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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
A Birthday Party.

The delightful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Hall looked somewhat like bit of
fairy land to IA young and happy little
people who had gathered by invitation
Tuesday to help Master Melvin Hall cele-
brate his seventh birthday. The gathering
was from until o'clock. At about to
the music Of march the party filed in to
supper, led by Melvin, and followed by the
seven couples The dining room decora-
tons were green and white, a novel feature
of the affair being in the shape of huge
ball covered with green paper, from which
ribbons were suspended, each bearing on
one end the green and white boutonnierre
laid by each plate. After the feast at a
given signal each pulled the string" and
received a souvenir OF the occasion. A
merry time was had and on leaving all
wished the young host many as happy
birthdays.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
WESTMINSTER.

Edwin l., Finton and wife spent Sunday
in Brattleboro,
Miss Emma Lewis is teaching in Dunn
merston this spring.
Mrs. A. r. Vaughn is caring for Arthur
Dascomb, who remains about the same
E. F. Lewis and son have taken the
John V. Farr farm for the coming season.
Mrs. +. Nj. May has gone to Woods
vile, N. H., to visit her niece, Mrs. Cum
mings.
George E. Metcalf came up from Sau-
gus, Mass, Saturday to spend few days
at his home.
BY an arrangement with Officer Metcall
II. ID. Baker was released from Jail last
Saturday.
George II. Walker is in Boston this
week for spring goods. Arthur Wood
burn, his new clerk, commenced his duties
Monday.
The Crescent club are rehearsing the
drama ellis Last Choice" which they
expect to place on the stage the last Of
the month.
The service now given by the New Eng
land Telephone company is of the very
best. They now have long distance trans
mitters in nearly all of their offices.
The condition of the highway on the
upper street demonstrates the fact that a
little gravel would do no harm. The tax
payers are kicking against so much mud
which might be avoided.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
STATIONS RIVER.

Our dealers in maple goods find business
increasing.
Eugene Smith becomes sexton of the
Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Hughes celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary Sunday.
DIR. Marsh of Boston visited patients on
Friday and was summoned again on Mon
day.
Ned Pettengill is at Medfeld, Mass,
not Medford, as the types put it in Satur-
days paper.
The flow of sap for so many consecutive
days goes far toward bringing the seasons
crop to an average.
Miss Florence Aiken has been suffering
with disease of the spine for several weeks
and is improving very slowly.
Joseph Greenwood las returned after an
absence of several weeks, during which he
has visited friends in Grafton and Glens
Falls, n. Y.
Several of our citizens who were engaged
in saving wood in the old-fashioned way on
Monday were glad when the high tempera-
ture subsidized.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. f. p. Ellis will have a shirt waist
opening in the near future.
The X. OF P. lodge worked the third de-
gree with three candidates last night.
Mrs. Curtis, mother of II. p. Bancroft,
is critically ill at her home in Worcester,
Mass.
Frank Moriarty has bought of j. A..
Eaton & Co., the Mansfield lot on Will
liams street extension and will build on the
same.
A reward of $50 has been offered any
one finding the body of j. G. Kiniry who
fell from the B. & M. railroad bridge dur
ing the recent high water and was drowned.
The Congregational ladies' union will
hold business meeting in the church par
lors Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock, fol-
lowed by supper at $50, served by Mrs.
Hildreth, Mrs. Finlay, Mrs. F. G. Day,
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Dawes.
Those going from Division No. 2,
Ancient Order of Hibernans, to the state
conventions yesterday at Keene were ). f.
Byrne, c. j. O'Neil, Edward Lawlor, ID.
Fl. Cray, Edward Barrett and j. J. O'Con-
ner. G. j. O'Neil was elected state secre-
tary.
All who have been invited to take part in
the presentation of ''Evangeline" are re-
quested to meet in the opera house to-
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. This is
the first meeting and all are urged to be
present, as the parts will be assigned and
rehearsals will begin at once.
Barney Cavanaugh and Frank Blake
were up in police court this morning and
each fined So and costs, the former for in
toxication and the latter for disturbing the
peace. Cavanaugh goes to Newiane fol-
20 days and Blake paid his fine. Blake
had an alteration in the railroad yard neal
the canal bridge last night, his partner ii
the fracas making his escape.
H. w. Freer had wild goose chase tc
Leominster, Mass, this morning. About
midnight Chief Thompson received a tele.
gram from Allie Smith in Fitchburg that
Freer's lost bicycle was in Leominster.
Mr.. Freer started down country at 2.3(
this morning and returned this noon, but
without the wheel. The telegram was
based on statement in Leominster paper
that the chief of police had received care
from Freer describing the lost wheel.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
Mayfl0wers.

