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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
CAVENDISH.

Charlie Mandigo is visiting friends out of
town.
Miss Lucinda Lowell returned from Boston
last week.
K. G. White was in Boston on business
last week.
J. F. t;ay has bought the Leaman Ward
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alya Peck of Boston are at
DIR. Spaffnrd's.
Mrs. c. G. Gould has gone to Proctor to
visit friends.
Miss Lena O'Hare has returned to her
home in Michigan.
Ola Houghton is spending few days with
Rev. ID. w. Lyman.
Mrs. Henry Bemis and children have re-
turned from North Clarendon.
Mr.. Weeks AID family of Springfield have
moved into Gays tenement house.
Don't forget Rutland X. X. excursion to
Ausable Chasm on Monday, August 80.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Craigue was held
in the Universalist church Tuesday at P. NJ
Mrs. James Gay and son have gone to
Connecticut to see her father, who is quite
sick.
Rev. ID. w. Lyman and Howard White
caught large number of fish Monday after
noon.
Will Irwin left for New York Saturday,
where he will be joined by Prof. b. II. Riggs
of Chester and Jay Brown of Ludlow. They
sail on Wednesday for Texas, where Prof.
Riggs goes to teach in large school.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Excursion to Ausable Chasm.

The Rutland railroad announces an ex-
cursion to Ausable Chasm, Monday, August
80, through Lake Champ'ain. The trip
includes delightful sail through the me- st
picturesque portion Of Lake Champlain on
the beautiful steamer "Msquam," and a
trip through Ausable Chasm without extra
cost Tickets will be sold at all stations
from Bellows Falls to East Clarendon in
elusive. The round trip fare will be for
adults so and for children 81.
Trains leave as follows Bellows Falls,
6, 10; Bartonsville, 6.3O Chester, $50 !;
Gassetts, 6.49; Cavendish, SO; Pre- C.
torsville, Z 03; Ludlow, I'll.
Arrive at Ausable Chasm at ~ - and
leave there at $40 P. M arriving as fol-
lows Ludlow, 7.57; Proctorsville, 05 =;
Cavendish, 8 08; Gassetts, 8.18; Chester,
1928; Bartonsville, 1888; Bellows Falls,
900.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
H. D. Hopkins Of WestmoreIand Badly Injured.

h. u. Hopkins OF WestmOreland Badly Injured.
The Keene Sentinel Of last Friday con-
tanned the following:
"H. d. Hopkins of Westmoreland met
with severe personal injuries Thursday
afternoon, about 5 o'clock, and lost pair
Of valuable horses by drowning 10 the
Connecticut.
Mr.. Hopkins is we'll known farmer
residing about half mile south of the
county farm, on the Connecticut, opposite
the Putney meadows. About the hour
named he was driving on the Vermont side
of the river towards w. B. Britton's ferry,
with load of boxes and miscellaneous
goods. A forward wheel Of the heavy.
lumber wagon struck against projecting
log in the roadway, and the horses started
to run, plunging down steep embank-
ment to the river. Mr.. Hopkins was
thrown between the no ses to the ground,
being kicked several times in the head and
other parts of the body.
Meantime the kingbolt slipped out, and
the load was left on the river bank, while
the animals encountered with harnesses
and forward wheels plunged into the river
They hoated down ten or ID rods and
were drowned, coming to the surface again
about 6 o'clock. Their bodies were
dragged from the river this morning
The injured man was conveyed to his
home in an unconscious condition by Ferry
man Britton, and DR.. j. A. Craig was
summoned. Mr.. Hopkins was found to
have received numerous severe bruises and
cracked skull, with possible internal in
iuries. The exact extent of his injuries
may not be determined for several days
Although conscious Friday morning his
mind was completely confused"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Pres. B. c. Crosby Resigns,

At meeting of the stockholders Of the
Brattleboro street railway company held
Monday afternoon +. Q. Crosby, president
Of the road rendered his resignation; all
efforts to have him reconsider the resigna-
ton were unanailing. Judge L. l. Water
man, the vice-president. will probably be
elected to succeed Mr.. Crosby, if he can
be induced to accept the oflics. Carlos X,
Jones was elected manager, Frank l.
Hunt secretary, and H. L. Emerson treas
urer. The next meeting will be held
September l..
1t is reported that Mr.. Crosby has dis
posed Of all his stock in the road.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Special Telephone Service.

