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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1897.
Vermont News.

The opening and dedication of the Mark
Skinner library at Manchester Wednesday
was attended by about 200 persons, many Of
them from out of town. The exercises were
held at 10 o'clock. Rev. DR.. p. S. Pratt of
Dorset presided. Music was furnished By a
village choir OF about 20 young women, who
had been trained by b. Sherman Fowler of
New York.
Ex-Champion James j. Corbett played a
remarkably fine game of base ball at Burling-
ton Saturday, for the Burlington team in an
exhibition game against Pittsburgh. He
covered first base and his playing would have
done credit to a national league man. At the
bat he was also first class and, in addition to
scoring, brought in three of the other runs by
good batting. When he went to bat in the
first inning he hit the first ball thrown for
two bags and further on he made two singles.
He proved good base runner also and Bur-
lington's victory over the New Workers by
8 to was mainly due to his work. There
was crowd of 5000 people present and they
cheered him enthusiastically. The occasion
was the annual Fourth of July celebration
and an entertainment was held in Howard
park. The events were several bicycle races,
fancy riding, boxing exhibition between
McVey and Corbett and the ball game. The
feature OF the game was Corbett's splendid
double in the last half of the second, when
he saved the day.
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BROOKLINE.

Ernest White was completely Frustrated
stroke of paralysis. His physician thinks he
will rally but the utmost care and caution
must be used on his part. Much sympathy
is felt for Ernest and the family as Mr.. White
died last year leaving a large farm and stock,
and they must depend entirely upon hired
help and he had only commenced haying.
After the excessive heat of Monday and
Tuesday, the mercury Tuesday reaching 10l
degrees in the shade it eliminated in a series
of severe thunder storms with a small cyclone
thrown in which uprooted trees on nearly
every farm in the neighborhood of the steam
mill beside doing considerable damage to out
buildings. A large balm of Gilead in Mar
shall Lawrence's yard was blown on to his
shed, doing considerable damage. Such a
not anxious to have it repeated.
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Vermont and New Hampshire Pensions.

The report of Col. Thomas Cogswell, PEN
sion agent of New Hampshire and Vermont,
for the year ending June 3d. 1897, gives an
interesting idea of the work done at the local
agency. June 80, 1896, there were 1899
pensioners enrolled on the books here.
There were added during the year $50 en-
rolled original, III reservations and renewals,
and nine transferred from other agencies,
making total added of 100, and a grand
total of ,259. The losses were By change
on account of act of 1890, ia death, $40; re-
marriage, IA; minors becoming of age, 80;
failure to claim, 20 transfer to other agen-
cies, 26; other causes, IL; a total loss of S5S.
The number of names on the books June 30,
1897, was l9,40l, loss over year ago of l2S.
The total amount paid out during the year
was So, 9Ss, 1888 81, of which amount $780,
GOALS was paid to residents of New Hamp-
shire and ST. ,443, 7lS46 to residents of Yer
mont.
The only pensioner on account of the
Revolutionary War is Mrs. Esther S. Damon
of Vermont. Eleazar Smith Of Danbury,
100 years ofage, is pensioner of the War Of
1872.
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WINDHAM.

Some of our townspeople celebrated at
Weston Monday.
G. G. Harris of Townshend is cutting the
hay on the home farm.
Joseph Morse and family of Springfield
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Ransom Rhoades has sufficiently re-
covered to be about again.
Miss Elva Mack is afflicted with measles
and several others expect to be.
Mrs F. Fl Harris and three daughters are
visiting relatives in Massachusetts.
Mrs. j. w Gould, who has been in Bellows
Falls with her son George, is at home.
Mrs. Addie Leonard of Boston is spending
her vacation with her mother, Mrs. +. p
Rhoades.
Among our young people at home are, Ella
Stearns from Oberlin; Clarence Baker from
New York city; Mamie Lawrence from
Bartonsville; Prof. George Goodell from
Deerfield and Charles Griffith from Chester.
Some out of town who celebrated in Wind
ham were Harry Wood of Townshend, Mr..
and Miss Noyes of Cavendish. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Farr and Dean Williams and family, all
of Chester.
The people of Windham celebrated the 4th
Saturday by a picnic in the grove near the
church. 1t began at midnight with plenty OF
noise and continued until midday. About
this time the attention Of all was called to a
speaking contest. ''The Battle of Waterloo
by Bella Roger won the first prize and "In-
dependence Bell by Helen Adams the sec
ond in the class under 15; of this class Hope
Chase and Lucy .Saville deserve honorable
mention. OF the class over 10, ssThe Fisher
Daughter" by Bertha Abbott won first prize,
''The Clowns Baby by May Adams won
second. The contest was followed by dinner
after which several short speeches were en-
joyed: Perhaps it would be more appropriate
to call this speech making the firing of guns
loaded with wit. Rev. Mr.. Roger spoke first
of the relation of this country to England.
Among others were Prof. George Goodell
E. II. Jones, Asahel Upham and James
Gould. If there are any teachers who are un.
| able to bound Vermont correctly, inquire OF
few races, ice cream, lemonade, firecrackers
| ETC., etc.
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BOSTON PRICES.
quotations for Round Lots Of StnpSs Con,
mo. Ill -.

