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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Gala Week at Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke's great exhibition will be held
August Both to September 4th inclusive, and
an exhibition it will be.
There will be as usual departments devoted
TO art, agriculture, science and manufacture,
while the ladies will have space in which to
exhibit their skill and ability.
There will be lively competition in the live
stock department, for high-bred animals in
large numbers are already entered.
1t had always been the policy of the associ-
alton to create lively interest and rivalry in
the poultry department, and continuing in
this line, premiums amounting to a very
large sum have been arranged for
In the department devoted to the dairy will
be found everything pertaining tn the manu-
facture and handling of milk products, while
the products themselves will be arranged to
show them off to the best advantage.
Horticulture is, of course, the branch in
which most visitors are interested, and their
expectations will not he pened, for a
more general or large exhibit has never been
brought together in this region.
The improved methods and implements
used in farming come under the industrial
department, and it is useless to say that every
known contrivance beneficial to the farmer
will be on show.
The allotment of prizes and space to the
children, the ladies and fine arts. is large and
much interest has been made manifest.
For the amusement OF the throngs. varied
program has been gotten up, including racing
Of all kinds, concerts and the usual attrac-
tions attendant upon fairs
The Boston & Maine railroad will sell
reduced rate tickets from many points to
Sherbrooke, which will include admission to
the fair grounds. Inquire of ticket agents
for rates and information.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Because a grocer can
make more profit on a cheap
soap is no reason why you
should buy it. Don't be
fooled; get Welcome It
is cheapest in the end.

Mr.. Cooley all the characteristics Of an
angel. The girl, IA years old, was kept
as prisoner in the college of La Estella.
Judging from the looks Of the picture La
Estella must resemble Coney Island. He
further said that he was secretary under
Gen. Campos and the coming Of Gen.
Weyler put him in fix. He soon left for
London with his $4,000, and shortly
after reaching there learned that his wife
had died, and he returned to help his
daughter, leaving his money in a London
bank. He was captured and put in
prison. He begged that the matter be
kept secret. On the first of July dccu-
nent was received from the alleged chap
lain to the effect that Alfredo Diaz had
died June %.
There came in turn letter from the
ei,l and the will, written in Spanish and
ornamented with number Of seals. The
chaplain mildly asked for the remittance Of
$547 by cable. If this sum be not sent
within 81 DAYS the trunks and other goods
would be sold at auction and the chance o.
getting the documents FIR obtaining this
fortune be lost forever. At the present
outlook Mr.. Cooley is Gin" to the extent
Of an interesting collection of epistles anG
the swindlers have not found in him the
easy fruit that recent New York state mer
have proved to be. The entire fsmily
have taken the matter as good joke and
have enjoyed the letters immensely
Springfield Republican.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Vermont Academy News.

Prof. Homer G. Bristol, who resigned
the principalship Of Vermont Academy
last spring, has recently been elected
Of one of the large grammar
schools Of the city Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
This is position that Prof. Bristo! es-
pecially desired, refusing several other
offers in the hope Of getting in. The
many friends Of himself aud family will re-
joice with him that he has succeeded in OBJ
tanning position so satisfactory to him
self, and for which his talents and expert
ence as teacher so well qualify him.
The prospects are that Vermont Acad-
envy will have an unusually large attend
ance this fall. The buildings have all beer
renovated under the direction Of DR.. Ell
lery, the new principal. The friends O
the Academy seemed to feel that while a
high standard of instruction had been
maintained, the institution had lost many
pupils during the last few years, and SC
they have turned in with will in an at
tempt to restore to the Academy its old
time numbers and general prosperity.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
European Grain Deficiency.

Advices to the agricultural department
from private, and indirectly from official
sour ces, confirm the predictions Of con-
siderable deficiency in the European wheat
crop, while rye, which is the chief bread
grain Of eastern Europe, is also short.
This fact, special report Of Statistician
Hyde Of the department says, as well as
the wheat deficiency, will tend to rtstrict
the expectation of the latter from those
European countries which usually have
a surplus of that grain. As to non
European countries, other than the United
States, their aggregate contribution to the
European supply will be materially affected
by the fact that India Will have practically
no wheat to export.
United States Consul O'Connor, at Var
mouth, N. S., reports that early crops in
the southwestern part Of that province
were damaged by wet weather during the
half Of June, which also prevented plant
ing the usual potato area. Plums are q
failure. Apples will be short crop.
Small fruits like strawberries were abun-
dant, with increased acreage. The wild
berry crop is immense. Unofficial reports
from Ontario show an unfavorable change
in the fruit prospect, with probable small
crop of apples. In western Ontario the
| fruit outlook is better, but there will be a
poor crop around Quebec, while in Mani
toba the wheat area exceeds the reduced
acreage Of last year by 20 per cent; and
is IA per cent greater than the 1895 acre
age, until then the year of the largest
yield
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
KIondike Adventures from Winnipeg.


