Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-13
Vermont Notes.

Charles Arthur Jaquith of North
Stratford has been chosen editor of the
Dartmouth college literary magazine.
Among the graduates at the Hart
ford Theological seminary last week
was H. l.. Ballou, who is called to
Chester.
The second annual reunion of Co. f,
Eleventh Vermont, was held in Lyons
Grove at Willoughby Lake the first of
the week.
Some 30 rattlesnakes have recently
been captured on the hills north of the
town of Fair Haven. A bounty of ST
each is allowed.
Levi w. Burns, student at Troy
Conference, was killed recently by
being thrown from bicycle and strik-
ing on the back of the head.
The Phillips Exeter Athletic associa-
ton held it's spring meeting last week
Wednesday. Jack, '96, raised the
school record for pole vault, his own,
four and one-half inches.
night editor of the Burlington Free
Press, and Miss Florence e. Mooney of
Mansonville, Quebec, is announced.
The wedding will take place in Sep
TENDER.
Word has been received of the death
of William III. Ballard, U. S. consul at
Hull, England. Mr.. Ballard married
Miss Annie Beardsley of st. Albans,
daughter of the late Hon. Herman
Beardsley.
The number of books loaned at the
free library in Rutland during the
month of May was AGA, against 1919
for the corresponding month a year
ago. The daily average for the month
was l79, against l69 for the same month
in 1894.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Burlington & Lamoille
Railroad company was held at the
Montpelier National bank last week
and the following officers were elected
President, j. r. Langdon; clerk, George
I. Childs; treasurer e. B. Blackwell
directors, E. G. Smith, e. p. Cheney,
b. B. Smalley, and Albert Tuttle.
The Baptist State Sunday school con-
vention met at Bennington last Thurs
day. An essay was read by Mrs. w.
Z. Cushman of West Randolph, and
addresses made by Rev. f. w. Baue-
man of Boston and Mrs. p. r. Ford of
Troy, N. Y. A conference on Sunday
school library was conducted by Rev.
c. HI. Spaulding of Boston. Resolu-
lions were reported, thanking the peo-
pie, railroads, etc. The convention ad-
jOurned at noon.
The annual inspection aud drill of
Company K, V. n. g., was held last
week Wednesday,, @. M. General Gill
more and Capt. H. E. Tutherly acting
as inspectors. Major Nelson of Island
Pond, inspector of rifle practice, and
Col. Bond of Brattleboro, We're also
present. The visitors from abroad, to-
gether with Gen. J. j. Estey of Brattle-
boro and Superintendent E. d. Ben
nett, A. B. Valentine and HI. S. Brig
ham, We're entertained at dinner by
superintendent and Mrs. Coffey at the
Soldiers Home.
The total amount of merchandise
imported from foreign countries and
entered at st. Adams during the month
of May was $276,676. The total amount
of duties assessed was $50, 404 SO. A
great variety of articles was entered.
Among them were 3 $685. tons of hay,
253 tons of mechanically ground wood
pulp, 43 horses, SS dozen straw hats,
2,190 bushels Of turnips, 200 pounds of
wool blankets, 10, 749 pounds of comb
ing wool, 334 ,0S9 pounds of green sailed
hides, 104 800 feet of lumber, 700 ounces
of silver bullion, ], 410 pounds Of straw
braid for hats, and 100, 1865 feet of spruce
packing box shocks. The average
amount of business for the month COM
pared favorably with that of previous
years.
Mrs. Sally Felch, whose death was
recently announced, was the oldest per-
son in Eastern Vermont. Her body
was taken to Croydon, N. H. for burial.
Had she lived three days longer she
would have completed a century of life.
She was born in Enfield N. H., June 2,
1895, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah
Sargent Gould, early settlers in Enfield.
Her father was fine mechanic, and
was noted as maker of viols and as a
singer. Mrs. Felch when about IA
went into service in the family of DIR.
James Corbin of Newport, n. H., the
grandfather of Austin Corbin of rail-
road and deer park fame. She pre-
served until her death part of pink
print dress bought for her at 81 yard,
in 1872.