Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-07-09
SPRINGFIELD.

A number Of young ladies will attend the
summer school at Putney, which will be in
session the first two weeks in August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson r. Lawrence went to
Boston yesterday for a brief trip
Third bicycle run today at 4 80 P. M, to
ClsmDake Rock, Scrabble Brook, Seaver
bridge; lunch at $50 with other attractive
features.
Rev. Vernon H. Demiug of Weathersfield
will preach at the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev. o. 8. Davis will conduct com
munion service at Weathersfeld.
Mrs. F. L. Lawrence went Thursday to
Poughkeepsie to spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Spaulding.
Miss Edna Ellison is visiting her sister in
Claremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Clace Thursday
welcomed to their family circle another
daughter.
Charles Foggett is receiving congratula-
lions; daughter was greeted Wednesday.
W: H. H. Slack and W. F. wyman with
fam'iies enjoyed Friday at Cambridgeport.
A picnic party enjoyed the Fourth at Clare
mont camp grounds.
Prof: and Mrs. Il. Dressed, Miss May Whit
comb, Mrs. G. H. Moore, Mr., and Mrs. w.
D. Woolson left Thursday for the White
Mountains and attendance upon the educa-
tonal institute. A delightful time is antici-
pated for the party.
Rollin Hall of the Boston Record is visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
Rev. W. A. Tuttle exchanges with Rev, T.
D. Howard of Charlestown.
The electrics carried on the Fourth 1900
passengers between Charlestown and Spring.
field.
The alarm of fire rung in Tuesday morn
ing revealed that the barn of W. H. II. Put
nam was in flames, which burned quickly,
and before the fire company was able to do
effective work the house was burning; the
furniture, doors, windows, etc, were re-
moved. The house was completely DESTROYED !;
the loss is estimated at $4,000, with no insur-
ance save upon the furniture. Mr.. Putnam
was away at the time of the fire. This is the
severest loss chronicled for many years on
residential property.
Salene Dashner and family are absent for a
couple OF weeks in Massachusetts,.
& Miss Mary Barnard of Detroit is numbered
among our summer guests.
Miss Fannie c. Hall of Unionville. Conn.
IS enjoying her summer vacation at home.
Prof. Dressed has received this week an
appointment as county examiner of schools.
Isaac Dodge of Springfield, Mass, is in
town for little time.
FLAG SOCIAL.
Thursday evening there was an unusually
large attendance at the flag social at the Con-
gregational church. The entertainment
opened with song by several young ladies
Next was the harmoniphone orchestra led by
Rev. Q. 8. Davis, silent burlesque. which
was exceedingly amusing. The attraction o
tne evenings program was the graduating
great success; these ladies were arrayed in
white, with essays tied in class colors, red,
white and blue; the stage was decked out
with flags and bunting, which was also
markable class displayed much talent with
the salutatory, class poem, class prophecy,
essays, piano duet, valedictory, etc, etc !,
and received the encouragement of an appre-
ciative audience numbering many friends of
these coy maidens. Mrs. Goddard, as precep-
tress, spoke of the class as favorite of hers
and commended them highly. 1t was very
taking burlesque and as novelty is unex-
celled. The flag contest was enjoyed, The
winning guesser being D. Brownell. The
art gallery was another revenue raising crea-
ton, which contributed to the merry making.
Ice cream and cake were furnished as refresh
ments. The evenings proceeds netted for
the treasury $25.