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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
CENTRAL VT. RAILROAD

Time Table corrected to July 25, 1897. Trains
VIII leave Bellows Falls daily except Sun
lays unless otherwise noted, as follows:
North GOING via SULLIVAN RAILROAD
$50 a. m. MIXED, for White River Junction.
II. p. m. EXPRESS MAIL, for White River
junction, Montpelier, Barre, st. Albans
Richford, Malone, Norwood. Ogdensburg
Montreal, and all points West. Wagner
Parlor Car White River Junction to Mon
treal.
C6 p. m. FAST EXPRESS, for White River
junction, Montpelier, Barre, Burlington. st.
Albans and Montreal. Par
Tor Car to White River Junction and Pull
man Sleeping Car White River Junction
to Chicago without change. Due in Chica-
go 10 next night.
6 So p. m. PASSENGER, for White River
Junction.
Hll.1O p. IL. NIGHT EXPRESS, for White
River Junction, Montpelier, Burlington.
st. Adams, Rlchford, Ogdensburg, Mon
treal. Chicago, and points West. Wagner
Sleeping Cei, Bellows Fails to Montreal.
QRuns daily, sundays included) to Montreal
and Chicago.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS:
| "A Il a. m. NIGHT EXPRESS, from Montreal
| via White River junction.
s 90 a. M. LOCAL EXPRESS from White
River Junction.
~ 80 p. M. EXPRESS MAIL, from st. Alban
and all points on Central Division.
1852 p. N. LIMITED EXPRESS, from Mon
treal and Ogdensburg, via White Riv er
7.o5 ?. m. MIXED. from White River Jur c.
tion.
F.W. BALDWIN, Gen. supt.
8. w. CUMMINGS, Gen. Pass. Agent.
SDaily. NDaily except Monday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
Fast Time at Barre

Vermont's new track record for trottine
horse, I'll IA, was broken by John r. Gen.
try Saturday at Barre. The great PAGERS
John e. Gentry and Robert j., brought out a
crowd OF fully 1000 people. The track wa,
IN excellent condition, the weather fine and
the fast PAGERS Went their heats without rails
ing nose. Gentry was the first horse ont
me mile was an unusually even one The
hrst quarter was made in 81 l-2, the half il
oo n me lhree quarters in l.35, and the mile
IN ", the fastest time by four and one-hali
seconds ever credited to horse over a Yer
mont track and within 2 II seconds of the
worlds record for half-mie rings.
~, robert rs mile was altogether different
me KNOCK -kneed PAGER reached the quarter
pole in 30 1-2, whole second slower than
sentry made it, AT the half, which he went
IN i.03, he was two seconds slower but on the
back stretch he made a wonderful burst of
speed, going at 204 clip and reducing the
difference to one second, 1885, for the three
quarters, and finishing the mile easily in OS
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
RUTLAND RAILROAD.

Time Table corrected to July 4, 1897. Trains
Will leave Bellows Falls daily except sun.
day, unless otherwise noted. as follows:
GOING NORTH
. 10 a: m. MIXED for Rutland and interme-
2lO p. m. BOSTON MAIL, for Rutland, Bur.
lington, ST.. Adams, Richford, Montreal;
and Ogdensburg.
3.05 p m. GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER for
Rutland, burlington, st. Adams and Mon
treal, wagner ParlOr Car to st. Adams and
Pullman Sleeping Car st. Adams to Chica-
go without change due at Chicago BIO p. m.
next night.
40 p. m. LOCAL EXPRESS for Rutland,
and intermediate stations.
ii III p. m Night Express daily for Montreal
Ogdensburg, Ottawa and the west. Through
Sleeper for Montreal
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS
2.20 a.. m. Night Express daily from Mon
treal, Ogdensburg and the west.
S.l5 a. IN. LOCAL EXPRESS from Rutland
and intermediate stations.
| 25 p. m. EXPRESS MAIL, from Rutland.
Burlington. st. Adams and intermediate
1852 p. m. GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER from
Montreal, st. Adams, Ogdenburg, Richford
and Rutland.
$50 p. m. MIXED from Rutland and inter-
mediate stations.
Trains run daily except Sunday unless other
wise noted.
E: B: ALDRICH. Gen. Pass Agent,
Z. L.. PIERCE II. A. HODGE,
Gen. Supt. Traffic Manager
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
CLAREMONT.

