Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-11-17

The engine attached to the morning ex-
press from Windsor ran into an open switch (
at Springfield station Tuesday morning and
was derailed. The train was several hours
late in consequence. No one was injured.
Mrs. George Wales, assisted by Mrs. Eliza
Lane, entertained about 80 friends Friday
afternoon at progressive hearts party.
Dainty refreshments were discussed by the
ladies and the occasion is ranked as social
success.
The Central Vermont railroad advertises
special round trip tickets for Thanksgiving
day, fare one way. Tickets good going
ednesday and Thursday, November 90 and
"a. and good returning until Saturday, No
vember 26.
ii. b. Chaplin gives his annual Thanksgiv-
ing ball at Hotel Alstead, Thursday evening,
November "a. Beede's orchestra of Keene
will furnish music. A general invitation is
extended and everybody who goes is insured
grand good time.
William Campbell was arrested Sunday on
his return from North Walpoe, where he had
purchased large consignment of stagger-
fluid which proved too heavy load to be
conveniently carried. In the police court
Monday he was fined $5 and costs.
There will be union Thanksgiving serv-
ice in the Baptist church, Thursday evening,
November "a, at 73O. Addresses will be
given as follows: Rev. G. ii. Farnsworth,
''The Harvest" Rev. j. E. Fullerton "Civil
Liberty" Rev. l.. l.. Beeman. "Religious
Liberty" Music by the choir of the church.
| One of the leading Democrats of the village
furnishes the information that there is to be
a local Tammany organization formed here,
which will be powerful in controlling the af-
fairs of the state and town. With ali due re-
gard to the sincerity of our informant we
venture to opine that he is talking through
his hat.
Allbee & Babbitt have secured a contract
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| the new Catholic rectory at that place. This
same firm have just completed a new Boyn-
ton furnace i'm the Unitarian parsonage at
Walpole and are to furnish Thatcher Tubu-
lar furnace for the popular conductor, Ben
Fl. Murray, at Charlestown.
About 40 Red Men from Ascutney tribe
went to Keene last night on special train to
attend a meeting of the order there. A del
egation from the Fitchburg tribe worked the
| warriors degree; the Lynn, Mass, tribe
worked the chiefs degree. and the Keene
tribe the adoption of hunters. The meeting
was held in City hall and large number of
neighboring tribes were present.
Michael Whelton came down from st.
Johnsbury to assist in the election at Keene,
and was overcome with joy, or something
else at the result. He tried to return Mon
day night and got as far as this place when
he was captured by Officer Thompson and
given berth in the police station. Tuesday
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body and having no money to pay the fine
of $11.01 was taken to Rutland Wednesday.
There were u tables of whist players at the
meeting of the Columbian Whist club Tues
day evening, the prizes being won by G.. L.
Provost and Miss Frances Wellington. The
committee of arrangements were Bert Swift
ger, Ed Planter, A. II. Chandler and Misses
Belle Whitman, Nellie Adams and Mabel
Capron. Mrs. Ed Eaton and Mrs. George
Holmes matronized the affair. The next
meeting will be held November 80.
The Westminster Paper company Guild &
I Wetherbee) sold last week to the Connecticut
River railroad company all the land lying
east of the railroad from the south side Of
Saxton's river to point near the Seth Hap
!, good place. The consideration has not been
made public 1t is not known exactly what
the railroad intends to do with the land, but
c there are rumors OF double track and
freight yards, with possibly some manufac
turing sites.
John 0. Spring laid his coat down while
, overseeing a job at the Fall Mountain mills
, last week Wednesday and when he went to
: get it again discovered that his pocket-book,
containing $50 and checks to the amount Of
$500, had been stolen. Suspicion was directed
to Ed johnson of Rutland, who has been
: working for him, and it was found that
0 johnson bought ticket that afternoon for
| Bridgeport, Conn, and had left in company
b with George Howard. The case has been
r placed in the hands of Chief of Police
' Thompson, but he has been unable to locate
8 his game as yet.
I The bridgemen have been rushing work
the past week. The trestle was finished Sum
day, when the canal was still, and since then
the iron work has been rapidly placed in
position. At present it is nearly all in posi-
+ ton with the exception of the sidewalks
' though there still remains good deal of
hard work, though with favorable weather
q it is expected they will complete the job
this week. Crowds have watched the pro-
t gress of the work every day and not few
criticisms have been heard on the rapidity
! with which the sections were put together.
1t will be handsome structure when COM
Z uary 1, if the side walls and pavement to the
bridge are in order by that time.