Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-18
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1896.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. Nellie Kilburn has been granted
pension during the past week
All water dues should be paid before the
Dist inst. After that date 20 per cent will
be added.
Andrew Joubert is confined to his home
by an attack of pneumonia, but is improv-
ing.
DR.. w. l.. White has bought the house
on Barker street owned by George Under
wood.
Schools close Friday for two weeks
vacation. Most of the teachers will go
home.
The ladies of the Baptist society serve a
baked bean supper at their vestry this
evening at the usual time.
Ralph Reynolds, who has worked some
years for George B. Wheeler. moved yes
terday to Saxtons River.
H. d. Aldrich has decided to tear down
the old frame ell to the Woods block, and
will build in its place two story addition
of brick.
II. ID. Ryder was absent the most Of last
week, and among other things he attended
teachers examinations at Jamaica Thurs
day and Newfane Friday.
A telephone is to be placed this week in
the residence of A. H. Thompson, so it
will be possible to call the chiefof police at
all hours of the day or night.
A telephone was placed in the hotel at
Walpole for use of the voters at North
Walpole on election day, and removed
after election was over.
Mrs. j. G. Towards dancing class
opened at the armory in Keene Saturday
afternoon with class of about 40 pupils.
The opening was very suspicious.
Miss Marion Wilson entertained num-
Der of her young friends Saturday after
noon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Babbitt, her grandparents.
G. Z. Whitman will move into the tene-
ment on Atkinson street now occupied by
G. II. Gibson as soon as Mr.. Gibson is
established in his new house on Burt Place.
j. F. Roche was the recipient of box
of shamrock pulled near the Rock Of
Casual, county Of Tpperary, Province o.
Munster 1t was shipped March 5 and
was in fine state of preservation.
The marriage of George William Kim
ball, Jr, to Miss Frances Minnie Adams
in the First Universalst church, March 80
at $50 p NJ, is announced There will
be no reception.
Mrs. Emma Plat Dye Of New York
who comes very highly recommended, will
give course Of lectures in Union ball
commencing "Wednesday afternoon, tha
will be interesting to the ladies of the
place.
The sleighing Sunday afternoon wa
much enjoyed, as it is SO near the end o
the season that many feared it was abou
the last opportunity for ride. Abou
every available livery rig in town wa
engaged by the early part of the after
noon.
We don't often criticise but tn
walk leading into the library ha
been in such bad condition most of tn
winter that we think the attention of tn
town fathers should be called to it, Thi
walk is especially dangerous because tn
water from the caves falls on one side an
!. the ice forms at an angle, being quite des
thicker next to the building than on tn
outer side of the walk. There have alread
been several accidents. Mrs. John Hyd
= broke wrist there not long since, an
Monday Mrs. f. r. Robertson suffered
bad fall. This walk ought to be kept in
safe condition, especially as it is so muc
travelled.
A st. Johnsbury contemporary has tn
following: can acknowledged expel
makes the emphatic statement that withol
exception and barring nothing, there al
more pretty young ladies in St. Johnsbul
than in any other town or city in Vernon
They swarm the streets every pleasal
afternoon, and make display whit
simply leaves every other Vermont tow
). entirely out of it. This is fact. Th
It "expert" should travel more extensivel
Should he get farther from home tha
Hardwick or Lyndonville, he would revi
his statement. Should he perchance wal
der as far as Bellows Falls, he would hay
no desire to look farther.
Newell, the healer, went to Hartford
Conn, Monday to treat the editor Of Il
Hartford Times. While aboard the ira
he treated several, one was Mabel
Dewey, the 10-yearold daughter of Harl
son Dewey of Royalton, whose speech W
restored to her by Mr.. Newell last wee
E. The greatest interest was taken in the chi
+, and people crowded around her to he
As her repeat words. He also treated Ian
8, lord A. NJ. Mills of the Woodstock In
~ who is just about to sail for Europe to S