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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Miss Casa Marsh of Brookline has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Eta Marsh.
Mr.. jenkins of Townshend is moving in
to the upper tenement of r. N. Marsh's
house.
The committee give notice that there
Will be preaching next Sunday by Rev.
Mr.. Goodrich.
Miss Florence Young of Bellows Falls
commenced her third term in the village
school here this week.
The Loyal Temperance Legion is in
vlted to meet with Myrtle Hale, Saturday
afternoon of this week at o'clock.
George M. Dimond of Boston, visited at
5. j. Viewers recently. Mrs. Dimond is
spending some time with her parents in
Athens.
Miss Jennie HARDWOOD and her niece Jen-
ME Bird who were home from Chester over
Sunday were accompanied by Mrs. j. II.
Eastman.
Miss Hobart of Townshend spent Sun
day at J. B. Ober's. She goes to Putney
TO teach the spring term in one of the
schools of that town.
Will Wilder has been putting new ma
chlnery into his saw mill. A large quantity
OF logs have been drawn in during the win
ter, making business lively.
We are glad to hear that L. H. Eastman
is recovering from an illness which con-
fined him to the house for some time after
his arrival from South Carolina at his sons
in Chester.
Miss Rosa Goodrich, graduate of Ran
dolph normal school, began teaching Mon
day in the school at Lawrence Mills. Miss
Goodrich is the daughter of Rev. Frank
Goodrich of this place.
And now the "Coming Man" steps to
the front and announces that a sugar
social will be held under his auspices, in
the chapel Friday evening of this week at
half past seven, with the usual price of ad-
mittance. Come everybody, and get some
sugar, help single the church and satisfy
your curiosity!
Rev. J. C. Williamson is in Barre this
week attending the M. E. conference. AT
the close OF the service last Sunday, at the
suggestion of Rev. Goodrich, the congrega.
ton expressed, by an unanimous, rising
vote, their appreciation of the services Of
Mr.. Williamson the past year and the hope
that he may return after conference.
The April meeting of the w. c. T. u
was held with Mrs. N. III. Pierce. Topic
'.Alcohol in Medicine" The leanet, ''Is
Alcohol Useful or Necessary as Medicine?"
written by Mrs. Martha M. Allen, of New.
ark, N. Y, national superintendent o.
"Non-a alcoholics in Medicine" was reaC
and discussed. An interesting paper on
Patent Medicines written by Mrs. L
II. Eastman, was much appreciated. Thi:
paper was written while Mrs. Eastman wa.
in the south and besides the special subjec
referred to, contained some startling facts
concerning the workings of the 'Dispensary
law in South Carolina which should make
Vermonters more ernest than ever in guard
ing and enforcing our sometimes malignet
prohibition law.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
GRAFTON.
John Pollard is on the sick list.

John Pollard is on the sick list.
Mrs. Hamilton is visiting in Dublin, N H
Mrs. Spaulding is stopping with her sis
ter, Mrs. Roe.
Mrs. Maria Goodenough is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Fay.
Miss Sarah Redfeld is staying with he
brother, Marshall.
r. w. Builard will work for A. G.. Rice
this year on his farm.
j. Henry Stowell went to Saxtons Rive
Tuesday to work for w. B. Glynn.
The Charles Sherwin place has been solo
to Mark Fairbrother near Saxtons River.
w. S. Eaton was confined to the house
last week, but is now able to be in his store
Margaret Mortified from Brookline il
visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs
w. S. Eaton.
Jay Eddy and Miss Florence Colburr
were quietly married Saturday evening
April A. at DIR. Staples.
Charles Woodward, who has been work
ing for John Pettengill, went to RUTLAND
Monday where he will attend business
college.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
CHESTER.

