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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
PERSONALS.

Rev. FIR. Cunningham of Brattleboro
was in town Thursday.
M. j. Granfeld was in Waterbury over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Atherton of Rutr
land visited here this week.
George A. Dow has weeks vacation
from his duties as express messenger and
G. H.sDedrick is supplying for him.
J H. Blokley was in Burlington yester-
day.
Mrs. E. A. Norwood left for Florids
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Damon of Fitch
burg visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Perley
over Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Thompson Of Chester is
visiting her son, w. H. Thompson, of this
place.
Mrs. Farwell of Westminster, who will
be remembered as an old resident of this
place, is spending few days in town with
Mrs. John Pearsons.
Mrs. Lewis L. Allbee returned Saturday
from few days stay in Boston.
David Savage, Miss Mary Savage, Mrs.
Maurice Lawlor, Mrs. Joseph McGreen,
of this place, and Patrick Harty of Sax
tons River went to Providence, R. l.,
Wednesday to attend the funeral of Viii
liam Fitzgibbons OF that city.
D. j. Simser left for points unknown in
Canada Thursday night, SO it is said.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
Next Tuesdays Road Race.

A great deal of interest is manifested in
the road race set for next Tuesday. 1t
will begin at II A. NJ, and cover ~ miles,
the course being over Green, School and
Atkinson streets and Morgan Park. About
$40 in prizes is offered. The race is open
to all and there are already large num-
Der of entries. The following are the off
GERS of the race: Handicappers, J. H.
Blakley, Guy Capron, Everett Howard
starter, George A. Brace judges, DR.. j.
S. Hill, J. H. Blakley, G. T. Sherwin
time keepers, Mr.. Barnard, F. c. Lewis.
The following prizes have been secured
and two others are expected: LIST prize,
S12 suit of clothes given by H. S. Gray,
F. G.. Pierce, J. j. Fen,on and j. H
Blakley; I'd prize, S. overcoat; Sd prize,
SIS pair shoes, given by Keefe, Durham,
Maynard and Richardson 4thprize, watch
chain, given by M. D. jackson; 9th prize,
razor given by Norwood & Field; 9Th
prize, umbrella given by G. R. Wales
9TH prize, scarf pin, given by H. M. ANA.
don; sth prize, saddle, given by L. G.. &
G. E. Howard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30

The Junior Auxiliary Of Immanuel
church was delightfully."- entertained Tues
day evening by Mrs. W. A. Hall at her
home on Westminster street. During the
past summer the members Of the auxiliary
have been engaged in divers business pur-
suits for the purpose Of amassing the sum
Of one dollar, and this evening assembled
to present the fruit of their toll and
rehearse in rhythmic measure the story OF
their various experiences, which the trials
and tribulations endured made worthy Of
the title Of heroic verse. Refreshments
were served, and the remainder OF very
pleasant evening was spent in games
The proceeds of the summers work
amount to about $50, which the young
ladies will devote to missionary projects.
The lecture course opened last evening
with highly pleasing entertainment
There was large and appreciative audi
ence and all were we'll pleased. The
Mozart Symphony club is rare combina-
ton of talent capable of making the sweet
est and best in music enjoyed and appre
ciated by the popular audience.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
A Misleading Sign.

Whenever the elder Sothern arrived
at town, one of his first means of
diversion was to stroll about the streets
and have fun with the natives.
He was in Chicago during it's early
days, and one day he saw sign over an
undertaker's establishment which read,
Everything furnished for first class
funerals.
Going inside, he inquired:
"Do you furnish everything for fu-
nerals?''
''Yes, sir, - replied the clerk.
Then want a casket."
He described the kind, and the order
was recorded.
"Do you want carriages?"
Eyes; have five carriages ready"
eyes, sir. Anything else?"
"Three dozen chairs"
Anything else?"
lyon might have hearse ready"
SIS that alp"
"Why, no; you couldn't have fu-
neral with only carriages, hearse and
casket. Now would like to look at tho
corpse.
''Like to look at the corpse? don't
understand.
81 want to see what kind of a corpse
you can furnish and know what the
price will be. -
The clerk was amazed.
"You advertise to furnish everything
for funeral, don't your" said Sothern.
well. you can't have funeral with
out corpse"
The sign had been altered when
Sothern passed the following day.
Chicago Journal.
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Commissioners Notice.

