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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
TOWN SHEND.

Mrs. Meacham left town for her home in
Passumpsic, this state, Tuesday morning The
good wishes of their many friends go with
them to their new home.
Harry Cobb and family of Putney are visit
ing in town and will move their goods TO
Putney.
Fred Smith has bought an iron arch and
will soon build new sugar house.
Mrs Fred Watson was called to Demands
ton, Mass, to attend the funeral of her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Bagg, who died of heart disease
Fred Harris of Bernardston, Mass, spent
Sunday with his aunt, Mrs D. W. Dutton.
Joseph Cummings of Londonderry and
Andrew White of Guilford spent Sunday in
town.
Miss Abbie Hastings of Westminster is
visiting at G. H. Halls.
About 60 friends of Fred Kimball assem-
bled at his house Tuesday evening, the time
being pleasantly spent in music and games.
Fred Edison assisted in making the evening
enjoyable with his gramophone. Refresh
ments we're served and all went home feel
ing that they had had good time.
Aliston Cushing has bought the Luman
Farr place of William Smith.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
PROCTORSyILL.

L. s. Lovejov has % lambs ranging from
two to four weeks old; nine of the number
are white, the remainder being black.
Average temperature for February at 7
O'Clock IN the morning was IA 80 degrees {;
highest on Wednesday morning, the 22d, 81
degrees; lowest on Saturday morning, the
18th, 10 degrees below zero. There were six
mornings that the glass indicated from 2 to
Is degrees below zero there were l6 days
marked fair and sunny with that it stormed
more or less. the remainder clustering cloudy
and cold, Average temperature for Febru-
airy, 1898, same time aud place, 10 II degrees;
highest on Friday and Saturday morning, the
18th and II h, 36 degrees each; lowest on
Thursday, the Sd, 20 degrees below zero
There were nine days bright and sunny and
the remainder overcast, cloudy and stormy.
The entertainment by Myrtle lodge, Daugh-
ters OF Rebekah, last Friday evening was a
success financially, $50 being cleared. The
marching by the girls, the tambourine drill
and cake walk were enjoyed by all. The IL
lustration of Hough's poem would have been
a success if the audience could have heard
the reading of the poem owing to the noise,
no one could hear at the back part of the hall.
The actors in the poem did their part well.
The singing at the close of the poem was very
fine indeed,
DR.. Pond of Rutland was in town Monday
to see Jim Pratt, who is very sick.
Myron SpauIding arrived home last week
and is very feeble.
Mrs FL. @, West is improving slowly.
Mr.. Trip is no better.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
New Hampshire News.
In His Huadredth Year.

Nathaniel Cross of Caremont observed the
18th anniversary of his birth February Is.
Mr.. Cross, who bears his advarced age re-
markablv we'll. was born in New Salem Feb.
rnary ID, 1900. His parents were Jesse and
Annie dow Cross. When a Young man he
went to Wilmot where April Is, 1925, he was
married to Miss Betsey Greeley. April Is.
1876, they celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary in Wilmot. Mrs. Cross died in
October, 1897, at the age of 81.
Three children born to Mr.. and Mrs Gross
are living. His Oldest son is ~ and his
Youngest daughter SO. The children are
Sylvester Cross of Clsremont, Mrs. George
w Atwood of Wilmot and Mrs M. H. Bah
cock of Claremont. 1t is with Mrs. Babcock
that Mr.. Cross is now making his home.
A tri-state organization of the YIN G. A.
was recently perfected; Maine, New Hamp
shire and Vermont will hereafter work
together. 1t was voted, also, to have a more
effective organization aud an executive COM
mittee of six, two from each state, was
elected, to choose headquarters and appoint
tri-state secretary E CHI state is to hold a
separate convention every other year and the
alternate years union conventions will be
held. l.. W. Towne of Keene was chosen
one of the two members from New Hamp-
shire OF the tri-state executive committee.
The first Cheshire county convention of
Odd Fellows was held Tuesday evening at
the local hall in Keene, and proved very
successful affair. -Four hundred or more Odd
Fellows were present. Anchor lodge No. 96,
of Alstead was represented by twelve mem
bers, including these Ulcers: M e knight,
P G; c H Cooke, N G.; G T Clarke, v G |;
George Lewis, warden; Charles Winch, con-
ductor; George Wallace, r s s.; Leach,
r NC.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
Mother Love yonquerea.

