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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
VICINITY GLEANINGS.

Anything the matter with the Brattle-
boro baseball team? They have defeated
the Morrills, the U. V. MS and the
hitherto invincible Claremonts.
News has been received by friends in
Brattleboro of the shooting of Charles
Perham, now the only remaining one of
four brothers who went from Brattle-
boro to Colorado in 1885.
The Boston and Maine railroad COM
pany is building an iron bridge across
White river, in place of wooden one
built in 1913, which had been condemned
by the railroad commissioners. Its length
is 404 feet, and it rests on two abutments
and two granite piers. Work was begun
on it nearly year ago, and it will not
be finished before 1891.
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SOUTH WlNDHAM.

The delegates to the Baptist conven-
tion to be held at Townshend, Aug. 9th
and 2Sth, are Dea. A. j. Baker, Dea.
All, Fisher, ID. f. Robbins, A. j. Jeni-
son, and Fred Fisher. A goodly num-
Der beside will attend, the weather being
favorable.
The grandchildren of Geo. Adams,
who have been visiting him the past
week, have returned home to Holliston,
Mass.
Edison Allen of Jamaica called on
friends here, Monday, and was looking
for school-ma'am.
L.. A. Ballou is out on his annual tour
buying sheep and lambs.
Miss Clara Votey is visiting at her sis
ter's-Mrs. G. Smith of Townshend.
The social event at B. M. Pierce's,
Aug. 10Th, was quite a success. One
hundred or more people gathered on the
grounds, and ample refreshments were
served to all. Two flags floated out on
the breeze. Windham drum corps gave
some of their inimitable music; Mrs.
Bertha Blood and Mrs. Addie Williams
of West Townshend gave some fine in
strumental duets; Uncle Mason Pierce
sang "Hurrah for Old New England"
with all the fervOr of his boyhood days:
Geo. Goodell gave defamation entitled
"Self Reliance" which was followed by
an address by DR.. Geo. Porter of Towns
bend, in which by anecdotes and apt al
lusions he showed up the prejudice,
SANDER, and backbiting, of the present
time. Mrs. Pierce, although very tired
from work necessary for the occasion,
was able to be about and testify to the
great change in her physical condition
under the treatment of DR.. Porter; Rev.
c. Votey made some closing remarks,
which were very flattering to Windham
as town. Chas. Wellman from Ware,
Mass, was on the grounds in the after
noon, and took two Photographic views
of the crowd. Among the friends pres
ent we noticed Il. ID. Holden and wife,
from Grafton; their son Will, wife, and
daughter, who have been paying their
native town visit; also, Mrs. Jerome
Pierce of Springfield. l doubt not, at
the close, that Uncle Mason felt like the
embarrassed minister, who, wishing to
say something after marrying couple,
turned to them and said: "My young
friends, l wish you many joyful returns
of the same happy occasion"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
PERkINSVILlE,

Miss Minnie Gould has gone to White
River junction, to work for Mrs. Ella j.
Perkins.
Miss Mary Fuller, daughter of Judge
Fuller, has returned to her home in
Taunton, Mass, after few weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. F. w. Ryder.
H. Gould has gone to Rutland to at
tend the g Horse Breeders Association"
taking in charge Prince Lambert, prom
Using colt owned by Lorenzo Stearns.
The internal appearance of the school
house in district No. is being greatly
improved by painting and other necessary
repairs, under direction of E. l. Call,
prudential committee.
Mr.. Cosby of Boston has Joined his
family for few days stay at j. NJ. Bill
lings'.
Anna Hall is on the sick-list.
O. d. Crockett, wife and child, have
returned to their home in New London,
n. H., accompanied by Deacon Aldrich.
Last Sunday, Mrs. Charles Amsden
very acceptably filled her position as
assistant superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday-school.
Carlos Dyke and mother arrived, Sun
day noon, from their visit to Woodstock
and Sharon.
Alfred Steele has gone to Shelburne
Falls, Mass. to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Steele's brother.
Mrs. j. A. Call and son E. |. are home
from their visit to Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Blackberries are plenty, and plenty of
pickers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
WINDSOR,

