Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
WELCOME, BAPTISTS.
Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention Opened
Last Night-NearIy $50 Visitors Present
MANY More Exnected This Morning.

lWeuty-EiSntH AuuudI SOhVSuioh oPs"su
Last Night-NearIy $50 Visitors Present
Many More Expected This Morning.
To-day is Baptist day and Bellows Falls
extends hearty welcome to the goodly
body of earnest Christian people who are
her guests.
The first session of the 2Sth annual
meeting of the Vermont Baptist Sunday
school convention was held in the opera
house last evening. The stage had been
beautifully decorated with ferns and potted
plants, the house was we'll filled and the
occasion an inspiring one.
Nearly $50 visitors had reported to the
entertainment committee last evening, and
fully as many more are expected this morn
ing. Those who had arrived up to 10
o'clock last evening are:
Rev. A. Chapman and wife, North Spring
field; Rev. D. D. Owen and wife, Ludlow ;
Rev. S. H. Archibald, Wallingford; Miss Gil
more, Weston Rev. F. 7. Kenyon and wife,
Miss Grace Wilder, and Mrs. French, East
Wallingford; Rev. A. l.. Wadsworth and
wife, Newport; Rev. H. v. Baker and wife,
Charles Fisher and Miss 2. Follett, Sharon
Rev. F. II. McColum and wife, Brandon, l..
W. Shepard and wife, Newfane; II. ii.
Hatch and wife, Brattleboro; Rev. G. II.
Spaulding, Boston; Rev. G. r. B. Meacham
and wife, Townshend; Miss Perley Weed
Essex; Rev. F. S. Smith, West Brattleboro
Rev. E. F. Mitchell, Putney; Mrs. S. S.
Piper, Amsden William Hulett, East Hub
bardston; F. G. Pinney; Miss Eva Brown,
West Rutland; Rev. H. L. Slocum, East
Charlotte; Rev. Mr.. Shepardson, Westmore-
land, N. H.; Rev. Henry Croker and wife
and Mrs. Stafford, Fairfax; Rev. E. j. Nye
and wife, East Hubbardston; Mrs. Hutchin-
son. and Mrs. Evans, Bennington; Rev. j. A.
Swart, Manchester; Mrs. j. A. Bangs and
Miss Lena Madison, North Bennington !;
Rev. W. A. Kinzie and wife, Bristol; Mrs.
A. G. Thurber, and Mrs c. r. Evans, West
Brattleboro; Mrs. r. Holbrook and Mrs.
Sanders, Randolph H. H. Hackley and wife,
Mrs. JENNIE, Mrs. Kenney, and L. w. Haw-
ley, Brattleboro; Rev. F. A. Howard, and
E. T. Huntington; Miss Alice Hay, Katie
Wood, Georgia Plains; Miss Minnie B. Fits,
West Brattleboro; Rev. o. G. Sergeant,
Claremont, N. H.; L. W. Sheard and wife,
Newfane; Rev. A. A. Smith, Wilmington !;
j. r. Leroy, West Brattleboro; Rev. W. A.
Davidson and wife, Mrs. Guernsey and Miss
Colby, Montpelier; Miss May Stoddard, Mrs.
Rowell, Andover; Mrs. l.. A. Ingalls,, Mrs.
D. NJ. Frost, Putney; Mrs H, Bank; Thomas
Rose, Burlington; Rev. James Nobbs; Rev.
Amsden; Rev. j. d. Skinner and wife, Pas
sumpsic; William Emery, North Springfield
G. w. Barnard, South Londonderry; P. V.
Cook and wife, Whiting; Rev. G. W. Clough
and wife, and Miss Goodrich, Me-
Gainesville; H. B. Ware and wife,
Wilmington; Mrs. Martha Mason and Mrs.
F. Fish, Ira; A. A. Stewart, Walling-
ford; J. E. Hall, w. c. Halliday, Brattle-
boro; Rev. f. M. Bartlett, C. H. Flanders,
Mrs. Noble, Vergennes; Mrs. Moon, Fair
| Haven Miss j. N. Adams, Chester; Rev. j.
G. Lorimer, Georgia Plains; Rev. A. D.
Clarke, r. A. Williams, Poultney; Miss Jen-
ME and Miss Agnes Carpenter, East H, b.
bardston; Rev. f. L. Hopkins, G. w. Ken
dali, Felchvlle &c. f. Herrick, II. Hopkinson,
Perkinsville; Rev. Thomas Gull and wife,
Brattleboro: Mrs. Stella Piper, Amsden
Mrs. E. P. Flint, Mrs. II. Banks and Mrs. w.
B. Wall, Randolph; Mrs. F. A. Walker,
Ludlow; Rev. r. B. Tczer aud wife, North
Bennington; F. N. Briggs and wife, Bran
don; Mrs. A. b. Simonds and Mrs. +. B.
Bailey, Burlington; /. r. Brown and wife,
West Brattleboro; F. G. Pinney; S. III. Tay-
lor, Brattleboro.
Full Report In Saturdays Times.
Next SATURDAYS issue OF the TIMES will
contain full illustrated report of the pro-
ceedings Of the convention. Every dele
gate and visitor will want one or more
copies. The price will be five cents per
copy mailed to any address. Orders can
be left at this office.