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

| w. S. Durham has built an addition
to the rear of his market, enlarging the
cold storage room.
The bulkhead at the head of the
canal is being rebuilt, the rotten tim
bers having been replaced by new ones.
Rev. Ellsworth Fullerton's Sunday
evening lecture in the course on conf
mon sense will be upon "A Noble
Wife"
Two or three cases of diphtheria on
South Terrace are reported but so far
have not proved dangerous. 1t is not
apprehended that the disease will
spread.
Town Superintendent H. ID. Ryder
visited nearly all the schools in town
during the past week and reports very
favorably. He will make the rounds
again in June.
The very sudden change in tempera-
ture caused quite deal of sickness
among the school children of the town.
In some of the grades the depletion has
been quite noticeable.
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, in
Rockingham, at the home of the bride,
Henry M. Weeden and Maud M. Wiley,
both Of Rockingham, were married,
Rev. e. E. Marggraf officiating.
G. l.. Provost went up to st. Johns
bury Friday night and on Saturday ex-
plored several brooks in that vicinity.
He brought back 90 trout, all having
passed the inspection of a fish warden.
AT special meeting of the Abenaqui
Chapter, r. A. M. last Monday even
ing, the Royal Arch degree was con-
ferred on d. w. Linton and r. d.
Locklin. A banquet was served, and a
good time generally enjoyed.
A meter has. been put on the water
supply at the High School building and
hereafter the town will be asked to pay
the village for the water used there
Heretofore water has been supplied
there in unlimited quantities without
charge.
J. III. Blakley, w. E. Conway, D. NJ.
Damon, I'll. Ell. Bailey, r. ). Stoodf,
w. S. Dunham, w. III. Pierce, e. ii.
Howard, and G. E. Punt have been at
tending the annual session of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows at ST. Johnsbury
this week.
1t may not be generally known that
the town of Rockingham realizes about
5000 annually from tuitions paid by
pupils outside the town, but such is a
fact There are IA of these pupils in
the High School, 10 in the under grades,
and 10 at Cambridgeport.
The residence of E. G. Osgood on
Hapgood street was the scene of a
happy gathering last Thursday even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Farnham of Buffalo, N. Y. Mr.. Farm
ham is brother of Mrs. Osgood. About
40 invitations were sent out.
If you want to see all the news in
the TIMES each week you must make a
little exertion yourself. If you know
of an item or two or three items of
news, drop into the office and tell us
about them, or write us. If you are
going out of town or have friends visit
ing you be sure to let us know about it,
George w. Allen of Malone, N. Y,
travelling salesman for Chapman, Kim
BILE & Daniels of Boston, committed
suicide in Milton, VT, last Sunday
night. He was stopping at the Austin
Hotel, and was found dead in bed,
having killed himself by cutting his
throat after two unsuccessful attempts
to stab himself.
Memorial day will be observed this
year with more touching ceremonies
than ever before. Extensive prepara-
tions are being made under the direc-
ton of Department Commander B.
Cannon, jr. For full details of what
will be done at the Sunday service, at
the schools, and on Memorial day, see
next week IS ISSUE Oh -lHE -lIMES.
One week from Sunday there will be
a memorial service at the Opera House
conducted under the auspices of the G..
A. r. The G. A. r. men, Sons of Vet
Grams, and the Woman's Relief Corps
will be out en- masse. Rev. G. r. b.
Dodge will deliver the annual sermon
A complete program as well as the de-
tails of what will be done on Memo
rial day will be given in next weeks
issue of THE TIMES.
Drs. G. III. Gorham and E. S. Allbee,
who attended the annual meeting of
the American Medical association in
Baltimore, returned the first of the
week, DIR. Allbee Sunday night, and
DIR. Gorham Monday night. Dr. ALL
bee attended as representative of the
state association, and Dr. Gorham as a
representative of the local association.
The next meeting of the association will
be held in Atlanta the first week in
May.