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

The street paving in North Walpole il
well under way.
Joseph Barrett is working in Savage
grocery store.
l.. c. Lowell has two horses with Trainer
C. A. Parker of Brattleboro.
Miss Minnie White is clerking tempo
rarily in the New York Racket.
A.daughter was born last Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard.
A six weeks old son of M. A. Vassar or
the Old Terrace will be buried to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Sawyer enter
tanned small party of friends Thursday
evening.
Sunday school is the only service there
will be at the Methodist church tomorrow.
The pastor plans to be in Mortified, Mass.
over Sunday.
We understand the states attorney has
set August IS as the date when the cases
of the state VS.. S. J. Cray, l.. G. and L.
T. Lowell will be heard.
Mrs. Margaret Breen has bought Of j.
A. Eaton & Co., Mrs. Mary E. Libbey's
house on Williams street and will move
into it at an early date.
Melvin Cook, formerly employed as fire.
man on the Fitchburg shifting engine, has
taken position as car inspector for the
Boston & Maine road.
August 16 Rev. Mr.. Marsh from Var
mouth, Mass, and the 30th Rev. Mr..
Thrall of Albany, N. T., will preach in
the Congregational church.
1t is rumored that the Central Vermont
division office will be removed to the
Island House acting on an invitation from
the Rutland people to vacate their present
quarters.
Forty or more members of the Metho-
dist Sunday school had a very enjoyable
picnic yesterday at Fairy Dell, Charles
town, N. H. The Junior League raised
money and provided lemonade for the
occasion.
E. E. Gorham, who will be at the Con-
gregational church tomorrow morning will
sing the bass solo in the anthem "God is
Love-" by H. Row Shelley, and at the
offertory will sing "There is never day
so dreary."
News has been received here of the
death August 5, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
of Harry Hammond who some two years
ago used to break on the Fitchburg. His
home was with L. B. Aldrich in East
Westmoreland, N. H.
1t is reported that the case of A. H.
Brown against the Bellows Falls village
corporation, brought to recover damages
for the shutting off by the commissioners
of the water from the Canal block, owned
by Mr.. Brown, has been agreed to be re-
terred to w. w. Stickney of Ludlow.
A meeting of the democratic town COM
mittee will be held Monday evening, when
methods will be decided upon.
1t is now talked that the flag will be raised
and speakers of national reputation will
be present. A vigorous silver campaign
In this section would make politics lively
this fall.
In view Of the fact that pickpocket has
been getting his work in at the station
here, the following is of some local in
terest:
For two weeks clever pickpocket has
been quietly working the passenger depot
at Essex Junction. In two cases the vic
Tins have been women. The last was
Mrs. George Clayes of Bedford, 2. O.,
who was relieved of her purse containing
over $50 while changing cars Tuesday
night. The thief cut her handbag. An
other case seems to have been w. S. How
den OF Bristol, whose account book was
found with Mrs. Clayes empty purse in the
depot water tank. So adept is the thief
that even his victims are not aware of his
presence and not the slightest clue of his
Identity is obtainable.