Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-03
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firm of Gill & Kenney.
A. w. Robinson played at dance in
Claremont Thursday night.
A large party from here attended the
Universalist dance at Frlchville Friday
evening.
The brick work on the hotel is nearly
completed and presents a most COM
mendable appearance.
The slsighing is lifeless issue, and
now both wheels and runners are await
lug the change of weather.
There is rumor of paper mill from
an adjoining town to be established here
should the railroad be assured.
G. Il. Richardson will start on the
Raymond excursion for two months
trip to California next Tuesday.
The post office sales for February
amounted to $426, exceeding those of
the same month of 81 by 1882 36.
Frank E. Harlow of Windsor, former
ly high school student here, has en-
tered the medical department of U. V.
M.
The Equitable Aid union gave social
dance III the q. A. r. hall, Tuesday
evening, with good attendance and ali
enjoyable time.
A panorama of the battle OF Gettys-
burg was presented at the Town hall
Monday evening. exhibiting amusing,
sympathetic and instructive incidents.
The item 10 reference to the death of
john Grimshaw which appeared in THE
TINES week before last, WAS not con-
tributed by our regular correspo 1dent,
as few are seemingly determined to
have it.-ED,
II. M. Arms was in Burlington the
past week. Mr.. Arms h rs been appoint
ed commissioner Of the sta'e dairy eX-
hibit at the Columbian exposition in
Chicago next year, and is now working
in that interest.
G. E Donovan marvelously escaped a
severe burning from gasolene stove
Saturday, caused by blazing of escaping
gasulene. However, he received such
injuries about the hands and face as to
confine him to the house for the week.
d. F. Hogan sold several fine steers to
George w. Dole of Claremont last week,
and they we're grouped and photograph. d
before being driven to the slaughter
house. Nj. d de says they are the finest
lot of ste Is he has bought in rs years
CApCl ltuCc Ill Luc llcdG UuSlUCSss
Concerning the proposed change in
the mail service, to enable southern mail
now arriving az p. M, TO arrive at
5 cop. m Postmaster Childs of Brattle-
boro has been Informed by Superinten-
dent Ryan that no change would be
made at present, although the superin-
tendent is now in Washington and hopes
to remedy the defect.
Tuesday was a good day for town
meeting. Discussi III of the warrant had
brought together the largest number of
legal voters who have been out in years
and their action indicates public senti-
ment. The meeting opened at 10 o'cl ock
a. m. with the ell ction of G. A. Forbush
IA moderator, and other officers, "a are
| elsewhere mentioned, giving to the town
strong and efficient board of workers
for the transaction of public affairs.
| The officers were elected without the
customary feeling and although the g cit
liens ticket" met with popular favor CO
! we believe we have men whose Integrity
aud sanding will insure the accuracy
| and non-par isanShip necessary for con-
Quoting town affairs in the proper man.
ner.
Article 2, regarding the appropria-
ton Of $50 fir NJ mortal day, was passed
| Articles an 4, T. la'ing to new burial
sites, were left to the discretion OF five
commissions rs, as was also article 5, as
provided by law, to the selectmen for the
erection of a suitable fence enclosing Ou1
village cemetery.
The chang as contemplate in Article
TO shift NJ lvin f Fairbanks from
district 10 to district II concerned prin-
cipally two school districts and was car
ried.
The sound logic and the Interchangeable
feeling about article causes US to ap
pend The same:
Art. 7. To see if the legal voters Of thu
town will vote to aid in constructing thu
Black River railroad through the town OF
Springfield, by bonding the town for 900
or for any other sum for the benefit of sale
road, or by subscribing for 100000 or for any
other amount of capital stock of said railroad
company. or by furnishing aid in such othel
way as the town may direct, providing thu
railroad runs through the town of Spring
| field.
From the first it was evident that il
was the purpose of clannish few to re
sort to extreme measures in killing this
measure upon which the future prosper
ity Of the town, the growth in S popul.
ton, manufactures and wealth is Deepen
dant. The farmer voters opposed liz
passage, entertaining the view that the
increased tax gave no return for extr,
efforts to form basis for the promising
manufacturing section of the state. Hon
Adna Brown opened the discussion 10y {
straightforward pres entation of the
road S side of the question, stating clear
ly the financial view of the question ane
illustrating the investment, so that, al
the close of his talk, the contrast between
the gloomy expression before and thu
frightened countenances after was won
derful
w. II II Slick aided the talk chief
by dispelliDg the fear of the farmers il
gard to the increased tax. He ex
planned to them that the incre ase of ta1
would not be equal to the amount derived
from the sale of six chi, kens that as al
assistance to the farmer in the sal. of hi
produce, the price of his farm, his freigh
and expenses, the benefit and pleasure
derived from the use of the road woult
be large. and left such an impression
upon the assembly that we do not doub
that the judgment of the voters restet
upon this. Hon. c. ii. Hubbard as
typical farmer talked to his fellow farm
ers upon the advisability of having