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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Democratic Office Holders in Trouble.

1t looks bit as though some of the
democratic federal office holders in Yer
mont were getting into very hot water.
Documentary evidence seems to point to
an assessment of federal office holders in
this state by the democratic state commit
tee for campaign purposes. A letter
directed to an ex-postmaster went astray
and fell into the wrong hands. 1t asked
for contribution to the campaign fund
amounting to 10 per cent Of the income of
the Office for one year. 1t is fair to sup
pose that similar demands have been made
on postmasters and office holders all over
the state.
On the letter head on which this particu-
ular request was sent appear the officers Of
the democratic state committee as follows ::
II. F. Brigham, chairman, Bakersfield; A.
J. Sibley, treasurer, Montpelier; John H.
Senter, secretary, Montpelier; Morris F.
Atkins, assistant secretary, Montpelier.
Now Sibley is postmaster at Montpelier,
and Senter is United States district attor-
ney for Vermont.
Section II of the civil service law Of the
United States is as follows
Sec. IL. No executive, judicial, mill
tary or naval officer of the United States,
and no clerk or employe of any depart
ment, branch or bureau OF the executive,
| judicial, military or naval service of the
United States shall directly or indirectly
solicit or receive, or be in any manner con-
cerned in soliciting or receiving any assess
ment, subscription or contribution for any
political purpose whatever from any officer,
clerk or employe OF the United States,
or from any person receiving
any salary, or compensation from moneys
derived from the treasury Of the United
States.
Two following sections relate to the
same subject. Section 15 provides that
.any person who shall be guilty Of violat-
ing any provision of the four foregoing
sections, shall be guilty OF misdemeanor
and shall on conviction thereof be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $4,000
or by Imprisonment for term not exceed
ing three years or by both fine and impris-
onment in the discretion of the court"
1t has been we'll remarked:
1.-The United States district attorney is
the prosecuting officer of the government,
charged with the enforcement Of the United
States statutes in the state of Vermont
Is it not the duty of United States District
Attorney Senter to prosecute John II. Sen
ter, secretary of the democratic state com
mittee, for soliciting contributions from
postmasters for political purposes; and
also to prosecute Postmaster Sibley fo1
soliciting, and, as treasurer of the demo.
cratic state committee, receiving contribu
tions for political purposes ?"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
gepnl ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lucia K. Miller. Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster, IS. { for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of
Lucia X. Miller, late of Rockingham, in said
district, deceased,
GREETING.
Whereas, e. L. Walker, Administrator up
on the Estate of Lucia X. Miller, late Of
Rockingham, in said District, deceased,
has filed his petition In this Court
setting forth that the sale of the whole
of the Real Estate of said deceased
will be beneficial to the heirs and all
persons interested therein, and praying
for license to sell the same and at the
same time filed in this Court what purports
to be the consent in writing of all the heirs
residing in this State to such sale. Whereup-
on it is ordered that the same be heard at the
session OF said Court, to be held at the Pro-
bate Office in Bellows Falls on the Sd day of
October, A. ID. 1896, when and where you
may be heard in the premises, if you see
cause. ZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

The strongest political club formed in
this state this year was organized Saturday
at St. Albans by the Vermont Republicans
who visited Maj. Mckinley at Canton 1t
is called 1.-The Vermont Mckinley clu6,"
and its objects are the promotion Of the
cause Of sound money and protection and
the election of Mckinley and Hobart. In
event of the election of Maj. Mckinley to
the presidency, it is likely that the club
will attend his Inauguration in March OF
1897.
Senator Redfeld Proctor is president of
the club, and Senator Justin S. Morrill,
and Congressman H. Henry Powers and
Grout are vice presidents. The secretary
is Charles S. Forbes of St. Albans. Among
the members of the executive committee
are Gov. U. A. Woodbury., ex-Gov. C. S.
Page, Lieut.. Gov. Il. M. Mansur and
Lieut.. Gov. -elect N. w. Fisk. The mem
bership includes Gov.-elect Josiah Grout,
Chairman Olin Merrill of the Republican
state committee, Col. George T. Childs, a
member of the Republican national COM
mittee, ex-Gov. E. j. Ormsbee and j. G..
Mccullough. 1t is proposed to enroll 1000
members.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Cheshire Republicans.

