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I f).iq n.. pSGl! ..(!( fl'till CJOtjitiJ r. r -j. Li I r I """i":j ;") r in:- ni;. 'I 1 v. W-f- . wales . CASH STORE. ' . -. - jomui.) t. . . While in New York this week we closed out a lot of OS. 1( "' 25 Waists made from Satin and Corded Taffeta ip ' - " .-.'-. x-.- two1 of the most desirable fabrics this season. We have made them up in two lots. ;'"...-,' LOT NO. J SELLS FOR $3.98 LOT NO. 2 SELLS FOR $4.98 EVERY WAIST IS FULLY $1.00 UNDER VALUE. At the same time we closed out a lot of Corded Silks, by the yard which we offer at 87c per yard. : Regular price is $1.00. " The first shipment of our Wash Waists has arrived. Seven pieces Colored Piques, New Organdies and Dotted Muslins. WALES . . . CASH STORE. MRS. L. GATES Fine Millinery' Westminster street. Our Line of BICYCLES ! for the coming season was never more complete. Our aim is good wheels, not cheap ones. We have no unreliable wheels at any price, but reliable wheels at reliable prices. You should see PIERCE'S RACER. FARMERS It is h'gh time for you to be looking f ir grass seed. We wish to remind, you that our stock is larger than ever before. The quality is excellent and the prices are lower than usual. Please send for samples or call and examine. Wool Twine and Sheep Shears Norwood & Field. Best, Freshest and Most complete line .of Confection ery in this Section. Special sales every Saturday. Ice Cream furnished parties and societies. E. R. BALL Ruereaaor to C. L. Aldrich. House Gleaning ! WE HAVE:' Washing Powder, 5c lb. 10c " 3 for 25c BON AHI, SAPOLIO, BORAX POWDER, AMnONIA, MINERAL . SOAP, WOOL SOAP. ' - SOAP! Ff j; hait xson; Telephone 37-5. - SPECIAL SALE OF SILK SHIRT WAISTS.. HADLEY v ; tf. . Bellows Falls "Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1899. BUSINESS NOTICES. To Rent One flat in Maynard block. C. F. Maynard. U Fob Rent One or two large rooms with or without board at 78 Atkinson St. 1 Tenement house to rent near Guild & Wetherbee's mill. . H". W. Thompson. Pearl In Ammonia Washing Fluid gives good satisfaction.. Box 348, Bellows Falls. ITo Rent A small tenement in Fair's block; also two stores on Rockingham street. 1 Storage for sleighs and wagons. Any thing from a baby carriage to a coach. W. B. Carpenter. 1 To Rent House known as the Wilson cottage near Cold River. Inquire of Charles Tole. T Blacksmithino Shoeing 90c, setting $1 40 ; all kinds of woodwork. tire M. wheeler, Rockingham. 11 The prescription department of the Andrews Drug Co. is located for the pres ent at the store ot U. H. Williams & (Jo. To Rent Two tenement farm house about two miles from Bellows Falls. Gar den, fruit and pasturage if desired. En quire of A. F. Nims, Before the discovery of One-Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly dis turbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for it now. Pierce's Pharmacy. TTo ;RsatT 2 good tenements (upper and lower) on South street, 6 rooms, bath and-wd shed lor each. Hot and "cold water and furnace heat, $13.00 and 15.00. J. A. Eaton & Co.- . Wanted A trusty, capable girl to do general housework in tamily of two with small child. Good wages, and modern conveniences in the house. Address, with references. Lock Box 60, Springfield, Vt. For Sale Four horses, weight 1200 each, good workers and drivers, eight years old, and one five horse power engine and boiler and one new circular saw, at. Albans Mtg. Cbas. A. Williams, Chester, Vt. "Give me a liver regulator and I can reg ulate the world," said a genins. The drug- Esthanded him a bottle of DeWitt s Little ary Risers, the famous little pills. At Pierce's Pharmacy. T Farm for sale Two miles south of Westminster West, fine location, wood and timber to spare, excellent sugar orchard. Everything about the farm and building in good repair. H. P. Dinsmore. