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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
ACWORTH,

Lloyd Smith is very sick with the measles.
John X. Smith has bought 80 900 pounds of
wool within few weeks.
Elmer Rugg has so far recovered from the
measles as to be at church on Sunday.
If ever there was a time when farm work
dragged its slow length along, that time was
last week. There yet remains much planting
to be done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hill and their four
children, from Brandon, VT, arrived at his
mothers, Mrs. Polly Griffin's, last Friday.
Rumor has it that they have come for per-
manent stay.
Mrs. Rose Taylor, little Flossie and her
brother Roy started for their old home in
western New York last week. Miss Rosie
Barrett is housekeeper for the doctor during
her absence.
On Friday of last week the sad news of the
death of S. Fred Graham of Good Thunder,
Mimi, was received here. He was a native
of this town and the eldest son of Alexander
u. Graham, now a resident of the above
| named place. The cause of his death was
| typhoid fever, and his age was % years.
For while he worked in the store here for
| William Brooks and subsequently for Parker
\ Allen in the same store. Some ten years
ago he went west and was employed by his
uncle, John G. Graham, in store till short
time ago he became one of the proprietors OF
the same. He is remembered here as an
honest and faithful boy and young man, and
our hearts go out in sympathy to his parents,
brothers and sisters, and his widow, to whom
he had been married only about six months.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
New Hampshire News.

J.. F. Moody, the best two-mile runner in
Dartmouth college, lies in the Hitchcock hos
pital in a critical condition with one side
parayzed and blood vessel in the brain
broken. His condition is attributed to the
effects of the intercollegiate games at
Worcester May %, after which he was physi-
cally exhausted.
Twelve Nashua liquor dealers were ar
raigned in court Saturday morning as the re-
suit of raids made during the previous night.
All were bound over to the September term
Of the supreme court.
Eleazer Smith of Danbury, a survivor of
the war of 1872, has celebrated his Goth
birthday.
A movement is on foot to organize chap
ter of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in Concord.
The Tooth anniversary of Dartmouth medi-
cal college will be celebrated on Tuesday of
commencement week.
Arioch Wentworth of Boston has made a
cash donation of $4,000 for an old peoples
home to be built in Dover. Mr.. Wentworth
is native of Rollinsford but went to Boston
many years ago, where he has made fortune
in the marble business.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
GRAFTON.

Carlton Park is riding new wheel.
Robert Haskell from Oneonta is visiting in
town.
CHI. Cambridge is here for his summer
vacation.
Will Sparks and lady were at j. H. Stowell's
Sunday.
Mrs John Daniels was at Mrs. L. Daniels
Saturday.
We are glad to learn that Miss Lura Phelps
is gaining.
Z. Park was called to Boston Friday by the
death of sister.
N. r. Davis is caring for 7. Parks store
during his absence.
Henry Thompson of Saxtons River was in
town Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Farrar and children returned
to Newport Monday.
Merrill Wright from Chester called on
friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. C. S. Frost and Miss Cordelia were at
Judge Walkers Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Day and daughter spent
Sunday at H. Carpenters.
Mrs. Weeks and sister from Londonderry
are at Mrs. Weeks home.
The new portico adds greatly to the appear
| ance of the Baptist parsonage.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Rogers died Friday morning.
Orrin Carpenter and youngest son were at
Henry Carpenters Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Bessie Thompson and Maud Lake
of Saxtons River called on Miss Annie Walk.
er Sunday.
| Ira Adams and lady and friend and lady
| from Bellows Falls were at Norman Adams
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Wright and son from
New York visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshal Wright.
The memorial address delivered by c. H
Robb was very fine and enjoyed by all who
| listened to it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Hemenway and little
daughter from Walpole were at W. S. Hem
enway's Saturday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
HOW 1T BEGAN.
A Dispute That Made Dawson's . Town
Affair.

