Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
NERMONT,

The Burlington Free Press has been
sued for $4,000 by II. o. Eddy.
Dolly Gutchell has resigned the post
mistress shipof Bradford Center after an
Official career of 26 years.
A state meeting of the league of Amer
lean Wheelmen will be held at Barre IN
der the auspices of the Barre Bicycle
club, August and 4.
Sunday was celebrated in Burlington
by the French Canadian residents and
1000 of their friends from the surround
ing country the 25th anniversary of the
organization there of st. Jean Baptist
society.
Annie, the six-year-old daughter of
James Matherson of Barre set fire to her
clothes Thursday while playing with
matches, ard died. Her mother was Sc
verely burned in attempting to save the
child.
A fine herd of deer spent the winter at
East Pittsford, about ten miles from
Rutland, under the shadow of Nichwacke
mountain, not far distant from trav-
eled highway. A COW moose is said to
have been seen in the same locality.
The Brattlehoro Savings bank has de-
clared the usual semi-annual dividend of
pa per cent. The bank has accumulated
surplus of $4,000 for the past six
months, in addition to dividends, taxes
and other expenses.
Since the creamery at Bradford burned
the creamery at Newbury village is re-
ceiving about 10000 pounds of milk
every day, and the separator at West
together nearly 10000 pounds each day.
L. Foster of Williston has cow that
produced SCI pounds of butter, besides
the cream for family use. and calf that
brought $25, making a total of $l60, as
estimated for the year ending May l..
The cost of keeping was estimated at
$69.5S.
j. A. Goodrich, who graduates from
the University of Vermont this year, has
accepted a position as teacher of math-
ematics in the University of Southern
California at Los Angeles, Cal. He will
leave to assume the duties about Septem-
Der 1.
Capt. Gardner D. Pratt, company L.,
st regiment, Vermont national guard,
has resigned and his resignation has been
accepted. Capt. Pratt has served in the
national guard of Vermont continuously
since Nav 20, 1881, and as a commits
SlOUSu UHlCtI slDCo n ~ II ~, 1000.
An interesting scene occurred at the
camp fire of the Sons of Veterans at
Brattleboro during the meeting of the
state division. 1t was a dramatic picture
when Col. Fuller greeted the venerable
war governor of 1862 and lS63-Fred-
erick HolhroOk. the oldest living ex-gov-
ernor of Vermont.
Arlington has an object of historic in
terest in well dug by Ethan Allen of
revolutionary fame. The oldest citizens
state that Allen once resided here and
designate the spot where his house
stood. The well is said to have yielded
excellent water, but it is not now used
and its mouth is covered with large
fiat stone 1t is within few feet of the
bennington & Rutland railroad.
The foundation of the building to be
used by the Douglas Canning company
Burlip gton, on the addition is nearly
laid. 1t is situated just south of the
American Sign companv's building; its
dimensions are SO by 100 feet and two
stories high. with a wing 36 feet square
A separate building % by so feet will be
erected for store-house. Mr.. Scarf
thinks that the outlook for the addition
this ear is very encouraging.
Bradford voted Saturday, by major
fly of 163 to IS, to aid the Black Noun
tain Railroad by subscribing for its
stock to the extent of $4,000. Thi:
read is to extend from Bradford, VT, II
Black Mountain in Piermont, n. III
where the Black Mountain Granite com