Mr.. Lawrence, Congregational pastor, is
expected home this week.
An unusually large number attended the
service at the camp ground Sunday.
Mr.. Ressland, violinist of Boston, will re-
main until after the musical
Miss Alice Jackson of Bellows Falls is the
guest OF Mrs. E. l.. Wheeler during the mu-
steal convention.
Festival tickets now on sale, prices 80, 90
and 70 cents at Briggs Drug store, corner OF
Pleasant and Sullivan streets.
Schools viii begin September and several
new schools have started. Miss Amy Nc
Quad will have the second division of gram
N ar in Hunters block.
Rev. Fir. Finnegan was welcomed to his
home after an extended trip in Europe on
Friday last by his people A fine musical
aud reception was rendered at the Opera
House; at the close hispeople presented their
beloved pastor with purse Of 5000.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
The Poetic provinces"

The popularity of ''the Provinces is con
stantly on the increase, and interest in them
on the part of intending tourists is by no
means confined to the east. Indeed, many
people are nowadays jonrneying from the
central and far western portions of the United
States to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island, there to find sweet
rehef from the heat and monotony of the in
terror, as well as to revel in conditions q,
social life, climate and scenery entirely diff
iierent from those they have been accustomed
to-
Even in the case of New Englanders-
thousands of whom make their summer head
quarters in the Maritime Provinces-the
change lR1thesc respects is a marked one "a nd
largely explains the popularity of this IA
vored part of the continent with our own peo-
pie. There is a potent attraction about this
delightfully."- cool, invigorating and romantic
region, especially in that part of it known as
'the land of Evangeline - that invariblv
makes one visit to it the precursor of dozens
more.
August and September are two of the best
months IN which to make trip to the PROV
lnces. The season is trifle later than in
New England, and the rock girt British pos
sessions are then in the height of their eli
matte glory. tour by rail to st. John
varied, perhaps, by side trips up the St. John
river, across the Bay of Fundy to Digbv, the
Annapolis Valley, the "Evangeline' country,
nallfax, and, II possible, to Cape Breton and
Prince Edward 1slaDd-this trip, or any part
OF it, will prove most delightful and instruc-
tive vacation experience 10 any sincere lover
of outdoor life.
The expenditure of twocent hostage
stamp is all that is necessary in order to pos.
sess ones self of any desired information re
speeding these provincial tours, their cost.
duration, etc. The passenger department OF
the Boston and Maine Railroad, Union Sta
ton, Boston, will make PROMPT and full re-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
A County Poor House Scandal.

Two helpless inmates of the Coos county
poor-house at West Stewartstown, who, it
wars alleged, had been shipped to Canada to
be lett there without means of further assist
ance, have been returned to that institution
by the Canadian authorities. 1t is claimed
that this disclosure reveals practice that has
been continued for long time and that many
inmates of the place who have disappeared
mysteriously during recent years have thus
been sent away and all trace of them lost. 1t
Is understood that the Canadian authorities
are greatly agitated over the affair and that
trouble is likely to result.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
Newspaper Burned Out.

The block on Main street, occupied by tbs
foultney journal printing establishment anc
ney was Quilted by fire early Saturday morn
ing. Shortly after O'Clock flames were dis.
covered i'll the back part of the building
Three streams Of water were quickly throw
on the building and it soon seemed as if the
bremen had the blaze under control, but the
names We're discovered coming out of the
roof at the front and soon the whole unne,
part of the building was mass of flames.
The office of the Journal was cleaned ou'
and the clothing store suffered nearly as
much. The loss on the whole block will
probably amount to $4,000, the most of which
is covered by insurance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
SIMON SVILIE.

