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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
At Barnet.

Don Judkins has purchased an auto
mobile.
Mrs. Henry Coles was in town over
Sunday.
Herbert A. Stanley was in town Mon
day.
Frank Wiley returned to Philadelphia,
Saturday.
Misses Mabel and Vivian Lowery have
gone to Leominster.
Neal Morgan was at home Sunday.
1t is reported that Mr. and Mrs. Milo
J. Kinney, former residents Of town, will
remain in the west until October
MIR. and Mrs Harvey Drew spent Sun
day with his brother at North Haverhll.
| Jonah Gilfllan of Dakota spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Gilhllan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cowles of Lyn-
donville were guests of her aunt, Mrs. c.
B. Whitney, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. S. Pocock of Beebe Plain is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Annie Gilhllan.
Miss Anna Perry has been spending a
few days with her brother at St. Johns
bury.
Miss Nellie Sanderson of North Rye
gate is visiting her old classmate,
Christine Hall.
Bertha Gilhllan is visiting her father,
DR.. Hazelton.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the V. |. S., Friday night,
was unique and great success; $54
was taken, and there was good attend
ance. This was Mrs. Gadley's entertain
ment and it is hoped she will be reelected
on this committee.
Mrs. Albee and daughter Marjorie left
this morning for York Beach.
Peter Raymo is soon to move to St.
Johnsbury. He will rent his place here,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
AT PEACHAM.

Mrs. Leonard Dick and three children
OF Boston are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Douse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewin Hobart and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Williams were in st.
Johnsbury, Thursday.
Mrs. Jesse Smith of East Haven has
been visiting her father, Alfred Paquin.
A number of signs have been posted at
the expense of the town the past week
as warning to auto drivers to slow
up. 1t is hoped by this means to make
the highways little less dangerous on
the sharp turns.
Dr. Warren of Cabot was a visitor in
town Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley Goss and Hattie
Goss of West Danvlle were at George
Douses Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mary Crane and Harry Crane of
Danville were visitors in town Friday.
Frank Chandler, with force of men,
is cutting the hay on the Jim Craig farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chamberlain of
Barnet were at George Chamberlain's,
Sunday.
John Porter has given up the farm he
purchased of Blair & Swasey last spring
and has moved to Mortified.
The road machine started out Thurs
day for the New Discovery to work
week or ten days.
The younger people are in camp at
Martins pond. A party are also in
camp at Joe's pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Abbott and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams, Rev. J.
K. Williams and Mrs. James Stevenson
and daughter Lou were at St. Johnsburv,
Sunday, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Louise Way Ranney.
Mrs. Sadie Darling is taking treatment
at St. .Johnsbury for throat trouble.
The friends of Erwin Hobart are sorry
to hear that he is out of health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peak go to Little
ton. Wednesday, to be absent several
days among friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bradley of
Passumpsic are visiting at Will Bradley's.
Miss Minnie Kinnerson visited at
Greensboro last week.
Miss Florence Blake of Barre visited
Mrs. E. w. Wheeler last week.
Guy Rowe of Danville visited his
father Ichabod Rowe last week. He ex-
poets an appointment soon to the Phil
ppiues.
Mrs. Ernest Brown is visiting her
parents in Mortified.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
Joseph Pascal Shot Charles Perkins
Who Died in a Few Minutes
Pascal TriedtO Kill His Wife When
MIR. Perkins Interfered
The Murderer is Still at Large, with Posse of
SO Armed Men i'm Pursuit.

Joseph Pascal, while crazy drunk, at
tempted to abuse his wife, but she final
" escaped. Later Pascal went to the
home of Charles Perkins and shot him.
Mr.. Perkins dying in about 10 minutes.
Mr.. Perkins was about 70 years of age,
Pascal went into the room of Mrs. Per-
kns. who was sick in bed. but she es-
caped into the shed chamber. When the
peope gathered around the house he
tried twice to shoot them, but finally
escaped to the woods, where a posse OF
50 are hunting for him.
Sheriff Winch, States Attorney ST.
monds, Deputy Sheriff Hartman and the
editor of the CALIFORNIAN left St. Johns
bury at one o'clock this morning and ar
rived at the Perkins residence in about
two hours.
The officers and doctors are at the
house arranging for the autopsy under
the supervision of DR.. B. H. Stone of Bur-
lngton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
CABOT.

