Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-01

WEDNESDAY, JAN. l, 1896.
Bellows Falls News.

Agnes property, and not A. III. Brown as
we reported last week
One of the young ladies of the Pearl
Glee club mnstrels is taking solo dancing
of Mrs. j. G. Howard preparatory to the
minstrel show to be given in February.
On next Friday evening the Boys Brig
ade will be divided into two companies
and commissioned and non-commissioned
officers will be appointed for each company.
Eaton & Norwood are distributing some
very fine 1896 calendars among their pat
rons and friends. The TIMES Office was
remembered and pronounccs it the prettiest
calendar that has yet come to hand.
The Pope Manufacturing Company of
Hartford, Conn, have sent out their usual
pad calendar for 1896. 1t is handy and
surpasses all its predecessors. 1t can be
obtained for five 2-cent stamps.
E. f. Rand received for Christmas
present from his mother, Mrs E. B. Rand
VI TALohst, ~ l :, uSu YUM Sohlf'iiiilS
56SS peices. She has made four of these
quilts, one for each of her children.
S. S. Washer, formerly owning the
bakery here, sold his bakery property in
Walpole at auction last Saturday, closing it
out. He has purchased a bakery at
Springfield of which he took possession
last week.
The annual election Of officers Of Bellows
Falls lodge No. %, 1. o. 0. F., was held
last Thursday evening with the following
result: L. j. Royce, N. g.; f. w. Par
sons, V. g.; Scott Clarke, secretary;
II. s. Gray, treasurer.
Col. and Mrs. F. d. Butterfeld of
Derby Line, formerly of this place, were
the recipients at Christmas of box Of
northern California oranges, not one OF
which measured less than II inches in cir
conference.
G. B. Wheeler has obtained patent for
his new starching machine. He is now ex-
perimenting with wringer attachment,
and as soon as the machine is perfected to
a degree that satisfies Mr.. Wheeler, the
manufacture and sale will be pushed with
new energy.
The ice in the Connecticut river began
moving last Friday and has been passing
this point ever since. Several booms have
been torn away and the tops Of few cribs
leveled. The remarkably warm weather
Of Christmas week has not been equalled
in recent years.
The Baptist Sunday school elected the
following officers last Sunday: Superin-
tendent, John o. Spring; assistant super
E. c. Fairbank librarian, Will
lard Bacon; assistant librarian, Frank
Mark secretary, Eta Wilson; assistant
secretary, Gertie Spaulding; treasurer, O.
r. Butterfcld
The Pilgrim Fathers held their annual
election Of officers December IS: A. j.
Holley, worthy governor l.. l.. Northrup,
lieutenant governor; w. A. Ferguson,
treasurer; w. II. Taylor, secretary and
collector; Mrs. w. II. Taylor, chaplain
G. w. Black, sergeant at arms Mrs. S.
r. Buchanan, d. S. A.; Hiram King, Jr.,
sentinel Of outer gate; N. l.. Davis, senti-
mel of inner gate.
AT the recent semi-annual election of the
Foresters the following officers were elect
ed: Neil Sullivan, C. r.. Maurice Nc
Auliff, S. c. R.. John F. Roche, financial
secretary M. J. Walsh, recording secre-
tary DIR. Vincent Gosselin, treasurer ;Joseph
Pecor, S.W. James p. Cray, J.W. Henry
Blondin, S. b.. O. Blondin, I. B.. David
Savage, trustee for three years; DR.. Vim
cent Gosselin, court physician.
There ought to be bylaw in this village
prohibiting the selling Of toy pistols or any
thing of the kind, which in the hands Of
children become dangerous. Only few
days ago little five years old son of S. j.
Cray came very near having one Of his
eyes put out by shot fired at him from a
toy shot gun, in the hands of playmate.
If parents will buy such dangerous play
things for their children they ought to 90
around with them and see that they do no
harm.
At the special town meeting held Mon
day, December %, Moderator II. d. |
Ryder was instructed to appoint commit
tee of seven to investigate the condition of
the schools in the corporation and report at
the next March meeting if any changes
should be made and if so, what changes.
Mr.. Ryder has appointed the following
George A. Weston, Lavant M. Read, John
John f. Alexander, Carroll A. |
Moore, Eugene f. Keefe, Martin r.
Lawrence.
The following problem has been left for
solution. Those working it are requested
to leave the answer at this office with |
general rule to govern such cases. A
piece of land in the form of a rectangle, |
A, b, c, d, upper left, upper right, lower
right lower left-hand corners respectiyelv |