.
Townshend, Cambridgeport and Grafton, VT
Close at Ito p. m.
Walpole-Close at $40 a. M, Ito p. m. Arrive at
11.35 a. M, 7O7 p. m.
Chester and Chester Depot, closed pouch-Close
at $40 p. m. Arrive at S.55 a. m.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27

The general report of President A. n.
Swain has much by way of comment
and suggestion which it would be profit
able for all to consider. The first official
report from the library, it covers period
of nearly two years, and the success of
the institution in filling public need
has proved conclusively the wisdom of
those who worked for its establish
ment The following point is well
taken and all will see the Importance
of following out the suggestion: "We
desire to call attention to the wear
and care of the books on the part of
those who read them. Can we not use
them with more care and thus have
less number of worn and damaged books
for which we must eXpend money either
to replace or repair. Let us all try this
caution for the year ensuing.'' The
report in closing reads: 'sThe library
was opened to the public September II,
1888, since which interest in it has con-
stantly increased in all sections of the
town. Up to February l, 1890. over
q, 200 books have been drawn, and there
are several instances in which both
adults and young people have each read
over 200 volumes. Thus the library has
early become an important institution
to the town, increasing education, giving
larger intelligence, broader views, and
value to the citizen.
Considered in its entirety, with ref
erence to town affairs, the report is
business-like document, and the showing
is good one. But at the risk of in
curing adverse criticism from tax payers
the Times pleads for some attention to
that town debt. No article in the war
rant for the approaching town meeting
is more important than Article IL and on
the simple basis of business Judgment
and prudence. the Times asks if it is
not time that the town commenced, even
if in small way, regular annual slic-
ing down of its Indebtedness. 1t is true
that taxes are already high, but is it not
as true that they will never be lower un-
til this debt is lessened? This matter is
for the voters to handle as they see fit,
and the Times simply suggests that there
is danger in this putting off from year to
year matter which if not attended to
will continually grow more troublesome.
One is reminded of the story of the man
who had owed bill for several years,
and his creditor fearing it would be out
lawed asked him if he would give his
note for it. He complied readily enough
and then said profoundly, "There, thank
God that's off my mind"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Success TO Them.

The Young Peoples Society of the
Congregational church are canvassing
the village to the end of securing Prof.
Churchill in lecture here at an early
day. The sale of 24O tickets is necessary,
and when the reputation of Prof.
Churchill is considered, this number
ought to be sold easily. The Times
hopes to give definite date for the
lecture soon. Tickets to the number of
$50 have already been sold.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
ANYB0DY'S FIGHT.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK AS SEEN
FROM RUTLAND.

A Mushroom Growth of Congressional Can
didates in the First District-The Gov
ernorship Puzzle-A Compromise Possi-
! BILE.
Especial Correspondence of the Times.
RUTLAND, Feb. 24.-The announce
ment that the Hon. John w. Stewart,
member of congress from the first dis
trict, would not again be a candidate
created some surprise. This leaves the
field open and some have already entered
it and begun an active canvass. Among
those prominently mentioned are EX-
Speak err James X. Batchelder of Arling-
ton, who will have a large and substan-
tial following; Ex-Governor Eben j.
Ormsbee, who relies upon the forces that
have hitherto placed him in position; ex-
Congressman Charles II. Joyceof Rutland
who has had the congressional bee buzz
zing IN his bonnet for return ever since
he left congress and who started can
vass two years ago against Mr.. Stewards
denomination, but yielded to the three
term rule which had become the custom
in the district. He was in Washington
when Mr.. Stewards announcement was
made and Immediately came home to
look ''after his fences" The Hon. Hen
ry Ballard of Burlington is another as
pirant. The fact that Chittenden county
has United States senator, a candidate
for governor and the collector of customs,
will operate against his candidacy, as it
has not been the custom hitherto to give
the county in which senator has his
residence member of the lower house
also, however senseless may be the OBJ
Of tnrc
are sensitive and sometimes prejudiced
people, and would hardly allow the city
of Burlington to have senator, goy-
ernOr, congressman and collector at one
and the same time. 1t has been long
supposed that Judge Powers desired a
place in the lower house, as stepping
stone eventually to the senate. Being
one of the oldest and ablest judges, there
is strong desire that he should remain
on the bench. Then again Lamoille
county has recently had member of
congress for three terms, while Benning-
ton county has not been in congress since
1854. Then again people would hardly
consent to make Carroll Page governor
and send Judge Powers to congress.
Some however will not be surprised to
see the contest narrowed down to Mr..
Batchelder and Mr.. Powers in the end,
and all the now apparent political con-
flicts harmoniZed by the selection OF
WorthingtOn Smith for governor and
either Powers or Batchelder for congress,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
WORK OF THE YEAR.
ROCKlNGHAM'S THlRTY-SlxTH AN
NUAL REPORT.

