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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
Murder at Milton.

Buzzel Ladue, who had been carrying on
the farm of Mrs. John Mackie, a widow 80
years of age, was killed Monday afternoon on
the farm, four miles north of Milton, by one
Napoleon Manning, who came from Moers,
N. Y, and claimed to act as Mrs. Mackie' 8
repr esentative in meddling with Ladue's af-
fairs.
He had made considerable trouble for La
due, and matters came to crisis Monday
when the oats were being threshed in the
barn.
AS the grain was threshed it was put into
sacks and equally divided between Mrs.
Mackie and Ladue. AS there was room for
Ladue's grain only in the barn, Mrs Msckie
made arrangements with Mrs. Seth Warner,
a neighbor, to store her share. However, Ladue
made arrangements with Mrs. Mackie to keep
a load of her grain on the farm to feed her
cattle with. So Ladue sent a load of Mrs.
Mackie's grain up to the other barn, as he
supposed. Manning was driving the load
and he started down the hill to Warmers
with the grain. Ladue rushed out and shout
ed for him to come back. Manning kept on
and refused to return. When he did return
Ladue met him and said he would stand his
impositions no longer.
He asked Manning what he meant by his
action and the latter said he was doing as
Mrs. Mackie told him.
Ladue seized him by the collar and threw
him down, telling him to leave the place in
two hours. When he let him up Manning
called him vile names. Ladue then advanced
toward him threateniDgy and Manning
quickly pulled a revolver which he had kept
concealed and without warning fired twice in
rapid succession at Ladue, the second shot
lodging under Ladue's heart. Ladue reached
for his hat, which had fallen to the ground,
and tottered and fell over dead.
The murderer then ran down the road, two
men of the crowd after him He was caught on
the St. A lbans road and taken to St. Adams
at once.
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Sold His Wife'S Monument.

A little over year ago properous-look-
ing old farmer from over beyond Mansfield
came into the Barre granite sheds one day
and wanted to see about a monument for his
lately departed wife, He was shown numer-
Gus DESIGNS, and concluded that one costing
about 5000 was what he wanted, but before
he had departed he had purchased an urn
that had been left on the company's hands,
and which they were glad to dispose of for
80. The farmer thought that would answer
for the present and he said that later he
would come and purchase a monument. He
was evidently so we'll pleased with the urn
he did not want monument, for nothing
was heard of him until along about June this
year. Then came letter informing the firm
that he had tired of the urn as a marker for
his wife's last resting place and asking if
they would not take it back and refund the
money. Hoping to secure an order for
a monument from him to take its place, they
replied that they would, and they did. But
no order for a monument came, and when
a man from that section of the state was seen
by one of the firm they Inquired after the
farmer, his health, ETC., and were informed
that he had disposed of the urn on his wife s
grave and with the proceeds taken out
license and married another woman -
Barre Times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24

The w, c. Il. u. of Sullivan county met ut
the North church Wednesday September 10.
The discourses by the different ladies were
we'll enjoyed.
Jack Carmody of Fitchburg, Mass, is visit
ing his mother on his annual vacation.
The friends of Miss Jane Darrah are glad
to learn she is so far recovered as to be
around the house.
Fred Aldrich is visiting friends in town
after an absence OF 26 years.
The insolv emit accounts of the estate of G,
l.. Hamlin will be sold at auction by H. ID.
Ryder, at the store OF f. 4. Way, Saturday,
September "a at p n.
The new house owned by Stephen Spooner
is receiving coat of paint by Frank Finni-
gan's men.
Mrs. Mary O. Parker's house ON East street
is being improved by painting at the hands
of Charles Hutchins.
f. W. Hamlin took a business trip to Bos-
ton this week.
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es," replied the physician.


