Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-23
Bellows Falls Locals.

DCllOWS Falls LOCdlS.
The Fitchburg freight office will be
closed at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning for
the day.
Underhill Brothers have a rustic cage of
logs and moss in their show window con-
tanning ten or dozen fantail and carrier
pigeons.
There has been skating on Saxtons
River on the basin farm since last Satur-
day and at times as many as Is of all ages
have enjoyed the sport.
The exhibit OF painted china by Mrs.
A. j. Holley, in Mrs. L. G. Hadley's win
dow this week has been admired and
praised by all who have seen it.
There is general complaint among mer-
chants that holiday trade this year has not
been as good as last year. Hard times and
scarcity of money are the complaints.
Miss E. G. tombstone, trained nurse,
has professional card in another column.
Miss Johnstone came to this place last
spring highly recommended, and her SER
vices have been in good demand since.
John Dennison's composite bicycle and
rider in L. G. & G. E Towards window
is receiving many compliments, but no one
has yet determined which of the employees
of the finn it represents.
The Junior Auxiliary of Immanual
church give an entertainment at the Parish
House on Tuesday evening, the 29th inst,
at o'clock. Musical entertainment, read
ing, ETC., followed by cake and coffee and
novelty in Silhouette pictures.
The Rockingham Sunday school plan to
have their Christmas tree on Christmas
night, at z 80. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the parents and friends in the
neighborhood to attend, The exercises
will be at the school house.
'Can any of you tell me why Lazarus
was beggar?" asked the female teacher in
Sunday school. "Why was Lazarus a
beggar?" she repeated sternly. please
ma'am," replied small boy, whose father
was merchant, because he didn't adver-
tise. Profitable Advertising
j. t. Keefes advertisement, comfort
able shoes" appearing in the TINES No
vember IS and % is reproduced in the last
issue OF Printers Ink as model adver-
tisement. This only emphasizes what we
have often insisted upon, that there are
several merchants in Bellows Falls who
know how to keep their space filed with
up to date advertising; and we might also
add that there are others.
At meeting Of the United Order o.
Pilgrim Fathers Tuesday evening the fol
lowing officers were elected L. l.. Nor.
thrup, worthy governor G. H. Williams
lieut. governor Anna P. Taylor, chaplain
c. w. Black, sergeant at arms; Mrs S
r. Buchanan, deputy sergeant at arms w
A. Ferguson, treasurer; w. III. Taylor
secretary and collector.
At the last regular meeting of the f. III
Stoughton post &. A. r. the following off
GERS were chosen. j. o. Spring, comman
der b. Cannon, Jr., senior vice com
mander; H. w. Hutchins, junior vice com
mander; B. L. Phelps, chaplain w. H
Taylor, officer of the day; A III. Bissell
quartermaster; ID. M. Smith, officer G
guard.
, Frank c. Miles, the noted Boston de
i. faulter, owns the ..Mount Pleasant farm
near Londonderry about one-half mil
from Lowell lake. The Vermont FAR
! machine put in set of dairy apparatr
, there recently and when they heard {
Miles defalcation supposed they had 10:
6 their money; but MIR. Northrup was owe
the first of the week and effected a settle
:. ment with the farm manager.
Through the efforts of Mrs. j. c. Da
supplemented by the generous gifts of OF
D citizens S25 invalid's wheel chair hi
T been purchased for the use of Mrs. Georg
c MeQuade of Cambridgeport, who has bee
+ confined to her bed and unable TO use b,
d limbs for several years. The chsir is to r.
y ! main the property of the ladies of Il
Iwoman's auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A.