Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-06
Vermont Local News.
SPRINGFIELD.

at the Adnabrown.
Porter and Angel have new avn
ing for their store.
The Vermont Snath Co. shuts down
before long for repairs.
Mrs. Catharine Damon of Chester is
visiting at S. w. Greene's.
Willis Brown of Meriden, n. H.,
was home Decoration day.
Miss Alice Lawrence, daughter of NJ
L.. Lawrence, is seriously ill.
The steamer was out for monthly
practice last Saturday at 5 p. NJ.
E. B. Cooks business is increasing
since moving into his new quarters.
Miss Ethel Brtton, who is attending
school in Boston, is home for vaca-
ton.
J. G. Spear of Springfield, Mass,
was in town briefly the first part Of the
week.
j. l.. Clissold has recovered from his
recent attack of neuralgia and is back
in Wheeler's.
Herbert Britton and family have been
in Rutland for a visit to his brothers.,
Myron Britton's.
The trustees have posted notice for
bidding bicycling on sidewalks and
baseball in the streets.
G. Nj. Keyes is making his usual trip
in the surrounding towns with his as
sortment of millinery.
Unless frequent rains occur, the pros
poets are that the hav crop in this vicin-
lty will be very small.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. @. Gridley of Chi
cago are visiting here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lowell.
J. E. Batchelder, representing the
Dean Steam Pump Co., of Holyoke,
Mass, was in town very recently.
An iron railing has been put on the
steps to the Spatford library, adding to
the artistic appearance of the building.
TIE Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church meets this afternoon with
Mrs. M. G. Whitcomb on Seminary
hill.
Leitsingers First Regiment orchestra
of Brattleboro furnishes music for the
commencement and the alumni ban
quet.
w. D. Sargent has been clerking
briefly in Stickney's restaurant, but is
now in the grocery store of B. D.
Bowen.
A sewer has been dug on Pleasant
street connecting that of Rev. w. I.
Todd's with Mr.. Woolson's and the
main sewer.
w. H. Kirkland of Rutland, repre-
senting the Norwich Belt Manufacture
ing company of Connecticut, was in
town Saturday.
Walter Spillaine, who has been work
ing in Maine has returned to town and
entered the EMPLOY of the Jones &
Lamson Machine Co.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Springfield High School
Alumni association was held Monday
evening at Mrs. G. H. Moore's.
G. III. Moore is oing rushing bust
ness in the wheel line, having several
agencies and has sold between 40 and
so wheels thus far this season.
w. J. Doland is making his annual
visit here and is repairing aud tuning
pianos. Prof Doland has a good repu-
tation in this line and his services are
in demand here.
An exhibition of kindergarten wo"k
evening by Miss Fisk and her pupils eX-
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kindergarten work.
A horse trot was held on the fair
grounds last Saturday afternoon, the
results of which we have not directly
asccrtained, but we staked our money
on the one that beat.
An entertainment under the auspices
of the @. a. II. post will be given Tues
day evening, June II, by Frank G.
Reynolds and Dudley H. Prescott, re-
fined humorists and impersonators.
Arrangements are being made for
one of the best meetings and banquets
of the alumni that has occurred since
its organization and the event is antici-
pated by every graduate ofthe old Alma
Mater on the bill.
A trio of Italian musicians with vio-
lin, harp, and cornet passed through
the town a few days recently, en- route
for the White Mountains. They did
some playing and after the season is
over at the mountains expect to return
here and spend few days.
Work is advancing on the foundation
for the addition to the Parks & Woolson
Machine shops, George Lereau having
charge of the masonry and the Burpees
the contract for building. A large
water tank will be placed in the tower
when completed.
The result of the field day between
the Bellows Falls boys and Springfields
was victory by two points for the
Springfield boys, but it was nip and
tuck" However the boys were elated
and have reason to be, having had no
preceding practice or training, as their
competitors had.
A runaway last Saturday caused a
ripple of excitement about the village,
the team being that of Charles Cross
The horse started up on Mansion hill
and ran down through the street to-
ward the cab shop, where it was caught.
The horse was cut rather badly on one
leg and the wagon smashed but no one
was in the wagon at the time of runa-
way.
Gates & Co. are doing some fine work
in the Photographic line and a specimen
of their work is the pictures of the G..
A. r. veterans taken Memorial day
which were finished and displayed by
Saturday. Every face is distinct and
the picture finished finely. Doubtless