Farmer Brown was firm believer In
arbitration, soft answer, and the
other concomitants of peace. For a
long time Brown was sorely tried by
one Peters, who was wont to pasture
his cows in Browns fields. The idea
OF providing pasture of his own SEEM
ed never to enter the head of the guile
less peters. His stock was of what
may be described as the battering ram
breed, and the fence which they could
not bunt down they either crawled
through or jumped over.
For several years Brown made only
the mildest of protests to Peters as he
drove the marauding beasts back to
their home. Other neighbors advised
various things, ranging from suit at
law to sound thrashing to all OF
which Brown turned the ear of deaf
ness. But his hour came at last. He
was one day driving home the Peters
herd Of predatory bovines when he met
a wayfaring man who asked for work
An idea struck Brown. Eyes, can
give you job. I'm Just starting to
drive these cattle to market at Down
ingville. You go on with am while
saddle up and follow on horseback
Got some little chores to do, and may
not catch you for while, but you get
right along. Bound to overtake you
some time If 1 shouldn't, just round
'em up by the station and wait" The
man trudged off, driving the cows be-
fore him, while Brown returned to his
potatoes. 1t was sixteen miles to
Downingville, and when three days
after, Peters gathered together his cows
about the purlieus of Downingville
and drove them sadly home he re.
solved then and there to establish a
August
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BaptiStS of Vermont.

The annual Vermont State Baptist conven-
ton will be held in Vergennes Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, September q, %
and 80. Rev. W. s. Roberts, D. D., of Bur-
lington is the president.
Following is the program in part:
Tuesday afternoon at 80 the Woman's Mis-
sionary meeting will be held with the follow
ing program;
Address of welcome, Mrs. E. NJ Bartlett
Response.
Report, Junior Foreign Missions in the state,
Miss Mary Brown
Report, Foreign Missions in the state,
Mrs. D. D. Owen
Address, Foreign Missions.
Report, Home Missions in the state,
Mrs. G. H. Stafford
Address, Home Missions,
Mrs. M. G. Reynolds of Massachusetts
recently of New England Home Mis-
sionary association.
The Vermont Baptist convention will COM
mence Tuesday evening with the following
program:
Greeting,
Rev. E. M. Bartlett, Vergennes
7.20 Response,
W. S. Roberts, D. D., Burlington
1880 Address on Foreign Missions,
II. G. Mabie, D. d Boston, Mass
755 Address on Home Missions,
E. 7. Hszelwood, D. D., Boston
$50 Address on Ministerial Education,
F. W. Brakeman, D. D., Chelsea, Mass
8.45 Address on Publication Society,
G. H.Spaulding, D. D., Boston
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
1000 Discussion of convention work,
Led by Rev. Gibbs Braislin, Rutland
10 Is Reports of committees.
Ills Annual sermon,
W. s. Roberts, D. D., Burlington
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1.45 Election of officers.
Appointment of committees.
200 Vermont Academy.
800 Vermont Baptist Historical society.
Historical address,
j. j. Townsend, D. D., Brandon
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
HOPE IN SANTIAGO.

Brooklyn Couple Who Would Escape the
Troubles of the TrolIeys.
After making two unsuccessful at
tempts to get aboard Bridge car that
would take them homeward a Brooklyn
| couple introduced a strategic move
ment in their third attack that bore
them triumphantly to a place on the
front seat.
AS soon as they recovered their
breath, the young woman remarked.
Frank, read the other day that there
were no trolley cars in Santiago.
should think It must be a restful spot
to live in"
noon. But 1 suppose that Just as
soon as the Americans begin to do
business down there they will change
all that. Some smart fellow will stay
awake to get the advantage of the one
who sleeps, and there will be howl
when the other fellow wakes up, and
the days of peace will be ended. All
the same, l have been thinking seri-
ously about going to Cuba or Porto
Rico. Everybody says there will be
great business chances. How would
you like it,"
"Oh, think 1t would be lovely. You
know there are such big forests of ma
hogany. We could have a house finish
ed with it. think it would be sweet"
HIN, yes; we should have to get the
house first"
There is one thing-you couldn't
say anything about my smoking il we
went down there; you would find out
what a moderate smoker am. Every
body smokes in Santiago, even the wo-
men,"
would you want me to smoke.
Frank?"
well, I don't know. II everybody
else did, and II 1t would silence your
| objections to my smoking-well, we
should have to decide about that when
we got there"
Frank, I am ashamed Of you. You
know I wauld never do such q thingl"
my dear, this Is an age Of revolu-
tons. Many other theories besides the
Monroe doctrine are being upset. Why
II we went to Santiago I should expect
to see you following the lead Of the
native bellies, and plastering your face
with powdered egg Shells"
| What nasty custom! think they
must look horrid."
| 1.-THE American women will show
them how to do it artistically, and then
] shouldn't wonder If 1t was adopted
here, and new industry was started in
egg shells. That Is another CONNER
cial possibility.
| by the way the lottery business
fourishes in Santiago, and II we fail
In everything else, we might draw a lot
terry prize and"
my goodness Frank, we've gone
| past our street,"
Frank rang the bell, and his wife
tried to poke the conductor with her
parasol, and the interested listener fall
ed to learn whether Santiago de Cuba
is to gain by the addition to its pop
ulation of this Brooklyn couple.-Ex. J
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No Ouarteri"
sure and vigorous thrust

