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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.
In seven months General Booth has travele
3S 900 miles.

3S ,OOO miles.
Mr. Gladstone thinks that man who does
nothing, or has nothing 10 do is an object of
pity.
Rudyard Kipling has written to friend, IN
England that he is growing tired of Vermont
and contemplates return to his native land
Lord Salisbury is 66 years OF age. He sn.n.
fifteen years in the House of Commons and
has been twenty-four years in the Hopse ~
Lords. Va
Paul du Chaillu, the African explorer snands
most OF his time in New York at present u
is no longer young man, but retains the
vitality of youth. WIG
DR.. Alexander, the new Primate of An T..
Iano, is over seventy, and of late he has los,
something OF the fire of his eloquence: hut he
Is with the possible exception OF DIR. ss,mond
by iar the greatest preacher in the irish
church. AAAon
ffoiessor j. W. Hoffman, the well.known
negro scientific agriculturist of the Tuske.ee
lAia.) institute, has been elected a member of
the Massachusetts, Horticultural Society In
recognition OF the work he is doing for the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

We have yet to hear 1t claimed that Senator
Cullom's face ever split rails.-Detroit Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

THE best regulator of the digestive organs and
the best appetizer known is DR.. siegert's Angos-
tura Bitters Try 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

To-day the new bonnet has another
show
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

In his Georgia debate Hoke Smith has
the double task of answering his opponent,
Mr.. Crisp, and refuting his own speeches
Of four years ago. and while the first part
of the job may be the harder it is the lat
ter part that worries.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

According to accounts given by Eastern
papers the bloomer girls who have come
out with the spring in that section are no
last years bloomer girls by any means, but
brand-new ones and much more stunning
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

1t behooves Democrats to get together this
year. They won't get much else.-New York
Press.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

1F afflicted with sore eyes DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. druggists sell 1t at Is cents
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

Mr.. Gladstone thinks that man who does
nothing, or has nothing 10 do. is an object of
pity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The monopoly has always many tricks
to divide the people in order to carry its
scheme through, but the game it is now
playing between Santa Monica and San
Pedro is less like trick than an attempt
at hulldnzing
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

When the silver plate is sent around at s.
Louis will McKinleys friends encourage tn
collection so far as to drop campaign button
on it?-Philadelphia Times
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The bill of Watson of Ohio providing for
an appropriation of $25o,000 for the erec-
ton in Washington of a monument to the
private soldiers and the sailors of the navy
in the war for the Union deserves the sup
port of men of all parties in Congress-
The capital of the Nation has been adorned
with the statues of many generals and ad-
mirals and it is time the boys in the ranks
were remembered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The shopkeeper who does not keep
staple articles that are widely advertised,
but offers you something that is "just as
good" is most excellent tradesman for
you to pass by and let him find customer
that is just as good.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The seventy cadets who will graduate
from West Point this year and find only a
dozen vacancies awaiting them will be bet.
ter off than the thousands of young men
who will graduate from the law and medical
schools and find no vacancies at all.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The resumption of mining will benefit
the farmers of the State as much as the
miners, by making Better market for
their crops and putting more money into
circulation. The farmers in fact need the
mines almost as much as miners need the
arms
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

A club of Morton's supporters in New
York will 60 to st. Louis on bicycles, thus
introducing the wheel into politics. work
ing som ething like revolution in cam
paign methods and increasing the heat
of the contest by substituting the scorcher
for the spell-binder
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

The bill of Senator Perkins granting a
right of way through the Mariposa reser-
vation for the Yosemite and Merced Rail-
road ought to receive the full support of
the California delegation in Congress and
be passed at this session. 1t is full time
Yosemite Valley We're made accessible to
the people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

true and that is all there is of it.
There was a visitor in the City a little
while ago whose coming and going were
worthy of note, but were not noted. She
is over 80 years ole, reared sons to die for
country she had seen little of and daugh-
ters to pick lint for those who had gone to
war; but they were all dead-her husband
was dead-and now she is going about to say
good morning and good evening to coun-
try she has thousand reasons for hold
ing dear. A stout young neighbor accom-
panies her wherever she goes, and she has
been going most OF the time for q year or
two-traveling by easy stages, spending a
week here and there and month else
where, that she may rest up before con-
tinuing on her patriotic pilgrimages. Last
winter she spent IN Southern California,
the winter before in the South, the sum-
mers where it is cool, and few months
now and again in her Ohio home for addi-
tlonal resting. She is a tireIess observ er,
net at all afraid of strangers or timid in
asking about the things she wants to know
about, and she enjoys every new scene or
object of interest with all the zest of a
bride upon her wedding tour. ut has
been the desire of my ife," she said, ITO
know my own country, and if there is
time l mean to know it before 60 to that
other country where my friends have
gone" While her loved ones lived there
was always some one to do for and her
longed-for sightseeing had to wait-wait
until she was so; but as "all things come
to those who wait" the opportunity to see
her country came at last TO her.
Somehow when read of the death of
the Booth-Tucker baby away in its Eng
lish home I was possessed of mingled
feelings" as gentlemen say when they rise
to make acknowled dgments. 1t was not
six weeks old when its mother lett it to
cross the Atlantic and assume command
of American forces embattled against sin.
1t was ailing and died. Mrs. Booth Tucker
must be a Spartan mother, or very philo-
sophical one, Or SO profoundly in earnest
in the Salvation cause as to be willing to
make all sacrifices for it; or else she must
be wanting in that quality of motherhood
which gave to the world its first glimmer-
ing sense of the passion of love. shall
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
CAMBRIDGEPoRT.