The Cheshire county republican convention
was held yesterday morning at the Cheshire
house in Keene.
The convention was called to order at IL
o'clock by Charles G. Buffnm of the state
committee, and an organization was effected
by the choice of Adolph W. Pressler of Keene
as president and Wilton III. Spalter as clerk.
The committee on credentials reported that
60 delegates were entitled to seats, of which
there were present, duly accredited, As.
No formal presentation of names was made
and in no instance was there more than one
candidate named for any office. The present
incumbents were renominated unanimously
by acclamation for all the, positions to be
filled. The following were the nominees OF
the convention: Sheriff, William S. Tuttle,
Keene; register of deeds, Charles C. Buffum
of Keene; treasurer, Jerome Z. Wright ol
Keene; solicitor, Charles III. Hersey, Keene
county commissioners, Warren III. Butler o.
Chesterfield, Daniel X. Cole of Keene, Rus
sell II. Kittredge of Jaffrey.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Commissioners Notice.

We the subscribers, being duly appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District
OF Westminster, Commissioners to receive,
examine and adjust all claims and demands
Of all persons against the estate of George
M: Lawrence, late of Rockingham in said dis
mands exhibited in offset thereto; and six
months from the 10th day of August last,
being allowed by said Court for that purpose,
will attend to the business of our said ap-
pointment at the residence of j. P
Weston in Rockingham, in said district,
ON the seth day of September and January
next, from one o'clock until four o'clock p.
NJ, on each of said days.
j. p. WESTON, lcox~.s.a.,.
WILLIAM BUCHANAN, }0oi'hA'eioiioAe' }
Mary e. Lawrence, Admir-.
Rockingham, VI, August 90. A. D., 1896
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
CHESTER.

A. A. Stevens is quite i'll at his home.
Harry Chandler of Walpole spent Sun
day in town.
John Pierce of Bellows Falls was in
town Friday.
Miss Susie Hadley visited in Bellows
Falls last Monday.
j. w. Farwell of Mount Lake farm
spent Sunday in town.
L. E. Sherwin was home from his school
in Walpole over Sunday.
Solon Waite of West Windsor spent
Sunday at F. P. Mather's.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wellman last Saturday.
Fifty-three tickets were sold from this
station to the Montreal excursion Tuesday.
Mrs. j. E. Beach returned to her duties
as teacher in Harrison, n. j., last Satur-
day.
A large party went to Bellows Falls
Monday evening to see Hoyt's "A Texas
Steer"
Frank w. Monroe and wife went to
Poultney Saturday for visit to Mr.. Mon
roe's parents.
Mrs. Mary Fitch aid Mrs. Herman
Guild went to Newport on the excursion
last Saturday.
w. r. Horr of Bridgeport, Conn.,, who
has been at D. B. Chandler's, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Fierce were in
Fitchburg and Boston part of last week,
returning Monday.
The auxiliary Of St. Luke's church will
be entertained tomorrow afternoon by
Mrs. Frank Junkins.
| Miss Addie johnson presided at the or
gan in the Baptist church in the absence o1
Mrs. Monroe last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Ballou and George Waldron
attended the ordination of Ozara Davis in
Springfield Monday forenoon.
Walter P. Richardson died at his home
in Factoryville Sunday evening after a
short illness at the age Of 81 years. The
funeral services were at the late residence
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Ballou Of.
fciating and the body placed beside his
wife in Brookside cemetery.
Chester ball team went to Poultney last
Saturday and won the game by score o.
| TO D. IL Is expected JnaG Jne tnlfO game
will be played at Fair Haven September
19, where 800 side will be put up as q
price, the winners getting 5000. This viii
be very interesting game and conclude
the series.
Several noticeable improvements have
been made on Main street recently by re-
moving fences and shrubbery especially
around the residences of Mrs Mary Towne
Rev. j. f. Beach and David Cutler
where they are arranging for handsome
lawns. But very few Of the old door yart
fences remain standing on this street a
present.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
SPRINGFIELD.

