Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-13
NEWS in BRIEF
NEW ENGLAND HAPPENINGS.
THURSDAY, AUG. A.


allow them to go on a moonlight excur-
sion on the lake. The proprietor of the
house was present and at once tele-
graphed to Boston for help to take the
places of the striking employees New
girls arrived on the Montreal express at
Meredith
Officials of the Fitchburg road state
that business of late has been run
ming somewhat lighter, and for July will
probably be 10 percent less than 1t was
for the corresponding month last year.
Local passenger traffic, always good at
this season of the year, is holding up
we'll. but the freight business has been
suffering from the prevailing general
dullness in the business situation.
FRIDAY, AUG. 5.
John Reardon of Somerville, Mass,
was run over by a train and instantly
killed.
The boys assembly, now In session at
Good Will Pines, in East Fairfield, Me-,
Is one Of the most unique assemblages
ever held. 1t might be described as a
summer school for boys, with some of
the characteristics of a campmeeting
with an afternoon holiday every day.
There are 300 boys there, and they are
| CARDS hours of exercise instruction and
recitation.
The regimental canteen in South
| birmingham made $1,000 in July, and it
takes in about $3.50 day. The men are
served at about COST and the profit is
| made off visitors. A dividend of 1851 has
| been given to the band for instruments,
and each company receives $4O while a
| surplus of $500 is ket by the exchange.
| Mrs. Louise Bosco of Brockton was
| probably fatally burned by her clothing
taking fire while she was cooking over an
oil stove. William Fox, a neighbor, was
burned while wrapping a blanket around
| Mrs. BoSco.
SATURDAY, AUG. 6.
| In New England the traffic to Maine
| coast has been larger than ever before,
and the Pullman people claim it is due
to the fact that great many people of
wealth who have formerly spent the sum
mer months abroad are this year travel
| ing on the New England coast The
Pullman company is now running 1eN
cars in New England, of which number
| about 100 are on the Boston & Maine
| system.
The Boston aldermen have changed
the hat ordinance 50 that no head cover
ing shall be Worn which obstructs the
view of others than the wearer,1 the
| amendment being that "a law, flat head
covering, free from projections, which
does not obstruct such view. NAV he
worn" The effectof this amendment is
to forbid the enforcement of the rule
adopted by the managers of theatres
requiring all head coverings to be taken
off.
MONDAY, AUG. 8.
| The Bethlehem, N. H., landlords have
decided to do away with the coaching
parade this year. The only direct bene-
fit to them in past years has been the
advertising derived from the pageant.
The semi-annual report of the Massa-
chusetts department, Daughters of Vet
Grams, shows an increase of 102 members
since Jan. 1. Ninteen have been initi-
ated in tent 81, Clinton, and the tent has
four other applications for membership
Boston reduced it's fire losses in June
900 from the record of the CORE
spending month last year. The total
was only $4,000. In the territory OF
the Boston board Of fire underwriters
there are over 500 licensed brokers, ant
about 70 agents pledged to the board.
MoNDA [, AUS. 3.
The Concord, one Of the Oldest struc
lures in Old Orchard. Me-, was burned
Sunday morning. The fire was incen
diary, as the building had been unoc
cupfed for two years. Loss, $1,000.
. Mrs. Batchelder Of Peabody, Mass.
Is 104 years old. Mrs. Batchelder, whose
maiden name was Sally Ring, was borr
in Chichester, N. H., Aug. s, 1894. Thi.
was in the second year of Washington.
, second term.
The Amalgamated Carders union O,
New England held a convention in New
Bedford Sunday at which delegates from
Fall River, Ashton, Lonsdale and New
Bedford were present. Boston was
chosen a permanent convention seat.
Dexter Richards, one Of the LEADING
citizens of Newport, N. H, died Sunday
after an illness Of about four months
aged so years. He was noted for his
benevolence, and his generosity is evil
denced in his gift to his native town Of a
handsome library and a high school
building. He held nearly all the offices
in the gift of the town, and had served
in the legislature.
Il TUESDAY, AUG. 9.
i Receivers Bliss and Hyde of the de-
funct Bay State Beneficiary association
Of Westfield have filed suits against ex-
officials of the concern for amounts g
II gregating $780, 900. The suits arise from
the belief of the receivers that the ex-
| directors have failed to account for
amounts aggregating over 100000.
| Governor Wo1cott has received a COM
munication from commissioners of the
| Yosemite valley and the Big Tree grove
| advising him that one of the monsters
| of the forest has been named "Massa-
chusetts,' in honor of the old common
| wealth. He has made a formal ac-
acknowledgement of the courtesy, and ex-
| presses the thanks of the people of the
| state for the honor.
| WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10.
i Grand Army circles in Nashua are
i moved with indignation at the action of
the government in cutting off the PEN
sion of a civil war veteran, who enlisted
under the second call for this war. He
was enrolled with the First New Hamp-
shire volunteers. Soon afterward his
pension of Sc month was stopped, the
reason given being the fact that he is
now able to fight.
| Boston merchants are finding fault
with the slow manner in which Secre-
tary Alger is proceeding with awarding
contracts on bids opened in their city.
The reported intention of the New