Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
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many of the costumes were attractive.
The town hall was prettily decorated and
there were a number Of pl asing novel;
ties introduced. Col. G.. A. Miles and
Mrs. Messer led the grand march to the
music of a local orchestra. Alonzo Hines
was prompter.
| Brattleboro has received during the
year Just closed over $4,000 from the
sale of liquors at the town agency, and
less than $1,000 of the sales were on ply
sicians' certificates. The profit to the
town on this unusual traffic is reckoned
at no less than $2050. 1t is admitted
that the traffic is increasing and that the
town is furnishing beverages to nearly
the whole county as we'll as to adjoin-
ing towns in other states for "mechani-
cal, chemical and medicinal purposes"
Notwithstanding the fact that this traffic
is carried on under the cover of law, it
hardly COMFORTS with the aim and digni-
ty of an orderly and Christian senti-
ment.
The gross receipts of the Brattleboro
post office last year were $l6,lSl, and
the net revenue to the government $57SS.
There were sold 445 703 stamps of all de-
nominations, 81, 157 postal cards and 26O,-
294 stamped envelopes, wrappers and
letter sheets. The decrease in the num-
Der of postal cards sold of 10 per cent in
four wears and the increase of 81 per
cent in the number of two cent stamps
and two cent envelopes, shows that the
cheapening of letter postage has caused
greater use of sealed envelopes. Although
the receipts of second class postage were
S2419 less than the previous year Che
total shipments having been reduced
from AS tons to % tons by the removal
to Boston year ago of the Household
and Holstein-F riesian Register), the
gross receipts were but $685. less than
In 1890 The two authorized agencies
sold stamps. cards and envelopes to the
amount of $1770. or $776 more than the
previous year. The money order divi-
sion received $24 ,22S on 41S5 orders and
notes issued, and paid out $2S ,6O6 on
4767 orders and notes, or a total of $52,-
S34 on 1852 transactions. The total
number registered pieces handled was
GAL, Number special delivery letters
received 473 and 532 mailed to other
places. Number pieces forwarded at
request of addressee, 1906; number re-
turned to sender, 1907; number card re
quests to sender to supply letter adj
dresses, S97. Number letters held for
postage, 112; number notices to pub
fishers to change addresses, 313; num-
Der notices to publishers to discontinue,
252.
Following is the program for the
Teachers Instistute at Brattleboro Feb
ruary II, Is and 10.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, II, 1892
1880 a. m. Opening Exercises.
lo45 a. m. Registration.
State Superintendent, E. f. Palmer.
200 d. m. School Management,
Prin. j. D. Horne, Brattleboro.
2.30 p. m. Glass Exercise,
Fourth Grade w rk in Fractions.
Miss Sherman, Brattleboro.
3l5 p. m. Qualifications of Good Teacher,
4 Miss Mary A. Barry, Bellows Falls.
" 400 p. m. English in the Common Schools,
Prin. G. A. Williams, Saxton's River.
} Prof. John K. Lord, Dartmouth College.
; THURSDAY.
600 a. m. Opening Exercises.
sl5 a. M Life in the &c Class S,,l Room a.oo,,>.
Miss Mabel D. Capron, Bellows Falls.
7 1922 a. m. Psychology.
! HOO a. m. Temperance, G. r. Fletcher.
Mass State Agent Northampton.
200 p M photography and Reading Mr EE,,et,,er
245p. m. Education on its Moral side,
! Prin.J. {, Simpson, Bellows Falls.
supt George |. Aldrich, Brookline, Mass.
4l5 p. m. English In the High School,
: Miss Anna Green, Springfield.
y EVENING.
S00p. m. Columbus and the Discovery Of
America illustrated Lecture.
G. M. Russell, Wilmington.
800 a. m. Opening Exercises.
l 9l5 a. m. Naturei Study,
a Supt. c. P. Hall. Winchendon, Mass.
955 a. m. Physical Culture.
Prin. George +. Johnson Springfield
1870 a. m. Word Learning and Learning tc
Examiner J. II. Dunbar Hartford.
II. AS a. m. English Literature in Common
s hools,
| Prin. George Ripley Pinkham, Woodstock
Prin. W. +. Nichols, Holyoke Mass.
4p. m. Astronomy as Related to Mathemat
cal Geography,
Mr.. Dunbar.
EVENING.
500 D.. m. The Rise, Growth, Development
and Present Status of English Literature.
Mr. Pinkham.
The music during the institute will be
under the direction of Miss Wyman,
teacher of music in the Brattleboro
schools.
Special rates for board at the hotels
and in private families. Apply to Prin
!, J. D. Horne or DR.. I'll. D. Holton of
Brattleboro for full particulars.