Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-20
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.

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from their wedding trip last Friday and
are living in Towns hotel.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson r..
Lawrence of Springfield, born October ~
has been named Norman Adna.
Il. L. Ramsey was elected last Sunday
to represent the Methodist Sunday school
in the state Sunday school convention at
Bennington.
A deer was seen Sunday near the Dris-
lane farm just beyond the Westminster
bridge.
j. j. Fenton moved Saturday into the
new dwelling OF II. B. Fitzsimmons on
Cherry street.
j. S Wilson leaves for Kansas City,
Mo-, Friday where he expects to find en-
ployment in bank there.
Fred H. Nichols and wife of Weathers-
field, accompanied by their daughter Grace,
who Is in school at Saxtons River, were in
town Monday calling on MIR. Nichols
brother and other friends.
Mrs. Sarah P. Buchanan, worthy grand
patriarch of the local division OF the Sons
of Temperance, was the delegate from this
place to the annual meeting Of the grand
division at Vergennes last week.
A. H, Fisher expects to leave for Flor
ida next Tuesday morning; Mr. and Mrs.
j. H. Neal of Franklin, N. H.. will accom-
pany him and also spend the winter in the
sunny south.
Postmaster Dow has improved the
appearance of his residence at the corner
of Atkinson and School streets, broad
piazza having been built across the ell,
and the trimmings aud fence given fresh
coat of paint.
1t should have been stated in the ac-
count published last Saturday of the fire in
the opera house block that the loss on the
town building is fully covered by insrr-
auce and that F. g. Pierce carried no in
surance.
G. W. Osgood of Bellows made the
closing address at the annual meeting of
the Sullivan County Sunday School asso-
citation and Bible society held in Newport,
n H., Friday.
There is to be meeting OF the Rock
ingham town Sunday school association in
Cambridgeport at 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The program will be announced in
the next issue of the TINES
The high wind of Saturday night and
Sunday considerably swept into CONVEX
lent bundles the bushels of autumn foliage
that have literally covered the walks and
grounds in the village for several days
past. In some instances the gentle hint Of
Boreas has been taken.
M. H. Ray will sell his fine river farm
and the personal property thereon at pub
lie auction Wedne sday, October 81, at
A. NJ. There will be no postponement this
time, as the auction is advertised to take
place rain or shine.
The Christian Endeavor society OF the
Congregational church are to tender re-
ception to Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Day at the
parlors OF the church tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day are to leave town for
the winter, and perhaps permanently, the
last of next week.
A deer, weighing 14o pounds, was shot
by George Webb Saturday afternoon in
the vicinity of the Lowell pasture, on the
Springfield road and about four miles out
of this village. The carcass was on exhibit
ton at the Lowell & Carpenter market on
Rockingham street Monday.
F. B. Phelps and family have moved
into the house on School street recently
vacated by DR.. E. w. Knight; the house
has been painted and papered from top to
bottom and otherwise repaired. Mr.,
Phelps intends to build new barn in the
rear and will grade and seed the lawn.
Mrs. Amelia Hewitt, aged y years,
died little before midnight Saturday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. William
Smith, on the island. The deceased had
been in failing health for nearly year Blu,
the immediate cause of her death was q
severe hemorrhage. Mrs. Hewitt left one
daughter and five sons-Henry Hewitt o.
Bellows Falls, Peter, James and Edward
of Lawrence, Mass, and Robert of Ashue.
lot, N. H. The children were all present
at the funeral, which was held in St
Charles church Tuesday morning at
o'clock.
The Harvest Home concert at the Uni
versalist church Sunday evening was very
successful exhibition by the Sunday school
assisted by the choir. The music by the
latter was exceptionally well rendered, TIE
solos by Miss Anna Williams, Miss Cors
Shedd, Miss Eta Labaree and Mrs l.. l.
Durham being especially worthy of men
ton. One pretty feature OF the program
was an autumn exercise, in which Miss
Anna Williams officiated as queen and re
ceived from her small subjects gifts of thu
seasons fruits. The concert closed will
congregational singing of America"