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Cashing Adams wish to extend their appreciation and thanks to all those who so kindly and .ably assisted them during the fire at Towns Hotel. Owing to the confusion f hey were unable to recog nize all to thank each one personally so take this means to express their gratitude. Aactloi. "The goodr Of the Bellow Fall Plumb ing company will be told at auction Thurs day, April 20, it not disposed of before. Inquire of P. Fleming, Brattleboro. Bellows Falls Locals. Mrs. Emily Smith is visiting in Uolyoke, Mass. Miss Margaret Flavin was in Boston this week. ' . William Robertson of Putney was in town Thursday. Mrs. C. F. Perry and children ot South Kene are visiting at A. R. Perry's. James J. Hackett of Boston is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hackett The Farr house on the corner of Henry and South streets is being newly painted Mrs. Barney Cannon, Jr. returned from her trip to Washington and th south last week. Mrs. B. Bowen and her mother, Mrs. Townshend, of Springfield passed Thurs day with friends here. , Mrs. Herbert"1 Dedrick ; of Norwich, Conn., is viaitine her parents, Mr! and Mrs. Philip De St. Croix. H. B. Fitzsimmons is to remodel the house he lives in on Cherry street, making it three stories high and adding an ell A sociable will be 1 eld at the parish house ot Immanuel church on Thursday eveniner. Anril 20. at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited. ' " The coming boat race between England and America by W. J. Peterson is an attraction in the show window of Exner & Holmes. ' The theme of the sermon at the Congre gational church tomorrow evening at 7.30 will be "Lessons from the Fire." There will be special music. Next Wednesday evening in Union hall there is to be a sparring exhibition of eieht rounds between Henry Peraon of Fitchburg and Francis P. Ward of St Albans. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hall went last Saturday to New York, where they will spend the spring and early summer, and where their son Melvin has already been placed in school. George A. Goodepeed wept to New York last week to take the two saddle horses of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hall to that city, where they were placed in the Darling Riding Academy. The recital to be given by E. A. Ber trand and pupils will be in the vestry of the Universalis! chujeh next Tuesday even ing with Mrs. W. S. Dunham as pianist, and Miss Caroline Belle Howe reader. ' .-. The annual election of the Lodge of the Temple, F. & A. M., was held . Thursday evening, resulting as follows : . W, II. Tay lor, W. M. ; C. H.. Robb,, S. W. : F, C Lewis, J. W. ; George I. Whitney, secre- tary ; A. L. Field, treasurer F. J. Blake made some excellent photo graphs of the hotel ruins and they are on sale at Winnewisser's ' news stand and at C. E. Capron's. He sent a negative to Boston Thursday morning and a cut ap peared in yesterday's Globe. Reserved seats for the Choral,Union concert will be on sale at Williams & Co' on and after next Thursday, April 20. All persons holding associate membership tick ets can purchase seats for the concert one day in advance of the regular sale! Patrick Harty of Saxtons River and P. J. Keane, employed by the Bellowa Falls Electric Light company,, have , leased , the north store in the Farr block and will open a new shoe store in the near future. . ..It is understood Mr. Keane will retain his pres ent position and Mr. Harty will look after the store. Rev. Amos Holbrook died Monday at his home in Sturbridge, Mass., of Bright's disease. He was formerly pastor of the Congregational church at Saxtons- River. His wife and a daughter haye-died during the past year, and he leaves two daughters and one son. The International Paper company is being somewhat inconvenienced by a short age of logs, though the supply drawn from the river last summer was larger than usual. About ten car loads a day are used, the greater part of which are being imported from Canada. What might be termed an "introduc tion" party, was given by Mrs. H. B. Jack son and Miss Alice Jackson last evening at their home on Atkinson street. About 25 young men were present, among them sev eral new-comers in town. Vocal and In strumental music, sociability and refresh ments Were the features of the evening. In the cast of David Belasco's "The Heart of Maryland," which