Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
Vermont Local Notes.
CHESTER.

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| Master John Rowen spent Sunday at Low
ell lake.
Henry Looney has been i'll for a few weeks
| at his home here.
George Lovejoy has his mill nearly ready
for moving in the machinery.
Mrs. Eflie Hemenway Of Boydton, Penn.
1 is a guest of George L.. Hilton.
| Mrs. George Greenwood and son of Cali
fornia are guests at G. j. Wizards
| Nelson Brown of Boston has been the
guest Of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E
X. Pierce.
| A base ball game was played Yesterday
| afternoon on the new grounds, Chester VS..
| high school.
DR.. A. A. Gibson of Somerville, former
| resident of this place, is in town, the guest OF
| A. d. Fletcher.
Miss Sue Kelley arrived in town from New
York Monday evening to spend the summer
| at their residence here.
Will H. Thompson of Chester and Miss
Fuller of Rockinghamwere married in Rock
| ingham June "a and will make Chester their
| future home.
Malcolm Stearns and Frank Ware rode to
Cavendish on their bicycles Sunday, return
ing Monday most of the way on foot, at least
| it is so stated.
Invitations have been received for the mar
| rage Vi I1euTy hcyIlOlUS Ol DOSlOll, lOTIlcIly
of this place, to Miss Sarah Sheldon of
Waltham, to take place July 6.
| Capt. F. w. Childs spent a few days in
town last week before going to Boston where
he sails for London with the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company this week.
Mrs. C. w. Dodge of Amherst, N. H., has
been the guest of her son, c. P. Dodge, foi a
few days on her way home from trip in the
| northern part of the state of New Hamp-
shire, visiting the different relief corps in
| her position of department president of New
Hampshire.
The commencement exercises of Chester
| Central high school class of '96 were held at
the town hall Friday afternoon, June 26, and
was the largest class ever graduated since
| our high school was established. The salu-
| tatory was well delivered by Frederick Full
! lerton Wiley and each following number was
excellently delivered. Especially would we
| speak of the orations delivered by the young
men of the class as the delivery and manner
were excellent. Each number was we'll
applauded. The music furnished by the Bos-
ton Rivals was a taste of the treat to be given
| in the evening. At the beginning march
| composed by Miss Carrie Stevens was played
| by Mrs. Taylor. This deserves especial men,
ton. The hall was tastefully trimmed with
potted plants and laurel. We wish the
teachers of the school might understand the
praise that all wish to give them. In the
evening the concert given by the Rivals was
the finest thing of the kind ever listened to
in this place. The singing of Miss Wright,
the reading of Miss Burpee, and piano play
ing of Miss Paradis were more than fine,
while the violin playing of Felix Winternitz
was something never before heard i'll town.
| Preparations are now nearly finished for
the grand celebration July 4, and everything
bids fair to be rs near perfection possible,
at least we can safely say that no one who
| visits the town can go away feeling dissatis-
| fled. From midnight till late the next even
| ing bedlam will rule. At sunrise a salute of
| cannon will be given, one for each state and
| one for the union, that we may not even III
| the beginning foi get for what we celebrate
| the day. Then the following program will
| be followed as nearly as possible: $50, Hor-
rible parade; 1000, coaching parade; l1.30,
bicycle parade; 1900, hour for dinner; LOO,
| bicycle race, 3-legged race, wheelbarrow race,
potato race; 800, base ball game, Chester VS..
Charlestown, on new ball grounds. 1t is
| ing, horrible and bicycle parade and make as
much of display as possible. One hundred
dollars will be given in prizes for the parades
and sports; 81 and $3.50 will be given to the
| first two winners of coaching parade; So,
$3.50, and 81 for three winners in the bicycle
| parade; these sums will also be given for
bicycle race; So, 81, and 81 to winners in the
different foot races, while SIS and 50 will be
given to winners of base ball games. The
| keene band will furnish music all day, with
n grand open air concert in the evening
One hundred dollars has been raised to pro-
cure display of fireworks. in the evening
a social dance will be held at The Fullerton
music Beedle's orchestra, while ice cream
and cake will be served in the dining room
At Hotel Chester dance will be held will
| music by Ladd's orchestra.