Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-19
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Drs. Knight and Morrison went hunting
in the vicinity OF Bartonsville Tuesday and
brought home 10 cartridges and two wood
cock.
The Saxtons River stage order book
will be found now at c. E. Capron's store
and packages going on stage can be left
there.
Rockingham stood fifth among the towns
of the state in the size of its Republican
majority in the recent election. Good
enough.
A frame of pictures of the beautiful
Mile Brazil is attracting good deal Of
attention in the window of j. j. Fenton Il
Co.
Both c. A. Moore and E. G. Osgood
are ''in the hands of their friends" who will
see what can be done toward securing them
places on Gov. CIRCUITS staff.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Mortimer Franklin Davis and Harriet
Goodrich Gray on October l at $50
o'clock in Emmanuel church.
There seems to be some uncertainty as
to whether local football team will be or
ganized this fall. There is plenty ofgood
material for team but no grounds can be
secured.
L. F. McQuaid of Westminster West
left handsome specimens of ripe rasp-
berries and strawberries that he picked
this week. Verify this is Republican
year.
The directors of the Y. M. G. A. did
talk Of running lecture course this winter
under the auspices of the association, but
we understand they have thought better of
the matter and will give up the project.
At the supreme council, Thirty third
Scottish Rite, now in session at Pittsburg,
Pa, George H. Babbitt received the de-
gree and is now Sovereign Grand In
spector General" of the thirty-third and
last degree.
E. 0. Hibbard has closed his job with
F. B. Phelps and gone to Springfield,
Mass, where he has good position as a
foreman in large manufacturing concern.
His family went Mon.'ay.
All the switching about the station on
the Vermont side of the river is now being
done by the Rutland road, including what
has to be done for the Fitchburg road and
the paper mills. Most of this has hereto
fore been done by the Fitchburg road.
Those who opposed paving the square
because there would be SO much noise
caused by the heavy teaming over the
stones are becoming reconciled to the new
order of things. We are not having quite
such bedlam as was anticipated.
The Boys in the high school have organ
lied foot ball team with Harry McKin-
non, captain, and Frank Burr manager.
They will try to get games with high school
teams in this vicinity. There is the same
difficulty about playing in this town that
there always has been,-no grounds.
Frank Adams of the firm of f. Adams
& Co., millers, says that the canning bust
ness at Westminster has materially changed
the nature of their business. They are
not doing half as much grinding for the
farmers as formerly, but on the other hand
the farmers are buying more feed and on
the whole their business has been helped.
Thomas E. Murphy is one of the fore
most orators of the day. A movement is
on foot to see if he can be secured for
series of temperance lectures after he fin
ishes his engagements in St. Adams. In
stead Of asking large sums from few to
raise the required amount, 81 subscriptions
will be solicited from almost every one.
He can be had if the money can be
raised.
Mrs Harriet Brazor Pratt (Mlle. Braz-
zD who is spending two months at her
Brattleboro home, will give a song recital
at the auditorium there on Friday evening,
September %. This will be the only time
that she will be heard in public before she
returns to Europe for her winters engage
ment in Nice. The tickets go on sale next
Monday evening at o'clock at the audi
torium box office
The local base ball team under the
efficient management OF George Bowtelle
has very successful season. Strong, and
at times, quite expensive teams have been
| played with the result that the management
is a little in debt In order to square ac-
counts it has been decided to play benefit
game next Thursday afternoon between
teams of fat and lean men about town
There will be fun and lots of it, and a
large attendance is anticipated. Season
tickets will not be good for this game. The
makeup of the teams will be announced
next Wednesday.
"Joshua Simpkins," rustic play, said
to be on the order of the ''Old Home
stead" and other like attractions, comes to
the opera house next Monday evening.
| In the third act a sensational saw mill