Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-02-02
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SPRINGFIELD.
Oysters are 60 cents quart and small
ones at that.
James Hartness is out of town on
business "Trip.
Will Whitcomb is up from Boston
for brief stop.
Mrs. John Morgan Is very III at her
residence on Pearl street.
Edward Dodge of Boston, Mass, Is
visiting relatives in town.
Kenard White of the Reporter force
took trip to Boston Friday.
The E. A. U. are to hold a social dance
at the G. A. r. hall February z.
Frank Damon is away on business
trip in the interests Of Jones. Lamson &
Co.
The dance at North Springfield Friday
night drew q large crowd of ganders
from here.
The syndicate of grocers who bought
auction Thursday evening.
or late several nice loads of cord wood
have been drawn into the village; most
of 1t went begging for purchaser.
E. B. Cook is in the employ of McIn-
tosh & Green, wholesale boot and shoe
men Of Springfield, Mass, as travelling
salesman.
Perkins & Benoit, having sold their
machinery and power right to the Jones
& Lamson Machine Co., will vacate the
premises about April 1.
&c. Hodgeman and Clara Bell Brown
were married Thursday, January rs, at
Trenton, N. j., and will be at home after
February Is, 1919 Pond street, Providence,
r. l.
The ice on the dam at the falls which
has been source of trouble to the shod-
DIV and wooden mills, has been cut away
in places relieving the racks to some ex-
tent.
Arthur Taylor and Mr.. Gay are de-
liveling spring water to those whose
supply is frozen. There are over one
hundred families in town without the
usual water supply.
DIR. and Mrs. William F. Hazeltine re-
turned from an extended trip south,
Thursday evening, and are now domi-
ciled at the AdnabrOwn, where they will
be at home to their friends Thursdays in
February.
The funeral of Mrs. r. G.. Britton, who
died very suddenly of apoplexy, Friday
of last week, occurred Monday. Many
friends and relatives were present to pay
their last respects to one who had been
an invalid for many years.
A large crowd from this place attend
ed the Bond ball at CharlesLown Thurs
day evening. The successful candidate
for the autoharp offered as prize for
the hand somest lady present was cap
tured by Miss Katie Carmody of this
place.
The road between here and Cheshire
bridge needs looking to before some Sc
rious accident happens Where the work
men have cut away the icy road bed in
stead of throwing it clear of the road
they have scattered it about, making it
dangerous to life and limb to drive over
r it.
At the annual meeting of the Spring
field Electric Light Co., it was voted to
increase the capital stock to $25 900 fo1
the purpose of paying present indebted
ness purchasing new arc dynamo, and
providing a working capital by cash
subscription of $4,000, each old stock
holder to have the privilege of taking two
new shares at par for every three he now
holds.
The officers elected at the meeting Of
the high school alumni held at the w. r
G. hall, are as follows: p. j. Donovan
81 p esident; Miss Jennie Coburn, SO
Miss Alice Wright, 81, B. D. Bowen, 81
vice presidents; II. l.. Stickney, 80,
secretary and treasurer; N. G. Dodge, 'S7
Miss J ssie Arms. 'S6. Miss Ethel Brit
ton, 81 III. l. Stickney, 80, P. j. Don
ovan, 81, executive committee.
Why don't the selectmen appoint 8
fish warden for this district? No town
ship in this state can boast of SO many
trout streams as we have within our Dor
ders. There are two or three large
brooks that ought to be stocked will
young fry; that being done they shoulc
be carefully watched by some one hav
irg authority to arrest any party caught
with short trout in their possession. I'm
less application is made to the state com
mission, RS before February l, fry canno
ha abf