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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16

Report of the auditor of the Windsor
and Felphville Telephone company up to
February /, 1898: The amount received
for tolls. 81, ce the last report was made,
June /, 1892, was $G7 30; cash in treas
ury June /, $2l 81. The amount paid
for repairs on line was SIG 40; paid on
.o1! bills and postage, $2l 40. Balance
in treasury, $50 II. There is slight of
increase of business over last year. At
the NEE ing at FelchvilA. March 13, it
was voted to acct pit the charter passed
by the legislature of Yer mont in 1892,
and the following officers were elected
Directors, Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor,
B. NJ. Newton and M. A. Davis, of Felch-
vile. Charles Amsden Of Amsden, and
Sydney Walker of Brownsville. The di.
rectors chose Gilbert A. Davis, pres-
dent; M A. Davis, vice president; B. M
Newton, superintendent. The other Of
ficers elected were Frank H. Clark of
Felchville, clerk and auditor; G. N.
Hook, treasurer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
DREWSvlllE.

Miss Lula Hubbard Of Chester field
was the guest # 5. d Cobb last week.
SATURDAY. evening will be well remem-
bered by Mr.. and Mrs. o 8. Densmore,
it being the eve of the 14th anniversary
of their wedding day, aud rainy night !;
but Is of their ueighbors, with ice cream,
coffee ami cake for their own comfort,
and two nice, comfortable, easy chairs
as present for the bride and groom, in-
vaded their usually quiet home and per-
sisted In having good social time, until
the hands OF the clock indicated that IL
3ss near'y Sunday, vhsA Ahsy psssfasd
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
GENEROUS FRIENDLINEss.

Editor Kohlaat of Chicago, Gov. Nc
kinley's trustee, is probably one of the
very few men in the world who is having
money pressed upon his unwilling ac-
ceptance. He is reported as saying: sit
is impossible to check the flood of letters
Offering substantial help or inclosing
loans which the writers wished to make
to Mr.. Mckinley. They come in hun
dreds and from everywhere, in spite of
Gov. McKinley's expressed wish that
they be not sent. Letters in a cramped
hand inclosing few dollars from labor
ing men were very numerous. Some
brought tears to the recipients eyes. 1
have received letter from one Of, the
most famous free-.rade editors in, the
country asking IL would not take. the
ioau of e500 inciosed. A iieutfnafft in
the nsvy asked TO hare eeope which he
Aad.ssysd seeepted ~ alie4wo lptes
15aoosoo as6as sslnessAksass6n,sseais ,rss
HoU1suAs9u1una6?sras rsssSt 81
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
LUDLOW DISCOVERY.

Editor Crane of the Vermont Tribune
has made discovery which may cast
gloom over this entire community, how
ever much it may brighten his own OUT
look. He has found, and states his find
ing in cold type, that this town "has 30
more business to build an opera house
than it has a church :" Such of our citi-
zens as have no knowledge that the
town is thinking of building an opera
house may wonder what the dickens
Crane is driving at anyhow, but Crane
and the Lord-know, and further knowl-
edge in the premises is hardly essential.
1t will be noticed by the analytical read
er that the Discoverer does not state
what would happen if town should vote
to build and should build a church.
Common people have an idea that town
might so vote with perfect propritty ii
it desired, which is of course unlikely,
but Crane goes further and makes it i'm
possible. To US it is particularly, even
inexpressibly, sad to think that 50 as
spicacipps and astute . judge Of }s1!ss'7,xs, n,
p,opridty did NOT speak about this aboal
six years earlier. Ingersoll and his
mistakes of Moses" thousands of yeaB
after Moses was incapacitated for coh-
troversy, may have served as his model,
but the results are disappointing, though
it is well for such towns as are wilfully
disposed to vote as they choose to in fu-
ture bear in mind that there is, up in
Ludlow, man who knows what's what
and who will spare no towns or cities
which step aside from proper cour ses.
Meanwhile our own citizens must rub
along as best they can with property to
which they have no moral right. 'Tis
tuff, truly, but beyond help now.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16

I. & Co.'S weekly letter, an VS.
intere ing publication, has the fl,
lug plaia words in treating of ov' 'ap-
itrl zed nations and corporations, :.
it terms a stS"ding threat against ii l.
:zttion.: "Unc Sam is very rich-rich
in brains, energy and productive power.
He rtvels in fatness. Gold, silver, coal,
iron, cattle, hogs, wheat, corn and cot
tonfwefgh him down. He has SO much
genuine wealth he doesn't care 70" tok-
ems of it. His children will never want,
tit he has his faults; he is too easy with
the boys who over-capitalize.'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
WESTMINSTER.