The first blush Of the arbutus in the midst
of the bleak atmosphere. will touch your
heart like q hope of heaven in field of
graves.-Dream Life.
In England the mayfower may mean the
hawthorn, the cuckoo flower, the marsh
marigold and rarely other plants but in the
United States it means chiefly the trailing
arbutus and its sweet pink blossoms are
found in considerable profusion throughout
New England, especially near the coast
and on the edges of pine forests. 1t grows
in great perfection through the Connecticut
valley and is also sometimes called the
ground laurel The hills and woods are
already being secured by eager eyes for
this first harbinger OF May, but as yet only
the buds have dared to creep from their
winter home; in short time, though,
nosegays will be common upon the street,
for one has to 60 but little way outside of
the village to find not only the trailing ar
butus but other spring flowers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
CHESTER.

Rev. Mr.. Harper of Weston was in town
Monday.
Miss Edna Parmenter was in Bellows
Falls Monday.
George Andrews of Bellows Falls was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Hiram Bolles of Gardner, Mass,
is in town for a few days.
The Weston cornet band will furnish
music for Memorial day.
F. A. Rowell and family spent Sunday
at his fathers in Andover.
Hon. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow was
in town Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Walker has been quite i'll
for the past week, but is improving.
William Merritt and family Of Hinsdale,
n. H., are visiting at Charles Ladd's.
Orlando Rowell Of Ticonderoga. N. Y,
is visiting with his nephew, Fred Rowell.
Warren Williams has been seriously i'll
for few days, but is considered out Of
danger now.
Frank Davis of Greenfield, n. H., spent
Sunday with friends in town, returning to
his home Monday.
The annual election of officers of Olive
Branch lodge, f. and A. NJ, occurs mex:
week Thursday.
A pleasant treat to sugar was given by
Charles Dodge to a few of his young
friends Saturday evening.
Ladds full orchestra will furnish music
for the Foresters ball at Ludlow on Friday
evening Of this week.
Clarence Peabody will represent the
Vermont Farm Machine company as trav-
cling salesman for their goods.
O. R. Clayton Of Weston, who has been
home on account of the serious illness Of
his mother, was in town Saturday on his
way to Tufts college.
Walter Richardson went to Saxtons
River Monday, where he will enter the
spring term Of Vermont Academy. He
will also be a strong support to " A. base
ball team.
The village streets are nearly dry and
settled, but good deal of snow is on the
hills and back districts. The Londonderry
stage was quite late Monday and was
pulled in by four horses.
Frank Adams has purchased the house
on Main street owned by Hiram Bolles Of
Gardner, Mass. 1t is being thoroughly
repaired. Mr.. Bickford will occupy the
lower tenement and the upper one will also
be rented.
At the school lyceum Friday evening the
following question will be discussed !:
g Resolved, That Napoleon was the great
est general of all ages" These debates
are especially interesting and general
invitation is extended to every one.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
They SqueaIed.

The fact that two men got roarouslyl
drunk last Saturday led to deal of trouble
Monday. Both parties were allowed to
collect their scattered wits in the quiet se-
clusion OF the ''cooler" over Sunday and
Monday morning were brought before JUS
tice c. H. Williams in II. ID. Ryder's
office.
The first offender called was Elmer
Woodward, farm hand working in Rock
ingham but recently hailing from Granville,
N. Y. He was fined So and costs, in all
5000 for his drunk. He disclosed on
Daniel Beasley who runs the pool room on
Bridge street, and on Joe Bishop of Towns
hotel His story regarding Beasley's place
was that he put down so cents and some
one went out and got the drink and Beasley
dished it out to the thirsty present. Papers
were made out but Beasley denied Wood
wards story and the court discharged him.
Bishop pleaded guilty to five offenses and was
fined $50 and costs amounting to $64.01.
The second offender was Peter Porter of
Charlestown who came down Saturday to
get shave. His story was that after tax
ing four glasses of beer he was enticed into
turning down two beer glasses of alcohol
by Charles Blaisdell, painter and paper
hanger living here. Porter said he could
stand pretty good dose but mixing the
alcohol with the beer ''deranged his odd
top" He was fined S5 and costs. Papers
were made out for Blaisdell, but for lack Of
proof that would convict him beyond rea-
sonable doubt, was discharged.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
Bugle Notes.
Veterans of the Late War.

According to figures just tabulated by
Carroll ID. Wright, who is in charge of the
census department, Vermont has $3.50
Union veterans, the number in the whole
country being 1904, 073. The report
shows that there are 432, 020 surviving
Confederate veterans, of whom only III
have found their way to the Green Noun
tain state, but these have in this state the
sympathy of II widows of Confederate
soldiers who gave up their lives for ''the
lost cause" The number of surviving
widows of Union soldiers and sailors
throughout the country is AS, 359. while
the widows ofConfederate soldiers numbers
60, 564.-Free Press
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
WALPOLE.


Little Beatrice Pratt is sick
Misses Alice and Amy Jennings are in
Boston.
Work at the Adams steam mill is shut
down for the present.
The schools in the town district COM
mence next Monday
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Tobey returned from
Providence last Friday.
G. A. Curtis has moved his family into
the Sullivan house.
Sidney Newton from Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday in town.
Charles S. White from Boston was in
town the first OF the week.
Attention is called to DR.. Newtons ad.
vertisement in another column.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
Bellows Falls Personals.

F. w. Burbank was in Boston last week.
l.. G.. Howard of Reading, Mass, is in
town.
Mrs. H. H. Davis returned from Boston
Saturday
G. B. Hall of Brandon was in town
Tuesday.
E. S. Coleman of Brattleboro was in
town Sunday.
Hon. Hugh Henry Of Chester was in
town yesterday.
j. H. Riley of Whitehall, n Y, visited
in town last week
H. d. Ryder was in Keene yesterday on
matters of legal business.
Miss Mary Farrell of Brattleboro visited
in town over Sunday.
Rena Winnewisser is visiting relatives in
Newport, N. H., this week.
Warren Moore and wife of Wells River
were in town over Sunday.
F. P Ball went to Troy yesterday after
noon on a short business trip.
G. p Stevens of Troy spent Sunday with
his daughter, Mrs. d. A. Barrows.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Robertson returned
from New York and Boston Saturday.
Miss Daisy Hill Of Grafton is the guest
of her cousin, Mrs. c. +. Howard.
DIR. George H. Gorham went to Boston
Saturday afternoon for short stay.
Mrs. William Dodge, who has been sick
the past three months, is improving.
Miss Grace Burt of Bartonsville is the
guest of Mrs. j. E. Edison this week.
0. N. Powers of Bennington made a
business trip here Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. George M. Rossman of Keene Wis
tied her father, Albert Derby, yesterday.
Miss Mary Newton of Newport, N. H.,
was the guest of Miss Susie Thompson last
Friday.
Mrs. Marcia Guptil of Montpelier was
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Mary Nutting,
last week.
G. w. Stewart of Brattleboro was in
town yesterday in the interest of the Estey
organ company.
Mr.. and Mrs.L E. Holden of Brattleboro
were the guests of Mrs. E. w. Hildreth,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. IL. ". Durant and child OF War
rem Mass, are the guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Conant.
Miss Ethel Webb of Montpelier, daughter
of Rev. A. H. Webb, was the guest of
Miss Alice jackson over Sunday.
Colonel and Miss Edith Arnold of Mon
treal are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Hall. Miss Arnold will remain until about
May l.
Rev. j. w. Naramore and F. P. Ball,
the only representatives from this village
to the Methodist conference at Barre, re-
turned Monday afternoon.
M. A. Mcclure of Rutland, captain Of
the Rutland Canton of Odd Fellows was in
town yesterday, discussing the interests of
the order with prominent members here.
Bishop Hall, who has been sick the past
two weeks, passed through here Saturday
afternoon on his way to Boston and from
there to New York He is improving in
health only slowly, but expects to be able
to resume his work in Vermont next week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
Estate of John McNeill.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Court
Westminster, ss. for said district.
To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN, GREETING.
Whereas l.. c. Richardson, administrator
of the Estate of John Mcneil late of West
minister in said istlict, deceased, has repre-
sented that;
The amount of debts due from
said deceased Is $500
The charges Of administra-
ton, estimated, 80
...... $3.50
The value of the personal
estate is S400
Balance of debts chargeable
on the real estate of said
deceased, $1550
Praying for license to sell so much of the
real estate of said deceased, as is necessary
for the payment of said debts and charges of
administration.
Whereupon it is ordered that the same be
heard at the session of said court, to be held
at the Probate Office in Bellows Falls on the
End day of May, A. u. 1886, when and where
you may be heard in the premises if you see
cause. ZlNA Fl. ALLBEE, Register.
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Advertised Letters.