Hon. Carroll S. Page was in town,
Monday. Congressman Grout was also
here the same day.
A special corporation meeting is called
for Monday evening, Sept. 1st, to con-
slider the proposition of the Electric
Light Co. to light the village streets for
a term of five years.
Rev. Henry M. Thompson of Hartford,
Conn.,, son of the late Harrison Thomp-
son, is spending his vacation with his
mother in this place.
Gen. w. Il. Sherman was in town near
ly the whole day, Friday, and held
reception in his special car. A large
number paid their respects to the general,
among the number being several who
went through Georgia with him.
Lake Sunapee continues to be the fav-
orite resort for those who are taking an
outing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
DUN M ERSTON,

Arthur Buffum recently met with a
serious accident. While trying to sever a
wire nail, a part of the nail flew and
struck in his left eye, badly lacerating
the eye-ball. DR.. Miller of Brattleboro
was called, but finding the eye badly
swollen and filled with blood, and fear
ing portion of the nail was still in the
wound, he sent Mr.. Buffum to Boston. to
an oculist. 1t is feared he will lose the
sight of the eye.
Rev. F. A. Noble, d. D., and wife.
from Chicago, have been in town. 1t
has been twenty years since Mrs. Noble
made her last visit to Dummerston, her
former home.
Alpha Person and son, from the West.
and Mrs. johnson from Worcester, are
guests of Morton Pratt.
In the death of Winslow Dutton. the
18th, we lose one of our oldest residents.
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SPAFFORD.

Frank Southwick, organist, from
Claremont, N. H., is visiting at his I'M
cle's-Nahum Bemis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Holbrook and
son of Colorado Springs, and Mrs. Nettie
Page and son of Boston, have been the
guests of VIM. johnson, this week.
Our school is to commence next Mon
day, taught by Miss Bryant from Weston.
j. G. Scribner has bought and sold
500 worth of black-berries, this season {;
price paid this week, is 3 cents per
pound-one and one-half pounds to the
quart. He doesn't wish to buy any more
as they are too ripe.
Mrs. @. E. Hill and son, from Rutland
are visiting relatives and old friends here
this week.
Mrs. E. A. Spafford left for Boston.
Monday, and expects to be gone about
two weeks, leaving Miss Lizzie Currier
to look after her domestic affairs.
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NORTH CHESTER.

William Stearns and wife, of Newton
Centre, Mass, are visiting at VIM. O..
HOsmer's and with other relatives in this
vicinity.
Theodore Edwards and wife are taking
a carriage-trip to Waterbury, where Mrs.
Edwards sisters reside, intending to be
gone from home about two weeks.
Luther Stoodley came home, the frst
of this week, after taking quite an ex-
tended trip West, going as far as Den
yer, Colorado.
Charles F. Howe and wife camped at
Lowell Lake, through the rain of last
week.
Albert Holbrook, wife and son, of Col
orado Former residents), are the guests
of Miss Rebecca Allen and Mrs. Mary A.
SherWin.
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TOWN SHEND.

A fine musical entertainment was given
at the town hall, last Friday evening,
under the direction of Mrs. Prof. Votey
of Burlington, assisted by Mrs. Dale of
Beaufort, S. c., and Miss Blanche
Goodnow of Newfane.
Leland & Gray Seminary opened,
Tuesday, with nearly fifty pupils. Mrs.
Stoddard has been engaged as music
teacher for the year, and has a fair
number of pupils at the very beginning
of the term.
Mr.. John Dale returned to Beaufort,
S. c., Tuesday, taking with him Milton
Eddy, who will be employed by him as
clerk in one of his stores.
Martin Sparks moves this week, into
Mrs. Atkins house.
Misses Nellie and Anna Twitch ell
returned home, last week, from their
work at Martha's Vineyard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
GRAFTON,