Rev. D. L. billiard and family of New
Haven are in town for few days visit.
All are glad to welcome them. Mr..
billiard was a former pastor of the
Congregational church.
M. D. Wells, Walter Perry and Clyde
Lance went to Montpelier Saturday in
Mr.. Wells automobile.
Miss Hazel Perry is spending some
time with Mrs. Nettie Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith of Calais
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Walter
Ford.
Mrs. Charles Wells of Montpelier visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mills,
last week
Orman Collins was in town Sunday
with his auto.
There is almost a potato famine and
everyone is inquiring for old potatoes.
Rev. Ned Witham of West Milan, N
H., with his family, is visiting relatives
in town. Mr.. Witham preached at the
Methodist church, Sunday.
The church at Lower Cabot was well
filled Sunday afternoon. The next meet
ing will be held the last Sunday in
August, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Whittier visited in
town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Batchelder of
Hartford, Conn, are visiting in town.
George Laird has his round barn near
ly done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
EAST RYEGATE.

George and Eva Wallace returned
Monday from Old Orchard, where they
have spent the past two weeks.
G. G. Nelson and family went to Old
Orchard, Saturday, where they will
spend the month OF August.
The base ball team played two good
games here the past week. The first
with Lisbon, Wednesday, score 40 in
favor Of home team. The game Satur-
day was close one with the Lyndon
vile team. Eleven innings were played,
score 3-2 in favor of Lyndonville.
Miss Mertie Skinner of McIndoes was
the guest at Clarence Bedells over Sun
day.
Clarence Bedell and family leave for
Ocean Park Wednesday, tor a few
weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
McINDOE FALLS.
Old Home Day.

The second annual old home day will
be held on the Academy grounds, Wednes-
day, August IS. The days program
will include athletic events from 1O3 80 to
II o'clock; basket picnic from II to two
o'clock; and at two an old home day adj
dress will be delivered to be followed by
remarks by several former students and
teachers. At the close of the literary
program there will be meeting of the
Alumni Association in the principals
room for the election of officers
and the transaction of business. During
the evening the Academy students will
present the drama, "Old Acre Folk"
Between the acts the athletic prizes will
be awarded and a short literary and
musical program will be rendered. The
evening program will be followed by
promenade and ice cream and cake will
be served. Good music will be in attend
ance and the admission to the evening
entertainment will be 25 cents. The
following committees have the arrange
ments for the day in charge; Executive,
Milo Gibson, Roger Crane, Miss Alice
Moore; athletic, A. L. Guthrie P. B.
Vandyke, Jr., Rev. Mr.. Barnard; enter
tainment, Miss Flora Winch, Miss Alice
Phelps, Miss Abbie Van Dyke; dinner,
Mrs. c. Bell, Mrs. II. Bell, Mrs John
Martin, Mrs. Ben Manchester; booth,
Horace Gleason, Miss Alice Phelps, A. L.
Guthrie; teams, Roger Crane, Harvey
Phelps, Ben Manchester, H. c. Kent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
The Hearts of Sam Houston.

In the Memoirs of a Senate Page"
Christian F. Eckloff recalls the years
just prior to the outbreak Of the civil
war, when Sumner. Wade, Douglas,
Hamin. Houston, John P. Hale, Breck
tnridge Thomas and Jefferson Davis
were debating the great questions upon
which the north and south were at
variance. They were an imposing body
of men, mostly clad in black broad
cloth and wearing high silk hats.
But there was one senator who re-
fused to be dignifed-Senator Hous-
ton of Texas. DAY after, day." says
Mr.. Eckloff, during spare moments
he sat there in his seat carving hearts
out of soft pine wood. They were
pieces about the size Of the hand.
When he had completed one of these
works of art he would summon page
and, pointing toward some fair spec
tator in the gallery. would say, Give
this to that lady up there with Gen
eral Sam Houston's compliments
Mr.. Eckloff remembers Houston as
one Of the gentlest and kindest of men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
She Was the Champion.

