Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-25
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JAN. %, 1896.
Vermont News.

Hattie c. Calvin has been commissioned
postmstress at East Charlotte.
The following pension has been granted,
reissue, George T. Wetherell, Wcstmin.
ster, Windham county.
Second 1t. Heman $. Steady of Co. ID,
LIST Regiment V. \. G., St. Johnsbury
has resigned.
Pensions have been granted to Benjamin
IL. Tyrrell Qather), Barton; minors of
sydney Prior, Underhill.
Principal G. H. Dunton of the Troy con-
ference academy has been granted vaca-
ton of three months on account of i'll
health by the board Of trustees.
Flornda Casalien, formerly local gram
lite dealer of Barre, who is reported to
have eloped Saturday with the sister of his
wife, has been traced to New York.
The annual convention of the second
Masonic district was held with Red Noun
tain lodge at Arlington Tuesday, all the
lodges Of the district being we'll repre-
sented.
A petition to the next Vermont legisla-
ture is being signed by the Junior Christian
Endeavorers in the state urging that the
prohibitory law be strengthened instead Of
repealed.
The people of Milton are much excited
over the fact that a party of New York
capitalist have recently been in town look
ing over the water privilege below the vii
lage with the view of purchasing for the
establishment of mammoth plant for the
manufacture of wood pulp.
Mrs. Orpha Hewitt, wife of Hon. Crosby
Miller Of Pomtret, died Of paralysis Sun
day She was born in Pomfret in 1909
and was married to Judge Miller in 1885.
Two sons, two daughters and six grand
husband.
4 meeting of the executive committee of
the prohibition party has been called at
Middlebury for Wednesday, January 20.
Affairs in the party have reached such
stage that the main question to be settled
at the meeting is whether the party will
disband or put a ticket in the field this fall,
Erastus Hebard, ESQ.,, the oldest citizen
Of Randolph, died Thursday after two
on the farm now occupied by Harris Hol-
man, July 81, 1901. He attended the re-
union of the Legislature at Montpelier this
fall and was the oldest legislator present or
III the state.
The sixth annual banquet Of the Brook
Ign society Of Vermonters was held at
Brooklyn Friday evening. Letters Of re-
greet were read from Governor Woodbury.,
Governor Morton of New York, Senator
Proctor, Congressman Powers and Grout,
w. w. Stickney, S. w. Cummings and
others, all of which were full of patriotic
Vermont sentiment.
Rev DR. George Palmer Tyler died Sat
urday morning in Lasingburgh, n. Y.
DR.. Tyler was born in Brattleboro in 1909
and was son Of Royal Tyler, for time
chief Judge of the state. He was grad
,ate of Yale and pastor Of the Congre-
gationa church of Brattlcboro, where he
until 1860. From Brattlcboro
he went to Lansingburgh.
Robert P Graham, merchant of Put
nam, n. Y, came near losing his life on
Lake Chaplain Saturday night, January II,
and as it was he lost a span of horses. He
had been to Orwell to carry 4 friend and
was on his way home, when he drove into
an extensive crack in the ice at what is
called Bcnson's Bay. He screamed so
loudly as to attract the attention of two
boys who went to his rescue.
A portrait Of the late Hon George p.
Marsh was presented to the Windsor
county bar, Thursday afternoon by Hon.
Warren c. French i'll behalf of the donor,
Gen. Rush c. Hawkins OF New York, a
native of Pomfret. The portrait was ac-
cepted in behalf Of the bar by the States
Attorney j. c. Enright of Windsor, and a
unanimous vote of thanks extended by the
bar to General Hawkins.