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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

The.Christian Endeavor society OF the sep
tist church have elected Carrie NJ. Holt as
de egate to the G.. E. state convention to be
held at Bellows Falls.
Mrs. A. W. Aiken, who has been very SICK,
is now feeling much better. We hope her re-
covery may be speedy and complete.
It is almost impossible to keep silent on
subject that is of so great importance to our
people, and we would therefore remind the
persons who have helped themselves to the
plums, melons and grapes of our neighb ors,
that there is limit to tolerance and charity.
There is remedy for such offences and 1t
would be very easy task to apply 1t to the
offenders.
Mrs. Mckay and her children have re-
turned from Cincinnati, o., after an absence
OF one month.
Mrs. Banks of Northfeld has been visiting
her brother, j. W. Graves.
Mr. and Mrs W E Clough visited at South
Londonderry the first of the week.
Mr.. Gibbs OF Bellows Falls spent Sunday
with H. A. Davis.
Monday disposing of the deer he shot last
Saturday.
Mrs. N, Scofeld and Mrs Dexter are 60
ing to Boston this week for short visit.
Mrs. Mary Wolfe has gone to visit her son
Charles Wolfe of Fitchburg.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church have elected Miss
Florence Petteng1ll, Miss Nellie Stearns,
Miss Alice Chaplin and Frank Spauldlng as
delegates to the G. E. state convention to be
held at Bellows Falls next week.
Abner Cunningham is slowly recovering
from his illness.
Mrs. James Little was taken seriously i'll
last Sunday night, but at the time of writing
was feeling more comfortable.
Mrs c. S. Frost has been visiting at Keene
and Bellows Falls for few days.
Mrs. c. L. Blake will have her millinery
opening Friday and Saturday of this weeA.
Henry Jones of Cambridgeport, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles Smith.
A. H. Sabin has enlarged his store rooms
of house furnishings.
met Andrews and George P. Alexans,, i,
found deer hunting in Windham rather slow
work and returned yesterday morning.
Fred Rand sold fine pair of black mares
last week to Mr.. Mayo of Watertowp, Mass
Minnie Vancor and a friend hired team
last Saturday to go to Bellows Falls and in
% minutes from the time they left the livery
sage that his team was at Cassidy's stable
after having lun into Bodine & Davis team
No serious injury occurred.
Mrs. L. Smith received another paralytic
shock last Wednesday and is in a very weak
condition.
The ele ctric road has not yet materialiZed
| but the most sceptical are beginning to be
enthusiastic about it.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
WESTMINSTER. "

Mrs. b. I. Phelps is visiting her sister,
Mrs. G. K. Buck, in Boston for few weeks.
Mrs. A. NJ Rsnney is with her brother and
sister in Fitchburg, Mass, for two weeks
visit.
Mrs. H. F. Bond and son spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Cook, in Hinsdale,
n H.
Mrs. j. ID. Richardson of Charlestowp, n.
H., is visiting friends in town.
Mrs George wilkins and daughters went
to Boston yesterday. They will spend the
month in the latter place and New York be-
fore going to their home in South Carolina.
Mrs Mabel Wright and son of Holyoke,
Mass spent last week with friends and rela-
tives in town.
Mrs. B. F. Richmond has received news Of
the death of her nephew, George s. Alloee,
at Oshkosh, Wis. He was prominent citi-
zen of the plsce and at the time Of his death
was the president Of the state normal school
located at Oshkosh. It is said that he owed
his success as an educator to the principle:
laid down and taught by the late Prof. l.. Z
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Brooklyn Life

