Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-22
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JULY %, 1895.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Prof. Greeley finds his business so good
this trip as to necessitate longer stay
than usual. See business notice.
Green corn made its appearance in the
local markets Saturday from the farm Of
Mr.. Austin near Saxtons River.
A colored man named Taylor was in
town Saturday canvassing for funds for the
Tuskeegee negro university in Alabama.
E. G. Osgood went to Alstead Sunday
and spoke at the Congregational church
upon the subject OF Christian Endeavor,
supplying the place of Rev. Mr.. Stewart,
who is absent upon his vacation.
The Vermont Farm Machine Company
have been building new porch the past
week over the entrance to their office in
their mandatory.
j. S. Wilson and a party had success
full fishing trip to Lake Warren Saturday
and had lots of fun, but do not brag about
the size of fish caught.
Perley Danforth, clerk in the G. V. R.
R. division office, has resigned his position
and will enter the employ of w. A. Hall,
in the 'Indurene" paint works.
zee Jung, the Chinese assistant laun-
dryman, is visiting with his couutrymen in
Keene this week, and Charlie Wing is
working extra hours to make it up.
Some new designs in chimney caps have
been placed on the chimneys of S. j..
Cray's block on Westminster street the
past week, making decidedly improved
appearance.
A number of farmers in this vicinity have
expressed the opinion the past week that
the farms were more dry in our locality
than they had ever seen them before until
the welcome rain Of Monday.
The stationery store of c. H. Williams
has sold over 80 pocket kodacs within the
past week or two at S. each, and many
large ones at $40. They keep full sup
ply of Photographic supplies of all kinds.
DR.. r. c. Flower had very large num-
Der of callers at Towns Hotel Saturday, so
many that he was unable to keep his ap-
pointment at Burlington for the afternoon.
He left on the night train for Newport,
vt.
The army worm made its appearance
last week on the farm OF George A. Wes-
ton two miles south of here, and also on
the basin farm OF H. w. Thompson. They
have done considerable damage in both To-
calities.
On account of the absence OF the Uni
versalist clergymen generally in southern
Vermont, Rev. 0. H. Markham of Ludlow
and Rev. Leslie Moore of Claremont, N.
H., will be within call if services are re-
CURED.
Not single ticket was sold for the
Coney Island excursion last Saturday
along the line of the B. & M. 1t was ex-
pected that this would be one of the most
taking excursions of the season but it
proved the reverse.
N. G. Williams supplied the pulpit at
Langdon Sunday at the Congregational
church. He also held meeting at South
Charlestown the same day, it being the
regular service held by the Christian En-
deavor society of this village.
G. H. Shepardson can congratulate him.
self on his cycle trade this season. He
has sold 26 wheels and closed out all but
one, that he rides, before the cut in prices
came. Now he is ready to sell at market
prices, be they what they may.
Michael, the 2-year-old son of Michael
Brennan of North Walpole, died Monday
from some brain disease, as the result of a
partial sun stroke. The funeral was Tues
day afternoon from St. Peters church and
the interment was at Drewsville.
James Burke, clerk at the Commercial
house, was bitten by a mosquito last
week, and in scratching his arm
poisoned the wound Inflamma-
ton set in, his arm swelled badly
and panied him so severely he was obliged
to 60 to his home at Otter River, Mass.
The monthly meeting of the directors Of
the Y. M. c. A. was held in the rooms
Monday evening. Very little was done
except routine business. F. G. Day, L.
P. Wilson, o. r. Butterfeld and F. E.
Newell were appointed a committee to
nominate successors to J. C. Day, j. o.
Spring, F. P. Ball and w. c. Belknap on
the board of directors whose terms expire
this year.
The "smash-up" Cycle club composed Of
Frank M. and F. L. Davis, John J. Deav.
lit, H. w. Harvey, w. H. Britton, B. A.
Croker, Fred j. Pratt, C. M. Cummings
j. c. Church, Fred H. Blanchard and w.
X. Church of Keene, N. H., rode up Sum-
day and took dinner at Towns hotel. We
do not find this club in the list of Keene
/ cycle clubs and conclude it was a club
formed en- route, owing to some souvenirs
of the trip.