Sidney Holmes has been dangerously
sick, but is reported as improving.
Regular meeting of |. l.. Clark w. R.
G.. No. II, Saturday evening, Aug. Both.
All members are earnestly requested to
be present.
Regular meeting of the grange, tomor-
row evening.
The Pomona Grange meeting held here
last Tuesday was well attended. and the
exercises of the afternoon were interest
ing.
w. E. L. Walker is in Manchester. this
week, looking after the interests of the
Green Mountain telegraph company.
Gen. Sidney w. Park and wife, of
Albany, N. Y, and John G. Greene of
Mechanicsville, N. Y, are at the hotel.
Miss Cora Wright has geranium.
''New Life, upon which she counted at
one time 166 buds and blossoms.
Sidney Hemenway is at home from
Brattleboro, having finished work at the
asylum.
The Park relatives of this town. with
others from Windham and Chester, visit
ed Lowell Lake, last Tuesday.
John Mills of Concord, n. H., is visit
ing in this vicinity.
CENTENNIAL FESTIvAL.-At the hill
side home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Beaman
Smalley, in Grafton, where, by invita-
ton the descendants of Peter and Mary
(Stone) Beaman met for double cen
tennial, March 22d, 1870, being the time
of settlement of the farm, and Aug. Dist.
1890, the birth of the first child born on
the farm, and in the log house. MANY
responded to the invitation; the oldest
present being seventy-eight, the young,
est three years of age. The day was
pleasantly spent in friendly greeting.
with songs of home. A sketch was Civ
en- of the Beaman family, their ances.
tors coming to this country in 1855, Dor
chester, Mass. being their first home
An essay giving information of their an
cestry, historical facts, and reminis-
cences of the olden time, and poem al
so, were read. Letters of regret there
were. from those not able to be present
Toward the close of the day, almost the
entire party repaired to the woods, where
a stone bearing his name was pla ced in
memory of Peter Beaman, by his grand
children, great grandchildren and great
great-grandchildren TO mark the spot
where he received his death-blow by a
limb of a tree he was telling. On the
green, under the NAPLES, tables were
spread, where dinner and supper were
served. The welcome was given by NJ
+. Smalley, reply by f. F. Beaman OF
LacOnia, n. II. The party broke up
feeling that the day was one always tC
be remembered, and the old home spot
very dear to ali.
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WESI TOWNSHEND.

Miss Kate Kidder has been guest in
the family of o. K. Garfield.
Mrs. E.. \. Holmes and two children
visited friends 1.-TWO days. in Chester,
this week.
Martin Allen of Boston is visiting his
mother.
Miss Eva Barrett has been stopping
with friends in Putney.
Mrs. Hyland is here, stopping with
her sister, Mrs. Nathaniel Pomroy
Victor Boyden and E. J. Sanderson at
tended the Universalist convention at
st. Adams. this week.
James Brown died of consumption,
Monday morning. Obsequies were held
in the church, Wednesday, at IL o'clock.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
CHESTER.
IA. N. CHANDLER is agent for THE TIMES for
Chester win receive and forward subscrip.
tions, and also furnish extra copies

"a; An n. CHANDLER is agent for The TIMES. for
tons, and also furnish extra copies
Mr.. Alcock and wife, of Chicago, Mrs
Decker of South Deertield, Mass, and
George Greenwood of Fitchburg, Mass,
are visiting at w. p. Chapin's.
Lost-a lady's gold hunter-case watch
in plush case, with initials 81. II. RI.
The finder will be suitably rewarded
by addressing A. E. Reed, Chester, VT.
Mrs. Atwood Sergeant has been visit
ing in New York state, for some time
past.
The concert at the Baptist church,
last week, was first-class in every partic-
ular, although small number were in
attendance.
Denman Hulett has made great i'm
provements at the residence he pur-
chased of Mr.. Gowing, last spring, hav-
ing almost entirely remodeled the house
and barn. When completed, it will be
one of the first-class residences in town.
Miss Mabel Capron of Bellows Falls
was the guest of Miss May Chandler,
last week.
About two hundred from this town
attended the circus at the Falls, last
Friday.
j. E. Pollard is making improvements
about his residence by grading the side
walks and otherwise identifying his
lawn.
Chester has been well represented at
the Horse Breeders meeting at Rutland
this week.
All the legal voters of the town should
see that their names are on the check
list.
About thirty couples attended the
dance at the Fullerton hall, last week,
Wednesday evening. Ice-cream, cake,
coffee and lemonade, constituted the re-
freshments. A happy time was the
result.
George Kelley and family, of Brook
Ign, New York, are spending the summer
at Mrs. Susan F'itch's.
Fremont Parmenter and family, of
Grand Junction, Iowa, have been visit
ing in town several days.
Laura A., wife of H. w. Chandler,
died at her home in this village, Sunday,
Aug. oath, at ! o'clock p. M, aged 81
years The funeral took place Monday,
at p. M, at the house, Rev. w. L.
Noyes officiating. The display of flow
ers, furnished by the w. r. c., at the
funeral, as very beautiful. Mr.. Chand-
Ter has the sympathy of the community
in his bereavement.
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DR.. CAGES APPOINTMENTS.

Keene, Tuesday, September 9th.
Brattleboro, Wednesday, September
10th.
Bellows Falls, Towns Hotel, Thurs
day, September 1lth, till noon.
Charlestown. Thursday afternoon, 18th.
Claremont, Friday, September 18th.
Newport, Newport House, Saturday,
18th.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT.

