Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-16
CONTRADICTORY.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Pierce returned last
Thursday from weeks outing.
Miss Goodrich returned to Springfield this
week, where she is to teach the winter term
of school.
Fred Howe celebrated his 18th birthday
with a party of friends at his home last Sat
urday evening.
The present term of school closes this
week with public exercises to be held in the
school-room Friday evening.
This evening a conundrum social will be
held with Mrs. w. G. Robbins, to which the
usual invitation is extended.
Augustus Torrey has moved from his
Athens farm to his house here, where the
family expect to spend the winter.
A few from here, who had the privilege of
listening to the lecture given by Rev. J. E.
Fullerton at Athens last week, found it not
only entertaining but very instructive.
Mrs. Bolewine and children, who have
been spending several months with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Goodrich, go this week
to join Mr.. Bolewine in their new home at
Woburn, Mass.
Sunday morning David Stevens received
the news of the death, in Manchester, n. H.,
of his brother, Jonathan, at the advanced age
of upwards of 80 years. Mr.. Stevens OF
this place and three sisters are the surviving
members of a family of ten.
Vermonters may continue to sing the
praises of their own state, as witnesses the
following November 10 e. S. Walker found
u fresh dandelion blossom, November III a
strawberry blossom, and December IL he
found a live grasshopper i'll the field.
Thirteen members and visitors were pres
ent at the j.. /. l.. meeting last Saturday
afternoon. The program was arranged by
Miss Mabel Fairbrother and included some
unusually interesting temperance reading:
which were followed by little talk on the
| folly of using slang expressions.
a company of dozen spent last Wednes
day evening very pleasantly at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Davis, who, with thei
son, Frank, proved themselves very cordia
entertainers. The young people Of the com
| pany furnished several pleasing musical ant
| literary selections and refreshments wer,
| served by the hostess.
The December meeting of the W. CT. II
which was held with Mrs. Weaver was il
| charge of Mrs. NJ. +. Bolster. The nationa
| w. c. L. L. conventions, held at st. Loui
| November 1918, was the subject of NAM
questions and answers which, with news
paper clippings, gave those present interest
| ing glimpses of the work of and people par
ticipating in the 23rd annual convention O
| the National Woman's Christian Temperapc
Union. The January meeting of the loca
| society will be held on the second Thursda,
| in the month with Mrs. Hastings Tonic
"The effect of stimulants and narcotics oil
the human body and the relation of the pub
lie schools to the laws of health Leader
Miss Oma Harwood.
The death of Mrs. Elvira Warner Burr
which occurred ut her home here December s
| removes from our community its oldest res
dent Mrs. Burr was born in Londonde-r
Sc years ago. Her husband was the late job
Burr and Immediately after her marriage sh
came to this village and for 50 years had live
on the spot where she commenced house
keeping. Mrs. Burr had been an invalid fc