Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-21

Plans are being made Tor the formation
OF state letter carriers association.
The Rutland shirt factory people are
busy filling orders tor next summers stock
OF goods. They are operating 90 machines,
and are constantly increasing their force Of
operators.
Swauton has been made bonded port
for Canada and the British provinces. The
first bonding was done on car OF flour en-
route from Canada to Boston where it will
be shipped by water to Annapolis, Nova
| Scotia.
While Capt. Dodd is bu,ily engaged in
chasing Filipinos, relentless battle IS be-
ing waged against him in the Burlington
city court for the price of some ball bats,
which dealer claims members OF the 3rd
cavalry bargained for but did not take
because they were called to duty.
Fred, the 19.year. old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 7. Campbell, of Barre, died
at Hyde Park from INJURIES received whl'e
playing foot ball. He fell and pencil in
one of his pockets pierced his side. 1t
was not thought to be serious at the time,
but in a few days his condition proved to
be dangerou, and the accident resulted in
his death.
The Jury returned verdict OF guilty on
the first count of the Indictment charging
Oliver Osborne OF Mortified. colored,
with breaking and entering with intent to
commit burglary. The crime OF VIII b
Osborne has been convicted is tor alleged
breaking and entering during the night the
home OF Miss Jane Pingree, aged 60 years,
at Mortified, and demanding her money.
He was sentenced to not less than nine nor
more than ~ years at hard labor in the
states prison at Windsor and to pay costs
of prosecution.
The six days notice served by the Con-
solidated Lighting company upon w. H
Ward, the contractor OF the Bolton Fall,
dam, having expired, the company is to
present high water there dlminisbes. As
yet it is not known that Mr.. Ward has
taken any steps to have the injunction
issued against him dissolved He simply
declares that he desires to wait until spring
before going on with the construction of
the dam. When work is resumed there,
Mr.. Wards machinery will be used.
Byron Smith OF Barre fell from box at
Jones Bros to the ground, distance of
six feet, and sustained conclusion of the
brain. 1t seems that be was standing upon
box to put belt upon pulley in the
polishing mill. 1t is not known whether
or not he struck against another belt and
was thrown to the ground or whether he
lost his balance and fell The former is
thought to be the more probable cause OF
the accident as one side OF his face is badly
burned as if by contact with belt
BY the will of the late Sarah d. Croker,
who died recently, the Randolph public IL
brary received a bequest of about $4,000.
The will is peculiar. The brother and
three sisters of the devisor are cut off en-
tirely. This is the result of family feud.
Some years ago the will of an aunt who
bequeathed the bulk of her property to
Mrs. Croker was contested and broken by
the relatives who are now cut off. Mr..
Croker. who died about two years ago, re-
quested that none of bis property should
be let by bis widow SO that her brother
and sisters could enjoy it and she needed
the injunction implicitly.
The latest railroad rumor ha. it that the
Boston & Maine road will lease of the
Central Vermont road the line from Swan
ton to Rouses Point in order to get the
business that will be diverted by the COM
pletion OF the Rutland Canadian road. II
is also rumored in this connection that the
Boston & Maine will then come ct with the
Canada Atlantic road at Noyan Junction
and the Canada Atlantic terminal will
be abandoned. This is denied but what
ever the rumors may be it is certain that
the Boston & Maine is apprehensive the
completion of the Rutland Canadian road
will mean the loss OF the western business
they have from the O. G. L. G. road unless
they take some means to prevent it, which
they will certainly do.
George Dorset, aged about "a years,
recently committed suicide at Jacksonville.
Hi, mother, Mrs. Divoll, who had re-mar-
ried since her divorce, came to the hous g
a short time before ths affair. A South
Londonderry despatch says the reason for
Mr.. Dorset's act is the wite's obi sction to
her husbands mother being in the house
and that she left the house when her
mother-in-law came. George Dorset wa,
at one time employed at the BrattIeboro
retreat and during the last year of his stay
he was appointed assistant supervisor. He
was an excellent young man, strong and
hard working, and was held in high esteem
by bis employers. He attempted suicide
once before some five years ago when he
took Paris green, owing to some family
trouble.
Eugene Woodard Of Hartford village al
leges that he was assaulted and robbed just
GU side of the Junction. His story is that
while returning from visit to Saxtons
River he fell asleep on the train and was
carried as tar as South Royalton. He re-
turned to the Junction on the down train,
which does not stop at Hartford land reached
here about $50 NJ. He started to reach
home on foot and when near the lower ice
house of the Central Vermont railway two
men attacked him. When he recovered
from the effects of the encounter he found
himself lying on the end OF the ties close tc
one Of the rails. He managed to reacl
home between 4 and O'clock, and la
ter was able to be out and give hi.
version of the affair to the authorities
There is no clue to the alleged robbers.
Mr.. Woodlands pecketbook and loose
change were taken by the assailants.
Constable John Davis of Sherburne
| brought in tWo large and very handsome