Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01
Chester.

The annual meeting of Fire district
No 2, will be held at the stone school
house in the north village. on Monday
evening, January 4th.
The total valuation of the real estate
of this town as equalized by the State
Board of Equalization at its last session,
is 1927 ,626.
The "cot of Morris Wolf was re-
Gently damaged by fire to the amount Of
$4,000. The fire was caused by the
careless manner in which the son of
Erin handled his dudeen. Moral
Never get into bed with your boots on,
or lighted pipe in your mouth, for IN
such an hour as ye think not the fire
fend may compel hasty exit there
from.
Services incident to Christmas tide oc-
Cured at St. Luke's Church Friday eve
ming, and were attended by large con-
gregation. The decorations were quite
elaborate. Three magnificent arches of
evergreen were erected in front Of the
chancel which were surmounted with the
motto, wrought in evergreen letters on
ground work of white, "Gloria in Elk
celsis Dec" From the, centre Of the
middle arch white dove was suspended
The desk was draped with white, and
tastefullv trimmed with trailing vines
Evergreen wreathes were hung in the
: windows, and Christmas trees were piac
: ed in each corner of the audience room
On the rear wall hung festoons OF ever
green, in the center of which were plac
ed the letters wrought in evergreen,
FL. S., these were surmounted by larg
evergreen cross. The sermon by the rec
~ tor. Rev. a. B. Flanders, was instruc
!, tive and interesting, and had for its tex
- the words, "Where is he that is Dor
: King of the Jews 81" Matt. 20. Tn
- singing of the choir on this occasion ws
: of high order and elected great prais
The Sabbath-school connected with 5
~ Luke's held a sociable in Odd Fellow
- Hall. and the hearts of the little on
rs rs we're made glad by the large number
presents that were distributed.
gu The Christmas festivities of the oh
" dren of the Baptist Church Sabbat
-"e school occurred on Thursday evenin
y" wherein the friends of the little fol
: had set up Christmas tree and load
y. the same with bountiful crop of he
=, day gifts.
:, At the Universalist Church the p
parations for the celebration of Chr
:. mas eve. were on an extensive sea
" The church presented beautiful hi
day picture, having been decorated
the members of the society with ey
lca- greens in alavish manner. The servi
pio- consisted of Christmas concert,
'iis the Sabbath-school, under the direct
of its faithful and devoted superint
fiers dent, Mrs L. c. Noble, and inclu
lays, singing, recitations, readings aud
lead sponses. The two Christmas trees
ues- this church presented very attrac
"picture," loaded as they were with
Tned and fancy gifts from friend to friend
'har- gendering feeling of friendship WI
roves could not be realized in any infor
some manner.
Among the valuable presents reee
fever on this occasion, we noticed an ele
order and costly album, bound in morn
lariot and gilt, which bore the inscription,
a one Mrs. i. j. c. Noble. with the 10
:, but her pupils, Christmas, 1874" Rev
ebb Mrs. f. J. Chaffee we're kindly rel
airing bered by their numerous friends
sleep among the gifts rendered to ther
hariot note a very fine bedquilt donated b
!. YOU ladies of the Parish. We know tbs
ne on slumbers of our clerical friend wi
sweet and peaceful as this covering