Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Curtis
Ball, this week.
The Rebekahs will present their play, "The
Chaperone,'' February II; the tennis drill by
l6 young ladies being one of the leading and
| novel features of the piece.
Mrs. Arthur Reeds mother, Mrs. Gould,
accompanied by Miss Ethelyn, have been de-
| tained in town by the illness of Mrs. Gould
since Christmas, making it imperative that
Miss Gould, an elocutionist, should cancel a
number OF engagements, but Mrs. Gould is
| now slowly improving.
Miss Minnie Austin went Wednesday to
Westminster and Thursday to Boston for a
couple of weeks with her sister at Tufts col
| lege, and ere returning west will visit Mrs.
| r. II. Holbrook at Hartford, Conn.,, being
absent from her home at Akron, o., about
six weeks.
Mrs. Ellen Upham Picknell, widow of the
late Rev. William Picknell, formerly pastor
of the Baptist church of North Springfield,
was brought to that place for burial Wednes-
| Picknell of Boston, and George Picknell and
Miss Florence Lloyd of New York city. Mrs.
| Picknell died in York state Sunday and was
| nearly 70 years of age.
There was very good attendance at an in
teresting meeting of the home missionary
society held with Mrs. B. +. Aldrich Wednes-
day afternoon to consider the subject Of the
Mountain Whites, and papers were read by
Mrs. G. l.. Closson, Mrs. NJ. A. Whipple and
Mrs. Aldrich. These people who live in the
| mountains of the south are far behind other
sections of the country in educational and re-
! ligious opportunities and have previously
been recipients of material assistance as pow
erty attends their ignorance, by the society
! earlier in the season.
The concert at the opera house Tuesday
evening was highly enjoyed by the music
, loving public, and the Amphion male quartet
Of Boston was very fine; Mrs. Marcia Sawyer
Wilder rendered two selections, ''Irish folk
song being particularly sweet. DIR. George
A. Stiles, lst tenor, is well remembered, being
| formerly of Springfield, and his solo, 1.-The
Holy City, received well earned encore a
baritone singer is always popular and e. E.
Gorham received second recall after the
solo, sNo One Like You; "Thy Sentinel
am l" by j. G. Kinds, was very good indeed.
The three soloists of the quartet, each pos
sessed voice of wonderful power and sweet
ness, while the fourth was presumably equally
/ superior, though the I'd tenor's voice was
only heard in quartets, ''One Sweetly Solemn
was good attendance and many highly flat
tering remarks were exchanged as the
audience dispersed at the close of the concert.
There was a quiet home wedding at s
O'Clock last Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of e. c. johnson on Clinton street,
when the youngest daughter, Miss Eta, was
united IN marriage to Don Bisbee, by Rev. o.
s. Davis with the short Episcopal ceremony
with ring it was private wedding, only the
nearest relatives of the young people being
present, and the bride was becomingly attired
in pretty costume OF novelty goods. Imme-
diately after receiving the congratulations of
those present, Mr.. and Mrs. Bisbee repaired
to their new home at 80 Main street, which
was in readiness for their reception and be-
gan housekeeping. They were generously
remembered by their friends with gifts and
their latchstring is ever out and those who
call will be accorded a cordial welcome. They
have large circle of friends who bear them
the best of good wishes, desiring only for the
happy couple, health, happiness and pros
! perity. No cards were issued.