The Misses Hattie and Ida Lewis are at
work in an overall factory at Brartle-,
boro. ,
A S. Watkins and F. 1. Lane are doing
a little courting business in the Jury line
his week at Newfane.
Willie Nutting pas ed Sunday In Meri-
den, N. H with his brother, Walter, who
is attending school there.
f II Fenton and George FL. Allbee
WI re the successful bidders for gather
ing cream for the next year.
r. G. H Rideout has purchased of A. s.
Watkins the Stella Ranney house and
lot which he has occupied for several
years.
Mrs. j. G. Richardson Of Charlestown,
H., is pa sing a few days with her
aunt, Mrs. Everline Morse and her uncle,
Luke Rice.
j. G Richmond is to be the florist for
Rev. c. A, Dickinson the coming summer
and work will soon commence on the
forcing beds.
Your correspondent extends congratu-
lations with a wish that all the happiness
this world can give shall be theirs; for
particulars see marriages this week.
A p,rty Of painters arrived Friday
from Boston and are now at work upon
the George w. Pierce house, preparatory
for the openi! e Of the "Thompson Cure''
soon.
A good opportunity is offered for the
purchase of valuable farm now offered
for sale by the agent of Saloma Weth-
erelfs heirs. If you want farm now is
your time.
s A bunch of orange blossoms was re-
cniyed last week by friend of d aeon
.Saff rd, who passes his wintersin Orlan-
do, Florida; a good smell of them will
make you homesick when you take
peep at our surroundings.
Would it not be we'll to improve the
road little leading to Grout's station?
The hill leading to the railroad is little
better than cow path, and the people
who drive over it are compelled to use
rather forcible language at times.
Among the changes made by moving
this spring we note the following: H. A.
Haskell will occupy the Stearns farm;
NJ. r Keyes will occupy tenement in
the Farr house, as will also Darius A.
Phelps; Frank Smalley of Walpole will
move to the Spaulding farm now occupied
by Abial Abbott, who in turn will move
to the Mayo house owned by J. G. Rich
mond.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
ATHENS.

w. G. Robbins has returned from
Washington, d. c.
CT ME Robbins ia attending school at
Townshend this spring.
II. c. Thrashe- of rurpers Falls, Mass,
made short visit at j. A. Hitchccck's.
E. S. Kingsley, our 'cal painter and
paper han gers. has been at woik for j
N. Powers at Bellows FAILS for the past
week.
Charles w Lis. W no has worko1
G Power the past year. , Or A
William Glynn's and Is moved u
fam this year. to carry on th'
Mrs F. G.s.f-iL 49, .s,..-,.s,i
for h' farY who haa been carfnl
- neither, MFa, II. g.. Upton, 10
-..se past tbvee vt, ks, hsa seaarSed 70 ne
'hoas q Reslsus FAlls.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
WEATHERSFIELD.

