The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
BELLOWS FALLS.
Proposed Board of Trade-Liquor Raid
Sudden Death.

from our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
BELLOWS FALLS, Apr. 20, '91.
About 40 of the business men met at Ban
1uet hall last Monday evening to talk over a
proposed board of trade. The meeting was
far more enthusiastic than was expected and
committee of seven was appointed to draft
constitution and bylaws to be laid before a
subsequent meeting The spring boom which
is on here Is an indication of what Is In store
Tor this part of our state.-Hon A M Swain
and Mrs Swain are visiting In Woodstock
There was trouble over the river Monday.
Slip Crowley. Doolittle and the "Dutchman"
were raided as common nuisances and their
places closed. That will shut up three places
which bave been important sources of supply
for Bellows Falls. The vile stuff they have
been selling under the name of whiskev was
an insult to decent liquor. 1t was made Of
water. burnt sugar. a little alcohol to
scent it and something poisonous 10 give 1t a
half so injurious. There is probably no place
this side of the river where anything but
some wretched pocket saloon f1ouris hes.
Bellows Falls has to stand the curse of what
is sold in Walp0le and they say this is not a
Temperance town. the statement is untrue.
1t is temperance but not total abstinence.
That Is the difference.
One, Sargent, quandom vendor of fish,
was arrested Tuesday for liquor selling. A
quantity uf the vile stuff he sold under the
name of whiskev. was found under shed
belonging to A n Swain. The officers seized
it and Sargent too. 1t has been mystery TO
the people for long time how the fellow eX'
listed without doing any work, but the case Is
clear. One Of the walking saloons is closed
for time.--Geo Bassett, formerly an EN-.
v pl0ye of Truax & Co. has gone to ClaremOnt.
rsuperipsapde of StEee101 George, has
Dtgg1n . viE0fQfNg Ill 9IDt DnIE1
.s ,Es ], . IA ~
d9niisi; q Iaodhsci6ss ssassjd Eel
Y ITO her household dul.es.
Her eon ron X down stairs and 6n6irg
~ 6@hex uucd acious called bis father IN
K Hd 1&ard1n here be was working. Mr.
( rkef tsgJs Immediately and after werx-
~ hvey BIZ We aot berto breathing rather
attjdclally fqr \ few minutes. Pr. WhitNan
n oonafffved But her heart had t6en keasen to
Eeat. An autopsy held Saturday showed that
the pulmonary artery contained a large clOt
OF blood which as It came In contact with the
heart completely stopped the circulation.
The funeral wassheld from the house Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev G B r Dodge. as.
sisted by Rev w / Todd. officiating. Besides
her husband and three small children she
leaves No aged mother. four sisters and one
brother.
Merchant of Boston, who died the other day,
was native of Rockingham.
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Ssxtons River.-W l Giynn has been
quite Ill but is hetter.-The fire alarm sound
ed about noon, Monday for fire or the roof
of Mrs Cbas Srifith's house. The fire depart
ment responded promptly and put the fire
out In short time. The damage done was
small.-J H Barrett has some fine chickens
Matched the first OF March. Carpenters have
commenced WORK on the-organ annex for the
Baptist church. 1t Is to include two rooms,
one for The organ and one for the choir reher-
sals.-A colt belonging TO Chas Campbell
hitched In front of C K Osgood's residence
became entangled in the hitchiDg rope and
threw himself. He was released from his |
harness before harm was done.-Col X |
Fuller and Geo 4 Crowell visited at the acad-
envy this week.-Col Fuller has sent six lead |
of fine pure Holstein stock for the farm
The academy nine played a picked nine in !
Chester Monday with q score of 80 in their
favor.-Miss Katharine P Norton. piano
teacher. will give piano recital IN the chap
ell of Fuller hall Saturday eveniDg.-The an
nual field day will be held Saturday May 9.
Cambridgeport-Vork on the soap stone
ledge has been cOmmenced.-Fred Devoll has
zone to Westminster to work.-Alice r Per.
ham Is teaching term OF school In district
No In GraftOn.-Will Devoll has gone to
Alstead. N ii, to work.-Seth Buffim has
moved into one of George Russel's houses.