Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-07
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CHARLESTOWN,


Harry Hood is assisting his brother,
Allen, in the tin shop.
Dr. M. N. Root is at the drug store
after brief vacation.
Rev. +. ID. Chandler is at Newport
attending the Congregational confer
ence.
Gardner Way has returned to Ac-
worth after a brief visit to his home in
Charlestown.
Mrs. Alkaline Chadborn left on Tues
day for a three weeks visit to friends
in Massachusetts.
Childrens day will be observed at the
Congregational church, with appropri-
ate exercises, next Sunday.
There is rumor in the air of "wed-
ding march" by parties in this place
and in North Charlestown.
MIR. and Mrs. G. J. Davis and Albert
Davis of Acworth attended Memorial
day exercises at Charlestown.
On Wednesday morning the marriage
of Thomas King and Miss Marriss was
solemnized at the Catholic church.
The grass crop is fine owing to the
amount of rain, but the cool weather
has not FASTENED the growth of vegeta
ton.
Mr.. Wright, the South Charlestown
station agent, and Mrs. Greenwood
We're married by Rev. Thomas ID. How
ard May 30.
Allen Hood and sister, Mrs. Batchel-
der, have engaged a tenement of Mrs.
Chadborn on East street and will take
immediate possession.
The Clark family, resident in the
Franklin house, late of Acworth, con-
template building a house for rental on
lot recently purchased in Bellows
Falls.
Mrs. Jennie Merrill was called to
Claremont on Monday to attend the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. George A.
Merrill, whose decease occurred after
an illness of three years. Mrs. Merrill
bo-her sufferings with Christian forti-
tude and patient courage during these
many trying months. The disease be-
ing internal and of cancerous nature
caused much suffering. For 80 years
or more Mrs. Merrill was devoted
member of the M. E. church in Clare
mont, and for that length of time in
company with her husband, to whom
she was married shortly after her con-
version, was faithful attendant at all
the devotional services. Her funeral
was from the church, her pastor, Rev.
A. U. Denning, officiating. Mrs. Mer-
rill of this place is the last surviving
rest awaiting Gin that home where
nothing harms"
Memorial day was observed with APP
propriate exercises, both in this village
and at North Charlestown. The post
70 in, tho |
morning, where the graves of old COM
rades were decorated, and services were
then holden in the hall, where some
excellent five minute addresses were
given by Rev. Trad Taggart, Rev. f. ID.
Chandler, the post commander and |
others. At Charlestown, the process
sion formed and went according to the
program laid out, to the cemetery, and
consisted of the North Charlestown
band, Charlestown Drum corps, Lin
coin post, and w. r. c., the 10 original
states represented by school girls, Can
ton Skitchewaug, I. o. o. F., and citi-
zens. Isaac Kendall of South Charles |
town, who also took part at North
Charlestown in the morning, delivered
an original poem as a tribute to the un-
known dead, made more impressive
from the fact that several of his sons
"cIc SlNcu W UIlc CduSC Vi IICCuolll,
one having been on that glorious war
ship, the old Kearsarge Three tiny
maids of and years, wearing red,
white and blue sashes, had the custody
of the bouquet, anchor and cross used
by the post in the beautiful service.
The little ones were Belle Huntley, Eva
Green and Emily Hamlin. The 13
states were seated in semi-circle at
the back of the stage. Services at the
hall were the usual services of the post
an original poem, during the recital of
which war relics were exhibited sing
ing by the quartet, Messrs. Huntley
and Merrill, Misses Putnam and Clark,
with Miss Lizzie Putnam at the piano
a cornet solo by Allen Wood, "Home,
Sweet Home" and fine patriotic adj
dress by Rev. F. D Chandler, which,
much to the regret of the post and
friends, was on the program SO late
that many of the people were obliged
to retire on account of the lateness of
the hour.
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