Judge Henry was in Bennington Friday
and Saturday.
l.. r. Moseley OF Bellows Falls spent
Sunday in town.
Roy Bryant of Ludlow visited at Judge
Henry's Saturday.
F. w. Pierce went to Fitchbprg Monday
and to Boston Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Walker and Miss Pierce
were in Bellows Falls Saturday.
George l.. Fletcher has been attending
court in Newfane for few days.
Mrs. J. E. Beach returned Monday to
her school duties in Harrison, N. j.
A. +. Stoodley will carry on the fish and
oyster business, formerly managed by b..
A. Persons.
Miss Pierce of Ludlow has been spend
ing few days with her friend, Mrs.
Charles Walker.
w. N. Batchelder, travelling salesman
for w. j. Jeffrey & Co. of Boston, is at
his home for a few days.
The ladies of the Baptist society will give
their annual May festival in the church YES
try on the evening of May 1.
David Cutler has purchased Of the Chaplin
heirs the residence he occupies, the former
home Of the late Mrs. Eliza Chaplin.
Miss Susie Kelley, who has been spend
ing few weeks with her aunt Mrs Mary
Fitch, returned to her home in Brooklyn
Tuesday.
The annual meeting Of the auxiliary OF
St. Luke's church will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. p. A. Fullerton on Friday
afternoon.
Will Richardson of Ashburnham, Mass.
has purchased and moved onto the farm
formerly owned by Clarence Peabody, the
compensation being $4,000.
A meeting will be held on "Wednesday
evening of next week for the purpose Of
forming young mems Republican club
The place Of meeting will be given later.
A. ID. Fletcher went to his Gltbe View
farm last Friday for few days stay. He
has made a contract with Chicago parties
to furnish large quantity of maple syrup
from his farm.
The debate which has been arranged tc
be held between the high schools Of this
place and Newport, n. H., and was ex.
| pcCIcu ~ tdhC PidCC lilio WCCh, Hao poCi
postponed two weeks.
Miss Ethelynd Gould, who is to give q
reading for the benefit of the Woman's Re
lief corps in Fullerton hall Thursday even
ing, is highly recommended and gooc
house should greet her.
The first regular meeting of the Easter
Star, Mizpah chapter No. 40, was held il
Masonic hall Tuesday evening. The regu
lar meeting hereafter will be held there
upon the first and third Tuesdays Of eacl
month.
The following officers were elected a
the parish meeting of St. Luke's churcl
last Monday evening: Oscar Miller, senio
warden G. M. Webb, junior warden; A
N. Chandler clerk; Miss Stella Atwood
treasurer; Oscar Miller, G. M. Webb, A
n Chandler, G. L. Hilton, L. E. Sherwil
and Charles +. Hall, vestrymen; A. N
Chandler and G. M. Webb, lay delegates
The attention Of the humane society wa
called to a case Of suffering few day
since Of family in Smokeshire by tn
name Of Blanchard. The mother and sew
eral small children were destitute of bot
food and clothing, having had but scan
supply Of either through the winter. TIL
man Blanchard is worthless fellow who's
place of labor should be the workhouse
Proper authorities were notified and the
will be looked after.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
LONDONDERRY.

George Randall is to teach the village
school the coming term.
E. F. Bigelow is running the sugar evap-
orator at Mount Lake farm.
Mount Lake creamery is to be started
soon, the butter maker having arrived.
A very fine Easter concert was held at
the Congregational church last Sunday
evening.
Miss Eva Holt was home from Castleton
normal school to spend Easter. She
expects to graduate next June.
The Watson family, who came here from
Sunderland few weeks ago, have moved
to Newiane, where he has rented farm.
The Chester high school students, Gertie
Hayward, Helen Gibson, Earl Davis, Lois
Batchelder and Ella Farnum, returned to
school Monday.
The many friends of w. j. Walker will
regret that he is to leave here. He has
rented the blacksmith shop at Manchester
Depot and will move there the LIST of May.
Herbert Howe moves into the tenement
occupied by Walker when he vacates.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
GASSETTS.

A flock of wild geese was seen Monday,
which shows that spring is near.
Our school commenced Monday with
Miss Annie Humphrey teacher.
Erving Boynton of Holyoke, Mass, is
spending a few days with his parents in
this place:
Mrs. Charles Chandler has rented her
farm to Mr.. Bowen, who is moving onto
the place.
Mrs. P. r. Earle and Myrtle have re-
turned from their visit in Holyoke and
Springfield, Mass.
MIR. Green, who has lived in Smokeshire
the past winter, has bought him place
below North street and is moving there.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
BROOKIINE.

