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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The village school taught by E. K
Hall of Brattleboro closed it's winter
term last week. There were examina-
tons on Thursday and Friday morning,
with the concluding exercises in the
afternoon. Everything passed off in a
manner very satisfactory to teacher,
pupils and visitors, of whom there We're
large number. This is Mr.. Halls first
school, but his success could scarcely
have been greater had he been veteran
teacher. He has an unusual faculty for
instructiEg pupils in their work, calling
out the best there is in them, and he
certainly succeeded in making this school
a model one, which it has not been of
late, The examinations were conducted
without the use of books, and they
showed that the school had been thor
oughly drilled in the branches of study
pursued. The afternoon exercises great
ly pleased the visitors. Mr.. Hall is an
elocutionist of no mean order himself,
and he has excited az interest in decla-
nation, composition, ETC., such as the
school has not known before. Remarks
were made by the members of the COM
mittee and by others, all in high COM
incubation of the school, teacher and
scholars alike. AS one lady remarked
after the exercises were over, elbow
much better it is to hear the scholars
commended than to have it said they
ought to be whipped" Mr.. Lampheal
with his school from district No. / was
present Friday afternoon.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
North Chester.

Miss Alice Van 0rman is now on the
sick list.
Mrs. Mary Howe is visiting relatives
in Gardner, Mass.
Foster White has moved into the Hol-
eran house near the common.
Evander Dunlap was guest for a few
days recently at G. f. Howe's.
Miss Grace Cobb of Putney is the
guest of her friend, Miss Rose Larkin.
Mrs. Henrietta Clay is spending a few
weeks in Boston with her daughter, Mrs.
Volk.
Mrs. Mattocks and Miss Mary visited
friends in Londonderry few days the
first of this week.
William O. Hosmer who has been in
very poor health for several weeks is now
slowly improving.
Mrs. Fanny Smith of Leverett, Mass,
is visiting her niece, Mrs. George c.
Allen, and other relatives in town.
Miss Flora Witherell has returned
from Proet0rsville where she has been
for nearly two years, and is now at her
home here.
The village school closed successful
term last Friday. The teacher, Miss
Alice Black, was the recipient of a pair
of silver dessert spoons from her pupils.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
SPRINGFIELD.

VIII Whitcomb has been up from Bos-
ton few days.
The snow roller was out last week, the
first time this winter.
w. F. Miner is cut after being laid up
since January ] with broken leg.
Patsey Donovan is out after suffering
several weeks with sprained ankle.
joe Wilson's pond at West Springfield
has yielded good supply of ice for pri
vate houses.
Twenty-seyen bridges were built in
town last year, besides the repairs on
two covered bridges.
George c. Gregg of Weathersfield has
been in town showing maple syrup of
last years vintage which could not be
told from the new manufacture.
h The ice company has been compelled
iyto stop cutting ice again en- account Of
fhigh water. They need about four lay
ers more to complete filling their house.
G. w. Stone is preparing his new store
for occupancy 1t is admirably fitted up
and when all his things are arranged he
will have as good a restaurant as Wind
sor county affords.
The snow which was SO welcome last
week has been diluted with rain water
until it is unfit for use by loaded teams.
1t is diseouraging to those who are wait
ing for wood as well as for those who
are hoping to buy, or are in need of
supply Of fuel.
There are two things in the warning
for town meeting which ought to interest
voters sufficiently to be put through-to
see if the town will vote to bring water
into the town hail and to see it the town
will vote to bring water to the fair
ground. This last especially is neces-
sity. As now arranged it comes in a
pump and a pipe inserted in the sand
down to the water level on the principle
of an artesian we'll. 1t does for stock
but is brackish and unfit for drinking.
The article relating to Decoration Day
and the veterans petition will, of course
receive justice at the hands of the voters
who will be pleased to see the town
honored in both matters.
The following facts are gathered from
this years annual town report: The
overseer has received and disbursed on
the poor account $2463.77. Inventory of
town farm $209S, as compared with
$2263 "a one year ago,a decrease of $780,
"a. The selectmen have paid out
$S323.S1 divided as follows Highways,
$23S0.56; bridges, $l2l7.93; town bust
ness, $645; sundries, $40S0.32. The town
hall shows receipts to February l of
$169.75 of which $45.5S was profit. The
gain from town agency was $l69.94.
Expenses of doing town business $780,
40. The treasurer has received $24.062.-
OF, and paid out $2l, 975.04, leaving
$20S7 03 on hand. Cash received for
school purposes S4643.4S, of which
$23996O has been paid out, leaving
$2243.4S on hand. The auditors sum-
mary shows the liabilities of the town to
be S27 lO4.O2; assets, $4146.4S. Balance
against town $22,957.54, showing in
crease in debt of Sl092.70. This is not a
bad showing everything considered, and
the town may congratulate itself on its
good report.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Chester DeDOt.