A Dispute That Made Dawson's Town
Affair.
"It's queer how some people will ar
que and argue and put all their domes-
tic peace to fight disputing about the
wife one evening according to Scottish
Nights. II was over to Tom Dawson's
the other day, and he and his wife got
into regular quarrel over whether
some little trifling event Tom had been
talking about occurred on Tuesday or
Wednesday. It wasn't of the slightest
consequence which day it occurred"
We'll, suppose that Mrs. Dawson
felt that she was right about the day
1t occurred" said Mrs. Jawney.
well, what If she was" said Jawney
trife sharply. TT didn't make
straw's difference whether it occurred
on Tuesday or Saturday"
why did Dawson argue about the
matter, them"
well, why did his silly wife make
herself ridiculous disputing about it,"
''She wasn't any stllier than he was. -
"She was. thought"
Il should like to know how you mako
that out?"
Because she began the argument"
THAT was no reason why Dawson
should keep it up. If he'd been a gen.
tleman he"
''He was as much of gentleman as
she was lady. 1t was very bad man
ners for her to break into his CONVEX
sation as she did,"
1T was worse manners for him to
quarrel with her before a third party.
Why didn't he pass it over by saying
lightly
Very well, my dear, perhaps it was
tuesday,
Because he felt sure it happened on
Wednesday,"
What if he did? You've said over
and over again that it was of no con-
| sequence when it happened"
Eyes, and that what made Mrs.
Dawson's interference so perfectly idi-
Otto"
Eyes, and it's what made Dawson's
| performance so unutterably absurd.
don't blame her a bit"
| II don't blame Dawson. If the thing
had happened on Wednesday I'd hold
out for Wednesday, by George!"
Yes, you are just that pig-headed,
John Jawney!"
"Pig-headed! I'd say pig-headed if
were you, Margaret Jawney! People
who live in glass houses would do well
not to throw stones"
That's gentlemanly, now isn't it?
You and Tom Dawson would make a
good match for each other"
Eyes, and you and Dawson's wife
would make a perfect team; hanged ii
you wouldn't"
go on insulting me-"
you began It'll" 4
Il never!" .-
You did"
81 say l didn't"
;. II say you did"
And the dispute in which Dawson
and his wife had engaged was tame
compared to that which now began il
the Jawney family, regardless of the
fact that there was a cardboard an6
crewel motto on the wall urging then
to BE Not Disputatious."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
TOWNSHEND,

Isaac Blumberg of Rutland was in town the
last OF the week with a line of tinware.
A good deal of rainy weather this month
it is making hay but binders about planting.
Miss Thrasher of Cambridgeport was in
town Friday and Saturday with soaps and
extracts.
Prof. Sy monds closes his labors with Lee
land 4 Gray this spring, having been in the
school two years.
Memorial exercises on Saturday. West
Brattleboro baseball boys played game with
Townshendites Saturday afternoon, after
which Ia youn men took a bicycle ride to
West village.
Miss Ella Stebbins was called home from
Springfield, Mass, last week by the death of
her sister Mary, which occurred on Monday.
The funeral was at the home on Wednesday,
Rev. c. d. X. Meacham officiating. Miss
Stebbins was 80 years old.
School at the academy closed last week
with the usual order of exercises. There
were four graduates, the exercises for them
were Friday evening. George A. Houghton
chose for his Grafton 1.-THE Ideal American
Citizens" Albert w. Butler, Glove of Lib
erty;" Mabel NJ. Martin, essay, "The Ladder
of SUGGEST Nina F. Landman, "Charac-
ter Building" All acquitted themselves very
creditably receiving much applause, and
many beautiful bouquets. Leitzsinger's or
chestra from Brattleboro furnished the music
which was fine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr.. Brown of Putney was in town Sunday.
Mission Circle Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Miss Frances Goodell spent Sunday in
Windham.
Miss Bemis of Saxtons River is at Henry
Hastings.
Eta Braley expects to go to Putney to
work short time.
The Junior Endeavor meeting at 2 o'clock
| Saturday afternoon.
| Everett Goodhue from Dartmouth college
spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Webster, who has been at Jason Cor
hams, went away last week.
Mrs. J. II. Clark returned from her stay in
Chesterfield, N. H., last week.
Mrs. G. H. Wightman and child of Wal
| pole, N. H., are at G. G. Braley's.
| The ladies' aid society will meet with Mrs.
E. l.. Ranney Thursday afternoon.
| Alice Braley has gone to Mr.. Roux' at Sax.
| tons River to remain two or three weeks.
The base ball nine is to play with the West
| Brattleboros this afternoon at West Brattle-
| boro.
| Road Commissioner Butterfeld with his
assistants are engaged in improving the high
ways.
| Miss Nora Walker returned from Keene
| last week where she has been employed at
dressmaking.
The Memorial exercises which were given
by the schools at the hall last Friday after
noon, were well attended.
Charles Wellman and Miss Claribel Well
| man, a teacher in Fitchburg, Mass, we're in
town over Sunday.
Mr. Kingsley of Athens is in town doing
quite an extensive business in the line of
papering, painting, etc.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney of Brattleboro were
in town last week getting subscribers for the
Brattleboro Reformer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hall from Winches-
| ter, Mass, are in town. They came to attend
the wedding of DIR. g. H. Gorham at BELLOWS
Falls Tuesday.
A surprise party was given to r. j. Goodell
last Friday night. A pleasant time was en-
| 'oyed by all cake and ice cream were served
during the evening.
Seymour Mnard of Boston came last
Thursday and spent few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Minard. He re-
turned Monday of this week.
| A very interesting discourse was delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Gazier of Springfield, Mass,
who occupied the pulpit last Sunday MORN
ing, the text being taken from John I: Al.
Mr.. Miller's family attended the wedding
of their son, Robert j., who was united in
marriage with Miss Bundy of Westminster
last Wednesday afternoon the ceremony was
performed by Rev. H. A. Goodhue, an uncle
of the groom. The best wishes of their
friends are extended 10 them.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
Caught In a Folding Bed.