F. E. Fuller is visiting friends in Weston
N. Il. Hutchinson was at home Sunday
from Chester.
Col. f. j. Pollard and family of Chester
were i'll town Sunday.
j. j. Wooley of Albany, N. Y, was in
town Saturday.
Norris Haseltine returned to his home in
Campello, Mass, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stuart of Londonderry
attended church here last Sabbath.
Two deer were seen north of the vile one
day last week, which were quite tame.
Morris Dimick and wife of West Windsor
recently visited at ID. S. Dimick's.
Mrs. Helen Page and son, of Ludlow were
entertained by Mrs. Moses King, recently.
Mrs. Warren C.. Bailey of the Fullerton,
Chester, is the guest of Mrs. o. ID. Hutchins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Burditt of North
Shrewsbury were guests at Moses King S,
last week.
Miss Stella Micott of Holvoke, Mass, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Mi
colt.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Belden of South Lon
donderry visited her father, G. b. Chase, re-
Gently.
During May the cheese factory paid its
patrons II cents for 100 pounds of milk, and
| in June II 9-l0 cents.
Mr:and Mrs. F. o. Hubbard of Perkins
Vile visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin
| Hubbard, the first of the week.
| Miss Evelyn Hazeltine commenced her
| fourth term of school in Chester, in the
"Simsbury" district, Monday.
Miss Matte Peabody commenced her Sec
ond term of school last Monday in Chester,
in the "Poplar Dungeon" district
| Mrs. Delyra Persons of Norwich and Mrs.
| Louisa Comstock, formerly of South Ac-
| worth, n. H., now stopping with Mrs. Jerry
| Rounds, visited Mrs. G.. S. Leonard, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Charles Forbes, so years of age, who
possesses agility in picking cherries from the
| height of a tree, has recently been an expert
with the needle, having cut and made a
dress for herself
Hon. William Schofield and wife of Bos-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Ridlon of Rut-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. Davis of London
derry, were entertained Saturday by Mrs
\. a. Hutchinson.
| The library books which have been donated
by Henry G. Peabody and friends, and the
| Mcclure library, PittSford, aud Mrs. a. X
Marsh and the First Parish Cambridge
Mass, are classified ready for pernsal
There are more than 80 volumes of these
donated books, and 300 volumes in the two
libraries. Our thanks are again extended t.
the generous donors, and we wish to have all
the interested readers call and view the col.
lection by the best of writers.
Last Sunday night about nine O'Clock, fire
was discovered in ihe harms owned b,
Ernest Smith and his mother. Soon after
the alarm was given IN the community, and
the neighbors fastened To the fire, but it wa
useless; twenty-five tons of hay. six loads Of
oats and ten bushels of potatoes we're con-
sumed, and two barns and three sheds
Within three hours from the time of the dis.
icovery of the fire this property was in ashes
The insurance will not make the loss re.
parable The farm is known as the Stan
naTd farm. We extend our sympathy to
them in their loss, and trust that this mis-.
fortune will not occur again.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have Won tried
the new food drink CO He'd Grain-os IT il de
lielous ana nourishing and takes the place
children the more health y.u distribute
through their systems GrsIin-O is made of
pure grains. and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee INT
costs about l-haf as much. All grocers- sell
1t. 15c and sc.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

from the effects of shooting accident which
occurred Saturday night McDougall, with
two companions, George and Joseph Gabriel,
were hunting eagles on an island in the Mer-
rimack river, when George Gabriel's gun
became accidentally discharged, and the shot
took effect in McDougalfs right leg. He
died from the loss of blood McDougall was
employed as a loom fxer in the Amoskeae
Mills. He was 80 years old, and leaves
widow and one child.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

people only realized just what bad breath
means. Bad breath is one of the symptoms
OF constipation. Some of the other symp-
TOMS are sour stomach, loss of appetite,
sick and bilious headache. dizziness heart
burn and distress after eating. These
things mean indigestion. They lead to
dyspepsia and worse things. They all start
with constipation, and constipation is mex
cusable because it can be cured = cured
easily, quickly and permanently, by the use
OF Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
give to nature just the little help that She
needs There is no case of biliousness,
constipation, indigestion, "heart burn,''
or any OF the rest of the night mare breed
Ing brood, that these little pellets" will
not cure. Sold by all medicine dealers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
EAST ALSTEAD.

Misses l.. w. and A. III. Guild, from Ded-
ham, Mass, are visiting at Mrs. j. C. How
ards.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
While Hunting Eagles.

