Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-23
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, OCT. %, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.


C. r. b. Dodge exchange pulpits tomor-
row.
Members of the Mt. Kilburn wheel club
will have bicycle run to Claremont and
return next Sunday.
Provided the weather is favorable Will
liam Galway will attempt to beat the wheel
record from Bellows Falls to Claremont
and return next Sunday.
The Baptist boys brigade was reorgan-
lied last Monday evening; large NUMBER
OF enthusiastic boys were present, y. II
Butterfeld and John Lawrence continue to
have charge of the military.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Beaton have moved
into the lower part of their house on the
extension OF Henry street and rented the
upper tenement to w. f. Pond, who will
occupy it Immediately.
If reports are to be believed sportsmen
need not go to Windham and Stratton Tor
deer hunting. Henry Stone who lives on
L. I. Lovell's farm near the Rockingham
Upper Meadows says that he saw four
deer up there Tuesday evening.
Rev. Charles F. McIntire of Marlboro,
N. H will preach at the First Universalist
church tomorrow morning. Subject. Two
types of Christian character. He will also
be present and speak at the Z o'clock ser
vice.
Tie footballteam which played in Clare
mont last week was not the high school
tie am as only three of the high school boys
played, the remainder being town boys.
The high school football team plays the V.
A. team on the F. NJ P. field to the south
of the Westminster bridge next Monday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs F. w. Lewis OF the
Methodist church were given surprise
party Tuesday evening by about fifty OF
their parishioners. Games, music and
other social enjoyments passed the even
ing pleasantly away; while substantial
souvenirs of the occasion in the form OF
pound packages were lett by the guests, as
well as quite little sum of money.
A travelling company gave an entertain
ment for children after school hours
Wednesday afternoon in Union hall, to
which the sum of nine cents gained admit
lance. Savings banks were ruthlessly
shattered to gain the coveted amount and
opportunities to loan a dime at good secur-
ity were of frequent occurrence until the
appointed hour when large and enthus-
iastic audience assembled to witness pro
duction of that famous English classic
"Punch and Judy"
The Woodstock Standard commenting
on the state teachers convention held in
that place last week Says: 1.-The absence
of teachers from Brattleboro aud Bellows
Falls was very noticeable and much com
mented on. But three teachers from the
two places we're present"
Miss Reynolds of Boston, the secretary
of the Woman's Baptist Home Mission
Society, is to meet the state and the asso-
ciational secretaries of Vermont in thi:
village on Friday next, October 20. Or
Thursday evening she will speak at pub
lie meeting in the Baptist church, which
meeting will be presided over by Mrs. H
G. Stafford of Fairfax, the state secretary
Miss Reynolds is an eloquent and persus'
sive speaker and all are cordially invited tt
| hear her.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Walker were
greeted with pleasant surprise Tuesday
evening at the residence of S. F. Perry
when the present and some of the pas
boarders assembled for few hours o
whist. During the evening DIR. IL. l.
Waterman, with pretty little speech ant
in behalf of all assembled, presented then
with beautiful silver water set as tokeI
of their good will and esteem. Refresh
ments were served and all voted it a happ,
occasion.