Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-17
Bellows Falls Locals.

c. w. Osgood will speak at South
Charlestown Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Only eleven tickets were sold at this sta
ton last Sunday for the Boston Sunday ex-
cursion. There is to be another tomorrow.
The report telegraphed this week to a
Boston paper that one of the log drivers
had died from sunstroke was unfounded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Dean commence
housekeeping today, taking their first meal
in their new home in the Villas house on
School street this morning.
The pastor of the first Univirsalist church
will give the second in the series of sum
mer sermons tomorrow morning. Subject
''The Mystery Of the sea-"
The new ticket agent at the station Is w.
I. Huntington of Middlebury, who has
been acting for the Rutland railroad as
spare station agent for some months.
The many friends Of Right Rev. Bishop
De Goesbriand will be panied to learn of
his poor health. Bishop De Goesbriand
will reach the S1st year of his life in the
early part Of the coming month.
The ladies of the Woman's auxiliary OF
the Y. M. G. A. are planning to hold a
lawn party on L. S. Hayes lawn next
week Friday evening, if weather is fair.
Aldrich's ice cream will be served. Ex-
ner's orchestra will enliven the occasion.
All interested in photography should re-
member the meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms at 30 Monday evening for the
purpose of talking over the expediency Of
forming Camera club in the near future.
In the absence of Rev. F. w. Lewis at
tending the Epworth League convention in
Toronto George Fitzsimmons will conduct
the prayer meeting tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock in the afternoon at the Methodist
church. All are invited.
Capt. w. H. Taylor was yesterday ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of Oscar
Powers, an old soldier who died two weeks
ago at Rockingham. Mr. Powers was mem
Der of Company F, 4th Vermont regiment,
and drew pension, which necessitated the
appointment of legal representative.
Chief of Police Thompson went to Rut-
land yesterday accompanying Alexander
Mckenzie of North Walpole, who was
sentenced by Justice Williams Thursday to
60 days in the work house for attempting
to beat his fare on B. & M. passenger
train. He went aboard the train here and
refused to pay. The conductor stopped
the train and put him off, then entered a
complaint and he was arrested with the
above result.
Freight No. 81, due to leave here at 2
o'clock in the morning, Tuesday picked up
a young man by the name of Joe Fenton
who had either been struck by or tell off
the north bound night express between
Windsor and Claremont. He was taken to
Windsor and surgeon summoned. No
bones were broken, but it was feared he
was injured internally, Fenton had worked
in the railroad yard in Windsor. His home
is said to be in St. Adams.
Conductor George Bowtell of the Fitch
burg road was in charge of an extra pas
senger train Wednesday returning from
Fitchburg without passengers, following
Conductor Woodfal's train which was de-
rallied at Fitzwilliam, an account of which
is given inS another column. Bowtelrs
train reached point but short distance
in the rear of Woodfall's train, when find
ing it unsafe to 60 further they tried to re-
turn to Winchendon but the road was gone
behind them, so they had to remain all
night where they were, with water on all
sides and crumbling road bed. Bowtell
went to Winehendon on foot and by hand
car to report conditions. Wyman Flint
was on Woodfalls train and by hiring
team succeeded in reaching Winchendon
and good hotel, faring somewhat better
than the rest of the passengers.
The bank in the rear of the foundation
for the new block being put in on Rocking
ham street, opposite the Rockingham hotel
slid down against the back wall Wednes-
day night, injuring the wall and delaying
the workmen considerably. Thursday
morning Victor Brinn, while working at
the top of the bank cutting away tree
which had fallen, lost his balance falling
and sliding down forty feet or more into
the cellar, severely shaking him up and
thoroughly frightening him. He was able
to be at work again yesterday. C. F..
Maynard, who is erecting the block, has
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