A pathetic incident which happened
recently in this city shows that strong
will can sometimes do more in combat
ing dread disease than all the skill of
the medical fraternity. An entire fam
lily, consisting Of both parents and four
children of tender age, was stricken
with malignant pneumonia. The wife
was apparently the worse sufferer, and
her case was given up by the doctors as
beyond hope Meanwhile her husband
became suddenly worse and died Ev-
erything that medical science could do
had been done for the wife without
avail, and after consultation the ply
sicians decided to take desperate riok
and tell her of her husbands death,
reasoning that the shock might kill her,
but also might arouse her ebbing
strength and assist in checking the
coma which was already presaging dis
solution.
The experiment was tried. and when
the devoted mother learned that her
death would leave her children without
protector. her mother love aroused her
last energies and she not only survived
the great shock Of her life partner q
death, but she actually recovered -
Philadelphia Record
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
Linked EYehrnWA.

1t is popularity believed that If ones
eyebrows meet it indicates deceit.
Charles Kingsley indorses this belief,
but Tennyson has other ideas and poet
ically speaks of married brows."
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
greatly admired, and the women use
artificial means to bring the brows to
this condition, and if art cannot induce
thin eyebrows to grow they make up
by drawing black line with paste.
1t would appear that the Greeks adj
mired brows which almost met, and
the fashionable inhabitants Of Rome
not only approved Of them, but resorted
to pigments to make up the lack which
sometimes existed
Some proverbs state that the person
whose eyebrows meet will always have
good luck, while others state exactly
the reverse. The Chinese say that
"people whose eyebrows meet can never
hope to attain to the dignity Of min
lister Of state. " and in Greece Of today
the man whose brows meet is said to be
a vampire, while in Denmark and Ger
many it is said he is a werewolf
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
CAVENDISH.

Cavendish is proud of boy ten years old
named Harry Bemis, who has sawed three
cords of wood in one week.
Mrs F. M. Blanchard returned to Chicago
last week.
Thirteen attended the Cake Walk at Proc.
torsville Friday night.
W N. Batchelder of Rutland was in town
Saturday.
Look out for oil barrels and broken traces,
Delos, when you have fool horse.
f G. White was out of town on business
Wednesday,.
Miss Dolie Bent spent few DAYS in Lud.
low with Miss Edna Graham last week
r. V. Perkins went to Bellows Falls Tues
day night TO see g Rip Van Winkle."
George W Spaulding has put in new
hardwood floor in part of his store.
Athertou Bemis had the misfortune to hurt
his face badly on q wire fence while coasting
last week.
Cigars were in order at Spaulding's store
Tuesday in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. E
Mandigo.
There was qniet wedding at Mr.. and Mrs
George w Whites Wednesday night wher
Margaret Percy married Will E Cherrier
Only the family we're present The young
people will make their home at Mr.. White
for the present where Miss Percy has LIVED
| for some time. Mr.. Cherrier and wife have
our best wishes.
Wedding bells are ringing and are likely t.
| ring for some time here.
A NJ Kendall was married last week t.
| Miss Alice Bacon.
Miss Mabel Moves was married to FREQ
| Lyman of Sharon Wednesday.
Luther Foster of Mexico is in town.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
The Evolution of the Steamship.

When it seemed that the limit had
about been reached with wrought iron
as the main reliance Of the designer,
mild steel had been 80 perfected as to
enable progress to be maintained The
large boilers necessary to Withstand the
high pressures and furnish the power
for high speeds would have been i'm
possible but for mild steel, and the same
thing is true of the moving parts of the
engine. 1t may be noted also that work
manship had improved, and the use of
antifriction metals for bearings, COM
bined with this improved workmanship.
enabled the high rotational speed to be
carried out with safety and reliability.
The machinery of Wampanoag, de-
signed in 1865, was so heavy that only
ga i. h. p. per ton Of machinery was
obtained. The San Francisco, one Of the
earliest Of the modern cruisers Of the
United States navy in which advantage
was taken of all the factors for reduo-
lion Of weight. obtained l9es. 1 he
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
The Mutual Life,