d. F. johnson, wife and daughter at
tended the Odd Fellows ball at Bond
vile.
The Yosemite Fire Company hold their
second annual ball at the town hall
March Z.
j. c. Jones has traded his blacksmith
shop and residence for Norman Smiths
farm at the upper end of South street.
They are to move the first of April.
G. n. Thomas gave very interesting
lecture at the town hall Wednesday eve
ming, from the subject ''Here and There
in the Civil War" The proceeds go tow
ards purchasing a flag for the high school
The question that is agitating the pub
lie here at present is whether or not we
shall have high school i'll town after
the present term. No one can find fault
with the last year of the school. Two of
its graduates are in college. The class to
graduate in the spring consists of five. all
being residents of Chester Are the peo-
pie going to throw this school up because
1t will cost few cents more tax: Town
meeting Tuesday will tell.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
CAMBR!DGEPORT.

A telephone has been put in at the
hotel.
There will be another dance at Liver
more's Hall on Wednesday evening next.
All hands are making the most of the
sleighing which will be of short dura-
ton.
The burial Of Mrs. Harriet Weaver
Smith who died in Railway, N. j., and
which is noted in another column, took
place at Cambridgeport Sunday morn
ing, February 56. The former friends
and neighbors of Mrs. Smith will recall
her pleasant way, her deeds of kindness
and words of cheer and sympathy for
the afflicted. A faithful friend, noble
woman has passed away.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
D. 4. BRIGHAM & CO.,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
CHESTER.

Town meeting next Tuesday,
Get your tickets for the school exhi-
bition early.
George L. Fletcher, ID, was home last
Sunday from Londonderry.
The Yosemite Fire Engine Company
are to have grand ball at the town hall,
Friday evening, March, 5.
N. F. Davis and family were called to
Cavendish last Friday to attend the tu-
neral of Mr.. Davis father.
The Ladies' Society and Guild will
meet with Mrs. Granville Spaulding at
North Chester this afternoon.
A. Dumary of this town, aged 81 years.
was buried in this cemetery last Tues
day. He was the oldest person in town
The ladies of the Congregational church
society will give 10 cent supper at their
church parlors Wednesday evening
March 5.
Report has it that n. A. Smith anC
J. G. Jones have traded real estate,
Mr.. Jones goes to farming while Mr.
Smith will move into his new house a
the depot.
The remains of comrade of Sheri
dan Post who died at Londonderry were
| brought here for burial last Tuesday
Henry Post was in a body, in attendance
at the grave.
J. E. Pollard is to have an auction il
Fullerton hall Wednesday afternoon anC
evening, March, 5, consisting of clothing
hats, caps, etc. Hank White is to be tn,
auctioneer and O. S. Holden will accom-
pany him, and during the sale White
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
VERMONT In GENERAL,