Frederick McDougall of South Manchester
lied at the Sacred Heart hospital Sunday
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

~~=ss~-a-a
A foul breath is
one of the greatest
afHic, ions that a man
or woman can have.
An afniction not
only to themselves,
but to those with
whom they come in
CON tact. A foul
breath is a dreadful
discourager of affec-
ton. 1t would prob
ably be mere so if
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

Grand Trunk Ry. System.
Through Train Service From Nom
treal To The West.
NO. | EXPRESS
Daily Sunday included. Leave Montreal
sl6 A. NJ, arrive Toronto 500 P. NJ, Detroit
8 AS A. NJ, Port Huron 80 A. NJ, Chicago 200
P. M, Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car, MOntresl
TO chicago via Hamilton, and Pullman Sleep
Ing Car, Toronto to Detroit via Port Huron
NO. 3 EXPRESS
Daily, Sunday included. Leave Montreal
500 P. M, arrive Toronto 100 A. M, Detroit
p NJ, Pullman Sleeping Car, Montreal to To.
ronto.
NO. 5 EXPRESS
One night out to Chicago.
DAILY except Sunday. Leave Montreal
40 M, Port Huron IL rs p. M, Chicago $40
NJ. Pullman Vestibule Sleeping Car, Bos.
ton to Chicago via Hamilton.
California in days.
HS-Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car, Boston to
ENGAGE. leaves Montreal every Friday at
Central Vermont L. II. through trains connect
at Montreal with Grand Trunk Ry. system
trains for the West. Through tickets
Tor the West can be obtained at all
central Vermont r. Il. stations and baggage
checked to destination via Montreal and the
Strand Trunk by. Sys. For further informa-
T. WYNNE, T. P. A. G. T. Ry. System.
260 Washington St.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09

Charles de Kay, consul general to
Berlin, writes of Vendland in The Cen
fury under title of can Inland Venice -
Concerning the strange myths of the
Venda, Mr. de Kay says: The water
nixy is dangerous to young women who
wade into ponds to cut reeds for thatch.
The sandman has his female counter
part. When boy mods, it is Hermann
that has come; when girl gets sleepy
over her spinning, it is Dremotka.
Reapers who fail to rest for an hour at
midday are in danger Of a ragged fe-
male demon called Pshespolniza She
comes with a sickle bound to pole and
cuts off their heads. She seems to have
been sunstroke personified, but is now,
like Serpowniza, only a bugbear used to
brighten children away from growing
crops.
Here in the Spreewald exist many of
the superstitions common to Ireland and
Scotland-the changeling, the whirl-
wind, will O. the wisp, kobold, lepre-
chawn and good little people generally.
Here are the crafty spirit Of the lake and
the demon that springs ON mems shout
ders at night. Here especially is the
banshee. Indeed no less family than
the Hohenzollerns have a private and
particular white lady who appears in
the unsentimental vicinage of the
schloss, in the heart of Berlin, and walls
round the battlements when death is
to occur in the family. Connection be-
tween the British islands and the lands
drained by the Elbe and the Fistula has
been constantly renewed by migration
and conquest. In remote periods the
race seems to have been alike in both
countries
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09
DISAPPEARING GATES.
Grade Crossing Protection without Any
Unsightly Features.

Grade Crossing Protection without Any
Unsightly Features.
A disappearing gate for railroad cross
ings has been recently patented by Fred
erick Nichols of Lynn, Mass. The many
advantages of such gate will be readily
understood Its construction is very
simple, there being no cogs or gears. II
is made of sliding and jointing bars and
angle irons and can be constructed with
out great expense.
A trench about four feet deep is dug
on each side Of the tracks across the
street. The earth sides of this trench
are supported by plates Of boiler iron,
instead of expensive masonry, bolted
to q shaped iron castings. To these
castings is fastened the lower and sta
tionary part of the gate The slit OF
opening through which the gate comes
up is, of course, protected from dirt,
etc, by the top rail of the gate when it
is down and when public travel is pass
ing over it. When the gate is up, the
opening or slit is protected, as public
travel over it is stopped. The bottom of
the trench is of gravel or concrete, and
it is graded toward one end to allow
water which does not soak up to run off
into sewer or blind drain.
At the side of this opening, on the
street level, are cast iron plates covering
manholes, which allow man to go the
entire length Of trench to oil or adjust
any of the movable working parts.
The gate is counterbalanced with
weights, and friction is reduced to a
minimum, thus making its operations
easy. A bell signal is sounded before
the gates are raised. At night incandes-
cent lamps are lighted by contact being
automatically made as the gates are
raised. Lanterns are used where cleo
tricity is not available.
The gates are quick and easy in ac-
ton, can be operated by one man, where
it often requires two by present meth
DDS. They can be operated from switch
Or signal tower in many instances. They
will not interfere with trolley wires or
electric car tracks. The gates are raised
and lowered by the simple movement of
a lever on which is a latch, securing
the gate in any position. philadelphia
Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09

