Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-09-23
SAXTONS RIVER.

John Barrett's condition is improving.
Miss Lora Cunningham recently visited
her mother at Brattleboro.
Mrs. j. Whitcomb is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wellman, in Chester.
DR.. Pettengill is frequently absent as
visitor of the state asylums for the insane.
Miss Mary l.. Wilbur enters upon her
second year at Colby University, Water
vile, Me-, this week.
Miss Della M. Smith started Monday tor
Springfield, ILL.,, where she will engage in
teaching.
A few people of the village went up to
hear Mrs. Wheeler, OF chapel-car fame, at
Fuller hall Saturday evening.
Charles S. Frost made the highest bid at
the Salisbury mortgage foreclosure sale on
Saturday torenoon-$1225.
Boots and shoes, hats and caps and mems
furnishing goods may now be found IA the
sign OF the big hat on Main street.
Holland Osgood is erecting combina-
ton building in the rear Of his house-a
wagon-shed, an ice-house and repair shop.
Rev. G. d. r. Meacham of Townshend
breaches in the Baptist church next Sunday
morning in exchange with Rev. MIR. Bald
win.
Principal Bristol and Miss Cummings will
address the state convention of Baptists,
which meets at Bristol on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
l. Austin Farr and his wife and Miss
Lillian Lowell were summoned to Spring
field Saturday on account of the serious
illness of Miss Lovell's sister Grace.
Mrs. Ruth B. Pulsipher OF Concordia,
Kan, has been visiting in the circle ol
friends which she made while she was lady
principal at Vermont Academy, 1S76-'90.
Rev. j. E. Beach of the Chester church
preached in the Baptist pulpit Sunday fore
noon. He combines clearness of thought
with earnestness and fervor of delivery. Il
was pleasure to hear him.
Miss Phoebe Frost goes to-day to Quincy,
Mass, where she will for the next year be
a pupil in the fine new school for girls con.
Quoted by Prof. and Mrs. H. M. Willard
Miss Frost will make specially of elocu-
ton.
Miss Caroline M. Locke does not return
to Wellesley college this year. She re.
mains at home with her father, in harmony
with an understanding had with her mother
in those thoughtful closing days OF the life
of the latter.
The river is making encroachments upon
the highway some distance beyond the
lower bridge, and many loads of heavy
ofopo traoc ofo bovo hoo,, xrox,,IoJ =,
order that the inroads of the water may moi
increase.
Our pretty and popular campaign club
has become permanent organization, and
by special request of citizens, the Zouaves
will give an exhibition drill on Main .tree1
by moonlight on Friday evening, Septem.
Der %. The moon rises at 7.05.
Miss Flora E. Ayres of Mandalay, Bur.
ma, has consented to lead the Christian
Endeavor prayer-meeting at the Baptist
church next Sunday evening. Topic, Les
sons from David's Life and Words, II Sam
uel %, 1-22. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended.
A stone crusher is located beyond the
lower bridge, and the channel Of the rivel
will be improved by the removal of stones
for the machines capacious use. The stone
thus broken will be used in the interest O
good roads by road commissioner G. E
Osgood. The crusher may be purchased
by the town at later day.
Charles w. Dow and Mrs. William R
Baldwin are the delegates of the Baptis
Christian Endeavor to the Vermont B. Y
P. u, which meets at Bristol Wednesday
evening. Deacon j. Whitcomb and Mis-
Anna S. Cummings are appointed by tht
church as its representatives at the stat'
convention which meets at the same place
September %, % and "a.