The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
BELLOWS FALLS.
The Season of Picnics and Festivsls.-Ac-
cidenr to an EmplOye of the Paper Mills-
a A Variety of Local News and Notes.
o.. From. our Regular Correspondent.
BELLOWS FALLS, July Is, 1888:

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BELLOWS FALLS, July Is, 1885.
Frank Chapman has closed bis labors as
| clerk in the post office.-A new hotel, to be
! known as the Bellows Falls House, is being
| built on Rockingham street.-The remains of
the late l. c Lowell were inferred IN the ceme-
terry at Rockingham last week Thursday
OrrIn H Carpenter and family, OF Boston, are
in town stopping at Albert Dow's.-A picnic
was held by the young people at Morgan's
grove Wednesday afternoon. About % were
present and pleasant time was had.-A road
is being built under the direction of the select
men from Oak street to new terrace.-Two sis
tiers of DR. TALBOT are visiting at S II Randall's.
The lawn party given by Mrs L E Dewey, for
the benefit of Mrs w Bunker, was grand
success. The invitation was general and a
large number were In attendance. A better
place could not have been selected for holding
illuminated with Japanese and reflect
or lanterns, while at the extreme
extreme end of the grounds was placed huge
headlight, making the light almost equal to that
of day. A large pavilion had been erected at
one side of the law where dancing was had to
the music of Maynard and Wheeler's orchestra.
Music was furnished during the evening by the
Bellows Falls Band. Supper was served during
the evening with extras as ice cream
etc. All present report pleasant
ant and enjoyable time and the cause for
which it was held was certainly deserving of
their liberal patronage.
The Band of Hope picnic has been postponed
until one week from Saturday.-The Universal
ist parish and Sunday school will hold picnic
at Fairy Dell, Charlestown, N II, Wednesday
of rfext week. The party will leave here at noon
and return by the regular train at 7,30 m.
Gobd music will be in attendance with dancing
afternoon and evening at the Casino.-Tho
Choir of the Congregationalist church will give
h concert at Union Hall Thursday evening" July
R3d. Some outside talent is expected to be pres
( ent. Miss VanBuren will also sing during the
eyening.-Prof and Mrs H NJ Willard spent last
week in Newport, II l, the guests Of Rev F Y
Emerson. This week they go to Buffalo, Mag
lara, Montreal, &c-Mr and Mrs Geo Bah
bitt went to the White Mountains last week
with the New Hampshire cub.-Mrs Mary
Ward of Northampton, Mass, is stopping with
her sister, Mrs c Robertson Henry Hay
wood is attending the photographers convention
at Buffalo, N Y, this week.-Work is being
rapidly pnshed on the Earle street sewer.-Mrs
Abbie Houghton Buck Of Boston, is visiting in
town.-Fred Griswold is clerking in NJ B Kel-
ly's grocery store.-O F Woods and wife are
spending few weeks at Chesterield.-T Cook
died at his home on South street early Friday
morning, it is supposed of heart disease. Mr.
Cook had formerly been engaged in the harness
business in connection with his son, aud made
many friends here who regret his death.
He had long been sufferer from asthma which
it is supposed caused an affection Of the heart.
had not been as well as usual, but nothing Sc
rious had been anticipated. He leaves a>wife
and one son, Homer H. His remains were TAX
en- to Ludlow, Monday, for iuternent, Rev J
N Emery officiating. Rev Mr. Collins of Brat
tleboro, occupied the pulpit of the Emmanuel
Roberts.-Some members of the bicycle club
made trip to Sunapee Saturday, and spent
Sunday at the lake.
Charles H Sawyer celebrated his birthday
Saturday at Fairy Dell, Charlcstown, N II, by
d basket picnic. A large number were pres
ent and an enjoyable time is reported by all.
For the past few years A N Swain, Mr. Sawyer,
and Mrs Ed Arms, whose birthdays come
within two days of each other, have been ac-
customed to celebrate them by party, festival
or something Of the kind, but they concluded
to celebrate on larger scale than usual this
year. A special car was run over the Sullivan
railroad for their dation.-Harry
is home from Brown University
MIR and Mrs Perley Kimball arrived in town
start on vacation, stopping at Lake Sunapee
Mr. Perley of Keene has taken Chas Deale.
place in the Chester Division office.
HF Arms of Worcester is in town and will
stop in this place for the present.-Mrs P
Parker left to-day for a visit to friends in Can
ada.-The Brown University glee club will
give concert at the Baptist church Saturday
evening July 18th.
Miss Stella Dana has gone to Mt Holly where
she will spend about two months.-Mrs Phelps
Is spending the summer with her daughter, Mrs
George A Weston The suit OF John
Cray VS. the town OF Rockingham for
damages claimed by him on account of
building the highwsy near his house is being
heard at the Office of Bridgman and Weston,
before Referees Hon ] NJ Tyler of Brattleboro,
7eneon Arnold Of Westminster and o John
on Of Chester. Bridgman and Weston and
Hon c B Eddy are for plaintiff and L NJ Read
or the town.
Frank Day was in town this week stopping
With his brother j c Day.--Geo Caskins goes
o Springfield Mass, this week to fill the posi-
ion of pitcher in the Railroad nine in the game
saturday between that club and the Boston
league team.-Wilbur A TruaX of Pittsfield
Iass,9 visiting his father Rev A B Truax-A
nan named Brine who came from Ireland
hort time ago and an employee in the paper
nils here, while engaged in oiling soma ska
ing in the mill Tuesday morning, fell from q
adder breaking the bones OF his left wrist and
OF his right wrist.-Excursion
rains are TO he run from this place to Keene
nd BratteDoro the days Of Barnum's show in
hose places.
The bicycle club here has now q members.
Robbins shows pitched their tents on Nor
ans meadow Tuesday as advertised. Rain
n during the whole day, so that the atten-
ance was not very large. The street parade
the weather was very good. The
lenagerie was neither large or rare. The two
ngs and elevated stage in the centre was kept
usy nearly the entire time and the ring show
as fully as good as advertised and in some re-