Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-09-27
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fever in his new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Tenney have re-
turned from an extended trip.
George w. Morrison, jr., returned on
Saturday after few weeks absence.
Henry f. Perry is glad in the birth
of a son, who greeted the light on the
10th instant.
Charles Cunningham of Boston is
nursing his father Abner Cunningham
through severe illness.
NV. HI. Campbell has gone:to Lowell,
Mass, where he will visit his sister,
Mrs. Potter, for few days.
Mrs. II. H. Hughes returned from
her visit in Massachusetts on Saturday
with health somewhat improved.
Charles Wolfe and his half sister
Ienaie of Houghtonville, came to at
tend their grandmother's funeral on
Monday.
Austin H. Wolfe and wife of White
River Junction, returned after doing
what could be done for his mother and
her memory.
Mrs. Isabel M. Bliss and her daugh-
ter Of Roxbury, Mass, are with good
grandpa Cunningham in his weakness
ana dependency.
I. Austin Farr has bought out w.
w. Barry Possession October /. Sue
cess to the purchaser, and returning
health to the seller.
Wesley ellison and his wife of Graf
ton visited Mrs. Wolfe in her illness.
Their daughter Cora also did good SER
vice for her aged grandmother.
Henry H. Cunningham of Philadel-
phia, Pa, has spent number of days
with his sick father. The condition of
the latter was encouraging Tuesday
morning and Henry returned.
The death of Mrs. Wolfe removed an
other of the old landmarks. In the
days of her strength she was a very
kind neighbor and did clever service as
nurse when she was needed. Her
daughter, Lucretia, will continue to
occupy the longtime home.
DR.. G. T. Clarke, who has been in
practice in Maine during the summer,
has taken back the dental business at
SaXton's River, and in connection with
the practice here has opened branch
office at Alstead, N. H., where he will
be the latter part of each week.
A Scott, who is now a Connecticut
Yankee, and an editor withal, has been
making rapid tour over wide area
New England. In the Waterman of
Boston, September 10, he thus discours-
es of his ten-mile jaunt in this locality.
"About five miles from Bellows Falls
mont Academy. A stage route some "a
miles in length runs from the Falls in
northwesterly direction. The first
stop is Saxton's River, about five miles.
The stage was ready to start on the ar
rival of the train. The night was dark
but the road was good. The driver and
myself had the stage all to ourselves.
He was full of sense, as many stage
drivers are, and had good team. The
road skirts along SaXton's River, which,
/ was told, took the name of a man who
was drowned long ago in its waters,
and on either side are high hills bound
ing the narrow valley. The region is
rich in dairy farms. The driver spoke
of several farmers who were very pros
porous. He mentioned one to whom,
few days before, he said, "Mr. -
how is, it about farming? Everybody
is cursing farming nowadays. They
say it is no good" The farmer de-
clared he had followed the business for
about 80 years, and had never made SO
much money as during the last three
years. ''But that man, added the
driver, "does not SOW his crops or make
his hay about the hotel stove" Sure
found the hotel stove stood, the year
round, ready for emergencies. Several
pillars of the hotel veranda were partly
stone and wood. The stone was high
enough to allow frequenters of the hotel
to sit with their feet well up in air, as
they discussed agriculture, politics, lit
erature and religion.
Vermont Academy has group Of
buildings, situated on plateau over
looking the village, and encircled by
lofty hills. It has enjoyed much pros
perity during its history of about 20
years, and never was more prosperous
than now. The school is well equipped
for academic work. 1t makes special
feature Of the military drill, has a good
science department, and holds the old,
accepted academic features in good con-
dition. l judge it combines, to an I'M
usual degree, superior educational adj
vantages with economy of expense on
the part of the student-a matter of
much importance. Principal Williams
has the cooperation of an adequate
faculty and progressive board of trus-
tees. The Baptist pastor, Rev. Mr..
Baldwin, has also warm and lntelll-
gent interest in education.
The ride back to Bellows was in the
early morning. The driver and myself
again had everything to ourselves.
Hills and stream and sky were beauti-
full. The Vermont air is cool and brac-
ing even in August. AS we neared
Bellows Falls 1 was charmed by the
picturesque beauty of the locality. The
terraces Of the Connecticut, which are
are of special interest to biologists, are
well marked at this point. Passing
from the valley of the Saxton's river to
the Connecticut Valley, three distinct
terraces rise one above the other"
A Card of Thanks.