Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-05-07

o'clock. All are cordially invited.
The bishop of the diocese of Vernon
will visit Emmanuel church, Friday p. m.
at O'Clock. The rite of confirmation
will then be administered. The vested
choir of "a voices will take part in thu
services.
The repairs on Suffers block are beine
finished. The plate glass for the win
dows came this week. The lights ar,
large enough for whole window anC
will add much to the appearance of thu
building.
j. L. Ray of Brattleboro brings thu
Sunday Republican to Putney and anoth
or team brings them from there. Las
Sunday the drive to Putney was made il
40 minutes and from Putney here in the
same time.
"The Goddard" Ludlow's new hotel
has been leased to A. P. Pollard, former
ly of this place, who will open about
June l. 1t is % room house, supplied
with steam, electric bells, and all mod.
conveniences.
The subject for the morning discourse
at the Universalist church next Sunday
will be: "What is it to hear the voice
of God?' The Y. p. G. U. will meet al
Z O'Clock instead of 6 O'Clock until
further notice.
May day was observed by some in the
good old way by hanging baskets OF
flowers at the doors of friends. The
custom has gone out of date, especially
ia the larger places, but it should have
been continued.
Our town clerk has licensed 10 dogs
this spring. This number doesn't vary
much from that of the past few years.
Most of the dogs owned in town are
Shepherds. In fact, there are but few of
any other variety, comparatively speak
ing.
Last Friday evening the shock of an
earthquake was felt about o'clock. 1t
was not very severe and only ratified che
windows in some places. In regions out
lying, especially where the land is ledgy,
the shock was harder and lasted about
three seconds.
Whitney's delivery team driven by
John Cray went over a 20 foot bank in
North Walpole, Monday, breaking the
wagon somewhat, but not injuring horse
or harness. The house got frightened
while the driver was in the house and
it was impossible to get to him in time
to stop him.
There has been on exhibition in one of
j. j. Fenton's windows hand painted
mirror presented to Will Bowtell by E.
S. Whitney Of Fitchburg. The subject
is white, and. dark lilacs with spray of
roses on the upper left hand corner. The
mirror is about two feet square and is of
heavy beveled glass.
At a regular meeting of the Westmin-
ster club Tuesday evening the resigna-
ton of John w. Flint was read and ac-
cepted, E. S. Leonard being unanimously
elected to fill the vacancy. A vote of
thanks was rendered the retiring presi-
dent, and the club presented him one of
Bartholomew water color landscapes
as wedding testimonyial.
A horse owned by visitor to town
got tired OF standing in front of Wales
Cash store yesterday and sat down. He
was speedily invited to arise, and in
doing so executed some ground tumbling
which was amusing without doing any
damage. If a man owns horse like that
he ought to provide it with chair and
not require it to sit on hard pavements.
Local horsemen are getting their teams
in good shape for summer driving. Many
very fine horses are noticed every dav.
A stranger in town few days since, re-
marked especially on the generally fine
appearance of the horses. Good care
and level roads have much to do with it.
but the horses, as rule, are superior to
bSSth AUUCuUlOu W DTdDCQ OF
farming is profitable to any one.
Most of the engines now in use on the
Cheshire division of the Fitchburg road
have been thoroughly overhauled at
Keene and are now almost as good as
new. All the later inventions possible
have been put onto the old engines so
that they are now nearly equal to the
new locomotives excepting as regards
size and drivers. The Improvement in
appearance is marked on all that have
been repaired.
Trout fishers were successful last Fri
day. Names have eluded search but
strings of 100, few over or few less.
are reported as the result of a DAVIS
tramp in many instances. Others were
less fortunate and from % to 50 are all
they caught. 1t seems to be the general
opinion, however, that the water was
too high or too cold for the average
fisherman did not get as much az he or