Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-23
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 20. 1898.
Vermont News.

Vermont division, Sons of Veterans, en-
campment will be held in Montpelier June 6.
and 8. The encamnment will be attended,
by all the division officers and speakers from
the Massachusetts division will also be in at
tendance.
The Order of Railway Conductors, Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood
of Railway Traiumen and the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers are making arrangements
| to hod large union meeting at st. Johns
bury May %.
Placing special Wagner palace sleeping
cars in New York on April 7, 8 and for the
return of those who have taken the Fitch
burg railroad Washington tour of April LIST,
and stopped over, is a most popular innova-
ton. There is no additional expense and it
is simply in line with The policy of this COM
pany to give little more than was promised.
| Despite the most diligent efforts on the
part of the district attorney and officers, the
mystery surrounding the death of James
Waters of West Rutland, whose body was
discovered in lane on the line Of the Fitch
burg railroad on the morning of March s, re-
and robbed and that it did not take place
at the spot where the body was found is the
conviction of all the officers.
Two young men, aged l6 and 20 years were
arrested at East Middlebury Sunday by Con-
stable Day for stealing horse at Waterbury
last Thursday night. The constable found
the horse hitched near his house. The boys
had driven to Middlesex, then down the
White river, crossing Rochester mountain to
Forestdale, and then had gone toward Bris-
toll. They were obliged to stop because the
horse was completely exhausted.
There was considerable excitement in Bur-
lington Saturday at the report that the troops
at Fort Ethan Allen had been ordered to the
coast. This report was untrue. An order
was received at the fort in the morning from
the war department providing for the shoe
ing of all the available horses of the tour
troops, and every man who could handle a
shoeing hammer with any degree of skill was
pressed into service. Transportation has
been arranged for should the troops be called
out. The garrison is composed of about 250
cavalry under command OF Major Jackson.
William Riordan of Tinmouth, accompanied
by his wife, attempted to drive over flooded
part of the road some 70 rods below the Bill
lings bridge Saturday afternoon about 6
O'Clock, and the swift current swept horses
and wagon from the roadway into deep water.
Riordan and his wife caught hold of an elm
tree standing not over 20 feet from the road.
Here they chung for nearly ID minutes, when
they were rescued by persons who heard their
cries for help. Both horses were drowned.
Mary Howe LAWN made such pronounced |
success in Wiesbaden at the royal opera in |
January that she has been engaged there for |
the balance OF the season as star. The Wies-
Uducu opera uOuS6 Is Llup6TCT Wlliaul 3 |
tavorite theatre. Mrs. LAWN was the solosl |
at the Dresden Philharmonic concert Febru- |
airy 10, and was received with great enthu- |
siasm, being recalled, even after double en-
core. She also appeared at the royal opera in |
Desmold, February "a.
James L. Woodward of Harvey's Hollow
in Danville, went to the creamery last Thurs
day morning leaving his wife seemingly in
her usual health aud doing her morning
On his return home, some two
hours later, he found his wife lying on the
floor lifeless. 1t is supposed she died in
fit. They were married about two years ago,
had comfortable home and seemed to enjoy
life in their advanced age. Her age was about
so years.
The Vermont dentists at their annual
in Rutland last week elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year: DIR. j.
A. Robinson OF Morrisville was elected presi-
dent; DR.: K. L. Cleaves of Montpelier, first
Dr.Henry Turrill of Rutland,
second vice-president; DIR. Thomas Mound
l.. Bosworth OF Rutland corresponding Sec
rotary DIR. w. II. Munsill Of Wells River,
DIR. CIV. Hoffman OF White River
Junction, state prosecutor. G. w. Steele of
Barre, j. E. Taggart of Burlington, j. A
Of Barton were electeda an executive
committee. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting in Burlington the third Wednesday
n March.
The promoters of the Stowe electric road
are contemplating putting in an electric road
from Bethel to Rochester, which would also
accommodate the town of Granville to a GER
tain extent that place being only eight miles
from Rochester. The town of Granville has
been asked to hold special town meeting to
see if the town will bond itself to the extent
of 5 per cent on its grand list for term of
ears to put in the road Granville is lum-
boring district and in order to get the prod
uct to the railroad is obliged to cross the
to Braintree, the nearest railroad
station, seven miles from Granville.