Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-28
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JULY %, 1897.
Vermont News.

The school directors of St. Johnsbmry hay
elected Herbert j. Jones of Binghampton
N. r., as superintendent of schools. Ill
assumes the position August l.
The town of Cambridge in Lamoille count,
lost over 40 bridges and culverts by III,
freshet OF two weeks ago. Damage to high
ways is estimated at $4,000 more, beside
serious damages to crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Bingham of Benning
ton started Friday afternoon to drive across
the mountain to the Forest and Stream clul
at Wilmington. When going up the noun
tain in WoOdford lightning struck the polt
OF the carriage splintering it to fragment.
and killing one horse. The occupants of the
carriage We're not injured.
The difficulties between the city govern
| ment and the fire department of st. Adams
w atn a rev weeks ago resulted in the resig.
nation OF Chief Leslie and every member Of
the department., was amicably adjusted at o
joint meeting last Saturday evening, and the
old fire department will still still serve the
city.
During the closing hours of Congress Satur.
day Congressman H. II. Powers was an
nounced as the chairman of the Pacific Roads
committee and VIM. w. Grout chairman OF
the committee on Expenditures in the War
Department. Both of these are important
positions and show the estimation of Ver-
mont congressman in the mind of Speaker
Reed.
The railroads entering Vermont from Can
ada have during the past two months been
having boom in freighting, bringing lum-
per INTO the United States in anticipation of
the new tariff. There never has been so
great an amount imported in the same length
OF time. From the same cause Swanton is
having an extensive new industry established
that of a kinding wood factory which comes
this side of the line with a large business
That has heretofore been cheaper TO keen on
Canadian soil.
The question OF principal of the Randolph
high school was settled last week nv the
election to that position of Martin S. villas Of
Wlnooskl. He is a graduate of Vermont
University "a. Since then he has taught in
various schools of the state and upon the
death OF Prof Blanped of the MONTPELIER
high school last year he was chosen to fiji out
the year, Randolph had just SO applications
Montpelier there were l0l applications.
The Vermont Lawn Tennis associations
championship tournament will be held on
the grounds of the Mount Anthony club at
bennington Center, commencing August 10.
L ne events will be championship singles, for
which cup will be offered, the winner of
this year to play George Worthington, pres
ent state champion. and mems doubles. The
tournament will be held under the auspices
Of the United States National Lawn Tennis
association.
The tributaries of the Passumpsic river in
vermont have been stocked with over 200 900
OF the Columbia river salmon which have
been Matched at the government hatchery at
St. Johnshury. The fish varied from two to
three inches in length. 1t is believed that
most of the fish will find their way to the
ocean and come up the Connecticut river.
Five million salmon will be distributed
through the rivers of the Atlantic seaboard
this summer
Last week in st. Adams a general raid was
made by the high sheriff and his assistants
upon all places where liquor was supposed to
De sold, particularly the hotels. pr Gu iarity
was that whereas open bars were in full blast
turing the forenoon, the raid made between
and in the evening resulted in finding no
liquor except in one hotel ard that claimed
10 be ''Two per cent" Inquiry made of the
MOTEL proprietors developed the fact that at 4
!, clock parties went around to each and
Notified them of what was coming. Apropos
,f this is the statement of the local paper that
,he proprietor of the Weldon house recently
'urned would rebuild '.if he could be assured
he prohibitory law would not interfere with
us business" From appearances there is no |
LANCER on that account.