The annual statement Of the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York showing
the business transacted by that company
for the year ending 1898, shows an amaz-
ing growth. The assets were increased
1928, 730,8S7 and the total sum now held
by this institution for the security of its
policy-holders is $277 ,517,325. The
Mutual Life, after placing $233, 058, $40 to
the credit of the reserve fund in accord
ance with the requirements of the. New
York Insurance department, has remain
ing surplus of S44, 45S,6S4. The surplus
shows growth for the year amounting to
1850, 490, from which dividends are ap-
portioned. In 1898 the claims paid aris-
ing from the death Of policy holders
amounted to $13, 1865, 1908, and in addition
to this the company paid during the II
months 81, 4S5,751 on account OF endow-
ments, dividends, etc. The general bust
ness of the Mutual Life in 1898, when
compared with the results during the pre-
vious year, is highly satisfactory. The in
surance in force December 81, 1897,
amounted to $685.. 602,3 On December
81, 1898, the business in force aggregated
in amount 1910, 496,975, which is I'M
equaled by any other company in the
world Since its organization in 1843,
The Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York has paid to its policy-holders
$487 ,748,910.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
BROOKLINE.

j. B. Stebbins went to Brkttleboro last
Saturday to consult DR., Holton in regard TO
his stomach trouble.
F. l.. Pierce has decided that the services
of George Clark are not absolutely necessary
to his success in business.
1t is currently reported that Almon Dean,
who has been in the employ of K 2. Osgood
for the past two years, has taken j. A. Shat
tuck's farm to carry on the coming year.
Otis HARDWOOD, who lives on Whitney hill
and who is past so years of age, walked from
his home to Newiane and part of the way
back one day last week, a distance of over
ten miles
Mr.. Clark from Underhill, who has occu-
pied the Railway farm by the covered bridge
the past year, has purchased the farm owned
by Mrs. M G. White and takes possession at
opce. We understand the price was $l200.
Over 80 attended the lecture and exhibit
ton of war scenes given by Harry Miller
Tuesday evening at the Methodist church
Mr., Miller described very wildly his expert
ence in Cuba and showed by his steroptican
views what real war was. After the enter
tainment a bountiiul supper was served. The
receipts were $25.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04

can be well FED Tor 30 cents Gay.
This, however, means feeding men in
mass. There is a man in Philadelphia,
however, who laughs at this lavish en-
penditure, inasmuch as his bill of fare
for the entire week only costs that
amount Twenty years ago he made up
his mind that Americans ate too much
His staple meal is in the middle of the
day, and it always consists of soup
good rich soup-and baked potato.
Some days instead Of the baked potato
he has what southerners call cowpeas,
which are extremely cheap and whole
some. They cost cents pound and
swell very much in cooking. He COO
them with bit of salt pork. Rice
also one of his staple foods and occa-
sionally little milk. He buys two
loayes Of stale bread week, which cost
III cents a loaf. These are always
toasted
Cabbage is another article Of diet,
cheap and of great value. He has an
arrangement with his grocer by which
he buys the scraps of cheese left over
from the large cuttings at cents for
days scraps. He is in sound health and
has not had indigestion for 20 years.
New York World.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
BRATTLEBORO.

Mrs. Rose McCallum, %, wife of Frederick
l.. HoughtoD of Putney, died at their home
there about O'Clock Tuesday morning. Mrs
Houghton went to Brattleboro several years
ago as an expert stenographer and typewriter
and was married nearly three years ago. She
was woman of many accomplishments and
had large number of friends. Besides her
husband, T. L. Houghton, publisher of the
HolsteIn. Frieslan register, she leaves two
children, mother in Boston, and several
brothers and sisters.
The question as to the line between the
American house property and the Van Doom
estate has been settled and j. g. Ullery, who
has the deed of the Van Doom property, will
begin the building of new block at an early
date.
The county court docket contains list of
81 divorce cases to be heard at the Mar, b
term, II state cases, while the chancery
docket has 10 cases. Several of these cases
will probably go over till next term.
A Hinsdsle traveller named Wheelock was
"held up" by two strangers on the Connect
cut river bridge Tuesday afternoon and COM
PEELED to pay toll. The case was reported to
State Attorney Barber.
The S. III. Sherman estate has sold the
property known as the Estey ssw-mill in
North Hinsdale to ] B. Taylor, the dairy
man.
Mrs. Newton T. Moran died at her Chest
nut-street home Sunday morning of con-
sumption after q long illness. She leaves,
besides husband, three sons, Casper, Frank
and Jerome Moran.
The funeral of the venerable s. T. r
home Sunday afternoon, Rev F < Marble
| officiating. The burial was in Prospect Hill
1 cemetery. Mr.. Cheney was q descendant Of
Capt. Cheney Of revolutionary fame.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
TOWNSHEND.