Clarence Bush is working for II. j.
Landfear.
We believe the sick ones are generally
improving.
III. j. Landfear carries on Otis Har.
woods sugar lot this spring.
Jessie Ford burnt her hand quite badl,
by splitting boiling syrup on it.
Mr.. and Mrs T. O. Merrifeld visited
friends in Grafton over Sunday.
The latest additions to the grip list ar,
Norman Marsh and NJ. W. Lawrence.
Two days Of sap gathering the pas
week; not very encouraging for sugal
makers.
r. A. Marsh and j. A. Shattuck hav,
each purchased new evaporator with al
the appurtenances. from Rutland. so W,
expect they will make sugar such as neyel
yet was.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08

Mrs. G.. Horace Hubbard is seriously
i'll.
r. w. Whitney, who has recently been
victim Of the grip is now taking trip
through the northwest in search of COM
plete restoration to health.
The senior class in the high school en-
joyed sugar party at Warren Butterfeld's
in Weathersfield Saturday.
A friend asks if the Brattleboro Ladies'
Cigarette club has any connection with w.
G. L. L? Is it Wantasket Cigarette and
Tea Users? Ask the Phoenix
The weather continues cold and raw
The boys begin to entertain fears that the
rattlesnake harvest will tread too closely on
the heels of the maple sugar season. One
does not want too many good things at
once. With rattlesnakes at 80 cents apiece
we are not sure that they are not the most
profitable crop.
The removal OF two persons, both past
| 80 years of age, from the town in less than
a week is an unusual circumstance. Ill. C..
Stickney, who died on Friday, March %,
lacking but six days of being 81 years old
had been citizen of this town but Is
years, but Mrs. Amasa Spafford, who died
the following Sunday, was one of the
old landmarks. Her father was soldier
in the war of 1912. She was the mother
of three children, two of whom survive her
and the stepmother of five children whose
mother was her sister. She was universally
respected and beloved.
Springfield seems to have share in al
the best things going. We clip the follow
ing from a Southern Californian paper
1--WE thought that when Walter j. Ray
mond had been sent to the Ohio peniten
tiary for land swindling the deal was ended
but it seems rot. Mrs H. e. Coffin, o
North Springfield, VT. lately sent dee'
given by this slickest of all swindlers to he
for piece of land out on the Colorado
desert, and asked to have itrecorded. In
asmuch as ten thousand acres would no
be worth the price OF recording, the height
and depth of this swindle is evident.
The Manchester, N H., Union suggest
that the town clerk of each town keep
scrap book of happenings culled from tn
local papers as the town recruits ar
meager and unsatisfactory material for bis
tory. Certainly: Mrs. John Smith fel
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
ATHENS.

Rev. j. G.. Williamson closed his labors
here Tor the conference year last Sunday.
w. S. Chaffee's father, who lives in the
north part of the state, is paying him a
visit.
Mrs. George Dimond of Arlington,
Mass, is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
James Brown.
E. w. Robbins was chosen at the last
quarterly conference as lay-delegate to the
annual conference now in session at Barre.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08

up the cellar stairs and severely cut her
hand a few days since. James Jones has
bought a sorrel colt Jim says he is a
linger, Mrs. Bridget O'Sullivan visited at
Patrick McDay's last Sunday. William
Bean is moving into town. Poor MI
Items like these, and they are bona iide
items from local paper, would enllven
and relieve the monotony Of the town ar
chives, but whether they would help the
coming historian depends.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
Spring and Summer
CLOTHING
furnishings for Men and Boys

|0UR SPECIAL AIM for the coming Spring and Sum-
ri will be to cater to the tastes of custo
~ and merit their esteem in the future the past
The greatest exercised in the selection of stock
that friends may get good thing" every time,
whether you buy Suit Overcoat pair Pants any
thing in the Furnishing Line, from Shirt to pair of
Suspenders Remember that in the Clothing Bust
ness only make money but to uphold the reputation
we have already To do this concentrating
very effort and you may rest assured it will be MAIN
taned Our stock for this is all new, and better
line cannot be found in this any other city Our Spring
Suits Nobby, Neat and Reliable and sell them
prices that will you from $1OO to $500 every Suit
More reliable suits made prices low before.
We do handle trash, do think it cheap any
price Mems all Wool Suits from $3.50 to $4,000. Black
Clay Worsted Dress Suits $O - 15 Is and CO. If
you think you hard TO fit try We sell for cash and
will be pleased lay aside anything until you get ready
take the
Riff STORE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30
MEXICO STORM SWEPT.
Heavy Rains Do Much Damage on
the West Coast-Railroads
Ruined.

