Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-16
TALK ABOUT TOWN.

He would go to the beach, but he does not
To other regions he makes his jaunts-
For all the girls that he knows are there
And are their sisters and their cousins
New York Press.
Another hot wave has struck town.
Church street is again open for traffic.
The water taxes are now in the hands
eff G. E. Capron for collection.
Frederick j. Blake has bought Dow
Inns photograph studio, and will open
it September 1.
Huntoon's orchestra will have social
dance at Banquet hall next Saturday
evening, August IS.
Two trains loaded with state militia
passed through here Monday noon on
their way to the muster.
A number from here attended the
concert given by the banjo club at AL
stead last Thursday evening.
Allbee & Babbitt are putting in the
az llC hOW loOlhS VI OlIS
Commonwealth club at Springfield.
Edward J. Blanchard received a
severe cut over the eyes from flying
chisel Sunday while at work at the Fall
Mountain paper mills.
The Republican caucus will be held
on Saturday of next week, which gives
ample time to file the nominations
within the ten days limit.
Village taxes must be paid before
September s to save the discount and
costs of collection. They are payable
to the treasurer, G. E. Capron.
About a dozen ladies and gentlemen
had a corn roast near the foot of Sand
hill on the Rockingham road, Thurs
day evening, going up on their wheels.
Tomorrow is governors day at the
militia muster at Brattleboro, and a
large number will go down from here
to see the citizen soldiers drill, and also
camp there.
Letters advertised: Edward AM
brose, John Connolly, Thomas Dris-
lane, David Fleming, G. w. Gates,
John X. McHume, Christon III. John
son, Russell PEBBLES, Mrs. o. S. Church,
Katie Kingston, Mrs. M. l.. B. Perkins,
Mrs. Ella Sullivan, Bertha Whitaker.
There will be genuine Micro-Phono-
graph entertainment at the Congrega-
tional church Thursday evening Au-
gust %. This photograph is built ex
pressly for grand concert work and no
ear tubes are used. The entertainment
promises to be both rare and entertain
ing and the opportunity of hearing it
should not be missed.
The school directors and superintend-
ent have been invited to attend the
meeting of Windsor county directors
and superintendents at Chester to-mor-
row and expect to attend the meeting.
w. S. Durham has bought out Billy
street stairs.
The 10Th annual fair of the Spring
field Agricultural society will be held
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der II and IL. There are purses for the
trotting races amounting to $3.50. En-
tries close at i p. m. on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 8; no conditional entries al
lowed. Entries should be made to the
secretary, RolIin w. Whitney, Spring
field, VT.
Hon. Robert G Ingersoll has been
engaged to deliver a lecture ON "What
must we do to be saved?" at Lake Pleas
ant next Sunday, and the Fitchburg
railroad will sell excursion tickets on
that day. A special train will leave
here at o'clock a. M; returning leave
Lake Pleasant at 5 O'Clock p. m. Fare
for the round trip, S1.25 Grand sacred
concerts during the day by the Battery
B band of Worcester.
A horse belonging to Will Severance
ran away last Friday noon causing a
bit of excitement for the time being.
lie started from In front of Wyman
Flint's and ran to,Church street where
he left the wagon hanging against a
tree, then down School street and the
extension and was finally caught on the
terrace The shafts and whiffletree
hung together and kept striking him
on the heels, adding somewhat to his
terror and he did not stop till exhaust
ed.
Springfield is to be favored with a
concert of unusual excellence on Tues
day evening, August %. The artists
are Mary Howe, soprano William
LAWN, tenor III. Carleton Slack, bari
tone; Lucien Howe, pianist. The abil-
ity of all the artists is well known, and
the concert will doubtless receive large