A special to the Montreal Mail and Ex-
press dated August 6, has the following
regarding party Of Klondike adventur-
ers who left Montreal for the land of
tabled wealth.
1.-The quartette CT Yukon prospectors-
Capt. Nj. d. Campbell, james Finnie,
Oshawa, Elmer A. Tucker, Guelph, Ont.
and NJ. E. Carrier, Washington, D. c.,
who arrived here yesterday from Toronto,
went west today to Victoria, whence they
set out on their somewhat untired
route to the gold field. While here they
met and discussed with several parties on
the proposed trip. Not being tied to
their plans they received before leaving
information that will in all probability lead
them to somewhat alter their course for
part of the way. They will likely go to
Fort Wrangel, mouth Of Stickeen, thence
up that stream to Telegraph creek, as
there is a very good stream, the Alaskan
plying on the stream for that distance.
While here the party purchase consider
able portion of their outfit, except food
supplies from the Hudson Bay. Camping
at Victoria they will arrange for the rest
of the trip. also for provisions and transport.
Prof. NJ. E. Carrier, musician and artist,
is one of the party, and if not the burliest,
he at least will contribute bis share OF life
to the crowd, which is jolly one- On
the train his artistic instinct fund full
scope in sketching the forms OF his CON-
panions as they posed in graceful and un-
studied abandon, and slept and snored
time away. These sketches go east to be
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
A Game Of SwindIe.

Silas R. Cooley Of High street, North
ampton, prominent tobacco buyer and
sorter of the valley, has been the recipient
of an interesting series Of letters, which il
true would enable him to retire from &C.
tive business with the modest fortune Of
some $4,000. In short, the old, old
swindle of the father dying in foreign
prison and begging some honest man to
take care of the orphan daughter he is
about to leave. and incidentally of large
fortune OF which he is to have good share,
has, for the first time in many years, it il
thought, reappeared in the Connection,
valley. Police authorities say that it an.
tedates the gold brick and the green goods
swindles; but it is not operated so widely
probably on account of the completely q
its work.
The series began last May when Mr.
Cooley received letter which stated tina,
the writer, who name was Alfredo Daz.
had married a relative of MIR. Cooley's by
whom he had one daughter. He was IN
prison and yet he had a considerable es-
tate amounting to about S175 900 one.
fourth of which he would nay Mr.. Cooley
if the latter would take care of his daugb-
ter. 1t developed later that the pr
needed S547 for expens IS and her pas
sage. Two letters were received from a
priest in the prison and one from the girl,
the handwriting being quite similar.
After receiving the letter Mr.. Cooley
wrote for more light on the matter as there
were others Of the Cooley family in South
Deer field to whom the letter might have
been sent. But information was not FORTH
coming. The man claimed to be at Castle
Post, st. Valencia. and in his letter gave
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Vermont's Fire Record.

The Insurance Standard Of August IA
contains the following compliment for a
Bellows Falls citizen:
We append herewith a record of fire
losses in Vermont during the years 1895
and 1896, which have just been compiled
and sent out by L. S. Hayes, the well
known fire insurance adjuster of Bellows
Falls. The total loss for the first six months
of 1897 is also given, showing record UNI
parelleled for many years. The large
amount Of attention and labor, to say moth
ing of expense, which Mr.. Hayes annually
puts into the collection and verifcation of
his fire loss statistics, makes them most
valuable as medium Of reference for fire
insurance companies, and should win their
gratitude for the gratuitous labors which
Mr.. Hayes performs. Mr.. Hayes not only
publishes his loss records earlier than the
insurance commissioners, but as they in
clude unauthorized as well as authorized
companies, are more nearly correct.
The record gives numbers of fires. prop
erty loss, and insurance loss for 1895, 1896,
and the first six months OF 1897 In 1895
the number Of fires was 345, properly loss
81, 265, 354 and insurance loss 1906, 1923;
in 1896 number of fires 329, property loss
1921 OIL; and insurance loss 1857, $3.50.
A comparison of the first six months in
each of the three years follows:
Loss Ins.paid
1895, first six mo. Ill fires 1857 233 1858 SOC
1896, first six mo. lab fires 334, l95 1882
1897, first SIX mo. IA fires ,4S7 l55 1867
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25