A colored woman of generous pro-
portions was on the witness stand,
and she made such good witness for
the plaintiff that the attorney for the
defense planned to throw ''cod water"
on what she said by finding fault with
her character
"Let me see-you have been arrest
ed. haven't your the attorney asked
In cross examination.
'"Now, look a-heah," said the wit
ness, getting angry, "do you think I'm
goin' to tell you all my private bust
ness? / guess not"
II have the right to know, and you
must tell me-" the lawyer persisted,
and the judge instructed the witness
that she would have to answer.
"I's rested for lickin' my husban',"
she said, her eyes flashing.
"That 500" said the attorney, with
great satisfaction. what is your hus-
bands name" She told him. "What
is his business?"
Hes a prizefghtah," she said, and
the cross examination abruptly ended
amid general t.-Indianapolis
News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
COAL HEATER.

iron. If the burning surface Is much
larger the heat produced is too great
and the beneficial results are lost.
These heaters will burn from three to
five hours without refilling. In plan
ming to protect the orchard in this
of the oil pots per acre. 1t probably
will not be necessary to use this en-
tire number except in exceptional
cases, but should that occasion arise
they think II is a better plan to be
ready. But for light frosts perhaps
half of this number will be lighted at
first; then as they burn out the other
portion may be used. In this way the
work of reilling can be accomplished
without difficulty.
Common forms of crude petroleum
are not satisfactory. for the reason
that when the oil and pots become
hot the oil boils over, causing much
waste and loss Of heat. Growers find,
however. that what Is known as gas
oil is fairly free from this trouble, and
1t is the form they are now using in
Colorado 1t has also been demon
strated that coal pots will answer the
purpose just as well as oil, but
whether they will be as efficient in
practice remains as yet to be seen.
Colorado coal is semi-hard. lights al
most as easily as wood and is there
fore quite different from anything that
is found in the east.
OF course the conditions of climate
in Colorado are very different from
those found in the east and it may be
that the western methods must be
modified, but there would seem to be
no reason why something Of this kind
might not be devised which would be
practical in protecting truck crops,
small fruits and even large orchards
if it were thought advisable. The il
Illustrations are so simple as to require
no explanation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
EAST CONCORD.

The Lady Maccabees will give hulled
corn supper and dancing party at Fol
SONS hall, Saturday evening. Supper
will be served from six until nine.
Herbert A. Burnham, reader and
reciter of Middebury College, will be
here Aug. 13 and give an entertainment
at the Methodist church MIR. Burnham
comes highly recommended as a very
able speaker. Do not fail to be present.
Joseph Meacham has moved his goods
from c. L. Pratt's house into W. H.
Webbs house. Norman Crawford will
move into the tenement vacated by Mr.
Meacham.
Mrs. Lizzie .Jackman spent last week
in Springfield and Holyoke, Mass, visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Clark Steere recently entertained
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Russell of Barre.
Willie Savers was recently thrown
from his moving machine seriously
crushing his foot
The box supper and entertainment
given Saturday night at Smiths hall
proved to be a success in every way.
Special mention should be made of the
flag drill by II girls which showed the
careful training of their instructor. The
boxes were sold at auction and $3.50
was added to the treasury of the Gene
terry Association. The prices ranged
from $38 to $685. each.
Mrs. L. A. Mcdonald, Miss Luella
Grant, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Warren
and son Harold, took carriage drive
to Littleton, Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
LYNDON.

