Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-09
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1899.
VERMONT EVENTS.

] Charles E. jenkins, aged %, Of the firm
OF Brown & Jenkins OF Bradford, COM
mitted suicide early last week by cutting
his throat. Brain trouble was the cause.
Mary Howe sang before one hundred
dollar house at Barre the other night
Evidently the Granite city's musical tastes
have not kept pace with its commercial
growth.
B. B. Batchelder OF Plsinfeld, found the
heller which was lost from his pasture ten
days ago, in spring that had been dug in
the field, where she had been all that time
without food. When she was taken on,
she was strong and could run back to join
the other stock, apparently none the worse
for the long fast.
In repairing the road in Plainfeld,
Joseph Lane unearthed hemlock log that
had remained in the ground for over one
hundred and ten years, or ever since the
road was built. 1t was perfectly sound,
and when cut into gave out the hemlock
odor like newly cut tree.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Coffey Of
Wrightsville, were out calling the other
evening, some one entered their house and
stole $47. The money was hidden in the
bed, being tucked in between the feather
bed and the mattress. The theft is be-
lieved to have been performed by some
one who knew the premises.
Work has begun on the Carrie Mary
copper mines at Waterbury, sufficient
amount of stock having been taken to
guarantee its success as far as develop
ment is concerned. Congressman Grout
heads the list by taking 5000 shares, and
Waterbury business men have subscribed
lebrally for the stock.
Recent experience is teaching the resi-
dents of Thetford that it is not safe to hire
tramps or strangers. Last week Oramel
Sayre hired man who LETT, taking with
him 5000 in cash and check for $54,
while his employer was at the station. He
was stranger who came along asking for
work. A Russian Jew that had made his
home at Mr.. Woodlands recently decamped
with horse and wagon and Mr.. Woodland
is out some $50.
When Eugene Ellis. the man committed
to Rutland from Montpelier on the charge
Of being tramp, was searched at Rutland
purse filed with money was taken from
him. The keeper smiling, remarked that
there must be some mistake with the mitti-
mus, as the man was committed on the
charge of being a wandering person, with
out visible means of support, and begging
his way from house to house. The money
was mostly silver. The man was pro-
fessional beggar.
Myron T. Soullin of Burlington saw one
| Cf his foot Ia Of xuooH for fbo Grsf w.
years. Mr.. Scullin was wounded in the foot
at the battle of Gettysburg and the leg was
| amputated just above the ankle. The CUR
geon suggested to Mr.. Scullin that ne pre-
serve the foot. This Mr.. Scullin did not
care to do, but owing to some peculiarly Of
the wound the surgeon preserved the bones
and in time they we're placed in the muse
UNI at Washington. Last week Mr.. Scullin
went to the museum in Washington and
took look at his foot. The bones were
neatly mounted on pedestal and boldly
placarded with the owners name.
Fish Commissioner John W. Titcomb
has been collecting eggs from his various
field stations. 100000 eggs have been
received from four stations, at Lake Dun
more, at Lake Mitchell in Castleton, at
Darling's pond (Griffith'D in Groton and
at Averill pond in Averill. The season at
Caspian lake, Greensboro, is later than
usual and work there cannot be reported
for several weeks. The eggs at these sew
eral field stations are brought to the St.
Johnsbury station for Matching after which
shipments are made to all parts Of the
country. Mr.. Titcomb is very much
pleased at the success OF this seasons work
as results promise to make it a record
breaker.
The abstract Of the condition of the ma
tional banks of Vermont at the close Of
business September z, as given in state
ment just made public by the comptroller
of the currency at Washington shows the
average reserve to have been IS Al per
cent, as against 80 sc per cent on June 80.
Loans and discounts had increased from
$12, 042, 1907 to $52, 10Y .475; stocks and
securities from $2,33S, 1928 to So, 42S, 1873
gold decreased from $3.50 OIL to $780,
016; total specie from $73O,235 to $780,
| 116; lawful money reserve from $960,971
to $908,211; and individual deposits in
creased from Sic, 1925, 156 to $40, 965, 7S9.
| A steam railway line has been COM
pleted between the towns of Bethel and
Stockbridge and regular trains are running.
A survey has been made for an electric
car line between Stockbridge and Roches-
ter, and men are now at work building
bridges along the route. 1t is thought that
electric street railway cars will be running
between Stockbridge and Rochester before
the close of the year. The capital for these
two enterprises has been raised locally.
Rochester is about IL miles from Brandon,
and there is some talk of building a street
railway between those two places. Very
little is now heard OF the prospect of build
ing steam car line from Stockbridge
through Mendon to Rutland, thus connect
ing Rutland by steam with Bethel on the
Central Vermont.
As Lucius Goodhart, well-to-do young
farmer living in Braintree, about mile
from Randolph, was going to the barns
across the road from his house to feed his
stock about o'clock, he was attacked by