What Sums of Money Have Been Raised
and How They Have Been Expendcd-A
| Slight Increase in the Towns Indebted
ness-The Library Report.
The thirty-siXth annual report for the
town of Rockingham is by this time in
the hands of voters and until the day of
town meeting will be studied with more
or less diligence. A review of the
ground covered is generally in order at
this time of the year and is very prop
erly interesting matter to those who
have at heart the consideration of town
prosperity.
Selectmen's orders for miscellaneous
expenses amount to $10,0793l as against
$563S.l7 last year; the town hall bill is
| $lS71.73 against $6S36.69; highways,
$2699.23 against $S66.25 orders of road
commissioners, $4S33.04 against $780, .43
orders by overseers of the poor, $2717.S7
against $3O5S.4S; cash received and paid
by overseer, $737.96 against $696.77.
The personal property on town farm
inventories $22SS this year, decrease of
$2O5.OS since last year. The school di-
rec ctors have drawn orders for salaries,
fuel and incidentals, amounting to
$2962. O4. Last year $967S.57 was re-
quired. The liquor agency which one
year ago was $23.40 behind, this year
shows profit of $297.42
The treasurer's report is an itemized
statement of moneys received and paid
out, and shows that he has paid 500
160,05 and has on hand $530.75. The
David r. Campbell Legacy Fund has
distributed $750.60 and has balance of
$50.74. The liabilities and assets of the
town are shown in the following:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27

and some in Michigan, but none of it has
the flavor, the ''tang,' the ''bouquet," F"
the indeseribable something, that makes
the eating of it such a gustatory delight,
and the memory of it so sweet; only the
real, pure, genuine, Vermont article has
that. Tons of fraudulent, adulterated
stuff are sold in Chicago, that never saw
Vermont, and it gets into most all our
suburban groceries and the people don't
like it, and with good reason, for most
of it is compound of cheap grades of
Louisiana sugar and glucose.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
DANGER IN THE BOTTLE

How the Seemingly Innocent Tomato Ket-
chup Got in it's Destroying Work.
Tomato ketchup is ordinarily reckoned
among the good things of life. Viewed
from distance, even, its warm and mel
low tints strike the eye with a similar
throb ofapprobation to that caused by a
red dog running the other way, but it is
in closer intimacy that its value is fully
realized. One must be on speaking terms,
as it were, with this delectable COM
pound to fully appreciate its virtues.
And yet, like other good things, toma-
to ketchup in all its seeming innocence,
is occasionally swept by passion and STIR
red by the demon of unrest. A resident
of this village had this week an illustra-
ton of this fact which was complete if
hardly satisfactory. The scene was laid
in a well appointed dining room in the
silent watches of the night. Upon a
black walnut sideboard stands the
ketchup in sullen mood. Above it on
a shelf glasses and pitchers are placed in
fancied security, and surmounting the
whole a mounted heron pensively over
looks the premises. A concussion like
that of a cannon shakes the house and
the proprietor investigateswith memories
of Haymarket Square and the deadly dy-
Mantle bomb stirring his soul. He finds
the shelf split from the sideboard, pitch
ers and glasses smashed and scattered,
and very much demoralized heron hOrs
du combat in the opposite corner of the
room, head, legs and wings pointing a
dozen ways for Sunday, so to speak.
''Ketchup to right of him, ketchup to left
of him. had ''volleyed and Numbered" !"
and there is one man in town who is look
ing for small bomb-proof safe in good
repair to putt in his DINING room.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Couldn't Stand 1t Cold.
From Washington Post. |

