Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-05-16
Bellows Falls News.

i.Spoi'o tiit't Shietii l'o<> he'o "PPSe'N"
at Springfield is emphatically denied
by the board of health of that town.
A Grip Van Winklen company, that
was booked at the Opera House for last
night, went to sleep somewhere and
failed to.show up.
The electric light now in front of the
laundry ons Rockingham street will
shortly be placed in front of the new
hotel, thelRockingham.
The face of the bank wall on West
minister street near the new Arms
block has been pointed with cement,
giving it a more finished appearance.
Tom Kiniry got his left foot badly
jammed under gear at the Fall Noun
tain Paper mills Saturday night, and
is impingl around with the aid of q
cane.
The national convention of the Ep-
worth League meets this year in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Sune 27-30. 1t is not
expected that any delegates from this
place will attend.
The annual convention of the Y. P.
s. &. E. meets in Boston this year,
July Is, and it is highly probable that
a large number of Endeavorers from
this place will attend.
Until the early fall, or until further
notice, there will be no sermon at the
evening service at Emmanuel church,
and the labors of the rector, who is still
suffering from poor health, will be
materially lessened.
New sewer pipe has been laid to con-
meet with Suffers block on Westmin-
ster street. An old sewer in that local
ity was poorly constructed, necessitat-
ing the new one which will be extended
down Westminster street later.
When w. S. Durham started into
his market Monday morning with the
air of proprietor and with his teeth
chattering from the cold, he found that
some practical joker had opened the re-
frigerator door and set the electric fan
whirling.
"Our Boys Minstrels," the SPRING
field home company, are to give show
there Thursday and Friday evenings
this week with change of program
each night. They have some excellent
talent and Judging from previous efforts
will give show well worth a ride up
from here to see.
Mrs. J. E. Fullerton is authority for
the statement that no branch of the
Y. p. S. G. e. could be established in
Turkey, because the superstitious Turks
regard anything bearing the name of
Christian as a political organization ;
also that Moody and Sankey's hymnal
would not be tolerated in the country
because it contained the old hymn,
"Hold the Fort"
At present Mass is held at st.
Charles church at $50 and 1890 o'clock
in the morning ON the first Sunday of
every month and at 1870 on other Sun
days, but it is probable that Mass will
be held twice every Sunday in the near
future owing to the lack of seating ca
pacity. The church seats 700 and this
will not accommodate all the attend
ants if only one Mass is held.
There is movement on foot to have
the grade of School and Church streets
ant dawn Ac pronoonJ tho i'm nrox,oJ
street will be but little higher than the
first flight of steps leading from West
minister street, making more comforta-
BILE sidewalks and street for both teams
and pedestrians. A petition asking for
this improvement has been signed by
large number of interested property
owners and others.
The pupils in the High School re-
ceived letter last week from their
former preceptress, Mrs. A. H. Webb,
nee Miss Mary A. Barry, now of Mont
pelier. The letter was addressed to the
entire school, and was read room by
room. For over 20 years Miss Barre
was identified with the public schools
of this place, aud always held warm
place in the hearts of the young people.
Her letter was highly appreciated. The
reply will be a notable literary produc-
ton. By the time each pupil has in
corporated his or her say, it will indeed
be volumnious correspondence.
Increased Insurance Rates.
The report that fire insurance rates
in Vermont are going up is no baseless
rumor. At least so representatives of
the various companies doing business
in the state were in Vermont about two
weeks ago making pretty through ex-