| The farm of the late Bradford Grimes,
near Downer's hotel, has been sold to
Leonard F. Parker Of Cavendish.
| William II. Haskell, jr.. has purchased
what had not been previously sold from
the John M. French farm near Cooks
| pond.
Who can tell what shall be done with
the surplus cash which school districts
| may have On hand ar the end of the cur
rent school yearp
The seloctmen will meet at the town
clerks office Friday, March "a, to divide
school money, and school registers
shouli be filed in the town clerks office
as early as the Goth.
There has been no change in the dog
tax. The license for male dog is one
dollar on or before April 1, after April
to May Is, two dollars; on female dogs
until May Is, four dollars.
From the regulations of the hoard
which selected free text books 10 Physi-
ology January l, 1887. it appears that
under the town system, the custody of
said books belongs to the chairman and
clerk of the school board. The town
clark should pass the books in his hands
to the chairman Of the school board and
in their hands to the clerk of the school
board.
from another Correspondent
John Divoll is in very feeble health.
Fred Il. Divoil is home from Fitch
burg, Mass, and will work here this
season.
Almon Going is saving wood for his
nQiUhhnrs uifh hia Sc
power.
Our late lamented town meeting passed
off unusually smooth. There is nothing
like having political machine well oiled
and log-rolling all done before meeting
opens. So far as your correspondent is
Informed, but one of the new school
board is practical teacher. This is saw
ing nothing discreditable to any, but it
we'll illustrates the saving that 'sp, Ii les
makes strange bed-fellows." With
school board Of Il rec someone will have
considerable travelling to do, and our
town has voted to pay them well for do
ing it. School districts No. l and
raised tax of 35 cents ON the dollar for
school purposes last year, and, with all
other taxes added, discounts not men,
TONED, their whole tax amounted to ST. 80
on the dollar of their grand list. The
coming year under the new school and
highway laws ST 60 pays all! Some
other parts of the town are on the wrong
side of The figures and naturally feel diff
ferently, but it is a satisfaction at least
TO know all must now share the burden
equally. It is noticeable that there is
now no talk about the constitutionality
of law that at last equalizss school
taxes throughout the town. But how
was it few years ago, when E. S. Jack
man was superintendent of schools and
recommended acton by the town to an
ticipate this feature of our new lawp
Yet despite Gefeat at that time he idea
has triumphed, and, stranger than all,
MIR JackDian has since lien represented
this Tow in the legislature as the avowed
Toe of the town system of schools!
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
GRAFTON.

Joseph Page, who has been ill, is i'm
proving.
viii Tenney has rented and moved to
ID. A. Thompson's farm.
Arthur Coberly who has been visiting
friends here has returned west.
Albert Aldrich of Springfield, Mass,
has moved onto the Beard farm.
Judge S. S. Walker is unable to at
tend court on account of i'll health.
III Alvah Marsh and family are moving
TO FaiseS where he finds employment.
n The GRIND Army post will hold i reg
ular meeting on Saturday evening, March
%.
Alexander Turner has left town for
Boston, expecting to remain during the
year.
James Sherwin has returned home from
an extended visit to his daughter in
Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Culver celebrated
the 35th anniversary Of their marriage
Friday evening.
Frank Ayres, formerly of this town
but now a resident of Illinois, is visiting
relatives in town
MISS lAuId ne pu VIII HAS uceH uudulc
to attend to her duties as librarian d r.
ing the last two weeks. is better.
The magazines and papers belonging
to the Club of 1892 will be sold at the
postoffice at seven O'Clock, Saturday
evening, March Is.
There will be temperance sermons at
both churches next Sunday, and union
Gospel temperance service in the Baptist
vtstry in the evening conducted by Mrs.
G.. M. White.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We the Suhsc ibers, being duly appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for District of Wes minister,
ommissioners to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of James h. Morgan, late of Rocking
ham, in said district, decease J., and also all
claims and ,leman is exhibited in Offset thereto;
and six months from the fourth day of March
la t. being allowed by said Court for that pur-
pose. we do therefore hereby give MOTT E, that
we will attend to the business of said appoint
ment. at his late residence in Rockingham, in
said district on the h day of Ap ii and the 3lst
day of August next, fr, m two o'clock until four
O'Clock, p m on ach of said days.
FIR rankin p. BALLl ~
CARLTON e. WEBB commissioners.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
ESTATE OF 1oM1RA HOWE.

STATE OF vERMONT,t The Probate Court
WEsTMINsi ER, IS. for said District nh
al persons Interest," iH the eetate of L,n4ra
Howe, late of Grafton, in said district deceased,
GREETING
You are hereby notified that this Court viii de-.
eide upon the allowance of the account of Dscar
r Garfield, Executor upon said estate, and de.
cree distribution thereof to he persons entitled
at the ses sion thereof to I've held at The Inn Of
Thomas Evans in T,wnshend, on the 9TH day of
April, A. ID. 1891, when and where you may be
heard In the p emises, If you see cause.
IL ZINA ii. ALLBEE, Register.
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TO PROVE 2SE 2SE MzS151aR. sA5Ea f.

