Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-13
SPRINGFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. 0. Perkins passed Sunday
in Keene, N. H.
Mrs. L. W. Hodgman is visiting in Boston
and Providence.
Mrs. Sarah Wardner of Felchville visited
Mrs. Abbie Haskell this week.
W. II. Loveland is again able to ride out
and begin active business duties.
Miss Jennie Barney returned home Mon
day from her visit in Connecticut.
Albert Greenwood has gone to Burlington
to continue his medical studies.
Mrs Wayland Boynton Of Gassetts is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Franklin Barney.
Elmer Tufts has returned to his home III
Chestar-for an enforced vacation.
The home missionary society will meet
with Mrs. B. FsAldrich at o'clock this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Lawrence went to Bos-
ton last week, where they remained over Sun
day.
David Hogan is housekeeping at the mills,
where he is employed, having sold his stock,
grain, hay, etc.
b. A. Chapman, NJ. D., is pleasantly and
centrally located in his new quarters, recently
vacated by +. G. Davis.
George Leland visited Royalton, and Mrs.
Leland was in Ludlow last week in the inter-
est Of their respective lodges.
Miss Edith Thornton returned Saturday to
Lynn, Mass, having been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. j. o. Perkins for several weeks.
W. F. Hazelton successfully performed
surgical operation last Saturday for James
Whitcomb removing from his face false
growth.
| Miss Ethel Britton has returned to Boston
!, University, being anxious to get her librarian
work in connection with the institution well
in hand early in the term.
| The rooms formerly occupied by the Spring
field library have been thoroughly and tastily
improved and are now in possession of F. G.
Davis for professional duties.
The opera chairs have been received for
! the hall, and the handsome, new scenery is
in position, adding most effectively to the
beauty Of the other improvements made.
The rally at the Universalist church
attracted large number, and the exercises
were all exceedingly interesting. The read
ing and recitations, music, singing, solos,
duets and quartets were very pleasing, each
and all contributing to the marked success of
the occasion.
The third in the series of dances was more
largely attended than those preceding it.
The concert by the orchestra filled the hall
with listeners, the music being of surprising
excellence. These dances have been very
POPULAR and continue to draw a better house
each evening.
Rev. o. S. Davis will devote part of next
Friday evening to continuation of the study
of I Thessalonians, taking mp the first three
chapters, under personal heading, and the
remaining chapters will be considered later
as didactic division of the book. These
Bible studies promise to prove very interest.
ing. III
III siMiss sdinnie Austin of.Akron, Ohio, has
been recent guest of Mrs. Abbie Kenney
Befoe returning west she will visit her sis.
ter, Mss Fannie Austin, who is pupil of the
! divinity department of Tufts college and
preached at Londonderry two consecutive
Sundays, returning to her school duties last
week
Th. members of the Cosmopolitan enjoyed
an exceedingly interesting evening Monday
, January IL, with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Col
, burn, in the study of Africa, its explorations
; and The graphic descriptions of the work o
opening up the country by David Livingstone
and Henry nj. Stanley. Wilbert Gilman ha6
an escellent paper devoted to the explora
/. tions in the wids of Africa, and furnished
a fine and correct map of Africa which he
had tloughtfully drawn to illustrate the sub
Jects of the three papers of the evening
which contributed largely to the success o
the occasion. George Leland was attentively
listened to in his interesting historical sketcf
OF Henry NJ. Stanley. Mrs. Wilbert Gilman
gave scholarly attention to her subject o
David Livingstone, bringing it before he
both we'll written and well read, presenting
only the most pleasing features of the life o
the great explorers and the African race
There was very good attendance. The mex
meeting will occur in two weeks at Halcyoi
hall.