Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-07-16
VERMONT NEWS.

| Northfield is moving for new village
system of water works.
The Crystal Confectionery company
with capital stock of $25 200, has beer
organized in Burlington.
The new iron bridge at Swanton is tt
be erected by the Vermont Construction
company of st. Adams for $ll 900.
A. j. Allard of Montpelier, for a time
hotel clerk in Swanton, was kicked by
his horse July 6, and quite seriously in
jured.
George Fisk of Pittsford recently
stepped on small circular saw which
was in motion, and one half of his foo
was cut off.
j. ID. Hourahan of Rutland has beer
appointed an aide on the staff of Col. w
G. Veazey, COMMUNICATIVE of the
Grand Army.
The balloon which started from Mont
pelier, July 4, landed at East Calais
some ten miles away, being up only
about 20 minutes.
An infant was cremated in Orange
which seems very strange to the people
thereabout, where there is plenty of room
for burying ground.
Since 1898 Pittsford has had 16 sui
cides, the first George Walton, in 1898
and the last Edward Smith, who shot
himself last week.
! In the thunder-shower of July 3, the
lightning burned out two dynamos at the
Montpelier electric light station and cut
off the light for time.
St. Johnsbury village, in special vii.
lage meeting, refused to sustain DR.. G
B. Billiard in his war against the Yves.
tern Union telegraph poles.
The meat and grocery store of A. F.
Skinner. at South Royalton, was broken
into recently, and about So in silver was
stolen from the money drawer.
j. P. Farwell, proprietor of the hote
at n orth Londonderry, has abscondeG
with his two children, leaving debts anC
mortgages to a considerable amount.
The new chimney at the Fairbanks
scale shops in st. Johnsbury is finished
1t has been six weeks in building anc
contains 100000 brick and is 452 fee
high.
The office of Principal Ranger of the
Lyndon Institute, at Lyndon, was robbed
of about $130 on recent night and G
A. Bunker had $135 bicycle stolen the
same night.
d. G. Burt of Castleton, ex-postmastel
of that town, has been held in $500 bal
to answer in the United States court to
charge of opening letters and OBTAINING
them while in the office. As usual
there is said to be "a woman in the
case"
During the furious thunder storm Of
July 3, the barn of M. Leary, in Jericho
was struck by lightning and quite badly
damaged. A horse belonging to j. Casey
which had just been driven in from the
storm, was so badly shocked that it was
thought for some time it would not re
cover.
Ira Smith of Passumpsic, for 40 years
an employee at the Fairbanks scale works
in St. Johnsbury, on July met with hi
first accident. He caught one finger il
the elevator chain and was drawn W
several feet. The finger was terribl,
lacerated and will probably have to b.
amputated.
The name of the postoffice at Noun
Tabor has been changed to Griffith, tn
name of the village. This little hamle
up in the mountains was named Griffith
few years ago in honor of S. l.. Grit
fifth. The office has just received its sup
plies. G. L. Soule has been appointed
postmaster in place of Mrs L. Mcintyre
resigned.
A new gymnasium has just been bull
and equipped at Goddard seminary
Barre, by the alumni and friends of thu
school. 1t is thoroughly equipped witt
the newest and most approved appara
tus. In the long winter months the stu
dent, much confined to books, needs sucf
place to properly keep up his physica
strength. A competent personlwill maxi
examinations of students at the begin
ming of the fall term and assign to eacl
the proper gymnasium work to strength
en- and develop chest, shoulder, back
arm, leg or wrist, as the individual may
need. This new gift cannot but be pro
ductive of good to school and students.