At the annual of the Ayrshire Breed.
ers' Association in New York last
Thursday, G.. M. Winslow of Brandon
was reelected secretary of the associa-
ton.
1t is estimated that the total cut of logs
in the state for the season of 1SS9-90 will
not exceed so per cent of the annual out
put OF the last 20 years, on account of
the light snow fall.
1t is estimated that the total cut of
logs in the state for the season of 1899
80 will not exceed 80 per cent. of the
annual output of the last 20 years, on
account of the light snowfall.
William Locke, well known st.
Adams merchant, died Friday night,
aged Sc. He was native of st. Adams
where he was engaged in the clothing
business at the time of his death.
Parties from Northern New York have
visited Mortified twice recently, look
ing at the Belknap factory and machine
shop buildings with view to putting up
an excelsior factory. 1t is thought that
they will locate there.
The Hon. Prosper Merrill, the Hon.
Charles P. Marsh and F. S. Mackenzie
have each given and paid to the Wood
stock Cemetery association $1,000, which
sum of $4,000 relieves the association of
debt and puts it at once upon success
full footing.
1t seems to be an assured fact that the
railroad, running from Greenwich, n. Y,
to Rutland and passing through Gran
vile will be built. A contractor was in
Washington county, N. Y. last week
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
D. H, BRIGHAM & CO.,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

The people of this town We're saddened
on Friday morning, February IA, to hear
that Inez j. Stickney had passed away.
She had been i'll for more than year.
All hoped that she would recover as she
was so young and full of life and hope.
She was reconciled to go as she said she
wanted to be at rest. All hearts go out
in sympathy to the bereaved family.
The funeral services were held on Mon
day the Rev. j. B. Reardon, pastor of
the Universalist church of Ludlow,
preaching very comforting sermon;
Appropriate hymns, two of which had
months before been selected by Inez for
her funeral, were sung by Mrs. William
Rowell, Mrs. Fred Rowell, G. M. Gutter
son and Fred Felt. She looked very
peaceful, robed in pure white, and beauti-
full flowers, the gifts of loving friends,
all about her. She was buried in the
Simonsville cemetery, her father, brother,
uncle and cousin placing her coffin in an
evergreen lined grave, all present joining
in singing the s'Sweet By and By"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
GRAFTON.

During 1889 there were Is births, 10
deaths and 3 marriages in town.
Henry Robbins Church of New York
city has bought the Milliken farm.
Among the late arrivals in town is that
of the Farnsworth family from Maiden,
Mass. who have lately purchased the
Stearns place.
Among the articles in the town meet
ing notice is one relative to buying or
renting a town farm. There is also an
article to see if the town will make alter
atoms in school districts numbers and
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do It {!
And All Will See II.

Our sales in good wooden Top Garments includ-
ing the Ladies', Misses and Children's Sizes have
been largely in excess of any former season, from
the fact that our rooms and stock have beenlarger
than ever before. And yet thus late in theseason
our rooms are brim full of the best Novelties.
Young ladies go wild over our elegant lines OF
Plush sleeved NewmarketS and other Top Coats
and still these will gointo the "Peremptory Sale,
Extra sized, and big hipped garments, nowhere
else to be found, are always in our stock besides
the elegant selection of Childrens Cloaks ever
shown by us. No reserve! The whole stock must
go. And still some lines of goods are "Cut" worse
than others. The following are selected from
some of our best small lines of goods that must
give way for larger lots.
A few quotations in prices will convince the
most doubtful that we mean business, and we
shall do it, viz.
$40 Wool Newmarkets in Ladies' sizes, 3 3.75
$40 Wool Newmarkets in Ladies' sizes, 1000
Children's Winter Cloaks, $3.50
8 Children's ClOaks, $3.50
$40 Children's Cloaks, 5000
NIB Included in this " Peremptory Sale is
our entire stock of imported and domestic cos
tunes, also school girls outfits. School Dresses
from sec to 50, which is less than half value. All
letters promptly answered and blank measures
sent on application. Terms of this sale must be
net cash, no reduction to Dealers All orders
must be accompanied with cash certified
checks. Money refunded if goods are not as rep
resented.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
Just a Word about Fur Skins.

Our senior partner attends the annual Trade
Sales in Europe, and enjoys all the advantages of
the largest fur dealers of the world. Our foreign
skins on our counters cost us just one profit less
tise fprAnd emnlov every fnr hnnter and tranner
In each State in the United States where their furs
are of any value to our fur trade. We can show
pondenCe with hundreds of the most extensive
hunters and trappers in the States and are in
slant receipt of "Raw Skins" which are being tan
where for furs for their own use than to import
ers and those who buy direct from the trappers
In fact, we are so near the wild animals we hard
ly dare go out o. nights ,u,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
WOMEN WILL TELL!