Look at the label on your paper and if
your subscription has expired please renew
now and get the Rutland Herald and
Toledo Blade free.
Cheshire bridge was impossible Friday
OF last week. The last span Of the new
bridge is now in place and there will be no
more Interruptions of travel. Work on
the trolley road is rushing and the cars
soon will be. The poles are all set and
wires are now. being strung.
Schools begun last week few new
teachers but mostly old ones are employed.
Two of the last years graduates of the
high school are among the new teachers.
Two assistant teachers are employed in
the high school, Mrs Dressed takes Miss
Rockwood's place in the grammar depart
ment.
Those interested in education read with
CONSERVATION the report of Gov. Wood
bury's commission to inquire into the
workings of the normal schools. They re-
port that they are little better than local
academies and of no benefit to the state as
higher educational institutions. Just what
they mean by this last clause it would be
difficult to guess. A comparison Of the
work done will quickly show any one in
terested whether there is not .thigher edu-
cationai work" done in our common schools
taught by normal graduates than by those
educated in the hopscotch methods which
formerly was a teachers only training.
This was supposed to be the chief benefit
to be derived by the state from the normal
schools.
Year after year we hear the excellencies
of sunlight, the direct rays, enumerated
and extolled. Medical men tell us it has
more curative properties than drugs; the
board of health assure us that an ounce oi
prevention is worth a pound of cure and
that sunlight will kill more germs and pre-.
vent more disease than all the disinfectants
in the world; poets declare its beauty
ministers compare its ife-giving properties
to the Spirit of God, and yet in the face
of all this architects year after year put w
houses swathed in piazzas and shrouded il
blinds and shutters. | am led to these re-
Elections by ride Of observation through
the town, the new dwellings, seem to bt
built in utter disregard of these benign in
fuences of heaven. One house in partic
ular. seemed positively immoral not to say
nngodly in this direction.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
SAXToNs RIVER.

Carl Hilliard went to New Hampshire
Thursday.
The trustees of Vermont Academy we're
in session Tuesday.
Mrs. M. p. Barry returned from Provi-
dence, 4. l., on Saturday.
/. Hoit's mercury marked 80 degrees on
Friday and 80 plus on Saturday.
Mr.. Benson is around again after being
housed for week as the effect of surgi-
cal operation.
l. Austin Farr will occupy the house on
Pleasant street, recently purchased of aMr.
Barnes, next week.
Edgar Smith went to Boston Tuesday,
where he will pursue full classical course
Of study in Boston University, class Of 1900.
Walter L. Smith of Salem, Mass, was
at his fathers over Sunday. He came to
attend the funeral Of his aunt, Mrs. f. b.
Locke.
Prof. Abercrombie and wife of Worces-
ter, Mass, passed Sunday here. Their
relations with the Locke family have ex-
tended through many years.
James Monroe Chapman of Turner's
Falls, Mass, came to bestow his tribute to
the memory of his deceased sister-in-law /;
also his son Fred, Mrs. Fred and Harlan.
Ray Hughes went to Providence, r. l.,
on Tuesday, accompanied by Carl Hilliard.
The former will matriculate in Brown
University with classical course in view.
The latter is member of the sophomore
class.
DR.. Clarke, whose stay on the Maine
coast has been prolonged by an accident to
one of his horses, due to the great damage
done to the roads throughout that section,
by the heavy rains, has been detained be
yond the time set for his return, but will
be at his Saxtons River Office September 80
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. E. j. Snow is recovering from a
few days sickness.
E. L. Finton and wife have moved into
the house with Miss Eliza Wilkins.
Mrs. Cook of Hinsdale, N. H., is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. III. F. Bond.
Phineas Crawford of Boston is visiting
his aged mother, Mrs. Lucinda Crawford.
Several from this place attended the
"Texas Steern at Bellows Falls Monday
evening.
F. NJ. Gilbert has several OF his work
men building boat house at North Wal
pole.
Look at the label on your paper. 1t it
reads 5-95 please pay up now; 50 will set
tie if paid before October 1.
Mrs. C. N. Dascomb, Arthur, Misses
Mary and Alice and Mrs. Vaughn attended
the wedding of Rev. II. N. Dascomb at
Boston yesterday.
Your correspondent is informed that
many people take no notice of the signs
placed upon the new iron bridge forbid
ding fast driving. A few fines would prob
ably have healthy effect upon this prac-
tice.
The excitement of the week is the dam
age which is being done by dogs in killing
sheep. They have been seen and driver
off from several flocks by watchful owner:
except the flock of George Foster where
they have done large amount of damage
in spite of the watchful care of Mr.. Foster
The dogs were first discovered in the pas
ture of John b. Morse by Maggie Keefe
who at once reported the fact to Mr.
Morse and others. There is naturally &
good deal of a feeling of uneasiness among
the sheep owners and the question which
will confront us will be, "Shall we have
less sheep or less dogs"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
CHESTER DEPOT.

