Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-24
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, OCT. "a, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.


canal last night in disgust with the weather.
Union.
The Vermont Academy football team de-
feated the home IL at Charlestown Monday
by score of so to 0.
The Ladies' Society of Emmanuel church
will hold their annual fair on Thursday,
November 10, at Union hall.
On account of the death of Mrs. George
Henry, an active member Of the order, the
w. r. c. supper was omitted last night.
A barn in South Charlestown owned by
Michael Corners, and containing several
tons of hay, was burned Monday evening
The creditors of the Mountain Spring
brewing company have received checks tor
their CLAIMS, amounting in each case to
about 1-2 per cent of the original amount.
&c. E. Capron has rented w. II. Girls
wold's new house on Oak street. The
house he has occupied on Westminster
street will hereafter be rented by John
Driscoll.
George A. Hatch of South Acworth has
moved to town and is living in one of
Moses Miller's houses on the Old Terrace,
the one in which Randolph Dodge lives.
Mr.. Hatch will do teaming and job work.
Harry Y. P. Osgood, who few months
ago married Miss Helen Hubbard, was
found guilty of bigamy by the supreme
court in Keene this week, and was given
two years and six months at hard labor in
the New Hampshire state prison.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
state teachers association to be held in St.
Adams November 1914, Principal H. C,
Bristol of Vermont Academy, will read a
paper "The place of history in the secon-
Diary school," and Principal H. Dressed,
Jr. of Springfield on ''Rhetoricals."
For the Republican torchlight parade at
Keene this evening special train leaves
Bellows Falls at $50, Walpole at 7.O5.
Fares for round trip, Bellows Falls 20
cents Walpole, 60 cents; Westmoreland,
40 cents East Westmoreland, 80. Torches
and regalia provided for all.
The Central Vermont road will run a
novelty excursion from Windsor, White
River junction, South Royalton, Bethel,
Randolph, Roxbury, Mortified and all in
termediate stations to West Berlin, inclus-
i've, to Burlington or St. Adams, Friday,
October 80, for the uniform rate of 81 so
for round trip. Train leaves Windsor at
7.20 A. NJ. and reaches Windsor at 9.15
P. NJ.
A Fitchburg, Mass, paper states that
the liver johnson tars and the Mckinley
crew went to Worcester recently to assist
in political demonstration. The account
contains this item. Erred Smith the ban
ner carrier attracted the usual amount of
favorable attention. Several persons who
threw rocks at him were locked up in the
cooler for their pains.
Great improvements have been made in
the Hotel Burlington at Burlington this
season. The house has been enlarged to
nearly double its former capacity, the office
made over, new writing room added, etc.
1t is now one of the best hotels in the
state and is getting large share of the
business of the of Queen City, because it
deserves it.
The route Of the parade in Keene this
evening is as follows. 1t will form on Main
street north of the railroad and move out
West street to Ashuelot street, counter
march to School street, out School to
Court, to Portland, countermarch to Cross,
to Washington, to Beaver, to Beech, to
Roxbury, to Central Square, to Washing
ton, to Union, to Court, to Central Square,
down Main to Baker, countermarch to city
hall, where refreshments will be served
w. G. Smith is in Texas this week.
While in Dallas he met Ned Greene, son
of Mrs. Hetty H. R. Greene and had an
extended conversation. In recent letter
written to his people here, he says that
Mr.. Greene, who is chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, is confident that
Texas will go tor Mckinley. He says he
has perfected an arrangement between the
and the populists whereby Nc
kinley electors and populist state officers
will be voted for. This is a pretty scheme
if it only works.
The following story is told of H. C.
Miner, the man who is advertised as the
manager OF the ashore Acres" company
He was once a day laborer and he was
then known as H. c. Miner. By some
good fortune he bettered his circumstances,
and he then signed his name Henry C.
Miner. Later he became quite wealthy
and influential, and then signed his name
H. Clay Miner. In course of time he was
elected to congress and engaged valet
At certain hotel he registered II. Clay
Miner and valet. A former co-laborer
who used to know him as plain III. c.
Miner saw the register and directly under
Mr.. Miners name put bis own as follows,
Patrick O'Flannigan and valise.