Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-09
Bellows Falls Locals.

A son of E. E. Cray living on Pine
street has diphtheria and the house has
been quarantined.
The junior auxiliary of Emmanuel church
will meet at the parish house Tut sday, Oc-
tober -, directly after school.
F. G. Blanchard, deputy supreme presi-
dent of Burlington, is in town and will en-
deavor to organize local branch of the
Sexennial League.
A handsome buck deer hangs in front OF
the City Market. 1t was shot by M. IL.
Ingalls, of Windham on the Windham hills
and weighs $50 pounds.
Aver & Shelley have closed their insur-
ance office here. Mr.. Shelley will make
his headquarters at Putney and Mr.. Aver
is in Barre attending Goddard seminary.
James Bodies, the painter, has moved his
family from the Moseley house on the cor
ner Of Rockingham and Atkinson streets to
the Malcolm Finlayson house on Hapgood
Place.
The members of the Y. p c. U. will
give box sociable in the vestry of Univer-
salist church, Tuesday evening, October
II, at $50 o'clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
John McCarty fell from staging on the
Maynard block to the ground Thursday, a
distance Of 20 feet or more, but struck on
his feet In such way that the only injuries
were a severe shaking up and sprained
ankle.
The name of the street extending from
+, Atkinson street to the foot of the Terrace
in the rear OF John r. Blood's residence,
has been changed from Spring Lane to
Hapgood Place on the petition of property
owners in that vicinity and vote of the
board of bail:ffs.
Tuesday as Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Noyt.
and Mr. and Mrs. G II. Smith were driv
ing over Alstead hills, they found a grea
quantity Of blackberries ripening on thu
bushes with most impertinent disregard
for all things calendarial.
A. E. Lamb is building dwelling house
on Hyde street for Mr.. Boucher. Foul
dwellings are Just approaching completion
on this street. Thus far the street has
been worked and graded by the abutters
The pipe to convey water to the foul
houses is being laid under the supervision
of j. H. Webb.
James McNiecs and staff, assistan
superintendent of the Rutland division o
the Metropolitan Life Insurance company
went to Rutland Thursday night where
they attended banquet given by the home
office to the agents of tie division. The
Rutland division includes Rutland, Ben
ningtop, Claremont and Bellows Falls.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs
H. G. Bacon opened their house for the ole
friends of Mrs. N. w. Alger, who has re
Gently come from Albuquerque, N. NJ, tt
meet her and show their pleasure at Deint
able to have her again with them after 81
absence of over seven years. A goodly
number avaied themselves of the oppor
tunity, an early supper was served and I
very pleasant time enjoyed.
At an annual meeting of the stakeholder
OF the Vermont Valley railroad held in tn
office of the national bank Wednesday
noon the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: Hugh Henry Of Ches
ter, James H. Williams of Bellows Falls
II. E. Folsom of Lyndonville, John H. AL
bin of Concord, N. H Herbert Wall o
Keene, Charles j. Amidon of Hinsdale
William A. Lord OF Montpelier.
Charles A. Evans, formerly clerk in ths
insurance office of Aver & Shelley, ant
Ada G. Thorne of Claremont were married
at the home of the bride Wednesday morn
ing by Rev. o. G. Sargent. Mr.. and Mrs
Evans were in Bellows Falls Wednesday
but went to New York that evening. They
were married at 6 A. NJ. because of rumol
to the effect that if the ceremony occurred
later in the day crowd OF acquaintance:
accompanied by drum corps would be al
the railway station to wish them od-speed
But for the Durham Wheeler wedding
ashore Acres could doubtless have had
one of the largest houses of the season las,
Wednesday evening As it was there wa:
a good house but made up mostly Of peo-
pie from surrounding towns. This play
was here last year and by many was con.
sidered the best thing of the season the
performance Wednesday evening seemed
to be of equal merit. At any rate all were
highly pleased and spoke in glowing term:
of the entertainment.
A handsome buck deer has been hang.
ing in front OF Lowell & Carpenters mark
ct this week. 1t was shot on Strattor
mountain Tuesday night by Roswell Lowe
and is a fine specimen; it is thought to
have been five years old and weighed about
225 pounds. MIR. Lowe and his son Viii
started on the hunt last week but for the
first two or three days saw nothing. Just
as they were about to start for home they
saw the animal Mr.. Lowe succeeded in