Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-17
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY JUNE II, 1896
Bellows Falls Locals.

week by illness.
The paving Of the square was completed
last Saturday the dirt on the paving will
be kept there for some two weeks.
Miss Nellie Brown was organist at the
Universalist church last Sunday, and Mrs
C. H. Gibson sang alto in the choir.
The coming wedding of Thomas lialla.
han and Miss Hannah Brosnahan was pub
lished in St. Charles church for the first
time last Sunday.
DR.. E. w. Knight has fine, new canoe
and is naturally very proud of it, but al
times it is little unruly. Last week the
doctor was attempting to effect land
ing and landed in the Connecticut instead
of on the shore.
Special rates have been made by the
Boston & Maine Railroad tor the Sons OF
Veterans meeting, which is to be held at
Manchester, Vt. The tickets will be good
for passage June 80 to July 2, and good
returning until July 3.
The accident of Saturday evening,
whereby Fred H. Holden lost his life
ought to remind good number of wheel
men about town that unless there is less
scorching on the streets other accidents
may happen. The street is no place for
fast riding and cannot be INDUCED without
danger to wheelmen, pedestrians and
teams.
An engineer in the employ Of the Rut-
land railroad is busy this week arrang
ing to change the tracks in the depot
yard. Now all freight coming in over the
Rutland has to pass through the yard nearly
to the Connecticut river bridge before it
can be switched onto side track. The
tracks, some six in all, will be so arranged
that all freight trains can be switched to
side tracks soon after crossing the canal
bridge.
Last Friday night was gentlemens night
with the Ladies social club, the club meet.
ing with Mrs. G. E. Robertson. Eight
tables for drive whist were arranged, and
served. The ladies' prize
was won by Mrs. Edward Arms, and the
gentleman's by G. w. Butterfeld. Mrs.
Robertson proved the charming hostess she
always is, and most pleasant evening was
passed.
A communication signed 'stax payer" in
issue of the TIMES finds fault
with the electric light service. We have
looked into the matter a bit and a repre-
sentative of the F. M. P. Co. informs us
that on Tuesday night when taxpayer"
says they were out all night, the record
shows that they were out for less than Is
minutes in the square and that was during a
shower, and that the charge that
''for the past two weeks the lights, especially
on the>square, have been out half the time''
is absolutely without foundation If this
statement is correct it would be well for
sstax payer to inform himself more accu-
rately next time and sign his real name to
all communications.
In recent penmanship exhibit, the Pen
mans Art Journal offered first and second
prizes with contest open to any school in
the United States and Canada, from third
to ninth grades inclusive. Eta Mcdonald
from the ninth grade here, aged IA, re-
ceived the second prize, diploma; John
Hughes, aged s years, from the fourth grade
and Margaret Ryder, aged II, Of the
seventh grade, received honorable mention.
These specimens sent were taken from
every day work and not only does it re-
fleet much credit upon the pupil, but the
work of E. J. Planter as teacher of pen
nanship in our public schools. Under
MS efficient tuition this part of school duties
has reached high grade of excellence.
The American Art Journal recently de-
voted its first page to sketch and portrait
Of Prof. j. S. Black, Of Indianapolis, Ind.
He will be remembered by many in this
vicinity, and gave concert here in 1864.
Professor Black was born in Putney, July
Z, 1919. At the age of twenty-one he was
first assistant in the public schools of New
York City. He went to indianapolis in
1867, and remained for ten years. He
then went south to New Orleans, Calves
ton and Nashville, and stayed until 1886,
when he returned to Indianapolis. Since
then he has lived there constantly, but has
not been engaged so actively in his pro-
fession for the past four years, most of his
time being devoted to the care of his
wife, who has become an invalid. His
early studies were pursued in New York
under George Solder, first conductor of the
Philharmonic society, and De Begins and
Perelli, three of the best opponents Of
music. In early manhood he was connected
with the editorial departments fthe Musical
Times and the Musical World. Charles
Holman Black, son of Prof. Black, is
one of the favorite singers in the exclusive
salons of Paris.
Sermon Before The High School.
The annual sermon before the graduating
class was given in the Methodist church