Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-08
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. s, 1896.
Bellows Falls News.


week Thursday, January Is.
Most of the college boys returned to
their laborious duties last Monday.
The Lodge of the Temple meets to-mor-
row night and will work the first degree.
A skating party of II young gentlemen
and ladies went to Minard's pond last Sat
urday evening.
Eight convicts passed through this place
yesterday. They came from Woodstock
and went to Rutland.
j. F. and L. Il. O'Brien spent most of
last week in the northern part of the town
looking up death, birth and school age sta
tistics.
Mt. Kilburn Wheel club hold open
house to the ladies Friday evening of this
week instead of Tuesday as heretofore
planned.
Notice advertisement entitled "Useful
Books given away" a book on art and
fancy work being sent for coupon and 2
cent stamp.
The death of Thomas Casey, formerly
of this place but recently of Crookstrom,
Mimi, is reported. A kick from a horse
was the cause.
The masons finished the plastering in
the new house of Norwood and Walker
Monday, and it is expected it will be
ready for occupancy now in few weeks.
A. A. Halliday, at Mapledell Farm.
plowed on December %, 26, and %, 1895,
and January 1, 1896, the land being in
fine condition for this work.
Helen Sanford, daughter of Rev. d. l..
Sanford, fell recently and seriously injured
one knee. Water has gathered about the
injury, necessitating her using crutches for
some time.
John 0. Spring has reduced the number
of masons in his employ this winter to
eight only During the summer season he
OlIcll HAS lTOll ~ W ~ dt WOIk III ulIleI-
ent parts of the village.
The Moss Jollity Co., who were here
early in the season, booked themselves for
a return engagement here last Monday
night, but changed their plans and were in
Greenfield that night instead.
A movement is being made whereby re-
ligious services will he held at Bartons-
vile every Sunday under charge of the
members of the Young Mems Christian
Association connected with Vermont
Academy
Capt. w. II. Taylor reports that Sun
day night begonia stationed on stand
in his sitting room and within three and a
half feet Of coal fire that was burning all
night was killed by freezing and the dirt
In the pot was frozen solid.
Hon. w. L. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire and Ex.-Gov. Robinson of Massa-
chusetts, have each been asked to deliver
the memorial address in this town or
Memorial day, but each has declined be.
cause Of previous engagements.
Thomas Flavin, master mason for the
Fall Mountain Paper company has bu
eight men employed in his department this
winter. He is engaged just now in a
large job Of repairing the foundations 0
the digesters in the sulphite mill.
The Columbian whist club meets again
next Monday evening The entertain
ment committee is Mr. and Mrs. d. A
Barrows, Misses Marion Candee, Haiti
Ladd, Flora Davis, Hattie Hapgood, AM
Messrs. Ira Adams, C. B. Carpenter, Ere,
Lewis, and Joseph Viau.
D. P. Higgins was graciously remem
bered by his employees at Sunapee Oh
Christmas day. He was the recipient of
meerschaum pipe, briar pipe, amber ciga
holder, fine smoking set, and box O
cigars. The remembrance was surpris
to Mr.. Higgins, and was highly appre
ciated.
Alexander Bartlett, aged nine years
had his hearing in Fl. ID. Ryder's office las
Saturday on the charge of taking sc cent
from collection envelope in the Metho
dist church where he was Sunday schoo
pupil. He was found guilty and sentence,
to the reform school at Vergennes for
term covering his minority.
For the past few days floating ice ha
made great deal of extra work at tn
mills under the hill. Sunday night fror
20 to 30 men were kept at the rack a
night. 1t was Geld, hard Job, but tn
Fall Mountain people very generously sup
piled hot coffee from Underhill Bros res
taurant during the entire night.
The Foresters bring out dob, tn
Newsboy,' at the opera house January Ii
Several specialties will be introduced. A
the end of the first act the Abenaqui hos
company will introduce fire scene at tn
end of the third act there will be railroa
scene with train of cars 10 feet long NOV
ing with considerable speed. This prom
ises to be the feature of the entertainment