Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-30
The spruce forests in Rutland and Ben

Der of the better grades commands Sl0
per thousand feet Thousands OF the
Young trees are also being cut for Christ
mas trees and sent to New York and other
markets.
Nina Hunt Hayes, the Vermont girl who
is one of the most expert horsewomen IN
the country, was the winner OF the first
and second prizes, $3.50 aud $40, in the
jumping classes at the horse show In
New York, with Chappie and King Crow.
These horses were ridden by Master Hol-
loway. whose rather sold them to Mrs.
HAYES. Mrs. Hayes was seriously injured
by being thrown from her horse in cross
country run on Long bland several weeks
ago.
A serious accident happened recently at
Stockbridge to Louis V. Green, formerly
of Rutland. A hook holding large
Rochester lamp to the ceiling pulled out,
the lamp fell to the floor and the burning
oil set fire to a package OF powder. The
explosion which followed Jared the build
ing so badly that the second floor tell
through to the first, and the first floor col
lspsed, letting about everything into the
cellar. The front and side OF the building
were badly injured and the woodwork rent
clear to the roof.
tish Commissioner Ttcomb ha, put
900 trout into Leach pond in Averill.
A few weeks previous he put into Little
Averill pond several thousand land-locked
salmon. He has now in pen 125 trout
taken by his men from Leach and Little
Ave ill ponds, weighing from one-iourth to
four and one-half pounds, for the purpose
of collecting their spawn for Matching.
The commissioner considers the Averill
ponds the best natural breeding ponds in
the state.
Newell G. Wright, who was arrested
some time since at Groton on the charge OF
taking mortg ged property out OF the
state, has written to General Stephen
Thomas of Montpelier that he has gone in-
to bankruptcy. He says he will let his
creditors and the lawyers fight it out over
his property, and that he, with 107 men,
wa, going to South Africa to aid the Beers
in their struggle against the English in the
Transvaal. He was rejected at Chickamau-
ga and it is thought he would not be ac-
cepted by the Beers.
Mrs. Mary Coffey, aged IS, mother of
R. j. Coffey, superintendent of the soldiers
home in Bennington, died last week in
Montpelier at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hiram Smith. Mrs. Coffey was born
near Londonderry, Ireland, March IS,
1911. She wa, the widow of John Cofey
AMI resided tor many years in Wrights-
vile, where he was an employe in the
Moorcratt wooden mill, his death occurring
November 81, 1872. She has resided 10
Montpelier tor fifty years.
Edward Croto of Burlington, aged 10
years, died last week from the effects of
slight injury that he received while at work
in Cranes mill. He was running circular
saw in the mill and cut his thumb on the
saw. The cut did not seem serious at the
time but later symptoms of locBjlw were
noticed and the thumb was amputated. The
operation proved of no avail, however Be-
fore death relieved him of bis suffering it
seemed as though the young mans spine
would break, the effects of the lockjaw hav.
ing bent it out Of its natural shape.
A shocking accident occurred while Cor
poral Merton Beebe, in company with
George Quinn, was out on the lake shore
near Swanton for little duck shooting.
Corporal Beebe had cooked his gun In
anticipation Of shot and standing it on
the ground, rested his left arm over the
muzzle ct the gun, when it went off, blow
ing hole through his arm above the wrist
Mr.. Quinn Immediately bound up his arm
with handkerchief or he would have soon
bled to death. He was taken as quickly
as possible to Swanton where his arm was
amputated below the elbow. Beebe was
corporal in Co. M, First Vermont, in the
Spanish-American war, and before that
was in the navy.
The Lamoille County Savings Bank and
Trust company of Hyde Park and the
Union Savings Bank and Trust company
Of Morrisville will, on January l, reduce
their rate of interest to depositors to three
per cent. This action is in harmony with
that of nearly all the savings banks and
trust companies in this part of the state
What the savings banks that do not guar
antee any specific rate will do, remains to
be seen, as they decide at the end of the
different dividend periods; but there can
be little doubt that the downward tendency
in rates of interest will necessitate a re-
duction all along the line and that by the
first of July, 19O0,the rates of interest, both
to depositors and to borrowers, will be
from one-half to one percent lower than
for several years past.
Slate from the Dole-Brill and Union
4uarries have recently been laid on a build
ing at Woodsville. N. H. The product
taken from the Union quarry is excellent
and is highly complimented by experts.
The superintendent, Mr.. McGrath, state,
that recently he took piece seven feet in
length and worked it all into fine quality
roofing slate, the whole block being free
from seams and imperfections of all kinds.
Another long piece OF slate was fastened
at one end and the other sprung down
some four inches without breaking the slab,
thus showing the peculiar elasticity pos
sessed by the stone. New machinery has
recently been erected at the Union quarry
and work will doubtless be carried on there
all winter.
Charles Bushman of Shelburne has dis
covered gold quartz on his farm and he
expects that the deposit will turn out to be
rich. Mr.. Bushman's farm is situated on
the Shelburne read, about three-fourths of
a mile from Shelburne village. Mr.. Bush