sure and vigorous thrust.
There is just one medicine which can be
counted on with absolute certainty to over
come the deadly assault of wasting disease
and restore the rugged mastery power of
perfect health. The Golden Medical Dis
covery" of DIR. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo,
N. Y, creates that keen digestive and
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ishes, vitalizes and builds up every organ
and tissue in the body; tones the liver
heals the lungs strengthens the heart, and
restores complete energy and cheerfulness.
~ had been troubled for several years with
spells of liver complaint writes II. N, Drans-
field, Esq, of Centennial Monroe Co., w. Va,
I tried Sarsaparilla. I was getting worse all the
time. had weakness in my left side and
limbs, palpitaton of the heart at times, cramp-
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weak, and no energy for anything. took DR..
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and have splendid appetite, good digestion,
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DR.. Pierce's thousand page book, "The
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only Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y For a
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
EVENING CHAT

Photographer Ito captain in his new
natl Enquirer.
eff you found large sum of money,
would you give it back to the owner?",
ITO be honest, nol"-Fliegende Blaet.
ter.
Wife-Our cook has got the war few
er, too, John. John-Hows that?
Wife-She shelled a lot Of peas for
dinner. .
Snobrey-Time gets the best of even
one, doesn't it? Poplow-Every one
except the orchestra conductor; he
beats it-Roxbury Gazette.
He-If YOU will marry me I will
make 1t my duty to anticipate your
every wish. She-But are you sure
that your anticipations would be rea-
lized ?-Brooklyn Life.
Wickwire-You are about the most
soiled specimen 1 have ever seen. Dis
NAL Dawson-An' you bet every foot
of it is good American soil.-Indianap-
oils Journal.
First Saleslady-That new salesman
is no real gent Second Saleslady-
Amt he? Why? First Saleslady-NoI
Right in the middle of a conversation
he left me to go and wait on that wo-
man.
Here" said the ambitious boarder,
els an advertisement of bicycle
clothes7" Every well enameled
wheel" said tbs Cheerful Idiot "has
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
INDUSTRIAL NOTES

The export of bicycles is on the in
crease.
Pig iron production is now 225,OoO
tons per week.
Researches into the constitution OF
matter are being made.
Manufacturing establishments are
forcing production day and night.
The Siberian railroad is going ahead
at the rate of three miles a day.
Five steel tugs are to be built at
Dubuque. Electrical houses are crowd.
ed.
More people are now earning fair
pay in the United States than for many
years.
France has 16 new battleships, 10 old
battleships of doubtful value and rs
modern cruisers.
In some parts of Europe they put an
electric motor ON tricycle. and haul
canal boats easily.
A fast steamer made the 1900 miles
between Yokohama and Tacoma in IL
days and II hours.
There are LOO students in the New
Armour Institute, Chicago, and there
will be 1000 in year.
An immense ship building yard is to
be erected in Scotland. This country
is to have two or three.
There Is another seamless tube out
that beats everything. They are drawn
at the rate of "a feet per minute.
For the first five months of this year
fire losses in the United States and Can
ada foot up $4,000 against $50, OOO,-
900 same time last year.
Brass is a very common article in
manufacturing. 1t is now to be partly
displaced by aluminium coated with
copper or brass.
KAISER Friedrich" is a new German
ship just arrived at New York, 600 feet
long, steel, $4,000 horse power, steam
pressure 225 pounds per square inch.
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CIR ALTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Park are visiting their
daughter in Westmoreland,
Mrs. Flora Sherwin from Springfield,
Mass, is visiting at Mrs. Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskins are away for time
visiting.
''The Beautiful White Devil"
A large number from here attended the
circus at Bellows Falls Monday; all report a
fine time.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
p. Rowe died September Is
Mrs. E. G. Tenney is again at her home
for time.
Il. Park has sold one of his hIgh-spirited,
black horses to parties in Boston.
Mrs. Ellen Goodwin from Milwaukee is
visiting friends and relatives in town.
John Curtis from Hinsdale called on friends
Tuesday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
WORDS OF WISDOM