Henry Kendall died suddenly at the Union
house in Montpelier Saturday about mid
in folding bed, which closed on the two
sleeping men. The proprietor of the hotel
heard the noise as the bed closed, and i'm
mediately rushed into the room and released
the men. The other man was uninjured,
and treated the matter as joke, but Kendall
never recovered consciousness. A physician
was hastily summoned, and pronounced it a
case of heart failure instead of suffocation.
Kendall had been suffering from heart
disease for years, and for the past seven
weeks had been unable to work. He was IS
years old, and leaves one daughter. For
several years he was associated with lara
Griswold, a former proprietor of the Union
house, in the hotel business in Barre.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Mrs. Ransom Davis is confined to the house
by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Allbee spent Sunday
in Townshend.
Miss Susan Thrasher has been spending
several days in Townshend.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Marsh spent little
time in Williamsville the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Bolster visited in
Brookline Wednesday and Thursday OF last
week.
The calico ball will be held tomorrow
evening, June 8, instead of June 4 as
announced last week.
Some of our people had the privilege OF
listening to the excellent address and insplr-
ing music at the Decoration day exercises at
Saxtons River and Grafton.
News was received here last week Of the
sudden death in Rindge, N. H., of Mrs. Sarah
Rhodes Danforth, formerly of Grafton, half
sister of Mrs. L. w. Derby Of this place.
In addition to the exercises given by the
school on the afternoon preceding Memorial
day Rev. F. ID. Goodrich, by invitation OF
the teacher, gave a short and appropriate
address.
AT the last meeting of the Christian En-
deavor society Mrs. M. A. Walker gave au
interesting report of the semi-annual con-
vention of the Black River Union held at
Proctorsville. The local society has just
added to its list of committees one on tenn
perance, consisting of Charles Walker, Mrs.
Winnie Allbee and Miss Flora Bemis.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
ALSTEAD.

Clarence Newman was in the village Mon
day.
DR., Clarke and family spent Sunday with
friends in Springfield, vt.
Harlan Honey and wife of NARROW visited
at James Linsley's Monday.
Charles Rogers was home from Hanover
for short stay the first of the week.
Mr.. Miller of Dover is spending two weeks
with his friend, DIR. G. L. Clark.
There will be meeting of the w. G. T. U.
at the church vestry Thurday at Bpm.
Miss Pollard of Lempster has been spend
ing few days in the village.
F. P. Huntley and Mrs. Charles Neal of
Claremont visited at F. j. Marvin's recently.
Mr.. Marshall of Dartmouth, class of go,
spent Sunday and Monday at H. A. Lovell's.
Ed Mitchell of Providence is spending a
few days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. Mitchell.
F. J. Marvin and family with their guests
attended the Memorial exercises at NARROW
Monday.
Harry Webster of Springfield, Mass, was
here the first of the week for brief visit with
his parents.
John Dickey came home from Ashburnham
Saturday intending to return Monday but was
unable to on account of sickness.
The delegates who were chosen to attend
the convention at keene next week were the
following, DIR. and Mrs. Oliver and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Lowell.
H. c. Rawson appeared Tuesday morning
with his coach newly painted and vanished
and some new harnesses ready for the sum-
| mer travel.
| News was received here Sunday of the
death of Mrs. Harris Foster of Gilsum. Zenas
Foster and family and Bert Foster of this vii.
| lage attended the funeral, Rev. l. B. Stuart
officiating.
The Memorial exercises here Saturday at
tracted quite a number of people from out of
town. Bellows Falls band furnished excel
lent music in the forenoon, which was de-
voted to decorating the graves and the usual
exercises in the cemetery, the veterans being
Joined by the grangers and school children
At l P. NJ. the exercises began in the hal
which was well filled. The program con
sisted of music by the choir, few exercises
by the scholars and an original poem by Mrs
Way of Charlestown and Mrs. Fogg of Eas
Alstead, also a memorial hymn was read
which was written for the occasion by Mrs
Fish of East Alstead. These were followed
by the address which was delivered by Rev
l. b. Stuart and considered exceptionally
fine by all.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
ANDOvER.