The Ladies' Benevolent society will
give Twilight party onIthe church lawn
Wednesday evening, Sept. Sd. All are
cordially invited to attend.
School commences Sept. 1st, Miss
Eloise F. Tower of SaXtons River,
teacher.
Blackberries are very plenty, this
year. George Woods and wife have
picked over six bushels OF them.
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9ellurs sails dimes,

Hs- Address all communications to "THE
TIMES" or 10 "E. G. Allis." All checks and
money orders should be made payable to the pro
prietor only, Marx this ,oeH! The TIMES has
been conducted under so many different titles, of
late, that complications are sure to follow unless
care is exercised in this matter.
Il, q. ALLIS,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
EAST PUTNEY.
Jewett Pierce the Victim of a shocking
Accident.

Accident.
Jewett Pierce, son of F. O. Pierce.
aged about Is years, employed in F. l..
Pierce's chair shop at East Putney. on
Tuesday afternoon of this week, while
in the act of throwing off a belt from a
shaft, had his clothes caught by a bolt.
and was Immediately drawn on to il.
stripping his clothes nearly off of him.
His abdomen was torn in a flightful man
ner, so that his bowels protruded. and
there were other injuries of his person.
so it was thought, at last accounts. i'm
possible that he can live.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28

The administrators of the late Farley
STAIRS estate. Brattleboro. have paid
$1,000 over to the trustees OF the Univer-
salist society lefC under the will.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28

The undersigned takes this method of
extending thanks to the friends and
neighbors for their kind assistance rem
dered during the sickness and death of
his beloved wife, also to the Woman's
Relief Corps for beautiful flowers fur
nished for the funeral.
HI. w. CHANDLER.
Evening journal., 1890-11-20
a DEAD PARTY.

Under the title: "Have They the
Courage to Do It." the Philadelphia
Telegraph rep. says;
The Republicans blundered In the last
Congr IS by passing bill--the Mckinley
bill--which benefited class and injured
the masses and the other day, when the
country was called to pass judgment
upon that lily considered measure
ii everywhere, North, East South and
West, condemned II. its verdict being
more decisive. more condem natory than
any In modern politics. States rs strongly
Republican as the stars are fixed were
torn from their courses aud pus in the
Democratic sky. In the West, especially,
the change was extraordinary or astound
ing even so that at the present time
several Of them are believed to be more
likely than not TO cast their ELECTORAL
votes In 1890 as they have not cast them
for quarter of a century.
Many foolish Republicans cannot con-
ceiye that this is the true situation of
the Republican party. The acts of the
party have been repudiated by the people.
but those who never learn anything,
those who must await the proverbial fall
of brick house before they can be in
receptive condition for an idea, still
think that the Republican party may
persevere in it's partisan course.
They are of the same ilk, Of course, as
those who did the bidding of Reed in
counting out Democrats who were elected
to Congress. who enforced the Reed rules.
who passed the Mckinley bill, who
passed the Force bill, all in opposition to
the cooler heads Of the party who were
sensible enough to see the danger ahead
but too cowardly to disobey the orders OF
the caucus.
Now the only thing for the Republican
party to do is turn their faces back ward.
repeal the Mckinley bill. the worse. but
less known Customs Administrations bill,
let the Force bill die, repeal the Depend
ent Pension bill and revise the tariff so
that the prices Of the necessaries Of life
viii be lower, not higher
The Telegraph may well doubt II the
Republicans have the courage to do that
They perhaps have not the sense TO see
It, They might have seen it beforehand
II they had allowed themselves to study
the interests Of the people instead Of
the obeying the demands Of the manu-
fseturers.
II they do not retrase their tracks and
quickly. too. the Republican party will
be dead. Thsie will be nothing to keep
the party in existence They have lost
that which can give life and vitality to
a psrty-the interest aud esteem Of the
people. They have sold out to a class
They have been doing the bidding OF a
class till the people have repudiated the
party's acts. II repentance does not
follow qalckly, they will destroy the
party.
Evening journal., 1890-11-20
whers Arc the poiIcee

