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

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j. L. Simonds of Towns Hotel is on the
sick list.
III. Allbee is confined to the house by
illness.
Mumps and chicken pox are quite preva-
lent in town.
The wheel club will hold ladies' night
Tuesday evening.
A. F. Sparrow is employed in the Job
office of the Journal in Orange, Mass.
W. j. Wright of Cold River has recent
ly purchased a pair of young horses.
Mrs. Herbert Royce of Cold River is
recovering from her long illness.
G. W. Osgood will speak in South
Charlestown next Sunday at 3 p. NJ.
d. M. Damon has obtained the position
of day target tender and switchman at the
station.
About 25 from here attended the Ma
sonic meeting in Brattleboro Wednesday
evening.
Rev. c. R, B. Dodge and Rev. J. w.
Naramore exchange pulpits tomorrow
morning.
The Misses Bannings gave a "pnk tea
to several of their young friends last
Saturday evening.
Sard Webster of Acworth was thrown
from his wagon Thursday evening on the
island and had his head badly cut
E. d. Crosier, G. S. Howard and E. R.
Shaw were recently elected members of
the Mt. Kilburn wheel club.
The three-year-old son Of Ed Kane, liv-
ing on the Island, was buried in St. Peters
cemetery in Drewsville yesterday morning.
Little Sylvia Fuller presented Miss Net
tie Wheeler with fine bunch of arbutus,
January Is, picked on the hills to the west
of the village.
William H. Kiniry of North Walpole,
purchased nice pair of horses at the
Mount Lake Farm auction, Thursday in
Londonderry, to use on his oil wagon.
Those who think there is not good
amateur dramatic talent in town are prob
ably among those who did not attend the
show at the opera house Thursday even
ing.
l.. T. Lowell has introduced a decided
novelty on his tract farm it is machine
for threshing corn instead OF husking it.
He has gang of FIVE men at work and
will thresh the product of Is acres.
The many friends OF Mrs. Annie Ballou
Harris will be glad to read the following
"Born in Jersey City, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred G. Harris, January r." War
rem Ballou, in writing to friend, says, Il
want all the friends to know that | am
grandpa"
Frank Marsh, for the past five years
foreman at Osgood & Barker's foundry,
severed his connection with that firm last
Saturday and has gone to Sherbrooke,
P. O., where he is foreman in much
larger foundry.
Rev. Charles F. McIntire of Marlboro,
N. H., will preach at the First Universal
list church tomorrow morning and even
ing. Subject of morning sermon: Glow
to treat our enemies" Subject of the
evening sermon: "Our new encourage
ment through Jesus
The wedding Of Frank Mark Davis OF
Cambridge, Mass, and Miss Grace NJ
Greene of Keene took place at high noon
Thursday at St. James Episcopal church
in Keene, the rector, Rev. Octavius Apple
gate, Jr., officiating. The bride is we'll
known in Bellows Falls.
Flint Lawton sends in spray of arbutus
| in full bloom and as sweet as if picked in
May. The buds were secured by him
about two weeks ago and kept in water
until they opened. The residents who
started for Florida early IN the season will
read of this present winter with some sur
prise.
Mrs. Adams and two sons, Gushing and
Daniel, of Brooklyn, n. Y, mother and
brothers respectively of Mrs. w. A. Hall,
have taken rooms in j. B. Morse's house
on School street, and will reside here for
the present. The Messrs. Adams will be
associated with Mr.. Hall in the paint
business.
The forthcoming auditors report has the
following interesting comparison of corpo-
ration expenses:
| 1895 1896
| Water dept. orders, S767 81 S2lSl. 03
Street =" 1920 81 1859 II
| Sewer az 10