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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
K. OF P. at st. Adams.

The annual convention of the Vermont
knights of Pythias was held in St. Adams
Wednesday and Thursday.
The grand lodge officers elected were as
follows:
Grand Chancellor, A. H. George of St.
Adams.
Grand vice chancellor A. c. Randall of Sc.
bloomsbury.
Grand prelate, G. F. Stevens of Barre.
Grand master-at-arms, G. NJ. Rowell of
Bennington.
Grand master of exchequer, l.. p. Sprague
of Bellows Falls.
Grand keeper of records and seal, j. NJ.
Grand inner guard, H. A. Hatch of Cam
bridge.
Grand outer guard, G. b. Wood of Wind
Sor.
Grand trustee for three years, II. w. Blu
chanan of Barton Landing.
The report of the grand keeper of records
and seal showed II lodges in the state with a
membership June 80, of 1.0Sl. The net gain
in membership the past year was 24S. Four
new lodges were instituted during the year.
Here is a list Of the lodges:
Vermont, No. !. Rutland; Apollo, No. 2,
St. Johnsbury; Unity, No. 3, ST. Adams;
Green Mountain, No. 4, Ludlow; Hector, No.
>, McIndoes; Philemon, No. 6, Barton Land
ing; Champlain, No. Z, Burlington; Monu-
ment, No. 8, Bennington; Union, No. 8,
Hardwick; Vincitia, No. 10, Barre; Bellows
Falls, No. IL, Bellows Falls; Lamoille, No.
II, Cambridge; Montpelier, No 10, Mont
pelier; Marshfield No. A. Mars hfield; Gale
donia, No. 10, Groton Damon, No. l6, Dan
vile Ivanhoe, No. II, Windsor.
The surplus in the treasury June 30 was
S6l3.9l. The total assets of the order are
$3.50 20. During the year $l,00l.33 was
spent for relief.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
Vermont News.

The governor makes his son his messenger,
and several of the messengers are sons on
relatives of members. Merit of course mas
nothing to do with the appointments, it beng
solely matter of official influence. There
fore the sons and friends of prominent MEM
bers and influential officials get all the plums'
The docket of the general term of the SUI
preme court which met at Montpelier yester-
day contains ll6 cases, distributed among the
counties as follows: Bennington 8, Wind
ham s, Lamoille 5, Franklin 5, Grand Isle |,
Orleans g. Rutland 10, Addison 8, CALEDONIA
l6, Windsor II, Orange 4, Chittenden SAND
Washington "a. The latter county is first,
and Caledonia u close second.
The state board of agriculture has made its
report to Gov. Woodbury. in its capacity as
cattle commission to struggle with tubercu-
losis among Vermont cattle. The total num-
Der of cattle tested in the biennial season Just
closed was IA, l55; number killed. 924; per-
centage found deceased, 5.53. The total cost
to the state was $20,936 of which 1851 went
to the owners of cattle killed, and the rest OF
it went for expenses. The hoard took 81 ,4S3
for services and $l,046 for expenses, or a
total of $2,S29. The veterinaries received
$4,2l0. In other words, salaries and expenses
aggregate 1899, or. 80 per cent of the ami
mails slaughtered.
Col. Grant of the Patriarchs Militant, !. o,
Q. F.. has appointed the following officers OF
that degree: AID iutant, l.. V. Green of Rut-
land; quartermaster, l.. G. Burnham of Bur-
lington; commissary, w. +. Conway of Bel
lows Falls; surgeon, II. j. Potter of Ben
nington; assistant surgeon, j. ID. Lane OF
Montpelier; chaplain, j. w. Goodell of Bur-
Gngton; banneret, w. b. Kellogg of st.
Johnsbury; sergeant-major, William Mears
OF Barre; quaatermaster-serge Il. w
Goodhue of Bradford; commissary sergeant,
w. S. Durham of Bellows Falls.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
Course of Study.

