Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-28

mas done us many favors IN the past which we
Iully appreciate, and we shall expect to hear
from him occasionally still. Mr. Sabin, how
the present. ED. TINES
Maria Sabin Hathaway, sister of the late
Deacon E. s. Sabin, died at Brinfield. iii.
October l6. Mrs. Hathaway was born in
Rockingham, Vt, February I, 1907. She wa,
married MARI to Alpheus Willard on December ~
1872, and and lived on the so-called Whiting farm
-io43 MIR. Willard left for the east to buy cattle
but was taken with a fever and died 0ctobe,
IL, leaving her with seven children for whom
to care, one having died before leaving Yer
mont; After several years of struggle and
hardship she was married to Gilbert Hatba
way, who was to her a kind and loving hus
band, on whom she leaned with loving de-
pendence in her old age until he was sudden
ly called to his rest on May %, 1893. Two
sons and two daughters survive her to pay
the last tribute of love and respect to the
memory of her whose christian life and ex-
ample always commanded their loving obedi-
| ence.
| Our company of Zouaves attended the
torchlight parade at Keene last Saturday
evening and report very pleasant time. x
collation. was gwen at City hall after the pa.
rade and respect and favors were shown by
invitation from Prof: Henry Lake the com
pany marched to his place of business
where he showed his respect to his
friends from his old home. The city
was one glorious blaze of patriotism from
end to end. There was no discord anywhere.
Party lines seemed to cut no figure and every
body was an honest dollar man. Through
private invitation from Hon. Nelson Hastings
Of Walpole, N. H., the company will attend
the rally at that place this evening, leaving
here at 6 P. NJ.
VERMONT ACADEMY VS. CUSHING
Vermont Academy won one of the most ex
citing games of the season at Ashburnham.
Monday Gushing Academy was defeated in
the hercest battle ever witnessed on the home
grounds by score of 10 to 4. Cushing kicked
off to Brady and the ball was " AS in the
centre of the field. After six minutes play
V. A. scored a touchdown from which no goal
was kicked. Score V. A. 4, Gushing 0. Again
Gushing kicked off and again V. A. scored in
the same way after six minutes and half of
herce playing, Coffin kicked the goal. Score
V. A. 10, Gushing 0. Gushing now braced
up and after holding for four downs took the
ball to V. AS three yard line and a touch
down seemed inevitable. But the V. A. line
held like stone wall and the chance to score
was gone, the half ending with the ball in
possession OF V. A. on her 20 yard line. In
the second half V. A. again took the ball to
Gushing one yard line but there the Cushing
team made a terrific defense and the ball was !
Cushings on her two yard line. BY hammer !
ing the tackles and ends Gushing now scored |
touchdown amidst the greatest excitement
no goal being kicked. Score V. A. 10, Cush- |
ing 4. With IL minutes left to play 1t looked
as If Gushing would score again and was pre-
vented from doing so only by the most des-
perate kind of work by the V. A. team. The
half ended with the bail on V. AS 35 yard
line. Sherwin's line bucking and the tack
ling OF Craig and Wright were the features
OF Cushing's playing while Brady and Fske
played star game for V. A.
:, The same teams play again next Monday at
oaAtons River and the contest promises to be
the best football game ever played on the |
academy grounds.
The line up was as follows: