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

The dry goods stores closed at noon to-
day.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Kelley Monday.
The new school building at Springfield
will be dedicated Friday.
Eight or 10 couples will attend the leap
year ball at Chester tonight.
The Twice-a-Week TINES is the only
semi-weekly in eastern Vermont.
We wish each and every TINES patron
happy, healthy and wealthy New Year.
John Leen has moved into his new and
commodious house on the New Terrace.
-Four persons will be admitted to mem
bership in the Congregational church next
Sunday.
| B. A. Putney leaves for Jacksonville,
Fla, tomorrow. He expects to remain all
winter, returning north next May
The D. Of r. will give social dance at
Odd Fellows hall Friday evening, January
3, with dancing from until y.
c. Ernest White of Brown University is
employed in the office of Osgood & Bar
ker during his two weeks holiday vacation
The Bellows Falls Social club gives
dance in Hibernian hall next Tuesday
evening. Supper will be served at Towns
hotel.
Mrs. Joseph Webb, aged 80 years, died
in Charestown, N. H., last Sunday. The
burial was in the Episcopal cemetery IN
this place Tuesday.
w. B. Carpenter is fitting up his shop
on depot street with new engine and
boiler This is good location and Mr..
Carpenter offers the shop for sale or rent.
Owing to the severe illness of Mrs.
Pimer's sister, /. X. Pimer contemplates
closing out his business on Canal street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pimer belong to that class
| of citizens that this town cannot afford to
lose.
Quite extensive improvements OH the
depot building will be begun at once. The
interior is to be sheathed and new seats
put in. If we must endure this apology for
depot for time and times to come, this
is a most desirable improvement.
Mrs. Phebe E. Elwell, an old resident
III TT Ed hnr,a
day, December "a, aged So years. Funeral
services held Tuesday afternoon, E. E.
Marggraf officiating. Interment at Lang
don.
The Amherst Glee and Banjo clubs will
give a fine concert at Saxtons River next
week Thursday evening. This is the sec
ond entertainment in an excellent lecture
course, and all will be well repaid for the
journey out to the River to attend the
same.
Mrs. Alexander Grounds, whose hus-
band was sentenced to states prison from
this county last month, was taken to the
town poor farm last week with her three
children. Mr.. Grounds sentence was for
three years and the family will probably be
dependent upon the town during the whole
time.
Last evening was ladies night with the
Westminster club. There were - tables
of whist; prizes were won by Edward
Arms, pocket book, and Mrs. F. G.
Pierce, beautiful calendar. The COM
mittce of entertainment were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Rogers, Wyman Flint
and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Flint.
Mrs o. F. Woods has sold her block in
the square, part of which is occupied by
A. I'll. Bissell's grocery to II. d. Aldrich.
The report that G. L. Aldrich would move
his confectionery stand into the store now
occupied by Mr. Bissell is without founda-
ton at present. If Mr.. Aldrich can get a
lease of the premises he now occupies, he
will not move anywhere.
About 80 couples attended the New
Years ball given in Union hall last even
ing by the editors Of the high school Oracle.
Refreshments were served in the hall CON
sistine of ice cream and cake. An orches-
ira under the direction of g. B. Wheeler,
consisting of piano, two violins, clarionet
and cornet, furnished music for the oeca-
sion. The venture was not financial
success.