Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
Vermont Notes.

| George w. G0sS, OF RoXDufy, mas
been granted patent on n wooden sash
fastener.
Eddie Cooley of Waterbury was
seriously injured last Thursday by the
explosion of a cannon.
Washington Lodge, f. and A. NJ, of
Burlington, will celebrate the ceuten-
NAL Of its organization Oct. IL.
A play by Rudyard Kipling is one of
Beerbohm Trees announcements for
the Haymarket theatre, London,
David S. Storrs, aged 81, probate
judge of the Essex district, died last
week, after several months of suffering.
Yung Chang was arrested by U. S.
Marshal Harris last Friday at Benning
ton for violation of the Chinese eXclu
sion act.
The nine-year-old son of Frank For
rest was drowned in the river at Mid
dlebury on the Fourth. James For
rest, AT uncle, recovered the body.
Prof. A. H. Campbell has severed his
connection with the normal at john
son and sails soon to Europe, where he
will spend year in study, beginning
in Leipsic, Germany.
Robert B. Smith of Chelsea, who
graduated from Tufts college last
month, has been appointed teacher of
physics and chemistry in the Somer-
vile, Mass, high school.
DR.. Edward r. Palmer, native of
| Woodstock, and one of the most prom
inent physicians of Louisville, KY,
was killed in the latter city Friday
night in collision with another wheel
man.
The Montpelier city census recently
completed shows population of 5045,
an increase of 1908 since 1880. Berlin
street, practically a part of the city,
contains 702 people. There are 17l6
males and liza females over 81 years of
age.
A sad accident occurred at Berlin
pond about 4 O'Clock last Thursday A
party of Scotch people from Barre We're
pcnickiug at the lake, and boat con-
tanning three was capsiZed, John
Monroe and Ka.e Caswell being
drowned.
AT North Tunbridge an old gun used
for firing Fourth of July salutes was
loaded with dynamite July 4, and when
fired exploded. One large piece of the
gun went through Frank TuttIe's house,
just missing futile, his wife and child.
Other pieces went through Tuttle's
shop and into the Baptist church.
Miss Elsie Powers of Randolph who
was graduated from the Emerson Col
lege of Oratory in May and has since
been performing the duties of special
teacher in the Somerville, Mass, high
school, will enter the Kimball Union
Academy at Meriden, Conn.,, as instruc-
tor in physical culture, oratory and
voice at the fall term.
Hon. Joseph B. Stearns, who died
last week of paralysis, was native of
Wild, Me-, and was perintendent of
the Boston fire telegraph service for II
years. He invented the duplex system
of biography. His first wife was Miss
Lois M. Brooks of Putney and in 1865
he was married to Miss Amanda Ed
wards of Portsmouth, N. H., who sur
wives him with two sons.
The dedication of the Woods library
building July in Bradford was sue
cess. The village hall was filled with
an appreciative audience. The pro-
gram included an address by ex-Gov.
Farnham, poem by William S. Celley,
address by D. Blakely; address, "The
Press" by Col. FL. E. Parker; grafton
by Col. J. HI. Benton, jr., of Boston;
poem, Rev. A. J. Hough, and vocal and
instrumental music.
Mrs. P. Mcmillan, wife of the Con-
gregational pastor in Woodstock died
last week Tuesday under circumstances
peculiarly sad her husband having start
ed abroad June %. Mrs. Mcmillan was
in usual health when he left. Death
resulted from exhaustion, following
acute gastritis, which began June 80.
She leaves two young boys and a
daughter six months old. A cable
gram will meet Mr. Mcmillan at Genoa.
| The Young Mems Christian associa-
| ton of Rutland has leased part of the
second floor of the Bates house and will
occupy 1T as soon as necessary changes
can be made. This will probably be in
September. The lease is the result of
movement that has been on foot for
more than year to provide larger
and more suitable place in which to
carry on association work, and one
where the gymnasium could be had.
| The University of Vermont has
bought the old Van Ness mansion
which has been occupied for many
years by the late Lawrence Barnes. 1t
| will be utilized as dormitOry for
women students. The price paid was
S12, 200, which is probably less than
half what the property is really worth,
as the grounds are very spacious. Ed
ward Wells, of the Wells & Richardson
company has given the college $50 feet
front of land north of his residence on
Summit street and adjoining the Barnes
property.
| The contracts for the water wheels
and steel penstocks that are to be used
in the electric power plant that is being
built for J. S. Viles at MiddleseX Mar
rows have been let. The contract for
the wheels was received by Alcott 81
Son for three of their turbines of 700
horse power each. The contract for the
| penstocks was secured by Gle rrge Dali
rymple of Fair Haven for one Is let in
diameter and 200 feet long and one of
|'eight feet diameter and 220 feet long,
the weight of the two being 80 tons.
Mr.. Viles expects to have his plant in
operation on or before September next.
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