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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
LOCAL CHURCH NEWS.

The Junior Auxiliary of Emmanuel
church realized over $40 from their sale
and supper last Thursday evening. The
'sgoose" feature of the sale created much
amusement.
Rev. d. l.. Sanford started for St.
Stephens college, Anandale, N. Y. Next
week he returns to the diocesan convention
at Middlebury which comes the 18th and
18th inst. Next Sunday Rev. Mr.. Smith Of
Charlestown, N. H., will officiate in Inn
manuel church.
The ladies of the First Universalisi
church will hold society meeting to-mor-
row afternoon. Business meeting at s
O'Clock. Supper will be served in the YES
try of the church at 6 o'clock, Mrs. j. A.
Eaton and Mrs. o. FL. Whitman, pat
ronesses.
The members of Bellows Falls lodge
/. o. o. F. will worship at the First Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning. The
members of the lodge are to be held. The
pastor of the church will preach sermon
and exercises will be held at the cemetery
in the afternoon betting the occasion.
The invitation is general.
The summer meeting of the Rockingham
Sunday school association will be held
Sunday afternoon, June IA, at p. NJ. Fol
lowing the custom of the association Of
meetings in town with the different Sunday
schools this meeting will be held with the
Rockingham Sunday school in the old
church at Rockingham. Rev. G. L. Bard
viii speak on the subject ways of Build
ing up the Sunday School" Good singing
is assured as the Vermont Academy Junior
male quartet will render several selections.
There viii also be congregational singing.
Bring Gospel Hymns No. 6.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1896.
Bellows Falls News.

A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs.
f. s. Leonard, and daughter Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Day.
The new mercantile block of j. II.
Webb back of Atkinson street has the
frame up and partly boarded.
Last night the Wheel club elected j. H.
Blakley captain to have full charge of all
wheeling expeditions and to arrange what
races and meets he sees fit.
The bridge over the canal on Depot
street is to be replanked at once, the old
planking having become insecure. The
new planks have already been delivered.
Last evening in Holyoke, Mass, Miss
Florence Lane was one of the bridesmaids
at the wedding of Bertrand p Ellison OF
Boston and Miss Lillian Corser of Holyoke.
1t is understood that the Rutland road
will soon make some alterations in the posi-
engineer was at work there nearly all Of
last week.
Ed Stapleton this week resigned his posi-
ton as night baggagemaster at the depot,
to take effect Saturday. He expects to
become permanent trainman for the
Fitchburg road.
The lack Of power last week caused by
the breaking down of the dynamo in the
power station, has made things lively in
f. B. Phelps shop this week, portion Of
the time it being necessary to run nights to
catch up with the work of the various
builders.
The residence of Fred Hopkins in
Drewsville burned last night about
o'clock. 1t is supposed the house was
struck by lightning. The house was COM
pletely burned and all the furniture, but
the insurance will probably cover most o.
the loss.
The high school commencement occurs
on the evening of June IS. Besides the
essay and Grafton to be delivered by two
representatives of the class, President Mer-
rill E. Gates of Amherst college will de-
liver an address and music will be furnished
by Beedle's orchestra.
Among the elections to the Brown Uni
versity Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the
Greek letter fraternity, which elects its
members on the basis of high standing, is
the name of j. H. Bacon of this place. An
election to this society is considered high
honor and Mr.. Bacons friends unite in
congratulations.
Mrs. F. A. Whitaker died Monday
evening shortly after the performing Of an
operation for the removing Of an abscess.
The funeral will be at the residence on At
kinson street tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, Rev. E. E. Marggraf officiating.
The interment will be in Brandon.
The North Walpole Aqueduct company
at recent meeting elected w. H. Kiniry
superintendent and John H. Hassett treas
urer and collector in view Of contemplated
improvements to be made IN the system.
All persons who have not yet paid their
water tax, which was due April 1, are re-
quested to do so at once, and all such I'M
settled bills are to be paid to the treasurer.
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New Hampshire News.
Trouble in Claremont.

