Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-11-28

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PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY BY
W. c. BELKNAP & CO., Proprletors.
W. G. BELKNAP, Editor.
Our congratulations to Hosea Mann of
Wilmington, whom Governor Grout has
appointed state inspector of finance.
1t is estimated that 20 savings banks o
New Hampshire have failed in the last IS
months with deposits of over $17,00O,00O
and that of this amount 81 800, 900 will be
lost to depositors. The money, it is claimed,
was lost in western land investments.
An official of the postoflice department
in Washington estimates that mass OF
campaign literature requiring 100000
In postage, if the postage had been paid,
was sent free through the mails this fall
under the frank" of congressman.
The next congressional house of repre-
sentatives will contain 205 Republicans,
137 democrats and Is populists. The pres
ent makeup is: Republicans, 252; demo-
Gratis, 90; populists (ncluding fusionists
and silverites), 10; vacancies, 5.
The Rutland Herald says: g. There is
one very pleasant thing to be said of the
legislature as whole--it was remarkable
for sobriety. Never within the observation
of old campaigners at the capital has ses-
sion been attended with so little drinking
and drunkenness as the one just ended"
The woman's suffrage bill and the local
option bill were both killed by a larger
vote than was accorded them two years
ago. The high license bill Of 1894 re-
ceived "a votes, those opposing it num-
bered 1S0. The session of 1896 records a
vote of "a aye, 1S9 nay. The question of
extending the right of suffrage to women
two years ago received vote of 81 aye,
121 nay. 1t was refused this year by a
vote of 80 for and 1876 opposed.
An old newspaper man says: No sensi-
BILE man should or ever does get angry be-
cause man duns him for his money. A
dun is not an impeachment of subscribers
integrity, but is simply an outpouring OF a
publishers necessities. For instance, 1000
men owe man from 81 to $40; he has to
dun them to get money to pay his ex-
penses. Instead of getting angry and
stopping his paper because the publisher
asks what is due, the subscriber should
thank the editor for reminding him Of it and
pay up like a man.
1t is a favorite argument that the larger
towns in Vermont want license and the
smaller ones prohibition of the liquor traf-
fc; but this argument was given the lie in
the house last week, when the only towns
voting for a.local option bill were Walling-
ford, Lexington, Bloomfield, Belvidere,
Shrewsbury, Bethel, Grafton, Tinmouth,
Westmore, Colchester, Proctor, Swanton,
Sheldon, Fairfield, Nottingham, Hunting
ton, West Haven, Wolcott, Sharon, Land
grove, Somerset, Williston, Goshen, and
South Hero.
| Bryan has made stand at the last ditcl
and announces to an expectant world thai
he is going to write book. He ha:
authorized bis publishers to announce tina
one half the royalties received from the sale
of the book will be devoted to advancing
the cause of bimetallism during the mex
four years. The work will also embrac,
Mr.. Bryan's views as to the recent cam
paign and election, his biography writer
by Mrs. Bryan, together with special con
tributions from distinguished political lead
ers. A description of Mr.. Bryan's cam
paign tours will be another feature of tn,
publication.
The famous Marlboro pond has beel
settled so far as the county court is con
cerned adversely to the New Englan
Trout and Salmon club who claimed privat
ownership of the pond, and consequent
could prosecute for trespass. 1t is state
that testimony was introduced tending t
show that the pond was used for raftin
logs more than 40 years ago; that it wa
capable of easily floating 20-foot sail boa
and boat as large as that carrying at lea'
20 persons had been used upon the pond
that the water was from 15 to 80 feet dee
over large portion of the pond. The de
cision was that the waters are boatabl
, and SO incapable of private ownership.
1t is whispered around among the new'
; papers of the state that Gen. j. G.. McCu
! Tough of North Bennington will be car
D didate for governor in 1898. There al
/ others of like disposition, but Gen. No
Cullough is genial gentleman and make
friends wherever he goes he also hs
!, plenty of money with which to back up b