OAAA/A14 iIAo A1AIA " =.
Rhoda Smart is down from Cavendish
for q few days.
William Allbee is home again from his
work in New Hampshire.
Miss Anna Benham of Plymouth was
the guest of Roxanna Leet the first Of the
week.
Fifty-three tickets were sold at this sta
ton Tuesday morning for the excursion to
Montreal.
William Collins was up from Winchen-
don over Sunday, the guest of Miss Mary
Broderick.
The summer boarders have not as yet
left Hotel Chester, the house being full at
present.
Mrs. M. Sowles and daughter have re-
turned home after summer outing at her
home in Braintree.
Improvements have been made on depot
hill highway the past week that are duly
appreciated by the residents.
Look at the label on your paper and see
if your subscription has expired. Please re-
new now and get the Rutland Herald and
Toledo Blade free.
heV. ". w. Ierry preacneS next sunday
on the ''birth of the human race" illustrat-
ing it by the use of charts and maps. Ser
vices begin at 1.30.
Some miscreants moved portion OF
Charles Howe's hay that he had tumbled
up ready for the barn when darkness over
took him one night last week. Fun is fun,
but such proceedings are condemned by
everyone. 1t is needless to say that Mr..
Howe had Sherlock Holmes out survey
ing his premises the next day. We must
say to the wrong doer, beware.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Fire at Rutland.

The large feed mill and store house of
Burditt Brothers in Rutland was destroyed
by fire Monday night, together with all its
contents, except some Of the books and
papers in the office. The loss is estimated
at between $1,000 and $75, 900.
The fire originated in the grain with
which the building was filed, and it is
thought that it must have been shoulder
ing for several hours before it broke out.
The fire was by far the most extensive
that has occurred in that part of the state
in many years. The property was heavily
insured, but not sufficiently to cover the
entire loss. Chief Engineer Hannum sus-
tanned severe, but possibly not fatal, injury,
while attending to his duties at the fire.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
$4,000 PLURALITY.
This is the Republican Vote In Maine Monday
Free Silver Given Black Eye Again.


Free Silver Given Black Eye Again.
The Republican plurality in the state
election in Maine Monday is about $4,000,
by far the largest Republican vote in the
history of the state.
Vermont moved to make it unanimous
and Maine gave hearty second. AS IN n
the former, so in the latter never in thg
history of the state was such Republican
majority rolled up as on Monday.
There were five candidates for the office
of governor, who is the only state oflicer
chosen by the people, all others being
chosen by the legislature. The name OF
one OF these, William Henry Clifford OF
Portland, the nominee of the sound money
democrats, was not upon the official ballot
and those voting for him were obliged
to write his name on their ballots. The
other candidates were Llewellyn Powers Of
Houlton, Republican Melvin P. Frank Of
Portland, democratic; Ammi S. Ladd OF
Calais, prohibitionist; Luther G.. Bateman
of Auburn, populist. Congressman, state
senators and representatives to the legisla-
ture were also elected.
Joseph Manley telegraphed Mark Hanna
Monday evening as follows:
"The Republican party has achieved in
this state the most magnificent victory in
the history Of Maine. We have carried
every county, reelected every senator and
elected 140 out of $50 members of the
house. We have elected our candidate for
governor by the largest majority ever
achieved in this state. We have kept pace
with Vermont and have proved to the
country that the democratic platform
adopted at Chicago will not prevail when
met by argument and speech"
1t is interesting to note the vote in
Bath, Arthur Sewall's home city. Powers,
Republican, 1914; Frank, democratic,
1872; Ladd, prohibitionist, As; Bateman,
populist, II !; Clifford, gold democrat, %.
Baths plurality for Powers of 782 is gain
of 660 over the last state election. In
ward Z, Arthur Sewall's ward, the demo-
cratic loss was heavy.
Here are the figures of the September
elections in Maine in presidential years
since 1864, with the vote for 1894 added
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Hanna's Mother a Vermonter.

