Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-09
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Miss Annah Church has returned from
aprotl acted visit to friends in Barre, vt.
The village schools closed the winter
term Friday and will have vacation Of
one month.
Charlie Partridge is taking an enforced
vacation from his duties as brakeman,
owing to a severe cold.
Mrs. Judkins left Charlestown last
week for visit to her mother, whose
home is in one of the western states.
Mrs. H. E. Corbin was called to Lynn"
away out on the Acworth heights in con-
nection with her work in pension mat
tiers.
The annual town meeting is close at
hand and preparations are being made
with little ostentation. Some things are
to be brought forward at that time lit
tie out of the ordinary.
The coupons still continue to come
from the friends of old ''No. A. for Mss
Reed. "Sorrow makes the whole world
KIM" and sometimes an interest in old
home associations 60 far that way.
The funeral of Mrs. J. Blodgett took
place from her residence, Monday, Rev.
T. d. Howard officiating. The bearers
were Messrs. Alvin Rogers, John Fair
brother, Horace Kendall, Thomas Slavin,
Charles Blood, Charles Adams.
Charles Hamlin has fitted his counters
with line of finely decorated spice cans
and an elegant case of knitting silk. Miss
White, clerk in Mr.. Hamlin's store, has
returned from short vacation and is
welcomed by the patrons of the brick
store.
The Democratic flag f1oated Loyalty to
the breeze on the 4th in honor of the in
coming president. Why not get out all
the flags? It's a national day and ma
tional honor and the loyal people of these
United States are bound to support the
president if he is loyal, no matter what
his political creed.
DR.. VIII HazeltOn recently performed
surgical operation on the foot of Will
Blodgett, removing diseased bone in two
places. Mr.. Blodgett has suffered from
this injury since cutting his foot some
time last winter. He recently came
home from Somerville to have rhis oper-
alton performed and Immediately after it
was done his wife sickened and died Of
pneumonia. A brother of Mrs. Blodg-
EFT, also 3 member of the family, was in
jured while coupling cars not long since
Much sympathy is expressed for Mr..
Blodgett as the death OF his wife leaves
him the only remaining member of his
family.
"Hans. the German Detective" was
enjoyed by a very fair audience. The
parts were rendered well, exceptionally
so as regards some characters, especially
Hans and the jolly Jube. The heiress
and her maid Interpreted the characters
represented excellently and the villains
were as natural as honest men can make
themselves in the imitation. The colonel
had the hardest part and did it well, too,
even to descending to abide by the code
that settled the difficulties between ali
classes. once on time, whether high or
low. Hans, in his songs and the dance,
was irresistible and was appre Glazed to
the full. The orchestral music was fine
and the ''Day at Sunapee" was very TAX
ing. and | am told, Mr.. Colburn is the
author of a natural and enjoyable musical
composition.
The following report is furnished by
Miss Reed: Whole number of pupils, 33 !;
average daily attendance, 80. List of
pupils not absent or tardy: Nat Brooks,
Sadie Clark. Nellie Callahan, Alfred
Cummings, Frank Clough, Jimmie Dew
ing, Maggie Galway, Lulu Hogan, Har-
riet Harlow, Guy Boswell, Dexter
Joseph, Walter Jones, Herbert Cushing,
Frank Foss, Susie Hutchins, Charlie
Jones, Annie O'Leary; Frank Mason has
not been absent since entering school.
List of those not having missed in oral
spelling-members of A class, Stella
Butterfield, Jimmie Dewing, John
Chandler; class, Charlie Jones; in
written spelling-A class, Sadie Clark,
Lena Barry; B class, Guy Boswell,
Frank Lord; G class, Charlie Jones,
Frank Foss. The number of tardy marks
for the term, 5. The attendance has been
excellent and department good. The
number of visitors during the term was
60, during the year, III. The exercises
the last day were interesting as reported
by those who visited school and consisted
Of the reading of essays by the A division
interspersed with songs by the school,
closing with short dialog showing what
q scholar loses by being absent from
school only one day. Miss Reed desires
to thank the pupils for their kindness to
her and their parents also and for the in
terest manifested by them in the welfare
of the school. Notable historical work
has been done in this department always
under Miss Reeds care and the present
term has exceeded all others in the ma
ture of the work and the interest in it, as
being the Columbian year. There are
ten-year-old scholars in that school who
could give some veteran teachers points
in history and geography by things we
as a fast growing republic ought to be
familiar with.
SUNAPEE.