Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-08
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.

There are - inmates at present living at
the town farm.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Hobson last Thursday.
Some - or Is attended the masquerade
ball at Walpole last evening.
Switt's photograph studio is this week
being fitted with electric lights.
S. j. Cray has a new sign displayed in
front of his market on Westminster street.
Electric lights have been put into the
stores of A. III. Bissell and Underhill Bros.
on Atkinson street.
The Abenaqui hose company give a
dance in their engine house on Rockingham
street this evening.
Ed Elliot of Cold River is moving to
Alstead this week, where he will enter the
employ of Lewis & Knights.
At the teachers examination held in the
high school building last Saturday there
were Is candidates, mostly from Windsor
county.
Cyrus Campbell, who has been seriously
sick with typhoid fever, is now gaining
rapidly, being able to walk down town for
the first time Tuesday.
j. H. Dunlap, who has been sick at his
home on the Old Terrace, is much i'm
proved, seemingly, sitting up most Of the
time. He walked out short distance re-
Gently.
The famous black and white hound owned
by Thomas Short ran fox for 81 hours
without rest; he will put him against any
dog in the state as the best and fastest
runner.
A very handy train register and bulletin
case has been placed in the passenger
station by the Fitchburg road and it is
more an ornament than the old arrange
ment for the purpose. 81
On Friday evening, April 10, the oper-
eta, GO Hunt the Thimble," will be given.
1t is especially hoped that many will attend
as the proceeds are for the benefit of chill
dren not able to attend the kindergarten.
1t is reported that Walpole parties in
town last Saturday evening got lost on
Westminster street. The glamour OF cleo
tr;o I;ob+c ond Eoe+o,, lonro+, Id H., l.
think for time they had struck Broadway
A quiet wedding occurs this afternoon at
the home Of the parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Walker in Chester, their daughter
Miss Ida B. Walker and Wesley l.. Archer
Of Cavendish being the contracting parties
The bailiffs have purchased stone fol
1900 square yards Of paving, enough te
finish paving the square. 1t is to be al
good or better than the stone purchased
last tall and was bought at much lowe,
figure.
The Western Union and the Greer
Mountain telegraph companies have beer
changing quantity Of poles in the soutl
part of the village, replacing with larger
better poles in better locations, making al
Improvement in many ways.
AT the meeting Of the trustees of the
Campbell fund Monday, the $500 which
is due the trustees semi-annually was ap
portioned among the worthy poor Of the
town. Many of those receiving help las
year were again remembered, while some
were cut from the list and a few new name.
added.
One stormy evening last week an cleo
trio light on School street set large limt
of tree on fire at quite a height above the
ground. 1t burned the limb about half of
and sparks fell to the ground freely fol
some time. Evidently the wire laying
against the tree wore the insulation off the
wire and also the bark being rubbed the
sap flowed, making good ground connec-
ton, proving that electric wires do start
fires.
Photographer Swift has taken some very
pretty group pictures of the principal par
Elephants in the operetta of "Hunt the
Thimble," and are In the show windows OF
the Amadon jewelry and Mrs. Hadley mil
linery stores. Being taken in costume
and characteristic postures, the little peo-
pie make pretty pictures. Tickets at j.
F. Pierce's.
The old Page Dye house is being fitted
out by the Boston Dairy company for a
creamery. The Vermont Farm Machine
company will put in cream separators, watts,
engines, etc. The plant will be in full
operation the first of next week. The ca
pacity will be about II 900 pounds of milk
a day and tho oompanv axnact to handle