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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Rev. G. W. Morrow.

Rev. G. w. Morrow, who is nothing i
not sensational, and who left moderately
salaried pastorate at Randolph to accept
the more lucrative and easier position 81
superintendent OF the State Auti-Saloou
League, is at present kept very busy ex.
planning the action Of Che ST. Adams
league, which employed a "spotter" named
Carrigan from Randolph to do its dirty
work.
Mr.. Morrow endorses the action of the
ST. Albaus league in employing "mora
spy" and it was presumably done under
Mr.. Morrow's direction. Carrigan wa:
sent to the g Blocks" in St. Adams to act
as spy, got drunk himself, was jailed and
fined for intoxication. His friends paid bis
fine and he is at liberty.
The Randolph Herald and News throw.
an interesting side light on the situation,
and incidentally gives the reverend gentle.
man one of the worst of the many "roasts'
the state press is now giving him free OF
expense. Carrigan was reformed drunk
ard of Randolph, happy-go-lucky fellow,
whose worst enemy was whiskey. He
took liquor cure and for years had kept
sober, until the St. Adams league with the
presumed recommendation of Mr. Morrow,
who knew Carrigan well, employed him in
the despicable work of furnishing LIQUOR to
and purchasing it OF the fallen fnmab of
the notorious St. Adams Blocks that
evidence might therefore be secured aainst
them.
To the credit of the great majority of
members of the Anti-Saloon League inv err
mont it should be said they are who'll out
Of sympathy with this kind of work with
which the state superintendent has ienti-
fed himself. They are ashamed Of and
more ashamed Of the state superintendent.
A mass meeting Of the Anti -Sloon
Leagues of the state is to be held atBur-
lington next Sunday. Reports from that
meeting will be awaited with much inter-
est. 1t Is perhaps too much to hope that
the pres ent bombastic and shallow su,erin-
tendent will be deposed from ofhe.-
Montpelier Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Opinions of the Press.
The Man with a Hat.

Porter H. Dale, the man with the cow
boy hat, would bic himself to congress
from the second district. Porter comes
fir m Island Pond. So does the hat, for
there never was another just like it in Yer
mont! In one respect congressional poll
tic, in the second district is similar to the
struggle in district No. 1. About every
otber man is tinctnred with congressional
ambition. Mr.. Dale is man OF ability,
hard worker in his party and consider
able of speaker. Looking at the situa-
tion from this distance it seems that Mr..
Dale has even a more difficult matter on
his hands than that of wearing staff Off
GERS sword at Gov. CIRCUITS reception
The weapon was always in his way. 1t
tripped him up and barked his ships
Meeting Capt. Hovey, who was the military
instructor at Norwich university, he said /:
Captain, how do you wear the blamed
thingp" "Wear it around your neck"
replied the captain. And there is where
Mr.. Dale will receive his coup de grace !
Essex Record.
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Wages Increased.

A movement to advance wages in all
the New England cotton manufacturing
centers has been inaugurated. Ten per
cent seems to be the average. In Lowell,
Mass the increase has already effected
10000 hands, while at other points
in Massachusetts and in Rhode Island the
increase Ia, effected thousands Of other
employees. The Amoskeag company Of
Manchester, N. H., advanced the wages
of 5000 hands ten per cent last week
Monday.
Even the most critical must admit that
this is an era of prosperity in big enter
prises such as has not visited the country
in many years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Thrilled by His EIoquence.

We do not pretend to know what con.
occasionally is to the best interests d the
second district. But as former Wslver.
Inc and a member OF the Michigan club
at Detroit we are compelled to bea, wit
ness as to the magnificent campaign work
done by Hon. Frank Plumley. Resilient.
Of that state few years ago who were
thrilled by the eloqueuce and convinced by
the logic Of this Vermonter thought him
then of congressional size. He was per-
haps the ablest speaker sent to tbatstate
in the national campaign.-Rutland News.
1.-THE editor of the News was a citizen 81
Michigan when Mr.. Plumley visited there
Editor TIMES
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Christmas
Goods.

