Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03


A dime theatre company was to play
at the Opera House all this week, but
cancelled.
Herman Eckles of Trenton, N. j.,
was in town recently looking for a To-
cation for glue factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Osgood gave a
dinner last Wednesday evening to the
college boys who were home for the hol-
iday vacation.
w. o. Fuller, jr., will lecture at the
Opera House January Is under the au-
spices of the Baptist Young People.
The lecture will be a humorous one on
the subject Banking in Kansas
The Shakespeare clnb will meet next
Tuesday evening at 7.30 at the Univer-
salist church. The hour will be devot-
ed to finishing the reading of King
Lear and the first act of Othello.
AT the annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows last Thursday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected DR.. J. S.
Hill, N. g.; l.. e. Royce, V. G.; e. r..
Ball, r. s.; George E. Cady, p. s.; HI.
S. Gray, treasurer. The officers will be
installed this evening.
Agents for the Victor and Fowler
truss frame bicycles have been here
this week instructing their agents.
The Victor in particular is greatly inn
proved over last season, and has got
down to lines that place it among the
wheels that are handsome as we'll as
useful.
The old year was ushered out at the
Westminster Club by a ladies' night.
There We're IA tables of drive whist, the
prizes being won by John w. Flint and
| Mrs. f. G. Pierce. Mr.. and Mrs. f. S.
Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs John r. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs S. Il. Coy, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. X. Labaree entertained. Re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Cotton.
AT the annual meeting of the West
minister Club on Tuesday evening, Off
GERS were elected as follows George
HI. Babbitt, jr., president p. H. Had
ley, vice president J. f. Pierce, secre-
tary; r. S. Leonard, treasurer George
R. Wales, F. G. Pierce and Tina HI.
Allbee, executive board. The club is
in flourishing condition, having the
largest membership in its history.
The Columbian Whist club had a
meeting in Odd Fellows hall Monday
evening that was attended by almost
every member. Mr.. 'and Mrs. G. L.
Provost, Fred Burbank, S. N. Alexan.
der, jr., l.. Il. Moseley, M. l.. Durham
Misses Gertrude Weston, Flora Davis
and Carrie Lamson entertained
Most of the young people stayed tc
watch the advent of the new year.
Schools in this village began the win
ter term yesterday. Miss Annie Bemis
of Saxton's River is teaching in the
seventh grade, filling the vacancy
caused by the death of Miss Kate
Minard. G. Herbert Osgood has been
engaged as third assistant in the High
school, another teacher having become
necessary because of the large increase
in attendance the past year. The old
teachers all return.
The Brattleboro Phoenix last week
said: "The crayon portrait which has
been presented to grade seven by the
former pupils of Miss Minard, is on ex-
hibition in the window of G.. r. Ca
pron's store" That statement is mae
curate. G. NJ Wardner is now work
ing on a picture which is to be pre-.
sented to the school, but it is not fin.
ished or ready for exhibition. The pic
ture in Mr.. Capron's window is from
another source.
The wedding of Rev. Joserh William
Naramore to Miss Winifred Evelyn
Ball took place at the home ofthe bride
last Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Presiding Elder l.. l.. Beeman perform.
ing the ceremony. 1t was quiet we'd
ding, only the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties being present. Mr..
and Mrs. Naramore are away on short
trip, but expect to return this week and
Mr. Naramore will occupy the pulpi
at the Methodist church next Sunday.
| III. J. Huntoon was the victim of one
of those "didn't know twas loaded''
accidents last Friday. A man from
Pawlet brought in revolver which he
wished to trade for one of a different
kind. Mr.. Huntoon asked if the re-
volver was all right and the stranger
told him try it. He supposed of course
it was empty, and while talking with
the man snapped it again and bullet
came out and cut through the edge of
one finger of his left hand 1t is not a
bad wound and will only bother him a
few weeks. We forgot to inquire
whether the trade was afterward COM
pleted.
For the benefit of certain people who
have laid the writing ofthe article pub
| lished last week about the North Wal
! pole saloons to the wrong source, we
wish to make the following statement.