Mrs. II, M. Bemis entertained thu
ladies' society last Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith of Keene, N. r., has beer
visiting her friend. Mrs. j. B. Ober.
Mrs. Smith of Lowell, Mass, was thu
guest of her sister, Mrs. Goodrich, las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stevens are spend
ing this week in Brattleboro with theil
daughter, Mrs. f. S. Wyman.
w. C. T. U. meeting at the chape
Thursday afternoon at $50. Topic, "lSest
Methods of Daily Living" Visitors are
cordially invited.
Last Sunday Supt. f. II. Allbee and
Charles Walker were chosen delegates to
the state Sunday school convention to be
held at Burlington in October.
Deep sympathy is expressed here fol-
Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Hall. whose son, Col.
A. A. Hall of St. Adams, has been lying,
the past week, in critical condition in
New York. The parents of Col. Hall re-
side here but are visiting their grand
daughter, Mrs. Lena Gates, in Brattleboro.
The advanced age of both together with
the long invalidism of Mr.. Hall calls forth
many expressions OF solicitude for them in
these days Of suspense.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
Financial Standing of the B. and M.

The esd annual report of the Boston &
Maine railroad shows a surplus over all
charges and dividends of $71, 467, COM
pared with $72,2S3 the previous year.
President futile, in his report, says
Taking into account the unsettled condi-
tions throughout the country, the results of
the years operations cannot be considered
otherwise than quite satisfactory. One
million six thousand six hundred and sixty
two dollars were expended for permanent
improvements during the year and charged
to operating expenses; $4,000 mortgage
certificates of indebtedness OF Eastern rail
road company have been cancelled by trus-
tees of Eastern railroad company, and this
companys funded debt now stands at
S21 ,565,7s0. The company has no float
ing debt. On June 80 the total number
OF shares of stock, excluding those owned
by this company, was 2O5,667, held by
&c, 290 shareholders. twenty-five locomo-
tives, 80 passenger and GAG freight cars
have been added to the equipment during
the year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
BRATTLEBORO.

The suit OF Mrs. Helen B. Clark against
the Employees liability insurance company
began Tuesday morning at Newfane before
. struck jury" and ended Saturday at
81. NJ. 1t was suit upon an accident
policy for $4,000 issued to plaintiffs hus-
band, Barna A. Clark, and for her benefit
Mr.. Clark was insured as a lumber mer-
chant, but the defendant claimed that when
he was killed he was farmer. The prin-
cipal contest was made on the ground
that his death was not accidental and a
large number of witnesses were examined,
including medical experts. Prof. Welch
OF Johns Hopkins university, a pathologist
Of national reputation, testified in behalf
of the plaintiff. The circumstances Of Mr..
Clark's death were briefly these: He was
going down steep hill alone with a loaded
express wagon and was found lying on his
back in the road, the wagon wheels having
passed over his neck and chest. The
autopsy showed apoplexy to be the cause
of his death. The defendant claimed it to
have been natural apoplexy and the plain
tiff that it was caused by accident. A YER
dict for the plaintiff for $10,335 was rem
dered. Waterman, Martin & HIT and
Kittredge Haskins appeared for the plain
tiff. John Lowell, Jr, and John A.
Blanchard of Boston and c. G. Fits fol
the defendant.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
CHARLESTOWN.