Howard Smith was up home from Walpole
last week.
Eva J. stickney is the guest of May j.
Stoddard.
Miss Ruth Sergeant spent Saturday at her
home at Chester.
John Pinney of Ludlow was at Mrs. NJ. A.
Stoddard's on Friday.
Several went to Ludlow on Saturday to the
memorial day exercises.
Quite goodly number from here attended
memorial exercises at Weston.
Arthur Coburn from Westminster made G..
E. Spaulding a flying call on his wheel Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs.Aldis Waite and baby of wes-
ton were guest of their daughter, Abbie, at C..
S.Leonard's on Sunday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
Electric Roads.

Vermont is experiencing season of cleo
trio railroad talk, and it is likely that actual
roads will materialize to some extent. Water
bury and Stowe are to be united by line,
and work has begun. Actual surveying &C
companied by more or less mysterious talk
has begun touching a road from Montpelier
to Barre. There is talk, without surveying,
of line from Burlington to Vergennes. And
then we are promised road from Rutland to
MiddIetown Springs. The road from SPRING
field to the Boston and Maine railroad across
the Connecticut river struck snag some time
ago and waits. The line from Bennington
up into the woods northward is being extend
ed, we are lold. Really, we shall get lot Of
electric railroad, even here in mountainous
Vermont in little time.-Rutland Herald.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
Vermont Firemen.

Arrangements are now completed for the
eighth annual convention and tournament,
which will he held OF Vergennes Wednesday
and Thursday, June % and "a
The convention will be called to order at
o'clock on the afternoon of the Odd in the
city hall. Reports of officers will be pre-
scented, miscellaneous business transacted
and officers elected. AT 10, 80 A. NJ, June "a
there will be a parade of all fire companies in
attendance. At | l30 the hand engine contest
for prizes of 1925 and 800 will take place,
At p. NJ. the hose races for prizes of $3.50,
$75 and $25 will come off. The hook and
ladder contest for prizes of $l2, S. and 50
will follow at 3 o'clock. Entries close June
II and should be made to W. N. Thompson
of Vergennes. The Central Vermont, Rut-
land and Bennington & Rutland railroads
will carry the firemen and bands for one and
cents per mile each way.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
ATHENS.

. mrs. A. b. Metcalf spent Saturday and
sunday at her home in Townshend.
MY: and Mrs. c. j. Ball of South Acworth,
N. H., visited friends here the last of the
week,
r. ). Kingsley, who has been at work in
day at home.
Miss Ida Ball, who suffered a surgical oper-
atioh at Bellows Falls last week, was doing
well ut last accounts.
Inc. Inc church was very prettily decorated
win ilags and flowers Sunday and the pastor
mon.
Mrs. W. 6. Ober and Nelson of Gageville
ana Mrs. IL. ii. Buswcl and children of
Aistead were in town Saturday and attended
the decoration exercises.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
Congregational Convention.

The round-trip fare over the Rutland rail
road TO those who attend the state Congrega-
tional convention at Middlebury, June $40
will be as follows: Burlington, 81 So; Char
500; New Haven, S,35; Leicester Junction,
5 40; Whiting, $50; Shoreham, 5 65; Or
well, $50; Brandon, s Go; Pittsford, s So;
$l.35; E. Clarendon, $l.60; Lud-
low, $40; Gassetts, $3.50; Chester, $2.95
Bellows Falls, $3.45. The return portion OF
the ticket must be endorsed by the secretary
of the convention in order to be good for
returning. S. l.. Bates, Secretary.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
CHARLESTOWN.

