Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-11-28
Vermont Local Notes.
'SA.XTONS RIVER.

keV. IL. IL. BallOu and family OF Chester
were guests of L. Holt in their Saxtons River
home Thanksgiving day.
The annual roll-call of the Baptist church
occurs on Tuesday afternoon, December l.,
at 23O O'Clock, in the vestry.
Notice is posted for the annual meeting of
the First Religious Society Monday evening,
o'clock, "to elect officers and to transact
any other" proper business.
Thirty three persons sat down to dinner
at DR.. CanpbelPs Thursday. Mr.. Campbell
received ~ chrysanthemums from the birth
day party of children and grandchildren.
w. b. Glynn and wife are at Turner's Falls,
Mass, where they discussed occasions for
gratitude with his brother Cyrus and his
family. Their father, Isaac Glynn, and Miss
Lizzie were there also.
Rev. c.. a. Piddock of Hartford, Conn.,,
will preach in the Baptist church Sunday
morning. Mr.. Paddock has recently been
appointed field secretary of the Connecticut
Baptist state convention.
Rev. G. F. Chaplin of the Congregational
church preached a nobly patriotic and philan-
thropic discourse at the union service in the
Baptist church Thanksgiving morning. Rev.
in the service.
Rev. C. A. Piddock and wife of Hartford,
Conn, came to her sisters, Mrs. Warmers,
on Wednesday, for Thanksgiving visit,
accompanied by their younger son. John +.
W. Piddock, of the class of '97 Brown Uni
versity, came later.
Mrs. William r. Baldwin has kindly con-
sented to conduct a circle of young ladies in
course Of reading in English history
Green's Short History of the English Peo-
pie" will be the text hook. The circle held
its first meeting at the Baptist parsonage
Friday evening, and the books were distrib.
uted, the class numbering thirteen.
Solon Perry of Boston, Mass, is with his
daughter, Mrs. F. b. Scofield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin of Clinton, Mass, are
spending the week with Joseph Simonds.
Frank Taft of Glens Falls, N. Y, is witt
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Taft.
The ball given by the Odd Fellows was
well attended considering the dark stormy
night.
| j. W. Farnsworth, proprietor of the River
side farm is adding new barn to his valu
| able property.
Mrs. F. L. Simonds and daughter are a
Medway, Mass, for few weeks visit will
Mrs. Simond's sister.
| Mrs. Amos Holmes took dinner Thursda,
| with Lew w. Blake. She has not been abl
to leave home for many years before.
Clark Lakes family were all with him
| Mrs. Lake, although having a sad acciden
laSG year, was dDlc 10 take neT place at Ill
table as usual.
Charles Frost and family spent Thanks
giving with Judge l.. S. Walker in Grafton
Miss Phoebe, now at Quincy Mansion school
! Wollaston, Mass, accompanied them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Hurlburt and chill
dren of Bellows Falls and Mrs. Dudley Pres
colt Hale of Boston were with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Nichols, Thanksgiving
We are surprised to learn how many ther
are in our village that do not take the TIMES
Remember the TIMES is better than it use
to be. Try it three six months, and the
see if you can keep house without it.
| We are sorry to hear of the loss by fir
of Charles Taft's property in Townshend
Mr.. Taft lost his property only few year
ago and the buildings destroyed now were Al
new ones. Mr.. Taft is brother of p. W
Taft of this village.
Thanksgiving day passed quietly, almos
every family table being well filled by mem
bers from out of town. 1t will be impossibl
to mention them all, but nevertheless the
were all welcomed home once more. Gu
village seems none the worse off, except tn
loss of few turkeys among the farmers
One farmer said he lost l02, but he does nc
seem to feel very badly over it.