Mrs. Charles H. Thayer of New York
City came Monday to spend few days
at Will Grants.
Mr.. and MrsA Charles Bulls of
Springfield, Mass, came Friday to visit
Mrs. Honora Wilmarth. Mr.. Bulls re-
turns home the last of this week and
Mrs. Bulls remains for longer visit.
Oliver Bixby of Haverhill, Mass, visit
ed at F. E. Grants and Wells Quimby' s
last Monday.
Mrs. Staples spent Friday and Satur-
day at St. Johnsbury at G. H. Stuart's.
Mrs. Tref. Hall is visiting at Enos-
burg and Franklin.
The Methodist church was we'll filled
Sunday evening with an audience which
listened with great interest to talk by
Miss Dema Chayer of Washington.
Miss Ethel Morse has been spending
the week at Warren, N. H.
Mrs. Mabel Dow and son Charles of
Somerville, Mass, are visiting at E. c.
Morse's.
Robert Parker, who sold his barber
shop here last winter, has located in
Bristol, N. H., Their household goods
were sent last week and Mrs. Parker
and the children lett Monday for their
new home. The family will be much
missed in the Congregational church
and in the community.
The Ladies Aid society of the Metho-
dist church will have basket picnic on
the lawn south of Mrs. Badgers house,
Thursday afternoon, August IL. This
will be the last meeting before Camp
Meeting and it is hoped all the ladies
will be present and bring their baskets
The Sunshine society held dinner at
Henry Peck's, Thursday. In the even
ing quite large party of relatives and
friends met at Mr.. Peck's to offer con-
CALCULATIONS to Mrs. Peck and her twin
sister, who is visiting her, on the occa-
sion of their birthday. A handsome
chair and some other gifts were presented
to them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck expect to move to
st. Johnsbury next week.
Mrs. Will Grant has received the news
of the death OF her father, Human c.
Dexter, Friday. at his home in New York
City, aged 80 years. Mr., and Mrs.
Dexter have several times made long
visits with their daughter here, so are
quite well known, and all svmpathize
with Mrs. Grant in her affection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
Culture of Chives.

The culture of this plant is simple
rs it will grow in any ordinary gar
den soil. 1t is usually propagated by
division of the roots, because it does
not seed readily. The roots or clumps
of roots may be purchased at moderate
prices. The clumps should be planted
in beds about nine inches apart in
rows which are two feet apart. The
planting may be done in either spring
or autumn. The chives may also be
planted in the border Of the vegetable
garden and make an excellent border
AS a border plant the clumps should
be planted about six inches apart.
The leaves will grow thickly and form
a dense green mat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
RYEGATE.

The funeral services of Miss Margaret
McKinlay were held at her late residence
Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock by Rev.
Mr.. Ferris, pastor of the Reformed Pres
bvterian church. Interment was in the
Ryegate cemetery.
Mrs. Henry Park of Passumpsic is
spending few days with her sister, Mrs.
S. F. Nelson.
Mrs. Lottie Stanley of Woodsville
came Saturday to be the guest of Mrs.
James Douglass.
The Miller family picniced at Tickle
naked pond, Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury was the guest of Grace Nolan a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Nelson started on a
trip through the White Mountains Tues
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04

proper oil, so portion of the time he
was obliged to burn kerosene. But In
spite of the fact that the thermometer
fell to % for three or four nights in
succession be was able to save the en-
tire crop of apples on the protected
area, while the fruit on the rest of his
orchard which was not so protected
was entirely lost. The expense for
equipment and labor In this case was
about $1,000. but it resulted in an
$4,000 crop. This was certainly cheap
insurance, and the pots are ready for
future use. In another orchard the
owner succeeded in saving an enor-
nous crop of fruit, while just across
a barbed wire fence in adjoining or
chards the crop was an entire loss.
Since then a number of forms of
heaters, both coal and oil, have been
invented, and many people have equip
ped themselves with these appliances
The oil heaters, which were first used,
are about the size and form of ten
pound lard pail made of light sheet
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04

Miss Mamie Wolcott, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zoe
Harris, returned to Claremont, N. H.,
Tuesday, to resume her work in the
millinery store.
Mrs. Margaret McLaren and two chill
dren have gone to Augusta, Me-, to visit
her daughter, Mrs. ". J. McLaren.
Miss Carrie Wells is taking care of
Mrs Cora Annis.
Mrs. S. P. Pinney and Mrs. 0. NJ.
Pinney and daughter Ruth are spending
their vacation at York Beach, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gray spent
Sunday at Lyndon.
Mrs. Ann Hunter visited at J. F. Annis
the first of the week.
Passumpsic Valley Grange will not
have their regular meeting until August
II. Then there will be good program
and all should make special effort to
attend.
Mrs. Ethelyn Shepherd is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Cummings, in Richford
P.Q.
The Misses Marguerite Esden and
Ethel McGill visited in Wheelock the last
of the week. Earl Esden accompanied
them Saturday.
The Passumpsic base ball boys went
to Danville, Saturday, and were defeated
% to 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Leonard and son
are visiting at Rev. A. S. Gilbert's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Parker of St.
Johnsbury spent Sunday at F. c. Nc
ellis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
NORTH DANVILLE.

