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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-12-27
PUTNEY.

There is another case of scarlet fever,
Bert Smith having it.
The concert at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening was well attended
and the parts were well taken.
The three churches had Christmas
trees and each had good program and
trees well filled notwithstanding "hard
times.o
The 25th annual session of Golden
Rule chapter was held at Masonic hall
Wednesday, December 10. 1t was
opened with grand march in which
all Joined and marched to the Banquet
hall where an elegant supper was
served. The program of exercises in
Guided: organ and piccolo duet by J.
w. Shelley and w. e. Aver; address of
welcome by Mrs. Frank Harris; review
of the year by Mrs. F. D. Kendall, in
which she very feelingly spoke of the
death of Mrs. Marion Clough, Mrs
Mary G. Gorham, Mrs. Sarah Hough-
ton, and Charles Stowell, each of whom
was firm adherent to the beautiful
principles and precepts of the order;
solo, "'The Old Brigade" ]. w. Shelley;
installation of these officers: Mrs. Frank
Harris, w. M; w. d. Waite, w. p.
Mrs. F. ID. Kendall, A. M; Mrs. Henry
Smith, G.; Mrs. A. A. Wing, A. c.;
Mrs. @. B. Newcomb, chaplain; M. d.
Whitman, marshal; Mrs. Whitman,
warder; A. A. Wing, sentinel; Mrs. l..
P. Bailey, treasurer, Mrs. HI. G. Ever
leth, secretary; Mrs. A. M. Corser,
Miss e. M. Walkup, Mrs. J. w. Stow
ell, Mrs. w. d. Waite and Mrs. F. L..
Pierce, representing respectively the
rays of the central star. Mrs. Ira DAY.
export, organist. The numbers on tie
program following the installation OF
the officers were: Duet, 1.-THE guiding
STAR" by Miss Minnie Hewett and j.
w. Shelley; reading by Mrs. Waite;
solo, ''The little maiden" Walter A.
Gilbert; recitation, Mrs. Stowell, duet,
"Only the stars can tell,o Mrs. Switz-
er and Miss Lila Harvey; recitation,
w. D. Waite; remarks by Rev. Edwin
F. Mitchell; quartet, 1.-THE Springs Free
Sunshine Falleth," Mrs. Switzer, Miss
Lila Harvey, Fred Gilbert and Walter
left. Miss E. M. Walkup, marshal;
Mrs. L. P. Bailey, grand MARSHALL; w.
d. Waite, installing officer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-12-27
WEATHERSFIELD.
Defer red from last week. I

Joseph Divoll is very feeble and is
thought to have had partial paralytic
stroke lately.
The free text book law meets with
hearty approval here. 1t should have
been passed generation ago.
Mrs. S. N. Bronson and her step-son,
Fred Bronson, are soon to take trip
among friends in Manchester, N. HI.
Charles Streeter, jr., has procured a
plentiful supply of spring water for
his buildings. An improvement long
needed.
E. P. Fellows and family recently
received a box of nice oranges from his
brother-in-law, Judson Bowen of Man
DARN, Florida.
Taxes are coming once more and the
chronic GROWER finds plenty of reason
to indulge in his pastime. The burden
of double taxation bears heavily on
many who are in debt.
This can hardly be reckoned a sue
cessful year for our poultry raisers, al
though in general farmers have little
cause for complaint in other branches
of their business. The tendancv. seems
to be to grow less and less poultry for
the holiday market, and increases the
production of eggs.
The correspondent of the Ludlow
Tribune seems mystified when neigh
Dor of his takes a short trip to New
Hampshire in search of evidence to
support his pension claim now in the
able hands of Col. Johnson of Spring
field. Hence, his errand done, it is not
strange that Mr.. Fiske should return
before that item was hardly in type.
This is year when our neighbors in
Springfield have cause to remember
with more than a neighborly interest
this good old town of WeathersfieId,
which claims as former citizens, their
present representative, Hon. Durant J.
Boynton, and also the late Harrison
Spafford. whose munificence has given
them their elegant new library build
ing. Has it ever occurred to the people
of that town that it would be grace
full act to in some measure requite this
by making their new library free to
residents of this town, whose money
in the past has SO largely contributed
to their thrift and growth +?
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JAMAICA.

