Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-21
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. L. p Sprague is quite ill with ton
silitis.
Schools closed yesterday noon for two
weeks vacation.
Schools in town had solid session
Thursday and also Friday on account of
the storm.
Cyrus Cook and John Young were in
Springfield, Mass, Sunday, attending a
meeting of railroad men.
The w. c. T. U. will hold mothers
meeting, next Tuesday afternoon at 3 O.
clock, in the Methodist church.
Frank Massereco is fitting up the vacant
store in the Dominique block, and will use
both stores for his business this spring put
ting in larger and more varied stock.
We were mistaken in saying that Mrs.
George F. Parmenter was thrown from her
sleigh last Tuesday. Mrs. Parmenter was
in the postoffice, and Miss uniting, who
was in the sleigh, was the person thrown
out.
Mrs. Emma Plat Dye has been giving
lectures in Union hall to women only She
has succeeded in creating considerable in
terest and drawing good houses. She adj
vertises another lecture next Monday even
ing.
Miss Julia ellison of Walpole was the
guest of G. L. Wheeler and family Sunday.
Monday she started for mission work in
the interior of Africa. She previously
spent nine years in this same field but has
been home five years owing to poor health.
The ladies' society of the Methodist
church will give bean supper next We'd
nesday evening at the usual time. All
early as possible in the afternoon and bring
thimbles. Everybody is invited to come
and bring friends.
Mrs. A. H. Webb of Montpelier was
the guest Of Mrs. H. B. jackson yesterday
She purposed to speak in the Methodist
church Sunday but was called home. Dur
ing the past week Mrs. Webb has made
a tour of the state speaking in the interests
Of the Woman's home missionary society
OF the Methodist church.
John Thompson, colored, who for some
time run garbage cart around the street:
Of t,o1 oil r
. farm in Westminster, has removed to Sar
atoga, n. Y. Tuesday his family, house
hold goods, three horses, COW, pig ant
hens, occupying freight car, left for thei
new home.
There were two deaths in North Wal
pole yesterday. Miss Alice Corhett, ageo
Is years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Viii
liam Corbett died early in the morning
&. The burial will be in Keene Sunday. Mrs
t Mary Canton, aged 25, was also takel
away, leaving husband, who is al
employe of the Fall Mountain Paper Com
pany, and two children, to mourn her loss
The burial is this morning in Drewsville.
The school signals for the past two o.
, three days have been used quite freely, an,
: many mistook them for fire alarms. B
l. way of remembrance we give these signals
If -Four blows at o'clock, no school i
morning.
Four blows at II o'clock, one session 70
the day.
Four blows at II o'clock, no school il
the afternoon.
No signal at y o'clock, after signal at s
indicates that there will be school that aft
ernoon.
This item has been going the rounds
GA farmer called in recently at the ban
" and stated that he desired to deposi
N $4,000, and produced the cash. One G
lie the bank officials in conversing with hir
ir learned to his surprise that the hardy tile
lie of the soil for some time had his none
3. buried in the cellar of his house near Col
x River. Full as safe place as to depos
it in New Hampshire bank" Query
Sc Is this common use of cellars at Col
River?
The annual convocation of Royal Arc
Masons in the fifth district was held
: Masonic hall Wednesday afternoon an
evening. Representatives from all th
lodges in the district were present. TIL
w. R. c. served supper in banquet hall t
about 75. Among prominent Royal Arc
Masons present were District Deputy "
j. Boyee of Woodstock, Grand Lecture
Collins Blakley of Montpelier, Gran
J Treasurer Charles w. Whitcomb of Pro,
torsville, Grand Principal Sojourner c.
Williams of Bellows Fails and Past Gran
High Priest Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor