Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-03
TALK ABOUT TOWN.
Lent began yesterday.

p. L. Kimball has been granted patent
on float for Dreaming cans.
Ice cutting on the river begun this week.
The quality is better than usual.
The Sullivan train due here at 1.25 p. m.,
Saturday was nearly four hours late.
The men have come and begun work on
the trestles OF the new suspension bridge.
There was surprise party at Will Mar
tins on Atkinson street last Friday night.
Miss Annie Fullerton celebrated her tenth
birthday last week by giving party to her
Sunday school classmates.
Miss L. "A. Gates is back in her remodeled
store Oh Westminster street. The improve
ment in the room is marked.
Good sugar weather is expected to follow
this cold wave and storm. The addition to
the sleighing is appreciated.
Yesterday morning a storm was raging
with blizzard tendencies calling to mind the
big storm OF four years ago.
John Buemond has been appointed COL
lector of corporation taxes in place of T.. Il.
O'Brien, who failed to qualify.
Railroad news from the cities is to the eff
feet that the Vanderbiits are attempting to
get control Of the Fitchburg railroad.
Charles Curtis caught woodchuck in a
steel trap Sunday, the first of that kind of
game OF the season. The animal weighed IL
pounds.
M. B. Kelley has been appointed weigher
of maple sugar at this point. This is gov
eminent office which came TO the incumbent
entirely unsolicited.
The Young Mems union prayer meeting
will be held next Monday evening in the YES
try Of the Congregational church where they
will be held all the month.
The new postals have been received here
and so far the call has been principally for
the larger ones. The intention probably is
to get AS much for the money expended as
possible.
Quonektacat tribe, No. 2, of Brattleboro
will come here to an eXempIifcation of the
secret work of the order of Red Men on tie
sleep of the fifth sun of the plant moon, G
s. D., 401.
A Mr.. Terry from Whitehall, N. Y, is
moving into the north down stairs tenement
in the ke.es house. Mr.. Terry is IA railroad
man and will take the place formerly filled
by w. g. Cross.
j. r. Watson, general passenger agent OF
the Fitchburg railroad, has been looking over
the Cheshi e branch the past week. lie has
in mind some important improvements in
the passenger service this season.
new advertising clock has been put in
the postofiice. The advertisements in the
lower part change every five minutes. The
whole is in u tasteful design and the adver.
tisements themselves are attractive.
Business at the Inherent nOtelS was never
better. Wide-awake proprietors have built
up business which, in both cases had run
down. Regular boarders and transients
speak in terms of praise of both obstetrics.
The G. l.. S. e. began series of club
sociables with mum social at Miss Alice
Shaw's last Friday evening. The entertain
ment included games OF a literary character,
and refreshments OF ice cream and cake. A
pleasant evening was passed.
WaShar,s hakor ri Stood in front o1
his door the other day when s. w. Stuart's
double team went down Canal street making
big noise. MIR. Washers horse was fright
ened and ran, tearing the top off the wagon
and otherwise demoralizing things.
The Westminster club had another ladies'
night Tuesday evening. About 80 were
present, the largest attendance of the winter
Prizes in whist were won by Miss Carrie
Lamson and Walter Blake. Refreshment.
were served, adding much to the enjoyment
of the evening.
Mr., Swallow has succeeded Mr.. Shannon
as travelling salesman for w. NJ. Belcher &
Co., general agents for the Caligraph writing
public schools here and is doing some hust
ling in other towns in the state. The ma
chiaes for the schools are the No. 2.
The Sons of Veterans have organized a lit
erary society which will study points of in
terest about the late war and review the his
tory of that period. Discussions, essays and
selections, with music and sOciabliity, will b,
comprised in the programs of the differen
meetings. 1t is a commendable plan.
The Central Vermont railroad will sci
1OOO-mile mileage tickets from March l goot
to bearer and good until used. All ticket
now outstanding will be accepted on thu
same conditions. All the other roads adopt
ed this plan some time ago. and this chang,
on the part of the Central will be accepte,
nv the travelling public as q convenience.