is to be pre sented in this city shortly, Miss Alma Kruger by her rendition ot the character of the heroic and self-sacrificing s Maryland Calvert it is said has gained recognition in popular regard and critical estimate as one of Hia.most impassioned : and dramatically effective artists now prominent upon the American stage. - Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dunham wish to thank their kind neighbors an I friends and the people of the village for the splendid service rendered them during the fire Wednesday evening. They found willing hands on all sides and the furniture and other property removed from the hotel was carefully handled and well stored. Any having articles from the hotel in their pos session and not knowing the owner's name will confer a favor by leaving the articles at the store of C. E. Capron, where those losing articles may call and identify their property. A 16-foot fly wheel in the Minsi Pulp and Paper mill of Pennsylvania, of which J. C. Donavan is superintendent, burst Wednesday evening, April 5, damaging the mill to the extent of $1000 and slightly injuring Myron Detrick, an employe.- Det ri'k was almost in front ot the wheel when it burst, and it is a miracle that he was not killed. Mr. Donovan went to New York to inform the company of the accident and the necessary repairs were begun at once, Hid iln accident occurred, during. thajJuoai06 firenien wot kd TaithTully and hard all bo5r7o7wT.en the employes i we're "cWuipft? n-! K off dirty . . , . . . : . 6 until 7 o clock the next morning, with the their clothes to go to their homes, several reant &tt on,y the top oriel o( tbe would have been killed. i block were muck injurtd by fire. Of TOWNS HOTEL Worst?: Fire in Years Loss of Manv Thousands How the Fire was Fought. Wednesday;, night Bellows Falls was visited by the wont fire since the burning ot jhe old:-. Vermont Farm Machine .com pany's works some 15 years sgo. Towns Hotel, which' since its construction nearly 30 years ago by Charles Towns, has always been the loaiiiug hotel in town, is now a mass of ruins, not a total loss, but bad eno igh to. ' be a serious matter to the owners of the properly. It lack(i4 five minutes of 9 o'clock Wed nesday evening when the fire alarm was sounded from .box 81 on the corner near the betel, ; ' Miss Addie Tulley, who is the head waiter and has her room on the fourth floor with the other employes of the hotel, first discovered smoke emitting from the hall floor near the head of the front sta'rs. She notified Lyman Jennison who was on duty as night clerk, and he ran to C. E. Capron's store where Chief Thompson hippened to be and told him of the trouble. Mr. Thompson rang in the alarm and with several assistants at one e went ' to work with chemical extinguishers. They found I 1 iV nimn Wi V tia,.,itl n.. ,ij '-'rrnr tbat the" floor and partitions of the entire top story seemed to be filled with smoke and flame, and after 15 or 20 minutes the chemicals were abandoned, the entire de partment called out and the water applied as fast as the hose could be laid. j....;. - THE FIGHTING BEGINS. ' Few' who early arrived on the scene thought the fire was a serious one, and it seemed some time before-even the firemen were convinced that they had a stubborn fight on r hand. -.In a short time streams from, four hydrants . were being plied but apparently with little success in staying the ravages of the fire 'demon. As often as all seemed to be smothered, the flames wouP burst out in. some new r and unexpected quarter... A. favoring .condition was the entire absence of wind, there being scarcely a breeze until late in the night. The steamer arrived on the scene after the fire had been burning an hour or more and was placed under the hill so as to draw water from the canal but owing to some imper fection in the firing, so it is reported, it was of little use, as cn'y a feeble stream could be forced up into the equare. Shortly afterward the pumps of the International Paper company were set in motion and provided three powerful streams which were of great assistance in handling the fire. - With eight streams pouring onto the burning hotel, the fire still continued to spread .until after midnight, although it seimed' that Minard pond and the canal f'!W?!r?,f');! 