Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-25
SPRINGFIELD.

MASS, las lStuiiSo.
DIR. f. Harlow of Burlington is
spending few days in town.
Ray Carpenter has gone on vaca-
ton to his home in Barton.
7. II. Robinson is unable to work, the
result of sprained shoulder.
l.. A. Koltonski passed Saturday last
visiting friends in West Claremont.
Repairs are being made in the wall
foundation of Ellison's livery stable.
G. O. Gridley will soon go into the
bicycle business in Indian Orchard,
Mass.
Deacon Stafford of Westminster is
visiting with his sister, Mrs. B. F..
Aldrich.
Quite crowd from here took in the
"Wild Westn at White River Junction
Tuesday.
James Hartness and family expect
to leave Friday for Burlington for few
days outing.
Pond, Gridley & Co. have been doing
job CT piping for Slack's dryers in his
shoddy mill.
E. G. Burke and Harry Holmes will
build cottage at Blodgett's Landing
for next season.
Mrs. S. E. Church and daughter
remove soon to Worcester, Mass, for
permanent residence.
A. e. Starkey of the Reporter force
is passing few days vacation at his
home in Keene, n. H.
| V. r. Henry of Goulds Mills is con-
| fined to his bed, having been in failing
health the past few weeks.
Agents are continually here with diff
! ferent styles of desks soliciting orders
for the new school building.
| Abner Bisbee, an old resident, died
| Thursday. The funeral services were
observed Sunday at 2 p. NJ.
Mrs. II. F. Eastman and daughter,
of Canton, Ohio, are visiting here with
her parents, r. l.. Lowell and wife.
The Jones & Lamson Co. have quite
recently placed two of their machines
with the Vermont Farm Machine Co.
Many proclaim Sunday as the hottest
day of the season thus far, and to keep
cool was an impOssibility even on the
hills.
H. Carleton Slack has several pupils
in vocal music while taking his vaca-
ton with his parents, w. H. Z. Slack
and wife.
F. E. Damon is in Warren, Mass,
and ID. A. Bisbee in Chicago in the
interests of the Jones q Lamson
Machine Co.
Mrs. M. c. Marcy of Perkinsville is
caring for Mrs. Emily McCracken, who
has been sick the past few months at
A. r. North's.
Thomas kirkpatrick, stenographer at
the Jones & Lamson Office, is passing
two weeks vacation in Oswego,
n. Y, with his parents.
The usual number of street shows
and fakirs visit us not this year for some
reason, evidently thinking hard times
still continue in this place.
DR.. Charles Church of Bloomingdale,
N. Y, has been spending few days in
town the past week. He will soon
locate at Millbury, Mass.
An evening of enjoyment was spent
a few nights ago on the lawn of Mrs.
| l.. G. Richmond on Seminary Hill by
members of the Universalist society.
The many friends of Mrs. r. O. For
bush are pleased to note her improve
ment in health since being in Boston
for treatment and to welcome her
home again.
Two ball mines contested for victory
at the fair grounds Saturday, the home
nine aud the Claremont boys. The Wis
itors went home defeated - to 3 in
favor of the home nine.
H. E. Kinsman of West Somerville,
Mass, is in town taking pictures of the
many lovely views about the village,
and also the interior of some of the
manufacturing plants here.
J. L. Porter and wife entertained
quite a PARTY of relatives Thursday OF
last week. Among the guests were
Adna Brown and wife, who recently
returned from the Holy Land.
Repairs are being made ON the rear
of the Congregational church by shing-
ling, etc., and work has also been COM
menced on the Methodist steeple,
which will be painted and otherwise
repaired.
Parties taking in the excursion to
Lake George from this place were Mr..
and Mrs. Hartness, Mr.. and Mrs. Pond,
Mrs. F. ID. Hill, Frank Barney, Jr.,
and wife, Miss Nora Putnam and Mrs.
E. J. Putnam. All had very enjoy
able time.
| lLetN IL l'ttl tlSo tilS llSllt III OlOOlll, anu
are of frequent occurrence of late. The
next one is in front of the residence of
f. c. Spellman on Pearl street. Music
by the band and ice cream and cake
for refreshments. Benefits for the M
| E. parsonage.
A series of meetings will commence
Friday evening here by two young
men from the Y M. G. A., who for the
past weeks have been holding meet
ings in surrounding towns. The meet
ings will be held at both churches and
especially intended for the young ladies
and gentlemen.
III. M. Arms, cattle commissioner,
was in Westminster West and Athens
last week, by request, applying the test
for tuberculosis among cattle in those
towns, but found no evidence of the
disease which we trust may soon be
eXterminated among the herds through
out the state.
Miss Mary Church, who has been
engaged in obtaining subscriptions the
past months for the Ladies' Home
Journal to secure course of instruc-
ton in vocal music, has secured within