Miss Julia Rogers, Miss M. A. Bryant,
8, Miss Eva Ball, Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
Mrs. Sadie Pelkey, Mrs. A. Nj. Milville, 8,
Mrs. Michael Connors, Rob L. Quinlan,
Nj. j. Riley, James Quinlan, Joseph
Paquin, 2, Maurice J. Murphy, Michael
P. Murphy, G. f. Mills, Michael Lynch,
Mr.. Howard, w. HI. Fairbanks, Leonard
j. Davis, Mr.. Cushman, John Bomhawer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
gtrn.

In Newton, Mass, April II, william p. Went
worth, in his 57th year.
In Westminster, April Il, William b. Clay,
aged IS years, months, % days.
In Newfsne. March 80. Frederick o Burditt,
aged 40 years.
In Newfsne. April s. Metcalf Newton. aged
IS years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
Bnrtt.

In Newfane, April !. a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Whitaker.
In Amsden, April IL, a daughter to MIR. and
Mrs. Burt W. Coburn.
In Amsden, April Is. a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Peck.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-15
NORTH WALPOLE.

Nj. j. Walsh was in Boston last week.
p. Sheehan Of Rutland was in town
Tuesday.
Miss H. Leonard of Walpole visited in
town recently.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
MOONSHINERS-
IN TEXAS.
Hedged in the Mountains of
Palo Pinto and Jack
Counties.

Fort Worth, Tex Aug. so.
the past six months the
law-abiding citizens of Palo
Pinto and Jack counties have
suspected that all was not right
in the mountain Businesses in
their respective counties. Some
two or three months ago a
number of persons we're spot
ted as illicit whisky distillers
and officers communicated with
at once. In conversation with
a news reporter this afternoony
Inspector Henry Locke, of the
Commercial detective agency
of this city, stated that he had
the matter well in hand and
the two detectives now in his
employ were at work on the
case and hoped to bag their
game at an early date. Mr.
Locke s;1ys that in some por-
tons of Palo Pinto and Jack
counties the mountains are al
most inaccessible and that &
small body ofarmed men could
hold a regiment of soldiers al
bay, but he hoped eventually
to accomplish the arrests by
strategy. a large reward i.
offered by the government fol
the capture OF the stills a:
we'll as the men.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
Engiand WRONG. America Right.

"What is the proper spelling?" asks
a correspondent 'Should it be tire
or 'tyre?' " I answer with fear and
trembling, for l know by experienced
what heated passions are sometimes
aroused by questions Of this gravity. ]
find, however, that DR.. Johnson is on
the side of tire - though he notices the
spelling tyre while Webster gives
tire and ignores tyre" altogether.
The interchange of ''i'' and ~" in
words of this shape seems to be purely
a matter of convention or caprice, and
ore can only be guided by the ruling of
the recognized authorities. Webster and
johnson are good enough for me, and 1
would suggest to the various pneumatic
tyre" companies now advertising
themselves that they should remodel
their spelling. Some time back had a
passage at arms with a gentleman over
the same question in the spelling Of the
word "tiro," and the question was de-
cided, TO my mind, by the authority Of
Professor Skeat, who pronounces ''tyro"
gross misspelling So far as l can
see, very much the same might be said
af ''tvre. "-London Truth.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
thrifty France.

