Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-16
BRATTLEBORO.

A large audience attended the concert by
Sousa's band at the auditorium Friday after
noon.
A special meeting of the Vermont live
stock company will be held at the Vermont
national bank Friday evening, the 25th.
Sherman & Jenne have taken the agency
for the Traders fire insurance company Of
Chicago. :.
John D. Austin, bookkeeper for O. r. Pratt,
has passed a civil-service examination and
been appointed to collectorship in the GUS
toms Office at Newport at salary of 1910 a
year.
The town of Hinsdale, N. H., has post
poned action in regard to the building of a
bridge between that town and Vernon, and
also in regard to grading the road between
Hinsdale and this place. 1t is now probable
that the project of building an electric rail
road from Brattleboro to Northfeld through
Hinsdale will not be advanced materially this
year. 1t was to be expected that the Hins-
dale merchants would oppose the scheme,
for they consider that such a road would
prove detrimental to their business, still the
failure to take favorable action in the matter
is not discouraging to the promoters of the
enterprise, for experience has taught them
that much time is often required to reconcile
opinions in matters of public importance.
Mr.. Crosby thinks that the controversy over
the railroad question in Northampton will
result favorably to him, and in that case he
wculd much prefer that the Hinsdale matter
rest for another year.
The express rate on packages of five
pounds or less to and from Boston, which was
recently advanced from Is cents to rs cents,
has just been restored to the former schedule
express company. The rate on transient
| business is the same as before. Bellows Falls
and Bratteboro are the only Vermont towns
which have the l5-cent rate to Boston. The
| charge per hundred pounds from Brattleboro
| to Boston is rs cents, which is a lower rate
| than that given to Rutland, Burlington and
other large Vermont towns, and the same as
| Bellows Falls, which has direct connection
with Boston by way of the Fitchburg rail.
road. The rate between Brattleboro and
New York was reduced recently from 81 AZ
to 81 % per 100 pounds.
| DEFERRED.
Another raid was made on the New Hamp
shire brewery Wednesday.
| The large road scraper plowed out the side
streets Thursday to permit the use of wheels
in the village.
Protective grange will hold sugar festiva
at Grange hail Monday evening. 1t will b.
followed by dance.
Mr.. Mansur, representing the Bay Stat
| whist club of Holyo was in town Thurs
day and arranged a tournament with the Yer
| mont wheel club. The first game is to b,
played in Holyoke Tuesday evening.
The chairman of the Windham count,
committee, in acknowledging the request TO
further hearing in the matter of insuranc
rates in Brattleboro, promises meeting sool
when the question may be definitely settled
Prof H. b. Richardson of Amherst colleg
delivered the final lecture in the colleg
course in the Center church Wednesda
evening. His subject was " Modern Germa
peasant life" illustrated with views taken b
himself and party of students while travel
ing through Holland and Germany.
Beauseant commandery of Knights Ten
plar attended the funeral of John w. Stowe
} at Putney Thursday. Eminent Commando
: Isaac D. Bailey conducted the burial servict
| Col. H. Z. Taylor acted as prelate in tn
} absence of Col. X. Haskins. The Knight
of Honor and the employees of the Stowe
manufacturing company also attended tn
funeral.