Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-28
Bellows Falls Locals.

The price of coal locally has advanced
25 cents per ton in consequence of the
miners strike and there is prospect Of its
going still higher.
The Montreal express down and the B.
and M. yesterday afternoon were LIS late,
owing to delay at the St. Adams customs
house, caused by an extra two carloads Of
emigrants.
The directors Of the X eene Y. M. c. A.
have voted to call W. F. Maylott OF Mill
bury, Mass, as their general secretary in
place OF G. N. Raynor, who resigned two
months ago.
President Clement and Superintendent
Pierce of the Rutland railroad were here
about two hours Monday afternoon with
their observation car Ne-ha sane, return
ing to Rutland about o'clock.
Some strange fatality among animals is
reported to be prevalent in Charlestown,
the death list of the past week including
two valuable pet dogs belonging to Mrs
Charles H. Hoyt and one of the beautiful
span ofponies owned by Mrs. Gibson.
A brother of VIM. A. Miller living in
Chester, Oscar Miller, died there Satur-
day morning of Bright's disease, aged Sc
years. The sickness of this brother has
called Mr.. Miller to Chester considerable
in the past few weeks. The funeral was
held Tuesday.
About forty children were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Knight yesterday after
noon, at their home on School street, it
being the occasion of Master Ralph
Knights ninth birthday. A very pleasant
time was enjoyed by those present.
About sixty tickets were sold from this
station yesterday, for the Sabbath school
picnic of the Methodist and Universalist
churches, at Crystal lake, Gardner. The
young people had royal good time
throughout the day. They returned by
the evening train at seven o'clock.
About 10 young men assembled at the
Island House on Tuesday evening and with
a team and dump cart, worked very hard
putting in shape tennis court, etc. They
want to add to their number Friday
evening when they will have about three
teams and will almost complete the work
Every member of the Y. M. G. A. inter-
ested in athletics turn out on Friday even
ing.
Bellows Falls was much in evidence at
Lake Quinsigamond Friday, not SO much
to attend r. gatta as to have reunion. 1t
was success. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Kimball, ST., Mrs G. w Kimball ,Jr., Mas
ter Hugh Kimball and G. l.. Kibby consti-
tuted the party. Mrs. Kibby was unfortu-
nately at Bellows Falls and Mr.. Kimball,
DR., tied up in the railroad office or they
would have been of the party.
Saturday afternoon delivery team Of
Dunham's market, driven by boy, had a
smash up on Henry street, the wagon land
ing bottom up after short run by the
horse. The cause was the giving way of a
part of the whiflletree letting it fall upon
the heels of the horse. The boy held the
horse and stopped it with but little damage
except violent shaking up.
John Anderson, proprietor of The Or
mond hotel in Florida and of the Mt.
Pleasant Hcme at the White Mountains,
was in town Monday in attendance upon
the funeral of the late S. G. Fleming He
IS son of General Anderson of Maine,
who was collector Of the port of Portland
during Cleveland's administration. His
relations with Mr.. Fleming, of both bust
ness and social nature, had been of the
most intimate kind for many years.
A new night lunch was started in the
square last evening. The cart is very
large, neatly painted one, know as the
Windsor Cafe'' and came here from Rut-
land. The young man who owns it is
named George Parker, coming here from
Athol, Mass. He has been running a
similar cart for another man in Athol, but
has purchased the Windsor" and COM
menced business on his own account.
Last spring he worked two or three months
as night clerk at the Rockingham hotel
here and has many friends in town.
Z Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock the
local telephone office was seriously inter-
fered with by one Of the Springfield trolley
wires getting on the telephone wire lead
ing to this office, or in some way a connec-
ton was made between this exchange and
their dynamo. 1t burned out five or six
of the heating coils on as many different
wires leading out Of the office, rendering
them useless for some ting. Manager
Burr at once located the trouble and put
them in shape with as little delay as posi-
BILE. Yesterday he went up over the
Springfield line to remove any chance of
recurrence of the contact.
Brennan's Saloon Raided Again.
Sheriff H. A. Perry came M to North