We have a choice line OF
Christmas Slippers. We
think we can please you,
1t costs you nothing to look
them over.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

no opposition-that the voice OF the ma,
was set to one key, and that they ,s pSopls =,
together and joyou,ly. Reference x all
ever. to the vote OF that year sho,. INV.
20,S49 votes were cast in favor Of n,., .aa'
ton, while there is recorded Is. l49 ,unioi.
it--a clean msjority OF 2,707, Sincss ' y:
time. and every two years additional cl,a 'nis
have been added to the original law m ~
tail is like an anchor, while the kits !. 'n =,
is as light as feather.-Essex Reco,%s' el'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
CHESTER.

G. P. Dodge returned Monday from hi.
trip to Amherst, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Fletcher are at
Globe View Farm IN Londonderry.
Mr.. and Mrs George Leland of SPRING.
field were at E. X. Pierce's Sunday
N. R. Hutchinson has returned to his
work in F. A. Rowell's livery.
George Sawyer. who has been ill, ha,
resumed work at the Fullerton"
The number Of tuition pupils at the biph
school has never been so large as this win
ter.
j. R. Richardson i, serving as grand
juror at the Windsor county court.
F. w. Pierce has been spending a faw
days in Rutland and Castleton.
Mr.. and Mrs John Kelley of Pavl.,
were recent guests at M. S. Moore's.
Frank M. Carlisle and Miss Nellie BrooL.
of Gassetts were married at the Congrepa.
gational parsonage last Wednesday even.
ing by Rev. H. l.. Ballou. Mr.. aud Mrs
Carlisle will make their home in Gassett,
Prof. b. II. Riggs has given up bis stud.
10 at E. ID. Bicktord's as so much of HI,
time is spent away from town. He has
large classes In Bellows Falls and West-
minister.
Mrs. E. w. Gibson was in Brattleboro
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Sue Hadley was in Bellows Fall,
Friday afternoon.
Mrs E. Knowlton of the Fullerton,
was at Bellows Falls Saturday.
Mrs. Baldwin's dancing elias, me,
Wednesday evening this week instead al
Tuesday. Hereafter it will be hsld ON
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

Taylor, the republican candidate, wa
declared governor OF Kentucky by tn
election commissioners last Friday. Taylo
received 1874 votes Goebel, democrat
1911, 1881 Taylor's plurality, 1888.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
The Prohibitory Law.

Vermont has existed for 46 years under
prohibitory law.
1t was in 1858 that the people decided
handles or tastes it!
The average citiztn no doubt supposes
that prohibition became law with little or
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
A Bargain for
the Ladies /!

We have several pairs OF
the famous empress
shoes for women. These
are regular $500 goods.
Price while they last $2.2o
When you see the shoes
) YOU will be convinced that
this is a rare bargain.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Felt Boots,
Rubbers, and
Lunbernen's
Goods.

We never offered better
goods or a larger line. All
we ask is that you will
visit our store before buy
ing. If our goods and
prices do not talk for them
selves, we will find no
fault if you buy elsewhere.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

| Forty new ln]unctions were served or
property owners in Burlington Friday. The
case against the Van Ness house, however
has not yet been disposed Of.
The next national encampment Of tbs
G. A, R. will be from August % to Sep.
TENDER l and will be held in Chicago
President Mckinley and Admiral Dewey
have been invited to be present.
Taylor, the republican candidate, wa,
declared governor OF Kentucky by the
election commissioners last Friday. Taylor
received 1887 votes; Goebel, democrat,
191 1881; Taylor's plurality, 1888.
Burlington, St. Adams, Barre and other
places in Vermont are discovering that
there is enough law on the statue books to
seriously embarass the traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors. More enforcement and not
more law is what is needed.
Fighting between the Beers and the
English in the Transvaal continues unabat-
ed. The English have already lost nearly
1000 men, and the Beers many more. The
opinion has been expressed that President
Mckinley will be asked to arbitrate after
both sides have become tired of the con-
test.
The esteemed Barre Times says that
the St. Johnsbury Caledonian, St. Johns
bury Republican, Lyndonville Journal,
Hardwick Gazette, Burlington News, Rut-
land News, Bellows Falls TINES "and sew
eral other strong papers in various parts Of
the state" are not all together equal to the
Burlington Free Press. On what meat
doth this one Caesar fe edP
Vermont was much in evidence during
the first week of congress. Congressman
Powers introduced three measures and
Gen. Grout sixteen, among the latter being
a bill to enable the people to name their
po,tmasters and joint e,olution-amsnd-
ment to prohibit polygamy or polygamous
cohabitation in the United States and all
territory subject to its jurisdiction, and to
prohibit all psrsoDs guilty of polygamy or
polygamous cohabitation from holding Of
fees of trust.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