Albert Cheney of Brattleboro is visit
ing at his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wales
Cheney's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Allen spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Aliens parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Frost.
The thermometer registered two be
low zero Monday morning and Tuesday
morning it was thawing.
F. l.. Sprague has returned home
from Pennsylvania where he has been
for some six weeks on business.
A. P. Carpenter, former teacher of
our village school and now teaching in
Ludlow village, is visiting friends here.
Miss Addie Howard, who has been
at Wilmington in hotel, has got
through for the present and is at her
home here.
Norman Allen, who bought the
Gleason mill at West Jamaica, has
taken out the water power and is put
ting in steam power.
Misses Irene Gleason, Addie Boyn-
ton and Mara Cheney, who have been
attending school at Brattleboro. have
finished their term and are at their
homes here.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.

Anthony Schwenk was up from
Brattleboro to spend Christmas with
his sister, Mrs. A. l.. Harlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cutting have re-
turned from visit of several weeks
among relatives in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Misses Billings and Miller went
Monday to spend the holidays among
friends at their homes. 1t is expected
they will return to conduct meetings
during the week of prayer.
Master Clifford Goodhue who injured
his ankle about three weeks since while
coasting has gained sufficiently to walk
a very little. 1t is hoped he will gain
much more rapidly in the future.
A drama ''The Little Brown Jug''
which was given here last winter by
local talent and met with such good
success, is to be repeated at the Town
hall on Thursday evening, January 3.
The people of the west district with a
few invited friends met at s. A. Shat
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SPRINGFIELD.

Frank Sexton came home last week
from Lebanon.
Will Brady came home tc spend
Christmas with his parents.
The sociable given by the Daughters
of Rebekah was grand success.
The Methodist concert was a success
and was attended by large audience.
David Gregg has very severe cold
and cough, combining him to the house.
Mrs. N. w Andrews is Commissioning
after stroke of paralysis about week
ago.
Justus Dart and daughter of Massa-
chusetts arrived last Saturday to spend
Christmas.
Mrs. Frank Blood and son returned
last Friday from weeks visit in West
Townshend.
The Jones & Lamson machine shop
pleasing to hear.
The members of George Trotter's
family who have been ill with scarlet
fever are rapidly convalescing.
George Stiles returned recently from
short visit in Rutland and is now
working in the Reporter office.
Walter Brown was away last week
on a business trip in the interest Of
Parks & Woolson Machine company.
The most interesting features of the
concert given by members of Metho-
dist church were the solos by Messrs.
Morse and Smith.
The ladies of the U. O. G. G. an
nounce a turkey and chicken pie New
YEARS. dinner in Golden Cross hall on
January l., 1895.
Springfeld's new school building is
progressing rapidly. The brick work
is nearly done and the roof is going on
under the management of w. H. Hig-
gins.
The kindergarten under the auspices
of the w. G.. T. U. closed term of Is
weeks last Tuesday by having Christ
mas tree. In about three weeks the
teacher, Miss Fisk, will return to begin
another term.
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TOWNsHEND.
| Deferred from last week,

Union Christmas tree next week.
Mrs. Fanny Reed is again quite COM
Portable.
Miss Mabel Farmer has been carried
to the Brattleboro retreat.
E. l.. Walker of Bellows Falls was in
town Saturday on business.
The church is now being painted and
begins to look as if it might soon be oc-
cupied.
Mrs. f. A. Blood and son Welcome
of Springfield, VT, visited at Arthur
Blood's from Thursday until Sunday.
ID. w. button has recently sold two
farms in the northeast part of the town
and is now looking for one for himself.
Weather is very changeable and grip
very prevalent. The nice sleighing of
the 10th has changed to very rough
travelling with any vehicle
Our merchants have fine display of
holiday goods, and doubtless many
hearts will rejoice at some pretty gift
within the next two weeks.
S. Il. Densmore, with quite a gang of
help, is getting timber off the noun
tains opposite the covered bridge. The
| logs make things tremble as they come
rolling down the steep side of the noun
tain. Occasionally one is broken as it
strikes the railroad.
| The annual meeting of the w. r..
grange was held Friday evening, the
18th, and the following were chosen as
officers for the coming year. Master,
H. A. Scott; overseer, d. w. Dutton;
lecturer, G. HI. Houghton; chaplain, G.
|. Stebbins; steward, A. H. Ingalls,; as
sistant steward, A. A. Mason; secre.
tary, Mrs. A. A. Snow; treasurer, E.
Batchelder: gate keeper, Fred Kimball
Pomona, Mrs. A. A. Mason; Flora
Mrs. Stella Bishop; Ceres, Mrs. H. A
Scott; lady assistant steward, Mrs. J
f. Day. The annual banquet and oys
ter supper will be held in the Town
hall Friday evening, December q. Al
patrons and their families are invited
for a jolly good time.
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EAST JAMAICA,