A dispatch says: Rudolph F. Volk, for many
years employed in F. P. Maynard's shoe fac
tory in Claremont and for six years paymas-
ter and clerk, was detected Saturday appro-
priating the funds Of the concern.
Volk is about 80, and had full charge of the
pay roll. Whenever workman left the fac
tory it is alleged that he would continue the
mans name on the pay roll and on pay day
would appropriate the envelopes of these,
which were prepared at the bank. In this
way he is said to have distracted from $3.50
to 5000 a month for five years.
Volk is of exemplary habits. He was mar
ried less than two years ago and has one
child. He belongs to one of the best families
of this vicinity.
He has been living extravagantly for a
clerk receiving $l5 weekly, but as his father,
who died a number of years ago, left consid-
cradle property, his income was thought to
come from this source. He had built and
richly furnished a small cottage, owned two
horses, several carriages and building lot,
the latter costing $1,000.
When questioned by Mr.. Maynard, Volk
made a full confession. All his visible prop
erty he freely made over to Mr.. Maynard. 1t
amounts to $4,000.
Mr.. Maynard has a great deal of sympathy
for Volk family and declines to prosecute.
Volk acknowledges that he has taken about
$4,000 and it may reach $4,000.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10

The I've in soap rots clothes use less
I've by using less soap. Do both by using
Harmless.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
CHARLESTOWN.

Miss E. A. Weber returned from Boston
Monday.
Fred Olney of Springfield, VT, passed Sum
day in town.
Mrs. f. S. Fisk and son visited friends in
Windsor, Sunday.
Mrs. Gibson and Miss Edna returned to
Charlestown Saturday.
Mrs. West and Miss Annie West visited
friends in Springfield, Sunday.
The Unitarian state convention will meet
in Charestown, June l6and II.
Mrs. Ann Woods who has been visiting her
daughter, Lizzie returned Saturday.
Miss Harriet Weber of Cambridge is visit
ing Miss E. A Weber.
A party of young ladies took trip to
Springfield on wheels Saturday.
Miss Emma Dodge left Monday for Wianno
Beach, Mass, where she will pass the sum
mer.
Mrs. Chubb's house on River street is being
improved by coat of paint under F.. Fin
negan.
Thomas Kendall of Boston Familiarity
known as Uncle Tom, paid a short visit to
friends in town recently.
Adna Mcdonald while returning from Ac-
worth with a load of wood Saturday, had the
misfortune to break his wagon, but with the
exception of little delay no serious damage
was done.
There will be basket picnic at Mrs
r. w. Robertson's in South Charlestown next
Saturday, June 13, it being observed by the
state national grange as children's day.
Invitations to the school children will be ey-
tended by their teachers and are expected to
provide some literary entertainment in the
way of recitations and music.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10

The total OF personal property for taxa
ton is $1,076,792 of real estate, so, $685.
COS. There are 1909 polls and a grand
list of $39, 971.97.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
Heaviest Taxpayers in Rockingham.

The following is the grand list Of those
paying taxes on $4,000 and over in the town
of Rockingham. We have tried to make the
list accurate and complete; it may, how
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
The lambs, they gambol
On the green,
But calves along the
Beach are seen.

The I've in soap rots clothes use less I've
by using less soap. Do both by using
Harmless.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10

There is Kansas editor who takes the
right view. Recently, under the headline,
eve Are Thankful" he published the follow
ing editorial note; eve slipped and fell the
other day, and peeled our shin and nose; we
feel grateful that we did not break our ID
neck"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-10
Bnr,t.

In Westminster West May 20, to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Durham, son, Francis William.
In Langdon, NJ H., May 80. tn Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest L. Mack, q son.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
Married at Sea,

San Francisco, Dec. 11.-There was
quaint wedding in the cabin of the
barkentine Sharpshooter last evening
the second within six months. Strange
to say, the bride and groom were the
same on both occasions. the former
Pearl Isabel de Salazar Kustel, daugh-
ter of Captain G. B. Kustel, master of
the barkentine, and the latter, William
E. Savill, wealthy young dairyman
of Crescent City. The first wedding
occurred at sea July H., almost under
the equator, while the Sharpshooter
was sailing before fair wind for Au-
stralia. Captain Kustel performed the
ceremony on that occasion, and the
event was chronicled in the Australian
papers when the barkentine reached
port. Last evening the nuptial knot
was tied tighter by Rev. Julius Fuend-
cling, of st. Marks German Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church in the presence of
the mother and sisters of the bride and
a few intimate friends of the young
cOuple
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17

The essential difference between
Paine's celery compound and the be-
wildering number of sarsaparillas\ pd
nervines that it's success has brought
into existence is that Paine's celery
compound furnishes just the appropri.
ate nutriment to Il 70 exhausted nerves,
and securely but s up the system
against disease, vi 70 the unsoientific
remedies confuse q 4 add to the de-
rangement Of the d gans.
Paine's celery d mpound not only
relieves, but effed lively and perma'
The most permanent and direct cure
for debility. nervous weakness, Ian
gour, and rundown" condition, ia
the strong, reliable Paine's celery com.
pound. The rasping, irritating effect
of badly nourished nervous system
upon all the organs of the body ceases
when this medicine is used.
Paine's celery compound is the most
advanced nerve and brain strengthened
and restorer known to medical science.
The tired. WORKOUT sufferer, who is
not advancing toward health, is fall
ing back. There IS no standstill in
bad health. One can endure head
ache or backache once; one can en-
dure it twice, but the repeated sick
headache and the constant pain in the
back and in the region of the heart
must be got rid of. For the permanent
and positive cure of these unhealthy
states of the body, as evinced by re-
peated attacks of rheumatism. neural
gia, sleeplessness, or kidney trouble,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
in A CROWDED CITY
Bandits Held Up a Passen.
ger Train in St Louis.
EXPRESS SAFE BAFFLED THEM
Escaped in the Darkness and Mingled
With the Crowds on the
Streets.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE Iron Mouu-
tain fast express, outgoing, was held
up one mile from the union station.
within the city limits, tonight at $3.50
by six masked men. The door OF the
express car was blown off with dyna-
mite. but no plumber was secured.
One of the men stood in the center
of the track and waived red lantern,
signifying that danger was ahead. Inc
engineer stopped the train, and no
sooner had he done so than two masked
men jumped ON the engine cab and
presened revolvers, telling him to hold
the engine still on pain of death. Two
other robbers made for the express car,
while the remaining two stood guard
outside. In less than fifteen minutes
the whole thing was over. and the con-
ductor FASTENED to the nearest telephone
and notified the police.
The two robbers who went to the
express car demanded admission. Ex-
press Messenger W. J. Egan refused to
let them in. They threatened to kill
him if he did not, but he demonstrated
that the express Car could not be
opened. Fortunately it was through
car, and the money was in time.lock
safe. Finding it useless to try to blow
this open, the robbers jumped of and
notified their companions on the engine
that they had failed to get anything.
Conductor Hall came forward to find
out what was the matter. He was met
by one of the robbers, who pointed a
revolver at his head and ordered him
back on the train. The robbers then
left, and Engineer Green started on.
As the train pulled away, Express
Messenger Egan came to the shattered
door of his car, intending to shoot at
the bandits. No sooner did they see
him, however, than they opened fire,
and he took refuge behind pile of
boxes The noise of the shooting at
tracted the clerks in the mail car. and
they opened the door and fusilade
followed.
At Jefferson barracks Express Mes
senger Egan said the Pacific Express
Company lost nothing.
Had 1t been local instead OF
through train,' he said, they might
have secured some booty, but through
cars always carry burglar-proof time
lock safes.
The place where the robbery oc-
CURED was at the Bates street crossing,
where there is a deep cut. The pas
sengers on the train were in no way
disturbed, and it was half an hour be-
fore any one realized what had hap
pened.
AS soon as the matter was reported
At the central station, every detective
IN hand was called into service, and,
1nder instructions from Chief of De-
;ectives Desmond, sent out on the case.
The conductor telephoned in descrip-
ton of the men as near as he could,
but, owing to the fact that they were
all masked, it is but meager.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17