We the subscribers, being duly appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District
OF Westminster, Commissioners to receive,
examine and adjust all claims and demands
of all persons against the estate of Charles H.
Church, late of Westminster in said district,
deceased, and also all claims and de-
mands exhibited in offset thereto; and six
months from the 18th day of October last,
being allowed by said Court for that purpose,
we do therefore hereby give notice, that
we Will attend to the business of our said
appointment at the Westmin ter R. R. station
in Westminster in said district on the Goth
day OF November, 1897, and 18th day of April.
1898, next. from two O'Clock until four o'clock
P. NJ, on each of said days.
4 4hER !, T. ks WOOD, Commissioners.
w. Church. Admir-.
Westminster. Vt. Oct. %. A. D. 1897
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II Tasted Good stu.

Some lively college girl, no doubt
from the sunny south, relates in The
Wellesley Magazine novel variation
upon the theme, long popular with the
funny man. of the newspapers, es-
pecially at Thanksgiving time, of the
little boy who wants to eat more than
he can. Little Sammy, on the porch of
| the great house Of the neighborhood,
had just inquired insinuatingly, Didn't
de white folks have ice cream fo' din
nah, Miss Kate?"
This small negro reminder of happy
TO de wah days. had never pleaded
with me in vain for goodies, proceeds
the narrator. Very soon he had eaten
full saucer Of cream, which had given
him, and with the spoon poised on
sticky forefnger was looking at me
with eyes that begged for more, and he
got it, even to the third saucer.
watched him till fell to dreaming
again, and my eyes sought the river.
Only the clink of the spoon against the
saucer and a satisfied sigh now and
then broke the stiffness of the southern
summer day. Presently all was quiet,
and looked round to find the happy
Sammy with the most disconsolate ex-
preston on his face, his head turned
little on one side and his eye fixed
gloomily on about quarter of spoon
full of cream.
''What is it, Sammy? Isn't it good?"
"Yas'm,' in sad tone.
"Then why don't you eat it? Have
you got enough?'
He looked at me as he Strengthened
up and unbuttoned the little worn jack
ct. "Yas'm," he sighed, "got 'nough
ev'y whar 'cept my mouf."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
George Richards and Eugene Garfield In
"My Boys"


The we'll known and popular comedians.
who have been the features OF Charles
Hoyt's various plays during the past nine
years and who will especially be remem-
bered for their delightful portrayal of
Mink" and "Bingo Jones" in "a Tenn
perance Town" will be seen at Bellows
Falls opera house, Thursday, November 4 /.
when they will present their new comedy
"My Boys" They will be aided by an
excellent company of well known and cap
able players. "My Boy" abounds in
bright lines. funny situations, charming
music and refined specialties. An ex-
change of recent date says: The entire
piece is so admirably worked out, and
everything is made to fit in so well and so
smoothly, it is a regular triumph in the
line of musical comedy. George Richards
is remarkably fine in his role as Squire
Silas Plummer'. His acting is perfectly
natural and though little exaggeration
might be considered excusable in a play OF
this kind, he never exaggerates, making
up in &. nuine talent what many actors in
high standing do by boisterous horse plav
Eugene Garfield, whose funny personality
and quaint humor has for years made him
one of the most popular of Mr.. Hoyt's
comedians, has never been seen to better
advantage than in the character of sam
Plummer', the fool of the family. The
part gives him ample opportunity for the
display Of a number of clever specialties.
and those quaint talents that made him
such an enviable reputation in A Tenn
perance Town and "A Midnight Bell.'n
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30

