Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-12
BRATTLEBORO,

f. j. Henkel has entered the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont at
Burlington.
An appeal has been taken from the decision
of Judge Ross in the Brattleboro school dis
| trict case over the distribution of the state
money.
Col. Charles B. Stoughton, who figured
conspicnou in the great organ case of
Waite against Estey, and who has had a Pc
culiar legal experience, has been admitted to
the soldiers home at Bennington.
Congressman Powers has got bill before
terror to pay to Col. wheelock g. veazey,
late of the interstate commerce commission,
a pension of 500 month.
Mrs. E. r. Pratt, Stella Brazil, will make
her American debut in the Metropolitan opera
house in New York the evening of the Goth,
when-she will appear with Melba in "Aida.'
Mrs. Pratt's Philadelphia engagme MT has
been cancelled.
Mrs. F. +. H. Stevens of Vernon, who is
spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs
George F. Barber, will be $50 years young"
in May and to those who have seen her beau
as strong hold on life now as ever. From
girlhood until recently she has lived at Ver-
non.
Marshall A. Howe, formerly assistant
principal of the Brattleboro high school, will
publish some of the results of his botanical
1
Botanical journal. Mr.. Howe is now taking
postgraduate course in botany at Columbia
| University. Before going to New York, Mr..
Howe was instructor in the University of
California. His home is in Newfane.
| The supreme court convened at Montpe-
her yesterday. A number of important cases
will be heard, including that of G. II. Daven-
port, editor of the Reformer, and others,
against the Deerfield Valley company for
trespass, the question being whether the de-
PENDANTS shall be required to pay triple dam
| ages under the statute, for lumber they cut
in Searsburg in 1889, without authority, as
found by the referee, ex-Gov. Pingree. The
case comes before the court on exceptions to
the report of the referee. There are ii other
Windham county cases to come up.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Wallace of New York
last week presented to the trustees of the
Brooks free library valuable relic of war
time in the shape of a " cotton permit" or
an order to the armies of the United States
bearing the signature of President Andrew
johnson. The order gives Eliza G. Skid.
more of Washington, d. c., the privilege OF
transporting certain products, largely cotton,
which she owned in the southern states
within the national military lines without
molestation by the Union armies. Mr.. Wal
lace was to act as agent for Mrs. Skidmore,
and the "permit" which was given him bears
Mrs. Skidmore's Endorsement, giving him
authority to act under it. Mrs. Skidmore
was personal friend OF President Lincoln
1t is expected that an attempt will be made
at the officers school of the Vermont national
guard at St. Johnsbury this week to elect
Maj. o. D. Clark of Montpelier to the com.
mand of the LIST regiment to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of COL George H
] Bond of Brattlehoro, notwithstanding the
fact that Lieut.. Col. John H. Watson o.
Bradford is in line for the promotion. Should
the usual military custom be set aside ant
Maj. Clark be chosen the matter would no
be without a precedent in the history of the
Vermont national guard Gen. j. j. Este5
of Brattleboro in 1881 was senior captain o
the regiment and c. w. Carr of Brandon was
the senior major. The colonel and lieuten
ant-colonel were promoted at the officers
schools that year and Capt. Estey was made
lieutenant colonel. Maj Carr resigned imme
diately after the election. The situation a
that time differed from the present state o
affairs, however, in that no clog rolling" wa
INDUCED in, the honor coming unsolicited t.
Capt. Estey. Maj. Clark claims the supper