An old man was found in garrulous
and confused condition in the streets OF
lower New York, the other night, and a
kind policeman took him to the nearest
station, wh"re he was looked att n so care
fully that securities to the amount OF over
$33, 900 were discovered tucked into his
boots. With all this wealth about him, he
had spent the night in common To-, ent
l,deing house, among the rifl'.raif OF man
kind. He was plsc-d among relations who
hurried to acknowledge him and he is by
no mea' S grateful. These relations are
poor and wanted him to make Lis will in
stanter. And he says as he losses on an
uneasy bed in III ir house on the Brooklyn
wat, reside, Safe enough, WIS, until the
police took my money. Cursed police = "
This Is the gratitude Of old Thomas Hus-
sey, who is going back to ALBANIA just as
soon as he is able. 1t is real dime novel
incident in real life.-- Springfield Repub-
lican.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
TOWNSHEND.

A good many from this town took in the
muster at Chester last week Friday, and saw
the president and several other noted people
besides larger crowd than is often seen to
gether. The day was fine, and the Grove
happy.
A. T. Byard was taken very sick Monday
night, heart trouble. DIR. Bruce of Brattle.
horo was called He is more comfortable al
this writing
G. N. Snow is suffering terribly with blood
poisoning in one finger.
Mrs. Mary Trip of West village, at Arte.
mas Blood's for few days.
Mrs. Frank Wilder and children are visit.
ing at her fathers, r. M. Thayer's.
The marriage of Fred Lowe and Edith
Batchelder, came off Wednesday afternoon,
at the home Of the bride. Rev. Mr.. Ward,
an uncle, officiating clergyman. Only few
guests outside the immediate family. The
happy couple went Immediately to London
derry, where they will keep house. They
have lived in town all their lives, and the
good wishes OF host of friends follow them
in their new relations.
Arthur Batchelder went to Londonderry
Thursday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
LANGDON,

G. E. Hall visited in Keene last week.
Villa Ramsay returned to Boston on Mon
day.
Mr.. SANKEY'S people have other friends
with them this week.
Hiram King and wife of Bellows Falls Wis.,
tied at Austin Curriers' the first of the week.
The ladies' society will have an entertain
ment at the town hall on Thursday evening,
consisting Of music, etc.; ice cream and cake
for sale.
Rev. Mr.. DeBevoise of Keene gave one oil
his most interesting sermons in the Con.
gregational church, on steadfastness, using
Cor. ID: IS as his text.
Mr.. Henry does not think some of the
militia at Chester are gentlemen as their com
pliments paid him resulted in the glass beiis
broken to his popcorn stand and he was uset
for mop for a season but not much injured
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
WESTMORELAND DEPOT,

Miss Helen Holden is stopping few days
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Shelley.
Barton Aldrich attended the muster al
Chester Friday and saw President Mckinley
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Burbee OF Walpole
were with friends in this vicinity Thursday
and Friday of last week..
.Miss Edith Aldrich has gone to Orator
where she will teach in the Howevile district
school begins Monday of this week.
Irving Curtis of Keene will be in thi
vicinity with his threshing machine thi
week to thrash the grain for the farmers.
Edward Aldrich of Keene and his brother
Charles Aldrich and wife Of Illinois but for
merly Of this place, called on friends her,
last week.
Clark and Lizzie Aldrich are in Towns
bend, VT, to attend the fall term at Lelan,
and Grey seminary, which opens next Tues
day, August "a.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
No Prizes.