quotations for Round Lots of Staple Con,
mo'iti -.
Boston, July 8.-Flour, trade quiet
with prices quoted sc higher on spring
patents at $4.20@4.50, clear ant
straights 3.25Q375, winter patents 4,5(
OATS, clear and straights 4.1004.50.
Corn meal firm, 68@70c bag
$l.4501.50 barrel.
Corn firm, steamer yellow 35A q
351ac, No. 3 and steamer IS.
Oats steady, fancy clipped 28hc, old
fancy 29@29h. No. clipped 20, No.
do 27h, lower grades 26H@27.
Mill feed quiet. spring bran to ship
lake and rail, $105O@11, winter bran
11.40@12, middlings 11.75Q14, red dog
flour 14.25@14.50.
Pork quiet, long and short cuts
$1l, lean ends 10, backs 1O.25Q11.
Hams steady. 9h@101ac.
Lard quiet, 4Bc.
Bacon SGDl0e.
Fresh beef quiet. steers 6@7Ac. hind
quarters S@10A, fores 4@5.
Butter steady, northern creamery
16@16hc, western 15h@16, imitation
1908, ladies 10@11, Vermont dairy l.
OILS, lower grades 10@13.
hdiuDS quiet, Idll IWSC, spring
eastern 10@12. western 10.
Mutton and yearlings 5@6kc.
Veal 5@9c. fancy higher.
Cheese quiet, northern TIC, new
small 7h@8, western 7@7h.
western 7@8.
Eggs steady, nearby 14@16c, eastern
choice IL, western 10h@11, Mich
igan IL.
Beans quiet, yellow eyes $1@1.15
red kidneys 1.40@1.75, marrow pea st
Q90c, small pea $I05@1.15.
Poultry quiet, western iced turkeys
9@1Oc, western chickens, broilers, Ii
OLA, northern do 16@18, northern
fowls 12@12h, western fowls, iced,S k
@9, live fowls 3, live chickens, large,
14@16.
Potatoes quiet, old 50@6Oc bushel
new, southern $2@25O barrel.
Oranges quiet, Valencias $4.5O@5.5O
Palermo and Messinas 2.2503.
Lemons $1.50@3.
Hay steady, choice $17@18, lower
grades 11@16.
Rye straw quiet, s12@13.
Leather quiet, hemlock sole, non.
acid firsts zoe, seconds 10, union
sole firsts 26@27. seconds 24@25.
Apples quiet, new $2@2.5O barrel,
50c@$1 per package.
Strawberries quiet at 5@10c, fancy
Watermelons, Florida, 20@30c.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
BRATTLEBORO.

The local Swedes held their annual picnic
on the Brook road Monday.
The village school committee have re-en-
gagged most of the old teachers.
Mondays heat was the most intense re-
corded in Brattleboro in quarter of a cent
ury, according local to,authority.
1t is said that the receipts from the sale of
beer on the island in New Hampshire have
Melted upward of 5000 week since the
special raid on Vermont bars began.
A horse belonging to Liveryman Gibson
ran away Monday. A wheel became caught
in the street railroad track and tipped the
carriage over, splitting out the occupants.
No damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Thayer of this city
are paying their first visit in nearly a score Of
years to Brattleboro relatives. Mr.. Thayer
is the last of a Greenfield family of IA chill
dren. Mrs. Thayer was the first child born
in the present village of Wilmington.
Judge Thompson's decision as to the I'M
constitutionality of Vermont's fish law re-
lates only to that section which provides that
fish commissioners may post private streams,
the decision being that the posting of such
streams should be left to the discretion of the
owner, and not to public officials. The COM
missioners, it seems, have in several in
| first stocked the same with state fish. Ii
| this decision should be confirmed by the full
| bench then the commissioners can post only
public waters.
The second severe storm within "a hours
| swept over southern Vermont Wednesday
| afternoon. 1t lasted less than an hour, but
during that time the streets here were rush
ing brooks. Two washouts, 10 to 20 feet in
length and several feet deep, were cut into
Main street, one near the Judge block and
the other near the MILESTONE building. Two
or three streets are impossible, and the dam
age to highways amounts to hundreds of dol
lars. Several small landslides occurred.
The house of Z. A. Lord in Esteyville was
struck by lightning and set on fire, but the
department extinguished the flames quickly.
Mrs. Lord was temporarily Frustrated. One
of j. A. Robertson's houses on Inland av
was also struck and damaged, but no one was
affected. Several large trees on and near the
village common were uprooted and blown
down. No hail fell, and crops were moi
damaged as seriously as Tuesday.
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SOUTH ACWORTH.

