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

at COOS was begun last week.
Irving Hoyt of Concord has clock
that has run 100 years without stop
ping.
The artesian well at the Mt. Pleasant
House, White mountains, will sink 400
feet.
Denman Thompson and family are
at their home in West SwanZey for the
summer.
Ten memorial windows will be put
into the Methodist church at Sunapee
harbor this summer.
The annual meeting of the New
Hampshire historical society will be
held in Concord on June II.
George B. Cox of Laconia has been
chosen treasurer of the New Hamp-
shire Law and Order league.
An effort, having the approval of
President William j. Tucker, will be
made to change The Dartmouth, now
published at Hanover, to a weekly.
The farm buildings of James Herne
of Sanbornton We're burned to the
ground Saturday morning, with con-
tents. Loss $1,000; insured for $780,
1t is announced from an official
S''ulCC tildU VIC sldtC uCDG OI NEW
Hampshire will probably be decreased
5000, 900 during the present fiscal year.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll declares
that Lancaster is one of the most beau
tiful towns that he has ever visited.
He intends to sojourn there for week
this summer.
On June 5 the Masonic Lodge of
Kingston will lay the corner stone of
the new town hall in Plaistow, and it
is anticipated that the gathering will
be largest ever witnessed in the town.
The structure will cost $4,000.
William Austin, aged about % years,
OF Nashua, attempted suicide by taking
the contents of a bottle of laudanum.
He had trouble with his girl, who said
she would have no more to say to him.
His life was saved by his boarding mis-
tress.
At the recent adjourned town meet
ing at Plain1ield, the selectmen were
instructed to eXpend $1,000 in the
building of a new town hall, and to
commence the erection of the same in
season for completion before March l.,
1895.
Among the officers of the New Eng
land Woman's Suffrage association
just elected in Boston, are the follow
ing vice presidents for New Hampshire:
Hon. j. III. Gallinger, Hon. Henry w.
Blair and Hon. Oliver E. Branch.
Gen. Michael T. Donahue, who died
at Rainsford Island last week, was a
New Hampshire veteran, serving as
captain in the Sd N. H. Infantry, and
as colonel of the 1Otn N. H. Infantry.
He was brevetted brigadier general "for
gallant and meritorious services and
had most honorable war record.
1t is decided to hold the annual
reunion of the N. II. Veterans associa-
ton at the Weirs during the first week
in September instead of the last week
in August as heretofore. This change
is necessary on account Of the Grand
Masonic conclave i'll Boston the last
week of August.
A terrible gale and hail storm passed
through the town of Bethlehem about
8 O'Clock Sunday evening. The Catho-
lie church, which had just been erected
and dedicated, was blown flat Every
house in the town suffered the loss of
windows. Barns We're unroofed and
trees were toru up by the roots. Hal |
stones were found measuring two
inches in circumference.
Augustus Buckley of Rochester, who
was confined i'll the county Jail at
Dover awaiting the action of the
grand jury, charged with using indie
cent language to Miss Grace Corson of
Rochester, committed suicide last week
by cutting his throat with a razor,
which he borrowed from another pris-
oner. In less than 10 minutes after he
borrowed the razor he was found dead
in the cell. He was about So.
The dates Of the following fairs have
been announced: New Hampshire
Stale (grange) Tilton, September 1912
Grafton and Coos, (grange) Whitefeld,
September 3-5; Cheshire county,
(grange) Keene, October 1-3; Grafton
county, Plymouth, September 1913;
Rochester, Rochester, September 24-27;
Stratford county, Dover, September 16-
20; Bradford and NeNbury, Brad ford,
September 1926; Coos and Essex, Lar
caster, September 1919.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of he Sullivan County railroad
last week the following directors were
elected John II. Albn, Concord
James II. Williams, Bellows Falls. Vt;
Nathaniel E. Martin, Concord C. J.
Amidon, Hinsdale George H. Stowell,
Claremont George E. Anderson,
Nashua ; George w. Abbott, Penacook.
The board organized with Mr.. Albin
president and Mr.. Martin clerk and
treasurer.
The state board of equalization has
completed the amount of taxation to
be levied upon the cities Of the state
under the new quadrenuial apportiou-
ment made at the last legislature, as
fellows: Total valuation of the 10
cities in 1894, Sl32, 79l 1857 total valua-
ton in 1890, s117.3l6,G03 increase in
four years, SIS. 475,S54 The entire
equaliZed valuation of the state under
the new apportionment is S2S6, 755, 6lS,
and the 10 cities cover nearly one half.
They pay S231, $40 of the 100000 state
levy.
AT the Concord q Claremont railroad
meeting the following were elected
directors /: A. w. Sulloway and w. f.
Daniel, Franklin c. o. Stearns,
Boston, Mass; A. E. Scott, Lexington,
Mass; S. G.. Cheney, Manchester;
f. P. Vogle, Clareinont S. NJ. Rich
ards Newport The hoard prpanizad