Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Vermont Notes.

sic was dedicated last Thursday.
The electric light plant owned by
Mortified village has started up.
Burlington's tax has been levied. 1t
is $50 cents on the dollar-the heaviest
for years past.
The president last week appointed
Everett Forsyth postmaster at Top
sham, vice j. B. McLane, resigned.
Gilman b. Dubois, native of Ran
dolph and brother to Hon. w. Ill. Du-
Bots, died at Hotel Brunswick in Bos-
ton Monday of last week.
Eli Bertrand, son of John Bertrand
of st. Adams, who resides at l26 Lake
street, was drowned in the lake last
week. He was taken with cramps
while in bathing.
Ernest w. Holton, troop e, U. S.
cavalry, was found dead in the railroad
yard last Thursday morning at Bur-
lington. 1t is supposed he attempted
to board train and fell.
William Cheney, a young unmarried
granite polisher, committed suicide
last week in the barn of Justus
cause is known.
Collector B. B. Smalley has an
nounced these appointments for the
customs district of Vermont Thomas
H. Brown of Rutland, Chinese inspec-
tor /; Moy 10y, Chinese interpreter.
Bucks steam mill, situated two miles
west of johnson was burned last Thurs
day night. The fire caught near the
furnace, the Waterman being at supper.
Most of the lumber and logs were
saved, but the loss is heavy.
A public meeting was held last week
in Capitol hall, by the citizens of Mont
pelier and Berlin, in regard to a new
iron bridge across the Winooski river in
the vicinity .of Charles st eet. Mayor
Wing presided.
Good fishermen say that the finest
trout fishing in the state is found in
Darlipg's pond in the town of Groton,
about six miles from the line of the
Montpelier and Wells River road.
Frank l.. Carr and Mart McGovern
of North Bennington were victims of
a railroad accident one day last week
the train running into cart in which
they were riding. Carr was seriously
injured.
The little observation-disclosures old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stowle
of Winooski was found drowned in a
barrel of water Thursday afternoon.
1t is thought she was leaning over play
ing with the water and fell in.
Miss Bessie Hulett, aged about As
years, of Wallingford, was found dead
in a lake near by last week. She had
been in poor health for some years, and
in some unexplained way had fallen
into shallow water while walking.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Vermont Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton will be held at Peacham to-day and
tomorrow, commencing this even ing.
Mrs. J. Varnum of Peacham is chair
man of the reception committe, l.. f.
Wilbur is president and Laura Moore
secretary.
At a special meeting of the Vermont
Jersey breeders in Montpelier recently,
ii. w. Vail of Pomfret, Il. G. Bronson
of East Hardwick and G. F. Smith of
Worthwhile were appointed to make ar
engagements for the annual sale to be
held there in the fall. The association
decided to continue to sell Jerseys by
the car load to the western trade.
Before the general convention of Con-
gregationalistsa at Bennington adjourned
Rev. E. II. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury
was elected president; G. N. Williams,
vice president; S. l.. Bates, secretary
John M. Comstock, corresponding Sec
rotary; D. M. Camp, treasurer. The
next meeting will be in Bradford.
The Odd Fellows through their chosen
committee practically decided last
week, to build the Odd Fellows home
for aged and infirm at Bradford where
commanding site has been secured
just north of the depot on bluff over.
looking the pretty valley to the south
and the most lofty peaks in New
Hampshire.
Roland Mathers, about 20 years OF
age, was seriously injured recently in
Bradford q Co.. IS mill, at Bennington
while working on carding machine.
His left arm got caught in the machin-
cry and before it could be stopped the
arm was terribly mangled from the
shoulder to the elbow joint. Every
artery was cut and tendons and muscles
badly torn.
The 18th Vermont Veteran associa-
ton held very enjoyable reunion at
Barre last week, every one of the COM
panies being represented by at least
two members, a total Of IS being pres
ent. The following officers were
elected: President, w. w. Holden OF
Mortified; vice president, T. NJ. Whip.
pie of Underhill; secretary, j. III. Lyon
of Colchester; treasurer, H. w. Allen OF
Burlington executive committee, l..
F. Terrill of Underhill; r. 0. Sturte-
want of Swanton; L. NJ. Whipple of
Underhill.
The resolutions adopted by the Grand
Lodge relative to the building of a
Masonic Temple embraced these condi-
lions, namely that the citizens of Bur-
lington should raise $4,000 and that the
different Masonic orders should contrib.
ute without any record security
enough to make up $4,000. With this
sum to start with, it was thought there
would be no difficulty in floating a
mortgage for SIS, 900, the sum of $50, 00(
being the maximum cost named in the
resolutions.
Present to U. v. M.