there is nothing to be compared for
moment with the great discovery Of
Prof. Edward e. Phelps, M. D., IL
D., Of Dartmouth medical school -
Paine's celery compound.
If you are out of health or despond.
emit because of repeated trials of other
remedies, take fresh start. The brac.
ing weather is in your favor.
Here is the experience-like that Of
hundreds Of others-of Mrs. Lydia M.
Hayden, of Marion, Ind:
Before commencing the use Of
Paine's celery compound l was treated
by many doctors, and tried many rem.
edies, but did not get any better.
seemed to be all broken down. l was
tired. all the time, and my constitution
seemed to be giving out
weighed only 115 pounds last fall
when commenced using Paine's eel.
cry compound. In less than two
months I weighed 1874 pounds. an IN.
usual weight for me. have had bet.
ter health ever since, and have felt bet.
ter this summer than l have for years
"My little daughter was away from
home ON a visit, and came home look.
ing as if she had had hard sickness
I went right away and got her bot.
tie of Paine's celery compound, and she
has had better health since than she
ever had in her life, eats hearty and
is growing fast.
There is no woman, who. in Justice
to herself, can fail to take Paine's GEL
cry compound under similar circum'
stances.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17

Three Men Were Blown Up With
Dynamite.

Three Men Were Blown Up With
Dynamite.
Prairie, Wash. Dec. AN attempt
was made here last night to blow up
with dynamite three men who were
sleeping in the same building. The
men were J. @. and G. l.. LaPlant,
owners of a single mill, and l.. D.
Walters, their engineer. About 3
o'clock in the morning they awoke, to
find themselves being lifted into the
air. A moment later they came down
and went through the floor with the
beds in which they had been sleeping,
and the debris of the building fell on
top of them. The men were partially
stunned, but they pulled themselves
out, and made their way to ne,gh-
boris house, quarter of mile dis
tant The house was completely
wrecked, with its contents, the tim
bers being smashed to kindling wood,
aud the bedding torn to shreds. Under
the floor was a large hole in the ground,
caused by the explosoh, and the sup
position is that the dynamite was
placed in bag, poked under the house
and then fired. 1t was a miracle that
the men escaped, everything else being
utterly destroyed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
He Walked behind,

A japanese diplomat once said to an
American, when l marry / take
head servant; when you marry you be-
come one" A man who recently WIS.,
tied Japan quotes remark in some
what similar vein made by Japanese
interpreter. II sat one day." he said,
''at the door of dining-room In ho-
tel in Toxic where all kinds of foreign
ers were staying, and watched them
as they came In. The Frenchnan
came in with madame on his arm.
Then the Englishman came in so imi-
tating a pompous, self-important per-
sonage). And his wife? Oh, she came
after him like this (dramattzing meek
and timid woman followins). Aud the
American husband? The American
husband? Oh, he's not in it. Madam
sails In ahead Of him, and he just
walks behind wherever sue goes"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
MoonsHlNlNc NO ROMANCE.
Beset with Dangers from Withont an<
Treachery Within the Camp.

Beset with Dangers from Without and
Treachery Within the Camp.
He Is neither bandit nor q highway
man, a disturber Of the peace nor, N
respect to formularies other than the
revenue statutes, lawbreaker. Least
Of all, perhaps, is he desperate. With
In a month of the present writing
traveller on one of the Tennessee rail-
ways entered the smoking car or the
train. In the rear seat sat an officer IN
charge Of ''covey" Of mOonsh1ners,
flushed by. him on the mountain the
night before. There were twelve in the
party. They had yielded without re-
sistance to one man, and, most singular
circumstance Of all In the South. the
deputy had not found 1t necessary to
put them in irons.
At their trial the members of this
party will doubtless plead guilty to
man, though a little hard swearing
would probably clear half OF them.
They will beg for mercy or for light
sentences and those of them who prom
Use amendment will most likely never
be again brought in on the same charge.
for the mountaineer is prone to keep
his promise.
A venerable Judge, in whom judicial
severity is tempered by generous ad-
mixture of loving kindness and mercy,
and whose humane decisions have
made his name q word to conjure with
among the dwellers in the waste places,
tells a story which emphasizes the
promise keeping trait in the mountain
character A hardened sinner OF the
stills, whose first and second onenses
were already recorded against him, was
once again brought to book by the vigi-
lance of the revenue men. AS an old
offender, who had neither promised nor
repented, it was likely to go hard with
MIN, and he begged not for liberty, but
for q Communication Of his sentence
which would send him to jail instead
of the penitentiary, promising that so
long as the judge remained upon the
bench he would neither make nor med
die with Illicit whisky.
He won his case and was sent to jail
for term Of eleven months. This was
In summer, and six months later, when
The first SHOWS began to powder the
bleak SUBMITS of Chilhowee, the judge
received letter from the convict. 1t
was a simple-hearted petition for q
''furlough" Of ten days, pathetic and
eloquent in it's primitive English and
quaint misspelling. Would the goo1
fudge let him of for just ten days?
Winter was coming on, and his wife
and children were alone in the cabin
on the mountain, with no one to make
provision for their wants. He would
not overstay the time, and he would
certain shore" come back.
His petition was granted, and, true
to his word, the mountaineer returned
on the tenth day and gave himself up
to the sheriff He served the remainder
of his sentence, and, after his release,
kept his pledge to the judge as long as
he remained on the bench.-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17

