Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-01
Vermont News.

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School convention at Newport is June 2,
D, and 4. Corrected
The case against Hon. George Nichols
OF Northtield for selling Intoxicating liquor
was mol pressed Saturday.
George II. Almon has applied to the city
council for permission to operate telephone
lines within the city of Montpelier. He
proposes to furnish frst-class telephone
service for 80 per year.
Claus Olandt, Jr., secretary of the Yer
mont and New Hampshire Y. M. c. A.,
Will spend the next eight weeks in work
for the German Y. M. G. A. He will re-
turn to White River junction about June l..
Herbert l.. Doyle, late landlord of the
Avenue house at st. Johnsbury, has leased
and taken possession of the American
house, one of the leading hotels at New
buryport, Mass. Mr.. Doyle was the leader
IN the recent hotel mems movement in Yer
mont
Matthew McDermott, the young freight
brakeman whose home is in Palmer, Mass,
and who was convicted in the Windham
county court for stealing an overcoat from
a passenger train at Brattleboro, was SEN
fenced Saturday to 10 months in the state
prison at Windsor.
The Ryegate Granite Works company,
the Blue Mountain company and the NJ.
IL. Gibson quarry have been consolidated
under the name Of the Ryegate Granite
Works company. The new combine will
own the Ryegate Granite Works company s
quarry of 260 acres.
A catalogue of the Randolph normal
school shows that there are now 81 stu
dents. Last year 45 graduated, represent
ing 80 towns. For the 29 years of it's ex-
istence there have been PA students, of
whom 46 per cent have graduated, or a
total Of l29 graduates, representing 1872
towns of the state.
Delegates from the Women's club of St.
Johnsbury, Lyndonville, Brandon. and
Morrisville met at St. Johnsbury last Thurs
day, by invitation of the St. Johnsbury
Women's club and state federation was
formed. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Elisha May of
st. Johnsbury; vice president, Mrs. P. X.
Geed, of Morrisvile; secretary and treas
erer, Mrs, E. J. Blodgett, of Lydonville.
After the meeting supper was served by
the St. Johnsbury Women's club.
The death of Mrs N. c. B. Houghton
last week makes available the bequest of
$50 900 made by Mrs. Houghton's brother,
Albert Whitcomb, to the graded school
district in Bethel village. BY his will Mr..
Whitcomb left about $4,000 to some
nephews and nieces in Chicago and then
sxessve 800, 900 to the town of Stock bridge,
Che same to be used as a poor fund. Then
$50 900 was given to the Bethel school, as
above stated, and the residue was given to
the town of Stockbridge for school fund.
Mr.. Whtcomb died in 1891 and directed
in his will that the estate should be kept in
tact until the death of his sister, Mrs.
IIoughton, who was to have liberal sup
port out OF the estate. 1t is estimated that
the value Of the estate is about $50, 900.
The electric plant at Middlesex Narrows
commenced last May by Jesse S. Viles,
proprietor of the Pavilion hotel at Mont
pelier, is practically completed. Over
1000 pounds of dynamite were used in
blasting canal 600 feet long, which was
necessary to change the course of the river.
The plant is equipped with three 42-inch
turbine water wheels and the large fly
wheels are six feet in diameter and 62
inches wide. The three water wheels have
capacity of 700 horse power and will pro-
pei eight dynamos. There is total fall OF
4S feet, which gives almost unlimited
power. The dynamos with which the sta
ton is equipped are arranged so they can
be used for light or power. 1t is by fa1
the best electric plant in the state and will
be able to furnish power and light for
Montpelier, Barre, Waterbury and other
surrounding towns.