The New England Telephone and Tel
egraph company commencing September l,
1897, will establish rate of one-twelfth
the yearly rate per month for special resi-
dence service in case of illness Of the
applicant or for use in his family; the
charge for the station connected will be
not less than So.
Those rates will apply only where the
company has existing facilities for the con-
nection desired.
This special class Of service is offered to
meet wsnts'of patients desiring to be in
communication with their physicians and it
is therefore required that each applicant
shall be accompanied by the endorsement
of an attending physician who is sub
scriber to the company's service.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Bellows Falls Locals.

One Of G. E. Robertson's span died last
Sunday morning.
DIR. A. j. Parker expects to leave today
for Dixville, P. O., to visit his father, Alvin
Parker, who is in very poor health.
Owing to the inclemency OF the weather
only ten went to Cavendish Gorge on the
Baptist excursion yesterday. The regular
5. 15 mixed was held until in the morn
ing to accommodate the party.
Rev. H. N. Dascomb will occupy the
pulpit again next Sunday morning. He
will preach special sermon to the young
people on the subject, Guarantees Of q
Successful Life.''
Mrs. E. M. Hadley and Mrs. L. G..
Hadley leave for visit in Manchester, N.
H., today. Before returning Mrs. Had
ley will visit Boston and New York for fall
millinery; during her absence the store
will be tended by Mrs. Winifred ingram.
The Guy Bros. Minstrel company that
gave such excellent satisfaction last season
is booked to appear in the opera house
Friday evening, September g.; the enter
tainment will be given under the auspices
of the local lodge X. of P.
John Bushell and sBilly" Seymour
speak in Saxtons River in l. O. O. F. hall
on Saturday, August 20, at 7.30, under
the auspices of the grand division Sons Of
Temperance. Arrangements have been
made for meeting in Brattleboro at the
Universalist church Thursday and Friday
evenings at 7.30.
The following regarding former resi-
dent of Bellows Falls is from the North
field News: Friends of Lieut.. E. A.
Shuttlewortb, stationed at Fort Whipple,
Arizona, will be interested to learn that
he has recently been detailed with squad
of men to make typographical surveys Of
certain sections Of that state. Such an ex-
petition is not without certain dangers in
the way Of prostration by intense heat and
lack of sufficient water. A week or more
since Lieut.. Shuttleworth and men had oc-
casion to cross barren piece of country
and for Al hours no water could be found /;
what was taken with them had to be meas
ured out and divided among the men in
small quantities while the horses had none,
and the situation was not particularly
desirable one, considering that the heat
was intense. letting up but little with the
coming of the night. Cases OF death from
thirst occasionally occur in that section Of
the country"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Y. m. G. A. Notes.

The open air service of last Sabbath was
the largest held yet, about 14O people be-
ing present. Rev. w. A. Evans of Wes-
ton gave very interesting address.
The secretaries of Vermont aud New
Hampshire will hold conference at Con-
cord about September 25-27.
Nearly 100 baths were taken in July.
The bath rooms are being reprinted this
week.
Our Y. M. G. A. "yell'' is ''more mem
bers," which the boys are repeating with
good results. THE SECRETARY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Local Markets.