4 : v. m : ft ft- :.? had been emptied into the Square where huee brooks were running in all directions. Shortly ater the fire alarm was sounded the work of clearing ths hotel of furniture and the several stores in the block of their stocks of goods was begun in good earnest. The office and dining room furniture of the hotel was passed through the windows and doors and taken across the street. The furniture and carpets from the rooms above were placed in Union hall. W. J. Eaton &. Co." placed their stock of jewelry in boxes and trunks and carried them to the stores of the Keene Cash grocery and C. E. Capron,, , J. T. Keefe left his stock in the middle, of his store covered over with blankets to protect them from the water. The stock in Andrews' drug store, because of the nature of the goods could not be moved,, t Dunham Bros, moved about half of their stock into banquet hall and J. C. Day & Co. were ready to vacate on. shirt notice. 'AH the records in the town clerk's offi'e and psrt of the library of Bolles & Bolles wera carried to the bank. GOOD WORK BY THK DEPARTMENT. . At one time there were prave fars that not only the hotel block but Union block wss also doomed. Good work by the fire de partment, however, and the fact that there is a fireball between the two blocks soon showed such fears groundless. Three powerful at ream were poured into the fire from the top of Union block and by mid night it was certain that the flames would not spread beyond the hotel block, but for an hour or two longer jt seemd that the bote! must be gutted frora garret to cellar. DESTROYED; course the lower stories were thoroughly drenched and will hive to be cleaned, re plasteiei, papered and painted. ' ,.j Several of the firemen had narrow escapes from injury. Three of them were cooped in the southeast corner of the third floor by the falling ot a 11 ghi of stairs and had to make their escape by a ladder run up to a window. About midnight a large section ot the Iront wall ot tne lourtn stoiy fell, the bricks and mortar scattering 20 or 30 feet onto the pavement and it was good fortune that saved several of the men from being buried. By 10 30 o'clock the elec tric liehts over the entire village were shut t-r .1 t I ' J.l' 1 .1 , II J oil as tne iai ing uhoi-ib nau aireauy puiieu several wires to the ground, and there .was tear ot a live wire. . , THE INSURANCE. It is thought that the insurance will fully cover the loss with one exception, Land lord W. S. Dunham who owned about two- thirds of the furnishings in the hotel, did not have a cent ot insurance. While most of the property was saved some ot. it is badly injurtd and he estimates his loss at fully $1000. The total insurance includ ing that on the building, Mrs. Towns' per 'sona) property ard the stocks in the sev eral stores, amounts to something like l $50,000, and the total loss is estimated at $40,000. The insurance on the building in the aeency of E. Li Walker was as fol lows; Merchants of New Jersey, $1000 Norwich Union ot England, $1000 Aachen and Munich, Germany, $1500 Manchester of England, $1500 : Palatine of England, $1250 ; Commercial Union of KngJand, XiiCUi) : rnoemx oi England $2000: Orient of Hartford, $1250 ; New York Underwriters' Agency ot New York $2250; The Vermont Mutual of Mont pelier $1500. In the 8g-ncy of E. S Leonard : Phoenix of Brooklyn. $3000 Northern of Eneland, $1500 Continental otNew York, $1250 ;' Phoenix of Hart- ford, $2500. , Furniture of Mrs. Hannah W. Towns in Granite State ot New Hampshire, $2000 withE S. Leonard. W. J. Eaton & Co with E. L. Walker, $2000 in Vermont Mutual: with S. S. Vilts 852000 in Union Mutual of Mbntpelier : and with J. E Brosnahan $1000 in the Western of Can ada.; J. T. Keefe has with E. S Leonard in the Fitchburg, S1000 ; in the if ire Asso ciation of Philadelphia, $500; in the Aetna ot Hartford, $500. With E. L. Walker in the Orient of Hartford, $1000 With J. E. Brosnahan