Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-02-22

Sne lett IL In inc water.
The banks will be closed to-day.
H. A. Phelps has gone into insolvency.
The Epworth League had sleighride to
Springfield Monday evening.
The February number of the High School
Oracle was issued this week.
Wallace White has moved into bis new
residence on Atkinson street.
The Star Ministries go to Walpole next
Thursday evening, March 1.
The dry goods, clothing and boot and shoe
| stores will close today at noon.
The musical festival at Keene Is attracting
the attention of local singers this week.
The postoffice will be closed to-day, Wash
ington's birthday, from until O'Clock p. m.
The Women's Relief Corps had very
successful bean supper In G.. A. r. hall Friday
evening.
Regular meeting of f. H. Stoughton Corps
No. s, Thursday evening, February %, at
7.30 O'Clock.
Mrs. Perry of Springfield has class in
painting which meets with her each week at
Towns hotel.
Durham Brothers have placed National
cash registers In their stores here and at
BrattlebOrO.
James H. Busbee has been appointed agent
for the Remington type writer, in place of
Thayer g. Smith.
A case of smallpox has made its appear
and in Brattleboro, and there is talk here of
compulsory vaccination.
The Ladies' society of the .Uniyersalist
church had supper inthe church parlors
Thursday evening.
DR.. Ingham has purchased the George
Blake place on Rockingham street, now oc-
| cupied by Robert Merrill.
| The animal masquerade ball of the Daugh-
| tiers of Rebekah Will be held March &C. with
| a supper at Towns hotel.
| Arrangements are being made for free
| lee ure on food Products" by +. B. Wor-
rell in Union hall April1S.
Poor luck Is the general verdict of those
who have been fishing through the ice. No
| large catches have been heard of.
| Fl. S. Frost has opened blacksmith shop
| in the rear of the Commercial house, and has
secured the services of first-class man.
The fire alarm whistle went off on toot
| Sunday night and caused a few minutes eX-
element. 1t was false alarm, however.
Edward Fitzgerald was arrested Sunday
| for intoXication, and on Monday Justice
Williams fined him IS and costs, which he
paid.
The case of White versus Severn W as heard
in II. ID. Ryder's office Tuesday before E. w.
Stoddard, the referee appointed by the eoun-
ty court.
| Two new club rooms have been opened in
Union block, bringing the number up to
seven, more than any place Of this size In the
country.
Rev. G. W. Morrow Of West Randolph
iectured on s'Life's Sketches" to large audi
ence In the Congregational church last Thurs
day evening.
| Last Sunday In the Methodist church there
was an all day meeting, commencing at 6
O'Clock a. m. 1t was good day, as many
| conversions were made to Christian life.
| A Hungarian known as John Smith was
instantly killed Saturday night in the sui
| phite mill by being caught on the shafting.
He was about % years old and unmarried.
On Wednesday evening, February IA, Bel
| lows Falls Lodge, X. o. p. conferred the
third rank on four candidates and the cere-
monies were followed by banquet at their
castle hall.
The Wheel Club orchestra, which fur
nished such excellent music at the recent
minstrel show, has become permanent Or
| ganization and intends giving a concert and
dance shortly after Lent.
Letters advertised Herbert Blanchard,
C. L. Baibo, E. f. Decamp, w. M. Doyle,
Will Keefe, Daniel Savage, f. B. Tyrell, c.
W. Tuttle, Willis Weatherhead, Mrs. David
Cahill, Mrs. William Tole.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
hold their annual sale of useful and fancy ar
ticles this Thursday afternoon and evening.
A Washington supper will be served at $50
O'Clock, and ice cream will be on sale through
out the evening.
That cold snap came In excellent working
order Saturday, the mercury dropping to
% degrees below zero. Few seemed to ap-
preciate it, however, and they do not seem to
be any more satisfied With. the thaw which
has come since then. .ss.s>..s5l S. ' &C.,