Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21

place was no surprise to his friends, nor wa,
ms refusal OF the offer unexpected. There i.
! % nI 94ubt that the suggestion was made tc
Mr. Martin that he could have this office. a,
! i was also suggested to him that he could be-
mace governor of Alaska or minister to Ven
! ezueia. But Mr.. Martin has no wish to be
put on in this way. The Office of assistant
secretary OF war is not a specially desirable
one IN itself and the salary, $4,000, Offers nc
a.traction TO man who must live with his
iamlly IN Washington. The Office which Mr.
Martin wants is that of United States district
attorney for Vermont. He has the strong
support of at least two members of the Yer.
mont delegation, and his friends believe tha,
poth Mr.. Hanna and Gen. Osborne have init.
mated to the president their opinion that the
right and expedient thing for him to do is to
give MIR. Martin the appointment.
SKIPPED INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles T. Rogers. 20, and William Rev
Eolds. ~, were lodged in the lookup Sunday
morning by Deputy Sheriff F. W. Mcclure
on state attorneys complaint charging them
Win, WIN breaking n and entering the house Of
nss Dscsmhsn hhe.eTly so Sf Dummerston the night
an oyercoat, 20 pounds of maple sugar and 81
m money. The boys were bound out from
me Westboro tMass.) reform school four
years ago and have worked in Dummerston
neariy neal all the time since. Rogers went to
na ra.. hvel' Mass, the day after the theft was
. 4.
weeks ago confessing the crime and implicat-
ing Reynolds in the theft. Mr.. Betterlv
swore out a warrant for the arrest of both
boys with the result as stated, Rogers, in the
.,n naan.lme, having returned. States Attor-
before Judge Newton Monday afternoon e
I ne boys en- entered plea Of guilty and were
held in $500 each for the grand iury at the
September term of court. They were to have
been pee ia1en to Newfane Jail Monday night,
but while Deputy Sheriff Mcclure was pre,
out Of the lookup, crawied through The pnenl paee
ing and jumped to the railroad bank, dis
tance of ID feet and fled across the hridga
INTO New Hampshire. Mr.. Mcclure procured
team and started in pursuit but REYNOLDS
TOOK to the woods and escaped. He will
proDaoly be caught. Rogers showed no dis
position to escape.
VILLAGE REPORT.
The report of the village officers for the
year Just closed is now ready for distribution.
u I SHOWS the total expense for the wear to
have been $l9,036 as follows.
MGans M;saa,, and interest, s5s22
eS.tIsooiianeous' - 962
E;.a dor, 300
pn1:a oPattHeht, 5453
G 1903 |
~. account, 4l2
sn'in9 streets, 1884
me receipts from all sources have been
Sls,'os, leaving balance of 1913 in the treas
my. An item of 1884 for unpaid sewer
assessments is put in the resource column for
she me coming year, making the total resources
S4o7. The grand list is $37, ,I2S. A tax of 45
cents cen 81 is recommended, which would raise |
Sio,i0o, which, with the other resources. |
we wou,a make the receipts for the year Sl7, 1856
1dnoo me estimated expenses are $l6,S25, about |
Szzoo less than this year, divided as follows
Fire T IRE department., $500
Sewers, I'M
Police, 139s
Collecting taxes, 200
Clerk snd treasurer, 100 |
Ahetrheuts, 150l
0.1Xrok and ladder bond 500
!I bok and ladder bonds, 10OO
M Mlscellsheous, 1sO
! temporary loans, April 10, 1000
Interest, 90H