Never try to tell what you don't
know. Life is too short.
Every man should shun liquor
drinking as he would taking arsenic.
The sad consequence of detection in
principle Is corruption in practice
Dickens.
Bad temper is its own scourge. Few
things are bitterer than to feel bitter.
A mans venom poisons himself more
than his victim.
The following is a literal transcript
of sign on a Pennsylvania village
store: Tea and Taters, Sugar and
Shingles, Brick-dust and Lasses, whis-
key, Tar and other Drugs"
The keel of the ship lies concealed,
yet it is Indispensable to her progress
and safety; so virtue does not always
appear upon the surface, yet true man
hood is unknown without 1t.
One of the stations of the railway
which is to be built from the Red Sea
to the top of Mount Sinai will be on
the spot where it is supposed Moses
stood when he received the two tables
of the law.
The age of whales is ascertained by
size and number of laminae of the
whalebone, which increases yearly.
Ages of three hundred and four hun
dred years have been assigned to
whales from these indications.
In consequence of a telephone wire
falling upon the overland wires of the
street tramways at Zurich, Switzerland
the central station of the telephonic
service, which has five thousand SUBJ
scribers, caught fire and was completes
ly destroyed.
The hard tack of to-day is a good
deal better than the hard tack of the
sixties which the soldiers broke their
teeth on. The crackers are smaller
softer. and more. digestible, and they
cannot be used as plates.
Among the Siamese the curious GUS
tom obtains of reversing the elbow
joint of the left arm as sign OF su-
rerioTity. The children OF both. sexs:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
SAXTONS RIVER.

Mrs. Laura Reed is the guest of Mrs Isaac
Glynn.
Our village band, assisted by Ned Taft of
Glens Falls and under the leadership of Mr..
Ridlngs, gave q concert last Saturday evening.
There were a large number present to 10Y
the selections, which were very creditably
rendered.
Mrs. F. L. Osgood returned from Rutland
last Friday after an absence of several weeks.
Miss Hooper is entertaining her sister at
Vermont Academy.
Miss Smiley is visiting at Vermont Acad-
| emy.
Mrs. G r. Whitcomb and Mrs. o. J.Morse
and her daughter cf Marysville, Ka visite
last week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. H
Kimball.
Mr.. Colburn, Spiritualist, preached last
| Sunday evening at Mr.. Twitchelrs.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy of West Townshend ex.
| changed pulpits with Rev. G. F. Chaplin last
Sunday morning.
Joseph Greenwood of Clinton, Mass, ha;
been visiting his relatives and friends.
Several of the young people went to Graf
ton last Friday evening to a corn roast a
| Charles Farnsworth's.
| Miss Anna Blodgett is going to Grafton fol
a week to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Park have com
| menced Housekeeping in the upper part o
the brick house on the corner of Pleasant anC
| Main streets.
John Piddock of the First Connecticut reg
| iment, spent the Sibbath at Westminster.
Ned Taft returned last Monday to his hom
at Glen's Falls; his wife will remain about
month.
Miss Julia Fisher spent Sunday with he
cousin, Miss Helen Nour:e.
Rev. F. G.. BoughtoD, DIR. Edward ElleI
and Miss Cummings attended the Bsptis
state conven tion held at Vergennes la:
week.
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ALSTEAD.

Mrs H. A Moore left Monday noon for
Holyoke, Mass for a visit with friends.
j. A. Linsley has been drawn for grand
juror and F. j. Leach petit, to attend the Oc-
tober term of court.
Myron Allen of Nashua is staying at War
rem Alden's.
M. E. Knight. George Mayo, G. H. Cooke
and James Davis have been appointed by the
selectmen as election officers.
Miss Rosine King left Tuesday morning
for few days stay at Bellows Falls.
Miss Nettis Brown of Walpole and Erwin
Bowman of Boston visited at j. S. Prouty' 8
Sunday.
The ball game last Saturday between the
Alstead and Springfield school boys resulted
in victory for the latter by one score.
Miss Ella Newman with two friends
wheeled up from Brattleboro Friday and
stayed with her aunt, Mrs. G. M. Rogers, un-
til the following day.
Albert Shepard and Fayette Wood of
Keene were in the village Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. /. B. Stuart gave very interesting
account last Sunday morning OF the cOnven-
ton at Pittsfield which he attended last
week.
w B Howard has hired the Shepard house
on Main street and will move his family there
at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burge of Bellows
Falls were in the village Sunday; also j. S.
Walker and wife of Charlestown.
Mrs. Galore Howard died at her home at
Alstead Center last Friday after long and
painful illness, at the age of 3S years. The
funeral was Sunday. Interment in the vii
lage cemetery.
DR.. G. M. Lutkin's wife is quite i'll with
typhoid fever.
Our village people are busy this week pre-.
psrng for the fair Friday. Among the at
fractions will be the ball game between the
Alsteads and Walpoles.
Miss Lena Cooke left Saturday morning fol
Bradford, Vt, where she will be employed
in millinery store.
Mr.. Montgomery and Mrs. Howard o
Che lsea are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B
Chaplin.
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ward whose school he attended for a ii mo
when young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kellogg of Bellows Falls were the guests of
Il e. Gotta over Sunday.
Ernest Gould of Townsend enters the en-
pioy of G, I'll. Walker as clerk today.
AT the annual meeting of the social library
as'ociation on Monday the officers chosen
We're ii A. Willard, president; ID. H. Hills,
wee president; Mrs, f f Sleeper, secretary,
treasurer and librarian; book committee,
mrs. Z. f. Arnold, Mrs. A. E. Brigham and
j. L, Maynard, Jr.
AT the semi-annual election of officers of
the Y p, S. G. E, Sunday evening the fol-
lowing were chosen for the coming six
months: President, Walton Farr vice presi-
dent, Miss Minnie Smith; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Rose c, Allbee; correspond
ing secretary, Miss s. E. Hills; G. E. G. O.,
u w. Underwood; organist, Miss Lila Rich
ardson; assistants, James T. Maynard, Jr.,
and Miss Cora Chase; superintendent of jun
Tor Y. z. S. G. E Mrs. Pierce.
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Dancing School.