The Cheshire County School Boards associ-
alton met in the grand jury room in Keene
Wednesday, October ii. Mr.. Allison, chair
man of the association, presented a course of
study for rural schools, covering ten years or
81 terms. A motion was made by DR.. Il. w.
Harris that this course as presented by Mr..
Allison be accepted and adopted, but later he
withdrew this motion. DR.. Harris then
moved that this course be assigned to the
next meeting and that any member wishing
changes made should present them in writ
ing to the committee before that date. This
motion prevailed.
A motion made by w. A. Wilder of Gilsum
that committee of five be appointed by the
char to take into consideration revision of
the school laws and report at the next meet
ing was carried. The committee appointed
was as follows: w. A. Wilder, Gilsum; w.
q. Leonard, Walpole; DR.. L. w. Harris,
kcenc; III. w. Brigham, Winchester; II. ID.
Learned, Dublin. Any suggestions made to
this committee in regard to school laws will
be considered.
Adjournment was taken until the second
"Wednesday in November.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
TOWNSHEND.

III. A. Scott has his auction bills out for the
22nd of this month.
Nellie Holbrook, "a former resident, has been
visiting in town the past week.
James Franklin intends putting up dwell
ling house on the old Powers place.
There was a husking and social at E. L.
Hastings on Friday evening, the 10th.
Mr.. Mynders of Altemont. N. Y, has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. William Bebee.
Henry Twitchell has added bay window
to his residence, making quite an improve
ment in looks.
Sylvanus Hescock and daughters, Grace
and Lila, will visit friends in Brattleboro the
last of the week.
Russell Blood went to Springfield Saturday
to work at his trade for the next three months
and perhaps all winter.
Miss Edith Batchelder is at home again,
having spent several weeks in Maine and
other places among friends.
The weather for the past two weeks has
| been very gloomy, some rain and several Sc
we're frosts; hard colds, bilious attacks and
| rheumatism are quite prevalent.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
Legislative, general and political news, in the
Rutland Herald, and all the local news in the
TINES both till January 81 for only 25 cents
| See offer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
New Hampshire News.
Gov. Busiel Not a Director.

The name of Gov. G.. A. Busiel was dropped
from the list Of directors to he voted for at
me annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Concord and Montreal railroad at Concord,
N. H., Tuesday aud received but 279 votes
ont OF possible 1851 This action was
taken by the other directors because of views
expressed by the governor in an interview in
favor OF electric railways. Gov. Busiel mHde
strong and indignant protest but was over
whelmingly defeated. The directors explain
mat they would not recommend for election
That ne favors policy which is prejudicial
and injurious to the interests of the corpora
ton and its property. These directors were
chosen Frederick Smyth, Benjamin A.
kimball, John II. Pearson, Walter M. Park
er, John A.. White, Alpha j. Pillsbnrv,
Charles f. Tilton, Samuel S. Kimball,
Charles e. Morrison. Lewis G. Pattee, Frank
Jones, Noah S. Clark, Hiram N. Turner.
FRANK Jones succeeds Gov. Busiel.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Orrison Kimball visited at S. E. Williams
recently.
Merton Vincent has gone to Waltham,
Mass, to work.
Mrs. d. E. Boyden, who is suffering from
a cancer, is not as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwell Farwell visited at
Henry Farwell's in Westminster last week.
Mrs. w. H. Taft is on the sick list. Her
sister-in-law, Mrs. James Aldrich, is caring
for her.
Clarence Goodell who is working as
machinist in eastern Penn, visited relatives
recently.
Miss Mabel Fullerton visited this week in
Westminster with her friend Miss Blanche
Farwell, who is seriously i'll.
Prof. Emmons was not successful in get
ting a singing class in this place. G.. G.. Har-
ris attends his school at Jamaica.
T. p. Barber went to Boston last week.
His wife and little daughter accompanied him
to Brattleboro for visit with friends during
his absence.
County Lodge Deputy D. E. Boyden and
Harry Howard as delegate attended the state
grand lodge, l. o. G. T., meeting held at
Middlebury this week Wednesday aud Thurs
day.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
legislative, general and political news in the
Rutland Herald, and all the local news in
The TIMES, both till January, 81, for only
25c. See offer.
Victor Boyden and bride, who were mar
ried September 80. in Bethlehem, N. H.,
were at his fathers, ID. E. Boyden's, over
Sunday, returning to Brattleboro, Monday
where he is night telegraph operator.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
LANGDON.