The grip is prevailing to quite an ex-
tent in this vicinity.
Mrs. Martha Pierce of Windham is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Dora Thayer of Brattleboro is
visiting at her fathers, Sala Thayer's,
this week.
There was a Christmas tree well laden
with both useful and ornamental arti-
Giles, Monday evening, at the school
house at East Jamaica. REGULATIONS by
the scholars and singing made a good
entertainment and nice supper fol-
lowed the distribution of the presents
and 1854 were taken. Some from the
centre village, and also West Towns
bend came to join in the general good
time. The teacher received a nice pho
tograph album from her scholars.
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sAxTON'S RIVER.

Miss Whipple is convalescing.
Miss Glynn will pass the winter with
sister.
solicitude.
Merchants report comparatively
dull holiday trade.
Abner Cunningham is able to be out
of-dOors again after a long period of ILL
ness.
The evenings are now at their longest
and the patrons of the town library are
happy.
Jotham Whitcomb is enjoying we'll
earned rest. The period of his absence
is uncertain.
Harry Kimball's singing school is
well attended and he conducts it with
conspicuous ability.
The announcement made by two of
our contemporaries that Il. f.. Mayo
had sold out is premature.
The families of DIR. Campbell and his
son Will dined on Christmas day with
Mrs. Wales at Bellows Falls.
J. w. Graves and wife went to Wind
sor Monday to pass the holidays with
his daughter, Mrs. Whitcomb.
The number of students who remain
through the vacation is about bakers
dozen. Scarcely teacher is here.
The tidings of Mrs. McCullom's death
are the occasion of sincere grief. The
sympathies of large circle flow to the
orphan children.
The return of students and teachers
from abroad is especially gratifying in
these quiet days of vacation at the pub
lie school and the academy.
1t is understood that Miss Bemis will
retire from the position she has filled
with so great ability and success. She
will succeed the lamented Miss Minard
at Bellows Falls.
The Misses Chaplin and the Misses
RouX, Smith and Locke are at home
from Wellesley college and Profs. Barry
from Brown University and Roux from
New Bedford, Mass.
" The ladies' society entertained a large
company in the Baptist church parlors
on the afternoon of the 10Th instant.
The ladies of the Congregational society
were present as specially invited guests.
The new supply of postage stamps
boasts an increase of sticking quality.
A former lot needed much patient per-
SuGSlUu. 1uClC 10 llltlC ullClCHCC Ill
the flavor, which is suggestive Of tannin
or quinine.
Christmas festivities were duly OBJ
served in the churches Monday even
ing. At the Baptist church a feast for
the little ones under the direction of
Misses Scollay and Wilbur and Mrs. 1.
A. Farr was followed by a Christmas
tree in the church parlor. The latter
was designed to be surprise and it
was complete success.
Schools closed Saturday, December
Is. The following are the names of
the pupils in the intermediate grade
who were not absent during the term !:
David Nelson Stearns, Raymond John
Severance, Ray James Rand, Leslie
Spaulding, Clara Louise Lake, Marion
Maude Lake, Alice Gates, Cora Hough-
ton and Anna Marlborough. Annie M.
Bemis, teacher.
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CAGES MILLS.
Deferred from last week. I