Persons living in the vicinity OF K
teenth and Lincoln streets have . en-
thrown into a state Of excitement by he
repeated pistol shots which are fred by
colored boys who live there. For the as
week people have been almost afraid to
60 out on the streets after dark. Sa ur-
day afternoon four white boys were
standing at the corner OF Fourteenth nd
Scott streets when without the least
provocation they we're shot at BY col
ored boy. Families have to close u cir
shutters every night to guard them + ON
stray shots Strange to say the 20 ice
never hear the reports. If the prsctice is
kept on the boys will be brought to ius-
tice, when possibly they may have to
answer the charge Of murder. People
say, where are the policeY
Evening journal., 1890-11-20
Am lNENrARLE go 49,

The New York Herald is still engaged
in q relentless pursuit Of the pension
shark through his dark and Obvious WAYS
AS the Herald mildly, but Justly remarks.
The pension attorney is not only the
autocrat Of the halls OF Congress and
first lord Of the excheqner: be is the bro.
moter Of fraud and the stimulant Of false
swearing.
Pension payments are still climbing
remorselessly I'll the United States is
iaboring under he most expensive
system Of government and psying 4
larger amount Of money on account OF
one war than Great Britain has paid FOR
all Of her wars put together.
The annual pension payment 70 our
wounded, disabled and pauper soldiers.
numbering now perhaps ZOO. 600. 4:
greater twenty-five years after the war,
than the amount required to support the
largest standing army 10 the world.
The expense, the frauds and the reck-
iessness Of the Pension Department are
startling But this most patient people
In the world are only just beginning e
murmer against 1t.
Cyclones, the bursting Of immens,
bodies Of confined water, begin with
slight, almost imperceptible, noises
Will these vulgar, outrageous and dis
graceful pension frauds go on till ,
cyclone Of popular indignation wrecks
the entire department, or flood sweep
the rotteuness from the face of tn,
earth.
Cannos we give the honorable, dis
abled soldier pension without payin
monthly stipend to every weakly, fool
ash and dishonest man who enlisted i
the Union Armyl
Nearly million men are drawing an
applying for pensions Were disease. a,
cident and Southern bullets so dlsastrou
that one half of the entire Union Arm
were disabled within four short yearsY
Evening journal., 1890-11-20
COLON CASES pos1poNFp.
Attorney General BigRs objects, Bat the
Conrk QrMnta Continuance.

At the opening Of this mornings ses
sion the case OF the state VS. Joseph
Starkey for rape, was set FOR next Mon
day morning.
Benjamin Neiids, ESQ counsel for
Franklin B. Cotton, requested con.
tinuance Of the two cases against him
until the February term, on the ground
that material witness was absent The
cases wers for accepting an illegal volt
and for declining legal vote. Attorney
General Blggs said that willis they were
cases of misdemeaaor simply. yet they
were grave misdemeanors. He did not
desire the trial postponed except
on good grounds He did not
think that material Witnesses in refer
ence to the charge OF refusing 10 sccepi
a legal vote, were absent, because the
persons who saw the refus4l, were
present, and on account Of the gravity OF
the offense it should be tried now. Hf
suggested that the defendant be sworn a'
to the msteriality of the absent witness
Mr. Cotton being sworn, Mr. Nields said
"Mr Cotton, have you a witness in
these cases spoken Of, who is now alb
sent from the cisv snd state"
Mr.. Colton--'I have.
MIR. Nields-" Would his absence en-
danger your case9'
Mr. Colton-"It would
Mr. Nields-"Then you think you
could not safely 10 10 trial with lnil
witness absent. What is his name?"
Mr.. Cotton -. Eldridge Pierce.
In cross examining the witness, Mr..
Biggs asked;
Were you the presiding officer at the
.o-a,,f n1arttnv -
Mr.. Nields- "Do not answer the ques-
tion"
Chief Justice Comegys TO Mr.. Biggs-
your cross examination must be as to
the materiality Of the absent witness
Mr. Biags-"I do not desire to convict
Mr. Cotton on his own evidence, but /
think he will admit that he was presto
ing at the polls. Was Mr. Pierce,
your absent witness, present wh. n
Lewis Destsfinis tried to vote?
MIR, Nields-"Don't answer that
Chief Justice-"The witness may not
have been there and yet be a material
witness.
Mr. Biges-"The object Of my ques.
tion was to show whether the witne, s
is necessary
Chief Justice The question you rs So
came up when | was student at law,
and he court decided that 1t was OF
necessary to prove what the absent W.T.
ness knew. for IL it should coma that he
was not a ma erial witness the defendant
was liable to Indictment for perjury. /
am surprised that any objection vas
made to a continuance. The request is
granted"
William Il. Pierson became Mr. Gel
tons surety.