Mrs Frank Baldwin wishes to announce
to the people of Bellows Falls and vicinity
that she will open her dancing school in &.
A. R. hall on Saturday afternoon. October
s, with classes as follows. Juvenile class
from 2 to P. NJ; advanced class from 4
to P. NJ. Adult classes may be formed
by consulting the teacher. Terms 81 sin
gle; 81 per couple. Two from same fam
lily Sc. Private lessons given to all who
wish. Anyone wishing to visit the school
before deciding to serd their children can
do SO. Mrs. Baldwin is prepared to teach
all the fashionable round and square dances,
having just b en- to Boston for in
struction.
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Commissioners Notice.

We, the subscribers, being duly appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District of
Westminster Commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Irene K.
Whitney late of Rockingham In said District,
deceased and also all claims and demands ex,
hiblt"d in offset thereto ;and six months from
the 18th day of september last being allowed
by said Court for that purpose, we do there
fore hereby give NOTICE, that we will attend
to the business of our said appointment,
at the residence of John. f. Alexand-
er. Jr., in the village Of Saxtons River, in
said District, on the ped day of october,
1873, and the 18th day of March, 1899, next,
from two O'Clock P. NJ until four O'Clock, P.
NJ, on each of said days.
IF: / :. bAEk4l bkEkAsDHR Commissioners.
John =. Alex ezander ,Jr, Admir-. Rockingham
September 49, A. d. 1895
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Ben ia min F. Winchester Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Court
Westminster, for said District. To
all persons interested in the Estate of
Benja in F. Winchester late of Rockingham,
In said District, deceased. GREETING.
whereas, Mary l.. Winchester has pre-
sented to this Court an Instrument purpor-
ing to be the last win of said deceased for
probate y ou are hereby notified that this
Court will decit;U upon the probate of said
Instrument at the session thereof to be
held at the Probate office in Bellows Falls in
said District, on the 5th day of November
1898, when and where you may appear and
contest the same, il you see cause,
ZINA II. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Senator Morrill, Will Not Resign.

A report has been circulated that Hon.
Justin S. Morrill, would resign his seat in
the senate at the coming session OF the
legislature Col. Haskins wrote the sena-
tor to ascertain if there was any truth in
the report and received the following let
ter.
Strafford, VT, September 80, 1898.
Hon. Kittridge Haskins,
Brattleboro, VT,
My Dear Sir !:
Il received your kind favor last evening,
and how the report to which you refer got
started l do not know. Unless the infrm-
tiles Of age should suddenly increase there
is no likelihood of my immediate resigna-
tion Of my senatorial position.
OF course l should not retain the seat a
day If I supposed the people of Vermont
were anxious for change"
Yours truly,
JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Bellows Falls Times.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Bl
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All postmasters are authorized agents for
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to keep their subscriptions paid in advance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Eliza M. Hawks Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster, IS. for said District, to
all persons interested in the estate of Eliza
NJ Hawks late of Rockingham, in said district
deceased, GREETING
You are hereby notified that this Court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
tzlas NJ. George, Administrator upon said
estate, and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled, at the session thereof to be
held at the Probate Office in Bellows Falls on
the 9th day OF hovember,A. 1898, when and
where you may be heard in the premises, If
you see cause.
ZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