6 Phwat are these things yez have
nailed an the roof?" asked an Irishman
on Potomac River steamboat.
g Those are life preservers. If any
thing happens to the boat, you could take
one of those and swim ashore"
ssOch, be huvins. it's meself 'ud sooner
dhrown than jump intel any such cowld
wather as that
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Get a Move On.
From n. Y. Tribune

A writer in the Boston Herald asks !:
els this hurrying, scurrying, busy, rush
ing existence we lead in America idealic
in the smallest particular?" No, sonny,
it isn't "idealic," " whatever that may be,
but it gets there just the same. Better
stop asking questions and join the pro-
ceSSiOn
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
No Dreamy Passages.
From Norristown Herald.

A well known composer who has been
married three times, divorced twice and
sued for alimony once, is at work on a
wedding march. If he weaves his own
marital experiences into the composition,
portions Of it will sound like Blind Tom s
"Thunder Storm" with hail and cyclone
accompaniment.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
A Limited Market.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.J
81 found, the other day, a drummer
who had been on the road three years
and had made only one sale, he said, as
he leaned over the cigar case. Nobody
believed him. ''What did he sell?" ask
ed the whisky drummer. suspension
bridges
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should always
be used wien children cutting teeth. It re-
ieves the little sufferer at once; produces NATURAL
quiet Sleep and the little cherub awakesas sbright
as a button" 1t very pleasant to taste. 1t
soothes the chili. softens the gums aay all pain,
regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhpa, whether arising from teething or
other causes. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Must Have Some Mourners.
TFrom Chatter.

Lawyer drawing wilD-"Y our estate
is much smaller, sir, than is generally
Supposed Sick Many es; but keep
that quiet until after the funeral. want
good show of grief stricken mourners.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
When Baby was sick we gave her Castorias
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
just the Thing for Johnny,
From the Merchant Traveller. I

"What wonderful age of invention
it is" said Mrs. Patterson; 81 see they
are now making wire cloth, and I'll have
some this very week to put a seat in
Johnny's everyday pants.''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
He Told the Truth.
From Texas Siftings.l

Judgc-Have you ever been punished
before?
Prisoner-Well, at all events, not in
the last ten years.
care you sure of that?''
"Certain, sure. I've just served out
a ten years sentence"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
A Murmur of Discomfort.
[From Puck.1

ssOh, no, there amt no favorites in this
family,'' soliloquized johnny; oh, no /!
l guess there amt. If bite my finger
nails l catch it over the knuckles. But
the baby can eat his whole foot, and
they think it's just cunning!"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
News About Town.

1t is the current report about town that Kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs Is making
some remarkable cures with people who are
troubled with Coughs, Sore Throat, Asthma.
Bronchitis and Consumption. Any druggist will
give you trial bottle free of cost IL is guaran
SOC. and 81.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
The Sugar of Vermont.
From the waukegan (In.9 Record. j

Vermont is not only the home, the
breeding place." so to speak. of great
and good men, but it is the native heath
of that choice, seldom found, but deli
cious article of diet, maple sugar. TO be
sure, they make more or less of it in Ohio,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Letters Advertised.

Letters advertised at Bellows Falls,
February "a: DIR. G. p. Collins, Jur
Corlen, r. III. Davis, G. A. Miles.
GEORGE O. GUILD. p. M.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Total, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....... 1872 4

Compared with last years report the
summary shows net increase in the
town debt of $62.6S.
The report of the trustees of the
library shows resources of $6133.90,
and expenditures when all claims are
settled of $5790.53. The circulating
statistics are interesting in showing the
literary appetite, the following being the
books called for from September IL,
1888, to February /, 1890.