Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-31
Bellows Falls Locals.

A local bet made Thursday evening was
800 to $25 on Mckinley.
The electric lights the past week have
been unusually poor.
The local lodge X. Of P. will give their
annual banquet and ball November "a.
F. J. Blake's fine oil painting Of the four
pines has been sold to party in Bellows
Falls.
Prof. A. l.. Emo of Vermont Academy
will address the young mems meeting Sun
day afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Philip De St Croix and son William
have conveyed to Thomas Lonergan lot
No. 10 on Old Terrace, consideration
$4,000.
A spotted lizard about eight inches long
was discovered Thursday in the yard in
the rear of Mrs. j. H. Conway's millinery
store. 1t is now in a window in Pierces
drug store.
Allbee & Babbitt have recently put in a
combination hot water plant in new house
owned by w. D. Woolson in Springfield,
also heating and sprinkling system for
Fellows Gear Sharper Co.
The public is invited to the Y. M G. A.
rooms to hear election returns Tuesday
evening. A fine musical and literary .pro-
gram has been arranged. Coffee and
sandwiches will be served.
Nearly 100 men worked all night last
Sunday on the Boston & Maine railway
bridge and the same was ready for pass
ing trains by 8 o'clock Monday morning.
The walks are not yet all completed.
A party OF seven couples with Lovell's
four horse turnout visited j. M. Powers
farm in Cambridgeport Thursday evening
to attend corn husking. 1t was about 5
o'clock yesterday morning when they
reached home.
Several from the Congregational church
attended the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Missionary association last week and
the time of the regular missionary meeting
Sunday evening will be given to reports Of
that meeting.
A noticeable feature about the Republi-
can rally in North Walpole last Thursday
evening was little girl whose politics are
supposed to be democratic standing in a
window of G. L. Kibbey's house and
vigorously waving flag.
Representative Hadley introduced two
bills in the house this week of local inter-
est; one was to enable the town of Rock
ingham to issue high school bonds, and
the other to amend the charter of the Sax
tons River railway company.
The w. G. L. U. will serve dinner and
supper to the public in banquet hall on
election day, the proceeds to go towards
buying a new water tank for the square. II
is hoped that the ladies will be well pat
ronized as the object is a worthy one.
Neil Burgess, who made the County
Fair famous, will appear here November
9 in new play by Alice E. Ives, entitled
"Odd Miss Podd." This is Mr.. Burgess
first personal appearance here in 10 years
and he will undoubtedly receive rousine
welcome.
To-day is flag day and there should be {
general displaying of "Old Glory" Ths
stars and stripes will be seen not only
throughout Vermont but throughout the
country generally and the people of Bel
lows Falls should contribute their mite to-
ward the success OF the demonstration.
Gov. Grout has appointed Hon. Z. L
Waterman Judge Of probate for the dis
trict of Marlboro to fill out the remainder
of Judge Tyler's term until December LIST
when Judge Waterman would take the
office by virtue of his election this fall
Judge Waterman has appointed Anthem.
Schwenk register for the remainder OF thu
term.
Madame Roux of Saxtons River, ha
organized several classes in French in thi
village, coming in once week. She is
fine teacher, and those in this place desir
ing instruction in this language may accoun
themselves fortunate that her services ar
so easily available.
The drum corps have volunteered thei
services and everybody who desires t
carry torch and make noise is invites
to gather in the square at z o'clock thi
evening. A line of march will be forme'
and the principal streets paraded. This
flag day and tonight is ''bonfire night
and Halloween. If there isn't noise, re-
fire and enthusiasm galore tonight it WI
be because some Darties have missed thei