Miss Martha ]. Hall of St. Johnsbury
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Stan
ton.
Miss Tilla Johnson of Island Pond is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Herbert Stan
ton.
Mrs. B. G. Varnum and daughter
Mary spent the past week at Old
Orchard Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Varnum of Jeffer-
sonville visited relatives about here
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Fisher of Wells
River are visiting at Albert Blewitt's.
Mrs. Carrie Russelow and Mrs. Will
liam Clement and daughter Madeline
are spending few days in Jacksonville,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Var
mum.
A Longfellow Magazine entertainment
will be held at the Methodist church
Friday evening. Cake and ice cream
will be served. All are cordially invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
A Human Hiss cowed the Lion.

At Cape Town lion tanner was GO
Ing through performance in a cage
with full grown lion lately caught.
Suddenly it was seen that the brute
was putting the trainer through his
PAGES rather than being put through
itself. Softly. crouching and creep
ing. the big cat edged itself between
the thoroughly unnerved man and the
door of the den, fixing its victim with
two rolling yellow orbs of flaming
eerocity and saving the empty air with
it's tufted tail as it crouched prepare
tory to springing. Many men among
the audience, used to the ways of wild
beasts, saw and comprehended. but
only one man possessed the knowledge
and the presence of mind to avert the
apparently inevitable. Pursing up his
lips as though he were going to whis-
tie, he emitted a hoarse. low, rasp-
ing hiss. The beast heard and under
stood. for the sound was an exact i'm
itation Of the noise made by the giant
constructor when it's huge body is
coiled for the throw that never misses,
that never relaXes and that no beast
of the field is strong enough to with
stand Again and yet again the rau-
cous sound rasped the stiffness, and
the angry brute drew back its head, its
great eyes grew small and dull, the
hackles rose and stiffened on its back,
and it covered. whining, on the floor
Of the cage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
LOWER WATERFORD.

Howard Morrison spent part of last
week at st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Scion Merrill and Mildred Bailey
of St. Johnsbury visited at +. w.
Browns recently.
Misses Helen and Florence Goss are
guests of their aunt, Mrs. M. B. Carpen-
ter, at Concord.
w. G. Morrison of Sherbrooke spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Katherine
Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Bonnette spent
Saturday at Passumpsic.
Mrs. Decator of Lowell, Mass, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Wheeler.
Mrs Robert Witham and daughter of
st. Johnsbury are the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. |. Williams.
Mrs. Katherine Morrison returned
home last week after spending several
weeks with friends at Kinnear's Mills,
Cookshire, and Sherbrooke, P. Q.
Mrs. Henry Morrison and Mrs. Samuel
Morrison of st. Johnsbury spent Sunday
in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
On Hirinq q Cook.

The woman in need of a cook was so
we'll groomed and looked so generally
prosperous that the manager of the
employment agency thought he had at
last found place for the high priced
French cook for whom he had been
irving to find a situation. But the
new customer would not even listen
to the praises of the French cook.
Don't mention French cooks to
me-" she said, NOR graduates of cook
ing schools. I've tried both. l like
their cooking, and don't object to the
wages they ask, but they take up TOO
much ROOM My kitchen isn't large
enough to hold all the cooking uten-
sils they require, and my income isn't
large enough to buy them. Those
stylish cooks need four times as many
pots and pans and molds and things
as ordinary cooks use. If | hire a
fancy cook l shall have to move into
a fancy apartment to get kitchen big
enough to accommodate her."
'That is common complaint
against these experts, foreign and
American" sighed the manager. 81
am beginning to think there must be
something in it."-New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-04
GROTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ross of St.
Johnsbury returned home Monday, after
spending few days with their daughter,
Mrs. r. D. Sherry.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Kicker, with H. NJ.
Kicker and family, took an automobile
trip to Sutton and Hillsboro, N. H., last
week, where they visited their sister.
The party returned home Monday.
Raymond Page, Carroll Kicker, Grover
and Gerald Smith are spending a few
days at Crotch Pond.
Mrs. A. R. Taylor is attending meet
ing of the Missionary Union at Fairfax
this week.
Mrs. D. E. Gordon and little daughter
of Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Blan.
chard.
Mrs. John McAlden of Boston visited
friends in town last week.
Mrs. A. S. Clark is spending a few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. R. E.
Pillsbury, at Bellows Falls.