City of Mexico, Sept. 2S.-The west
coast of Mexico has been visited by
tremendous storm which has caused
great damage and CONSERVATION. The
town of Alfalfa, port of the state of
Sinaloa, is inundated and the capita!
city, Culiacan, has suffered severely
Many small towns have been flooded
The little railway from Altata to Gull
acan has been badly washed out and
is in q ruined condition. Waves of water
poured into the principal streets of Ma
zatlan and created great CONSERVATION
and new entertainments for protection Of
the town are torn to pieces by the enOr-
nous waves, impelled by the wind,
against which nothing could stand. Aid
is requested for the sufferers, who have
lost a large amount of property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30
THE LICK ASTRONOMERS.
TIE Party Which Went to Japan
Had Some Exciting ADJ
ventures.

Oakland. Cal. Sept. 2S.-From adj
vices recently received from members of
the Lick observatory eclipse expedition
to Japan it is anticipated that the par
~ will arrive here on Friday next. Its
home coming is fraught with much in
terest, for several of its members met
with thrilling adventures.
DIR. q. +. Shuey. Prof. Shaeberl and
Louis MaSten, while returning much dis
heartened from the station in Northern
Japan selected for the observations that
were made, determined to climb the
snowy summit of Fujiyame. 1900 feet
above the sea level. Notwithstanding the
ominous conditions that threatened Il Sc
we're storm. The ascent was not
marked writes DR.. Shuey. ''by any
extraordinary feature until the
snow line was well below us.
The storm broke furiously upon
us, within a very short time afterwards
1t was the most furious that had beaten
about the snow-clad mountain top for
many years. Billiards. rolled into tor
nadoes, swept the crags and we nearly
persisted. For thirty-siX hours We were
stormbound. Our food supply was eX-
hausted and we suffered much. We
searched for shelter. and at the summit
located a ram-shackle hut which afford
ed a slight obstacle to the tiercest of the
storm that ragged about"
The party was found at Kobe by Prof.
Burckhalter. DR.. Schuey writes under
September 3: I'VE left Gotinba few
days ago after making the ascent of Flu
jiyame with the intention of coming di-
rect here. but with our limited knowI-
edge of Japanese and the station agents
less knowledge of English we could not
understand why he could not sell
ticket through to Kobe. He
would only let US have one to
Nagoya, where we had to stop over
night. Then we could only get another
ticket to Kyoto, and at the latter place
learned that the cause of our difficulty
was due to the fact that the storm we
had while on Fujiyame was one of the
most severe ever known, so no through
trains were run. Washouts along the
route greatly delayed travel"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30

riage that great portion of the
annual gold output is used III
the manufacture of the tiny cir
clet symbolical of plighted troth. and
also of good times, for people do nor
marry when they are i'll the throes of
crucifxion. Mr.. Bryan's little fling at
the convivial habits of the majors and
the colonies of Kentucky, by suggesting
that a great portion of our annual gold
production is used in correcting an alb
normal appetite for straight and mixed
drinks. will not be relished by the high
spirited gentlemen of that hospitable re-
gion. When they need their systems
braced up a good lot of strictly hand
made sour mash is considered the proper
thing, although it is absolutely certain
they would prefer a gold cure to any of
the silver remedies proposed by Dr. Bry-
an.
One thing MIR. Bryan did not explain,
and that is. if a doWn-trOdden and at
ficted people can use the entire gold
supply of Il great nation in making safety
deposit vaults out of hollow molars, and
in the free coinage of wedding rings, how
does it come that we have the neat little
sum of $70O.0O0,OOO Of gold in circula-
ton and in the treasury? He ought to
say something about this and relieve
natural suspicion that he is trying to de-
ccive the toiling masses as to its exist
cncc.---kanSaS CITY Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30
TORE DOWN OUR FLAG.
Shocking Indignitiss Heaped Upon
Peter RiVery, an American
Planter.

