Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-30
SPRINGFIELD. !;

SInlN0rAEL LIZ 4,sN
Parks 4 Woolson machine works are close
for the holiday recess.
: Mrs. Fred G. Bartlett of Springfield, Mass
| is visiting at her fathers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gobett were at Han
over, N. H. over Christmas.
Maxim Lafountain of Warren, Macs, spen
Christmas with his parents.
Miss Mary Dart is among the holiday Wis
itors to Springfield.
Mr.. G. P. Ball enjoyed Christmas with hi
brother in Rockingham. \
NJ. B. White is glaa to return to Spring
field for few days respite.
Miss Maud Fleming will give leap yeal
whist party New Years evening.
The progressive euchre club met at Inf
Trombly Tuesday evening. :,
| Fred Hoag has been promoted to the pos
ton OF foreman at Jones & Lamson' s.. Il
|. Springfield was pleased to recently wei,
come Frank Porter OF Springfield, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs Brown Of Buffalo Ns.y
have been the guests of his sister. SMrs
James Rice.
Frank Redgraves, who has been enio, ipa \
VISIT among friends, returned to Milford,
Mass, Monday.
There is to be grand Sunday school rally
at the UnIversalist church next Sunday noon.
January 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Tinker of White River
junction have been visiting their daughter
Mrs. o. S. Davis.
The Gear Shaping company are getting
thelr machines into position to begin busiE-
ness the first of January.
The scenery for the new opera house, has
been made ready for use.
Miss Ethel Rr;tto, ,,L. =. q,
Boston university. arrived home Thursday
for few days recreation.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Swanson of Providence.
H.. L., last week buried their only child. IN
infant son of six months.
Mrs. q. .. Henry, who is passing the win.
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Swanson of PROV.
idence, has had the misfortune to fall and in.
jure her hip.
Mrs Lucy Burgess who hasfor many years
been contacted with the Boston nublic
J. II. Halls.
Robert Spindler and Miss Ruth Keyes If
Springfield, Mass, were married at her home
last week. They will board with his father
for the present.
Nearly all the manufacturing industries
were closed on Monday part or all of the dav.
for the benefit OF the employees who desired
to attend the town meeting.
Miss Alice 8. Hall is visiting her parents
at Wayslde Home on Rockingham avenue.
She returns to- her school duties at West
Somerville. Mass. next Saturday.
"Christianity in the Home'- is ~ be tbo
theme OF Rev. o. s: Davis remarks ot tho
church next Sunday even;ma
Religion. i"S''''i
lhere was large attendance at the hall
iast friday evening to attend the concert
given by the Springfield orchestra, which was
followed by dancing, and enjoyed by seventy
hve couples. This was the second of the
series which are proving decided success
in the line of winter evening amusements
The town hall which has recently been 70.
paired at considerable expense and k,nd
somely decorated, seems MOTTO be-appreciateffd
oy some OF the voters who assembled within
~a,is asI Monday and appropriated the
and finish of our hall thereby. .
The Universalist Christmas cave called
forth large attendance Thursday evening.
and two short plays were presented by the
children. Miss Josephine Whitney, arrayed
in white, with her golden crown and carving
wand, was the pretty fairy to enter the cave
OF evergreen, touched with the SHOWS of win
ter, and receive from Santa Claus the numer-
GUS gifts and bear them forth to be distributed
to those for whom they were designed. After
the gifts were duly bestowed the children
were regaled with candy and popcorn balls.
A merry evening made fleeting hours and
the children reluctantly departed for their
homes after all was over.
AT an early hour Monday afternoon our
streets presented a lively scene as the voters
from far and near gathered to hold the town
meeting to decide what action was best to
be taken in regard to guaranteeing the inter-
est on the bonds of the Springfield Electric
Railroad Co. The session which opened at
O'Clock was brief one and harmony pre-
vailed, and general satisfaction is expressed
at the result The town accepted the resolu-
ton presented by 4. b. Finn, Esq, and
voted that a committee of five, of which F.
Field shall be chairman, the other four to
be appointed by the chair, be elected to ex-
anime into the affairs of the Springfield Elec-
trio Railway company and to report the re-
suit OF the same at future town meeting, if
the committee are unanimous in calling one, /
if not, at the next March meeting of the town
with such recommendations as they may see
fit to make in order to promote the success of
.he road and protect the interest of the town.
The following persons were chosen in accord
ance with the foregoing article: W. D..Wool-
son, Jeremiah Nuey, E. B. Finn, N. B.
Holmes.