Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-29
THE TIMES
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1897.
Vermont News.

| The Vermont delegation in congress will
recommend William A, Lord Of Montpelie
Tor national bank examiner for Vermont
MIR. Lord was speaker of the house of renre
seh'ntVes last season and was candidat,
io' u'str'et attorney, but was defeated by j
l. Martin of Brattleboro.
mares d Forbes of st, Adams has bee,
| appointed emigrant Inspector in the place q
L, Z. Dodge of Darlington, who has Tenders,
ms resignation. Col, Forbes will assume III,
ONCE IN October. Mr. Forbes has hereafter,
acted as Chinese inspector and his place will
now be vacant. Several names are alread,
| mentioned IN connection with This office bu
| time. ' S"'''
The Bri,tol Manufacturing companv is d.,
| ing good business this year and expect +,
make iair increase over last years record
ms company began ON small scale about
twenty years ago, now the compan,
employs over 100 people and can furnish any.
thlng IN the undertaking line Next season
. .he company intends putting up a three-story
puiidlng with attic and basement. which viii
enable it to keep up with the increasing de.
maud for goods, -,
The story of woman's THRILLING fiobt w in q
burglar comes from Bennington. The bouse
OF MRS. George Warren was broken into about
clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Warren
was awakened by hearing some one in the
rover part OF the house, Her daughter went
down and recognized the party as a tramn
that had been working in the neighborhood
ior some time. She tackled him and finally
got HIM out of doors. She scratched his face
so badly that blood ran freely, and in the
morning found pieces of his skin under her
niger nails. Before officers could be pro-
cured the tramp had disappeared.
The Barre Quarry Co. has been quietly at
work making leases for quarries on The hill
and while people have been thinking and
talking that the combine would not be sue
cessiu', the members of the company have
been hard at work. Saturday morning it was
reported that 9. K. Tayntor & Co. had finally
conseht ss 10 lease their quarry to the com
pany, me boutwell quarry has not been
soio' Out u is SAID responsible parties have an
option on it and if they get possession will
lease II 10 the combine. In that case all the
outstanding quarries will be brought into the
combine and there will be but one COMPANY
DONG quarrying business on the hill.
Aeronaut James X. Allen of Providence.
H. J., mad thrilling experience on Septem.
pe, 10; Wheh ne made an ascension at the St
Johhsbufy ialr. Mr.. Allen started mn at
about clock accompanied by his daughter
After ascending for about a mile they came
down to earth and his daughter alipbted and
team was engaged to take her back to ST
Johnsbury. Mr.. Allen then assembled alone
ana before he had reached "a very high alti-
t Nv d s.rong upper current began to carry
une oalioon eastward at a high rate of speed
he clouds were so thick around the ba1lnon
mat Mr.; Allen could see nothing and when
they at last cleared away, the White NOM
Jams were IN full view. AT this point tbe
WIND abafed and the aeronaut made enara-
IONS 70 aiiSht' put the anchor, which caught
IN a large tree, held for short time onIv and
the balloon and its occupant were soon row.
east even faster than before. The balloon
passed over the White Mountains and over