in the Western ol Canada. $1000. Andrews Drue Co. had with E. S. Leonard in the Phoenix of Brooklyn, the Granite State of New Hampi shire, the Continental of New York." the Aetna of Hartford, the Springfield, Mass. Fire and Marine, $1400, each. ';, WHAT NEXT? '4 H e r u -VHU Km, . .Every ery one is asking what nex ? Will fliA hntl hfi rebuilt, and if no how annnp C. II. Robb, who is agent for Mrs.' Towns, stated yesterday that as soon as the insur ance loss could be adjusted tbe block will be repaired, rebuilt and put in , better shape than ever. W. S. . Dunham was asked if he should continue as landlord and he said he did not know. W. J. Eaton & Co. have moved their stock into banquet ball and have not yet decided what thef will do. J. T. Keefe has rented a store in the Farr block and is moving his , goods there. Andrews Drug company have .the offer of a part of the store of Williams. $ Co. for prescription work. It will be aev eral weeks any way before a roof can ke put up and the stores repairedTeady for business, and what to do meantime is i a problem with the merchants effected. . j notes. -., The ruins were viewed by curious crowds Thursday and yesterday, many coming from neighboi ing towns. . Tbe property io the hotel was removed with admirable judgment with tbe kindly assistance of several of the townspesple. The different articles were handled care full v and in most instances with very little damage. j Tbe fire necessitated the setting of two new electric light and telephone poles, one near the hotel and one opposite tba Blue store. ; The courtesy of the International Paper company in loaning h3se. and tbe very efficient work done by tkeir large pumps was much appreiated.iOt only by the parties direciiy ellectfid by tbe bxe- but by Uie CitKenS UI lOO lumuiumi; o wcu. 8 :"ir---i -A Mrs. Towns is stopping for the present leads to the conclusion that all were aatis at Edward Arms', Mr. and Mrs. Cushing tied. Aclams and Mrs. Adams at W, A. Hall's, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parker at C. W. Osgood's, and Mr. and Mis. W. S. Dun ham at G. B.Wheeler's. j ; Bellows Falls News. C. S. Frost of Keene was in town Thursday. II. C. Elliott made a business trip to Uoston this week. 7 : . . - . .mx. ana airs. j. Robertson are in Boston this week. t Miss Stella Dunham spent a tew days at hur home this week. . -Mrs. A. D. Dunham of Bartonsville spent yesterday in town. The insurance adjusters will begin work on the hotel fire loss Monday. Edward Stapleton has moved into Dr, Gosatlin's house on Green street. Two new houses are being built on Hyde stree; and two more will go up soon. Mrs. Charles Retting of Grand Rapid Mich., is visiting at W. J. Eaton's. H. M. Amadon's jewelry sale goes mer rily on and draws good crowds each even- ma, ; Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Coy and Miss Anna Williams return today from a visit to Boston. . . Miss Grace Darling of Keene visited at R. Robinson's this week. . also at F. M Howard's. . . .... H. C. Richardson and Mrs. L. Gates Hadley recently purchased new awnings tor their stores. . Mrs. Anna E. Kibbey of Worcester Mass., is spending a few days here as the guest of Mrs. Mellish. : ' lhe prescription department of An drews' Drug Co. is located at4he store of C H. Williams & Co. ' j.The ten cent hack is no more. The proprietor has sold his outfit and will return to Fair Haven whence he came. Henry Russell of Lawrence, Mass., ar rived last night, being called here by the sickness and death of Mrs. William Rus sell. - Ralph, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kin son ot Gageville, four and one-half years old, was buried at Oak Hill cemetery Thursday. '". J. J. Murphy of Claremont visited his aunt, Mrs. J. V. Keefe, Thursday. He was accompanied by Joseph Hensley, also of Claremont. '' : ' Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Barker of Newport, N. H., former residents of Bellows Falls were in town this week: to' attend the wed ding of H. D. Ingram and Mrs. Ida Punt, Michael Murphy of North Walpole has bought the Mrs. Holbrook house at the corner of