They aCOuld pass by 1Dhen they sd1C 1t aCds
Jondh's boat.
to be there. Besides that, the 46, 900
school children of San Francisco all
wanted to plant trees on that particular
island on that particular day. So you
see clearly that every boat in and about
the bay of San Francisco was crowded
into the service and loaded to the
guards.
But poor old Jonah and his big old
whaleboat were left to the very last. He
had painted her up-painted her red
and white and blue. He had set row
of little cent flags along either gun
vale and a big flag at bow and stern to
give a gay appearance to his boat and
attract attention, but for all that people
would pass by when they saw that it
was Jonah's boat.
The sun was high and hot, and You
could see thousands and thousands of
children in red and white and blue
clambering up the stony steep of the
island away out in the middle of the
bay before the old man Jonah could find
a customer.
And then suddenly there came
crowd-a crowd that had missed the
last boat by the least part of minute
"a crowd of strangers-strangers TO
one another mostly. They had come
down from the country on the cars by
twos and threes and tours, and when
the plank of the last boat was pulled
in this little band of young folks from
the country melted in together and
wandered along the shore till they
found Jonah.
They tumbled into his boat with a
shout They were SO glad. Nearly every
one had a brother. sister. cousin or
something Of that sort along. True,
there were two or three young men
Who did not have their own sisters,
put they had some other young mems
sisters and so did not complain. There
was one pale and plain little girl who
seemed quite alone. She was very plain
IL clad too. Her dress was black. And
there was blond young man, who was
all alone The pale little girl looked up
10 him and seemed to like him. But be
was clearly in love with himself, and
did not very graciously accept the seat
which Jonah assigned him by the side
of the solitary little girl in black. But,
still, Everybody else was happy, he,
too, must make merry, and as the great
boat, with its f1uttering flags and living
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
woman's Baptist Home Missionary Society

A very interesting meeting was held in
the Baptist church Thursday evening,
when Mrs. M. G. Reynolds of Boston, cor
responding secretary Of the Woman's
American Baptist Home Missionary socie-
ty, met the state vice president and direc-
tors OF the society for public session.
The praise service was led by the state
vice president, Mrs. G. H. Stafford Of Fair
fax. The scripture reading was by Mrs.
A. r. Robinson of Bellows Falls and
prayer was offered by Mrs. E. w. Parsons
of Bellows Falls. or SRI.
The choir furnished very excellent music
and the following practical and helpful
papers were read BY the state directors
present: acEn
"What is the duty Of the church in rela-
ton to missionary work." Mrs. l.. A!
Ballou of Chester.
"How to meet objections to missionary
work." Mrs. A. l.. Wadsworth of New
port.
"How can we make our missionary
meetings Interestingly" Mrs. j. G. Hindes
Of Vergennes.
"What is the effect when the heart is
reached by the Holy Spirit in the interests
of missions?" Miss Ella E. Mills of Pitts
ford.
At the conclusion of the above program,
Mrs. Reynolds was introduced and pro-
ceeded to give her hearers glimpse Of the
missionary field of North America, extend
ing from Alaska to the gulf coast. She
was an extremely entertaining speaker and
wildly described from personal observa-
ton the work among the Chinese in this
country, the wild and civilized tribes Of
Indians in the west and the colored people
Of the south, setting forth also the condi-
ton of spiritual ignorance and degradation
in the territory Of Alaska and the mission
airy labors already commenced there.
Friday morning, Mrs. Reynolds met the
vice president and directors at the Baptist
parsonage for a private conference, con-
corning plans for more aggressive work in
the missionary field the coming year.
Beside those previously mentioned there
was also present of the directors, Mrs. l..
w. Hawley Of Brattleboro.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
WHAT IS RHEUMAT ISM :?
More Prevalent than for
Many Years.
Sudden Changes of Tempera-
ture an Immediate Cause.
Dartmouth Professor Finds
an Unfailing Cure for
the Ailment.

Rheumatism is more prevalent than for
many years.
When this disease fastens on an individ-
ual he generally knows what is the trouble.
The Inflammation, soreness, and pain, in
combination with chills, coated tongue,
loss of appetite and swelling of the Joints,
tell plainly that this is rheumatism.
To quote the Medical World, 1.-the
patient becomes pitful object of suffer-
ing, helpless and incapable OF movement;
and possibly an eventual martyr to
chronic state of the disease, which will
shatter his usefulness, though it spares biz
life. Perhaps, though, the heart and its
belongings are fatally involved, as not
infrequently happens"
But what is rheumatism? 49,
Physicians opinions vary. Some say
one thing, and some another. Yet all
agree that poison gets into the system,
and rheumatism results.
The immediate causes are cold and
moisture, and sudden changes of tempera-
ture, acting upon those who are weak or
specially disposed to the disease. 1t
should be regarded as warning. indica-
ton of low state of health, and the first
twinge of pain or stiffness of the muscles
ought to be carefully placed under treat
ment.
Rheumatism can be relieved by Paine's
celery compound, a purely vegetable
extract whose efficacy in rheumatism was
discovered by Prot. Phelps of Dartmouth.
This compound strengthens the system,
restores vigorous nerve power, and regu-
ates the circulation, thus driving out the
rheumatic poison.
The best proof Of its value is the good
it has done. Though known for a COM
paratively short time, there probably is
not city or town in this state, where it
has not effected cure. That it is all that
is claimed for it, is being daily demon
strated. Many have thrown away their
crutches, and now walk briskly and erect,
without pain or suffering, solely through
the use of this celery compound.
All lovers of the good of humanity will
rejoice that at last there is positive and
reliable way to cure rheumatism and relieve
suffering.
| What reason then has one for suffering
with rheumatism or neuralgia, or allowing
friend to limp with pain?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
THE END.