Miss Lavine Ellis is at work for Mrs
Muzzy.
The Advents expect another speaker
here soon.
Mrs Emma Clark is caring for the
sick in Green River.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawrence re.
joice in the birth of son.
Miss Hannah Ball passed Sunday
with Mrs. G. r. Wyman.
A few of the young friends of Roy
Clark met with him at his house Satur.
day evening and passed pleasant
evening.
E. B. Crosby is having dance at his
house nearly every week. Last week
Wednesday he had an oyster supper in
addition to the dance.
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the peak and seemed 10 be brsndished over
Switzerland. II required but little imagination
TO picture a mighty angel standing there 70
guard the paradise OF snow sgainstthe intrusion
of mortal footsteps from the lower world, and l
could readily understand how such meteoroiOgi-
cal wonders rs this must have been potent IN
producing those early traditions which pro
claimed the Matterhorn a sacred mountain
whose secrets were forbidden TO man.
When we reached the Schwartzsee the mag
nifcent mountain had rolled a cloudy turban
about its head, and an Englishman, with his
guides, whom we met on their way TO the cdbdne'
returned the next forenoon reporting that upon
ascending ~ a point below tho Shoulder they
had been driven back by hail. When | again
saw the sun shining on the peak its terrific
precipices had their brows enclrcled with chap
let's of new-fallen snow.
DOES A CLIMB UP THE MATTERHoRN PAYR
I have been asked twenty times II the view
from the top Of the Matterhorn repays one for
the effort expended in climbing 1t. No, II does
not. But, then, It Is not for the view that one
climbs the Matterhorn. Some Of my friends
appear to think that I had an idea OF establish
ing an observatory on the top Of the mountain.
An observatory would be useless II IL could be
placed there. The atmosphere Of the Alps Is
not the kind OF air the astronomer is in search
Of. | had no Interior purpose whatever. DO you
not know that there are some things which are
worth doing for their own sake2
GARRETT p. SERvIss.
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GRAVES OF VICTIMS,