On and after October I, 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege Of
selling six bottles for $500, and guar antee
That in case 1t does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim to cuie Dys-
Pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Kidney Complaint. Neuralgia, Distress after
eating. Palpitation of the Heart, Collie, Ner-
vousness, Loss of Sleep, Dizziness, Irregular
ity of the Appetite, Pieurisy Pains, BIoat,
Wind on the Stomach. Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why will Il cure2 Be
cause It is Relaxing, Purifying. Soothing,
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia- Il Is harmless to the smallest
child; children like it, and IL Is far superior
Cali for Groder's Bofanfc DyspeueJa
Syrup. None genuine unless b0ixfn1 on
trademark, the Besvef. .,...s. !.
y sst niv $50,
-, :. 81
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
FOR SALE.

A $500 FIRST MORTGAGE payable
in gold. Value of Security $1650 Fire Insurance
assigned $500. Time five years. Rate per
cent guaran teed.
THE VERMONT INVESTMENT Co.,
Sly IA College ST., Burlington. Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
LOST !!

Certificate No. t62s9, dated February lst, 1876,
in name of Ira Davi-, of Springfield, Vermont,
for IA s. ares # the Pref rred Stock of The North
ern Pacific Railroad ompany.
Notice is hereby given that application will be
made the Northern Pacific RailrOad Company for
the issue OF a new Certificate in lien thereof.
ELLEN l.. DAVIS Y UNG,
Administratr X of the Estate of Ira Davis, de-
ceased, West Superior, Wisconsin. 1913
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
SOUTH WIN .,Aas

sturned to Athol, Mass.
IT,. ~ Baker went TO Newfan0
lay as jur, from this town.
Mrs Julia Barrett and daughter, Lot
tie, are visiting al Mrs. Howe's.
Mrs. VIC. Adam. las gene to Spring
field, Mass, 20 see hsT Ur,thsr HylJy,
v no IL very sick sSS IS
-MEs Sarah ]. Howard and 4Auk6feS
Msute. passed Sunday aad n5p&F SNth
Mrs. HsxAras usshss. h SRse@a
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

VHANGE OF ADDRESH,
Subscribers who change their pestofiice address
3hould notify us promptly of the fact and send
heir old as well as their ne,o address, that we
may be able to make the change on our books
without delay.
x5- 1t is our invariable rule to expect notifica
tion from subscribers who wish THE TIMES dis
continued to their address. We have no desire
to force the paper upon any one and postal
card order to our Office will promptly take from
our list any name not IN arrears.
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ADVERTISERS

will find THE TIMES the best advertising medium
in southern Vermont Located In a thriving
manufacturing village and railroad cent er, at the
border line of two states and circulating in those
states and In four counties, 1t is not exceed as
means of reaching large and thrifty popula-
ton. Rates will be furnished on application.
Marriage birth and death notices will h, inserted
free. but charge of cents line win b made
for obituary mat err Cards of thanks, Business
Notices, and all matters, not Of public nature,
mn st be paid for in advance at the rate Of 10
cents per line each insertion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
CHESTER.

Mrs. Ira Atwood has been quite lick.
Report has II that another town meet
ing is to be called.
F. w. Pierce went to Brattleboro
Monday on business.
A baked bean supper was given at the
Baptist vesiry last e1ening.
On Monday last the water on the street
was in some places over the tops Of rub
ber boots
Norman Haseltnn has rented his house
at Fac'oryvi lie to F A. Spauliing for
one year from April l.
A small party from here attended the
show a. Bell lows Falls Friday evening,
and ouneed it ghod.
er ccA9pIlows Falls was
C" .dnndav to look IF er the loss
b. Of Nj Rice's stock of goods.
adiuster's on the loss of property
Ca -, by fire at Rice's store were in
town Tuesday and w. .anesday of this
vel X
l. ise' ted ...C Prof E c. Tennev
will a tie choir at St Luke's church
at East. ndcy,l new music will be
oiven.
George 5. Robbins is making arrange
It's for large auction sala o. personal
erty :" Saturday. March 81 Sale
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BELLOWS FALLS, VT, THURSD 4 "
gellorrs Sails Times.

