Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-11-06
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BELLOWS FALLS

ed to satisfy the United States in the
Competitor case.
The bureau drawer of Mrs. Alice
Norton, guest of the Hotel Bartholdi,
New York, was robbed of $40 900 worth
of diamonds.
Jesse Lyons, a resident of Lyons
Falls, by mistake, drank quantity of
color1ng extract in place of cough
medicine and died two hours later.
Free Cuba's provisional government
issued proclamation rejecting Spain's
offer of autonomy and declaring that
victory is in sight.
A bicycle policeman arrested the
driver of hearse and ordered the re-
naming carriages of funeral process
sion to follow him to a police station
In Brooklyn. A boys bicycle had been
run over by the hearse.
Amalia Maria Wernesbach, of New
York city, sang Nearer, My -Ged,-to.
Thee" accompanying herself on the
either. Suddenly the hymn ceased; the
singer was dead.
One hundred thousand people looked
upon the face of Henry George, distin-
gulshed New Workers eulogized him,
and at night the body was taken to
Brooklyn. where it will be buried.
The post Office in Westfeld was rob-
bed yesterday morning The safe was
drilled and opened and several hun.
dred dollars in cash and an equal am
ount OF stamps carried away, in addi-
ton to many valuable papers. There
is no clue to the robbers.
1t is reported that Henry George.
candidate for Mayor of Greater New
York, died this morning of heart fail.
ure. caused by overwork during this
calnnai9n
saturday october 80.
The Austrian Chamber of Deputies
was in constant turmoil for twenty
seven hours. -
A coroner's jury found that the vic
tins of Camden's double murder were
killed by persons unknown.
Chase, the London bicyclist, beat
the 100 mile road record, covering that
distance in four hours, 16 minutes and
80 seconds
The common-law wife of the late mil
lionaire Gregory, of Chicago, was de-
clared entitled to a widows rights
in his estate.
George W. Holt, the wealthy insur-
ance adjuster of Brooklyn, who is be-
ing tried on charges of aiding firebugs,
admitted in court that for score OF
years he had used an alias.
In a battle between game wardens
and Ute Indians in Colorado five In
dians were killed and forty wounded.
One white man was wounded. Indians
and cowboys are massing for another
fight.
The medal of honor has been pre-
sented to Major-General Daniel E.
Sickles. U. S. A.. retired, for most dis
.inguished gallantry while in COM
nand of the Third Army corps at Get
,ysburg, Pa, July 2, 1868.
Fire broke out in the main slope of
he Won Storch mine in Scranton, Pa
An extra force of men was at work
in the mine Some are now
'elng hoisted up the shaft. 1t cannot
'e learned at this hour whether any
nen will be imprisoned or not. City
remen are helping to fight the flames,
which are burning fiercely.
Thursday October 2s.
Fire at West Falls, five miles south
'est of East Aurora. destroyed the
eneral store of John ]. Snyder his
esidence and barns and the house
nd barns of George Hatch. The loss
ill reach $4,000. Snyder carried So
)0 insurance.
The Hon. Thomas G. Alvord died in
yracuse at the age of eighty-seven
ears. Mr.. Alvord was lieutenant-gov-
nor of the State from 1864 to 1866,
nd was a member of the Constitution
Convention of 1898. He served as
member of Assembly for fifteen
rms and was three times the speaker
the Assembly.
President Depew said the wreck on
e New York Central road near Gar
sons was caused by an explosion of
mantle, placed on the road with
iminal intent. The company's de-
ctives said they had reason to be-
Eve they would arrest the perpe ra-
rs. Two bodies were recovered, in
easing the killed to twenty.
Friday, October 80.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland gave birth to
son.
Hungry and ragged Greek volunteers
used a panic in Athens by looting
ops.
Judge Fish, of Lockport sentenced
TT Carpenter to ten years in Auburn
: shooting nine times at Constable ].
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