Temptation is bridge we cross al
most before we come to it.
What we are is much NON to us
than what we do.-George Herbert.
One grip. as the world goes, is worth
| forty right.
Sin has many tools, but lie is the
handle which fits them all.-Holmes.
The gaiety of a woman in a house
hold is a more precious treasure than
diamonds and pearls.
About sixty thousand stamps are
found loose in the letter-boxes of the
United Kingdom every year.
Surprises are in store for young mar
ried couples who think that they un-
derstand one another thoroughly.
Be whole man at everything; whole
man at study, in work, in play.-Gur-
ney.
The Leather Trust is said to have
made several thousand dollars on the
advance in hides.
At the present rate Of increase the
population of the earth will double it.
self in two hundred and sixty years.
The seeds of repentance are sown in
youLu NY pleasure, DuC l0G harvest is
reaped in age by pain.-Colton.
''They tell me he has had sixteen des-
perate love affairs, and look how fat
he is Yes. He is an immune
In the garden of human life we can
only tag the pretty flowers of evil as
dangerous-We cannot eXterminate
them.
Pluck out of suffering the glory that
is shut up in it; and may it be said
of each Of you, Because of the joy set
before him he endureth the cross"
The new recruit said that he ran
away, not because he was afraid, but
because he always was opposed to a
standing army.
When you fret and fume at the pet
ty ills of life, remember that the wheels
which go round without creaking last
longest.
would not anticipate the relish Of
any happiness, nor feel the weight Of
any misery before It actually arrives
Addison. :,
No amount Of preaching, exhortation,
sympathy, benevolence, will render the
condition of our working-women what
it should be, so long as the kitchen and
needle are substantially their only
resources.-Greeley.
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if he ever sold a foot of land in his,


well, one day John Jimson-that
was his handicapped dead in his Of
fee. At least he seemed to be dead.
The doctor called it heart disease and
made out the death certificate accord
ingly. We all went to his funeral for
he was liked by everybody and a good
many commented on the natural, smil-
ing expression of the corpse.
Just as the undertaken was about to
close the coffin, the corpse raised it's
head slightly and said very family but
smiling and distinct: One moment,
please
you can bet there was great SEN
sation and scurrying to get him out
of the coffin when we realized that he
had only been in a trance. AS we lift
ed him up he smiled again very cheer
fully and whispered: I was only go
ing to suggest Mr.. Undertaken, that You
ought to send your bill to the doctor
who granted death certificate and not
to my poor family buffalo Express.
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Vermont News.

The Vermont State Teachers association
holds its annual session this year at Mont
pelier, opening next Thursday evening and
continuing until Saturday afternoon. Among
the speakers already secured are Supt, &. W..
Cox, Bellows Falls; Prin. Isaac Thomas,
Burlington high school; Craven Laycock, OF
Dartmouth College; Robert S, Metcalf, super
visor of the Boston school; Miss s. H. Bra
zill, supervisor of science, Cambridge, Mass. /;
Walter Sargent, Boston, who has been con-
nected with the Massachusetts state board Of
education; William Dewitt Hyde, ID. ID i,
president of Bowdoin College; Superintend-
emit s. T. Dutton, Brookline, Mass; Hon.
Charles II. Skinner, superintendent Of public
instruction, state of New York. The present
officers of the association are: Professor W..
w. McGlton, Middlebury College, acting
presidents; S H. Erskine, Rutland, secretary
X. H. Whitehil', Montpelier, treasurer; G. G.
Davis, White River Junction, F. A. Bagnall,
ST Adams, and ID Y Comstock, ST. Johns
bury, executive committee.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
Million Women Have Been Benefited by Mrs. Pnkha and
as Very pauIy cHa1eu, anu SUFFERED intensely
01nfort powder
at least four coats. indianapolis

at least four coats. '-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Owner (indignantly)-Bl my
soul! They don't smash trunks like that
in England, doncherknow! The Porter
(complacently)-Don't they, sir? We
can give 'em points about dom lots Of
things, can't we, sir?
"Is there any danger of the boa-con-
strictor biting me?" asked the lady
visiting at the Geological Gardens.
mot the least, marm," cried the show
man. HE never bites; he swallows his
whites whole. "-Tit-Bits.
'Tell me about your graduating class
photograph, Miss Lily" well, all
those homely girls standing up at the
back are the smart ones: all those
pretty girls sitting down in front are
the silly ones. '-Chicago Record.
The Father-Do you know, my son,
if we moved our legs proportionately
as fast as an ant we should travel near
ly 800 miles an hour? The Son-Then
you'd never miss your train in the
morning, pop, would you2-Yonker's
Statesman. ~
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
PERKINSVILLE.

