Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-24
CHESTER.

DR.. Knowlton left town last week 70
a new place in hospital in Brook field
Mass.
Fred Bailey commenced Monday to
move into the new house Just completed
by Frank Stearns on Grafton street.
Charles Collins has finished work for
Fred Bailey and Is now serving a clerk
ship in the drug store for +. w. Pierce.
A. Putnam, jr., of Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, has presented the Whiting library
with Famous Military Encyclopedia in
three large handsomely bound volumes.
Mrs. Rhoda Clough died at the home
of Laura Allbee in this town, March 10,
aged 80 years. The funeral took place
Sunday and the body was taken to
South Londonderry for interment. Mrs.
Clough was formerly of Grafton.
The oldest people cannot remember so
hard blizzard as prevailed last Satur-
day and portion of Sunday. The
ground was sJrewn with broken limbs
from the trees and the damage to trees
and fences throughout town is large.
Hank White commenced selling E. B.
Lees stock of dry goods and notions at
auction in the Fullerton hall over the
postof1ice Wednesday afternoon. Hank
drew large crowd as usual and he
made lots of fun for all.
Frank Stearns has taken down the old
tannery building on Grafton street and
is to erect shop 24x46, two stories high,
with tower in the rear, from where the
old buildings stood. With the changes
made by Mr.. Stearns, Grafton street has
improved in looks several thousand
dollars.
A birthday party yves given Charlie
Hall, who works for Adams & Davis, at
the residence of F. w. Adams last Fri
day evening, it being his 2lst birthday.
His friends presented him with nice
easy chair and handsome sum of money
was presented to him by Mr.. Adams. A
substantial collation. was served by Mrs.
Adams, after which social hour was
enjoyed.
S. III. Dutton, who for several years
has been in the employ of George S.
Robbins, closes his labors for Mr.. Rob-
bins April and goes to New York city,
where he has purchased one-half inter st
in bakery doing fine business. We
are sorry to have Steve leave Chester,
but we are glad he has secured so prom
Using business. He is worthy and we
wish him success.
The concert given at the Town hall
last Wednesday evening for the bene-
fit of the Herrick Drum Corps was a
financial success. The hall and gallery
were crowded and several were OBJ
liged to stand. johnson Brothers of
Londonderry, White and Holden of
Felchville, Pollard and Richardson of
this town rendered program worthy of
highest compliment. The boys Melted
about $50.
| We trust that men who appreciate and desire
| to purchase good farm, good farming tools,
| sound farm products, embracing $50 baskets of
| corn, 80 bushels of oats, potatoes and turnips,
will not fail to attend the sale at auction of the
estate, real and personal of the late B. A. Cook,
deceased on the 10Th of March at 9 O'Clock M,
at the late homestead of said deceased in Chester
| village, at which time and place you will have
| an opportunity to buy at your own prices va
riety of household goods and furniture, consist
| ing of beds, bedding, tables, chairs, mirrors,
crockery, glass, silver plated, tin and iron ware.
| Also stoves and stove furniture together with a
pair of choice and rare buffalo robes and varie
| ty of interesting and instructive books. VIM
ROUNDS, Executor, Chester, March %, 1892.
GOOD tenement to rent at Factoryvile. For
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