Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-18
SPRINGFIELD.

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morning.
The sleighing is the best the season
has witnessed.
A. G. Washburn of Claremont was In
town last week.
A fine shepherd dog arrived last week
by express from New York, the property
of H. M. Arms.
The first grammar school enjoyed
sleigh ride and frosty breeze to Wind
sor last Saturday.
p. B. Cummings has returned from
Maryland, where he has been working
for the Jones & Lamson Machine COM
pany.
The drama, dance and snpper given by
day evening was the greatest success of
the season and repetition is looked for
before the season closes.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday the
Boston mail due here at 40 p. m. did
not arrive until late in the evening, being
delayed by the Oft-occurring wrecks for
which the Cheshire is noted.
ND. Fisher has on exhibition piece
of mechanism representing the darkey
Dance" where the "orchestra" inces-
sanity plays for the participants. 1t
proves an interesting attraction.
II your subscription expires March l
do not fail to renew. P. j. Donovan at
the postotfice is authorized to act az
agent,in Springfield and will conduct all
the affairs of The TIMES accordingly.
1t is very evident that the former OBJ
servance of St. Valentines day, which
occurred Sunday, may be classed among
the lost arts. There has been very little
sale and no noticeable increase in the
mails this year.
w. III. H. Slack, Adna Brown and r.
G. Field of this place are among the 100
Vermonters who have pledged 800 each
for the proper representation of the
Green Mountain state at the Columbian
exposition in SO.
ssTo and Fro in London" by John r.
Clarke Saturday evening proved to be a
fine description of the customs, habits
and characteristics of the English peo-
pie. Sunday evening Mr. Clarke spoke
in the Congregational church upon Tenn
perance and his audience were none the
less delighted. Mr.. Clarke's success as
a public speaker may be partially at
tributed to his former vocation of an
actor. His pleasing anecdotes, his imi-
tation of various dialects, his tones of
voice and his descriptions of life and
character can never fail to capture the
ear. Should Mr.. Clarke again visit us
he will surely be greeted by an unusual
ly large audience.
The Woodstock Standard of last week
published in bold type an article on
"The Lottery, Something Of the Louisi-
ana Octopus from One who Knows
The article proves to be the identical one
which three weeks ago we contributed
to The TIMES and to that paper only.
The entire article is therein copied YER
batim without the least credit to the
paper which has served as master for
the headstrOng pupil. Evidently the
new firm of the Standard is fully quail
fled in the scissors degree of journalism
and is conducting quite scrap book on
the brains Of its contemporaries, who, if
there is no available profit in purchasing
articles to be used in other sheets, should
at least expect credit for the same.
The warrant for. the impending March
meeting will contain an article: ..To
see IL the town will vote certain sum
the village" For many years past the
Catholic population of the town have
suffered great inconvenience in the
burial of their dead, being obliged to
carry them to Bellows Falls, distance
of IA miles, until cemetery was opened
at Charlest0wn, where no more lots can
be procured. The Catholics constitute q
fair per cent of the population of the
town, pay a considerable tax, and it lie
but just that their rights and needs
should be observed in this their first
appeal. The voters of the town will do
we'll to carefully consider this question.
1t means the support of their own people
and favorable action will no doubt. be
of value to the town.
Charles Grimshaw died Monday MORN
ing after a long illness of general debil-
ity. He was born in England, but for
many years has been resident of this
country. He enlisted in the late war
from Portsmouth, N. H., but was dis
| charged shortly after because found suf-
fering from an incurable disease. This
disease was known to the doctors at the
time of his enlistment and under those
conditions he could never cl i'm a pen
sion But he put in claim and for %
years he has worked for pension, only
to be refused from Grant to Cleveland.
". W. cOuhsOu uudIiy tOUk up HIS CHILL
and after sharp fight succeeded in get
ting the claim allowed. The papers
would have been ready for Mr.. Grim
shaw to sign some time this month. He
would have received $72 month and
$4,000 back pay. His death ends one of
the most famous pension cases On record.
The third annual convention of the
Connecticut Valley Interscholastic Ath-
letic as sociation was held at Charlestown
N H., Saturday for the purpose of COM
plotting the necessary arrangements for
the annual meeting. The six delegates
representing the schools of Caremont,
Bellows Falls and Springfield were
H alv and Rowell, Claremont; Smith
and Wilson, Bellows Fall; Lowell and
LaEountain, Springfield. The time and
place were agreed upon, when the. dele
CATION had fully considered the proposal
of Mr. Moody Of Claremont, who con-
tributes his track for the sports, as
Claremont on Friday Nav 20. With tn ;