Mr.. Ormsby's tenants have moved from
town.
The ground was frozen on Friday morning,
the 9th, and mercury stood at "a above.
C. E. Presby and family are on a carriage
drive to Andover, to visit his father and
mother.
Friends of several families called on them
and went to the union fair which proved as
successful as could be expected and all came
home satisfied.
l.. g. Hills house was burglarized Thurs
day, fair day; two watch keys are all that is
missing. Mr.. Hill went home at noon and
found the burglar in the house that only a
part ofsthe house was ransacked. He did not
recognize the person but gave a frnitless
chase and so far as we know there is not any
positive clue to work upon. He gained an
entrance by breaking pane of glass and I'M
fastening a window so he could raise it
enough to get in. His exit was by the door
way to the woodshed as Mr.. Hill entered by
another door the same room.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
SOUTH CHARLESTOWN.

Tell your neighbors they can get all the
legislative, general and political news in the
Rutland Herald, and all the local news in
The TIMES, both till January, 81, for only
20 cents. See offer.
The marriage of Harand S. Ramsay of
South Charlestown, and Miss Annette Abbey
of Newport, N. H., occurred at the residence
of the brides mother, Mrs. E. F. Darling, in
West Derby, VT, at II O'Clock, Wednesday
morning, October IA. Rev. J. L. Smith per-
formed the marriage ceremony. The we'd
ding was quiet affair, including only the
relatives and intimate friends of the parties.
Miss Suzanne Abbey, sister of the bride, of
Morrisville, VT, acted as bridesmaid, and
Charles Ramsay, brother of the groom, of
New London, Conn, was best man. The
presents were numerous and valuable. After
partaking of refreshments, consisting of pine
apple jelly, salads, assorted cake, lemon
shrub, and fruit, the wedding party were
accompanied by relatives and friends to the
station where amid abundant showers of ice
they took the LOS train for New York via
New London and the Sound. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsay will be at home, Claremont junction,
after November first.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, OCT. II, 1896.
Vermont Local Notes.
JAMAICA.

Miss Addic Howard has gone to work for
Mr.. Grout i'll Stratton.
George Collins and wife of Bratteboro are
visiting friends here.
Lewis Savage and family are passing a
number Of weeks with his parents at Lake
George.
Mrs. Louisa Phelps has gone to Brattleboro
to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Young.
Mrs. Hattie Collier of New Hampshire is
here stopping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. N. WardweIl
Miss Maud Howard is spending two weeks
in North Hatfield, Mass, with her sister,
Mrs. Leland Wight
The sales of Ed Felton's auction will he
continued next week Wednesday, October q,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Henry Mclean is lowering the bottom of
the raceway at his mill some three feet and
lowering the wheel so as to have more power.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
legislative, general and political news in the
Rutland Herald and all the local news in the
TINES, both till January, '97 for only 25c.
See offer.
Mrs. Eliza Jacobs picked and exhibited last
Thursday, October 8, Il large quart of nice
than average with pickings in the raspberry
season. Can that be beaten in Windham
county?
George II. Joslyn and friend, w. w. Scott
of Spafford, N. H., have been spending the
past week at w. H. Joslin's. Last week
Thursday with the assistance of the English
pointer Duke, they bagged IL cartridges, Fri
day s, and Saturday they got u, making 81
in the three days.
A. L. Howard of this place and his son in
law, Leland Wight of North Hatfield, Mass,
drove 81 head of cattle here from Manchester
Tuesday. They will be examined to see they
are free from disease and then they will go to
Massachusetts to be sold.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
Changes in Soldiers Home.

