Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-08
WESTMINSTER.

George n Banks has erected a new ice
house for the storage of the seasons crop
of frozen water.
Miss Virginia M'Clocklin of Lebanon.
n. H., visited her friend, Miss Laura Ran
ney, over Sunday.
young son Of Station Agent +. II
Atwood has been seriously i'll but at the
time Of writing is much better.
Mrs. Nora Church of Bellows Falls is
visiting her uncle, B. F. Richmond, who
has been ihpoor health for some time, but
is now quite comfortable.
Mrs. M. P Whitcomb of Bradford, who
has been spending some time with her
granddaughter, Mrs. O. +. Peck, returned
to her home yesterday.
Constable Harlan Goodhue received from
the town treasurer delinquent taxes to the
amount of S169.4 which he will proceed
to collect with the addition of the costs of
collection.
Charles Farr and Will Nutting have re-
turned to their school at Saxtons River and
Miss Laura Ranney, Seth Arnold, HAYES
Ranney and Willie Hills have returned to
Meriden for the winter.
The following officers of the Westmin-
ster Aqueduct society were chosen at the
annual meeting Monday President, R. d.
Farr; clerk and treasurer, H. c. Lane
directors, George w. Metcalf, III. G. Lane
Please hand to your local correspondent
all the news or happenings of interest in
your neighborhood and try and make the
TINES truly local paper. If the many
readers of the TINES would bear this in
mind it would add much to the interest Of
the paper.
At the annual meeting Of the Congrega-
tional church Monday, d. c. Wright was
chosen moderator; Fred I. Lane, clerk J
| ii. Underwood, treasurer; b. Il. Phelps,
+. Z. Hayward, DR.. d. G.. Underwood,
William Cole, Rolo Metcalf committee
George III. Allbee, collector. The report
Of the treasurer showed the society to be
practically out of debt.
! We have been asked many times the
\ past few days what should be the tempera-
ture of the water for bathing in the winter
season, but we are unable to answer. We
think the young ladies who took an mex-
pected bath last Saturday evening while
skating would be better able to answer this
question than the writer. We certainly
should want the mercury above zero.
| Dea. John Mcneil died at his home in
this village yesterday morning at the adj
vanced age of nearly IS years and without
doubt was the oldest person in town if not
in the county. Deacon Mcneil was born
in Andover, Mass, June IL, 1901 and
came to this town when young man and
settled upon the farm now owned by George
n. Banks, where he lived until he built
the house which has been his pleasant
home for many years in this village. He
united with the church in this place July
4, 1880 and was chosen deacon Novem-
Der Z, 1889, which office he held until he
resigned on account of declining years
He was honored by many positions of trust
by his townsmen and represented the town
in the legislatures Of 1910 and 1874. Dea.
Mcneil was twice married, his first wife
was Mehitable Harris Davis. who died
August 3, 1870. His second wife was Mrs
Adeline L. Tenney, who died April ID,
1898. In his declining years he has had
the constant care and careful attention
of his stepdaughters and granddaughter
who have made his declining years and the
closing days Of his life peaceful and happy.
What more fitting monument could we
erect to his memory when we say good
man has gone to his long home. His
funeral will be attended at the Congrega-
tional church tomorrow afternoon (Thurs-
day. at 2.30 o'clock, DR.. Thompson Off
catino