Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-15
Vermont News.

Supreme court commenced at Montpelier
yesterday,
A S25OO railroad bridge has been built
in Passumpsic.
j. II. Gilmore has been appointed post
master at Morgan Centre.
NIicajah T. Mott, prominent citizen Of
Alburgh, died Friday night.
Pension has been granted Angelina Z.
Rood, widow, Pownal Centre.
The citizens of Randolph recently held
largely attended meeting to organize a
board Of trade.
The Bartlett Brothers of Albany expect
to open shirt factory in Bennington ABOUT
the first Of February.
Emma Louise Orcutt, the novelist Is a
Lyndon woman, born in the present Netll-
odist parsonage little prior to 1s4Q.
The new school building at White Rivcr
Junction has been formally accepted by
the building committee and school opSned
Monday.
Fifteen completely equipped steam saw
mills, besides number of water mills, are
devastating the forests in the vicinity OF
Peru in the very heart of the Green noun
tains. ~
The Valentine knitting mill in BeIliing-
ton has resumed operations. Many I'M
provcments have been made, among them
being the putting in of a complete elect ic
light plant
Many farmers in Bristol have been haul
ing logs OH wheels, the prices paid being !:
Pine, thousand feet, 80 to Sl4 bass,
SS to Sl2; poplar, 80 to Sl2; butterllnt,
$40 to SIG.
w. w. Prescott of Battle Creek, Nlieh.,
a former editor of the Vermont Watchman
at Montpelier, is now making a tour of the
world in the interests of the Second ADJ
ventists. He is now lecturing in Australia.
James Morris, coal shoveler, was dis
covered dead ON the railroad track about
half mile from the station at Essex Jraic-
ton Sunday morning. His home was at
White River junction and how he met his
death is still mystery.
Judge William Shurtleil', who died
i'll Longmeadow, Mass, Tuesday night,
was born in Newbury. He has been
a prominent man in Massachusetts and was
judge of probate and insolvency for IIamp-
ton county at the time of his death.
The trustees of the Montpelier seminary
have voted to dispense with the services Of
Rev. II. A. Spencer as financial agent
after April |. This institution has recently
received a legacy of the farm and stock Sof
Charles McAlllster of Montgomery, valued
at $4,000.
The Deerfeld River company, controlled
by the Newtons of Holyokc, has lust COM
pleted dam at the head waters of The
Deertield river on the Glastonbury branch I
which is loo feet long aad 2 [ tcct .lsA,1.
flowing an area Of so acres. The water is
to be used for driving logs to their pulp
mill in Wilmington.
The Vermont State Agricultural associ-
alton held its annual meeting at White
River junction ON Thursday. A balance
in the treasury of 81, ,975.75 was reported
Officers were elected, John w. Cramton
OF Rutland being made president, and
Henry Clark of the same place secretary.
The state fair will probably be held at the
Junction next September 2, and 4.
Gold mining is making good progress in
the state. Near Bridgewater village FIVE
tons Of rock yielded $50 pounds Of con-
centrates, but whether the vein will man
tain that average is uncertain. 1t is said
that at the Ottaquechee mine lump of
solid gold was secured weighing two pounds
and seven ounces, worth 5000. Another
lump, less pure, was worth $500. Other
mines are yielding abundantly.