s'In France, - said Max Schottek, who
represents great American dry goods
firm in Paris, nearly every man saves
something. 1t doesn't matter how small
his income may be, he manages to put
by portion of his earnings. In this re-
spect the thrift of the people stands out
in marked contrast to the prodigal ways
of the citizens of the United States.
Here it seems essential to spend a big
sum of money to get much pleasure; in
fact, the amount Of pleasure seems
measured by the money expended. But
think it undoubtedly true that the
French people get more enjoyment out
of life than the Americans.
81 see much to admire in this nation
its wonderful progress, its inventive
genius, its unrivaled resources. There
is nothing in Europe like your luxurious
railways or your fine hotels. But with
all that 1 had rather live in France.
Our nation has bad name, I find, in
this country, but the reputation isn't
deserved. There is as much real religion
and pure home life In France as exists
in any land. We go to church early
Sunday morning and N the afternoon
to the picture galleries or for a jaunt into
the woods. / think you would be better
off over here if you enjoyed Sunday
more after the liberal fashion that pre-
walls across the ocean. w Washington
Do,+
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THUNDERER ON BRYAN

London, Aug. 31.-A prom
inent member of the Bimetallic
league remarked: Zone of the
most striking facts here in con-
necrion with the United States
presidential election has been
the marked change in the last
few days in the attitude Of the
London Times towards the can.
didate. Until now the Times,
evidently under the inspiration
of their New York correspond
ent, has ridicnled Mr.. Bryan's
candidacy and poobpoohed the
free silver agitation as a farce
THE Times is now receiving i'm
partial Communications as to
the situation in the United
States and as to the prospects
of the candidates. Phe effect
was markedly shown in an Is
hsue of the Times which,,,in sum-
ming up the candidates, it de-
clared that in its opinion the
Fchanees of Major Mckinley and
Mr.. Bryan are perfectly even.
and while it would not in any
way indorse Mr.. Bryan's views,
Fit defended the style and man
Ener of bis Madison Square
Garden speech against the at.
tacks of the Pail Mall Gazette
and other gold papers, declar-
ling that he showed great tact
and Judgment and would prob
ably, in consequence, secure
some free silver republican
votes which would have been
thrown against him if he had
adopted the same tone and
style as at Chicago.
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HAWAIIAN NEWS.
Some Say the Island Will
Again Be a Monarchy.

San Francisco, August ST.
The news comes by the steamer
Rio de Janeiro, from Honolulu
August. %, that E. G. McFar-
lane, prominent royalist, left
for San Francisco the goth in
slant. It is rumored that he is
on his way to England to con-
fer with Princess Kaiulani, who
was heir to the Hawaiian
throne. The runor ID contra
dicted by a royalist paper,
which claims that his errand is
personal and the natural opin-
ion Of the present situation
is that President Dole will
gracefully retire and that Prin
cess Kaiulani will be asked to
head the new regime, of which
Dole's present cabinet officers
will be the leaders.
The royalists claim they have
received information to the
effect that kaiulani will be
restored, while the supporters
of the republic are under
the impression that President
Cleveland has empowered Min.
lister Willis to negotiate for an
annexation treaty, or, failing
in that, to offer The present
government the protection Of
the United States. Either an
neXation or a protectorate il
acceptable to the white people
there, and, judging from APP
pearances, any attempt to re-
store The monarchy will meet
with resistance.
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IS THIS a FREE GOUN--
TlPYa

I. doesn't seem like We are
living in a free country any
more, when employers use every
means short of physical force
to control tue votes of their
employees. For instance, the
president of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern rail
way has sent the following cir
cular to the men in the employ
Of his road: off Mr.. Bryan is
our next President, the money
of the country will be silver OF
silver notes on silver basis.
This railway company has to
pay the interest on its bonds in
gold, S611, 900. and if it has to
pay a premium to get it and
thereby the interest account is
increased, there will be no way
TO meet it, except by reducing
expenses and while the pay
may not be reduced, the nun
Der Of men employed must be
reduced. Do you wish to, take
the chances of its being yor
who will be cut out of a place.
If that isn't threat, what i:
ise Could coercion go mucl
furthera And yet, we have ;
great party depending On sucl
methods for success at th'
polls.
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ler's command Churchill was
wrapped in an American flag
and burned to death. Four
American captains were wit
nesses to this. Alvaredo said
he left this port July IA in
command of the steamer Ethel
red on board of which were
500 able bodied recruits. They
had 1000 rifles, a number Of
dynamite bombs and provisions
for three months. Both men
and supplies were safely land
ed.