Byron o. Way went to Walpole and Keene
to visit friends Sunday.
DR.. o. c. Young's father from Acworth
was in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. s. Bond entertained
friends from Keene Saturday.
Charles S. Murray came home from Bur-
lington to spend Decoration day.
Quite a number from here went to Saxtons
River to witness the ball game Monday.
f. W. Huntley and family visited his
grandmother, Mrs. A. NJ. Parker and other
friends in East Lempster this week.
Decoration day was observed here Monday
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02

The Mount Lebanon Shakers recently per-
formed great deed of charity, although it
was not designed us charity, being nothing
more nor less than an advertising scheme
II however resulted in great good just the
same. They gave away 1000 bottles OF their
Digestive Cordial to those suffering from
stomach arrangements.
1t was so effective in curing those who used
the remedy that they were loud i'll their
praises of it and in consequence large de-
mand for the Cordial was at once created.
The druggists of this town have little books
that tell all about it. Digestive Cordial
creates an appetite, aids digestion and brings
about rapid increase in flesh and strength
Laxol is the name Of a palatable Castor Oil.
inst the thinr for children.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02

81 beg your pardon" said the passenger in
the long linen buster, leaning over the back
of the seat in front of him, 'sbut would you
mind tellin' me how your nose got knocked
all over to one side, the way it is -
"Not at all, ;" cheerfully responded the pas
senger on the seat in front; SIT was done one
time when poked it into other peoples bus
iuess."-Chicago Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02

afternoon; there was speaking by the resid-
enco clergy and DR.. o. @. Young with sing
ing by village schools. The exercises at the
cemetery were by members of the q. A. II.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02

The grip has again made its appearance in
town, but the Adamson's Botanic Cough
Balsam sign in the druggists window dispels
all our fears of grip. It cures and leaves the
system in healthy condition.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
THE TIMES.
WEDN ESDAY, JUNE2, 1897.
Vermont News.
Proctor, Is; Ludlow, 5.

The Proctor baseball team defeated the
Ludlow team in Ludlow Saturday. Batteries
Ludlow, Donovan, Dorsey, and Ducharme:
Proctor, Wright, Daggett and Nutley.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.

| To those now planning their summer vaca
| tions, the "Recrcation number" of The Out
| look tits magazine number for June) offers
special attractions, and is full of useful hints
Delightfully."- illustrated articles on possible
vacations, lists of coming summer schools
and meetings, remarkably full information
| about summer resorts and routes of travel
| everywhere-all this and much more is in :
cluded in the nearly or quite 200 pages. This
| is the eighth-and best-of The Outlook s
popular summer recreation numbers. SO q
year, The Outlook Company, Is Astor Place,
New York.
The Century for June has as its high-lghts
the subjects of Queen Victoria, apropos of
the celebration OF this month, and the work
of the sculptor St. Gaudens, apropos of the
dedication of the Shaw Memorial in Boston.
The most complete pictorial record of the
work OF St. Gaudens yet made is here pub
lished in group of papers by Edward Atkin-
son, W. A. Coffin, and Il. W. Higginson.
Besides three full-page reproductions of the
Shaw Memorial, there are 20 pieces of sculp-
ture by st. Gaudens shown in the articles.
Shaw by the editor, and an editorial ON the
sculptor.
Nashua, New Hampshire, is the city which
comes in for treatment this month in the
New England Magazines series of articles
vi tHc NOW ILuSidlu Clues. NOC so great
manufacturing centre as Manchester, which
was treated in the pages of the New England
two months ago. it is very busy and enter
prising city, as we'll as one which has had
history of which it is proud. This article in
the New England is written by Henry b.
Atherton, who from his long life in Nashua
and prominent Identification with it's inter-
ests understands we'll everything about the
place, and his article is an enthusiastic and
thorough one.
Harper's Bazaar, to be published on June 5,
will be distinguished by an especially strong
presentation of the department entitled,
"Club Women and Club Work." conducted
by Mrs. Margaret H. WEIGH, with portraits of
distinguished club members. An article on
What Women are Doing in the West" by
Ella W. Peattie, will interest large and
influential class of women.
No question is more insistent at this time
than the relations of corporations to labor.
Octave Thanet has written five complete
short stories on phases of this problem, the
first of which appears in the June issue of
Scribner's under the title "The Non-Com-
Blatant" This story shows how really insig-
nihcant is the gap between the laboring man
and capitalist in most western towns. A. B.
Frost, the best interpreter of American char
acter, will illustrate the stories.