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

The graduating class at Middlebury
college is the largest in So years.
Randolph Normal School commence
ment dates June 1920, Rev. e. N. God
dard preaching the baccalaureate ser
mon.
There was a successful reunion OF
Vermonters and their families in Pena
cook, N. H., recently. About so wert
present, GA registering as direct from
! Vermont.
The annual meeting of the Green
Mountain Sheep Breeders association
and of the Shropshire Sheep Breeders
association was held in Morrisville last
week.
Among the speakers expected at the
reunion of the 18th Vermont regiment
June Is are Lieut.. Col. B. Rowan, E.
f. Palmer, Gov. U. A. Woodbury. ano
Lieut.. Gov. u. M. Mansur.
Nathan Lobdell, an employee OF
Smith u Winchester company of Bos'
ton, fell a distance of 45 feet from a
wind mill tower at Burlington last
Thursday and was instantly killed.
Prof. H. Dressed, Jr., has resigned as
principal of the graded school III North
Adams of Arlington, a gradute of Mid,
dlebury college, is engaged 10 take his
place.
A new parish to consist of North
Pownal and Readsboro, has been Gre
ated in the Catholic diocese of Burling-
ton. Rev. William Plomondon, who
had charge of the Bennington parish
during the absence of Father Barron in
Europe, is the first priest in charge.
The st. Johnsbury Driving club has
arranged for race meet there on June
10 and 20, with the following races
In the $40 class, for a purse of $3.50
ree-for-all, for purse of $780, 2.35 and
$50 classes, for purses of $50 each,
and 2.26 class, for purse of $40.
! Robert Taber and his talented wife,
Julia MarlOwe Taber, are enjoying the
charming scenery of Mount Mansfield
this season. They are sojOurning at
Mr.. Taber's old home in Stowe, where
part of the honeymoon was passed
| last summer.
H. N. Turner, general manager OF
E. d r. Fairbanks d Co., gave a com.
plimentary banquet at the st. Johns
| bury house one evening last week tC
heads of departments in the scale works
and office employees. Over 800 covers
were laid.
j. w. Titcomb, superintendent Of
the United States fish commission sta
ton, has been making an examination
of the waters of Lake Champlain north
of st. Adams to ascertain whether they
may be stocked with lake trout anG
steel-head salmon, and a favorable
report is expected.
| A sad accident occurred Saturday
afternoon at barn raising at the farm
of Salma Hall, New Passumpsic. A
staging gave way and eight men fel
nearly 40 feet to the basement of the
barn. Gilmore Kezer was killed in
stantly William Bailey had a leg anC
| hip broken and side badly crushed anC
his recovery is doubtful Frank Coveny
was badly cut about the head, but vii
live. Frank Lawrence was brought tt
his home in st. Johnsbury, severely
hurt, with good chances of recovery
| The other workmen were not seriousl,
hurt. Kezer was 80 years old and un
married.
| The Vermont State Eclectic Medical
society held it's 30th annual meeting al
the state house in Montpelier last
Thursday and elected as president, DR.
H. n. Waite of johnson; vice presi
dents, G. F. HARDWOOD of Dorset, J. B. H
Cushman of East Charlestown, HI. H
Hill of Lowell; secretary, G. l.. Temple
ton of Montpelier; treasurer and libra
rian, FL. E. Templeton of Montpelier;
censors, H. n. Waite of Johnson, II. j.
Potter of Bennington, Henry Inghan
of Bellows Falls. Fourteen new mem
bers were admitted.
The Orleans County Veterans asso
citation will hold its annual reunion il
Judge Nathaniel Rogers grove, New
port Centre, June 25. 1t invites every
one to attend the basket picnic and ;
fine program has been prepared by the
executive committee. Gov. U. A
Woodbury. of Burlington, Lieut.. Gov
J. NJ Mansur of Island Pond, Gen. w
w. Circuit, M. c., of St. Johnsbury
Major Josiah Circuit of Derby, Major G
F. Branch, department commander o
the G. A. r., of Newport are expected
to be present and make speeches.