The Arbitration Agreement Satisfactory
to the Republic.

The Arbitration Agreement Satisfactory
to the Republic.
Washington, Dec. 9. - Secretary
Olney has just received cablegram
from Senior Andrade, Venezuelan min
lister to Washington, now in Caracas,
stating that the Venezuelan govern
ment has accepted the agreement
reahced by the United States and Great
Britain for the arbitration of the
boundary dispute, and an extra session
of the Venezuelan congress has been
called to consider it. Thus the last OBJ
stacle to the amicable settlement OF the
dispute will be removed.
The following statement given out
at the state department embraces all
the information in the possession OF
the department respecting treatment
by Venezuela of the proposed treaty:
Secretary Olney received this morn
ing a telegram from Minister Andrade,
at Caracas, in effect that the memo
randum agreed on between Great
Britain and the United States for set
Element of the Venezuela bound .ry
question is accepted by the Venezuela
government; that the memorandum
will be published at Caracas this after
noon. and that an extra session of the
Venezuela congress will be called as
soon as possible that the memorandum
may be carried into effect by necessary
treaty between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela.
The department. also made public the
text of the heads of the treaty, az agreed
upon between Great Britain and the
United States, showing that the ad-
vance publication through the ASSOCIATE
ed Press was perfectly accurate.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
HEAD END COLLISION.
Train Crew Went to Sleep and Got
Matters Mixed.

Train Crew Went to Sleep and Got
Matters Mixed.
San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 8.-A head,
end collision between two through
freights on the Southern Pacific road
near Waelder this morning, resulted il;
the death of two engineers, two fire.
men and brakeman. The crew of the
east-bound freight went to sleep, whih
waiting on blind siding, and on wax.
ing, thinking the second section of the
through west bound freight was the
third section of the train, took to the
main track. The weather was foggy,
and the east-bound freight and the
third section of the west bound train
came together few miles from the sid
ing.
A relief train was sent from this city
with a corps of physicians, and the
dead and injured were brought to SAP
Antonio.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
ITS EssON.

From the hard times people will reap
lessons of experience, learning how TO act
with more care in business and how to ap-
plv remedies for the stringency OF such
times. With more care We will have less
accidents, and much less suffering, if we
know the true remedy. In the held and
workshop, indeed in all activities, sprainss
and bruises happen and bring the hard
times of pain and suffering. Experience
teaches that it is always best to get the
end Experience points to ST. Jacobs Oil
as without question the best remedy for
such mishaps, being the surest and prompt
est cure. Suffering brings hard times
even in prosperity. The best remedy for
it is the surest way out of them.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-12-17
Five Negroes Killed.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. "a spe-
cial to the Democrat from Malvern,
Ark, says: "What may be regarded
as reliable information has just been
receievd here that last Tuesday after
noon at point midway between Cam
den and Beardon, on the Cotton Belt
railroad. a section gang, composed
principally of negroes, with a white
foreman, were engaged in improving
the roadbed when gang of unknown
persons began firing into the crowd,
killing five of them. The foreman
claims he did not recognize any of the
assassins.