Sidney Davis is home from Groton, Mass
George A. Wood and family are at theil
summer home.
Arthur Metcalf went to Hanover Tuesday
on business.
MIR. Rand of Saxtons was in the place Satur.
day and bought Mr.. Earle's stage stock.
The boys have had their hands full celebrat
ing. Saturday and Monday, and some even
broke over Sunday. Bile
The stock, farming tools and standing
grass on the F. M. Metcalf place will be sold
at auction next Monday.
Mr.. Buxton's place is taken by contractor
Rawson on the Alstead route. We are sorry
to lose SO good man from the line and com
munity.
Tuesday was the hottest day ever known
IN town, it being l0l w degrees in the shade
at l o'clock p. NJ, followed by a terrific
| thunder and hail storm.
MIR. Earle who has carried the United State:
mail between South Acworth and Charles
town has finished his term of service; hi.
contract having expired. He is succeeded
by s. o. Bracket to whom the route wa:
sublet by the Kentucky contractor. Mr.
Earle has served the public well and it i.
with regret they part with him.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
GRAFTON.

Mr.. Clapp from Boston is with his family
here.
A court was held here Tuesday and
Wednesday Of this week.
John Taylor from St. Adams is visiting
old friends here.
miss Bassett and Miss Townshend are al
the hotel again for the summer.
Mrs. N. s. Weeks was called to Townshend
Monday to care for Miss Genie Coombs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Pierce from Athens
spent Wednesday at W. +. l.. Walkers.
Mrs. Edson's household goods have come
from Brattleboro, and she will soonl occupy
her new home.
There will be an ice cream sale on Mrs
NJ. F. Walkers lawn Tuesday, July IL. Ii
will be sold in large quantity or by the plate
to suit the purchaser.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
A HOME REMEDY
For the Cure of Colds and
La Grippe.

La grippe and influenza, cold in the
head or on the lungs, are not only dis
tressing maladies, but are very danger.
Gus as well. Cold on the chest is an in
fsmmaiion affecting the air-passage
and vess els leading into and through
every portion of the lungs. The infiam-
nation may be SO violent as to cause
death in a short time if not quickly re-
duced, or it may linger and drag as a
bad cold Of more or less severity. What
is true of cold is equally true of la
grippe. Even mild condition is liable
to turn quickly into acute pneumonia,
or what is worse, galloping consump-
ton. The breathing tubes become SO
sensitive that the least exposure, the
slightest draught, change of clothing,
o. of the weather, is sufficient to cause
fresh cold, terrible cough, pain and
fever. Cough is the foremost symptom,
and it may be harsh and dry, or loose
and broken with much expectoration.
1t is always annoying, keeping up a
constant irritation and excitement in
the sore and inflamed tubes. There is
pain and tenderness under the breast
bone, sometimes of raw and tearing
nature. Hoarseness, huskiness, whis-
pering, or loss of voice, chilly sensa-
tons, sore throat, aching joints and
catarrh of the head. AS the disease adj
vances there are night sweats, hectic
fever, loss of flesh, splitting of blood or
hemorrhage, and the patient has the
appearance and symptoms of consump-
ton. The old way of treating cold is
too well known to need any eXplana-
ton here; the new way-the better
way-is with Lightning Hot Drops.
This remedy is especially valuable in
colds, la grippe, influenza, coughs,
hoarseness, etc. Indeed, for la grippe
and influenza it may truly be said to be
specific, while for breaking cold or
relieving hoarseness it is without an
equal
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound,
Also Backache.

