Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-05-30
SPRINGFIELD.

Don A. Bisbee is in Maine this week.
Nj. j. Donovan left Friday for Plain
field, N. J.
Hastings Damon is recovering from a
recent sickness.
Everett Herrick is working in w. A.
Merrill's bakery.
II. III. Hicks and wife of Perkinsville
were in town Sunday.
DIR. f. e. Pomeroy has been suffering
with a rheumatic hand.
j. l.. Clissold is at present suffering
from neuralgia in the face.
George Cochran of st. Louis, Mo-, is
the guest of III. M. Arms.
Elmer Merritt left Monday for Wood
stock to serve as petit juror.
Will Whitcomb from Boston has
been passing few days here.
Miles Smith is improving his resi-
dence on Main street by painting.
The road down Main street is being
improved by the addition of gravel.
The interior of Hammond's meat
market has been improved by paint.
Elijah Lockwood, an elderly resi-
dent, died Monday The funeral ser
vices were observed Wednesday, "
Herbert Jenkins is seriously i'll, hav-
| ing been confined to the house since be-
| ing thrown and hurt in a. runaway last
winter.
w. V. Gould of Mt Vernon, N. Y,
| travelling salesman for the Jones &
Lamson Machine company, was in
town briefly last week.
|
Everett Whitcomb is said to be gain
ing from his recent accident and will
undoubtedly be able to be out in course
of two or three weeks.
Misses Ida and Gertrude Gilman
have returned from Virginia, where
they have been engaged in teaching
among the colored schools.
George Henry and wife have re-
turned from Providence, r. L., where
they have spent the past few months
with their daughter, Mrs. Oscar Swan
son.
Miss Zilpha Nourse of Springfield,
| Mass, was at her home recently on ac-
count of the sickness of her sister, who
at present is gaining slowly from her
illness.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
'95 graduates will be preached at the
Congregational church by Rev. Thomas
Bickford the Sunday preceding COM
mencement June 8.
The following from Bellows Falls
were guests at the Adnabrown Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. III. T. Leonard, G. A
Andrews A. p. Joubert, H. E. Bush,
and J. G. Dennison.
Rev. Mr.. Perry, pastor of the Univer.
salist church here, preached very
able and impressive memorial sermon
last Sunday to the G. A. r. post and q
very large congregation.
A notice has been posted on the com.
mon by the trustees forbidding base
ball until further notice, on account OF
the illness of Mrs. Mecracken, who is
very low with consumption at A. r.
North's.
Even the thought of street sprinkler
was refreshing last week for the wind
blew the dust in clouds about the square
but it will soon be reality appreciated
by all. Bids are in order for running
| the sprinkler, which will stop for water
supply at Slack Is mill, Jones & Lamson
works and the foundry.
A village meeting will be held at the
town hall Wednesday, June 5, at 7.30
P. M, to transact the following bust
ness /: To Sc how much money the vii
lage will vote to raise by taxation OF
otherwise to meet current expenses and
indebtedness for the ensuing year, and
to see if the village will instruct the
treasurer to borrow money for the use
of the village, subject to approval OF
trustees.
The friends, and especially school
mates, of Will w. Nye, graduate OF
'91 Springfield high school will un-
doubtedly be pleased to know Mr.. Nye
is at present studying music in Boston
and singing in opera evenings. While
attending school here, he possessed a
notably fine, resonant deep bass voice
which gave promise of excellence IN
future cultivation, and his friends and
former associates wish him the success
his ability merits.