Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-10-13

rived home in good season for breakfast
There will be a special attraction in the
Baptist vestry Wednesday evening, October
ID. to everyone having an appetite. Twenty
four chickens, more OF less, will be prepared
In luscious pies. Ice cream will also be there
aud other good things to numerous to men
ton. The Baptist Ladies say to all, come. q
A large number of veterans and others
from this place attended the Windham
County Veterans reunion at Brattleboro
Saturday, special train taking them down
and back. They had pleasant time. and a
large number OF veterans were present to
participate in the exercises and talk over old
times.
The Congregational Sunday school gave an
Autumn Lear concert at the church Sun
day evening. The church was handsomely
decorated with the beautiful autumn foliage
and the singing was by the choir and Sun
day school children, the latter being in charge
of Miss Alice jackson.
Remember the opening of the Star Lecture
course by the Boston Rivals this evening. All
| who attend are sure to enjOv the entertain
ment. Miss Southwick will be pleasantly
remembered by all who attended the concert
last season, and we doubt if any will care to
miss the chance of again listening to her.
The police court has not been remarkably
busy of late, but this week two victims were
run through the mill. On Monday M. With
erell was arrested at SaXton's River and
Tuesday was fined So and costs. Frank
Livingstone was also in court Tuesday and
the same amount was required to settle with
the court.
The water works job is finished, and
stream of water is flowing through the pipe.
The job was quickly done and in good shape;
but the best part of it is the COST which will
not come up to the estimate by large
amount. The entire cost of the improve
ments there will not exceed $500, while the
appropriation was 5000.
On Friday afternoon S. Kimball & Co. will
open at Banquet hall an exhibition of free
hand drawing, by the worlds greatest light
ming artist Ladies especially invited. Ad-
mission free. The room is open from 3 to 5
and to each day. Some remarkable work
is done by this artist, life size portraits being
painted in few hours, and his work ranks
high from an artistic standpoint.
Don't forget the annual parade and inspec-
ton of the fire department Friday with the
concert and ball in Union hall in the evening.
The boys are planning for big time and the
public should encourage them by liberal
patronage. The program win be as given
last week, the parade commencing at l
O'Clock, to be followed by the races and ex-
hibitoins by hook and ladder, engine and
steamer companies.
Between 80 and 60 young people met in
Banquet hall Tuesday evening and organized
a whist club Meetings will be held twice a
month through the winter at Odd Fellows
hall, four or five of the members entertain
ing the club at each meeting, and it is pro-
posed to have one or two dances through the
winter. The officers of the club are: Ned
Alexander, president: Miss Frances Well
iugton, secretary; John Clair, treasurer.
Mrs. Maria o. Jaquith died in Rockingham
Saturday, after a short illness of heart
disease. She was 81 years of age and has
lived in this town nearly all her life. She has
been twice married, and leaves several chill
dren to mourn her loss, one son, G. f.
w. la,,> Nf tJ,c
funeral was held at his residence Tuesday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. Ellsworth Full
erton officiating. The Congregational choir
from this place were present and furnished
music.
''Uncle Hiram was presented at the Opera
House Friday evening to a crowded house,
the standing room only" sign being neces-
sary for second time this season. The play
has strong situations, and the acting was, on
the whole, very good. The plot was weak,
however, there being little connection be-
tween the different acts, but that fault could
be easily remeded and the play made much
stronger. But it gave great satisfaction and
Manager Capron scored another success.
About 80 young people went to Bartons-
vile Friday evening to the Christian En-
deavor social, two big barges and several
smaller teams being required to carry them.
They were met by a number of Bartonsville
people, and all went to the hotel hall where
the Bellows Falls party repeated the "Smith
family" which was given here recently.
After the entertainment refreshments of
coffee and cake were served, and pleasant
social was held. The evening was fine and
the ride much en- Dyed by ALL
| The annual meeting of the Black River
Christian Endeavor Union will he held in the
Congregational church Friday afternoon and
evening, October IA. For the evening, the
Union has secured Rev. d. Sage Mckay of
st. Adams as speaker and everyone is cor
daily invited to come in and hear his address
as well as to attend the other sessions of the
meeting. The societies in the adjoining
towns, as well as our own are represented
and good attendance is looked for. The
pre- gram for the occasion is good one.
Allbee & Babbitt have the contract for the
| heating and plumbing of John 7. Moore's
new residence on Henry street, Mr.. Allbee
is in Boston with Mr.. Moore this week
selecting the stock. The same firm will do
the plumbing of the new Methodist parson-
age, l.. l.. Benefits new residence and two
houses which Clark Chase is building on
| Henry street. They are also to put Quincy
| Heater into Charles Cutters house at SPRING
| field, vt, and furnace for the Congregation
| al church at WalpOle.
The "Opera House Stage News" is the
name of a new publication devoted to affairs
| at the Opera House. 1t will be published for
each entertainment there this season, and will
be recognized as the official program of the
| Opera House. A. f. Sparrow, local assistant
| on THE TINES, is the publisher and the
merchants are nearly all represented in the
advertising columns. While such program
is published in nearly every town of this size
nothing of the kind has been attempted here
before, but the success with which it has
met shows that the public appreciate it.
The gold medal on dairy butter at the
Food Exposition, Madison Square garden,
New York, was awarded to Fl. W. Vail, North
Pomfret, VT, secretary of the board of Agri-
culture. His butter scored 80 points. The
gold medal on creamery or factory butter was
awarded to the West Dudley, Mass. cooper
alive creamery, the butter scoring 81 points.
Both the creamery and the dairy butter were
made by the Cooley creamer process. and this
scores another great victory for the Vermont
Farm Machine company's products. These
swell the number of gold medals awarded the
Cooley to % which shows that the Cooley
still holds the worlds record for producing
the finest butter.
Walter Martin came down from Spring
field last week on a bicycle, and started to
return Monday mOrnjuy. He OaSSed down