New York, Sept. 2S.--A special to the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba says that
yice-Consul Hyatt has entered an ener-
getic protest in the case of Peter e.
Rivcry, an American planter, maltreated
by Spanish guerrillas on his coffee es-
tate, La ESperanZa, near st. LUIS. on
the road to BayamO. During his protest
to the Spanish officer in command of the
guerrillas against the destruction of his
fences and property by the latters
forces, RiycTy was abused and led out
to be summarily shot.
The timely intervention of Il Spanish
scout. who pleaded with the officer, saved
Rivery's life. Then the guerrillas were
so enraged that in defiance Of the Of
ficer's orders they brutally beat Rivery
with their machetes and before leaving
his plantation tore down the American
flag waving over his residence, warning
him not to display is again.
All Americans, the guerrlllaS SAID,
were either sympathizers or rebel spies,
and if not openly aiding the revolution
were doing so secretly; consequently they
ought all 20 be shot
Rivcry was born i'll New Orleans. He
is of French extraction and came to
Cuba some years ago to assume control
of property left him by his grandfather,
who died in Martinique; is highly re-
spected by the better resident element
and is in no wise suspected OF sympathy
with the revolution.
The Spanish colonel in command at
ST Luis apologized TO Rivery for the
outrage done him and expressed his per-
sonal regret at the insubordinate acts
of the unruly guerrillas in the field.
Thirty-fve Spanish volunteers, COM
manded by Lieut.. Romero, were sur
rounded by a superior force of insurgents
as they were leaving the town of Quivi-
can province of Havana. A desperate
fight ensued. the Spaniards attempting
to cut their way through the rebels.
Their efforts were without avail, but
they did not cease fighting until twenty
three of their number were killed and
four wounded. Among the killed was
Lieut.. Romero. The volunteers who eS
capped report that severe losses were in
flcted on the rebels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30
IN THE HANDS OF BRITISH
Dongola Now Occupied by the
Anglo-E Egyptian Forces-Der-
wishes Surrendering.

Dongola, Sept 24.-The Anglo-Egyp-
tan forces are in full possession of Don
COLA, and the Soudan expedition proper
has been brought to a successful close.
The case with which the result has been
achieved has been astounding, though
unquestionably it is due to thoroughness
of preparations for a protracted cam
paign.
The advance upon Dongola was begun
yesterday OF o'clock a. m. The gun
boats covered the left flank and the cav
airy and camel corps were on the right
flank. Scouting parties of cavalry found
that the dervishes had not only abandoned
their outposts, but that their main camp
had been deserted, the enemy having been
in full flight and carrying with them their
women and children. Wherever parties
of the derviShes were sighted they were
pursued by cavalry, many Of the fugitiYes
being killed. The gunboats sheied every
detachment of hoStileS that came within
range of their guns, and did much exc
cutiOn.
All the principal dervish chiefs, with
the exception of Wad Bishara, have sur
rendered and the opposition to the Egyp-
tan power in this section has completely
collapsed. Only five British soldiers
We're wounded in the days operations.
There were captured six field guns. a
large quantity of ammunition, great
stores of grain and many focks and
herds.
According to the intelligence depart
ment, defections at Omdurman and
Khartoum threaten the overthrow Of the
khalifa within a short time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30
THE NEW TORPEDO BOATS.
Three or More Contracts will Go TO the
Pacific Coast.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2S.-The
chiefs Of the bureaus of construction and
steam engineering OF the navy depart
ment have completed the task of exam
lining and comparing the several bids
made for building torpedo boats and their
report probably will be made to the act
ing secretary Of the navy today. Al
though the conclusions have not been
made public, it is believed the chiefs will
recommend that one 30knot boat be
given to the Union Iron works OF San
Francisco and two to the Bath iron
works Wolff &, Zwicker of Portland,
Or, probably will be allowed to build
two 2211a knot boats and the remainder
of the appropriation will be utilized in
building six little 20-knot boats of which
Herreshoff of Bristol, r. l., is likely to
get two; the Columbian Iron works of
Baltimore two and Hillman of Phila-
delphia one.