Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-11
NEWELL THE HEALER.
cemetery

Yesterday Large Numbers of Halt Grip.
pied and Blind Meet Him-Towns Hotel
Like Hespitai-Some Remarkable Cures
Some not so Remarkable.
Bradley G. Newell, the jacksonville
blacksmith, the great healer, the Vermont
Schlatter, came to town yesterday on the
noon train from Brattleboro. A large
crowd had gathered at the depot anxiously
awaiting his arrival, but their curiosity was
doomed to disappointment for freight
car had been derailed near Guild & Weth-
erbee's paper mill and the passenger train
was delayed nearly an hour. The passen-
gers were carried around, and Newell
reached Towns hotel by hack
Probably $50 people were waiting to see
him. They began coming as early as Mon
day noon. Nearly every kind of disorder
was represented. Some were halt, some
were paralyzed, some were on crutches,
some were bent nearly double, some were
blind and some were deaf. Expectation
ran riot; most of the invalids seemed to
think that their salvation was near.
About 1.3O o'clock in the afternoon
Newell and Prof. and Mrs. L. A. Butter
field were in a room on the second floor Of
Towns hotel and ready for business.
Tickets had been issued, and were called
-, orla Tho %roo a
holding the hands of the patient and touch
ing Or rubbing the parts afflicted. About
60 were treated yesterday, and about 200
tickets given out. Last evening Newell
visited several patients at their homes. He
also met party Of - or Is at the resi-
dence Of F. Carruthers.
In many cases there was no perceptible
benefit derived from the treatment, and in
others the benefit was pronounced.
G. G. Fairbank of Bellows Falls, who
had not been free from pain in 10 years
claims that he was completely cured. Las
night he walked up stairs without cane
and this morning was feeling 10 years
younger than usual.
!, M. Henning came in from Boston thi
morning and was given treatment. HI
suffers from infammatory rheumatism. HI
said: GAS soon as he took my hands
could feel my afflicted leg and ankle warm
ing up. | have been getting better ever,
minute since. l think it is animal cleo
tricity, and believe it is much more bene
fetal than the ordinary kind"
Dan Dudley of Newport, N. H., wa
. treated in his room at the hotel for
n stiff leg. His shoes and stockings wer
e removed and Newell put one hand on on
! foot and held one of Mr.. Dudley's hands
The patient said he felt the shook to tn
very top of his head, and his lameness
very much improved.
j. II. loot of Concord, N. H., wa
3 treated for blindness and said this morn
ing was the first time he could read d bi
Of fare in long time.
Mrs. H. n. JENNIE of ProctorsvilIe wa
badly bent over with rheumatism. Sh
was treated and walked up stairs yesterda
for the first time in two years. She ha
n great faith in the healer, and said she di
+ not care how strong her case was put,
e E. L. Mack Of Ludlow, partial paraly
is sis; much improved.
e L. c. Howe, high sheriff of Windse
v county, heart disease, much helped
is Mrs. John jeffrey of East Putney ws
IL up for treatment this morning. She had
n stiff arm which was made entirely well an
l. the patient shed tears of joy. Her hui
y band was cured of deafness yesterday.
/ Mr.. Mayhem of Ludlow had kne
h Strengthened which was badly bent /
= rheumatism. He could not walk, had !,
in be carried from the train and carried u
m stairs to Newell's room. He can now wal
If as well as ever.
Is j. A. Mayo of Ludlow had been
e. great pain for five weeks caused by rhe,
matism and could not bend one of his knees
treated this morning and can now bend tt
knee and is free from pain.
OF those treated yesterday probab
rs not more than 20 thought they wei
OF helped. The disappointment on the pa
\. of some who were not helped was intense
W This morning the halls of the hotel wei
n, crowded. Every train brought in ne
RS patients i by 10 o'clock when Newell W,
ready to begin his mornings work prob
=, bly, 200 people were anxiously WAITING
.. Healing has been going on all day b.
). many could not be treated because Of tt
$, rush and the lack of time. Newell goes I
~ White River Junction this evening an
fe will be in Randolph Friday.
en- 1t is the general opinion that this healo
w is full of animal electricity and because
ID this the laying on of hands helps SON
I'D troubles. To suppose that he can cure an
or and all cases is the height of absurdity
lie that he has helped great many all cogn
zant OF the facts must admit.
he LOCAL CHURCH NEWS.
There will be meeting of the Iadie