We offer no prizes to in
duce housekeepers to buy
Welcome Soap. We put the
prize money in the soap.
That is why it stands alone,
a gem Of purity.
Welcome in every home.
Quick to remove dirt, never
injuring the clothes, for there
is no injurious alkali or adult
teration.
If its honest soap you
want 49, not br1ges - use
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
PUTNEY.

c. w. Kimball is seriously i'll.
D.J. Scott returned to Springfield Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. McRae of Brattlebore
are spending their vacation in town.
J. p. Whitney has moved into the Phillips.
house vacated by Mrs. Boutell.
Miss Julia Crawford of Boston is spending
her vacation at her old home.
Henry Pierce has finished work for DR.
Foster, Arthur Underwood taking his place.
Tobacco harvesting has been begun and
the crop appears to be above the average in
quality.
G. w. Brooks and family are away for a
weeks vacation visiting in Springfield, Mass,
and other places.
Charles Crosby returned from his Boston
trip Saturday accompanied by his cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Pratt of Lynn, Mass.
The concert by the Amphion quartet last
Friday evening was enjoyed by large audi
ence.. The net proceeds were about $47.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Advertised Letters,

Miss Laura MOI throp, Miss May Taylor,
Miss Della Grigary, Mrs. Hannah Mahoney,
George A. Wilkins, George Fred Williams,
W. j. Miller, W. J. Livington, j. Hamilton,
Cornelias Keefe, F. H. Hasford, John w.
Evans, John Russell Cutlery Co., A. j.
Belongs, Barney Bottles.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25

a source Of comfort and cheer to the wive.
of the subj scts".
"Elmer A. Tucker is the son Of Mrs
l. j. Tucker formerly Of Brattleboro, but
who lives in Meriden, Conn, and brother
of Allie j, Tucker, also Of that pl ice, and
he has a sister, Mrs. d. IL. Fairbrothcr
of Westminster.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1897
Bellows Falls Locals.

Ihlrty-:our tickets were Soiu mere io'
the excursion to Lake Sunapee last Sunday
Daniel Campbell was obliged to lay of
few days the first Of the week. owing te
a sprained ankle.
Eight tickets were sold at this station
for the excursion to Lake Pleasant last
Sunday. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, ar
advertised attraction, did not put in ar
appearance.
The Fitchburg road announces rate o
So tor the Massachusetts state grange TAN
at Worcester; tickets good going August
81 to September inclusive, and returning
until September 4.
Eleven special tickets for the G. A. r
encampment at Buffalo were sold at thit
station Saturday and Monday. The price
for the round trip was SO 80. $1,000 and
$9.4O according to the route selected.
w. C. Smith during the next few weeks
will attend fairs in Syracuse, N. y,
Columbus, Ohio, and points in Michigan,
Indiana, and Illinois, in the interests o.
the Vermont Farm Machine company.
sJ.V. Simonds Of Saxtons River, who
some time ago had an operation performed
on one eye for cataract, can see to gel
about tolerably well, and is able to read by
lamplight, but not by daylight.
Indications are that good number
from here will attend the Howe-Lavin con-
cert in Brattleboro tomorrow evening
the fact that the up train will be held al
Brattleboro until the concert is over
leaves nothing to be desired in the way Of
accommodations.
George r. Wales gives notice this week
that he has withdrawn from the co-partner-
ship entered into for the manufacture Of
the Truax Rheumatic Cure, under the
firm name OF w. A. Truax & Co., and
the business will be continued under the
same firm name by Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Truax and w. F. Cushman, all members
of the old firm.
A Washington despatch says: 1.-The
long fight for control Of the Texas patron
age between E. H. R. Green, son of New
York's wealthiest woman, Hetty Green,
and DR.. John Grant, Republican natl onal
committee, has been decided in favor Of
Green. Both Grant and Green opened
headquarters here on Mahch 4, which were
maintained at considerable expense. With
in the past few days, however, the Grant
headquarters have been closed, and the ma
tional committeeman has returned to Texas
in disgust"
On Tuesday, August 10, the F. B. F
grocery inaugurated guessing contest BY
placing jar Of wheat in the window, re
ceiving guesses on the number Of kernels
the contest closed last Saturday. Their
were 3S6 guesses ranging from 499 t
1000, 900; the actual number Of kernel
was $1,000 and the nearest guess wa
made by Mrs. George Lavigne Of Barke
street, her guess being 1913. She wa
the happy recipient OF the silver service Q
four pieces, sugar bowl, teapot, creame
and spoon holder valued at $15. The ser
vice was furnished by Potter & Writing
ton Of Boston, manufacturers of the "Ol'
Grist Mill' products.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
| lei .

