Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-04
New Hampshire Locals.
CHARLESTOWN.

1t is expected schools will begin Monday
with the old teachers.
Miss Annie Middleton visited her sister,
Mrs j. Sylvester, Tuesday.
John Richardson will work at the SPRING
field station for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Silsby visited at
f. w. Hamln's last Thursday.
Henry Gibson went to Brattleboro
Wednesday to work on farm.
Lewis Comstock of Bellows Falls visited
his aunt, Mrs. Stearns, this week.
A. w. Fisk has gone to Claremont to
work for f. M. Spaulding 4 Co.
John Finnigan. who has been working in
Boston returned home recently.
Frank Wilbur will work at the depot
during the absence of Mr.. Sheldon.
Niles j. Walum went to Boston Satur-
day with carload of sheep for Frank
Wood.
The exchange between Rev. Mr.. Clarke
of Andover and Rev. L. d. Howard was
postponed.
G. S. Bonds shop shut down to the
eight hour system, five days in the week,
for the present.
Mrs. Jane Gould, who has been visiting
at Lucien Gould's, returned to Edgar T.
Fisk's Saturday.
Clifton Parker returned home this week
| from Boston where he has been stopping
for the past few weeks.
| L. p. Merrifeld had the misfortune to
break one Of his fingers while loading wood
one day last week.
Nelson D. Whitney and Oldest son from
Providence, r. l., is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Milliken.
About 40 young people were in attend
ance to the reception given by Rev. E. T..
Blake Monday evening.
Several from here attended the cold
Homestead" at Bellows Falls and pronounce
entire satisfaction with the play.
1t is with regret that we learn of the
sickness of Maggie Swan in Whitinsville,
Mass, where she is visiting friends.
The sugar party given by the Y. P. A.
s. was quite success socially as well as
financially, the society netting $10.0S for
benefit Of the church parlors.
There will be Easter services at the diff
| ferent churches tomorrow; the Unitarian
will be at the time of the usual morning
service; the others will be about 2 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sheldon leave for
Chicago April 4 to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
George Holton. Mrs. Sheldon will remain
il Chicago while Mr.. Holton and Mr..
Sheldon take tri p to California.
Little Ethel Poole, who lives with Mr..
and Mrs. F. d. Jardine, took trip to
Boston to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. A. Poole, accompanied by her grand
father, Rev. M. T. Runnels of Newport.
PLEASANT EVENING AT SPRINGFIELD.
On the eve Of March 26, over 100 people
gathered at L. Barry's in Springfield, Vt,
to trip the light fantastic. The travelling
was anything but good. The first part OF
the evening was rainy but that did not dis
courage the dancers or those who did not
dance. Among those who came from a
distance were H. II. Stewart, L. Briefly
from Virginia, Mr.. and Mrs. William
] Burt from Unity, who said they enjoyed
themselves enough to amply repay them fo1
inc ulSudnCc Iuty CdIlc. IloScd DOuSSo anu
family, Il. 7. Townsend, l.. Eaton, Mr..
Stearns, Mrs. Waterman, Miss Bond, Mr.
and Mrs. McCrae, Mr.. Ely and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gowing came from New
Hampshire side. The Bow people came il
a big team; several came from the south
part of the town including +. w. Spauld.
ing and wife. The music consisted Of Mrs
McCrae, organist, Mr.. McCrae, violinist
and Mr.. Ely, cornetist, George jenkins as
prompter. Mr.. and Mrs. McCrae played
at the same place 20 years ago. The
music was good and the prompter could
be heard without difficulty at the farther
end of the hall. Refreshments were served
at midnight and pronounced excellent
The company broke up about o'clock
and after expressing appreciation of the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Barry, returned
to their homes, hoping to enjoy many more
such entertainments.