mother put in with, And we haven't
had any coffee in a year, only when we
went visiting"
Then she poured out the coffee and
lifted the cover of the sugar bowl, ask
ing as she did So ''How many spoon
fuls, Jimmy"
Then she struck something that was
not sugar. She picked up the bowl and
peered into it. "Aha, Master Jimmy,
playing your old tricks on your mann
my, eh? Well, boys will be boys"
Then she gasped for breath. She saw
it was money. She looked at me and
then at father; then with trembling
fingers drew out the great roll of bills.
Ha, ha, hal can see father now, as
he stood there ON tiptoe, with his knife
in one hand, his fork in the other, and
his eyes fairly bullying out of his head
But it was too much for mother. She
raised her eyes slowly to heaven and
said, ''Put your trust in the Lord, for
he will provide
Then she tainted away Well, John,
there is not much more to tell We
threw water in her face and brought her
to. Then we demolished that dinner,
mother all the time saying: "My boy
JIMMY My boy Jimmyp'
I staid month. fixed up the place,
paid off all the debts, had good time
and came back to New York | am go
ing to send $50 home every week. I tell
you, John, it is mighty nice to have a
home
John was looking steadily at the head
of his cane. When he spoke, he took
Jim by the hand and said; "Jim, old
friend, what you have told me has af-
fected me greatly Haven't heard from
my home away up in Maine for ten
years. I am going home tomorrow. -
Lulu Michel in st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09
KossuTH AS AN ORATOR.
Imposing In Appearance and the Finest
Speaker of His Time.

Imposing In Appearance and the Finest
Speaker of His Time.
I'm appearance Kossuth was taller
than Americans had been led to sup
pose. His face had an expression of PEN
etrating intellect, writes Parke God
win, recalling the American visit in
1851 of the great Hungarian patriot
in a paper of the "Great Personal
Events" series in The Ladies' Home
Journal "It was long, the forehead
broad, but not excessively high, though
slight badness made it seem SO, and
the chin narrow, but square in its
form. His hair was thin in front and
dark brown, as was his beard, which
was quite long, but not very thick, and
arranged with neatness and taste. His
mustache was heavy and rather long.
His eyes were very large and of light
blue. His complexion was pale. As
speaker his manner was at once incom-
parably dignifed and graceful His
posture and appearance in repOse were
imposing, not only from their essential
grace and dignity, but from a sense of
power they impressed upon the beholder.
HE spoke as if with little preparation
and with that peculiar freshness which
belongs to extemporaneods speaking,
and the wonderful compactness and art
of his argument were not felt until you
reflected upon it afterward. He gesticu-
lated freely, equally well with both
arms. Nothing could be more beautiful
in its way than was the sweep of his
right hand, as it was raised to heaven
when he spoke Of the Deity; nothing
sweeter than the smile which at times
mantled his face. Beyond doubt he
was the greatest of orators then living.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09
..Hard Bread" Rarely Sent Back.

''Now, if the baker sends us loaf of
stale bread, !" said the old soldier, eve
send it back. But, dear me, we didn t
often do anything of that sort in the
army. We didn't get very much soft
bread anyway-that is, regular bread.
What we had mostly was hard bread,
sometimes called hard tack-a kind Of
cracker, like soda cracker in shape, and
not unlike it i'll appearance, but thicker
And hard bread of good quality and not
more than month old wasn't bad In
fact, it was very good. 1t was only
when we got some that was very old,
and that had foreign creatures boring
in it, so that you had to knock it against
something before eating it, that anybody
growled, and even then we rarely sent
it back. Sometimes if it was very bad
the regimental quartermaster would
send back the whole lot and draw new
if he could But oftener we kept it, and
you could throw it away if you wanted
to, but that was all
''Sti1l, our outdoor life was conducive
to good appetites, and after all one could
have a poorer breakfast than moldy,
hard bread and coffee. For instance,
nothing New York Sun.