Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-11
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1896
Bellows Falls Locals.

Hot sticky weather, but 1T makes the
crops grow and the farmers smile.
A party of young people start Monday
for two weeks outing at Lowell lake.
f. o. Hubbard has rented rooms Of A.
Il. Lamb and will move his family here
soon.
E. Stapleton, night switchman and bag
gage master at the depot, has closed his
labors for the Rutland railroad.
The families of l.. l.. Northrup, w. ii.
Bodine and f. Z. Rand are intending to
go to Claremont camp grounds for an out
ing next week.
A party from this village had quite an
exciting adventure in coming down the
face of Mt. Kilburn one day this week, and
it is safe to say that ''they won't go there
any more"
j. F. Brosnahan of the New York World
was in town Thursday and made arrange
ments with Winnewisser to handle the
Sunday World, that now reaches here Sun
day morning.
Travelling men say that Bellows Falls is
the liveliest town they find anywhere in their
travels. Business is certainly better here
than at any place we know of in Vermont,
thanks to the paper mills.
&c. Winnewisser displayed noticeable
enterprise in bulleting the proceedings Of
the Chicago Convention. The bulletins
were very full and gave one pretty good
idea of what was being done there.
The TINES was favored with pleasant
call from George l. Putnam of the Clare
mont Advocate Thursday. Mr.. Putnam
has greatly improved the paper since he
purchased it a year ago and is making it a
credit to the enterprising town Of Clare
mont.
About August LIST, H. G. Richardson
will move his store to larger and more
commodious quarters on Westminster
street. He has rented the store now occu-
pied by Winnewisser's news stand. The
latter will cross the street and take the
rooms now occupied by the New York
Racket store.
E. G. futile of Rutland, one of the di-
rectors of the states prison at Windsor,
was in town Thursday on his way there to
meet Gov. Woodbury. and the other di-
rectors to decide upon sprinkling system
and an electric thermostat system to be
placed in the workshops for protection
from fire.
Mrs. Annie T. Meany died at her home
on Henry street Tuesday of quick con-
sumption after short illness. The funeral
services were held at St. Charles church
Thursday and were very largely attended.
The interment was at Drewsville. The
deceased was % years old, and leaves a
husband and two children, one nine weeks
old, besides two children of her sister (who
have made their home with her since their
mothers DEATH. to mourn her untimely
demise.
Work on the new base ball and cycle
park is progressing fast. Some 25 young
men are at work on the grounds every
night. There was big bonfire there last
night and a lot of rubbish disposed Of A
surveyor from Keene will be here Monday
to lay out the grounds and survey the
track. A lot of games are in prospect as
soon as the grounds are ready. A game
between the fat and lean men of the town
will be played as soon as they are ready to
use.
Sparks e. Coles shows will exhibit in
Bellows Falls on Morgan's field next
Wednesday, July ID, giving two perform
ances at 2 and SP. NJ. This show is very
highly spoken of by the Free Press and
Daily News of Burlington where they ex-
hibted July 4. Besides large number Of
celebrated circus artists, both male and fe-
male, this establishment boasts OF one of
the best schools of trained animals ever
exhibited. The admission is only 25 cents
and 10 cents for children. A free balloon
ascension and parachute jump will be given
twice daily by Prof. Waldo at l and PM.