Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-28
Bellows Falls Locals.

John w. Buemond has opened livery
stable on Canal street.
The Rockwell Dramatic company, will
be in Union hall the week beginning April g..
Several from here went to Walpole
Thursday to attend the auction sale of the
Hayward livery stock.
Henry Jones of Charleston, N. H.,
the original "Mink Jones" of Hoyts play,
is very low with consumption.
About 30 from here attended the ladies'
negro minstrel entertainment last Thursday
evening in Alstead. A fine time is reported.
The Frank Moriarty place on Atkinson
street just north of G. w. Kimbalrs, has
been sold to H. E. Putnam of Drewsviile
The mail train from the north over the
Rutland road was over one hour late yes
terday owing to an accident to freight at
Georgia.
A. /. Stearns of Bethel has been in
town few days buying horses for parties
in Massachusetts. He took down a fine
horse Saturday.
S. j. Cray is thoroughly fitting up the
quarters formerly occupied by Mrs. Kate
Cotton and will soon open a first class
boarding house and restaurant.
H. r. Thompson was elected a member
of the board of school directors in West
minister, and was recently chosen to fill the
office of superintendent of schools for that
town.
The selectmen have refused to accept
the offer made by Brosnaham and Blakley
for the lease Of the Opera House for $1,000
for the coming year, and as heretofore ii
will be first come, first served.
II. w. Thompson has just returned from
a trip to Chicago, North Dakota and points
in the northwest and says that Mckinley
is the only man talked about in the west
He says that Reed will get complimentary
vote but is not in the race for minute.
Thomas Kiniry, aged SO years, an ole
citizen of Bellows Falls died at his resi-
dence on Bridge street Thursday. He
leaves wife and three children to mourn
his loss. The funeral service is at St
Charles church this morning at o'clock
II Il
Alta meeting of the directors of the Brat
tleboro street railroad company held OF
Monday it was voted to buy one or two
more cars, a full motor equipment, and ont
set of Robinson radial trucks, which art
said to make curves without binding 1t i
the purpose of the company in making
these additions to meet more fully th,
public demands.
After July l F. c. Winnewisser will
occupy the store now occupied by the New
Y ork Racket. This will give Mr.. Winnie
Wiser fine location and more room 70
his large and increasing business. He will
carry a larger stock of novelties, and hi
news stand will be more complete thai
ever.
A. n. Burbank, A. n. Swain and c.. E
Howard went to Brattleboro yesterda
where they met M. A. Coolidge and E. c
Crosby and made thorough investigation
Of the Brattleboro electric road and plant
As soon as the snow is gone Mr.. Coolidg
will look over the route between here an
Saxtons River, and an estimate of tn
expense of construction of the road wi
be made.
The first of the week J. j. Pierce c
North Walpole was sued $1,000 by Mrs
Wellman of Walpole in civil suit fc
damages for furnishing liquor to her sor
Charles Wellman, who was killed on til
Fitchburg railroad last Thanksgiving might
1t will be remembered that young Wellma
came to North Walpole and Bellows Fall
to celebrate Thanksgiving day, and starte
to walk home on the track The mothe
brings suit claiming that the son was he
support; it was brought in the Cheshir
county court at Keene.
The tickets for the .'Old Homestead
went on sale in Brattleboro yesterda
morning. As early as $50 the boys bega
to gather and two hours later there wer
over 80 in line. When the outside door
were opened about 6.45 there was gran
rush for places in the corridor, and me
and the older boys crowded several of tn
smaller boys from the line and some {
those who had been waiting since 3.S
were unable to obtain good seats. Tn
whole house was practically sold SOLID
only few rows in the upper gallery bein
left.