Fine weather and some think that sugar
ing is close by.
Homer King is moving his goods to the
Print Carr farm.
School at the academy closed this week for
q short vacation.
Fred Chamberlain is visiting in Brattle-
boro.
Mrs Otis Taft Is spending few days in
town. Her maiden name was Jane Fisher.
Her husband, who brother of Charles
Taft of this village, died short time ago, the
body was cremated and Mrs. Taft brought
the ashes to deposit in good old Vermont
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Taft were natives of this
town.
ARENAS Blood is great sufferer from q
heart trouble and other complications.
Lot Barber is very low.
Mrs. Mary Holland Shattuck, sister OF
Henry Holland, who died recently, WAS bu
ried last Friday. Her home is ia Brattleboro
but she was at her brothers home at the time
of her death. She was lovely woman and
leaves two daughters and many friends to
mourn her departure.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
What the Poet Moore Thought of Doctors
Thomas Moore, wittiest of poets, wrote:

Thomas Moore, wittiest of poets, wrote:
al find the doctors and the sages
Have differed in all chimes and ages,
And two in fifty scarce agree"
Doctors do disagree about your disease, one
physician telling you one thing and one an
other, but the reason for this is plain 1t is
because you consult ordinary practitioners,
whose time is spent among their fever
patients. Such physicians have no expert
ence in chronic cases like yours. If you wish
to learn exactly what your complaint is, by
all means consult skilled specialist, ply
stefan who makes the treatment of nervous,
chronic and lingering diseases a special life
work and who therefore knows from vast ex-
perience just what your trouble is and pre-
cisely how to cure it. Why not, for instance,
consult DIR. Greene of 81 Temple Place, Bos-
ton, Mass, about your case You can do so
without charge or cost, either by calling or
writing to him, for he gives consultation and
advice absolutely free. He makes this class
of disease a speciality, has seen and cured
thousands of cases like yours, III fact he has
the largest practice and greatest success in
curing diseases of any physician in the world
His medicines also differ from those used by
other doctors, for he uses no poisonous drugs,
but cures his patients with harmless vegetable
medicines, which, because they act in har-
mony with the laws of life, are always cura-
tive and strengthening. One of his medical
discoveries, DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, is nsed throughout the civil
lied world, aud he mas discovered no less
wonderful cures for all forms and conditions
of disease. Why not consult him at once If
you cannot call, write him all about your
complaints freely, fully and in perfect conf
dence. 1t will cost Y GU nothing to learn eX-
actly what ails you, and his counsel and adj
vice are sure to do you good.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
GRAFTON.

DR.. John Blodgett from the Boston City
hospital has been taking DR.. Staples place
during his absence in Hanover.
Miss May ODER has gone to her home in
Houghtonville for short visit.
DIR. Staples returned from Hanover We'd
nesday.
Miss Fannie Hall went to Buffalo, N. Y,
Thursday where she will spend several
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. j. X. Bancroft.
Miss Marston is spending her vacation here
with her sister, Mrs. Edison. She has been
teaching in auckland, Mass.
Mrs. L. A. Day from Bellows Falls was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. G. K Howard from Bellows Falls has
been visiting at DR.. Staples this week.
Miss Agnes Fairbank has returned from
her visit in Walpole.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
HOUGHTONVILLE.
The following is from recent issue of a
Boston paper.

