Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-04

An auo ton sale OF 80 horses at Lovels
stable is advertised in another column; the
sale is next Saturday and begins ut 10 A.
NJ, with G. p. Gibson auotioneer,
May came on Sunday but the day az
torded no protection to the speckled trout.
All the brooks in this section were thor.
oughly fshed and some good catches re-
ported.
Mrs. l.. Goodhart announces that she
will be at Towns hotel on May 16. Mrs.
Goodhart is an annual visitor to Bellows
Falls and expects to do good business in
spite of the enthusiasm over Cuban relief.
Edward Roberts of Niggerville was
arrested Monday evening by Chief Thomp-
son on the charge of assaulting his wife
and was given hearing yesterday. The
court suspended judgment for one month.
Three good residences are now offered
for sale; the residence of the late John
Robertson, Clark Chase's house on School
street and the residence of j. w. Flint.
"The Pulse of New York" at the opera
house last Saturday evening drew small
house. The "Thompson Tots" were ex-
cellent, probably affording the best feature
Of the entertainment.
Mrs. F. G. Day returned to town last
Friday and went to Putney for a visit on
Saturday. Mr.. Day went to Minneapolis,
but will come to Bellows Falls soon. Mr..
and Mrs Day have been in Ashville, N c.,
during the winter, but passed their last
week in the South in Chattanooga, Tenn.
A peculiar incident happened on the
Rutland road Saturday. A freight car was
standing on the side track at Chester; the
strong wind started it down grade and it
rolled to the vicinity Of Brockway's Mills.
The noon mail was delayed at Bellows
Falls nearly an hour.
The ladies' society of the Unversalist
church will hold meeting tomorrow after
noon at 4.30. Supper will be served in the
church vestry at 6. Mrs. Elmer Under
hill and Mrs. John A. Bush patronesses.
A special meeting of the church and parish
will be held in the church parlors at $50.
At meeting Monday evening the fol-
lowing officers of Bellows Falls Council,
No. II, were elected: E. S. Leonard, T.
|. NJ; G. H. Williams, D. M; H. R.
Thompson, P. G. of W.. H. w Hutchins
treasurer; B F. Walters, Sec. G. II.
Gorham, G. of G.. H. H. Fassett, G. OF
c.; c. W. Black, steward G. S. Howard,
sentinel.
| A pleasant affair was what the entertain
ment of the Junior Y. p S. G. E. of the
Congregational church proved to be Mon
day evening. 1t was held in the parlors Of
the church and consisted of program Of
recitations, songs and choruses. The men,
bers of the society served ice cream and
cake later in the evening. The proceeds
of about $15 went to replenish the treasury
after paying some small expenses.
A new hard wood floor is being laid II
the store of Williams & Co. A new win
dow will also be put in and the porch il
front of the store removed. A similar
floor will be laid in the store OF Bodine
Davis and the show window cut down anG
new glass provided. The fronts of botl
these stores will also be given q new coat
Of paint.
At the annual meeting of the w. c. T
u, held in the Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon, the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. B. E. Foster; vice presl.
dents, Mrs. D. M. Damon, Mrs. George
E. Welch, Mrs. E. R. Campbell; score
tary, Mrs. E. w. Parsons; treasurer,
Mrs. Malcolm Finlsyson; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. George E. WEIGH; depart
ment Observation-Disclosures Purity, Mrs
Ida Brown, Temperance Hospital, Mrs.
Fred Saker, Temperance literature, Mrs.
F. Wilbur, Press, Miss Grace A. Kidder.
An exhibition of some of the work tina t
is being done in the public schools of the
town will be helu at the high school build
ing Friday and Saturday of this week and
until Wednesday evening of next week.
The work will consist in part of samples of
clay moulding, color, drawing, writing,
paper folding, drawing from nature, speci-
mems of composition, written work and
text papers. For five days the exhibit will
be open to the public and it's hoped that
all persons interested in the schools will
avail themselves of this opportunity to see
what is being done therein. The north
recitation room usually given to Mr.. Ba-
cons classes will contain the exhibits.
They may be seen only after $50 A. NJ
and until P. NJ. Parents wishing to ex-
anime the work of the children carefully
will do we'll to defer their visit until Mon
day, Tuesday or Wednesday of next week
as the spring meeting of the Connecticut
Valley Teachers association which meets
here Friday and Saturday will bring to-
gether large number of teachers, who
may avail themselves of the opportunity to
study the exhibit. The public school will
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