Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-06-25
BRATTlEBORO.

Francis Crosby is home from Boston on a
short visit.
Cleora Stone of Bellows Falls has been
visiting friends here.
A steam 'merry 90 round" is soon to be
placed on Frosts meadow.
The Princeton quartet are holding services
in the various churches this week.
Nary and Alice Shea gave bowling party
to number of friends at the alley Tuesday
evening.
| party from here will attend the ball given
by the Hinsdale High School Alumni associa-
| tonight.
The firm of Cowdrey & Haus has been
dissolved, Mr. IIaus having purchased his
partners interest.
Col Fuller and wife. accompanied by Maud
Essex sail for Europe Saturday and will visit
| the latter's home.
| The class of 81 of the Keene high school
attended the commencement exercises and
banquet here Mouday night.
| Rev. Frederick Greene was in town few
days last week and OBLIGATED at the funeral of
the late IHrs. Elizabeth Tyler.
H. NJ. Wood will send up balloon with
| fire work attachments this evening to adver
tise his Fourth of July goods.
A village meeting was held in the Town
hall last night to vote on the new fire alarm
system and other local matters.
The First Regiment band gave their third
regular open air concert from the Brooks
house balcony Wednesday evening.
Marcus Coolidge, son of Congressman
Coolidge of Ashburnham, Mass, visited his
cousin, Agnes Coolidge, this week.
The closing exercises of the Centerville
school will be held Friday evening, when the
pupils will present the play" My Turn Next"
A number of young folks from here will
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festivals at Vernon and Gulford Center Fri
day evening.
Mrs. o. A. marshall and Miss Gregg will
render the songs in 'Cradle Songs of
Many Nations at the Congregational fair
this evening.
Ina Freeman, now in UatertOwn, N. Y,
is visiting at her fathers, having come home
to attend the graduating exercises, her sister
being the valedictorian.
The annual June training and inspection
of the Estey guard and Fuller battery was
held at the armory last Saturday. Capt. Fos-
ter of Burlington and Quartermaster-genera
Gilmore were present.
The Unitarians have bought the old
church building in the rear of their present
church and will either rebuild, or alter the
present building in order to make suitable
church parlors, as soon as the present lease
expires.
Belle and Mavarette Smith go to SaXton's
River to attend the wedding of their cousin
Carrie Bancroft of Buffalo, who is to be mar
, ried at her summer home in SaXton's River,
Saturday. Miss Belle is to be the bridesmaid
and DR.. William B. Clark of this place viii
one of the uShers.
Daniel Willard, who graduates from the
; Episcopal Academy of Connecticut at New
Haven this year, was chosen valedictoriaU
and gained the silver medal given by the trus
tees for the best delivered Grafton. Mr.. VII
lard has also been editor of the school maya.
zine The Meteor for 81.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will entertain the public at their annual fair
this evening at the Town hall. After supper
from to s p. M, which will be served on
the European plan, an entertainment repre-
senting THE Cradle Songs of Many Ma
tions," consisting of music and tableauX, will
be given.
very quiet home wedding took place at
the residence of James F. Estey on Green
street yesterday noon at II O'Clock, when his
adopted daughter. Mrs. Annie E. Fulton
was married to p. Frank Amidon of Hins-
dale. The house was prettily decorated with
| potted palms and ferns. A few intimate
, friends witnessed the ceremony, after which
a wedding lunch was served Mr. and mrs.
Amidon drove to Greenfield, Mass. to take the
train and after their trip will reside in Hins-
dale. Among the guests present were Cashier
George S. Dowley, George S. Pratt and wife.
| L W. Il ISL anu WIG, III. y. n. ITdN ana
daughter and Judge William 5. Newton of
this place, and a number from out of town.
The class of 81 did both themselves and
their teachers great credit at the commence
ment exercises last Monday evening. Every
seat in the hall was filled long before the eX-
ercises began and the standing room all
taken. The stage was very prettily fashioned
with laurel and daisies and from the center
was suspended large wish-bone of daisies
with the letters B. I'll. S. and date 81 inside,
this being the design of the class pin and
) white the class color. There were 81 gradu-
ates who, with their six teachers, formed a
sem-crcle on the stage, the front of which
was banked with laurel blossoms. The
: essays were all good and well delivered and
although the exercises lasted nearly three
hours no one was wearied and the audience
was very quiet until the last. Allyn j. Cros-
by delivered the salutation Latina and Mabel
Freeman the valedictory. Music was fur
nished by the high school chorus and double
quartet and Leitsinger's orchestra. The
diplomas were presented by Hon. E. W.
StOddard, chairman of the committee and the
benediction pronounced by Rev. F. L. Pha-
len. After the exercises at the hall the class
held reception at the school building where
they received the hearty congratulations of
, friends. Refreshments of cake, ice cream
and lemonade were served, the whole max
ing the commencement one of the pleasantest
ever held. The class will go to Keene, to at
tend the exercises there next Monday.