Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JAN 3, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.

The young child OF John futnam winch
has been quite i'll for the past two weeks is
better.
Service at St. Peters church, Drewsvllle
on Sunday next at the usual hour, 81
p. NJ.
The receipts Of the Junior Auxiliary
entertainment on Tuesday evening,
amounted to about $lb.
There was service and Holy Communion
at Emmanuel church yesterday morning, it
being the festival OF the Circumcision OF
Christ.
M. ID. jackson will open a jewelry store
in the near future using one OF Z. r..
Capron's windows.
The directors of the Rutland railroad at
meeting held in New York city Wednes-
day declared a dividend Of l per cent on
the preferred stock, payable January 2.
Arthur Metcalf of Westminster and a
student at Mount Hermon will speak to-
morrow afternoon at $50 in the Y. M.
C. A. rooms; and S. w. Wilder Jr will
give his third lecture on chemistry Mon
day evening to which both men and women
are invited.
The address Of State Geologist George
w. Perry of Chester in the Y. M. G. A.
rooms Monday evening on the Develop
ment of Machinery was much enjoyed by
those present. The speaker gave well
prepared and instructive synopsis of the
general history of machinery.
The January number Of the Vermonte1
is an interesting issue. 1t contains care
fully prepared sketch Of the life OF Stephen
A. Douglass by the editor, and vel
written article on Vermont Academy by
Principal Homer G. Bristol.
On the Saxtons River road on the hill
side Just to the north Of the river bridge Ii
fine jumping off place where the fence
has entirely disappeared. 1t is possible
that an accident might happen there ane
the town be mulcted in damages. A gooe
fence at such points is pretty good thing
Miss Hannah Tyter, who for the pas
eight years has been employed in II. D
Aldrich's depot restaurant, was presented
on Christmas day with diamond ring b.
her friends on the island as token o
their friendship. Miss Tyter has given u
her position in the restaurant and will g
to her home in Charlestown.
A class of ladies' and gentlemen is OF
ganized in connection with Immanue
Sur d 4y school for the study OF Churc
Doctrine Their manual at present
Bishop Halls Meditations on the Greco
They meet in one Of the parlors OF tn
parish house Immediately after service 0
Sunday morning. All are invited to a
tend.
For the past six years Baxter Wake
has carried the mail between this place an
Saxtons River, and has always been
popular stage driver. Bids for carrylo
the mail for the next four years close
December 1, and the contract was awarde
F. c.. Rand of Saxtons River so MI
Walker will stepdown and out next July
OF the 2O,63O papers described in til
last issue of the American Newspape
Directory, 1860 fail to get credit fe
issuing as many as 1000 copies regularl.
This indicates that out OF every hundre
journals there are not fifteen that print a
average edition of so many as 1000.
Warner Garrett escaped from the count
jail at Newfane Thursday night and W,
captured at Brattleboro by Sheriff Gordo
and Deputy Sheriff Mcclure. Garrett a
tempted suicide with razor when caugh
but the wounds inflicted are not dangerou
He was arrested by Special Detecti'
Maloney month ago for stealing from tt
South Vernon freight office and was COZ
mitted.
AT meeting of Bellows Falls Divisit
No. 9, Sons of Temperance held in Pro
pect hall Monday evening, the followir
officers were elected w. P, Ida r. Brown
w. A., Minnie Metcalf; r. S., Mr.. Hoa
A. r. S., Ethel Buchanan; F. s., Emf
Adams t., F. E. Newell chaplain, Nell
Davis conductor, Arthur Whitaker; j
c., Cora Bush l. S., j. A. Bush; O.
Miss Horner.
The o. U. A. M. elected the followi1
officers for one year Wednesday evening
Councillor, A. E. Wells; v. c., II.
Bussey; recording secretary, w. '
Dodge; assistant recording secretary,
l.. Wllber; financial secretary, w.
Parsons; Inductor, r. w. Beers; e
aminer, E. B. Cook inside protector,
= j. Bigelow; outside protector, E. '
Hopkins Jr. Elk. councillor, F. '
Nutting.
The Holyoke, Mass, Daily Transcri
speaking of an address given by Profess
F. E. Chaplin before the board of trade
Re a banquet in South Hadley Falls, Mas
says: principal Chaplin of the high schc
was very happy indeed in his remarks.
= brought out his points by couple of go