Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-06
Bellows Falls Locals.

Miss Nettie Wheeler is i'll and threatened
with typhoid fever.
Frank Hubbard is quite sick at his home
on Williams street.
Mrs. j. W. Naramore has recovered
from her recent attack Of diphtheria.
Ernest Lockwood was fined $40 and
costs Monday for disturbing the peace.
The village schools and the schools in
North Walpole opened Monday for the
winter term.
All. and F. H. Brown have dissolved
partnership, and their real estate holdings
have been divided.
Arrangements are progressing for the
Forester's ball Friday evening. Union
hall is being deliberately decorated.
The warm and rainy weather has mate
rally injured the skating, which has been
so fine for a number of weeks.
LII. Durham and Miss Carrie Lamson
will be married tomorrow at 1880 at the
residence of John Robertson on West
minister street.
John Savage had the misfortune to run
a nail into the bottom of his foot last
Thursday and has been playing invalid
since, being confined to the house.
C. T. Sherwin will move his bicycle and
repair shop from the Gray block into the
Allbee block between Thayer & Smith and
Barnard Bros.
1t is reported that the relatives Of Alfred
H. Piper who fell over an embankment
and broke his neck recently, will sue the
town of Walpole for some $4,000.
HIP. Barnard, car inspector for the B.
& M. at this station, has finished work here
and gone to Springfield, Mass. where he
has similar job for the same road.
The concert to be given by the Amphion
Quartet in Union hall next Monday even
ing will be the musical event of the season.
A full program will be published Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Holden, widow of Fred
Holden who was SO sadly killed in a BIZ
cycle accident last summer, has purchased
of l.. d. Lockwood his new house in Hal
laday court.
The fortnightly lecture Of S. W. Wilder,
,Jr. on Chemistry at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms last Monday evening was postponed
one week on account of this being the week
of prayer.
Chief of Police Hall and Officer Worden
raided the Brattleboro house Saturday
night and seized 1925 worth Of liquors.
States-attorney Robb was down Monday,
but the hearing was adjourned until day
To those interested in china painting at
tention is called to Mrs. Holley's card under
business notices. 1t is needless to add a
word of praise concerning her work, as ii
is so favorably known in this vicinity.
c. S. Gates has put in new enamelling
oven in the rear of the Keene Cash grocery
and is prepared to do general enamell-
ing business; he will also clean and store
bicycles. Mr.. Gates has already enam-
elled several wheels with good results.
Dan Campbell was very pleasantly sur
prised by some 80 of his young friends who
gave him an unexpected visit Monday even
ing Unlike some surprise parties it ac-
tually surprised. Whist and dancing were
INDUCED in and highly enjoyable evening
passed.
A game of basket ball has been arranged
between the local Y. M. G. A. team and
the Vermont Academy team at Saxtons
River next Monday. The Keene basket
ball team has engaged to come here Janu-
airy Is and play the local team. The local
team will play at Brattleboro January 10
The auditors are busy looking over the
corporation affairs for the past year. The
board this year consists of Il. IL. Allbee,
d. P. Cray and J.F. Pierce; with these
gentlemen at the helm, it will have to be
a colder day than any we have had lately
before any designing schemer can divert
corporation Doodle into illegal or inequit-
able channels.
At an annual election held last evening
the Westminster club elected the following
officers for the year: President, DR.. g. II
Gorham; vice president, n. H. Farr; sec
rotary, j. +. Pierce; treasurer, E S
Leonard; executive committee, C. w.
Butterfeld, S. 7. Coy, Edward Arms.
John Hogan, respected citizen OF
North Walpole died at his home Saturday
the funeral was from st. Peters church
Monday morning, the burial being in the
catholic cemetery in Drewsville. The de-
ceased was 50 years OF age, and came to
Bellows Falls from Ireland about ID years
ago. He lived in North Walpole l 1 years.
For several years he was an employee Of
the Fitchburg railroad, and about one
year ago suffered paralytic shock from
which he never recovered. He leaves a
widow and two sons, j. j. Hogan aud
Stephen Hogan, all living in North
Walpole.