Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-06

week. MI N'taut uuS ptSu IStSiNSu
with much favor at other places, and as
he is native of this town, we all owe it
to ourselves to give him rousing full
house. We are expecting very healthy
entertainment. Doors open at Z, Lee.
ture 10 commence at "a
CHEsTER-GRAND SURPRISE PARTY.
The ordinary surprise party" is more
a nuisance than compliment, or perhaps,
it would be better TO say, more loss than
profit to the receiver, since, SO for as they
90, in all cases the beneficiary cannot
discount friendliness Of purpose on the
part of the company which so unexpeet-
eddy and so unceremonionsly entertains
! Cd or Danish the idea that's certain de-
gree OF honor or compliment is conferred
no matter what the travelling, the hour
of surprise or the domestic condition
may be. Thanksgiving evening was the
time when mine host Cole" and his es-
Unable wife were surprised as never they
were before. Not less than $50 ladies
and gentlemen took part in the grand
social raid. 1t would seem almost inn
possible that secrecy could be so well
maintained as to arrange for such gath
ering of our citizens at any point with
out the entire population of our town
| being aware of it. Still more matter
of surprise is it, that a splendidly fur
nished table with plates for the whole
party could be arranged in public
house, and its proprietor be as ignorant
as an unborn babe of the fact, such is
the case we are assured by Mr.. Cole him
self, few chosen leaders laid the plots
and successfully carried out their details.
I Mr.. d Mrs. Cole we're invited one early
in the evening TO meet few friends at a
neighbours house La the mean time fif-
| ty ladies arranged the tables. The spa
cous hall was lighted and warmed. A
/ full band took its place on the platform
at the end of the hall. In an hour the
crowd had filled the hall and the parlofs
All was ready, the doors were closed, a
messenger was detailed to inform Mr.. d
/ Mrs. Cole that "the evening train had
brought some friend Cor friends very
anxious to see them at once" OF course
they must be attended to, and the little
chat at the neighbors concluded another
time. Mr.. Cole says, that upon landing
at the head of the stairs, he thought
there seemed to be a certain mysterious
silence"-evidenc of some kind of So
cial CONFUSION without just cause, but
be saw no speculation in the eyes of his
conductor. / have not received Mr..
Coles report, who the next instant, open
ed the hall door, I need not tell your
readers that Mr.. Cole was at that mo-
ment bewildered, but he couldn't back
out, as well try to crawl through forty
rods of three.quarter inch pipe TIE
band struck up" and, "accoutred as
he was" Cole had to plunge in. After q
season of fantastic, the solemn duty Of
presenting chased silver pitcherto" Mr.
& Mrs. Geo. III. Cole by their friends in
] Chester" took place. Hon. Hugh Hen
ry made the presentation Mr.. Henry is
; always elected on such occasions) in 8
J very handsome manner. Mr.. Cole re
piled briefly but fttingly. | think ht
said to start with, that he hadn't learn
/ ed his piece. In conclusion | would say
that as token Of esteem and friendly
/ regard of our citizens for our Landlord
g and his worthy wife, we are sure it was I
: most fiattering demonstration, while al
e who participated in the festivities o
thanksgiving evening at Coles Contra
Hotel, will ever remember it as one 0
the most pleasant occasions of thei
q lives.
; Chester people will have rich trea
: next Thursday evening, by Maj. /" Zeb
d Crummet," on New Tangled Notions
+ He is the editor of the Touchstone
Washington, N. j., and in the lectur
y field has been received with great favor
t Friday evening, Nov. I'D, kerosen
g lamp was accidentally overturned by al
inmate of the house of George p. Head
y on Bridge street. The oil caught fire
IS and in few moments the whole roor
a was enveloped in sheet of flame. Blu
!, for the presence of mind of Mrs. Heald
d a serious accident would have occurred
d In the room there were several SINAI
h children. Mrs. Heald in shorter tim
e than it takes to write the fact, conducte
d them to place of safety, ani then seil
o ing large bed quilt, threw it over tn
o flames and smotheIed the same, thu
it preventing the destruction of her hous
d by fire.
h CHARLEsTowN.-The community {
II Charlestown last week was much SHOCK
,e ed by the death, after brief illness an
1t in the prime of life, of Mrs. Riehar