Forty new injunctions were served on
property owners in Burlington Friday. The
case against the Van Ness house, however,
has not yet been disposed Of.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
The Death Rate in the PhiIippiD,,

Thn .oo.o.. -
S soe.I =, Mse reports the num-
S;ars - ,ha ph;I;nn;na ."' :. among The SOL
a,eis ~ ~ 'n1 e.. up pP'nos 10 nave been S66
o ourn .ne , ass ' p.a non.ns OF the PRESENT
I I ;yo oH ~ o "y TINS figure
u1o' L ~. 'n a;"S '.o considerable number
VIZ na ..o. ui '0a Un Mp ana hospital
SLIPS I .. sam FrsnD;.an H OF shortly after
az o"u Nao'0oo' ouS as 1t stands
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
WINTER is
AT HAND!

the season of cold and ice
and snow.
We are prepared for the
worst and can supply you
with the best in
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

The next national encampment Of tn
G. A. R. will be from August % to Sep
TENDER l and will be held in Chicago
President Mckinley and Admiral Dewe
have been invited to be present.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23

BILE day. Thanksgiving had fallen that
year on Dec. -. and the combination OF
evacuation day and that festival were
long jointly honored in New York.
The Thanksgiving day of 1916 is mem
orable as the occasion upon which an
American theater was first illuminated
with gas. This event happened in Phil
adelphia. The experiment was com
plete success, and the manager of the
affair was DIR. Kingler During the war,
of the battles and skirmishes fought on
Thanksgiving. the most notable was that
Of Lookout mountain 1S63l.
A few odd and distinctive methods Of
celebrating the great holiday still sur
vive in different parts Of the United
States. although the tendency is toward
a uniform manner OF rejoicing. In sec
tions OF Connecticut. for instance. the
Thanksgiving barrel burning" is time
honored institution. For "A month before
the day Connecticut boys diligently col
lect and store in place of security all
the barrels. old or new, which they can
find. All barrels are regarded as the
property of whomsoever can carry them
away. On Thanksgiving night the bar
rels are piled in a huge heap and ignited.
Boys and girls then dance around the
bonfire until the very last barrel has gone
I'D in smoke
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23

NAVAL DISASTERS RECALLED.
Wreck of the Charleston Brings Sink
ing of Others to Mind.

The wreck of the cruiser Charleston re-
calls many other disasters which have
befallen floating fortresses, carrying vari-
Gus flags into the depths of destruction.
The most startling two such disasters,
so far as the American people feel con-
cerned. were the blowing up Of the Unit
cd States battleship Maine in Havana
harbor Feb. II of last year, in which 266
men perished, and the loss of the British
battleship Victoria off Tripoli in 1893.
The Victoria was rammed by the British
battleship Campcrdown during maneuv-
ers, and Vice Admiral Tryon, twenty-five
officers and 336 men went down with her
Other similar disasters TO warships in
the last 100 years have been numerous.
A list of the most important accidents to
United States ships include:
Nov. "A. 1S77-United States sloop of
war Huron, wrecked off coast of North
Carolina: lives lost, 100.
1SS5-Unitcd States man-of-war Mis-
souri,, totally wrecked near Gibraltar by
an explosion in ships magazine; no loss
Of life.
March -, 1SS9-Unted States men-of-
war Trenton, Vandalia and Nipsic and
German war vessels Adler and Eber
wrecked on Apia shore by storm; loss of
life, 146.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23