School and Hidley streets and after making repairs will rent two tene ments;'' ----- ' Miss Maude Harris of West Lebanon, N. - H., formerly a teacher in this place, is spending a tew days with Mrs. George Underwood and will assist the choir at the Methodist church tomorrow.' ' There will be a mothers' meeting next Tuesday evening at 7.30 at the home of Mrs. J. T. Dodge, No. 36 Saxtons River street ; subject, "Moral education of the child after eight years of age." Mrs. Emily Youog.wife of Napoleon Young, died of pneumonia at her home on Hyde street Thursday She was 41 years of age and leaves a husband and five chil dren.1 The body will be taken to Mill bury,' Mass., this afternoon. , James E. Bolles, after an illness of ten days, died at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon from neuralgia of tbe heart, at his home in the upper part of the house of Malcolm Finlayson on Hapgood Place. Mr. Bolles was 64 years of age and left a wife and one daughter. The funeral will be held from the house at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. J H. Reid c fEciating, and the burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. --, Mrs. Emeline H. Ladd, widow of Wil li m Russell, died at her home on Atkinson street at 3 o'clock this morning from an attack of the grip which developed into bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Russell was born in Alexandria, N. H., and - was in the 75th year ot ber age. . She is survived by one sister, Miss Amanda Ladd, who lived with her, by step-cbildren, Mrs. C. H. Sawyer of this place, and Henry Rus ell cf Lawrence, Mass., and a number of nephews and nieces. The funeral will be at the hojse at 7 30 Monday morning and tbe remains will be taken to Lawrence tor burial in the family lot. On the front page of this issue Dunham Brothers announce a clearance sale to be gin at 9 a. m. next Tuesday. The store has been closed since the fire and will con tinue closed until the sale begins. Mr. Dunham stated yesterday that wbile their goods were not severely damaged by fire or water about half tbe stock was moved to banquet ball the night of the fire and some ot tne goods were scattered, dirtied etc. Then too, they are soon to have practically a new store, and they nave a large stock which they are willing to close out at a sacrifice in order to make room for new goods. He was very emphatic in the state ment that the knife would be applied to prices with a vigor that wi 11 surprise the customers. Delia Indisposed. Little Host" at the opera house The last evening was like the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out. The famous Delia Fox was unable to be present : she was sick at the Rockingham hotel. When the curtain arcse the manager stepped to the front and stated tbe case and read state ments from Drs Allbee and Rudden to the effect that Delia was seriously ill, and offered to refund tbe price it any did not care to remain. All remained and tbe play went on. It is supposed that the statement of the doctors was read to neutralise wild rumors which had been floating about the streets all day to the effect that Delia had been tarrying too long at the wine cup and as a result had been deprived of successful locomotion: that for the same reason she bad been nnable to appear in Keene tbe night before and would be unable to appear in Brattleboro to-night..".,..:"- -, .' Ut course most . ol . the audience were present to see Delia, but an excellent enter- 4 uuumem waa givea. juwoui - ner. ana & I fact that no one wanted his money back The Real Fare Wates loots, Shoes, Slippers Etc., will Hi, FARR'S BLOCK, DflpffiMnunnn I I II In the store formerly occupied by Mrs. Stilwell, the v At 9 o'clock a. m. ion, CLEAN, UP-TO-DATE FOOTWEAR, SAVED FROM To be closed MO WET GOODS IN LOT as we left them at a ' . aw . Hotel biocK to oe adjusted by the in - surance companies and to be sacri ficed later.- J. T. KEEFE, TemDorarilv in Sal OF- be held at tS ? tv I I I ST millinsr. M S4000 worth of THE REGENT FIRE out at a sacrifice. our store in Town's . . Bellows Falls FARR'S BLOCK. - - .w- uumiuuiiHivi m