Mrs. William Butterfeld is visiting friends
| in Worcester, Mass.
Miss Hannah Tyter of Bellows Falls called
on friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. Benjamin Warner is visiting friends
IN Essex, VT, and other places.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Westgate of Clare
mont visited friends in town recently.
Miss Matilda Walker will visit friends in
Proctorsville and vicinity this week.
ID. G. Stoughton and wife have returned
from Minneapolis and other western places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Jardine of Witinsville,
Mass, are visiting their parents this week.
Mrs. Rachel Tenny of Lacrosse, Wis, Wis
tied her nephew, F. w. Huntley, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Wheeler and family
called on their aunt, Mrs. A. G. Way, Sun
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Hayes and children
OF Bellows Falls visited friends in town Sum
day.
Mrs. John Judkins of Mortified is visit
ing friends in town and stopping at her old
| home.
| There will be harvest snpper at the Unita-
ran church parlors Tuesday, October 6, at 6
| o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Thompson of East
| Lempster, visited their nephew, F. W. Hunt
ley, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Olney of Springfield,
VT, passed Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Tyter.
Mrs. Fred Clarke has advertised the fall
opening of millinery October 6, at Miss At
woods store on Main street.
| In the foot ball game Saturday between the
Claremont high school and Charlestown, the
latter were defeated by a score of to O..
The stereopticon lecture Friday evening
given by Rev. L. Mauri of Japan of the China
| and Japan war, also of Japanese dance, dress
singing, ETC., was much enjoyed by all pres
es,t.
e. Z. Hamlin, assisted by F. B. Thomas
will hold special sale of ladies', misses,
and children's garments, ETC., at his store
Wednesday and Thursday, September 80 and
October /.
Miss Jessie L. Packard has moved her
household goods to st. Regis Falls, N. Y.
where she will keep house for her brother
| W. II. B. Packard, foreman of the Adiron.
dack News printing office.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
10000 New Pensioners.

In his annual report, Commissioner Of
Pensions Murphy shows that during the
year 40, 374 new pensioners were added to
the roll, and 1878 restored who had been
previously dropped, making a total Of
"A, 247. The losses for various reasons
aggregated 44,093. The whole number OF
pensioners on the rolls June 80 last was
97O,67S.
1t may now safely be assumed, says the
commissioner, that the roll from this time
on will show steady diminution, unless
congress shall enact still more liberal pro-
visions. The rate of mortality Of the PEN
sioners, particularly those who served
through the rebellion, is rapidly increasing.
Disallowances of pensions during the
year amounted to 81, 289, the majority be-
ing applications for increase. The amount
discussed was $138, 214, 900, decrease Of
81 ,592 900.
The amount appropriated for pension
payments $140,000,00O, was more thar
sufficient. There was at the close of the
fiscal year an unexpended balance o.
81 100000.
The act of January 5, 1898, increasing
pensions of certain Mexican war veterans
whose names were then on the rolls, from
s. to $12, the commissioner says, make,
no provision for the pensions of other,
whose names might be subsequently re
corded and he recommends that the 81:
increase be granted to all Mexican sur
vivors who are totally disabled and destitute
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
NORTH CHESTER.

Frank Nutting of Bellows Falls was 8
guest at G. M. Powell's recently.
Miss May Gilman OF Shrewsbury passed
last week with her aunt, Mrs. G. M. Powell.
The ladies Of the Universalist church
will serve harvest supper Thursday Of
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Moore and Master
Harry, of Wallingford, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Powell.
E. G. Hutchinson has recently made
and erected granite monument in the
burial lot of David Conant.
Mrs. Stannard and son OF Fitchburg,
Mass, passed few days recently with he1
aunt, Mrs. E. M. Carlisle.
Rev. G. w. Perry is passing few days
Of this week in Montpelier attending to his
duties as state geologist.
Mrs. Henrietta Clay went to Grafton
Wednesday for a short visit with hel
friend, Mrs. Willard White.
Mrs. Cady and Mrs. Gilman of Shrews.
bury, mother and sister of Mrs. G. M
Powell, visited her few days recently.
Mrs. M. A. Sherwin with her niece,
Miss Vida Burgess of Schoolcraft, Mich,
visited friends in Grafton the first of last
week.
The funeral of Mrs. John Farr was held
at the Universalist church Tuesday after
noon Of last week, Rev. II. L. Ballou Off
eating in the absence of Rev. G. w. Perry
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
ATHENS.

Miss Alta Bridges and Miss Amy Bemis
are at home.
Miss Ida Ball has returned from her
visit in Jacksonville.
George Smith, II. j. Hastings and MAJ
Bemis have built silos this fall.
p. O. Edwards is attending the state
convention of Christian Endeavorers at Rut-
land this week as delegate.
Miss Gertrude Scudder, who is teaching
in Brookline, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Davis and son o.
Chester were the guests of James Brown
Jr., and family last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Dodge of Rutland,
who are visiting friends at Bellows Fall'
and Saxtons River, were in town last week
The news of the condition of Col. A. A
Hall was received with sadness in this the
native place OF both Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
and it is hoped that news of his speedy re
covery may soon reach us.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
THE TIMES.
WEBN ESDAY, SEPT. 80, 1896.
SPRINGFIELD.