The following changes have been made in
the Vermont Soldiers Home since the report
dated June 80, 1896: Admitted, 8; returned
from furlough, Z; discharged, 4 died, A;
present membership, 80. The new addition
is completed so that the members who have
been sleeping in the chapel the past three
months will be moved the present week to
their former quarters in the main building.
There are enough applications waiting for
admission to make the membership 100.
Nineteen of the 26 beds in the hospital are
occupied. This is the smallest number that
have been cared for in the hospital toE over
a year. The new addition will add 30 more
beds and there will be larger dining room,
reading room and smoking room 40x30 feet.
All the buildings have been painted a light
yellow or straw color, which with the new
Mansard roof adds greatly to the appearance
of the home. Rooms are being furnished by
the G. A. r., of Morrisville, and Bellows
Falls, and Mrs. Eva ID. Greenwood of Put
ney.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
PROCTORSVILLE.

Myron Spaulding is homefrom Rutland.
Mrs. Charles Gibson has returned from
Putney, where she has been for short visit.
Mrs. Gertrude (nee Haven) Richardson,
who has been home on VISIT returned to
Windsor Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burke and the Misses
Burke, from New York, are III town, and are
staying at Eagle Hotel for the present.
The Y. p. S. c. f. prayer meeting, which
has been held Sunday evenings, will hereafter
be held on Friday evenings at 7.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Rugg of Hartland is on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. S. A. Hager, while her hus-
band, DIR. d. F. Rugg, and son, Harold, are
in Montpelier.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
the sociable at II. ii. Fairs ON Thursday
evening, October %, given under the auspices
of Y. p. S. G. E. Cake and coffee will be
served.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
legislative, general and political news, in the
Rutland Herald. and all the local news in
The TINES, both till January, 81, for only
25c. See offer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
CLAREMONT.

The S. III. S. foot ball team played the Yer
mont Academy at SaXtons River Saturday,
October 10.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
Legislative, general and political news in the
Rutland Herald, and all the local news in the
Times, both till january, 81 for only 25c
See offer.
Claremont is still alive; Sl2, 900 per month
and $4,000 pairs of shoes sent out from Mr..
Maynards shoe factory for few weeks past.
1t is rnmored that another year from now his
business will be doubled as he has bought the
old Eastman tannery and will put in new
shop in the near future.
The Universalst state and Sunday school
convention was held in the Universaist
church in Claremont the past week. A larger
number was present than expected; the
weather was cold and rainy, making it dis
agreeable getting about town. Tuesday at 10
o'clock A. NJ, the Sunday school convention
was called to order by the vice president, Rev.
Leslie Moore, pastor OF the Universalist
church OF Claremont; address of welcome
was made by Hon. Hosea w. Parker, Rev. A.
a. BLAIR OF Manchester responded in happy
manner. Among some of the old familiar
faces we note th'se of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Smily OF North Hatley, z. O., DR.. and Mrs.
S. II. M'Collester Of Marlboro, and Miss
Belle McDuff, state missionary, of Claremont
One hundred and twenty five years of Con-
gregationalism in Claremont was celebrated
Tuesday evening, October 6. For the past
year the church has undergone extensive re-
pairs and with the new chapel it is one of the
handsomest houses of worship in New Hamp-
shire. Pres. Tucker of Dartmouth college
gave an address which charmed all his
hearers. There were with the pastor of the
church, Rev. o. G. Sargent Baptist, J. B
Goodrich Episcopal, J. II. earns Methodist
and M. L. Runnels from Newport. Wednes.
1ax tAha tlo han ,at
and ne arly $50 members of the church and
society sat down to the toothsome repast
Among the prettiest features of the evening
was the little folks of the society consisting
of 20 in number, but not in size, who were
served so efficiently and gracefully by Miss
Adaleen Wheeler, miss of IL.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
BOSTON PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple Com.
moditiea.