We would rather have good old fashioned sew
ing circle to advertise stock than full column
in the "London Times," Our goods and prices tell
and every woman tells the prices. The quality is
common talk and "that's the why" they see about
our manner of doing business.
Being fully determined to be the leading Cloak
and Fur House in New England, and to be intro.
ducers and not imitators of the latest styles and
modes of doing business we take this bold stand
and open this remarkable sale to get clear of very
desirable stock that must be in use the next few
months. No matter if they are not wanted for use
for the next five years, as the reduction of price
makes sufficient inducement to buy and hold for
arise. Customers can see at glance that this is
genuine SALE and that goods are offered at sea-
son Of the year when they are wanted for use.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
JAMAICA.

This town leads all others in the state
by doing little advertising on its own
account to supplement Commissioners
Valentines work. a four-page circular
describing the valuable farm property in
the town which is for sale has been
issued. Thirty-one farms are described,
not all purchasable at So an acre, but all
fof sale at low price.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
WESTMINSTER,

The singing school which is taught by
Prof. III. III. Kimball in the town hall is
meeting with good success and has a
good attendance.
The Times wants a regular and eff
eient correspondent in Westminster.
One who will send us all the news and
send it regularly each week. For terms
address The Times, Bellows Falls, Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27

The remaining lectures of the winter
course, now in progress at the state agri-
cultural college at Burlington, are as
follows: Friday, February %, s'Road.-
making, V. G. Barbour, professor civil
engineering, L. V. NJ. Wednesday.
March 5, "'Dairy Farming" Prof. j. W.
Robertson, commissioner dairy husband
ry for Canada; Friday, March Z, address,
President NJ. II. BucLham.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do It!
$4,000 FurS and Mems Goats.

1t is a well.known fact that we carry the larg-
est made-up stock of Fur Garments in New Eng
none in this country. Reference is made to Seal
skin Garments in another column. We are fully
determined to make this positive and per-
trimmings are elegant and ought not to be sold
for nothing. Shoulder Capes have been and will
be a speciality in this sale. Its not generally
known that we carry in stock a line of Mems Fur
and Fur Lined Overcoats, and we do not, except
In the very finest grades that cost from $50 to $780,
AS fine as they are all must go in this sale, and
one within 20 DAVIS
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do It!
$4,000 in Seal Plush Garments

That are to be sold within 80 days. No such at
traction was ever before shown by us at this sea-
son of the year. No fashionable plush garment
that cannot be found in our stock, and as far as
elegance and style it has no superior, while our
prices have not and cannot be approached A few
quotations of prices on our Real English Seal
Plush Sacques with seams in the back with Seal
Trimmings as follows:
$40 Seal Plush sacques for $1,000.
$25 Seal Plush Sacques for $3.50.
$3.50 Seal Plush Sacques for $3.50.
$40 Seal Plush Sacques for $3.50.
That settled prices on all Seal Plush Sacques
for this season, except the furrier-made. No
matter what they say it's but fifty per cent on the
real value and as the hundreds of common Plush
Sacques go out, our favorite whole back "Furrier
Made" Plush Sacques will come to the front
never to retreat, except for the Real Alaska Lon
don Dyed Seal Garments
Our "Furrier. made" Sacques have qualities
that 1t is impossible to get in any other garment.
Our English Plush Top Coat and High Shoulder
Jackets have been immensely popular all the sea
son, and now with our reduced prices, the de-
mand will be beyond the supply right away, as we
cannot reproduce them at the price. With 20 va
r1eties of Plush Capes we have selected rs that
we will sell for 50 and 81 so that never have been
sold by us for less than 50 and $3.50,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do It!
If Half Price Will Do It

We find ourselves like other importers [of High
Noveltesl at the end of season with more or less
of our very best Ton Garments and elegant Opera
Wraps and Costumes ON hand. 1t costs money to
do, but we have marked them in plain figures at
half value and shall continue to sell all such
"Noveltes" until the entire stock is disposed Of 1t
must be understood that we are a Cloak and Fur
House and import and manufacture by the hun
bred and not Dry Goods Dealers as some suppose.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
ANOOvER.

