Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-08
CHESTER.

Miss Annie Staples of Montpelier has re-
turned home.
Ernest w. Gibson and l.. +. Sherwin have
gone to Chicago.
win Harlow and daughter of Montpelier
are at George Harlow's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Chaplin of Fitchburg
are guests at the Fullerton.
w. c. Belknap, editor of the Bellows Falls
TIMES, was in town Saturday.
Miss Fannie Guild of Brattleboro was the
guest of Miss Grace Hadley over Sunday.
ii. Davis of New York city is the guest of
his brother, Rev. j. o. Davis at the rectory.
A game of ball will be played on the home
grounds Thursday; Chester VS.. Proctorsville.
Miss Alice Sergeant has returned home
from Oberlin Conservatory Of Music for the
summer vacation.
The ladies of st. Luke's church hold their
annual lawn party on the grounds of Mrs.
Grace Hadley July 10.
Miss Nellie Cotfey of Bennington and Miss
Nettie Haskell of Westmoreland, n. H., are
guests at Hugh Henry's.
Regular meeting of Mizpah Chapter, No.
40, O. f. S. last evening. The degrees were
conferred upon two candidates.
Walter L. Richardson has gone to Ellen
Vile, N. Y, where he will be employed in
the grocery store of his uncle.
Charles FIERCE, edltof OF tne bennington
Banner, was the guest of his cousin, Ernest
Gibson, Saturday and Sunday.
Hugh Henry, Jr. has gone to Woodford
for weeks camping with Major Cotfey's
family of Vermont Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Lucy J. Gibson, past department pres
ident w. r.. c., and Mrs. G. II. Burch of
Bennington are guests at Judge Henry's.
Mrs. Sarah C. Ryder, who has been spend
ing few weeks in Grafton with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Warren Sherwin, has returned
home.
Charles II. Robb, Fred Burbank, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Elliott, and Misses Nettie George
and Bertha Capron were guests at A. N.
Chambers Saturday.
Miss Fannie Phelps and Walter Hopkins of
Greenfield, n. H., have been guests at F. L..
Junkns. Master Horace Phelps will spend
most of the summer in town.
Charles Atwood, Misses Edna and Gertie
Atwood, Mrs. Lucia Dunsmore of kiilawog,
n. H., and Mrs. p. c. Bowers and daughter
of Montpelier are guests at j. f. Pollard's.
A meeting was held last Monday evening
| of the base ball association. The object was
| to place themselves on frmer foundation
before the season began. This organization
is now permanent and the boys have in the
treasury $40, besides one of the best fields in
these parts. They are assured of having one
of the hest series of base ball, games that will
be had in this state of Vermont. The associ-
| alton officers are as follows: Chairman, A.
N. Chandler; secretary and treasurer, G. p.
Dodge; manager, A. L. Hamilton; trustees,
f. ". Adams, j. +. Pollard, DIR. G. w. Ray.
Games will be arranged with the best mines
in these parts that will draw crowds from
surrounding towns. Lovers of base ball had
best not lose track of the plans of the Chester
| base ball association.
THE FOURTH.
Fourth of July has passed but the celebra-
ton will remain in the minds of Il ma ority
of those here as being one of the best fol
years. From midnight till late that night
there was no break in the program planned
by the committee and everything passed of
to the satisfaction of all those interested
| Nearly every residence was draped with the
national colors and with bunting. In al
available places were the usual booths witt
everything that can be wanted on such al
occasion from IA complete dinner down to pol
corn. There was probably one of the larges
crowds ever in town, large delegation com
ing from each of the surrounding towns. IL
the parades prizes were awarded as follows
| In the horribles - lst, Woman's Rights
Question; 3D. Electric Lights; Sd, Windso
Farm.
In the coaching parade-lst Mrs. Georg
l.. Fletcher, Jr., with Miss Rose Chase, who's
carriage was completely covered with cllrys
anthemums with colors pink and white. Sh
drove a trick horse which added a great dea
to her team; I'd, F. A. Rowell, tally-ho com
pletely draped in white with ropes of ever
green, and white horses. On this wer
Misses Davis, Dunsmore, Kelley, Hadley
Childs and Chandler, with colored footman
3d. Mrs. j. r. Richardson with Miss Emm
Henry, and colored footman, colors, gold ant
i white.
In bicycle parade-1st, Malcolm Stearns
I'd, Prof. Gibson; 3d. Misses Kendall.
| The races were won as follows.
Bicycle road race 3 IL miles-lst, Henri
Farr, Chester; I'd, Ernest Horton, Ludlow
Sd, Lyle o. Pierce, South Londonderry.
Potato race-lst, A. W. Bartholomew, Sax
tons River; I'd, Frank Folansbee, Chester
Sd, A. Follansbee, Chester.
Three-legged race-1st, Walter Field an
A. Follansbee, Chester; I'd, Leon Carleto
and Frank Foster, Cavendish; Sd, c.
Holmes, Saxtons River, and Frank Follans
} bee, Chester.
Wheelbarrow race = LIST, G. E. Tuttle
Grafton; 3D. A. W. Bartholomew, SaXton
River; Sd, Leon Carleton, Cavendish.
The base ball game Chester VS.. Charles
town was won by the Chesters with a scor
of s to 5. The game was interesting from tn
S first and there were many good plays on eac
side.
a In the evening grand display of firework
was given from the hill between the village
and the celebration was over.
Celebration at Cavendish.
PROGRAM AT THE GROVE.