Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-11-15
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1900
STATE NEWS.
CONTINUED FROM PAaB J

NOR this season has now reached 1l6, and
| is divid. d between the different counies
as follows: Addison, 8; Bennington, 10 /;
Caledonia, 81; Chttenden, l.; Essex, l.;
Franklin, /; Lamoille, 1; Orange, 8; Or
leans, 4 Rutland, So; Washington, A.;
Windham, 1; Windso 45. The largest
deer shot was the ore reported from Berk-
shire in Franklin county, which weighed
| 3S5 pounds. The fifth deer in Caledonia
county is to the or dit OF John Nourse,
and Se'im Shores of Vlctory is the only
lucky man reported frcm Es'ex county.
| The fact that 116 deer we, captured this
year as compared with SO last year, is
either an evidence OF the protective effe It
OF the present game laws or that better
m,n were out with guns this ye ar than last.
A resou ion ''for the disturbance Of the
SIC k by the use OF the drum by the Saliva
ton Army" was read before the Barre
aldermen the other night. 1t refers to the
use of the drum on the street alone and
cals for the absolute withdriwa OF the
drum from the streets. 1t was made by
the mayor on behalf of come of the citiz ans
where the army now parades. A motion
was made that tie same be laid on thu
table. 1t was lost. A new resolution was
drawn up by Alderman Mackay which read
that it they would not cease beating the
drum. after being requ ssted to do so, they
shs II thereafter be not allowed to use the
drum on the streets at all. This was &C.
cepted unanimously.
According to the Bii'tol Herald ,one cit
IL IN OF that town appears to b, an ex offici
flee holder: '..One of the busy men on
election day was H. P. Shsrwin, who is
not only chief ju.tce of the Bri,tol court of
common pleas, but is ato the Janitor OF the
high school, tyler of the Masonic lodge,
sexton Of the cemetery, and is generally
regarded as man OF good judgment and
common sense not only by his fellow towns
men but by the ci,iz ms of adjoining towns.
He was support' d by all good citizens in
bis dete: min alton to CUR the t-r, from
| unla W Jul init nidation and mob viole &C, on
TUESDAY. As a result of bis noble stsni,
blcked up by the balance of the board of
civil authority, the election was one OF the
most quiet ever held in Bristol Fellow
citizens, give praise whtr5 praise is due"
A meeting of some OF the leading business
men of Randolph was held last W. ek and
<. A. Thomas and II. B. Bell w5r9 ap-
pointed committe to investigate the prop
osirion OF a man now doing business in
this state, who would like to establi h a
garment mandatory in R ndolph. He
would put $4,000 ilto the business himself
and would r. quire the sto * company, which
he thinks could be readily fcrned, to raise
$4,000, The concern would employ 100
to $50 hands, mostly girls, and would fur
nsh employment to many in that vicinity.
lie ta'a complete plant, including over
100 machines, which he values at $4,000
He has been in the business all his lite and
has plenty of customers and with increased
capital is confident that he could do large
and successful business.
Large quantities OF Christmas greens are
bang sent to the New York market from
Vermont. This industry furnishes quite
source OF income to some enterprisiDg far
mers and indeed it can be easily M ade a
most profitable business for the picker A
good picker can make So a day. -Four
cents pound is paid for good greens de-
hvered and the work can BIZ done at sea-
son OF the year when tie farmer wouI
otherwise have consid rable spare time On
his hands, The only strange thing about
it is that more Of the farmers do not en-
ga &c in it. The woods are full Of the
greens, no capital i, re ,ded for the work
except willing hands and man with
family can put all the able ones at the
work and truly reap golden harvest.
Admiral Dewey has removed bis collec-
ton OF gifts, which occupied a most promi- =,
nent pla e in the hall OF American history
in the national museum, to his home in |
Rhode Island avenue. The collection has
assumed very large proportions, represent
ing thousands OF dollars ia money value.
and is almost daily added to by some ad-
mirer of the great sailor. 1t was placed in
the museum tor the double purpose Of shar-
ing its beauty with the public, and as a
to the donors, many of whom |
were children or represented the hospitality
OF our great cities, as we'll as from the ad- |
miral's private friends.
Talk about freak bets-this one takes
the whole bakery. Two OF the prominent
business men of Newport, who differed in
their political belief,, mutually agreed that
the one whose candidate was beaten should
become member of the Salvation Army
for one month, officiate at all the meetings
during that time as bass drummer-partici-
pate in all the knee drills outdoors, and, in
fact, deport himself in every way as be-
comes consistent and devout member of
the army. Watch him.
Truman Carpenter of Vergennes, who
will be 81 years old January "a, 1902, cast
his 18th ballot for president the 9th. Mr..
Carpenter cast bis first ballot for the whig
in 1882 and voted with that
party until the republican party wa,
formed, since which time he has voted the
republican ticket.
The juvenile library association at
Peacham has received gift of 100 new
books from Col. G. B. NJ. Harvey, now
pr 81 lent OF Harper Brothers, publishers,
New York, and a former resident OF
Peacham. +s
A Village Blacksmith Saved His Little Sons
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