Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-06-18

N. S. Brockway says his thermometer
registered about one half degree above
100 Monday. 1t was on the south piazza
but was in the shade.
The subject of the morning discourse
at the Universalist church next Sunday,
will be The Briggs Heresey." Chill
dren's day concert in the evening at
o'clock.
A party composed of William Young
of Norwich, James S. Williams of New
London, Conn.,, George f. Thayer,
Amherst, Mass, and G. X and G. w.
Labaree have just returned from fish
ing trip to Sunapee lake. The largest
fish taken was two and one-half pound
trout.
The village Library association has
been presented by Judge j. M. Tyler of
Brattleboro with a valuable work under
title of "The War of the Rebellion; a
compilation of the Official Records of the
Union and Confederate Armies" Some
40 volumes of the work have already
been received and more will be added as
rapidly as issued.
Two arc lights have been put up for
the benefit of the log drivers. One is
suspended from the north side of the
Fitchburg railroad bridge and one is
hung from a rope running from the south
side of the toll bridge to the bank. What
with electric lights and dynamite cart
ridges the drivers life is better than it
used to be.
At the meeting of the Vermont Valley
Railroad company of 1871 yesterday the
following directors were elected: A. B.
Harris. Boston; II. c. Robinson, Hart
ford; Ascon Edwards, Northampton /;
Hugh Henry, Chester; James II. Will
liams, Bellows Falls; II. E. Folsom,
Lyndonville; John FL. Williams, Bellows
Falls.
A Penobscott salmon weighing 35
pounds, and magnificent fish, was sent
to representatives of the hardware trade
here by Boston salesman this week,
and through the kindness of Messrs.
Fairbank & Labaree, portion of it
found its way to the culinary department
in the domestic establishment of the ed
itor of THE rIMES-or words to that eff
feet. The donors have hearty thanks.
The TIMES last Monday threw fresh
new cOlors to the breeze on flag pole
placed on the Times block by it's owner,
Hon. A. N. Swain. The flag is beauty,
carrying the requisite number of stars,
and is surmounted by pennant bearing
in white letters on a blue ground the
words "Bellows Falls Times" You see
we don't want you to lose track of us.
Monday was the hottest day of the
season so far. At 8 O'Clock the mercury
had started on climb which evidently
meant a general warming up of all who
were obliged to be out. In the middle
of the day it reached 9S degrees in the
shade and 40 to l25 degrees in the sun.
Sunday was warm but Monday was hot.
There have been but few days the past
few years which equaled it.
No. 81, the new engine built last year
for the White Mountain train, was put
onto the regular train over the Connec I'll
cut River road which leaves here at 4.45
p m. north. George F. Blake, son of
of DR.. S. NJ. Blake, is engineer. When
the White Mountain train is put on this
engine will be put on that. 1t is a
beauty, of extra large size, built especial
ly for speed and frequently makes 60
miles an hour.
G. II. Babbitt, general superintendent
OF the American Express company, made
a business trip through the White Noun
tains last week, seeing over 40 proprie-
tors of hotels. The prospect for bust
ness in the mountains the coming season
is excellent. Many of the proprietors
report larger number of rooms already
engaged than ever before, at this season
of the year. Mr.. Babbitt is now on a
business trip to the Adirondacks, Thou
sand Islands and Montreal. Mrs. Bah
bitt accompanies him.