Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-14
Bellows Falls Locals.

The Rockingham Free Library will be
closed all day Monday, August 16.
Over 1900 excursion tickets to Chester
were sold at this station yesterday.
The special train scheduled to leave here
at S.15 A. M. yesterday took nearly 1000
passengers to Chester.
AS next Monday August 16 is legal
holiday, bennington Battle day" the bank
will be closed the entire day.
P. G. Reed, recently private in the
United States army and stationed at Platts-
burgh, is employed in the telegraph office.
Prof. and Madame L. C. Roux closed a
successful summer school in French at
Saxtons River Wednesday.
Tom White of No. Walpole and George
Woods of South Acworth were brought
into police court yesterday morning and
fined S. and costs for disturbing the peace.
The Londonderry Sitter says: ''Bellows
Falls is moving for trotting park and ath-
letic grounds. There isn't anything slow
about the Falls even the water goes in a
gallop."
A first meeting of the creditors of the
Keene Furniture company was held yester-
day morning, and Theodore A. Peart, the
sole partner, was adjudged insolvent. Mr.
Peart is also at the head of the Keene
Wood Rim company.
Rev. H. A. Crane, d. D., late presiding
elder of Bombay district, India, will preacl
at the M. E. church tomorrow morning
He will present the interests of the Mis-
sionary society, and comes with high rec
concentrations as to his ability.
George H. Smith celebrated bis birthday
anniversary August Z, by reunion of al
his children and grandchildren at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Holt, ii
Keene. Two son-in-law were unable tt
be present, but most pleasant social time
was enjoyed.
Horace w. Thompson and j. j. Patter
son left Monday for North Dakota, where
Mr.. Patterson will remain for some time
looking after the harvesting OF large crops
on farm owned by Mr., Thompson ant
others. Mr.. Thompson will remain to set
the work well under way.
|
Jim Mclaughlin and Duke Kiniry, two
lads of North Walpo!e, were brought be
fore Justice O'Neil Tuesday charged will
the use of improper language. During
the hearing the subject of reform schoo
came up and Jim made for the window ant
the river but was arrested in his wild figh
by Deputy Perry. The hearing resulted
in discharge for the boys.
| At the Methodist church next Sunday
evening Rev. DR.. Crane will speak, hi.
subject being g The Harvest of Death il
India" DR.. Crane came but recently from
India, where he was in the very center O.
the plague and in close proximity to the
famine Q1StrlCtS, winch ne visited ana saw
for himself. Service at o'clock to &C
commodate those who may wish to attend
from other churches.
The Woodstock Standard says: "Ar
thur G.. Howes, alias Howe, alias Howard
was arrested at Hammondsville Thursday
night on complaint of Herbert L. Brown
OF Hudson, Mass, who charges him will
the larceny of photograph outfit. Howe'
was lodged in Jail here Friday, to wait unit
requisition papers can be obtained for hi'
return to Massachusetts. Howes was a
the time of his arrest in charge of porta
BILE photograph gallery belonging to Swift
the. Bellows Falls photographer. Mr.
Brown says that he loaned Howes camera
and viewing outfit worth $3.50 to do some
work for him Brown at Milford, ant
that instead of doing the work Howes went
to Boston and disposed of the outfit
Brown had been on his trail Is days wher
| he overlook him."