Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-28
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. jesse Evans celebrated the 92d
anniversary of her birthday Thursday.
Mrs. Hildreth is putting in furnace
and making quite extensive repairs on her
house.
H. d. Ryder has been Gin Boston this
week, looking after the furniture for the
new school house.
Sarah, the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ghiz, died Tuesday and was buried
in the old Catholic cemetery.
The clerks in the Square had merry
time by means of a corn roast on Hip-hur-
rah rock, Oak hill, Thursday evening.
George M. Cory left last night to join
his wife at Plymouth beach. He will be
away from Saxtons River for two weeks.
1t is reported that Claus Olandt, Y. M.
G. A. secretary for Vermont and New
Hampshire, sewers his connection with the
work in this field September 1.
G. H. shepardson, who as the result of
an accident last spring has been in poor
health all summer, is slowly improving but
is not able to do much work yet.
Edward, fve-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Lynch OF North Walpole, died
Saturday at the home Of his parents, from
an attack of the measles. The interment
was at Drewsville ON Sunday.
DR.. Dickinson will speak at the Kurn
Hattin Home in Westminster tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, and will give some
facts regarding the recent convention held
at San Francisco. An interesting talk is
assured.
The fall term Of the Windham county
court will convene at Newfane September
IA, Hon. LaForrest H. Thompson presid-
ing Judge. The docket is unusually large,
containing over 100 cases. Sixty-fve
cases have been set for jury trial.
A new boot and shoe repair shop has
been opened in the Dominique block on
Canal street by w. H. Merrill & Waller.
Mr.. Merrill works in the Fall Mountain
Paper pulp mill, and Mr.. Valler comes
here from Brandon and will have charge Of
the shop.
Mrs. Jennie Fowler Willing of New
York will speak in the Baptist church next
Tuesday evening at s o'clock, on the sub
ject of ''Evangelistic training" Mrs
Willing is sister of Bishop Fowler of the
Methodist church, and is said to be very
able and eloquent woman.
The lecture advertised to take place il
Cambridgeport Monday evening, and
which is noted under the head of Cam
bridgeport items in the inside page of this
issue, has been postponed to Friday even
ing, September 3. The telephone message
came too late to avoid publishing the
erroneous item.
Another change among the officials O.
the Fitchburg road is announced, Chic
Engineer A. S. Cheever having resigned
to engage in private, enterprise in Cleve
land, and F. o. Melcher, at one time as
sistant engineer of the road having beer
appointed his successor. to begin his duties
September L. Mr.. Melcher has recently
been the engineer Of the Webb Granite
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Babbitt ant
Madeline left Thursday for a two week,
stay at Lake George and Saratoga, intend
ing to go from there "down the Hudson
to New York and after few days in New
York taking trip down the Sound ant
home by the way of Boston. Fred say
that he intended to meet Mckinley a
'sBlutf Point" and arrange for new plumb
ing in the White House and a new heating
plant in the .'Capitol" at Washington bu
has concluded to meet him in New Yorl
and ''fx things up" ~