Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-02
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1899.
VERMONT NEWS

The White River railroad entered Gays
vile recently and the first locomotive ever
seen within the village was greeted with
considerable enthusiasm.
The latest move in the liquor war at
Burlington is the circulating OF petition to
close the city liquor agency. 1t asks the
mayor to call q meeting to see if the city
will vote to do so. 1t is being numerously
signed.
The State Poultry Show to be held at
Woodstock January 2, 5, 4, 1900, gives
promise of being the largest ever held.
No state in the Union raises better poultry
than Vermont. Many of the winning
birds at the leading shows OF New England
have been OF Vermont stock.
George G. Aiken and Miss Ida Aiken OF
Everett, Mass. have bought the well-known
Alvin S. Cram farm on Mt. Hunger, Bar
nard, for summer home. This farm is
one of the most slightly locations and COM
mands view Of the Green mountains, the
Franconia range and Mt. Washington.
Work on the addition to the Queen CITY
cotton mill at Burlington is being pushed
rapidly to completion and it is expected
that the contractors will turn the building
over to the company in about three weeks.
The roof is completed. This concern EN-.
ployes now 800 hands and the number will
be increased to over 500.
A. G. Austin, who has been acting as an
engineer on the staff OF Chief Engineer
Burke of the Rutland Canadian railroad,
sailed from New York Saturday, October
%, to become a member of a surveying
party in Nicaragua, which will make pre-
liminary survey for the commission having
in charge the matter of the canal across the
isthmus.
Sherman P. Allen, of the Burlington
Free Press, who accompanied the First
Vermont regiment, U. S. volunteers, has
issued book containing the letters written
by him giving an account of the part taken
by the regiment in the war with Spain.
The book has been prepared by the writer
at the request of the adjutant general OF
the state of Vermont for preservation in
the state library at Montpelier.
500 Ho Late, said to be employed by
firm at 10 Oxford street, Boston, was ar
rested at Burlington on charge of per-
jury in swearing that he was the father of
Chinese lad who was endeavoriDg to gain
admission to this country on the ground
that he was born in San Francisco The
alleged fathers testimony was impeached
by government witnesses. After spending
few hours in Jail, 500 Ho Late was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum Of $500.
At the archaeological station during the
past season over 700 tests of water taken
from different parts of the state have been
made. OF these, some 40 per cent have
been pronounced impure and unfit for use
These tests have in every instance been
made where there was the least suspicion
of any impurity in the water, and if any
was found immediate step, were taken to
remove all chances OF using the tainted
water. In one instance in Bennington
county well was condemned and new
we'll sunk.
Sanford H. Hooker, the Hardwick stage
driver, was arrested at North Calais by
Deputy Sheriff Ed Foster of Woodbury.,
for drunkenness ard the mails were taken
from him. He was carried to Montpelier
by Mr.. Foster, together with his compan-
ion, George Smith of Woodbury., who was
also lodged in jail. When Hooker was
put in Jail he was in such mood that he
did not care what happened. A temporary
arrangement has been made to carry the
mails. Hooker will never carry mail bag
again. His government bondsmen have
been notified.
1t was rumored about Rutland recently
that man had been shot and killed In
Shrewsbury but the Herald of that place
received telegram from the station agent
at Cuttingsvie one evening which ran as
follows: "There is nothing to the story.
A man near Cold River had his leg on
log and bullet went through his pants by
the name OF Douglas. There are so men
after one deer down here, and it is won
der more don't get shot. 1t is nothing but
Bang! Bangr all day" A pair of pants
by the name OF Douglas" injured by bull
let is all that could be made out Of the
story.
Frank Garland, brakeman on the Lake
road, became intoxicated at Swanton one
Friday night, and, going into the American
House, proceeded to run things in such
vigorous way that Policeman Camp was
sent for hurriedly to put stop to his per-
formsnces. But Camp was not equal to
the occasion, and was severely assaulted by
Garland-so much so that he was knocked
senseless. When the officer came to he
drew bis revolver, as the only means of de-
Tending himself against the assaults OF the
drink crazed brakeman, and fred two shots,
both OF them taking effect in Garland's alb
domen. The injured man was taken to
the hospital in Burlington, and there died
from his wounds.
The farmers of Vermont can rejoice be-
cause they can raise on their own farm the
greatest beverage of the people OF this
country, coffee. It has been tried and the
crop is said to be successful. The practice
of planting and raising coffee crop is
not general among Vermont farmers and
the pioneer in this line is James Bowen of
Pittsford. A year ago he planted four
rows of "coffee beans" each row about %
feet long, and the crop he reaped when
brewed, in part, made as palatable coffee
as could be desired. The crop, he says,
needs no more care than the common white
bean and he planted the seeds in sandy
soil.
At business meeting of the Vermont
Bar association the following officers were