Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-08
TALK ABOUT TOWN.
"Man wants but little here below"
But tits this fact that daunts-
He's sure to get u little less
Than the little that he wants


Maple sap has been running freely for sew
| eral days.
There is talk of producing "Hying whist"
here after Lent.
CHI. Waite has put National cash regis
ter into his store.
The report of the condition of the National
bank is published this week.
Mrs. Henry Davis entertained party of
friends at whist Tuesday evening.
Miss Alice Cannon entertained few
friends at her home Tuesday evening.
Charles p. Allbee,a well known and wealthy
farmer of this town, died Saturday of par
| alysis.
Regular meeting of E. H. Stoughton Relief
Corps No. s, Thursday evening, March s, at
7.3O O'Clock.
The water in Minard's pond remains about
the same height, the thaws not having affect
ed it as yet.
Nineteen new members were added to the
Women's suffrage association at the close of
the meeting here.
A new letter box has been received to re-
place the one at the depot, which is in an I'M
satisfactory condition.
j. c. Day, the Blue Store aud Durham
Bros. have new awnings which will be thrown
to the breeze in few days.
Wheelmen are beginning to brighten up
lutlT DlCNCISs VIII Inc pSCldilOn That Tue
riding season will begin in about two weeks.
The story of how the "Battle Hymn of the
Republic was written, as told by the author,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, will be found on page
seven.
We forgot to mention last week that
"March came in like lamb" The lion part
of it is liable to put in an appearance any
day.
A peoples temperance mass-meeting will
be held in the Baptist church Sunday evening,
March Is, in recognition of the Goth birthday
of Hon Neal. Dow of Maine.
Advertised letters Anna Chapman, Mrs.
Isaac Cochran, Mary Fairly, Mrs. Eta 5. Os-
good, Ida E. Bondy, G. S. Trice, /. E. Boorn,
Charles Strong, Joseph Mashall.
The ladies of the Baptist society. on the
evening of their recent fair, presented their
pastors wife with beautiful autograph quilt
containing the names of about $50 friends.
| w. j. Eaton has resigned from the board
| of health because of pressure of business.
Drs. f. S. Allbee and j. T. Ridden have been
| appointed so ill. the two vacancies in the
| board.
| The ice in the river below the dam has gone
out, and that above the dam seems about
ready to break up. The snow has gone off
Ascutney mountain this week, which has
raised the river considerably.
ii. R. Thompson picked few grasshop-
pers on the Old Terrace last Saturday that APP
peared ripe and ready for the summer cam
paign. He SAYS there are flowers blossoming
| out doors in that part of the village, and the
| climate is somewh hat similar to that of Flori-
| da.
| Hubbard B. Davis died last Saturday The
deceased was born January 4, 1871. He had
| been in feeble health for several years. Fun
eral services were held at his late home Mon
| day, March 5, Rev. E. E. Marggraf officiating
| The remains were placed In the receiving
tomb at Rockingham.
The warm weather of the past few DAYS
| has carried the snow off rapidly. Farmers
who come in on runners have sorry time
| trying to get through the square. The mill
teams, hacks and private conveyances are on
wheels and there is hardly sign of snow left
in the business part of the village.
| The executive committee of the Vermont
Press association are to meet here Saturday
| to made arrangements for the annual excur-
sion of the association. The committee are
| l.. z. Ihayer of West Randolph; w. F.. Hub
bard of Brattleboro, and Z. e. futile of Rut-
land. Seventy-fye papers are included In
| the association.
The second of the Town Sunday school
| conventions will he held in the Baptist
church at SaXton's River on Sunday evening"
March Is. A very interesting program is eX-
pected at the convention aud profitable
hour is assured to those who will take the
trouble to attend. The program viii be given
in THE TIMES next week.
James Harmon came down from Chester
| Friday to take in the sights, and also took in
large cargo of tanglefoot, which he procured
in North Walpoie. Saturday night he became
| quite prominent on the streets and Officers
Thompson and Stapleton took him to the po-
| lice station, after sharp struggle. Monday
| he was fined Sl2.16 in the police court, which
| he paid.
! On Friday evening, March Is, Sunday
| school class No. of the Methodist church,
composed of 20 Young men, will serve their
! annual class supper IN tue yestry OF the