l cannot speak too highly of Mrs.
Plnkham's Medicine, for it has done so
much for me. ! have been a great suf-
ferer from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, joints, back and shoulders;
feet would swell. l also had womb
troubles and leucorrhna. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and Blood Purifier and Liver
Pills, felt like new woman. My
kidneys are now in perfect condition,
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PoTTs, 324 Kaufman St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
My system was entirely run down,
and suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. was more
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. / had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, l have gained fifteen pounds,
and I look better than 1 ever looked
before. I shall recommend it to all
my friends, as it certainly is wonder
full medicine.-MRs. E. F. MORTON, 1O43
Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kidney Trouble.
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, I had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible. My menstruation became ir-
regular, and was troubled with leu
corrhea. was growing very weak. l
had been to many physicians but re-
ceived no benefit began the use of
Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the menses. 1t is the
best kind of medicine that l have ever
taken, for it relieved the pain SO quickly
and cured the disease.-MRs. LILLIAN
CRIPPEN, Box n, St. Andrews Bay, Fla.
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LANGDON.

Miss E. B. Prentiss is at home from South
Hadley.
Mrs. McDermitt's two brothers of Boston,
are visiting her.
Rev. l. B. Stuart has gone on vacation
and will be absent next Sunday, but a supply
is expected
Mercury delights in wandering among the
COS nowadays. Showers Tuesday and Wednes-
day, so those haying got caught.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Ellen Condor,
widow of the late Patrick Condor, and
daughter of John Manning, died after four
months suffering with consumption. Mrs.
Condor was very kind and amiable woman
ready to help when needed in distress. She
leaves large family of nine children, whom
it has been her delight to, care for, and their
loss is severe, especially on the younger
ones whom it would seem needed the guild
ing influence of mother. Funeral Tuesday
morning at Charlestown.
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TOWNSHEND.

A very hot wave is passing over this Sec
ton.
Some have begun haying, but neither men
nor teams can work all the time.
Arthur Batchelder is home from Middle
bury for the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. James Batchelder of Airing
ton were in town last week visiting his par
ents and brother.
Miss Lotte Crosier of Brattleboro visited
friends in town from Sunday until Wednes-
day morning.
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Bennington and Woodford Railway Tracks.

The board of railroad commissioners. COM
posed of Olin Merrill, Frank Kenfeld and
Zed P. Stanton, with F. C. Smith of st. AL
bans, clerk, met at Bennington Wednesday
and Woodford Electric Railway company to
be allowed to lay their tracks through some
of the village streets. The company has sew
eral times asked permission from the village
trustees, but has been refused. The com
missioners went over the proposed route and
finally adjourned with the expectation that
both parties interested will come to some
satisfactory agreement whereby the railroad
company will be ALLOWED to lay its tracks
partly as they desire.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
DREWSVILLE.
C. F. p. Knowles is in Boston.

G. +. p. Knowles is in Boston.
Several from this place joined the Imman-
uel church party at Lake Warren Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie Lewis and Mrs. c. Cannon OF
Maiden and Saxtons River were here this
week.
Mrs. Harriet Sparks of Keene and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Sparks with two children spent
several days with ID. n. Brown this week.
Joseph Elliott died at the brewery July
from sunstroke. We understand that he was
unloading malt when stricken and died very
soon. He was an industrious and worthy
young man and unmarried, was 80 years old
last February. He was q son of Moses
Elliott and leaves two brothers, father and
mother to mourn his untimely death.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10

New York, July S.-Flour, steady,
al the following quotations:
Rye Flour-Dull. Superfine, $2.25@
2.45; fancy, $2.5o@2.6O.
Wheat-June, 75h@76kc; Sept, 71A
@71Ac; Dec, 72B@73kc.
Rye-Quiet. No. 2 western, 36c i. +.
Buffalo.
Corn-Sept., 31A @32Ac.
Oats-Track white State and western
25@32c.
Beef-Easy. Family, $9.50@10.50;
extra mess, $7.00@S.00; packet, $4,000
800.
Pork-Quiet. Mess, sS5O@9.OO; fam
fly. $9.50@10.00; short clear, $4,000
1915.
Lard-Easy. Prime western steam.
1925.
Butter-Steady. State dairy, 1O@
lac; do factory, 71s@10kc; Elgins, 15c;
State creamery. 11015c; do western
11@15c; imitation creamery. 91aG
12kc.
Cheese-Steady. Large, 6@7Ac,
small, 61a@7c; part skins. 3@5kc.
Eggs-Steady. State, 11@i1Ac;
western, 10@11c.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, &c;
centrifugal 90 test, 31sc Refined,
firm; crushed, SIC; powdered, 5c;
granulatei. 4Ac.
Coffee-Dull. No. z, 7asc.
Hay-Steady. Shipping, SOC; good to
choice, 60@72hc.
Straw-Dull: long rye, 75@s0c; Short
rye, 50Q55c; oats, 35@40c.
Hops-Quiet. State common tt
choice '95. S@4o; do SO. 6@sc.
Lead-Strong. Bullion. $685.; ex-
change, $3.67h@3.72h.
Tallow-Quiet City, 3hc; country
3Nc.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10

