Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-02-28

Washington's birthday, and the cloth
ing stores closed at noon. Being a le-
gal holiday the banks did not open at
all, and the postofiice was closed from
until Up. m.
Joseph Wilson is building sailing
canoe that will be added to the fleet of
the Pine Dell Boat club next spring.
Several other new boats will be placed
on the river and ]. III. Blakley will put
in larger engine to get more speed out
of his steam launch.
A horse ran away at the depot Tues
day and made complete circuit of the
building before he was caught, clearing
the platform of passengers. Neither
horse or sleigh collided with anything,
and no damage was done.
Twenty-four couples of young peo-
pie, mostly members of the Columbian
Whist club, had sleighride to Chester,
Monday afternoon, with supper at the
Fullerton. Dancing was enjoyed till
~ O'Clock, when a late supper was
served before the return trip.
| In contrasting the expenses of the
school department for 1894 with the
previous year, in last weeks TIMES, we
failed to note that the expenditures in
1898 were for only two-thirds of the
year, While for 1894 they were for the
full year. The increase was not very
large when that fact is taken into con-
sideration.
The fourth class of the High school
are to give an entertainment at the
school room Friday evening, March 8,
for the benefit of the piano fund. The
entertainment will include music, reel
tations and the shadow puppet panto-
mime "Puss in Boots" An error in
the Oracle gave the wrong day of the
week, which is corrected above.
A funny thing is reported as happen
ing at SaXton' IS River at the production
of "Ten Nights in Bar Room' by the
local dramatic club. When the little
girl was dying in the bar room scene
the orchestra Gan organette) was in
structed to play something pathetic.
The man who run the crank got in the
wrong sheet of paper and the little girl
died to the tune of Clown Went
McGinty"
Mrs. J. G. Towards juvenile dancing
class held their closing session in Ban
quet hall Saturday evening, the parents
of number of the pupils being present.
A delicious lunch was served and the
children made merry till after II O'Clock.
Mrs. Howard has gone to Florida for a
few weeks and on her return will re-
sumo the instruction of her advanced
class and open new class for beginners.
Rev. Russell HI. Conwell is to lecture
at the Opera House next Monday even
ing on '"The jolly Earthquake; or How
to be Happy" All who have heard
this eminent lecturer on his previous
visits here will be sure and go this time.
He is without a peer on the lecture
| platform, his talks being full of the real
meat of life. There is vein of humor
running through the lectures that holds
| the attention of the audience, and
makes the time pass so quickly that
many would be content to sit twice as
| long and listen. Reserved seats are on
sale at Pierce's pharmacy.
A number of Bellows Falls people
were caught in the failure or suspension
of the Charlestown savings bank. The
bank did not pay SO large dividends as
usual, which caused a run aud to pro-
! tect depositors the bank commissioners
secured an injunction TO prevent the
bank from paying more than Is per
cent of the amount of any deposit.
Eventually the depositors will probably
be paid in full Western investments
are said to be one cause of the uneasy
feeling regarding the bank, but the
chief reason was because the dividends
We're SO much smaller than neighbour
ing Vermont banks are paying.
Among the coming attractions at the
Opera House are Jack Mason and
Marion Manola in "Friend Fritz" i'm
mediately after their engagement at
the Globe theatre, Boston; Hoyt's "a
Brass Monkey" and Mrs. James Brown
Potter and Kyle Bellew, the pair
who have made themselves conspicuous
in every quarter of the globe. Mrs.
Potter is the woman who sprang into
prominence through her rendition of
"Ost.er Joe" at an amateur perform
ance few years ago, and Mr.. Bellew,
besides his qualities as an actor, is
know as the handsomest actor on the
stage.
Frank Hackett, who was injured in
Robertson's mill Tuesday night, died
at the Massachusetts general hospital
early Friday morning from the result
of an amputation of the injured arm.
The body was brought home that night