The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-12-11

BELLOWS FALLS.

BELLOWS FALLS.
The receipts OF the entertainment given ny
the hand OF hope amounted 10 900 There Is
TO be teachers, meeting at the high school room
morning afternoon and evening Saturday
December 18th. II Is designed especially
for the teachers Of this town. Mics Alice Gurn
sey will he present In the AFTERNOON ana VIII
give lecture on the subject OF scientific IN.
structon in temperance. state Snpt. Dart VIII
give an address In aevening. Professor WI,
lard OF the Vermont academy Is also expected
to be present. Wednesday evening an I'M
known man was arrested by OH er +. l.. Low
ell Tor disorderly conduct ON the streets.-nop-
inson and Carmen are having plate glass WIN
dows placed In the iinot OF their clothing store
greatly improving the appearance.
The entertainment by the Band OF Hope
Wednesday evening was very success'ui anu
was very well received by good audience
The singing and acting was very good ana the
street scene and the stump speech was finely
carried out by the boys. The mishap OF little
Nelson Brown In laying the Thanksgiving Ia
bic was pleasing incident and 1t Is yet y ques-
ton whether II was done ON purpose. Mrs Geo
A Brown and Mrs Adene Ball deserve much
credit for the able manner in which those tax
ing part in the cantata were drilled. Much
credit Is also due to L w Parsons who had the
management of the stage and who performed
his duties in very successful manner.--Work-
men are bnsily engaged setting electric light
poles.
The subject of Rsy J N Emery sermon at
the Unversalist church Sunday evening VIII he
"rhe Bible" Rev A d Truax goes to Grafton
to day where he Is to deliver an address on
temperance at seven o'clock in the evening"
| The outside work on the new Catholic cnuich
| Is now nearly completed and wOrkinen are
busiy engaged in stating the roof and sp're
| We understand that the inside IL not to be COM
pleted until spring.-The parish school, taught
| by Mrs G F EDDY, closed Friday after very
successful term. 1t fs to reopen Dec s, the
samr day as the opening OF the public school
| Edward d Murphy has got through on the
| Connecticut River railroad on which ne has
run for the past thirty years and In the future
| will give most of bis time u local dramatic work.
Some three months since W Lockwood
sold lot on New Terrace to Messrs Lockwood
and Wheeler who began to build on the site and
| the first of November had q barn completed and
| house nearly done, that Day bought and
moved his family into few days after. Dir
| Lock wood this week sold the l0tadJelninS these
premises to Mr. DAY and he has still prospect
of selling many more lots here next spring
The w I U will meet at the parlors 81 the
Congregational church Wednesday evening at
7 80 o'cluck.-It Is understood that the local
druggists have Withdrawn from the druggist
association and hereafter will sell patent med
icines at their own prices. The reason for so
|
to have given present with patent medicines
sold and also because people are going out OF
town to trade where they can buy medicines at
cheaper rates, and they believe that IT Is better
to keep business at home.
The children of the M E church have under
consideration Christmas concert. "rhe star
OF promise" is to be the principal feature
The yolGs people are to have a course OF six
assemblies, the first of which IS to be held al
Union ball Tuesday evening, Dec 10th; music
will be furnished by Wheeler & Maynard's or.
chestra. BY request the floor managers for the
first evening are to be H w Church, Z S Leon.
| ard. A Robinson and A Wilson, who will
also arrange the order of dances.-The fellow
ing are the names and standing Of the pupils o
the first intermediate school whose average was
81 per cent or above for the last month Of the
Gertrude Romans 81, Grace Romans 81, Archie
Day 81. Fannie Walsh 80, Dora Murphy SO
Lizzie Qnaln 81, Luea Manning SO, Johnn,
McAultf 81, l. Truax SO, Hacket 81,
Wright 81, Mamie Brown 81, Archie Day
Grace Romans, Johnny Hackett, LueIla Man
ming and Annie McAulif have not been absen
nor tardy during the term.-Mrs Ava Barr Of
Ludlow, Mass, accompanied by her little son il
in town visiting her mother, Mrs Wilson,
The ladies connected with the Emmanuel parish
are to hold their annual fair at LovelPs hal
Thursday evening.-Vesper services will By
held at the Baptiit church Sunday evening at
O'Clock. This is the last opportunity that thu
people OF this village will have Of hearing Ms
Hattie Clark sing before her departure for Bos
ton-A f Holden has sold two lots north 0
his house at the south end of Westminste
street, to NJ Barber and one to w A Straigh
and both are to commence the erection OF build
} ings this month"; new 10, 10 and 70 cen
store IL to be opened In Farr's block ON Rock
ngham street.--LJok out for c Days an
| uounsonant naxC weak
The Connecticut Valley Masonic Unien in
tend holding grand bail some time in Janu
| ary.--Neither lost straved or stolen: jaime
Aibee, stannch Republican,, can be found Il
Bellows Falls at any time, and Is ready to wliee
| live or dead Democrat to Walp"le any tim
between now and the inauguration OF President
elect Cleveland.-Dr Gleason, of Philadelphia
will give course OF four lectures at Unio
hall. commencing Monday evening.-Ther
will be a special meeting Of King Solomon
Lodge No 45 at Mason'S hall this friday even
ing. Work. third degree.-John Wilder hi
rented the hotel building at CambridgePor. 70 Q
| Geo A Brown, and it is expected he will 500
open the house.-Miss Mary A Barry, assistan
. teacher In our high scoul has been spending he
variation at hcr home in Cambridgeport.-Th
gravel train was taken off the Sullivan railroad
, Saturday, thus throwing large number OF mel
temporarily out Of employ
SaXtOnS Rtver.-Fred IyIer, 6tuuSnt =
| the academy, tell from bar in the gymnasium
! the other day and was injured about the hea'
and spine, hat 1t Is hoped not seriously.-Cap
Elisha Lverlnure who was probably the oides
man in town died Tuesday, aged 96 years,
month and 10 days. His life WAS one OF urasua
, industry and his health was remarkably good
!, Cambridgeport.- Mr. and Mrs Ransor
, Davis we're piea>antIy surprised at their hon
Monday evening, Nov 10Th, by party Of SOM
seventy friends and neighbors who came to Gel
: citrate with them the 10Th anniversary OF thel
marriage. The visitors took possession, enter
tanning Mr. and Mrs Davis and themselves II
GOOD style with a supper and musical entertain
, mept, and presenting the twain with nice casI
chair. an extension table and CHAMBER set
I, IL Eastman started last week on his secon'
, western trip this fall.-Miss Jennie Clafiin, TO
4 thirteen wears a teacher in China, stationed a
Pekip, Is visiting with Rev Mr. Chaplin at hi
home. Sunday Nov %, she related her expe
renee in place OF the regular service.-Joh
, Wilder OF Bellows Falls has moved into the oil
,, hotel. He will engage in the paper business
Among the visitors here Thanksgiving week "
noticed A A Hall Esq, OF st Albans, Mr. an
Mrs Henry C Wyman Of Proctorsville, Geo .
| Dimond OF Palmer, Mass, and A Diinouo
| Worcester, Mass.
Graftou.-The village schools commence
5 Monday with Sarah Converse in the higher an
r Myra L CoDant in the lower departinent.-U