Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-10
Bellows Falls Locals.

About 80 attended the Episcopal picnic
at Warren's pond Wednesday.
Pond lilies are now in their glory. One
party got over 600 Thursday in the noun.
tain ponds.
Yesterday was fully as hot day as
Monday, and to-day promises to be a rec.
ord breaker.
Miss Bessie Wilson entertained mum.
Der of her friends at her home on Henry
street on the evening of the Fourth.
Free lemonade will be distributed to
those occupying reserved seats next Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings
during the entertainments to be given by
the Mora Company.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will hold lawn party at the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. P. Ball on Atkinson
street Monday evening. Ice cream and
cake will be served. All are invited.
There will be public installation of the
officers Of the Epworth League next Sun.
day evening at o'clock. At this time
the report of the conference Epworth
League convention which was recently
held at Brattleboro will be given by the
delegates.
Leon d. Hurd, former resident here,
and M. X. Yoakam, a stenographer, both
from the Manchester, N. H., office of the
American express company, are now en-
ployed here under G. H. Babbitt Mr..
Hurd contemplates moving his family here.
The last logs of the Connecticut river
drive went over the dam Wednesday. The
camp on the New Hampshire side was
broken yesterday and some so of the men
paid off. This leaves about 100 men to
complete the run to Turner's Falls.
Samuel E. Baird, whose death notice is
recorded under the usual head, was for
merly resident of this town, living on
Green street, but moved to Illinois some
quarter Of century ago. Many of the
older residents remember the family well
and learn with regret OF his decease.
Frank T., a son, is well-known musician
in Chicago.
R. P. Whipple of Greenfield, Mass,
was in town Thursday in the interests of
the Streeter's patent perfected automatic
spring for window blinds. With this
spring the blind can be kept securely
closed, left half way opened or entirely
opened. Frank B. Phelps is the local
agent.
The selectmen of Rockingham decided
not to lay out highway from the foot of the
hill near the residence of John R. Blood
to the top of the Old Terrace, but did de-
eide to build lane six feet wide with
steps, landings, etc. Thursday evening
the village bailiff's in honor of the senior
bailiff, John o. Spring, named the new
lane Spring Lane.
The Episcopal church society will build
no new rectory this season, so the wardens
and vestry have decided. There are
several reasons why in their opinion it is
not wise to build just now, the principal
reason being lack of available funds. A
quite thorough canvass was made among
members of the church, yet only about
$4,000 was subscribed and $4,000 or
$500 was the estimated cost of building.
The present rectory, however will be
thoroughly repaired, newly painted, pa
pered etc., and new baths put in.
The farmers of Westminster were given
an object lesson in the art of hay making
yesterday the time was shortly after the
sun passed the meridian, and the place
was George A. Weston's Westminster
farm. The cast was as follows: George
A. Weston, disguised as a farmer, grand
mogul and chief boss; Arthur II. Thomp-
son, who used his police badge for a fan,
man to pitch and unload, and tread hay
under the caves; Charles Theophilus Grout,
envoy extraordinary at the court of King
William. boy to rake after, spread grass
and keep the ing replenished. 1t is re-
ported that this lusty trio harvested four
loads of hay in less than a day, to the
opened-eyed wonder and surprise of the
easy-going residents of Westminster.
The "King of Liniments' should be in
every home. Neurotic Oil is positively the
only liniment that is called general house
hold remedy. 1t is infallible for all the
countless aches and pains which flesh is heir
to and is safely used either internally or ex-