Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-11-24
SPRINGFIELD.
G. o. Gridley is in town.

G.. o. Gridley is in town.
November % is international temperance
Sunday. a. '-
Mrs. G. E. Bisbee returned last week from
a four weeks absence in Boston.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day which
ushers in winter and the holiday season
begins.
The Thanksgiving sermon will be delivered
by DR.. Days in the Methodist church at
10 80 A. NJ.
Miss Miriam Dimond arrived Saturday at
II. II. Mason's, where she will spend this
week.
The snow plow got in its first winters
work yesterday morning, finding however
but light fall Of snow.
Prof. c. H. Cambridge of Peacham academy
passed Sunday in town, the guest of Solon
Sherwin.
The topic of the Friday evening service at
the Congregational church is to be "Thanks-
giving for Common Mercies."
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Spindler are made
very happy, little daughter arriving Sunday
evening to gladden. their home.
y James Hartness is to deliver an address be-
fore the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers in New York next week.
DR.. o. s. Davis, after the services Thanks
giving day, will join his wife at White River
junction and there enjoy Thanksgiving din
ner. e.
by the great impersonator, Newton Beers,
December 10, for the benefit of the gradual
ing class Of the Springfield high school.
Mr.. Lepoint of Spatford, N. H., has recent
~ secured one j. o. Perkins tenements on
Mineral street. and has entered the employ
of Mr.. Perkins.
Four of the officials of the Pennsylvania
railroad were in town yesterday, inspecting
new device ofthe Jones & Lamspn Machine
Co., with view Of placing large order.
The .conysntion Of the Ksens, Brattleboro,
addressed next Sunday evening in the town
hall at Claremont by Rev O.S.Davis, PhD.
Next Sunday morning Rev. G. H. De-
Bevoise of Keene, n, H., will present the
cause of the Kurn Hattin Homes, Westmins-
ter, at the Congregational church, and at the
Methodist church Sunday evening. ~
: "Ancient Rome" was the subject of an
address delivered to the high school Monday
afternoon by DIR. Davis, which was illustrated
with photographs. The pupils consider
themselves highly favored.
DR.. Davis last Sunday evening delivered
grand sermon at the Congregational church
on the subject of "Ideals of Patriotism" be-
fore the Junior Order United American Me-
chanics,w were present in body and were
more tAan ple6seu win the ADDRESS. mere
was large audience in attendance.
Yesterday the railroad commissioners of
New Hampshire met at the town hall in
Charlestown to investigate the cause of the
recent accident on the Springfield electric
railroad, wherein Simeon Long lost his life.
r. q. Davis will appear for the railroad COM
pany, and E. b. Finn will attend as attorney
for the administrator and widow of Mr.. Long.
A gentleman with small herd of seven
cows which he was driving to Langdon, was
overtaken by darkness early last Sunday
evening and one of the herd was killed by
the electrics, the accident occurring below
the foundry and causing quite ripple of ex-
citement. Fortunately there was no more
serious loss.
Mrs. L. w. Hodgman will have her animal
art sale at Mrs. Eaton's millinery store, head
of Main street, the opening day to occur
about the first of December. These sales
have been very popular and the dainty hand
painted articles are most appropriate for
Christmas souvenirs. The people who come
into town on the electrics to do Christmas
shopping will please remember the art sale,
just at the head of MaigFqeet.ssFpss u
0Variety is desideratnm for. a literaEy club
and was supplied ~byV y novel program ar
ranged by the Cosmopditsal. club, which met
Monday evening at JApes 3fnutziert, R1fafge
number being present. and thefgbjhets were
pleasingly presentsd 5and nflft3ished much
amusement. Mrs. RIM. eelbArn Presented
a very good description suefhe picturesque
life and dress of gypsies. The various meth