AS women can pray sometimes-fOr the
very daring thing that did happen.
That night. | remember. ii stormed.
The wind howled. and all along the coun-
try road the big oaks swung their arms
and creaked as if ready to fall on our
rumbling old carriage.
1T was Thanksgiving night, a festival
not in favor in the South in those days,
and we were going to the mansion house
to family dinner. The wedding was
only three days off now. and the squire
had taken fancy to keep it in honor of
his coming happiness.
When we rolled up to the open door
way there he was, magnihcent-in n rose
bud satin waistcoat. and with flower in
his buttonhole, for all the world like be-
decked old turkey cock!
"'Welcome to the Mansion House. he
said gayly, as / bundled up the stairs
first
And then to Marcy, though quite loud
enough for me to hear: In three short
days!- meaning, Of course, the marriage
that was to leave her in his home forever
"She WINGED as if he had struck her,
her face as white as her muslin frock. and
| verify believe that if ne hadn't walked
her into the dining room on his arm she
would have fallen.
What sort of Il dinner did they havef
Why. the best in the world. you may be
sure.
''The Mansion House was the finest
place in the county-for that matter in
all South Carolina-and the squire knew
good living. and the big mahogany table
fairly groaned under cut glass and silver.
Uncle and ] were at each side, and
Marcy was at the foot in the place Of
honor; where. three times n day. she was
soon to face old Tom. until death should
mercifully take one or the other of them
out OF the world. None Of us talked much; (;
none, even my uncle. who was emptying
goblet after goblet of wine to drown his
thoughts. And when the squire stood up
suddenly with his champagne glass to
toast the bride-a frozen bride that look
ed ready for the tomb almost welcomed
the interruption that followed.
ITO the bride! repeated the squire,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23
THE "RAlN OF FIRE"
Leonids and Meteors Observed at Only
Few Places.

Leonids and Meteors Observed at Only
"a Few Places.
Reports from various cities show that
the expected rain of fire" was witnessed
only at three places Tuesday night. The
cloudy weather was general.
Prof. Keeler OF Lick observatory, Cal
ifornia. says he observed about ten
leonids an hour, and one or two fine me-
teors We're seen. In all 147 meteors were
seen at Harvard University. Cambridge,
Mass. OF these fifty-cight were leonids.
At one time they fell at the rate of one
per minute. About twenty-five small me
teors were observed at the naval OBJ
servatory, Washington. They appeared
between midnight and daybreak. The
watchers at Yale College, who had been
up for three nights, were disappointed
as were thousands in New York, Chi
cago, Cincinnati and other cities. Prof
Young of Princeton College says a snow
storm obscured the sky there.
In nearly every town little parties
which seemed enveloped in an apparent
air of astronomical knowledge were ar
ranged to watch Leo kick over the potful
of small stars and celestial sky rockets
that have been accumulating for the past
thirtythree years. Most of these yawn-
ing star gaZers kept their vigil in vain,
for few saw either Leo or any of Leo's
children.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23
THANKSGIVING DUEL.

