Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-28
Bellows Falls Locals.

Election returns will be read in both the
Westminster and Wheel club rooms.
An important executors sale Of bonds
will be found in another column.
John Whitney is now singing with the
choir of the Congregational church.
Another case Of diphtheria is reported in
the tenement over the engine house on the
island.
Miss Annie Dell Fletcher sang a solo in
the Universalist church at the morning
service Sunday.
w. S. Durham announces in another
column that he will pay cash for all kinds
Of hides. This will add another branch to
his thriving business.
The Vermont officers association meets
in Montpelier Thursday. Among those
going from here will be Barney Cannon,
Jr., and A. ID. Beckwith.
Election depression is being felt at Os-
good & Barker's and the Vermont Farm
Machine works; with the former, employees
are working only eight hours day and the
Vermont Farm has greatly reduced its
force.
Homer Bacon left. Monday for Provi-
dence, R. L., where he has position in
Brown University as tutor in French. He
will also pursue post graduate studies.
This makes very favorable opening for
Mr.. Bacon and congratulations are ex-
tended
The last quarterly preparatory meeting
for the present year will be held at the YES
try Of the Universalist church Friday even
ing at 7.30. All members of the church
are asked to be present. The teachers
meeting tor that time will be omitted.
A telephone wire will be run into the Y.
M. G. A. rooms next Tuesday night for
election returns and the members of the
association with their lady and gentlemen
friends are invited to be present. A liter
airy and musical program will be arranged
for those who tire Of politics easily.
George E. WEIGH has adorned the en-
trance to his furniture establishment with
new brass sign. A large number of these
signs have been put up about town lately
and Mr.. WEIGH proposes to be in the swim
not only in this respect but in everything
that pertains to an up-to-date furniture
house.
Painting and repairing seems to be the
order of the day. H. w. Suter has been
doing good job on the building occupied
by Pierce's pharmacy and Wyman Flint &
Sons; and the wood work on the Wilson
block about the stores occupied by c. E.
Capron and the Keene Cash grocery has
been painted.
Next Saturday is flag day." and we
suggest people OF Bellows Falls, make an
effort to comply with Chairman Hanna's
recommendation and Candidate Bryan's
endorsement of the same Everybody
who has a flag should see that it is unfurled.
1t is rumored that there will be bonfire
or two about town Saturday evening.
Whether w. d. Damon collided with a
bicycle or bicycle with w. d. Damon is
the questson; time, Monday forenoon
place, Westminster street near square;
dramatis personnae, w. D. Damon in his
chariot, and unknown party astride a
wheel; wheel and chariot collide, and
wheel gets the worst of it, in fact very
much so; wheelman barks his nose and
shins, while Damon is unscathed. Moral,
four wheels are safer than two, anywhere
except in the head.
1t was announced short time ago that
Miss Katherine Divoll of Lowell would
have classes in dancing here this winter,
but because an insufficient number ex-
pressed a desire to enter the classes she
has decided to have no classes. Mrs. j.
G. Howard announces that at the urgent
of some of her former pupils she
will come here about the middle of Deem
Der and open classes if a sufficient number
desire instruction of her. Particulars will
be given later.
Thomas f. Murphy, the famous temper
ance lecturer, gave his first address in this
town in Union hall last evening. The hall
was well filled with highly pleased audi
ence. Mr.. Murphy is not an orator but is
a clever, talented talker with an inexhaust-
ible fund OF anecdote and deep vein of
humor. In his effort last night there was
no manifestation of that depth of pathos,
that power to move to tears for which the
speaker is noted, but perhaps this charac-
teristic will appear later. Mr.. Murphy
speaks in Union hall tonight, tomorrow
night and Friday night and we anticipate
will draw large houses. On each occa-
sion no one will be allowed to plead lack
of opportunity as an excuse for not signing
the pledge. Over 500 signed this pledge
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