modities.
Boston. Oct. Is. - Flour = Winter
clears, Michigan, New York, Ohio. In
diana. Illinois and st. Louis, $500
$50; straights, $3.65@3.9O; patents.
S4@4,S5: spring clears, Minnesota. Wis
consin and Dakota, $3.1O@3aO:
straights, $3,5O@3,S0; patents, $4,000
4.3O; special brands. $4,35@4.65.
Oats-Fancy clipped, 27@29c: No. 3
white. 27@271ac; no grade new 2fs
@25c.
Corn-Steamer yellow, 35W3o1ac:
steamer mixed. 34@341ac.
Hay-New York and Canada fancy,
new, $15.5O@16; choice. $15@15.5O; air
to good, $14@14.50: common. $lO@l2:
clover and clover mixed, $1O@12.
Straw-Rye. good to prime, $l7W
Is; oat. $4,000.
Butter-Creamery northern extra,
lS@19c; western extra, 1S@1S2c;
northern firsts, 16@17c; eastern. 15V
tic; western. 15@l6c; dairy north
ern extra, 14@15c; northern firsts. 40
l3c; imitation creamery firsts. 1910
HE; ladle western firsts, 9@91ac; box
creanery extra, 10000; dairy, Tic;
print creamery extra. zoe; dairy. 1Sc.
Cheese-New York and Vermont ex-
ira. 9k@1Oc; firsts. 8@9c; seconds,
5m6c; part skim, 2@4c: Ohio fiat extra.
SC; firsts, 6@7c; sage, 10c.
Suburban and cape fancy, "a
M25c; eastern choice fresh. 19c
fair to good, 15@16c; Vermont and New
Hampshire choice fresh, 19c; Michigan
fancy fresh, 18c; western fresh, 171a@
1Sc; western fair to good, 16@17c; P
T.. |. firsts, 17@17ac; refrigerator. 15c
Beef = Choice, SC; light choice
7h@Sc; heavy good, 61a@7c; light
good. 506c; hind quarters choice
10h@11c; common to good, 7@lOci
forequarters choice. 4h@5c; common to
good, 3@4c; veal choice, &c; fair to
good, 7@Sc; common to fair. 5@6c.
Mutton-Extra. &c: common to good
dose; yearlings. 4@6c; spring lambs
choice SC; common to good. SOTO.
| Poultry-Chickens eastern large, Ii
Ml6c: common to good, 1O@l4c; west
ern iced large choice, 1Oc; common u
good, 1000; fowls, eastern extra, Il
@13c; common to good, S@lOc; west
ern choice, 9@10c; turkeys, western
frozen choice large, 12@13c.
| Potatoes-Aroostock hebrons, 25c
New Hampshire and Vermont hebrons
3O033c; New York white, 33c; Virginia
sweets extra, $1@1.12h bbl; Jerseys
$125.
Apples = Gravensteins, $1.75@2.25
snow, s1.5O@175; king, $3.50; pount
sweet, $1@125; harvey, $1.25; 2O-ounct
s1.25@1.5O; New York mixed, 75c@
s1.25; baldwin and greening, 81; com
mon, 50@75c.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
State Bar Association.