One copy, one year, IN ADVANCE, fl5
me copy, ak months, IN ADVANCE, 2
9ne copy, three months, IN ADVANCE 4
single copies, .0t
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HoWard's New Block,

GEORGE H. GORHAM, M D.,
Be lows Falls, Vt.
Practice limited to the disea> es of the Eye Ear,
Throat, and Nose.
Office hours ct u a. m, to 4, and to p. m.
Tuesdays and FRIDAY s at Bratteboro. Oily
Western Kansas world., 1893-12-30
Buyins Their own Diamonds.

The De Beers mines employ 5000
whites, and from Is. 900 to 20, 600 Of
the natives as laborers The natives,
Mr.. McGregor said, will steal dia-
monds and no way has been discOv-
cred to prevent theft Under the
law the native laborers are kept in
Enclosures called compounds. They
sell the diamonds which they steal at
few shillings per carat They are
purchased. although the natives are
ignorant OF the fact by agents Of the
De Beers Company and returned to
the company. Within She last two
years, MIR. McGregor said, the COM
pany has paid in this way S3, 500. 600
for diamonds which had been stolen
by the natives. Mr.. McGregor said
1t was expected that the dry diggings
would be worked out in two years,
but they have been worked since 187 /,
and there are no indications Of
bottom being found. To prevent
the soil from caving in, shafts ], 900
feet have been sunk, and the mining
is done in chambers similar to those
| of American coal mines.
Western Kansas world., 1893-12-30
Perpetual Motion.

The United States offers no money
reward to the inventor or discoverer
of perpetual motion, and. so far as
we know, no foreign government
offers any. Every few weeks appli.
cation for a patent for a new discov-
cry of perpetual motion is made at
the Patent Office, but no patent has
yet been granted. The Patent Office
authorities have the right to require
a model of an invention when the de.
scription isn't very clear; and they
always tell inventors of perpetual
motion to send along model. But
no model has ever been sent; so no
patent has ever been granted. The
subject of perpetual motion at first
was studied by learned men, but OF
late years only ignorant persons have
tried to discover that motion. Two
large volumes have been published
describing the attempts to obtain
perpetual motion, all Of which at
tempts have been proved failures by
the ''brutal test of each machine
standing still" Scientific persons
have long understood that perpetual
motion is an impossibiIity; but per
sons who have not studied mechanics
still struggle with the problem,
though there is no longer any reward
to urge them, as in past times We
think there was.
Western Kansas world., 1893-12-30
A Rawhide Cannon.

A Syracuse man named La Tulip,
has invented a cannon known as the
La Tulip rawhide gun, of which great
things are expected. One Of the
guns. made by it's inventor was
tested at Onondaga Valley, on Tues.
day. 1t weighs in the neighborhood
Of 400 pounds, while the cannon Of
the same calibre in use by the army
weighs nearly 1900. Its popularity
lies in it's lightness and the easy man,
ner in which it can be transported.
Across the breech it measures about
fourteen inches, and tapers to about
six at the muzZle. A forged steel
cone forming the barrel runs to the
full length, and is only three-quarters
of an inch in thickness. Then comes
layer after layer of the finest raw.
hide, compressed until it has the
strength OF steel. In fact. it's tough
ness and staying powers are said to
exceed steel The rawhide is put on
in strips coiled around and around,
and is several inches in thickness.
On top of this lie two coils of steel
wire wound to it's strongest tension
and then fled smooth. The cap
placed at the breech can be easily
removed for inspection of the raw.
hide filling. The tests were pro.
nounced successful, and further trials
will be had. A f1ve-inch bore will
be constructed IS soon as possible,
and when mounted upon movable
carriage it will then demonstrate
whether it can be used effectively.
The flve-inch cannon will be smooth
bore and used to discharge dynamite
cartridges, a trial of which will be
made. Frederick La Tulip, the in.
ventor, has been worker Of rawhide
for twelve years and is conversant
with it in every detail Rome Daily
Sentinel