Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-12-27
WESTMINSTER.

Henry'J. Farwell is passing the week
in Iownshend.
II. A. Wyman has job of painting
in Keene, N. III.
Arthur and Frank Metcalf were at
their home for Christmas.
Jonas Harris, one of our aged citizens,
is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
w. V. Farr and his sister Miss Gertie
are at home during the holidays.
Mrs. A. b. Dascomb passed Christ
mas with Mrs. G. w. Thompson.
Mrs. HOLSTER of Montpelier is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Butter
field.
Henry G.. Lane passed Christmas
with his daughter, Mrs. Fred l.. Oaks,
in South Frtmiugham.
Ivah N. Farr is housed with sickness
but at the time Of writing "Wednesday
morning) heis thought to be better.
d. A. Hills is improving slowly. His
son, DIR. William Hills of Lowell, Mass.
was with him few days last week.
The young people have had lots of
fun this week skating upon the pond.
There is nothing in this world more
productive of good health then this de-
lightful.
Miss Hattie Wright arrived home
! from Connecticut last Friday evening
when she has been teaching. She will
return in two weeks.
| The marriage of Miss Hattie Whit
ney to Levi Wetherbee, which was an
nounced to take place Tuesday, was
postponed on account of sickness of the
bride.
A young child of Fred Fl. Atwood
has been very sick during the early
part of week as were children of w. p.
Leach, w. S. Fem, Alvin Wright and
Amos Thompson.
Ed and Rufus Spaulding, Seth Ar
mold, Miss Laura Ranney and friend
and Miss Eva Weir, all attending
school at Merden, n. H., have been at
their respective homes this week.
There was an interesting Christmas
concert at the church Sunday evening.
The principal feature was the singing
by the children and adults, which the
audience highly enjoyed. We hope we
shall have more of them in the future.
G. N. Banks had robe stolen from
his wagon last Thursday evening while
his team was standing under the Con
gregational church sheds. BY the way,
is it not about time that move was
made to stop the petty thieving of
which there has been more or less for
the past year?
The first number of the "Kurn Hat
tin Homen has been distributed. The
subscription " ill be % cents per year
and it will be printed monthly. 1t will
set forth from time to time the needs
and wants of the homes. Rev. E. T..
Pitts and B. F. Moore are the editors.
The annual banquet of the Westmin-
ster Thief Detecting society vi i'll be held
at the Town hall next Wednesday even
ing, January 2. Each member is ex-
pected to be present with lady. The
committee have arranged fine concert
program to take place after the supper.
A small fee will be charged each men,
Der to cover part of the expense.
There was very pleasant gathering
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin E.
Lewis on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, the occasion being the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Ida, to Fred J.
Smith of Putney. Besides the brides
family there were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheldon Smith Of Putney, the father
and mother of the groom, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Bement, and her husband of
Amherst, Mass. After the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. G. w.
Thompson, the company repaired to a
table loaded with refreshments of cake
and fruit. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left at
once for their new home in East
Chatham, N. Y.