Uncle Russell Sage has just been
Beaten in lawsuit, in which a woman
and 160-acre homestead farm were
concerned. The woman stays because
she proved she had complied with the
law even to blowing furrow all
around her farm. And there is another
furrow in Mr.. Sage's cheek now. =
At Mooresville, Ind, carpenter
working on an old building once used
as the post Office found seventy-six let
.ters and postal cards that had been
dropped down under tie letter box and
had failed to reach their destination.
Most of them bore dates of 1874, 1875
and 1876, and some as far back as 1871.
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THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, OCT. 80, 1897.
BUSINESS NOTICES.

BUSINESS NOTICES.
# A good tenement to rent Inquire OF
Mrs. W. G.. Blake, South street.
4 Chestnuts wanted Frank Massucco
Dominique Block.
ITO RENr-Large from parlor, fur
nished or unturnished and other rooms
steam heated, bath, table board. Mrs. s
F. Perry, % Henry street.
ITO RENT = Single six-room cottage
house, electric lights. Apply to John
Brown. North Walpole, N. H., Charles
town road.
Wedding cards and invitations printed
in nice manner and on short notice at the
TIMES Job Department.
TLetter heads and envelopes and all
kinds of commercial printing can be had at
the TIMES Job Department.
til. G. Chandler will have another
class in dancing in Union hall commencing
Thursday, November 4, at p. NJ; terms
s. per couple, 81 80 the first night, and
$3.50 the seventh night.
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Bellows Falls Locals.

Water from the entire village will be
shut off next Tuesday, November 2, at
o'clock A. M.
Rev. C. R. B. Dodge of the Baptist
church and Rev. F. G.. Boughton Of Sax
tons River exchange pulpits tomorrow.
Three books, valuable to ladies', can be
obtained by merely sending to Wells,
Richardson & Co., Burlington, VT, the
coupon in their advertisement which ap-
pears in this issue of the TIMES The
books are: Fancy Work and Art Deco
rations" by Mrs Nella Daggett, giving
practical instructions for making doilies,
table covers, scarfs, etc.. Nursery
Rhymes" and Successful Home Dyeing y
The teachers of the graded school will
meet at the high school building at 80
Monday evening, when Principal Craw-
ford will deliver an address on the Har-
ward Summer school and Miss Alice Das-
comb will read an article on the Dewey ex-
perimental school.
Capt. Walter Taylor has been in the
village since last Wednesday renewing old
acquaintance and making many pleasant
calls, among them being visit to the
TIMES office. In the course of converse
ton the captain expressed the opinion that
be had shaken hands with one president
whom no other man in town possibly had
ever seen. The president was Andrew
jackson, who made visit to Concord, N.
H., in 1888; Capt. Taylor went over from
Keene with military escort OF 100. 1t
was in that same year too that the Boston
Journal was established. He also said
that the town OF Chester furnished the
colonel, Col. Bailey, for the musters Of
1889 and 1910 held in Grafton and at La
Grange, now Bartonsyille. He saysthat
many of the old residents of Bartonsville
do not know that their village was ever
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
The Foresters' Bazaar,

The Foresters is strong local order,
and the bazaar it is now holding promises to
be great success. The opening night
was Thursday and Union hall was well
filled. "Fun in the Studio" an original
sketch by c. w. Henry of Saxtons River,
was the attraction. The cast of characters
was as follows Jeems johnson, the white
wash brush artist, C. w. Henry Prof.
Polette, Tracy Leonard Barty Shanna-
han. S. H. Tyrrell Sam Willyouette,
James Tyrrell; Hans Gugginheimer, j. E.
Byrne. The entertainment afforded lots
of fun and the artist work of Mr.. Henry
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-30
ness this time, but seemed to rather