w. w. Ward and Fannie visited friends
at Mt. Holly last week.
Ida Sloan of Londonderry is visiting
in this neighborhood. =
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do. It!
$1,000 in Ladies' Circulars

lined with Ermine, Sable, Mink, Squirrel, River
Sable, Hemster, Silk, Satin, and Lasting. Cover
ed and trimmed in every desirable style, making
one of the largest and most attractive stock ever
shown by us. Our sales already this season have
been large, regardless ofthe unfavorable weather
But with the advent of zero weather and
our reduced prices we shall be disappont-
ed if we do not make quick work in diaposing of
the entire stock. We have reduced the price of
good Siciian Silk Circulars, full fur trimmed
and Lasting lined, $3.50 and $1O.5O Full fur lined
[Hemsterl 5000 and $l5. Siberian squirrel.lin-
ed, $40, $25, and $50. Squirrel backs $40. Full
Sable and Mink lined for less than the market
price Of the skins alone. We carry the only ex-
tensive stock in this section of New England. It's
the only garment that never goes out of style and
favor. IT'S the only garment that's worn both by
Mother and Daughter Extra sizes up to 50inches
bust measure, in stock or made to measure. No
other garment in the whole range will give lady
as much comfort as our perfect-ftting circulars.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
We Shall Do It!
$2O,OOOin Alaska Seal Garments

To be sold for less than the present market value
of the skins alone in face of the fact that seal
skins are liable to double in price any day. Inter
ested parties need not take our statement, with
several statements put togetherthey can come to
but one conclusion. The press are constantly
giving information which the public can use or
reject. Read the following from the
SPRINGFIELD HOMESTEAD
"There is not more popular garment among
the ladies than sealskin, and the fact that there
is liable to be scarcity of skins will make this
style more popular. The United States govern
ment which owns the Alaska seal territory, has
restricted the catch this year to 10000 instead of
100000 skins.
-. The present year two new strong competing
companies are in the field to bid for the privilege
against the old Alaska company, and this In con-
nection with the restriction is liable to double the
price of sealskins. either one Of the above
Facts must largely increase the price,. Under
the circumstances any ladies contemplating buy
ing sealskn garments would do well to invest In
them now, as they may have to pay double the
present price next year. 49,
(SPRINGFIELD DAILY UNION.
"People who wear sealskin garments were In
terested in the announcement made some time
ago that the government had restricted the catch
of Alaska seals to $1,000, and dealers as well as
consumers are interested in the fact that at least
two strong competing companies are in the field
to bid against the old Alaska Company for the
privilege of catching, as the price is certain to be
advanced In consequence and the advance may
be made any day."
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-11-09
Republican Congratulations

COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. THE repub-
lican state committee tonight issues
an address to the republicans Of the
state, cohgrs'ulstiug them upon the
victory Of Tuesday in spite ol the ex-
ertiens of Chairman Bnce OF the
national democratic committee and
bis presence in the state preceding the
election. The committee says the
result 1, at endorement Of the McKin-
ley bill and the administration of Pres.
ident Harrison and is q decision In
avor of Amt rican as against foreign
Interests. The democratic COMMITTEES
poipts to what they consider o sub.
staptiai victory in the state. consider.
ing the circumstances and disadvan.
tages OF an extra legisltive session, and
the chairman says the Mckinley bill
was the issue. Like the republicans,
the democratic committee recognizes
the efficient services Of Chairman
Brice, especially In close congressional
districts and the state. His attitude
was that of advisor and worker, rather
than dictator, the term which they
apply to the republican national
chairman.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-11-09

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. THE follow.
ing statement l. given out from the
republican headquarters at midnight
"The election OF the entire republican
state ticket with the exception of gov
ern' by pluralities OF $500 to 5000.
Returns from all but six counties
make figures on the governor as fol-
lows: Richards, republican, 67,6Osi
Boyd, democrat. 69,ss0; Powers, inde'
pendent, 6s,4l7. The independent
headquarters claim the election OF
Powers by a plurality of 1000, but
concede the balance of the ticket to
the republicans. The remaining coun-
ties will add to Powers relatively, but
probably hardly sufficient to overcome
Boyd's plurality"