Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-29
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 80, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.

+. l.. Walker has been appointed agent
for Bellows Falls and vicinity of the Mer-
chants Fire Insurance Co. of Providence.
The green house of G. w. Butterfield
has been come cted with the telephone ex
change, the call number being 44-2
Ned Pierce has this week been putting
good slate roof on the buildings Of George
F, Evans on Atkinson street, replacing
shingles.
A new hydrant has been placed on Rock
ingham street near the new dwelling of II
D. Ryder, connect with the large main
which passes there.
The marriage bans of p. Henry Conley
and Miss Elizabeth Condor were called
for the first time Sunday in St Charles
church.
Allbee & Babbitt are putting in a new
blower and dryer system for the cotton
mills owned by the John G. Holmes COM
pany in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greenwood have
taken rooms in Gray's block; Mr.. Green
wood was formerly one of the landlords Of
Towns hotel.
The marriage of Edward l.. Walker and
Miss Alice r. Colburn will take place at
the home of the bride in Pomfret October
49,
Two young men bicyclists made the run
here Sunday morning from Claremont and
attended service at the Congregational
church, returning in the afternoon
The Junior class of the high school
netted $50 instead of $15, as reported,
from the dance in Union hall last Friday
evening.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church intend to
hold its first social of the season next
Friday evening instead of last Friday even
ing as had been expected.
During the past week the last OF the logs
have been drawn from the river by the
Fall Mountain Paper Co., and the river
men have taken in the booms, leaving the
river clsar for boating for the first time
since early in the spring.
John Splan has commenced work upon
a new dwelling on Rockingham street, To-
Gated next south of the Morgan residence.
1t is to be Two story, two tenement
house of very neat design. F. j. Hall has
the contract for building.
Next Sunday is appointed as 'sRally
Sunday" by the Congregational church and
special effort will be made by the boys of
the Junior Christian Endeavor society to
get all of the church attendants to be pres
ent.
Cards are out. announcing the approach
ing marriage of Herbert A. Dedrick OF
HoIyoke, Mass, and Miss Agnes De st
Croix Of Bellows Falls The date is Octo-
Der 6. at 2 NJ, at the home of the
brides parents.
J. j. Hyde, formerly one of the land
lords in Towns Hotel, is the guest OF bis
brother, the Rev. F. B. Hyde, in Wet
ster. Jack, as he was Familiarity known
has been travelling in Texas, Missouri and
Arkansas He has lost 45 pounds of flesh,
but otherwise is himself.
Thomas Walsh is furnishing some very
good quality of foundation stone for build
Jugs from his ledge just this side of his
residence on the Rockingham road. This
week his men are laying the cellar walls to
the new house of John Splan on Rocking
ham street.
Joseph Viau, who has sung tenor in the
first quartet Of the Congregational church
for some years, has resigned to take effect
October 1. The church committee wish
to find another man to fill the position.
The Oxford Musical company, which
had made arrangements to give an enter
tainment in the opera house Saturday even
ing, failed to appear, no excuse being
offered for the grievous disappointment
inflicted upon the public.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage of Walter Cole Smith Of Bellows
Falls to Miss Bertha Durham, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Durham Somers
of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The wedding viii
take place in Poughkeepsie, October lth,
at 40 p. NJ.
Rev. d. l.. Sanford announced to his
congregation Sunday that he completed
that day the eighth year of his rectorship
in this parish No mention of the matter
was made in the sermon but special prav-
ers were offered for a continuance of the
prosperity that has characterized the
church under his charge.
The remains of John ODowd, resident
OF Colorado, were brought here Saturday
evening from Northampton, Mass and
were inferred Sunday morning in the new
Catholic cemetery. The deceased is son
of Owen O'Dowd of this village and had
been making visit here within the past
| few weeks.
Allen Fin'ayson, who lives with his uncle
on Atkinson street, fell twenty-five feet
| Sunday from a chestnut tree, beyond Min