Bellows Falls retail prices yesterday
August "a. ranged as follows:
Eggs, 20 cts.
Butter, % and 25 cts.
Cheese, 13c.
New potatoes IS cents peck.
Flour, Sc and $3.50
Sugar, Is lbs. for 81.
Pork, cts. purchasing price.
Spring chicken, 20 and % cts.
Fowl, Is to Is cts.
Corn, As to As cts.
Corn meal, 50 1-2 to IS cts.
Mixed feed 80 and So cts.
Bran, as and so cts.
Middlings, as to 81.
Hay, $3.50 to SlS baled.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25

on hand to keep an eye on their pockets |;
in fact, some seem to insinuate that the
road ought to consider itself responsible
not only for what the pickpock. took, but
what the crowd were buncoed out OF vol
unfairly by sharpers and swindlers. This
would be paternalism in government with a
vengeance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25

bear, driving 1t into the unarmed circle
and scattering the whole party. After
this the theory of his being q hunting
dog was abandoned. Yet it was said
on the usual uncorroborated evidence
that he had "put up" quail, and his
qualities as retriever were for long
time accepted, until during shooting
expedition for wild ducks it was dis
covered that the one he had brought
back had never been shot, and the party
was obliged to compound damages with
an adjacent settler. His fondness for
padding i'll the bitches and ''slumgul-
lin" at one time suggested a water SPAN
iel. He could swim and would occa-
sionally bring out of the river sticks and
pieces of bark that had been thrown in,
but as he always had to be thrown in
with them, and was good sized dog,
his aquatic reputation faded also. He
remained simply "yaller dog" What
more could be said? His actual name
was Bones given to him no doubt
through the provincial custom of con-
founding the occupation of the individ-
ual with his quality, for which it was
pointed out precedent could be found in
some old English family names.
But if Bones generally exhibited no
preference for any particular individual
in camp. he always made an exception
in favor of drunkards. Even an ordinary
FOSTERING bacchanalian party brought
him out from under tree or a shed in
the keenest satisfaction. He would ac-
company them through the long, stray
Cling street of the settlement, barking
his delight at every step or misstep of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
Sightless Woman Farmer.

There lives in Oak Hill, Texas, a
blind girl who has from few acres OF
land, cultivated by herself, cleared
about 5000 each season for several
years by the growing and sale Of vege-
tables. She began with no capital and
an unfenced piece of uncultivated land,
There Is now neat fence about her
domain, a well and a pump in the cen
ter, and she has, in addition to purchas.
ing these, paid for piano and hack
to take her vegetables to the market,
which is twenty miles from her home.
Every evening during the dry season
she waters certain number of plants
until she has gone over the entire
piece, when she begins and goes over
it again in the same way. Insect life
she detects from her acute sense OF
hearing, and grass and weeds are cas-.
lily distinguished from plants by the
sensitive fingers of the blind gardener.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
Three Good Liars,

The men who utilize the corner
grocery for a club room in the evening
and ON stormy days had just been dis.
cuss'ng a fox hunt, about which one
of their number had read aloud, when
the conversation naturally took rem.
iniscent turn.
Nothing cutter or more cunning IL
the world than fox" said Goggs, by
way of Introduction. II remember one
night when l was boy that we heard
great fuss among the dogs that were
chained up. It took us about half an
hour to get dressed aud armed to sally
forth for the purpose of investigating
Not discovering anything, we loosened
the dogs, and they darted off ON o
trail, yelping as they went. We didn't
know whether it was man or yarmint
but after long run the dogs brought
up a. the hen house and tried to teal
it down. Well sir, an old fox had
deliberately showed himself to the
dogs, so as to excite them, made thai
run while we were getting ready fol
trouble and, circling round, was rob.
bling the roost while the dogs were of
the premises"
81 walked up one moonlight night,
volunteered the man ON the wood box
land seen fox under an apple tree
where a fat pullet was roasting. ]
knew the thief couldn't climb SO 1 1ust
stood at the window Laughing. The
fox barkod to wake the chicken. and
then began circling around the tree.
slow at first, but going faster and
faster. Of course the terrified pullet
followed him with her eyes and goi
so dizzy that she fell out of the tree"
81 see somethln like that once" said
the lank Individual on a paint keg
"only that the chicken I was watchin
wrung its own neck, cause the Coz
was goin' so burned fast"
Than, by common consent, the crowd
took up the subject of fluids.-Detroil
Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04

draws mans salary. Other women
have spent time talking about the ad-
vancement of the sex-Miss Hertzel
studied law and worked for It. She
was admitted to the bar In Wisconsin
and Illinois and practiced independent
ly in Chicago; conducting many cases
and preparing numerous legal docu-
ments for other lawyers. Her recent
appointment was secured because she
was capable of filling the position, ac-
cording to Counsel Thornton, and not
because of political pull
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
TWO BAGS AND
A BLUNDER.