No MSS. will be returned. The award
will be made by three literary people
and announced before October 1st, and
the poems published in leading
papers.
The following figures or metaphors
on the Union Of Boiling Water with
India and Ceylon Tea, must be in
cluded in the poem.
la Teaspoonful Of Ceylon and In
dia Tea is like maiden's heart, pure
and un. allied.
2.-The boiling water represents the
man. The warmth of his love extracts
and sets free the strength and sweet
ness Of the maiden's heart and thus
assimiiates all her goodness and purity.
The water must be boiling (carry on the
metaphor) or the true essence is not ex-
tracted.
3.-The Teapot is the altar where the
marriage ceremony is performed; in
other words, five minutes infusion or
ceremony make the two into one life.
4.-Tbe liquid tea is the married life,
free from bitterness, wholesome, re-
freshing and two in one goes forth do
ing good to all; soothing, comforting
and invigorating.
5.-Sugar and cream are like riches
and luxury. To many, life is incom-
plete without them though some think
that they spoil its fragrance.
6.-All other teas being soiled by the
touch Of many unclean hands there
metsphor), can only make unhappy
unions resulting in nerve disturbance
and repulsion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
JAM AICA.

Miss Maud Howard has gone to Wardsboro
to work.
The farmers are busy haying; the crop on
an average is good.
The 4th passed off here very quietly, the
most so for years. Quite a number from
here went TO Townshend, Saturday.
Mrs. Daniel Sherwin has returned from
Westfeld, Mass, where she has been caring
Tor her daughter, Grace; she is now better.
Rev. Mr.. Frohock and family of Worcester,
Mass, who have passed the last two sum-
mers here, have arrived to spend this sum-
mer here.
The news is housed this week on account
Of the weather. Monday the thermometer
reached 50 in the shade, and Tuesday it was
the same at noon, but dropped to 20 in about
an hour, by the shower. Wednesday the
mercury went up to 81 in the afternoon; we
had good deal of thunder, but not much
rain.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
Ex.Mayor of Montpelier Injured

Through the breaking of harness on an
express wagon, on which a dozen men were
returning from ball game at Montpelier,
Wednesday night, the vehicle was thrown
over wall and down 30-foot embankment,
all the occupants being more or less injured.
When the men were dragged out of the
wreck, it was found that eX-Mayor George
w. Wing had three ribs broken and was in
ternally injured. Frank A. Bailey, a law
student, was also suffering from internal in
juries. Fred l.. Gray had his shoulder and
arm broken. None escaped cuts and bruises
The horse struck on its head, and had its
back broken.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
ATHENS.

The North school closed its spring term
July 2. Names of pupils neither absent nor
tardy: Cora Brown, Grace Chaffee, Alice
Chaifee, Dennis Chaffee, Maurice Chaffee,
Dora Durham, Minnie Durham, Willard
Glazier, Walter Rand, Ina Wyman, Archie
Willis; absent only one half dav each, Lester
Ball, Katie Durham; Ned Wyman absent
one day but not tardy. Whole number of
pupils, II; average attendance, l6 $500.
A. B. Metcalf, teacher.
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Killed by a Fall.

Henry G. Bugbee, Bridgewater farmer,
died Thursday morning from injuries sus-
tanned in a fall from load of hay Wednesday
afternoon at his home at Bridgewater. His
horses were frightened by thunderclap and
ran. throwing him to the ground. Both legs
were paralyzed and his back was broken, but
he was conscious part of the night. In the
morning he ]apsed into Inconsistencies and
died about 80 o'clock.
leaves a wife and two children. He repre-
sented Bridgewater in the last legislature
and was highly esteemed citizen.