The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-10
BELLOWS FALLS.
Death OF Mrs. HOIlihun.

Mrs Johanna Holihan, an old tim
resident of the town, passed quletl
away Tuesday morning aged 81 years
She has been ailing for the past 81
months but no one thought that III
end was so near. She was the widoy
Of tho late Thos lIollihan, who lost hi
life several years ago trying to stop
team and its occupants from crosslnf
the railroad tracks just across the toll
bridge in front OF Il freight train. She
was h good Christian woman, Il devouI
Catholic, o kind and a loving :mothel
and a gooc Hctghbor. She leaves one
son and three daughters. Her funeral
WAS hold from st Charles church yes
,erday morning Rev FIR Reynolds
officiating. The interment WAS III the
family lot IN the Catholic cemetery.
Dennis brisbane, break tender 10
the Fall Mt Paper Co, had the ihum6o
and forcfinegcr of his right hand
badly crushed Friday morning, by
getting the same caught between the
cotton and thread On the winder shaft.
The marriage of Florence Cynthia,
daughter OF Alfred Whitney to Clifton
Elwln Densmore Of Claremont took
place last Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at the home of the bride on
Atkinson street, the ceremony being
performed by Rev G II b Dodge
assisted by Rev 0 G Sargent of Clare.
mont. The happy couple left on the 4
O'Clock train for Boston and will upon
their return reside in Claremont.
A number of sparring matches were
the cause of large gathering in I'm
ion hall last Thursday evaning. The
program consisted of three round
event b tween Geo and Henry Blake
:. 20 contests between Pagan and
Grown of Claremont; Cuddehy OF
Claremont and Fayer and exhibitions
of wrestling by the Blake Brothers and
bout of six rounds between Geo. Bush
Of Portsmouth and Geo Godfrey of
Boston.
Past Grand Master Henry Lane of
Rutland gives the address at the Odd
Fellows anniversary TO be held here
April p.
p Fleming Il Son have this week
put out new sign over their place OF
business IN Westminster street.
The public schools opened Tuesday
with the old corps of teachers.
Mrs lathe Morse from the hospital at Boston
attended by her nurse, spent Easter with her
mother. Mrs James II Williams-Perey Painod
of Rutland spent Monday in town on his way, to
Worcester, Mass, where he Is to visit for 4 Few
weeks John Murphy, machine tender In the
employ of Wyman, Flints Sons paper MIL, Is
taking forced vacation this week, owing to
fcion on his hand.-The many friends of Edw
Powers will be pleased 10 learn that he Is able
TO once more engage in active employment since
the injury to his foo, IN the paper mills about
wear ago. HI has gone to work for + Fleming
X Son to learn the plumbing trade, commenc'
ing work Monday morning Miss Bertha liar.
DIV OF BrattIebulo visited her cousin, Mrs q l.
Caesuyant OF this place over sunday Byron
Robinson returned to college at burlington Mon
day after hle Easter vacation here with his
parents.-Mr and Mrs Bryan Flasin are receiv' !
ing the congratulations of their many frien Ii !
over the arrival of a daughter Monday. Sarah !
lie nhaTdt and company passed through here /,
sunday on their way 10 Montreal by special train
over the titchburg and Central Vermont rail /
roads via Rutland.-,Iamcs + keefc and wife |
spent Faster at Mrs Kecfe's home in Fitchburg, |
Mass.-Mike Walsh, the popular conductor on |
lhe fitchburg railroad and who mas been con |
fined TO the house for the past three weeks with |
the grip, resumed his labors Monday morning, |
Miss Ellen Savage, who has been spending the !
past two months with her sister at Providence, |
r |. returned here Moaday.-A NJ Shipman, for I
many years cylinder machine tender in the I
Fall Mountain Paper Co.'S mills, has been pro |
der Edw Barrett. His position as machine |
tender is taken by John Reiihan. These are two
promotions well deserved.-L 7 MOseley was in
Springfield, Mass, Tuesday Mrs Mary Hine-
bury, who has been visiting at: her daughters,
Mrs Fl w keene's, returned to her home In |
Montpelier Monday. II Patch of kecne was
in town MOnday.-Col Peabody was in town |
Tuesday calling on old acquantances.-Mis Ger |
trude Browning of Worcester. Mass, Is at the |
Keene Cash grocery store this week serving |
shredded whole wheat biscuit and cereal coffee.