Yes, sir; No. 23975-Brown hat-boxi
There You are, sir! think you'll find
that all right"
Sam Merry had good grounds for lay
Ing emphasis on the second word in the
last sentence, as Col. Sowerby took the
hat-box from his hands with a surly
grunt and waddled off down the plat
form.
Sam had made so many mistakes of
late that his mates In the Left Lug
gage office had dubbed him "Blunder-
Ing Sam" However, Sam was of a
hopeful disposition, and 1t would take
a very long run of ill-luck to shake his
faith in the future.
He had wonderful way In getting
into hot water, but a far more wonder
full one of laundering out again.
you do well to speak cautiously,
SAM" remarked one of his fellow
clerks. "Are you sure you didn't give
the old buffer a mangle or a feather
bed?"
Laugh away, you fellows" retorted
Sam cherfully. 81 shall blunder into
u ioi tuuc out VI tutSe udyS.
"Of course, you know" remarked an
other, there's every excuse for Sam!
When fellows head over ears in love,
he can't be expected to"
The speaker suddenly dropped the
subject as the purple face of old Col.
Sowerby appeared at the window.
Here, your he roared, stamping his
foot-the equity one, as luck would have
it-and glarlng at his audience with a
iudicrous attempt at dignity. "Where
Is the oonfounded jackass who dared
to play this trick on me? You, you
idiot" he continued, singing out the
unlucky Sam; what do you mean by it,
sir? What is you name?"
"What is the matter?' faltered Sam.
isn't that your property"
my property, sirw roared the indig-
nant old warrior, diving his hand into
the hat-box, and producing therefrom
wig of the most fiery hue-possibly the
property of a travelling comedian. "My
property, sir? Does it look like it?"
And rs the infatuated colonel removed
his hat to wipe his perspiring forehead.
Sam was obliged to admit that IL did
not look like it. No wig In the world
would have stood against the agrees
I've bristles on the head of the Anglo
Indian.
In few minutes Sam had discovered
the colonefs hat-box, and handed 1t
over with an apology.
Don't apologize to me, sirn stormed
the colonel as he stumped away. I'm
report you, sir! BY the Great Mogul.
I'll report your
Like dutiful lover, Sam mentioned
this little affair to his sweetheart in the
evening. Sally took very gloomy
view of the situation.
ITS another biunder, of course, Sal.
iy," admitted Sam; but it's useless
meeting trouble half way"
Are you sure these mistakes are all
the result of accidentsY' asked Sally.
wouldn't 1t be possible for somebody
to change the checks on the articles
without your knowledge?"
"Of course it would" responded Sam;
"but don't believe there's fellow in
the Office would serve me such trick.
No. Sally, I'm in for a run of bad luck,
that's ALL"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
Where Shells Are Still Money.

Persons who have Travelled In ofleu
tai countries have frequently encoup
tered shell money. Many Americans
have brought specimens OF II non'
with them as souvenirs. Investisaliou'
by the director of the United oia',s
mint show that in many parts Vi A'a
and Africa cowries, or small sneiis' @.s
still used as a medium Of exchange ~,
small. values. The cowrie in SIAM -, !
the smallest unit of value. IL WV~s
take about LOT cowries to maxi ons
American cent. At the mint LII nars s
kok the range Of values Is as loiiV" as
Eight hundred cowries equal iuan ss
2 fuangs equal / salung, 4 saiu ',asl
equal bat or tlcal, and DAT u . ~t
equals about 60 cents of unlteu o'" w.
money. In Siam 213 or ZZo CIV" Va
are reckoned equal to l penny s'eiA''
New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
GROWING OLD.

