Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-02-23
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. %, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Keene Friday evening.
The meetings OF the Union Bible club
will be commenced again next week Wed
nesday evening
A special meeting OF the Woman's Tenn
perance union was called for Monday
afternoon at $50, but owing to the small
number present it was adjourned.
Ri. Rev. A. c. A. Hall, D. d., bishop
# Vermont, will preach in Emmanuel
church this evening, at a service commence
ing at 80 o'clock.
The practical talk at the Y. M. G. A
rooms for last Monday evening was given
up owing to the evang listic meetings be-
ing held The one next Monday evening
is by Principal A. B. Crawfoi d on the sub
ject early Christianity and Psganism."
The magnificent tours Of Sousa and his
matchless men prove beyond question that
Americans do love music by their own com
posers and grand performances by their
own conductors Twentv-one thousand
miles through American territory is rec
ord an explorer might be proud of.
The lunch to be served this evening by
the ladies of Bellows Falls commandery
No. S6S, United Order of the Golden
Cross. is to be free-wll lunch, for which
people are expected to pay whatever they
che ose, Re it much or little. 1t will be
served in Prospect hall between the hours
of 6 and 6, aud after it a brief program
will be rendered.
The Keene Sentinel says: 1.-The Y. M.
C. A. basket ball juniors from Bellows
Falls were defeated by the local boys in
the gymnasium Friday evening by a score
of 25 to 0, being entirely outclassed. Then
passing and guarding were good, but they
were "not in it :" in throwing for goals
The game was one of much interest, how.
ever"
The following are the names Of pupils il
the higher department of No. IA. Gage
vile school, who have been neither absen
nor tardy for the term ending February IS
1898: Bertha A. Beals, Minnie B. Beals
Josie B. Francis. Harry M. Lowell, Willie
M. Lowell, BERTHE H. Patterson; absen
one half day, Lora M. Edwards. JOSIE
Francis and Harry Lowell have had ne
marks for one year. Jennie M. Mann
teacher.
1t has been ascertained that the late DR.
w. l.. White has son living in Omaha
Neb. His name is Fred w. White ant
he is head book-keeper in one of the stocl
yards in that city; he is married and biz
only child, son - years Of age, dice
about year ago. The doctors divorced
wifi is living with her son. This info,ma
ton was learned through George w. Ken
needy, an attorney in Burlington who wa'
in town last Saturday and is brother O
the divorced Mrs. White As soon as
communi cation is established with the son,
some disposition will be made of the doc
tors property.
School teachers more than any other class
are interested in the personally conducted
tour to Washington on April lst in specia
tram of Wagner palace cars via the Fitch
burg R, R. The rate 1925, appeals to
them, it Is during the Easter vacation. il
affords an opportunity to visit Philadelphia
as well as Washir gton, and it is under thu
mansg sment of the Famous P, nnsylvania
r. R. Tourist Bureau, guarantee thai
every thing will be frst-class. j. r. Wat
son, Gen'l Pass. Agt, Fitchburg R R.
Boston, Mass, will furnish itinerary OF
application.
The Wizard Of the Nile" at the opers
no use Monday evening drew good house
but the attendance would have been mucl
larger but tor the bad weather. Those
present, however, enjoyed the entertain
ment very mich. The chorus under thu
direction of L. F. Gottschald provided
good music, and some of the solos, espec
tally those sung by Marie Willard as Cleo
patra, were exceptionally fine. The supe
rior acting of Fred Frear as Kibosh, tn
magician, and Sinclair Nash as Ptolem
was well received and warmly applauded
The Rutland Herald OF last Thursda
said: "R. M. Spauldipg of Rutland ha
just finished hauling from the woods il
Pittsfield about 100000 feet OF logs t
the bank Of White river to be run dow
that stream when the water is high mex
spring to the Fail Mountain Paper com
pany at Bellows Falls. Among the log
were these made by spruce tree Q
remarkable size. The tree when cut dow
made solid stick SO inches in diameter a
the butt and % inches at the top, 20 fee
long, and that practically below the limbs
This was cut into five logs, which measured
1882 feet. People here have no knowl
edge of any other spruce as large. More
over, another 14-foot log could have beef
cut at the top for lumber, although it hac
too many knots for working into paper"
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