The following is from recent issue of
Boston paper.
WALsH-sULLIvAN.
A pretty wedding was solemnized by FIR.
McGuiggan, Sunday evening, January %, at
the parochial residence connected with All
Saints church in Roxbury, Mass. The con-
tracing parties were Henry Frank Walsh,
well known business man of Hougbtonvillo,
Vt, and Margaret Francesca Sullivan OF
Cedar street. The best man was Joseph M.
Walsh of Mystic, Conn, a brother of the
groom, and the bridesmaid was Miss Ella
Agatha Sullivan, sister of the bride. The
bride was gowned in royal purple and white
satin and carried bouquet of bridal roses.
After the ceremony reception was held at
the brides residence, 1875 Cedar Street.
There were fully 100 people in attendance
Magrane's orchestra furnished the music.
The bridal presents were numerous and cost
ly. After an extensive tour the happy couple
will reside at Houghtonville. Among those
present were: Joseph Magrane, James +;
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. j. McCame, Mr.. and
Mrs. FELTON,, Mr.. and Mrs. Noonan, Kittie
Sullivan, Mrs. Sullivan, Henry Sullivan,
Nellie Sullivan, Annie Cameron, Elizabeth
Kelleber, Margaret McMinamon, Thomas
Fitzpatrick, Ella Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hirch, Prof. John j. Griffin, Mr.. Ostergrin,
Mr. Moore, James Sullivan and Joseph NJ.
Walsh.
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Vermont News.
Putney Beef in England.

George H. Phillips, one of Putney's most
thrifty farmers, will put on board the cars at
the Putuey railroad station 20 fat cattle TO he
shipped across the ocean TO England, where
they will be slaughtered tor the " fine" trade
of that country, and about a month later he
will start another carload for the same distin.
alton. The finest lot of fat cattle within
a radius of many miles from Putney and
probably the finest lot that can be found in
this state may now be seen At the old Corser
farm in Putney, owned by Mr.. Phillips ard
situated near the railroad just south of the
Putuey railroad station. II a person had no
interest in cattle he would feel we'll paid fer
his trouble if he should inspect this lot Last
fall Mr.. Phillips stocked his farm with 80
head of cows, steers and oxen for the purpose
of fattening them for foreign trade. These
he has wintered together with some calves,
60 Southdown sheep and six horses To feed
stock he put into his barn over 100 tons of
hay besides quantity of other feed. Half OF
this hay has already been consumed. or the
cattle six head were cows and the rest
were steers and oxen In one lot there are
"a Durham steers three Years old, These
steers weigh from 400 to 1000 pounds each
Among the cattle to be shipped is pair of
thoroughbred Holstein oxen, six years old.
The combined weight of these oxen is nearly
$500 pounds.
A curious discovery was recently made by
the workmen who were repairing the Boston
and Names steamer, Lady of the Lake,
which has run on Lake Memphremagog for
the last 80 years. A gold rivet was found ia
the steamers bow which was placed there by
the late Sir Hugh Allen of Montreal when
the boat was first built. The rivet was four
inches long and must have cost originally
about $500
The people of Vermont are beginning t.
fear the ravages of the forest tent caterpillar
and an article in the warrant for the town
meeting at Middlebury calls for action look
ing toward the determination of the pest in
that town.
The st. Johnsbury academy have bought
out BARRIERS business school and in next
years courses in the academy will be includ
ed Bookkeeping, tyrewriting and telegra-
ply.
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will meet with fsvor. We ought to have a
hall more modern and better suited for ali
town purposes and to compare more favor
ably with our other public buildings.
+. b. Pingree left town Wednesday for
Ghester, where he will practice law in the
Hugh Henry Office.
Mrs. Mary Reyes of Reading is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Margaret johnson entertained the
afternoon whist club at the Inn Wednesday
afternoon.
Postmaster Frederick Chapman has recov-
cred from his recent sickness and is at the
office again.
:, kev. Francis W. Smith, who returned from
Hanover last week, left for New York
thursday, where he will enter st. Luke's
hospital for treatment. DR.. Henry Boynton
accompanied him.
Col. Elton A. Smith and Miss Regis left for
new York Thursday, where Miss Regis will
be placed in the care of DR.. Dana.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
EAST WEsTMORELAND.

Miss Florence Brown has haen varv low
With typhoid pneumonia. Miss O1ett of
Keene is caring for her Charles Hager is
very sick with the same disease, and we hope
soon to hear that they are better.
William Leonard has an attack of the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Richardson visited
Mrs Richardson's mother, Mrs. Woodward,
recently.
George T. Streeter Is better after being
housed most of the winter with liver
trouble.
Albert Boswor'h returned to Boston Tues.
dav. Mrs. Bosworth remains with us a
while.
to Meriden, n. n. They will be missed
here.
Ezekiel Bosworth is carrying on E. Fairs
sugaring place this season; he reports good
run.