The following beautiful poem by an un-
known writer is sent by S. Z. A. of Au-
burn. n. Y, to New York paper:
Softly. O softly, the years have swept by
thee,
Touching thee lightly with tenderest
care;
Sorrow and death they have often brought
nigh thee,
Yet they have left thee but beauty to
wear.
Growing old gracefully, :
Gracefully fair.
Far from the storms that are flashing the
ocean,
Nearer each day to the pleasant home
light;
Far from the waves that are big with
commotion,
Under full sail and the harbor in sight.
Growing old gracefully,
Cheerful and bright.
Past all the winds that were adverse and
chilling,
Past all the islands that lureJ thee to
rest,
Past all the currents that lured thee I'M
willing
Far from any course to the land of the
blcst.
Growing old gracefully,
Peaceful and best
Never n feeling of envy or sorrow
When the bright faces of children are
seen;
Never year from the young woudst thou
borrow
Thou dost remember what lieth be-
tween;
Growing old willingly,
Thankful, serene.
Rich in experience that angels might
coyet,
Rich in a faith that hath grown with
the years,
Rich in y love that grew from and above
it,
Soothing thy sorrows and hushing thy
fears.
Growing old wcalthily,
Loving and dear.
Hearts mt the sound of thy coming are
l,ghiened,
Ready and willing thy hand to relieve:
sdany face at thy kind word has BRIGHT
cned,
ut is more blessed to give than re-
cciye."
Growing old happily,
Ceasing to grieve. !,
Eyes that grow dim to earth and its glory
Have sweet recompense youth cannot
know
Ears that grow dull to the world and its
STORY,
Drink in the songs that from Paradise
flow.
Growing old graciously,
purer than snow.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04

~ OBJ BURDETTE, who was once
* upon a time noted as a humor-
- ist has taken to saying and
writing good common sense. "A wom-
an cannot sharpen a pencil" he says,
land outside of commercial circles she
cannot tie a package to make it look
like anything save a crooked cross sec
ton of chaos; but land of miracles;
see what she can do with pin. L be-
lieye there are some women who can
pin a glass knob to door. She cannot
walk so many miles around a billiard
table with nothing to eat and nothing
Ito speak of to drink, but she can walk
the floor all night with fretful baby
without going sound asleep the first
half hour.
"She can ride 500 miles without 60
ing into the smoking car to rest land
get away from the children). She can
go to town and do wearisome days
shopping and have a good time with
three or four friends without drinking
keg of beer. She can enjoy an even
ing visit without smoking a half dozen
cigars. She can endure the torturing
distraction of a houseful of children
all day, lie her husband cuffs them
all bowling to bed before he has been
home an hour.
every day she endures dress that
would make an athlete swoon. She
will not, and possibly cannot, walk 500
miles around tanbark track in six
days for $1,000, but she can walk 200
miles in ten hours up and down the
crowded aisles of a dry goods store
when there is a reduction sale on. She
is afraid of a mouse and runs from a
cow, but book agent can't scare her.
She is the salt of the church, the pep
per of the choir, and the life of the sew
ing society, and about all there is of a
young ladies' school or a nunnery."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
To Keep the skirt Down.

The wheelwomen find it necessary to
resort TO various devices to keep the
skirt down in front. -Four dress weights
sewed across the hem in front Is good !;
strap ON either side with n button
mole to button to the top button of the
ieggin Is another way, and still an
other, when high boots are worn, is to
nave loop of narrow rubber on the
principle OF garter fastened on each
SIDE ana slip 1t under each knee.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-04
Rich Riot of Rel.

At a recent wedding, hangings of red
gauze, yelling mirrors, and at doors
and windows, draped over mantels,
and, In fact, wherever opportunity pre-
scented, were accessories that were not
as theatrical as it sounds to tell of
them. The flowers We're splendid red
tulips and magnificent Jack roses, and,
as the drawing-rooms and halls to be-
gin with We're done in pale empire col
ors, this riot of red really gave very
rich and imposing effect.