Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-11-27
Vermont News

suffered a stroke of paralysis recently
is slowly improving in health.
A friend of Norwich university, North
field, has recently presented the institu
tion with check for $500 for the muse
um. This will enable the management
to make some valuable additions to this
department.
Reports indicate that over 20 deer
were shot in Windham county during
the recent open season. The probable
number in Grafton was five, in Wind
ham five, Wardsboro three, Jamaica
three, Townshend two, Nottingham
two and one each in Stratton, Guilford,
Londonderry, Newfane and Putney. nitt.
At the annual meeting oftthe Home
Market club, Boston, Wednesday after.
noon of last week, Henry Fairbanks of
st. bloomsbury was elected vice presi-
dent and A. b. Valentine of Bennington,
a director. Jacob Gray ,EsteYi of Brat
tleboro was also elected on the board of
directors to ill vacancy. ~s
A son was born to Mrs. Marcus Rogers
in the house of correction at Rutland
November 10. Mrs. Rogers is charged
with the murder of her husband August
u. Reports are to the effect that Mrs.
Rogers is in very critical condition.
DIR. W. S. Webb states that al ~" visit
of the Rutland committee lac made a
proposition to them for the retention of
the shops there and that he will give
Rutland chance to accept This PROPOSE
tion before taking further steps with
Burlington parties.
At meeting of the sixth local union
of Christian Endeavor held last week at
f,l G
adopted: Whereas, The Temperance queS-
tion is one of the greatest Importance at
this time and legislation adv erse to the
best interests of both church and state is
threatened;
Resolved, That we members of the
sixth local union of Vermont do protest
against any legislation that will place
the saloon on level with any legitimate
business.
Resolved, That we use our efforts and
our prayers to promote the best interests
of Temperance and to crush out this ter
rible evil that is threatening us on every
side.
Annie Hall, whose sudden and mysteri
GUS disappearance caused so much ex,
ccitement in Lyndonville recently, is
found. She was discovered asleep in
the woodshed of Frank Guyer at St
Johnsbury. Her true name is Annie
Jennie Cove. She was taken from a chill
dren'S home in Boston several years age
by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Hall ano
cared for kindly as their own ever since
She had seemed happy and contenteo
until lately when combination of cir
cumstances, viz: the death of beloved
Sunday school teacher, an auction thai
Mr.. Hall held and the proposed remova
of the family to California, where they
have two sons, Wilbert and Charles, OF
a fruit ranch, seemed to unsettle the
mind of very nervous, highly excitable
child.
1t may not be generally known that
Bertha Runkle, the author of " Helmet
of Navarro" one of the dramatized popu-
lar works of recent years, is of Windsor
great-grandparentage. Her mother, Lu,
cia Gilbert Runkle, was a great-grand
daughter of Rev. Bancroft Fowler, the
fourth settled minister of the Old South
church. His pastorate extended from
his ordination in 1905 uutil 1919, wher
he was dismissed to accept professor
ship in the Bangor, Me-, theological sem
mary. He was a son of Capt. StepheI
Fowler of the revolutionary army, anC
IudIIlctl lOl lllo iIloO NllCi A4'tSipi tG'iSS
ter of Gen Zebrina Curtis and NIarth;
Waite of Windsor.
DIR. w. Seward Webb is very enthusi
astic over the success of his efforts t.
stock his woods at Shelburne Farm will
English pheasants. The birds have mul
tiplied rapidly, and there is now ever,
reason to expect that they will be pei
manent feature of the groves, not t.
mention adjacent woodland, to whicI
some of the pheasants find their way
Doctor Webb and small party includ
ing George Bird, l.. G. Clark, and Mis-
Frederika Webb, captured no pheasant
in period of three hours recently, whic
is a noteworthy record in view of tn
fact that there had previously bee
enjoyed five other drives this season.
Arthur Kately, Pownal farmer VIII
recently finished digging his potatoe,
piled them in the field and covered thel
as he was not ready to place them unde
cover at present. Potatoes are no.
worth rs cents bushel and he had bee
arranging to dispose of them. One nigl
he retired at the usual time and Will
figuring in his mind what would be til
income from those potatoes, his dog on
side the house began to make disturb
ance. Finally kately got up, went
his window and looked out. The moo
was bright and as he scanned the hor
zon. he saw a sight that for momeI
took away his breath. In the field nes
the potatoes was a team loaded with ba
rels and three men were shoveling pot
toes from the pile into the barrels. i
grabbed his shot gun and fired at ii
men, at the same time giving regul;
war whoop. He cannot swear that ]
h t any, one as when he reached I'll
place, all were out of sight, along wit
several bushels of tubers. He four
also that they were not after potato
alone for not far from them he found h
latest calf lying on the ground, its lie.
tied together and all ready to place
the wagon before tleJ drove off.
Eighty years have wrought remar
able changes in the postal facilities
Vermont, as shown by old postal recort
of 1922, W hen there were 1913 postoffic
in the state, as against 555 and 10 SUI
stations today, and when there was al
nually paid by the citizens of the sta
on the postage of letters, papers al
pamphlets only about $4,000, represen
ing about one-fouth the amount paid t