q II was Thanksgiving Day. and this is
the story as it was told 10y Miss Pep
q per. the fine needle worker, at the
wOmans boarding house on Tenth street:
"Yon see. my dears," said Miss Pepper.
who was like sweet faded old rose in
the group Of eager young women about
her. "the trouble with Jack Brice was
this He was heels over head in love with
my cousin. Margery Lee but he was too
poor to marry.
"He lived with his uncle. Tom Brice, Of
the Mansion House-old Squire Brice, as
all the county called him. though he
wasn't more than 30; and naturally when
they both came courting Margery. her
father favored the squire's suit most. But
Margery favored Jacks, and showed it
openly.
"A man may be as rich as Croesus, but
when he's choeric and up in years-none
too good in the bargain-he needn't expect
to make much headway with love sick
girl of 20. Long-legged Jacks good looks
outweighed the squire's gold, but when
her father found out which way the wind
was blowing he forbade Marcy to see him
again. She said nothing. for she was not
a girl to talk. But every night she wrote
him a long letter, that she would hide in
a hollow tree stump, and that Jack would
come and take away.
Sometimes, too in the early morning
hardly daylight, she would jump on her
bay mare Hornet, and dash two miles
down the river to the ford, where Jack
would be waiting, and would swim his
horse over from the other side, just to
have FIVE minutes talk with her.
"Ah, but they were in love, j can tell
you! And l never saw n better matched
pair-both so good looking; both so full
Of life!
Whether my uncle ever heard of their
goings on | don't know. But he stopped
talking against Jack and urging the
squire suit He only told us, Marcy and
me both, for / lived with them, that old
Tom had him in his power and could ruin
him, and now that she wouldn't marry
him he was going to take his revenge
''Then he fell sick. and seemed likely TO
die. and my poor cousin was in terrible
quandary.
"She loved Jack, but she loved her
that was killing him.
"One terrible night, when we were al
most expecting my uncle to breathe his
last. Marcy fell on her knees and promis-
led she'd marry the squire, and he at once
kreean TO get better with astonishing
thickness.
'She wrote Jack one letter, one curt,
Id letter, that she sat two days over;
a that he tore IN half and sent back
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23
TYPE OF ARM0RED TRAIN WRECKED BY THE BoERs

overturned by the Beers turning up the
rails the British alighted and exchanged
vollcys with the Beers. Many fell in
this engagement and. the rails being re-
placed. an attempt was made To place
all the wounded on the train. Lieut..
Churchill led in this, but the Bocr fire
continued. wrecking the big gun carried
by the British and well nigh dcmoishing
the engine and tender.
England has planned To put an army Of
100000 fighting men under Gen. Butler.
For the first general movement there
will he three infantry divisions. consist
ing in round fignrcS of 10000 men each
The caval"y division is computed at
about j,534 men. the corps troops tar
tillery, engineers. ctc.D at about 100
while the troops To he employed in the
''lines of communication. il is stated,
will number 10000.
The Royal Field Artillery and the
Royal Horse Artillery account, at Il
moderate estimate, for about l7O guns, in
addition to which must bc taken into az
count the machine and Maxim guns at
tached to infantry battalions and cavalry
regiments. the guns landed from the
ships at Durham. and also those, together
under Col. Badcn-powell at Mafeking.
the garrison at Kimberley, Col. Plum
mer's force on the Rhodcsian frontier,
etc. The actual number of these weap,
ons is not known, as many of them be-
long To the Dhodcsa. OF the field bat
teries on the way To South Africa sew
eral will be provided with howitzers, a
most terrible engine of war when sup
piled with lyddite shell. The number Of
machine guns now being transported to
the front with the troops is also very
large.
On the field the force will be divided
into three infantry divisions, comprising
eight brigadcs, one cavalry division Of
three brigades. the Natal field force, and
Lines of communication. The brigade
establishment of each infantry battalion
is upward of / 200 men, and each cavalry
regiment over $50 men. The mounted
infantry companies will be slightly
stronger than the cavalry regiments
nearly 600 men each.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-23

"And there in the middle of the floor,
landed by jump through the flung up
window, was Jack, his clothes covered
with mud and satan in his eye.
"True love poisoned by wounded van
ity, you see, my dears, may sleep drug
ged for while, but the time will come
when it will fight like tiger for what it
feels its own.
"And this had been the case with Jack,
who was now almost maddened with
thinking over the coming wedding.
You young puppy roared the squire
didn't tell you not to come here againT
THAT for your telling said Jack, dia-
bolically cool; and with the whirl Of a long
whip in his hand the squire's uplifted wine
glass fell to the floor cut like flower
from the shank!
''Then followed terrible scene, while
we looked on like people in a nightmare.
1.-The two men seemed suddenly to turn
into raging demons, but from the very
first could see Jack had the upper hand.
He held the squire, squirming and
cursng like n trooper, down in his chair
as if he had been child.
Marcy he called out over his head,
did you write me that letter of your own
accountT
And getting no answer beyond the de-
NAL Of her deathwhte face and piteous