Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-22
CHESTER.

Mrs. Walter Wright of Bartonsville was
in town Thursday.
II. r. Thompson of Bellows Falls was
in town Wednesday night.
Mrs. Henry Wiley and Miss Helen are
visiting in Brattleboro.
M. G. Fish has sold his house on Rectory
hill to Oscar Damon for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Fletcher attended
the leap year ball at South Londonderry
Wednesday night.
Frank Ware is employed as engineer at
Pollard's wrapper factory. He began
work Monday.
Z. l.. r. Perry of the Boston firm of
Howard w. Spur Il Co., was in town
Thursday morning calling on old friends.
Mrs. E. A. Kenyon, state superinten-
dent of the Loyal Temperance Legion, is
expected to be in Chester in March; the
date will be given later.
On account of the storm the Weston
and londonderry stages were late Thurs
day while the Grafton-Houghtonvilie stage
was unable to get through at all.
Ash Wednesday was observed at St.
Luke's church by service at 10 o'clock
with celebration of holy communion, and
evening prayer with address at 7.3O
o'clock.
A large party from this place will see
Mrs. Caroline Hoyt in Hoyt's GA Con-
tented Woman at the Bellows Falls opera
house March 2. Tickets will be on sale
by A. N. Chandler.
A leap year sleighride from Bellows
Falls was entertained at The Fullerton
Tuesday night while two parties, one from
Bellows Falls and one from Ludlow, were
there Friday.
One Of the most remarkable escapes
from death was that experienced by George
L. Fletcher, Jr., of this place, who was
acting as mail clerk on the train that was
wrecked last Tuesday morning.
George Kelley and daughter, Susie Kel-
ley Of Brooklyn, N. r., arrived in town
Tuesday night. Mr.. Kelley went back
Thursday but Miss Kelley will remain sew
cral weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Fitch.
Prof. Julian johnson Of Londonderry
who has been holding singing school in
Simonsville the past winter, will close with
grand concert next Wednesday evening
w. S. Pollard of this place will be one Of
the soloists.
The primary department, of No. 20,
can report only three pupils who were
present every session during the past term,
Susie French, Everett Hall, Willie Abbott
Many more were absent only one day OF
less. Whole number Of pupils 80, average
attendance "a.
CORPORATION MEETING.
The meeting of the voters of fire dis
tricts No. and No. 2, at the town hal
| "Wednesday evening was called to order b,
the chairman, f. w. Marsh. A. N. Chan
dler was elected clerk pro tenn. The com
mittee appointed at the last meeting, con
sistng of j E. Pollard, Charles Walker
and DR.. G. w. Ray from district No. l
and o.. w. Fletcher, r. w. Waterman
and George G. Allen from district No.
presented the following list of names 70
officers of the corporation: President, f
P. Mather; clerk, Daniel w. Davis; trus
tees, +. w. Marsh, j. r. Richardson
George G. Allen, Hugh Henry, F. w
Adams, Charles Walker; treasurer, A. d
l.. Herrick; collector, M. G. Moore; audi
tors. G. H. Larkin, +. II. Harris, Georg'
A. Baldwin. After good deal of argu
ment on both sides of the question the Off
GERS as presented by the committee were
chosen by ballot. The trustees wer,
instructed to investigate the subject o
street-Ggbting, and meeting will be callet
soon. Electrician Frost of the Nortl
Electric Light company of Manchester
was present and gave some information
about electric lights. The meeting wa
adjourned without date.