Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-18
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, SEPT. Is, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.

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The Junior class OF the high school are
to give dance in the old High school
building next Friday evening,
The Junior League of the Methodist
church meets nowadays Friday afternoon,
imme diately after school, instead OF Sun
day afterr DON.
The Montpelier district of the Woman's
Home Missionary society will have its
annual meeting in the Methodist church,
October and Z. Some 35 delegates are
expected.
The invitation extended the Windham
County Sunday School association to hold
its convention in this place Thursday, was
not definitely a. cepted, and it is not now
certainly known when or where the con-
vention will be held.
The open season for cartridges has
already begun, and most of the local MINI
rods have promptly taken to the woods,
there to wait for the wary birds to rise to
the occasion.
Octavius B. Perkins, we'll Known in Bel
lows Falls, died very suddenly Saturday
morning, September 18th, at Providence,
R. l. His wife will be remembered by
people here as Miss Elvira Chase, niece
of Captain Walter Taylor.
The Keene basket ball team challenged
the Y. M. c. A. team to play two games
in Keene Wednesday and Thursday dur
ing fair time, bat the challenge was declined
because of the length Of time it would take.
An excellent opportunity to buy house
hold furniture, both modern and antique,
will be offered at the auction to be held
Friday, the 9th inst, at the residence of
the late r. S. Stafford in Westminster.
The sale begins at 1 o'clock in the after
noon, aud there will be no postponement
ON account of the weather.
About 20 of the friends of Miss Jennie
Shipman gave her surprise party Thurs
day evening. Music and games furnished
entertainment, and the young lady was the
recipient of very pretty gold pen as
souvenir of the occasion.
The division office at the railroad station
is to be repaired next week by laying a
new floor, papering, painting and parti-
tioning the Boston & Maine part of the
office from the Fitchburg quarters.
Bellows Falls young ladies entering col
ge this fall are: Miss Ethel Fullerton to
Wellesley; Miss Susie Roundy to Mount
Holyoke; Misses Charlotte Day, Caroline
Arms, Jennie Shipman and Mary Reed to
Smith. The two first named left town
Wednesday, and those going to Smith will
take their departure in the course Of a few
days.
Ginger Wilkes, owned by l.. C. Lowell,
won third money at the Rutland races
Wednesday. The preceding day Mr..
Lovell's horse, Ethan Jr., smashed his
sulky and was drawn in the fourth heat.
Both horses will be entered in the races at
Fairhaven next week. The stallion Car
mont won the first premium at the Spring
field fair.
A birthday party and reception was
given Miss Annie Griffin OF North Wapole
last Wednesday evening. There were in
attendance about % couples, who were
most happily entertained with music and
dancing, Exner's orchestra of three pieces
contributing to the success of the latter
part of the program. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served, and Miss
Griffin was presented with very handsome
ring and photograph album by her many
friends. Among those present was Mrs.
John Murray of Brattleboro.
At the meeting held in the Congrega-
tional church Tuesday evening to consider
the matter of Inviting the Y. P. S. G. E.
to hold the next state convention in Bel
lows Falls, no formal action was taken, the
representatives vi OllS VI tuc lICdi Shiio-
tian Endeavor societies not having been
authorized to extend such an invitation.
The subject will be brought up at later
meeting, when the matter will be more
thoroughly understood, and the invitation
no doubt will finally be sent.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the A. o. H.,
celebrated the first anniversary of its
organization most pleasantly and success
fully Thursday evening by dancing party
at Union hall 1t is estimated that $50
people were present, about 40 OF that
number coming from Keene and 20 from
Caremont. Weeden's orchestra furnishe
excellent music for the dancing, which was
continued until late. or rather early, hour
in the morning, with brief interval for
ref eshments.
The fourth annual meeting of the Yer
mont state pharmaceutical association will
be held in the hall over Pierce's pharmacy
next week Wednesday and Thursday. The
meeting will be opened at 2 P. NJ. Wednes-
day and it is expected that number of in
teresting papers will be presented for dis
cussion In the evening there will be ban
| quet at Towns hotel Thursday morning