Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24
BRATTLEBORO.

Rev. G. 0. Day, who was invited to hold a
union meeting in the Baptist church next
Sunday night, declines, saying that he pre-
fers to preach in his own church on this, his
last Sunday. He suggests, however, that he
will probably hold a service some night next
week, in which he will talk on camp life, but
will not refer to it in his Sunday discourses.
The services at the Baptist church will be
held at O'Clock Sunday evening, in order to
afford all who wish to attend the service at
the Congregational church.
G. B. Parks house on South Canal street
was entered by burglars Saturday afternoon
between 2 and o'clock, and articles in gold
and silver to the amount of about 800 were
taken, including gold watch, two gold
chains, old bracelets and two or three pock-
made to enter Fred Billiards. house the same
afternoon.
Invitations were sent out Monday to the
honorary members of Fuller battery and Es-
tey guard, together with their families, to a
reception to be given Co I at the armory
last evening, at O'Clock.
1t is thought possible that the man who
stole John Taft's buggy and harness at West
Dummerston Tuesday night was the same
PAGER belonging to Frank Willard of South
Deerfield.
The grand jury, 1t is understood, has re-
turned l! indictments against various offend
ers IN Wlndham county, three or four of
whom are now confined in Jail.
''The Beautiful White Devil"
1t is thought cow that Co will be mus
tered out of service at their armory in Brat
tleboro on Monday, October 8.
A special meeting of the First Baptist
church was held Friday evening at which it
was voted to accept the resignation of Rev.L.
D. Temple and letter expressing apprecia-
ton of his work was adopted. The church
also voted to extend call to Rev. r. O.Sher-
wood of South Norwalk, Ct, who supplied
the pulpit during Mr.. Temples vacation.
E. L. Hildreth & Co. are putting in the
foundation for new cylinder press in their
printing establishment The company has
taken recently the contract for printing the
Record of Christian Work, monthly maya
zine edited by W. R. Moody of Mortified.
A special meeting of the woman's club will
be held with Mrs. G. F. Barber October to
hear reports of committees and make arrange
ments for the coming meeting of the fedora
ton.
The soldiers aid society met with Mrs. J.J.
Estey Friday afternoon to sew for the fami-
lies of the returned soldiers.
Rev. w. H. Collins will go to Washington
DC tober as delegate to the general Epis-
copal convention.
The Boston and Maine Courier has Brat
tie oro illustrated in this months issue.
The family of Gen. J. J. Estey was startled
about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning by the
groans of Miss Sophie Carlson, domestic in
their home. Mrs. Estey found the door of
the girls room locked. The door was forced
and the unconscious woman was found lying
on the floor. Evidently Miss Carlson had
failed to turn OIL the gas on retiring. She
probably was awakened by the odor, when
she made an unsuccessful attempt to open
the window.
The annual meeting of the state medical
society, which is to be held in Brattleboro
October IL and IA, will be largely attended.
Grange hall has been engaged for the meet
ings, the banquet=room being reserved for an
exhibition of various medical instruments
and supplies.
Mrs. W. F. Mixer and Mrs. F. E. Perry
have been appointed delegates to the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union state
convention at Manchester, the 27th-29th.
Mrs, G. Z. Allen, who has bought of the
Wilcox estate the old Field stand in Guilford,
expects to be appointed postmaster there,
and it is probable that her husband, G. Z.
ford, where the business will be conducted,
Though his extensive floral department will
remain in Brattleboro.
A meeting of representatives of the -four
local Christian Endeavor societies was held al
the Center church Wednesday night to select
| canvasslng committee to arrange for 8
special train to the state convention at Bel
lows Falls October IL to l3. The committee
will report Tuesday evening at the Baptist
chapel.
Gustavo Hasberg and John Halgru, paint
ers employed by W. A. Morse, while work
ing on the rear of Hackley & Moran's BLOCK
Wednesday morning, fell about 20 feet by the
breaking of ladder. Hasberg received
severe injuries, though his companion es
capped with slight bruises.
The women Of the Episcopal church society
will not hold their customary fair this fall
but will rely on the subscriptions of parish
toner's to make up the amount usually real
| lied from their annual sale.