Dallas Pollard is on the sick list.
Ethel Demary and brother Adm of Boston
were the guests of their brother, E. D. De-
mary over Sunday.
John Reed and family took in the Rutland
county fair last week.
r. V. Coon Phi G. of Troy, N. Y, who has
been visiting j. H. Hicks the past three
weeks, has returned home.
H. A. Harris and family attended the cir
Gus at Claremont last week.
w. j. Loveland was called to Hebron, N.
Y, the first of the week by the illness of his
mother.
Mrs. Emily j. Call has gone to Springfield,
Mass, for weeks stay with her sister.
Mrs. George Olney has gone to Springfield
to care for her daughter, Mrs. Button.
Lena Bixby of Springfield was in town
Wednesday.
H. H. Hicks and wife spent Wednesday in
Ludlow.
Frank Crossman and wife, who are at work
in Peru were home over Sunday.
Dallas Pollard and wife visited in Hartland
last week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24

IT reckin."
"All right; you've had yellow fever.
haven't your"
"Nary a yaller." y.
"Of course you've had small pox."
'Never hardly hearn tell o. hit"
"What about itch?"
"Oh, I've had a sketch er two o.
that"
HAD measles or cholera?"
"The closest case o. measles that ev-
er got about me wuz ten miles off,"
"Are you not mistaken about that"
"Wall, mebby hit warn't more than
nine and half"
"Now. since you come to think about
1t, did you not get within at least six
miles of that case of measles at some
timer"
'Wall, mebby did"
"You are sure about that?"
"Plum dead Shore"
Good; we'll put you in the regiment
of immunes. Atlanta Journal.
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ALSTEAD.

Capt. Jameson of Chelsea, Mass, is spend
ing few days at Hotel Alstead and renew
ing old &C quaintances.
John Dickey. commenced work this week
for H. A. Lowell.
H. D. ,Dickey is improving his house with
Mr.. and Mrs. Flint of Boston are visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Julia Holden, who has been away
during the summer. is again staying with
Mrs. Mary Sartwell.
Herman Smith and wife of Hancock have
been staying briefly with relatives.
DR.. Clarke returned from Maine Tuesday
noon and his dental office is open as usual.
Mrs. Clarke and the children will remain
until the first of next month.
Ed Rice of Fitohburg is spending a few
days here.
club this season was last Tuesday night The
meeting was in charge of Rev. l. B. Stuart
and Mrs. Z. M. Smith and Tennysou's life
and works we're studied and an Iexcellent
program presented. The next meeting will
be October in charge of Miss Bessie Wilder
| and Miss Lucia Turner.
The Pomona grange meets here October g.
| The following is the program:
Address of welcome,
f. b. Trow, master Warren Pond grange
Response, ID. w. Howe, Excelsior grange
| Recitation,
Roy d. Huntlev, Excelsior grange
Music, Alfred Smith, Prentice Hill grange
Essay, G. l.. Linsley, Warren Pond grange
Paper, ID. Z. Adams, Ashuelot grange
Recitation, FL. W. Harvey, Surry grange
Question: Contrast the condition and in
| fluence of women today with the condition
and influence of women so years ago.
Speakers, j. r. Dickev, Warren Pond
grange, George A Msyo, Prentice Hill
grange, George r Jennison, walpole
grange, ID. W. Rugg, Honor Bright grange
G. F. Pierce and j. S. Prouty were in
| keene Wednesday in attendance at the
councillor convention.
Clsremont band has been engaged to fur.
nish music fair day.
The following has been handed us for pub.
liostion and will be of interest to many in
this vicinity: Intelligence has been received
from St Louis, Ill, of the sudden death in
that city on September 18th of Mrs. Annie
M Jenni, at the sge of 81 years and months
The deceased was the mother of Miss Susan
Marguerite Porter, daughter of Asshel G.
| Porter, formerly of Lsngdon, and was s
woman of broad comprehension and more
than ordinary strength of character, whose
loss falls heavily upon the daughter and the