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

The newly built Methodist church at
Lowell was dedicated May 2S.
The state board of pharmacy will
meet at Rutland June rs for the exam
iuation of applicants who are to prac-
tice pharmacy.
H. ID. Cleaveland of Rutland cap
tured first prize in the one mile bicycle
race at Manchester Center last Thurs
day. The time was 2.4l and the prize
was handsome silver pitcher.
E. E. Knott, the stockbroker in the
Woodbury. & Walker block, Burliug
ton, paid out over 100000 profits in
wheat last week to parties in Vermont
and northern New York.
Mrs. w. III. Dubois of Randolph has
resigned as member from Vermont of
the lady managers of the Atlanta expo
sition, because of inability to attend to
the duties OF the position.
Elk. Minister Haselton has arrived
in Burlington. He is rested from the
strain and shock Of his requested resig-
nation AID from his hard trip 10y sea 10
appear before the state department in
person.
Charles Brace Somberger of St.
Adams, who is cerk in the de-
partment of justice at Washington, is
passing a vacation of a couple OF weeks
in Vermont. He was in the class of
1890, U. V. M.
Charles S. Davis, superintendent of
the Bennington graded schools and
president of the Vermont State Teach
ers' association, has been elected city
superintendent of schools of Amster-
dam, n. Y, from July l, at salary of
| $500.
The directors of the HardWick aud
| Woodbury. railroad decided to break
earth for the quarry railroad yesterday.
The road will reach the largest deposits
Of granite known in the country and
it's completion is the important fac; or
in the growth of the areacy lively vii
lage of Hardwick.
The Vermont Wheel club was well
represented at the Greenfield, Mass,
Memorial day. Coombs started in one
race but the leg, hurt at Springfield last
year went back on him and he was
obliged to withdraw. Fisk of Keene
won the half mile handicap, also taking
second place in the one mile open.
By the will of the late Harry Lee
Grand Cannon, the University OF Yer
mont at Burlington gains a collection
of East India curios aud bric-a-Urac
and $500 for the construction of a
room in which to exhibit same he
also bequeathes $500 to st. Paul's
Episcopal church at that place for Il
chime of bells.
The Barre Breeders association
opened its season Memorial day at
Green Mountain park. The $40 class
for purse of SIS was won by Franklyn
c., owned by r. M. Conant; best time
2.443. The $50 class for purse of $3.50
was wop by Kitty Campbell, owned by
Fred Slayton; best time 2.39a. The 2.30
class for purse of S150 was won by
time 2.31$.
Col. John J. Warden, chief clerk of
the Adams house and a special aide-de-
camp on the staff OF Governor Wood
bury of Vermont, in attempting to
board an electric car Sunday afternoon
was knocked from the running board
and struck on his head. Being heavy
man, he narrowly escaped fracture Of
the skull. AS it is the wound is very
deep and jagged one, but his physician
does not anticipate serious results.
| The crop bulletin of the weather
| DulSdu III 4NCN LII anu EApDlGS
are showing very we'll in Vermont. 1t
is hoped that the yield of fruit was not
much iuterfered with by the frost.
Some correspondents say that there is
sure to be short hay crop, especially
on old meadows. The feed has been
getting short and scant in pastures, but
the rains will make a great improve
ment in this respect.
D1 nov Cn,l-a Nrc DoI
dim died at North Cambridge, Mass,
last week. She was best known as
"Seeping Lucy" and her practice ex-
tended all over the state. She was born
in Calais rs years ago, and had prac-
| ticed medicine for over SO Years. She
practiced in Montpelier for over 20
years, and in Boston for - years. She
had lived in Cambridge for about eight
| years.
The docket for the June term of
Orange County court is out, and also
the jury and court calendar. There
are 40 new entries upon the docket.
There are % cases on the jury calendar
divided up into assignments of five
days. The first case set for is No. 25S
Ebert c. Crockett VS.. Village of Barre
This is quite likely to be tried and will
occupy several days. There are several
| other substantial cases ready for trial.
| There are AZ cases on the court calen-
| dar. 1t looks like long term Judge
Roweli is to preside.
The ingenious Yankee has been dis
covered in a town not far from here.
He occupies the lower of two adjoining
| water powers and the owner of the up
| per power not being on good terms
| with him, keeps his gate shut through
| the day, thus cutting off the source of
power for the lower falls aud then opens
| it nights and at odd moments when he
thinks the neighbor is away from
home. But our ingenious friend has
got around the fight scheme. He has
| rugged a small spout from under his
| dam into his bedroom window and
right over his bed, and thus is early
warned of any available water and pro-
ceeds to make immediate use of it,
Bethel correspondence in Herald and
| News.
The st. Johnsbury papers of last week
| contained beautifully concocted adj
vertisement of sacred concert to be
given at the St. Johnsbury house in
| connection with last Sundays dinner.
| Tho caara6 fol yuaS oiuo, bx,