Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-08
THE TIMES.
WEDN ESDAY, JULY 8, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.

If rainy Friday evening, the Y. M. q.
A. lawn party will be held in the Associ-
alton rooms.
A special car filled with Cinnamon went
through here yesterday, bound to New
York from Montreal.
The amount of loss of Charles E. Dean
by fire last week has been satisfactorily
adjusted at $519 on the personal property
destroyed.
The insurance upon the Ira Martin farm
buildings in Grafton, which were insured
through the agency of E. S. Leonard, was
adjusted last week at $500.
Philip St. Crooks large new dwelling on
the brow of the terrace north of S. N.
Alexander's is approaching completion and
is to be modern one in every way.
A granite curbing is being placed on
Westminster street where the new retain
ing wall was recently put in. and con-
crete walk is soon to be placed there also.
The Rutland railroad is fast putting its
engines and rolling stock in first class
shape. Passenger locomotive PA is just
out Of the shops thoroughly overhauled and
as good as new.
The insurance loss of Clark Chase was
adjusted Monday, the company paying him
1888 as the cost Of repairing the dwelling.
5. w. Stuart and Philip St. Croix acted as
appraisers upon the damage.
The Sunday school connected with the
Congregational church will have their an
nual outing and picnic at Warren's pond
tomorrow, starting at 8 o'clock. Should
the weather prove unfavorable, they will go
Friday.
Among the incidents of the Fourth was
the parade of the Children's bicycle club,
a dozen members with gaily decorated
wheels passing through nearly all the prin-
cipal streets of the village, making very
PASoVy oPPSAA"S'
Richard Smith of Sherbrook, P. O., has
been in town portion of the past week on
business connected with his manufacture Of
machinery. He will be remembered here
as connected some months about ten years
ago with the machine shop Of Osgood &
Barker, perfecting some pulp mill devices
which that firm were making for him.
The directors of the National Bank Of
Bellows Falls met yesterday at their bank
ing rooms and declared the usual semi
annual dividend of 5 per cent payable the
10th. The Bellows Falls Savings institu-
ton declared the usual semi-annual divi-
dend Of per cent July 1. Both institu-
tions are in a fourishing condition and
rank among the best in the state.
William Mcdonald, aged 20 years, son
of Herman Mcdonald formerly of this
place, came home from sea about three
weeks ago very sick with quick consump-
ton, OF which he died at the residence of
John Flavin on Saturday. The funeral
services were from St. Charles church
Tuesday morning. The deceased was
spoken Of as an estimable young man.
The plate glass was set in the windows
of the new store in the Aldrich block yes
terday and the boarding over the front was
removed this morning, revealing one Of
the handsomest stores in town. The fix
lures are nearly all in and the New York
Racket store will soon move to its new
quarters. Mr.. Winnewisser is to be con-
graduated on being able to secure such
elegant quarters for his store. and the vii
lage on the great improvement the new
front makes to that portion of the street.
A newspaper man wishing to go over the
the B. & M. last Monday narrowly escaped
being carried to Rutland. After boarding
that train an individual turned around from
tina adjoining seat and inquired "What
time does this train reach Rutland?" In
forming the gentleman that he was on the
wrong train and seeing him hastily depart
with numerous packages it occurred to
that newspaper man he might probably be
mistaken himself, and he quietly sneaked
out by the rear door and across the plat
form just in time for the train to Windsor