Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-22

house. Chief Thompson IS working on the
case today and expects to locate the
thieves not very far from Westminster vii
lage.
John W. Buemond is going into the
chicken industry extensively. He already
has some rs chicks Matched and has just
800 more egg, in his incubator. He in
tends to hatch fully 1000 chicks and will
thoroughly stock his Rockingham farm
with poultry. His breeds this year are
white and buff Wyandotte, Rhode Island
reds, buff Plymouth Rock, and rose
combed black Minorcors.
The Essex Record says: 1.-THE village
of Bellows Falls is wide awake. She met
with heavy loss in the burning Of Towns
hotel last week, but with the pluck char
acteristic OF her citizens she puts her
shoulder solidly to the wheel and will rise
Phoenix-like from the ashes. Bellows
Falls is good town to 60 by and YER
mont can stand few more just like it."
DR.. c. G. Wheeler, a graduate Of the
American school OF Osteophathy at Kirk
vile, Mo-, located in Brattleboro, April l.,
and has decided to visit Bellows Falls on
Wednesdays and Saturdays. His Office is
in the Gray block with DR.. M. B. Frank
lin. DR.. Wheeler is a Montpelier boy and
has had the valuable experience Of looking
after DR.. E. E. Beeman's extensive prac-
tice in that city for time prior to his GO
ing to Brattleboro. .-
The loss on the Towns Hotel building
has not yet been adjusted but may be be-
fore night. Contractor Beckwith Of Clare
mont made an estimate few days ago and
it is currently reported that he set the loss
at $4,000. 1t is understood that the in
surance companies are willing to pay this
amount, but that Mrs. Towns considers it
inadequate. Contractor Buchanan of this
place looked the building over yesterday
and today and bis estimate will probably
have something to do in settling the mat
| ter.
Prof. F. G. F. Cramer of Claremont,
the popular instructor in music in the
North Walpole schools, has accepted q
position with the Estey Organ company
and it is understood be will 60 to France
in the interests of the company in the near
future. His resignation as conductor of
the choir of St. Mary's church in Clare
mont takes effect May 1. He will be sue
ceeded in the North Walpole schools by
Miss Clorety, teacher in the primary de-
partment, who, it is said, is we'll qualified
for the work.
The school directors of Westminster are
Directing to bearing the expense incurred
by children OF that town attending school
in other towns. F. M. Pierce of West
minister desires to send his children to Put
ney to school and asks Westminster to
bear part of the expense under act Is Of
the acts Of the last legislature. This wa.
refused and hearing ives held before H
D. Ryder, county examiner, in his office
Wednesday and Thursday. The case o.
children in Gageville, who desire to attend
school in Bellows Falls, was heard yester.
day.
A company playing Hoyt's "a Texas
Steer" visited Montpelier Wednesday
evening. Here is what the Record says Of
the company: 1.-The company was adver.
tised from Hoyt's Madison Square theater
New York. but they acted more like
'hobos.' Not once but several times wat
the service of prompter necessary. Gould
Playwright Hoyt have been in the audi
ence his profanity would have ranged
through several different languages. When
one of Hoyt's masterpieces is advertised
and dollar seat is the price of admIs.
sion the public has right to expect first
elias, production. There was not an actor
nor an actress in the troupe"
| George E. WEIGH is excursion manager
for Vermont for the national Christian En-.
deavor convention which is to be held in
Detroit beginning July 5. The excursion.
from thi, section will leave Bellows Falls
on July on a regular train. At St. AL
| bans the excursionists from Vermont and
New Hampshire will unite, going from
there to Montreal. From Montreal q
special train will take them to Niagara
Falls, where short stop will be made
possibly remaining over night. The re-
turn trip will be down the St. Lawrence
through the Thousand Islands. The fare
for round trip, both ways by rail, will be
SIS; returning down the St. Lawrence,
$l8.25. Tickets will be good until August
Is. Any desiring further information
should see Mr.. WEIGH.
The New York Life Insurance company,
which is one of the three largest companies
in the world, has during the past year paid
10 or IL maturing policies to Bellows Falls
citizens. The results of insurance IN that
company are probably not exceeded by
any other. L. S. Hayes took the agency
over 16 years ago, and the satisfaction Of
his patrons gives him pleasure. Although
Mr.. Hayes is out of town adjusting fire