Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-06-16


gates and their substitutes to attend the
county convention at Woodstock, will
be held at the Chester House Hall on
Saturday, June 18th, at 4 o'clock, D. m.
The republican voters of Chester are
requested to meet at the Central Hotel
Hall on Thursday evening. June 22d,
1876, at seven O'Clock, p. IN to elect four
delegates and their substitutes, to attend
the state convention at Montpelier, June
9th, 1876.
The Dramatic entertainment, given
Monday evening by the Chester Dramat-
ic Association, for the benefit of st.
Luke's Church, was very successful, the
hall being we'll flled. The drama, "Out
IN the Streets" was well played and the
actors seemed to get fully enrappot with
their audience. The principal charac-
ter, Col. Wayne, as rendered by l.. w.
Raymenton, was excellent. Mrs. Hew-
EFT as Mrs. Bradford was well acted
and very affecting, particularly when she
entreats "Sol Davis" to let her remain
in his rooms. Mark Ward played the
william Sol Davis" to perfection, but
the acting of A. n Chandler as North
Carolina Pete was the best delineation
of the niger we have ever seen. He
appeared to b" perfectly at home and
had evidently well studied his part, and
his acting was received with great APP
plause. The closing farce, " A Trouble
some Servant" with L. w. Raymenton
as odd Grimes the landlord, and A.
n. Chandler as Handy Andy the SER
want, kept the audience in a roar of
laughter all through its performance
Chester is among the most pleasant
villages in Vermont. Its admirable
scenery tells greatly to its advantage
and especially at the present time when
everything is so fresh. The park is
rarely equalled in any New England
village, and fronts either the Central hotel
or the Academy or both, as you may
choose to have it, the institutions y
named being on opposite sides. The
complaint of the dullDess of the times
is heard here as elsewhere, but there is
very eommendable air of enterprise
prevailing in the town. The newest
portion is Of course mainly the " Depot"
which has within brief time come to
be village of ITSELF Notwithstanding
the disastrous fires of few years since.
South street however has character
istic worth mentioning. 1t is rare in a
village of its size to see so few places
and buildings uncared for, and the usual
collections Of " old culch and rubbish
often seen in many pretty smart vii
lagos, so well removed. We know of
smaller village in New Hampshire with
similar enterprise, and it must enhance
the value of homes in a place where
the various premises generally are SO
neat and tidy. The Central Hotel .
is now kept by an Angel and his tables
are laid with things good and substan-
tial. City and country people will no
doubt find it pleasant retreat for the
season. The surrounding hills, includ-
ing maple groves in some places, are now
in the beauty of summer millinery, and
some of them look like cultivated hedges.
Chester may safely be put down on the
map of Summer resorts"
W. W. Scott q Co., is a name of
new firm, who by fire have been delay
ed few days in opening their new drug
and fancy goods store. Their fixtures
are Of black walnut and of very neat
and substantial style, and they have
one Of the best soda fountains on either
side of the artic regions. This business
we believe is to be mainly under the |
of Mr.. Scott, young man
who appears to understand his business
and who we doubt not, with the new
goods he has purchased, will fully deserve
and receive liberal patronage. With
their store at the West end and Maxfeld's |
jewellery and fancy goods store and the
post office at the East end, visitors stop
ping at the Central will find themselves
provided for in the most convenient and
manner, and the people of
he town will not forget either of them.
At Maxfeld's, business is always lively
IN the arrival of the mails of both kinds.
md still greater activity prevails on
he arrival of the other gender
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
"A very narrow escape from drowning
s reported at Woodstock on Thursday
# last week Mrs. w. S. Boyce of
Woodstock, placed her baby, nine months
Id, in baby cab standing on the por-
leo. to wheel il in the street She loft