Is needed by poor, tired mothers, debitated
and run down because of poor thin blood. Help
is needed by the nervous sufferer, the men and
women tortured with rheumatism, neuralgia,
dyspepsia, scrofula, catarrh. Help comes
quickly when Hoods Sarsaparilla begins to en-
rich, purify and vitalize the blood and send it
in a healing, nourishing, invgorating stream to
all the nerves, muscles and organs of the body.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-25
Windsor County Court.
MAY TERM, 1897.

MAY TERM, 1871.
Present:
Hon. Henry II. Start, presiding judge,
Hon. Charles H. Markham, asst. judge,
Hon. Henry j. Parker, asst. judge,
j. Read Pember, clerk,
u CoaA.,rI Sho,;H
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-27
THE GRaSDEsU REMEDY

NJ. z 3. Greeve. merchant, ot CHI
how.e. Va. csrtifes mat ne had con
sumption. vas gwen % . de, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried a. cough remedies h
conld hear o.. but got ID rsiie.: spent
many nights sitting - n a chair: was
induced = t-y Dr. Kings New D.scsy-
sry. and was cured o. use % :vo bot
les. For pas; three years has been a.
tending - Business. and says Dr. KlnEs
New Discovery : -ae gran1sst remedy
eve made. ss = has doze 50 much fgr
I'm aad zls3 for others IN b.s c5n-
muni.y. D.. Kings SeE Dss-overy =
guaranteed to- Coughs. Gods zu5 Ca
sampsion- Il doa'; fail TE1sI Bottles
free a; Geo. Van Ws-5sn's PEz-nzey.
3. y Main street. and c. GesTiazs
drug store. northeast eornsT Tepekz saa
Dg1gias avenues
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-27
NORMAL INSTITUTE NOTES
Bedcwick Comfy Teachers Have Settled
the Tariff Question.

Mr.. George Stephenson Of the State
Normal, and an X-ray lecturer, was with
us yesterday.
All constructions of the participle AMI
tnfitive were thoroughly discussed and
amply illustrated in Prof. Adams gram
mar classes And further work in thi:
particular line Superintendent Coivillt
arranged for special session at $50 or
Tuesday afternoon.
The duties Of our county officers wa:
the subject in Prof. MAYORS governments
class
Prof. Scott gave his orthography class
@ drill in diacritical marking yesterday
Today they will have a spelling test.
Mr.. Sence took charge of Prof SCOTS
arithmetic classes Monday. and many in
teresting things were brought out, espe-
ciaIy with reference to mistakes made
by teachers in examination.
Government revenues was under con-
sideration in the history. class. Revenue
and protective tariff seem 20 amount to
the same thing. for if the tariff is for rev
enue only, it may be made sufficiently
high to be protective. The extremes o.
either protective tariff or free trade fail
ed Of the best results.
Discussions on such subjects are not so
animated as they doubtless would be If
the class contained more voters. II is
not to be expected that the Kansas girl
would master the political issues OF the
day, any more than she would educat e
herself for the duties of Hindoo's wife.
the latter OF which is improbable. and
the former pronounced impossible by the
sovereign voters Of Kansas.
But is there not a ray Of hope in the
future. Il the majority of the school teach
ers still remain "schoolmarms" and
these ''school-marms" teach the little
boys the ideal STATE and nation?
History Of Tariff Legislation" In
,ternal Revenue" sale OF Government
Lands Government Expenditures
Amount; How Distributed" were also
handled.
Mrs. L. S. Carter entertains the Nor
malites today. Thursday and Friday at
her rooms in the Sedgwick block from /
60 6 O'clock
The institute cranks on mathematics
and grammar have each afternoon this
week. beginning az $50 love feasts with
Prof. Scott and Prof. Adams.
Arithnletic under psof. Scott has been
as Superintendent <olville said. "at a
white for two weeks. OF course all
are learning many good methods and
arithmetic will be easy for many hence
forth. Many teachers attended thu
classes this niOrniTg and although Prof.
Scott was absent Prof Sence and Pro-
fessor Colville did good work as instruct
ors
The Physics class considered the essen
tisls OF perfect battery, the laws Of
light and electrolysis. Philosophy stands
next - mathematics and astronomy as