Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-30
CHESTER.

f. G. White of Cavendish was in tow
Tuesday.
DR.. c. w. Ray and family have been visit
ing in Peru.
| Prof. Marsh of Boston was in town We'd
nesday.
! f. d. Bicklord was in Bellows Fall.
Thursday.
! G. l.. Barber of Bellows Falls was in towr
Wednesday.
| George Hall of Burlington was in town
i Wednesday.
George Weston of Bellows Falls was in
, town Wednesday.
Pres. Williams Of the Humane society oi
Bristol was i'll town Wedne sday.
Mrs. A. N. Chandler and Mrs. F. L. Jun
kins were in Ludlow Wednesday.
Osro r.. Clayton of South Derry was in
town Tuesday on his way to Ludlow.
Frank Powers has finished work for the
Chester Steam Mill Co., and goes to Putney
Monday where he has employment
The funeral of Elroy A. Clayt ton took place
at Ludlow Wednesday afternoon, with inter
ment at Ludlow
George A. Sawyer is working in the Rock
ingham hotel at Bellows Falls for few days
supplying a vacancy.
G. L. Manley of New York city died at the
home of II. Fl. White in this place last Tues
day of consumption at the age of 80 years.
The funeral service took place Thursday.
The remains were taken to Ancram, N. Y,
for burial.
The Pollard Manufacturing Co. have made
a decided improvement in their business,
having rented the large building on Depot
hill, formerly used as a carriage shop. They
have had corps OF men at work on repairs
and expect to move into their new quarters
next week. They have much more room and
their packing and shipping rooms are now as
nice as possible. Everyone takes great in
terest in this new business and congratulate
them on their success in getting such excel
lent quarters.
The State Humane meeting which was held
here Wednesday drew large crowd both
afternoon and evening. The afternoon ses-
sion was under control of the president, H.
B. Williams of Bristol. The election of off,
GERS was as follows: President, George H.
Waldron; vice presidents, H. d. Holton of
Brattleboro, II. b. Williams of Bristol, Car
rol 8. Page of Hyde Park and Mrs. James
Hartness of Springfield; secretary and treas
urer, A. N. Chandler Of Chester; directors,
George l.. Fletcher of Chester, M. A. Adams
of Derby and G. F. Simmons of Woodstock
The Belle Whitman Band of Mercy of Ches-
ter gave a program consisting of an address
OF welcome written by Charles Pollard and
which on account of his sickness was read by
his sister, Miss Florence Pollard, singing,
class selections, etc. Addresses were made
by George T.. Fletcher of Chester and Mrs.
Ida Reed of Shelburne; Miss Eta Franklin
of Rutland gave recitation entitled 'Our
Grand Army Boys After short talk by
Rev. J. Q. Davis the meeting was adjourned.
In the evening prayer was made by Rev. H.
l.. Ballou, and addresses made by Prof. E.
W. Gibson #. w. Pierce, G. l.. Fletcher,
Mrs. Ida Reed, with recitationss by Miss
Franklin and music by the Chester parlor
orchestra. The meeting was by far the largest
ever held in this state and the interest mani
tested during the sessions was evidence that
the people i'll this vicinity were i'll sympathy
with the organization.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Miss Mack accompanied by Miss REYNOLDS
ent Sunday at Windham.
Leon Bugbee and Herbert Chandler have
been on the sick list.
Earl Davis and Frank Darling spent Sun
day in Londonderry.
Miss Lois Batchelder, accompanied by Miss
Olney, spent Sunday at her home in Peru.
The students of the Chester High school ex-
tective," in the near future.
Lyceum was held Thursday night instead
of Wednesday. The question. Resolved that
Chester should have an electric light plant
On Monday evening the scholars gave Miss
Mabel Beard very pleasant surprise party
i'll remembrance of her 10th birthday; 81 of
the scholars were present and games and mu-
sic formed the entertainment of the evening,
and an enjoyable time was proclaimed by all.