Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-14

Davis stores have newly painted.
The Republican caucus is to be held
at Banquet hall on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Washer-Tidd trade has been de-
clared off and Mr.. Washer will continue
the business alone.
A number of Masons are attending
the session Of the grand lodge at Bur-
lington this week.
Ed O'Brien had one arm badly
burned in the driers of a paper machine
at the Fall Mountain mills last Thurs
day.
From its color the past few nights,
one would be led to believe that the
moon is made of rocquefort instead of
green cheese.
JerEF.CarroH fell fromSa ladder ut the
Fall Mountain mills last Thursday
while putting on a belt- tand sprained
one ankle badly. - :.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Memorial daylby, the Odd Fellows, &C
cording to, the program announced last
week. The address by Rev. "A. ].
Hough of Brattleboro will be delivered
at o'clock in the cemetery.
A potato famine is imminent here.
The supply among local dealers is eX-
hausted and they find difficulty in pro-
curing enough to keep customers sup
Piled
A ball nine from the ninth grade
school, assisted by few High school
players, defeated scrub team from
Saxtou's River last Saturday by a score
of 10 to 6.
The Boston and Maine railroad has
leased the land south of the f. B. F.
Grocery Co. for "a business block. By
whom the building is to be erected we
have been unable to learn.
Two sections of freight train in the
Fitchburg yard were shunted together
Tuesday afternoon and three cars were
badly demolished, one being thrown
over onto its side on an adjoining track.
The graduating exercises of the senior
class of the High school will be held at
the Opera House on Friday evening. A
large number of invitations have been
issued for the class reception in Union
hall, which follows the graduating eX-
ercises.
The open season for black bass, wall.
eyed pike, pike perch, white perch and
muskallonge begins Friday, the 18th
Black bass less than ten inches in length
must be Immediately returned to the
water, or the fisherman is liable to 6
fine of $40 for each fish SO taken.
The annual concert at Vermont Aca
denny will be given this year by the
Boston Artists quartet, assisted by
Miss Jessie Merrill Lawrence, violinist
on Tuesday evening, June 49,, at Fuller
hall. Seats go on sale Monday, June
IS, and can be obtained of John Graves,
Saxton's River, bymail, telephone, OF
personal application.
The.baliffs have ordered all 'nickel-in.
the-slot' machines removed. They had
become quite numerous of late and q
person could try his luck at almost any
game from horse race to a Jackpot by
depositing a fve-cent piece in the
"kitty" Young boys began to get the
gambling fever, and the authorities
called halt.
Many curious and rare insects are at
tracted by the electric arc lights, and
are killed or stunned by too close in
timacy with them. A handsome speci-
men of the polyphemus, the moth of
the silk worm, was picked up near
Pierce's ypharmacy Tuesday evening.
This is one of the .handsomest, as well
as largest, insects and is rarely found
about here.
AS George H. Allbee was turning his
team about in his.yard Tuesday even
ing, he cramped the wheels SO much
that the king bolt pulled out and scared
the horses. They started to run and he
was thrown on his back in the wagon,
but held onto the reins. Near the cor
of Henry and Atkinson streets the
horses were stopped before damage was
done.
One of the greatest nuisances which
has infested the town for years was an
itinerant vender of "bird imitators''
last week. He could trill like several
unknown species of feathered songsters,
but the efforts in that direction of his
youthful imitators have not been
crowned with success. They have,
however, succeeded in driving every
one with earsight half distracted, and
have been the cause of many unkind
words and much profanity.
A Poverty party will be given in the
Congregational vestry on Thursday
evening, June q. Supper will be served
at $50 o'clock. Those who attend will
be expected to dress appropriately. A