rock and put most OF the weight there. In one
or two instances small chains took the place OF
ropes, and these. though covered with rust.
looked safer; but / am inclined TO think that
It would be better II they were all away.
stifened with Ice. and frAyed by the switchings
OF tempests. 80 that their appearance was I'M
inviting. | waa warned not to bear too strongly
upon them, but always TO keep a grip on the
THE PERIL or FALLING ROCKS.
One Of the perils Of the Matterhorn comes
from falling rocks. Starting high alOft. they
can find no stopping place. Their first touch is
like the crack Of q gun; the second Is an explo-
sion! In great parabolic curves they leap and
soar until they burst into shivers. There is no.
where SO magnificent an object lesson in the law
Of gravitation as that presented by these falling
stones OF the Matterhorn. Above the Shoulder
We came upon one of the most p~erilous localities
for falling rocks. and hurried over It.
yet none fell while We were there. More than
once, when completely out of breath with the
unaccustOmed eIertions | had put forth, |
begged for a moments respite to recover my
wind, the guides would not allow a pause. say
ing that a shower of stones might assail US At
any instant. There Is no question that they were
right; yet as a matter OF fact no stone fell near
Us during the entire ascent and the subsequent
descent. Indeed, / do not remember that among
all the victims OF the MAtterhoTn a single one
has been killed BY a falling rock. But = guide
once had his hAverSaek cut in two by a flying
stone that Just missed his shoulder, and several
climbers have been injured by such missiles.
Ordinarily these projectiles, like great shells,
give abundant warning OF their approach.
The arrival on the summit was as sensational
an experience as any one could wish for. We had
got upon another spindling ridge as narrow as
that At the Shoulder, and pieces Of its frost-woTk
cornice fell al a touch and shot downward In a
manner that male one exceedingly careful u
his footsteps. The precipice under this ridge on
the lsft-hand side Was not merely vertical, II alb
solutely oyeThuns. and the necessity Of caution
kept my attention nXed upon the work mmedi-
Atsly IN hand. ~ that before / sAs fully aware
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with the guide who accompanied him. had been
killed on the Matterhorn just a year before.
Finally. while | was debating how I should be
able to buy the right kind Of shoes on q Sunday,
Mr.. Oesch came to the rescue by informing me
that he knew n shoemaker who would put suit
able nails In the shoes | had. and adding that in
asmuch as | was rather light In person those
shoes. when properly ironcd, would answer. Mr..
Seller assented to this arrangement, and prom
ised TO pick out my guides for me-, and to see
that l was furnished with a carefully selected
Ice axe. When the shoes were returned from
the shoemaker's I was considerably surprised to
find that the new nails were no longer than
those that had been removed to make room for
them. but they were broader and square-headed.
Mr.. Oesch explained that they were hand made
from soft iron, and possessed the property Of
getting n hold on bare rock rs well as OF in
dentinQ ice. Besides, they were not brittle.
1T would never do to go without them, Tho
remarked. You will find many places where n
good nail may save your life, and q poor one
would throw your !!te away"
asked myself II that could be so. Less than
twenty four hours later | discovered that he had
spoken the literal truth.
Tho beauty Of the morning was perfect. The
little valley was a cup OF sunshine. The white
peaks Oh its brim stood out against the bright
blue sky in silhOuettes OF snow. ! strolled along
the narrow, stony street to the old church where
worshippers were thronging in. and the sound
OF solemn music stealing out foated sweet upon
the quiet air. Conspicuous among the tomb
stones on one side OF the churchyard was a
granite cross bearing the name OF Michel Croz,
erected to his memory, as the inscription re-
corded, by his fellow guides and cantonmeno Of
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the precipices, that which runs like a coronet
round the very brow of the mountain. Here the
rock had very few projections upon 1t, nothing
that could be called lodges, and to the eye glanc-
ing upward II seemed impossible that anybody
could climb upon so smooth a wall. and one.
moreover, which glistened In many places with
a covering Of thin. transparent Ice. Yet climbit
we did. The fingers, the toes, the knees, the ell
bows. needed no separate ~urgings to work to-
gether for the common safety, but all instinct
lively found indentations. rugosities, cracks. and
FRACTIONAL surfaces to which they could, more or
less effectively. cling. Il had before, In less try
ing places, learned to pull of my woollen nit
tens with my teeth, preferring, when every
movement might involve the question Of life or
death. to trust the superior gripping power of
the bare fingers. The startled ear heard fire.
quently the juggling OF loosened Ice beginning II
downward journey OF which n 1t would not do to
think. 1t would have been just as well. per-
haps. not to know that the all-swallowing
abyss, which | rather felt than saw, was get
ting more and more squarely beneath US, as.
sloping toward the right-we slowly crept up-
ward-was the 1000 foot horror. over whose
brink Michel Croz and his doomed companions
had vanished from the living world. And when
at length we reached a place OF comparative Sc
curity IL was not possible to avoid a momentary
reflection on the fact that we must go down
where we had come up! II one were compelled
TO do such a thing against his will II would seem
like the infiction OF the cruellest torture. The
Matterhorn can teach more self-mastery In a
day than the ordinary mortal acquires in u life
time. Fortunately there was little time for
meditation. No sooner was one breathless
scramble finished than another determined
effort had to be put forth. And still the far-off
summit rode the sky like a cloud.
Soon after leaving the Shoulder we began 20
find. here and there. pieces Of rope about as
large as a clothesline dangling from the rocks
above. They were blackened by the weather.
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Or Inters.t to MI.. s. 3. 3.
Nrom the AnrtiHg Journal.

y" tN "FtAA stAf hef
He was young and debonAir. and wore A mink
shirt and a well-bred air. and was seen about
the docks looking for an old sailor. Amy old
sailor will do" he remarked cOnfidentially 10 a
biz man. who distracted his confidence and the
object Of his quest In the same breath. " becaule
out 81 my arm"
When the tugmAn informed him that thoSe
India ink punctures would stick closer 10 him
than a blood relation, and would DO on his arm
when his death certificate was hled. the masher
was aghast.
What in the world am ] going 10 do - he
said, in despair. There's a heart and two ar
rows and q girls initials ON my arm. aud | want
10 get them IN; I've got To get rid Of these let
tcrs. anyway. The girl ran away last week with
another fellow, aud th' re e~nioylng the hnuey-
moon now, must get anpihrr girl. and | don't
want % sleep with a married n mans mUaU-
gram lubt Ehlyr ny clbpW
Tie case Wa truly a Iuilahle ono, AMI the gen
eruus heart OF he tuEulan wAs touched.
al tell you Wha' you've got 10 do" 10 eX-
Initials"
When last seen the tattOoed man was In search
- I. s."