Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-10

be put with the historical collection Ard
known as the Dunt am collec ion OF Yer,
mont registers. IL is bell we'd TO b. ha
fullest collection to be fonnd in the stata
The roads around Keene are now in
most favorable condition for driving and
teSmi &, and farmers aud others can bapI
twice as much in weight, where the grades
are not too steep, as they can under Or.
binary. conditions A la g. saving of time
can also be made in maEi trip with
light load, the horses being able to tIot
good share OF the way where it is usually
nect s'ary to walk. The conditi ms are
much like III Sc which would re suit perma.
nentlv should the building of hard stone
roads be taken up by the state or COUNTIES,
as he's been done in New Jersey tr in.
stance, with marked benefit to the asrioul.
tural classes Well made gravel load,
suitably underdrain, and slcped snd kent
in proper repair, are ne'rly a. efficient in
many places, as stone roads. In ia It there
is pr obsbly no one thing which the towns
OF NV Hamp'hire need so much as prop
erly trained road max rs and repairers.-
Keene Sentinel.
r. j. Tappeu Of Toledo, Ohio, a former
| Vermonter, has furnished a receipt to-
making maple sugar or syrup, taken from
the Toledo Blade The story is thus told
Food Inspector Schur,z recently present
ed bis friends with bottle of maple syrup
that is beng sold for Vermont maple
syrup. The syrup has the taste OF the esl
article and might readily be sold for it.
The inspector lately found 3 peddler who
was selling maple syrup for 50 cents a gal
Ion. He asked him what kind it was, and,
TOR reply, received receipt for the man.
ufactnra OF syrup. Schurtz experimental,
and his present was the result. The re.
ceipt for the connection is: Wash clean
one dozen corn cobs Cred ones). Let them
soak over night in two quar;s of soft water
In the morning bring the same to boil.
Remove them and skim liquid through
clo b Add five pounds brown sugar. Let
boil till thick Skim well. Add juice o.
lemon. Bottle while hot. Use nothing
but porcelain to boil 10, and do not auC
water after it hoil, spoils the same by do.
ing SO. To impart the maple taste, few
CHIPS of maple wood are boiled with The
syrup"
The annual meeting of the Chsmplai
Transpo tation company has been held il
Burlington and directors and officer
elected. The executive committee name,
by the directors consists OF H. G. Young
DR. w. S. Webb and Captain Georg
Rusblow, and these three gentleman W r
empowered to place contract for a n
sde-wheel steamer to take the trips of th
Vermont. The new steamer will be callec
toe Vermont, and will be contracted 10
delivery in the fall OF 1902, to be ready TO
trips on the opening OF navigation In 1903
Plans, specifications, and satisfactory bid
have been received and the contract vii
be given at once. The following director
were chosen: Horace G. Young of AL
bany, N. Y; Alfred Van Santvoord ant
F. M. Olyph.nt of New York city; Alder
c. Spauldlng and Euas Lyman OF Burling
ton; w. Seward Webb and George Rush
low of Shelburne. At the directors meet
ing held Immediately after the stockhold
ers' meeting adjourned, the following Of
fcers we're elected: President, Horace G
Young; vice-president, w. Seward Webb
general manager, George Rushlow; treas
urer, Albert g. Spaulding; ticket agent
and accountant, d. A. Loomis. The APP
pointment OF officers for the company's
steamers was left with the general manager,
with the approval OF the president.