The Springfield high school football
team won the game Saturday over the
Ludlow Academy boys 10 to O.. No fatal
injuries to any player so far as known.
Squirrels are plenty SO are the cartridges
when you don't have a gun. They pop
out from the most unexpected corners
when fellow is riding with his best girl,
so we are told.
Active preparations are going on tor the
town fair October s. With good weather
the fair will celebrate its majority, 81 years
old, with the finest exhibition ever held on
its grounds.
Extensive repairs and additions are 60
ing on in the town hall. Several new
dwellings and other buildings are going up
and preparation is being made for others in
the immediate future and everything points
toward the prosperity Of the town if, as the
children say, nothing happens.
The great water wheel, after being sew
| eral times stalled on the way, was finally
delivered in this village on Thursday. The
wheel weighed Ii tons; no wonder it came
hard for the roads between here and
Charlestown are in very bad condition
owing to the grading still incomplete on
the trolley road. Perhaps nothing could
give us better relish for the car rides
when obtainable. The sand which has been
buried under gravel and macadam for so
many years has all summer been very much
in evidence, and loads move painfully
along, all except the great water wheel
that as general thing did not move at
all. But the horses that saw it for the first
time moved, some of them at rapid rate.
| The situations caused an unusual searching
of the Scriptures among one party. Some
one remembered that Job or David or
Isaiah said ga horse is a vain thing for
safety; neither shall he deliver any by rea-
son of his great strength" and they all
wanted to know which one said it.
One of the chief sources of CONSERVATION
for the past week has been the bank. Most
people who have talked in the hearing oil
the present writer believe the bank per
fectly sound, as good as it ever was and
as any in the state, but even the bank Of
England could not stand a run. A COM
nonsense old gentleman on the street
voiced general opinion: 1.-The fact is
the depositors have it all in their own hands
If they hold kind of easy till times brighten
we shall all be safe, bank and all, but il
they make devil-take-the-h indermost-
break for the funds as fast as they can give
notice why there is nothing but ruination
ahead of us. Electric cars are nothing and
business is nowhere if we have not either
money or confidence in each other Folks
are just like sheep. They will follow
each other and you can't do anything
but stand still and swear at the leaders,
and that wont do any good" l give
this monologue for what it is worth but
Commissioner Fields letter speaks with
authority. The savings banks Of the coun-
try are the custodians of the poor mans
savings, the widows mite and the spinster's
store, and no act can be more cruel and
culpable then one which destroys the con-
fdence Of these people in the only invest
ment of which they are able to avail them
selves.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
EAST LEMPsTER.

George Libby is moving back on to thu
farm.
George b. Griffith has returned to hi
work in Portland, Me.
Harry Hood is at home from Boston
being out Of work.
N. p. Merrill and Mrs. l.. j. Miller O
South Acworth were in town recently.
Mrs. A. b. Russell saw a bush OF ripe
raspberries Tuesday, September Is.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
TINES; % cents from now till January 1
Try it.
The farmers are now busy filing thei,
silos and getting ready to vote for McKin-
ley.
Mrs. G. w. Towne has white dahlis
in the yard which has one blossom that
measures II IL inches in circumference
and another which measures ~ inches.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
VERMONT ACADEMY.

The foot ball season opens with fiatter.
ing prospects. One week ago Monday
last they played the high school in Spring
field and defeated them to O; and last
Saturday played the Brattleboro Y. M. G.
A. team on the academy grounds, defeat
ing them IA to 0. Both games were wor
by snappy playing and superior endurance
Prot. H. c. Bristol spoke before the
state Baptist convention in Bristol las
Wednesday afternoon, and Miss Cum
mings Wednesday evening before the B
Y. P. U. convention.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
CHARLESTOWN.

Lucius Hunt of Windsor visited friends
in town last week.
Mrs. Stearns is out of town enjoying a
two weeks vacation.
Walter Gibson has gone to Springfield
VT, to work in the bakery.
A load of Changers from here went to
Springfield last Wednesday night.
Ned Lynch of Worcester, Mass, is Wis
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch or
River street.
Mrs. Perkins and child of Londonderry
are visiting their friends, Rev. and Mrs
E. T. Blake.
George Pierce of Albany, VT, passed q
few days in town with his grandfather
Abel Holden.
William Ames Of Boston was in town te
attend the funeral Of his grandmother, Mrs
Cephas Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Livingston ant
family have moved into Mrs. Briggs tene
ment near the depot.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-30
WESTON.

The band furnished music at the Bond
vile fair Thursday.
Miss Edith Shattuck has been visiting
relatives in town.
Wednesday evening the Methodist So
ciety gave sociable at their parsonage.
Thursday evening the Baptist society
held a necktie sociable at the town hall.
Mrs. Jane Cragin died at the home Of
Ivers Holden last Wednesday. Funeral
services were held Friday.
Harry Glynn, clerk at the Park View,
recently took a bicycle trip to Rutland, re-
turning the following day.
Rev. G. E. Boynton delivered lecture
Friday evening. His subject was ga
Trip to California"
Charlie Smith is now lodged in the
Woodstock jail to await his trial at the
next term Of county court, being charged
with burglary on the house of William
Abbott,