are trained to reverse their elbow lr
this painful position at an early age, if
their parents are persons of high
grades.
The curfew law obtains in Seoul,
Korea, but it is made applicable to meu
only. When the huge bronze bell OF
the city proclaims the hour of sunset
and the time for closing the gates ev-
cry man is obliged to retire to his
home, under pain of fiogging; but the
women are allowed to go about at all
hours.
The abandonment of the post office at
Kaskaskia, ILL.,, for want of patronage
calls to mind the fact that this is the
Oldest town in the State having been
founded by La Sale in 16S2-c-he same
year in which Penn founded Philadel-
phia. 1t has remained distinctively
French to this day, and the modern
movement seems to have avoided it.
The cost of constructing the Suez
Canal amounted to nearly $780, 900, 900,
about one-third of this sum being con-
tributed by the Khedive. twenty-five
thousand men were employed on the
work. Food and water were trans
ported by a regiment of 1000 camels
at a cost of over $1,000 per day. Op-
erations were commenced ON April 25,
1858, and the great undertaking was
bruoght to a successful finish in 1869.
Soldiers from Illinois, New York,
and Ohio lead the army as letter wri-
ters,' said an official of the Post Office
Department, 'and they come about in
the order named so far as number Of
communications is concerned. Judg-
ing from the stack of letters at head
quarters of the various regiments rep
resenting these three States, all the
people at home are writing to their
loved ones in camp at least once a day."
Major General Shafter holds a medal
of honor awarded him under the pro-
visions of the act of March 8, 1896.
The medal was granted for most dis
tinguished gallantry in the battle Of
Fair Oaks, Va, May 81, 1862, while
serving as first lieutenant of Company
l, Seventh Michigan Infantry, in COM
mand of pioneers; voluntarily taking
an active part in that battle and re-
naming on the field, although wounds
ed, until the close of the engagement
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt graft
tude to the many kind friends who rendered
US their sympathy and assistance during our
ri cent bereavement.
Mr.. AND MRS OSCAR E. HALL.
October 4, 1898.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
a Story of Gen. wheeler.

At the battle of New Hope Church,
between Atlanta and Chickamaugo.
Gen. Walker sent Major William H.
Ross. who was on his staff, to ascer-
tain from Gen. Wheeler, who occupied
an advance position, what was i'll his
front. He found the General on his
horse, with one leg over the pommel
of his saddle. Saluting him, Major
Ross said: Gen. Walker intends to
make a charge at this point, and would
like to know if the enemy has a mask
ed battery in front of us?" Il don't
know, Major" Gen. Wheeler replied,
but can soon find out" and, swing
ing into position in his saddle, he gall
loped up a slight eminence, aceompan-
led by Major Ross and his staff, and
planted a guidon. A moment later a
puff Of smoke in the distance, and the
suffering of shell as it flew over
them. showed what was ahead. Turn
ing to Major Ross, the General said:'
"Give Gen. Walker my compliments.
and say there is masked battery in
front of U.S." Major Ross ventured the
remark that it was rather risky way
of unmasking a battery. THE 1rst
shots always fly high was the cool
reply; cts the shots that follow that
are dangerous. s."-Argonaut-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Little Thing. for Laughter.

gallagher is bound to find q wife,
what has he done9" Started chain
letter proposal EnQuir.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

Calumny is like a wasp against
whose buzzings it is best to take no ac-
ton unless you can be sure OF killing
it; If you come short OF that 1t is GER
tain to return to the charge more spite
ful than ever. - = -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

