Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-07
Bellows Falls Locals.
James III. Williams has been confined to
his house by sickness the past week.

his house by sickness the past week.
Mrs. E. E. Rand and Mrs. R. Reynolds
have gone to Brandon to attend the funeral
of their brother-in-law, German Landon.
Architect Buchanan was down from Bur-
lington Tuesday looking up the construc-
ton OF the new high school building.
F. H. Rabbit accompanied by some 20
Masons went to Brattleboro Thursday
evening and took the Knight Templar
degree.
The March number of the Oracle is out
to-day, and is very creditable issue. The
frontispiece is cut of the high school
building.
The annual meeting Of Masonic chap
tiers in the 9TH district will be held in Bel
lows Falls, March IS, the guests Of the
Abenaqui chapter.
Three of the schools Of No. school
building were closed Thursday, the
teachers, Misses Elmendorf, Hunter and
Curtis, visiting schools in Brattleboro.
j. Couilliard, electrical inspector for the
New England Insurance exchange, was IN
town Wednesday and thoroughly inspected
the wiring in the opera house and found
everything satisfactory.
w. f. Brown, electrician, who since last
October has been with Osgood & Barker,
has been engaged as superintendent OF the
electrical plant Of the F. M. P. Co., sue
cessor to Thomas Gould.
With new high school building, the
square paved and an electric road, all in
one year, it would seem that Bellows Falls
was holding its own remarkably well,
Notwithstanding Democratic hard times.
At meeting Of the Abenaqui chapter
last Monday evening the following officers
were elected: B. +. Walters, E. ID. +. :;
Frank Adams, king; G. A. Weston. treas
urer; d. w. Linton, secretary.
The dynamo used for lighting the plant
of the Westminster Paper company broke
down a few days ago and is now being re-
built. The mills are now lighted by kero-
sene lamps.
Last Wednesday evening part Of shute
carrying waste water burst and No pulp
mill was flooded with water. The water
in the canal was shut off for a short time
and the electric lights went out for want OF
power.
Letters were received from Boston at
the Brattleboro postoffice Tuesday mailed
in Grafton and Townshend. They came
to Bellows Falls by stage and must have
gone over the Fitchburg road instead OF
the B. and NJ.
Patrick Fleming of Brattleboro has en-
gagged the rooms recently vacated by Mrs.
Hadley in the Cray block, and will take
possession the middle of March and open a
plumbing business. S. j. Cray is to put
the quarters in thorough repair.
Discipline by suspension has been dis
continued ON the B. g. M. A record oil
each employees service will be kept, and
his worth to the company judged from this
When an unfavorable entry is made, the
employee will be notified and will be al
lowed to see his record if he desires, but
not the record of any other employee.
The c. V. is now carrying through this
point consignment of 1900 carloads O.
Canadian pine lumber which goes to New
London, thence to New York and is ex
ported to Brazil. Formerly this lumber
went by rail to albany, N. Y, and ther
down the Hudson to New York.
Last Wednesday Frank Adams and H
B. Fitzsimmons had an experience the.
will remember for a few days. They wer'
in the fume at the mill removing ice whe,
the water came in on them rather suddenly
Mr.. Adams got out without much difficult,
but Mr.. Fitzsimmons was thoroughly
drenched.
A dispatch from Athol, Mass, wher
Bradley c. Newell was doing the healin;
act yesterday, says that he will be in Bel
lows Falls Tuesday and Wednesday o
next week. An interested spectator il
Athol Thursday afternoon was the poe
VIII Carleton who lectured there in tn
evening.
A teachers examination was held in tn
high school building last Saturday. 81.
candidates were examined: Miss Emm
NJ. Clenning, Westmoreland, N. H.; Mis-
Jennie NJ. Chapman, Grafton; Miss Emm
j. Lewis, Westminster; Miss Matte I
French, Chester; Ware w. Thompson
Saxtons River Mr.. Miller, Westminster
To-day's issue of the High School Ora
Gle contains the following items. .sTh
: engagement of Miss Mary Minis, go,
Almon l. Bolles was recently made publ,
The engagement of Miss Alice Cannon
'92, to Charles Grout. nephew of the Vel
mont statesman of that name, was an
nounced last week. The Oracle extend
congratulations"