Randolph claims a right to take some
interest in the political achievements of
Mark Hanna, who is conducting McKin-
ley's campaign as bis mother, Mrs. Saman-
tina (Converse) Hanna was native of that
town. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
at the Centre. Mrs. Converse and daugh-
ter visited there few years ago. Her
grandfather was Col. Israel Converse, who
was the great grandfather of Luke Parish,
whose mother was of the old Converse
family. Olin Merrill, the chairman of the
state committee, truly said that it wasgVe err
mont who made his nomination possible in
his congratulations to Mckinley over the
result in this state surely Hanna in his
ante-convention campaign showed many
traits of the Green Mountain boys.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
PERKINSVILLE.

Ed. Martin has resumed work in his
box shop.
J.W. Call of Elmira, N. T., is in town
for a short visit.
Henry York has gone to New York for
a two months vacation.
Will Gould of Holyoke is in town visit
ing his mother, Mrs. l.. Nj. Gould.
William Pease OF Weston has moved in
to the house formerly occupied by G. +.
Bartlett.
j. C. Barton has hired the dining hall at
the Springfield fair ground and will take
charge about week before the fair.
Patsy White left Monday for his old
home in Italy. He has been in the employ
of Williams a. Co. for the past two years
1t is expected that be will return early il
! the spring and bring q wife with him. =
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Charles Phelps Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Co1rt
Westminster, SIS. for said District. To
all persons interested in the estate of
Charles Phelps, late of Grafton, deceased.
GREETING.
Whereas, Harlan Phelps has present
ed to this Court an Instrument puTport-
ing to be the last Will of said deceased, for
probate: You are hereby notified that this
Court will decide upon the probate of said
Instrument at the session thereof to be held
At the Probate Office in Bellows Falls in said
District, on the 3rd day of October A. D.. 1895,
when and where you may appear and contest
the Same, II you see cause. :
ZINA H. ALLBEE. REGISTER
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Amoskeag Will Resume.

Official announcement was made Mon
day evening by agent Straw of the Amos
keag corporation at Manchester, N. H.,
that the entire plant will start again in full
Monday, September %. This mill employs
5000 hands. The whole plant has been
stopped for about two months and part of
the mills have not been running for nearly
year. The news has been received with
great rejoicing by employees and business
men in general.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

Senator Hill of New York refuses to 90
as delegate to the state convention under
instruction to vote for the endorsement of
the Chicago platform and candidates.
Good for Hill! What will Tammany now
say Of its pet.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

The Newport Express and Standard
would not only abolish the normal schools,
but would also do away with the railroad
commission, and in every way possible cur
tail state expenses.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

Teacher" Give a definition of anar-
chy."
Thoughtful pupil" Anarchy is the
fourth of July three hundred and sixty
five days in the year, Chicago Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

Candidate Bryan is scheduled to speak
in Brooklyn, Boston and points in Maine
the last of the present month.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
Insolvency Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT, By the Court of In
District.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
Henry A. Phelps an insolvent debtor.
GREETING.
You are hereby notified that the third meet
ing of the creditors of said insolvent will be
said district on the 10th day of September
A. u. 1896 at one O'Clock p. NJ. And that this
court will then and there decide upon the al
lowance of the assignee's account and upon
the application of said debtor for a discharee g
and will also decree a dividend to the credi-
tors of said estate.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
NOTICE
TAX PAY E R S

Notice is hereby given that the Corpora
tion and Highway Taxes for the Village of
Bellows Falls have this day been placed in
my hands for collection. A discount of
FOUR PER CENT
is allowed II these taxes are paid within
ninety days.
September Is, next, is the last day on
which these taxes can be paid and the dis
count allowed.
CHAs. E. CAPRON, Treas.
Bellows Falls. VT. June 20, 1898.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16

cAiIdrsa Cry fsr Pitchers casterlI
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-16
"McKinley Club"

*Fusion Of democrats and greenbackers.