The 18th annual meeting of the Vermont
Bar association was held in Montpelier
Wednesday and Thursday. The following
new members were admitted: Charles C..
Fits of Brattteboro, Charles Fl. Robb and II.
d. RYDER of Bellows Falls, GUY r.. Start of
st. Adams. II. F. Graham of SALISBURY,
Herbert II. Blanchard of Windsor, Leighton
p. Slack of st. Johnsbury, Porter III. Dale OF
Island Pond and Lewis C. Moody of Stowe,
Frank A. Walker of Ludlow, james II. Ma
comber of Burlington. f. G. Fleetwood OF
Morristown and Silas W. Flvnn of st. Adams.
a banquet was served at the Pavilion in tn.
evening, rs covers being laid.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, f. L. Waterman
of Brattleboro; vice presidents, W. l.. Bur
nap of Burlington, W. ID. Wilson of St. Al
bans, and John III. Senter of Montpelier
treasurer, Hiram Carleton of Montpelier
Henry Ballard of Burlington, c. II. Darling
of Bennington and John Young of Newport
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
Letter from Springfield.

Mr.. EDITOR:
The discussion of the normal schools has,
perhaps, already been ample but it seems to
me some points have been overlooked. The
schools have been much criticised for their
narrow curriculum and for the low entrance
requirements. "Grammar school scholars,
as one paper says ''are admitted to the nor
NAL school, and in two years turned out la
beled finished teachers
Those of us who are old enough to remem-
Der these schools from their start as normal
schools know that the prejudice against them
was very strong in the state and that the en-
trance examinations, courses of study, etc,
were prepared with the greatest care to make
the schools better than nothing and still not
good enough to offend the people and destroy
even the little foothold they had.
The law still limits the schools to two
courses and to the English language but from
time to time the courses of study have been
broadened and the standard of examinations
for entrance and graduation has been raised
and the schools have been brought more
nearly to the ideals of their founders and
teachers.
The people have been slowly educated to
an apprec of these schools but what has
brought them at one bound to ssdemand one
central school conducted in accordance with
the most modern ideas of education it is
hard TO see, so hard that some of us doubt
that it has been done.
There is much to be said in favor of such a
scnOOl, out IN opposition are an array OF nard,
unmanageable conditions.
There is, and for the present must be, in
our small towns and for the small schools
in some that are larger, a demand for
cheap teachers, not that poor teachers are de-
| sired, but the money for paying. high salaries
Is not in existence in these towns. Teachers
, there have no inducement, many of them
| would find it impossible to attend an eXpen-
sive central school, for it goes without saying
| that such school would be far more eXpen-
| siAe than one of the three smaller ones.
The pupils in our normal schools are usually
| from families of moderate circumstances and
often from the small towns, or the farming
communities of the large towns they with TO
engage in teaching, or having been teachers
| they desire a better preparation. They get a
| scholarship and hire rooms suitable for self
boarding and attend the normal school at an
| expense, many of them. of less than two dol
lars week The pupils form a community
| of themselves not overshadowed or injuri-
ously outshone by the residents of the small
places where the schools are located. They
wear plain clothes and practice close econ
omy with no feeling that they disturb the
harmony of their surroundings. Returning
! to their homes they can accept such situa-
! tions as offer without humiliation or fear OF
| bankruptcy. Unless the state gives subsi
dies to the new sci DOL extravagsntly this elias:
of pnpils will be largely shut out by the ex
pense.
4 The graduates of such a school will lool
for salaries in keeping with the cost o
cept teachers without any normal training
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
NORTH CHESTER.

Rev. G. w. Perry has been in Montpelier
Il portion of this week.
= Miss Mabel b. Craigue of st. Louis visited
from Saturday until Tuesday with friends in
town.
Miss M. II. Adams has retrrned from
Woonsocket, r. l., where she passed several
weeks.
r. F. Gowing and Miss Clara K. Gowing,
of North Charlestown, N. H., visited friends
in town recently.
Leon Wood has moved his family from the
Mclntire house into Mrs. Wightman's house
at Chester Depot.
Miss Emma r. Richardson came home
from Walpole, N. H Wednesday, to attend
the Hubbard-Heald wedding.
Tell your neighbors they can get all the
legislative, general and political news in the
Rutland Herald, and all the local news in
The TIMES, both till January, 81, for only
25c. See offer.