Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
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Mrs. David Hunt is dangerously i'll.
There was shake-down at G. A. r.
hall Friday evening,
F. p Bal and son, George, of Bellows
Falls were in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will attend the
Worlds Fair, starting early in May.
Louis and Jenny Desgesnais have gone
to Luc low to work in the wooden mill.
BY Illness of his brother, Charles
Hastings was called to Brattleboro this
week.
Wallace Hutchinson, who was so dam
gerously i'll last fall, is again reported as
being very low.
The new board of selectmen are hust-
lers and great things are expected OF
them. So may IL be.
The annual sociable by the Masons of
st Johns lodge was an enjoyable at
fair and we'll attended
Quite a number from this place attend
ed the Helen Barry entertainment at the
Bellows Falls Opera house.
The ladies of the Unversalist society
gave 6 o'clock tea aud entertainment
at their vestry Tuesday evening.
Father Houlihan was In town Friday
of last week in attendance at the bedside
of Mr.. Canigan, who Is very low.
Harry Spafford is in town on brief
visit. He is at present Employed as fire
man on the Bennington and Rutland.
1t is said the bill chartering the Black
River railroad passed the New Hamp-
shire legislature Thursday of last week.
The committee appointed by the gov
ernor as Worlds fair commissioners have
been invited to hold their first meeting
in this village.
Thomas Carmody. jr., a son of Thomas
Carmody of this villag' is sailor aboard
the Alliance now at Honolulu, but was
not present at the coup.
A row between man and wife Saturday
night ended in landing the family pro-
wider in the cooler. He was released
Sunday morning in a more tractable
mood.
The hotel Office and lower hall are be-
ing covered with substance known as
Liuoleum. 1t is very pretty figure and
looks as though it would wear a long
time.
The Springfield Electric Co., have
ordered new arc dynamo. This station.
under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Mr.. Bar
ney, i in first-class running order and
second to none in the state.
A. w La Fountain, hotel barber, has
purchased house for himself on Brook
street and will move in about April l
Mr. Martin, the present tenant, will &c
cupy the Snail place, Mr.. Woodbury. NOV
ing to Putney.
The White Ribbon concert was fine
entertainment, and reflects much or. dit
on the committee whose efforts contrihu-
ted so much to its success. Those also
who took part in the program, whether
in song or verse, are all worthy of men
ton.
Work will soon commence on the Jones
& Lamson addition. When finished it
will be 162x60 feet and two stories in
height. At present they empl ~ about
100 men and when the new shop is ready
for occupancy as many more. Their
capital stock has beeH increased from
100000 to 100000
The recent disclosures as to the shaky
condition and business methods of the
Lombard Investment Co has alarmed
good many in this vicinity who hold
their Sc curities. 1t is said that the banks
of New HAMPSHIRE and Vermont are
holders TO the tune of $50 100000. All
hope that it is not another David -on
slump. Kansas and Missouri securi les
are very uncertain asses S.
Char ,es Fletcher's pair of grey horses
became irightentd Monday and started
with a break neck speed up Main street.
without driver, colIidlng with the
Brook street end of the D,l ON bl, ok Ut
loading a barrel of corn on the ear and d
basket of eggs; few of the eggs we're
found unbrOken and all the carn was
saved. The horses were caught on Pleas
ant street not much the worse for thel
run.
Allthe absent ones are up in arms owe
the rep, TT that the common was 10 b'
sold. cut up into lots and built on. In
diynant protests have been heard on al
sides and il there is truth in the rumor i
would be well for the city fathers 10 con
slider well before doing anything SO rash
The common is sacred to the school boy
of IL past and present. 1t is sugg' e.
that the fountain in the square be takel
from where 1t now stands and moved t.
the common, that walks be laid out
shruboery planted, in short, as far a
possible endeavor to make of 1t anothe
Ed, n No! emphaticaliy no! thin;
of the sort should be done. This tow
is not so CT crowded that we need such
beautiful breathing spot; rather leave
as II is that the small boy may have
place to exercise hi lungs and limbs
iii. neighbors complain of his hideou
bowling and oftenlimes be it said his hoi
rible profanity. The close proximity .
the GENE cry has no horrors for him
he can only make home run and saw
his bt loved niue from defeat. Let us al
member that to choose up anu have
game of ball on the common was one &
the delights of our DO, hood | is nc
"Woodman, spare that tree" but"Selec
men, spare the common"
Deferred from last week.