Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-23
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.


Robert Glars auction is postponed from
tomorrow afternoon until Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
H. w. Thompson and E. l.. Walker
have been appointed commissioners and
appraisers on the estate Of the late +. p.
Ball.
The Vermont Farm Machine Company
received an order Monday for five separa
tors and some other dairy machinery to 60
to South Africa.
The capacity Of St. Charles church was
not sufficient to accommodate the number
who desired to attend confirmation service
Sunday evening. A large number Of those
who did remain had to stand.
Tina d. Robinson, who came so near
choking to death the 18th of June, has
been to Montreal where he had an opera
ton on his throat, and returned Monday,
the 10th, and is much better now.
Hunting is now the rage, and those who
know how and those who do not know how
to handle a gun are roaming the hills.
Grey squirrels are the principal game and
are reported unusually plenty this fall.
The program Of the Y. M. G. A. con-
vention to be held this week at Manches-
ter shows the name of c. w. Osgood of
our place as booked to have charge of the
devotional exercises of the convention at
2.3O P. NJ. Thursday of this week.
The $4,000 appropriated for paving the
streets in North Walpole is expended and
of course not many more rods of paving
will be done for the present. What has
been done makes great improvement
which the people Of that village highly ap-
preciate.
A citizen of Bellows Falls exchanged
hats recently. His hat had his name in it.,
his initials, and an envelope addressed to
Hon. Arthur Sewall, and yet the man who
took the hat has not offered to return it.
The owner of the hat in question is sup
posed to be good Republican, but the
envelope looks suspicious.
s'Jo.hua Simpkins' drew good house
at the opera house Monday evening and
was considered very good show by most
of those attending. Will c. Moreton as
Joshua Simpkins and Miss Maggie Rice as
| Samantha Twitter were the favorites. The
band and the orchestra we're exceptionally
good the dancing was also much enjoyed.
For the past 10 years j. G. Day has
been chairman for the cemetery commits
sioners, and for IA years L. S. Howard
has had charge of the grounds. So far a.
we have learned the public generally il
well pleased with the management. Th'
grounds have been kept in good condition
and Mr.. Howard continues to demonstrat,
that he is an efficient and obliging publi
servant.
James F. O'Brien announces in anothe
column that he will during the tall ant
winter give instruction on the piano at hi
home on Atkinson street. 1t is generally
conceded that Mr.. O'Brien is the most &C
complshed pianist in town, and is more
over an instructor Of experience. Thos'
desiring instruction in the branches h
teaches will do well to read his advertise
ment.
The following from the St. Adams Mes
senger will be Of interest to Mr.. Bodies
friends in this place: ''E. G. Bolles is nov
the manager of the St. Adams exchange o
the New England Telephone and Tele
graph Co., in place Of George E. Jewett
resigned. Mr.. Bolles comes with man,
strong recommendations and will doubles
give very satisfactory service to the publ
at the exchange"
A way train was stopped at the Uniol
station at Keene recently to accommodate,
woman who was making frantic efforts tt
reach it just as it was getting under to-
great Roadway to board. The trainmel
and bystanders shouted, and the enginee
was signalled in time to bring the train t.
stop. The Indignation of the trainmel
may be imagined when the woman pant
ingly remarked as she held her hand out t.
the rear brakeman, 81 only wanted to mai
this letter."
Last Thursday evening was red lette
occasion at the new residence of Mr.. an,
Mrs. F. d. Lyon in Gageville. A larg
party of neighbors and friends gave ther
genuine surprise in the nature of house
warming. A china set, fine rural chair
some table linen and silver pieces wer
presented by Capt. w. H. Taylor o
behalf of the visitors. These tokens G
esteem and regard are highly priced b
the recipients.
The body Of Charles F. Williams wa
taken to Ludlow Saturday for burial. ]
was accompanied by w. H. Taylor, d,
j. S. Hill, Clifton Thomas, D. M. Damon
Matthew Young, and A. w. Fullam, rer
resenting the local lodge of Odd Fellows
and H. w. Hutchins, shop-mate, repre-
senting the employees of Derby & Bal
who furnished a beautiful pillow for til
funeral service. A large number of Cd
Fellows in Ludlow attended the burial.
Ernest Whitworth, claiming to hail frol