ness this time, but seemed to rather
like IL, She drew him back closer to-
her. after he had disposed Of his vanity
and his bile together, and his comely
head gradually settled over on to her
little black and bony shoulder.
Poor, dear young mani It's the
cigarettes. Help hold his poor head,
please" This is what the little girl in
black whispered back over her shoulder
to another quiet little girl who sat close
by. And SO the two together held the
wilted blond head between them.
Firm as the rocks that lock the walls
of the Golden Gate was old Jonah all
this time. The sun was setting low and
fast. Full and large and luminous as
world Of flame lay the sun on a sea of
blood for second only, and then it
was night on the surging, heaving bosom
of the sea of seas.
Bear in mind that it was thousands
of miles from the spot where Balboa
and Cortes first saw this great ocean
and named it ''thes Pacific" but it is
not pacific here. 1t is roaring lion. 1t
is terrible ocean for an open boat.
from here even to Alaska
The stars came as the sun went out,
as often happens in this life of change
and eventsS and it was not dark, but it
was cold-oh, SO cold! You see, the
winds blow down from Alaska with
great force all the season here, and out
in the open ocean here you should be
clad in furs. Indeed, often see ladies
wearing sealskin cloaks in San Fran
cisco all through July and August.
The girls that lay crouched in the
boat were but thinly clad. They were
wet and crying with pain from the cold
The boys were no better. In fact, they
shivered harder and made good deal
more complaint than the girls. The big
blond one, however, had managed to
get in between the two quiet little girls
before spoken of and was comparatively
dry and comfortable, but the two little
girls were SO wet and were shivering sc
badly that old Jonah began to fear fol
their lives. More than once he lifted
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SIS your father anybody?" asked Jonah.
his head and glanced sharply back over
his shoulder to see if by some chance
the party Oh his boat had not been miss
ed and their friends or the government
sent steamer in search, but no sign Of
help.
At last in despair he gasped out: "Do
any of you folk have friends? mean,
do any of you amount to anything?'
They did not seem to quite under
stand, and after painful silence and
feeling that he had not put the PROPOSE
ton quite as mildly as he might he
again began, after once more glancing
back toward the Golden Gate: 81 mean,
is your father anybody-anybody in
particular, mean, miss?'' rvs
The old man spoke with effort and
desperation. The cold was piercing his
old bones to the marrow, and he knew
he could not hold the oars or steady the
boat much longer.
The eldest girl, the only one who
could hold up her head as he spoke,
only looked at him blankly and then
said "No' in husky whisper. Then
| all was still for a long time, and you
could only hear the rattle of the heavy
salt water on the side of the great boat
us she slid up and down the deep hol-
lows of the ocean.
boy! Big blond boy over there! Is
your father anybody? Who is your
father, say? And where is hep
Yes, yes" gasped the blond head
from between the girls, without rising
up, Eyes, my father is great man. He
is sheriff of Stanislaus -
"Well, let him stay in Stanislaus,
muttered the old man between his chat
tering old teeth. q
He again glanced back over his
shoulder, lighthouses and stars, stars
wall of white beyond. But that was all.
MY little girl, my quiet little girl
in black, where is your father"
The old mans voice was quite broken
now. 1t trembled so that he could hard
ly speak. His left hand had slipped
from the oar The rowlock ratified
heavily, but the hand lay helpless.
little girl, where is your father?'
ne gasped again.
Her two little brown hands clasped
together clumsily, hardly able to hold
together from the cold and wet, but
holding them, SO she raised her pitiful
face to heaven. Her chin quivered and
her lips trembled, but she could not
speak.
The old man understood. With his
one remaining hand he lifted his hat
and laid it reverently down as he said
in a whisper SO soft and low that may
be only He heard it:
"Then we must look there for help"
And long time he looked steadily
upward, and the trembling lips and the
quivering little chin were lifted also.
The two rowlocks ratified and rasped
and rasped and ratified. The boat was
her own master now. She had turned
about. Her bow was to the Golden
Gate. The tide had turned.
1t is strange that some one on some
one of the many ships had not seen this
party and its peril, strange that some
watcher from some one of the light
houses had not seen this lone craft in
its peril, but it is fact that this boat
passed out of the Golden Gate, spent
much of the night in the open ocean
and was finally borne back with all its
precious cargo saved and with no other
help than the help of him to whom all
will cry out for help at least once this
side the river of rest.
THE END.