Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-07-04

will be illuminated with Japanese lam
terms and decorated with flags, DC Re-
freshments will be sold on the grounds
including ice creams, &c. The Grafton
Brass Band will be in attendance after
noon and evening.
CHESTER. concert given at the
Baptist Church on the evening of the
25th ult. was very pleasing entertain
ment. Miss Nellie Gibson favorite vo-
calist of Chester, sang the song entitled
Waiting" surprisingly well. Mr..
Wayne Gibson has rich and powerful
bass voice which is always under his
control, he gave great satisfaction on
this occasion.
Misses Goodrich and Lane, of West
minister we're two bright particular stars
on the platform, doing some very fine
piano pounding. We heard these ladies
praised right and left, even by mammas
who had pets under piano cultivation.
The entertainment was further enriched
with select readings by those popular
elocutionists, Mrs. Doctor Noble and
Mrs. William Prouty, whose reputation
as public entertainers in this specially,
has received attestation from many
large and critical audiences in this and
other states. d.
The store of Geo. w. Hadley IL Son,
at the corner of Main and School streets,
stands as bright and attractive as though
lit had never been threatened with fire
and actually flooded with water The
improvements or rather the entire inte-
rior remodeling of their store since the
scorchIng it received at the burning of
Lees store, is worthy of especial mention.
The exterior has been reprinted with a
windows have been removed, and those
Of plate glass and modern style occupy
their place. A large awning, of neat
design, supported by large iron brackets,
extends the entire frontage of the build
ings. The interior is made to CORE
spOnd with the improvements made out
side, and their salesroom and workshop
are models of neatness and convenience.
A large number of the friends, both
business and otherwise, of the firm, re-
Gently availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to pay them visit, and were
Hospitality entertained by the firm, who
are justly proud of their new quarters.
A lynx has recently taken up his
abode on the farm of E. A. Hall, and
by his midnight prowlings, and howl
ings,'' to say nothing of his raid upon
sheep-pens and hen-roosts, has caused
considerable disturbance to those who
court balmy sleep in that vicinity.
Mr.. L. ID. Burnham, of Gaysville,
has purchased of E. G. Hutchinson one
undivided fourth of his granite quarry
in this town.
A hay car loaded with bales of pressed
hay, attached to the train of Conductor
Bates, moving south, caught fire few
rods above Gassett's station, Wednesday
of last week. With difficulty it was de-
tached from the train and "set out " on
the side track at the station, and par
ties left to watch it. After burning a
short time strong current of wind car.
ried the sparks in the direction of the
depot and also to a point where several
hundred cords of wood we're piled. Fear
ing that the fire would spread, tele
gram was sent to Chester, asking for i'm
q mediate aid. The alarm whistle at tn,
f steam mill of Cram &; Smith was sound
4 ed, and the firemen were promptly a
their engine house, waiting COR orders
As soon as the mail train moving soutl
had passed his station, Yosemite Engin
Co., and large number of volunteers
!, accompanied by Chief Engineer Gram
:, of District No. l, and Chief Enginee
: Hutchinson and Assistant Enginee
: Marsh, of District No. 2 boarded cor
ductos Bates train moving north an
we're soon landed at the scene of the fir
" After working for nearly two hours til
Il fire was put out to the satisfaction {
% everybody, especially the railroad en-
" ployees.
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ne fore the legislative committee to invest