Jesse B. Norton, representative elect
from Waitsfeld, was indicted for bigamy
by the Washington county grand jury last
Friday.
The voters of the Dominion of Canada
voted last week upon the following ques-
ton: care you in favor of the passing OF
an act prohibiting the importation, manu-
facture or sale of spirits, wine, ale, beer,
cider and all other alcoholic liquors as
BEVERAGE" In the larger part of the Do
minion prohibition won by good majority.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

AS might very we'll be expected, the world
is rife to-day with little characteristic stories
told about Wilhelmina at different periods of
her life. Some may be fiction, some fact,
certainly they are all harmless, and none OF
them without interest The following one is
told by the writer of an article on the Queens
coronation in the National Magazine for
October: "Two of the court children were
missing one day, and grave fears were enter
tanned as to the probability of their having
been kidnapped. A prolonged aud careful
search resulted in finding no traces of them,
and two attendants were arrested as suspi-
cious characters. On further inquiry it was
learned that these two children were last
seen playing with the little qu zen the previ-
Gus day. On questioning her as to their
whereabouts, she said they were locked up in
an old cellar that could be res ched from the
courtyard. 1t seemed they refused to do her
bidding, and so exercising her prerogative as
chief executive of the kingdom she had i'm
prisoned them for rebellion"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.

The immense she'll mounds to be seen on
the shores of the Damariscotta River in
Maine are supposed to have been deposited
there ages ago by Indian tribes holding great
oyster feasts in that vicinity. These mounds
have interested scientific Investigators the
world over, aud many theories have been ad-
vanced regarding their origin. In the Octo-
Mr., George Sherry explains why these heaps
of shells are so important from scientific
standpoint, stating many interesting facts re-
garding them. Several views of the mounds
are shown'in the illustrations which appear
with his paper Warren F. Kellogg, Park
Square, Boston.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

Literally True.
Teacher-How did Jacob supplaut
Esau?
Johnny-By playing skin game
Brooklyn Life.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-22
REIMBU RSED.
House Passed the Bill to Pay Maine
Victims for Losses Sustained in the
Disaster.

WASHINGTON. March N.-The House
to-day unanimously passed the bill for
the relief of the survivors and victims of
The Maine disaster. The bill reimburses
the surviving officers and men for the
losses they sustained. to an amount not
to exceed a years sea pay, and directs
TIE payment Of q sum equal TO a year s
pay to the legal heirs of those who per-
ished.
There was quite a spirited debate over
an amendment suggested by Mr.. Cannon
to give the survivors eich years pay
out Of hand instead Of attempting to re-
imburse them for actual losses.
Some old alleged scandals in connection
with the reimbursement of the survivors
of the Samoan disaster were raked up,
but the debate in the end was saved from
a rather sorelid tone by a beautiful trib-
ute paid TO the dead by Mr.. Cousins. of
Iowa. in a short but eloquent speech. He
aroused the galleries to spontaneous APP
plause when he said that while the yul-
lures might be watching ever the dark
waters Of Havana harber for the belated
dead, above all the eagles piercing eye
was Watching for the truth.
The remainder of the day was occupied
In the consideration of the old claim OF
John Roash, the shipbulder. for 1891 600.
No action was taken upon the claim.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-22
QUITE A FIGHT
Among Neighbors Who Had Gathered
for a Drinking Bout.

Louisville, KY, March PA special
to the Evening Post from Pineville,
Ky. says
One OF the bloodiest battle ever
fought in the Kentucky mountains
took place yesterday afternoon on
Puckett's creek, in Harlan county,
about sixteen miles from this place. in
which three men We're killed and two
injured. The killed are Ehad Smell
ings, Josiah Leroy and IVES Taylor
They We're at a neighbours house
drinking when a quarrel arose between
Snellings and Taylor, the former get
ting in the first shot but missing.
Taylor then opened fire, killing Smell
ings. Leroy had been at the stable.
but hearing the shooting, rushed to
Snellings' defense. Finding him dead,
he opened fire on Taylor, both shoot
ing about the same time. When the
fracus was over both We're found to
be stretched on the ground dead. Two
men were wounded by stray bullets,
but will recover The shooting is
said to be the outcome of an old
grudge which existed between the
SnellingS and TaylorS.