Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-21

Miss Emma Howard of Boston is visit
her cousin, Frazier M. Howard.
G.. w. Osgood was in Gresham last
week and addressed Sunday school insti-
tute.
Miss Emily Blake goes this week to
Waterbury, Conn, to enter St. Margaret's
school.
Mrs. E. G. Tenney, who visited her
daughter, Mrs. A. M. Jellison, has re-
turned to her home in Grafton.
H. M. Amadon will continue to live in
the Amadon house on School street recent
ly purchased by Mrs. f. S. Allbee.
Assistant Superintendent McKinnon Of
the International Paper company had four
fingers on one hand badly pinched in the
calendars last Friday.
The sail boats Petrol and Aureolus in
dulged in lively race last Sunday to
Charlestown and return, the Aureolus COM
ing out the better man.
Charles Weaver OF North Walpole an
employe in the pulp mill of the Interna-
tioaal Paper company, had the misfortune
to break leg yesterday while operating
the elevator.
George H. Evans supply of Minard's
pond ice was exhausted last Friday and he
has since been earring ice from Springfield
and Keene. He says that one carload
from Springfield shrank eight tons before
it reached Bellows Falls. o.s
F. j. Tidd closed his fish market Mon.
day having sold his stock to A. F. Whine.
Wiser. l. G. Marshall, who has been with
Mr.. Tidd since last May, will open the
market today and run it for the present
he will probably purchase.
F. w. Burnett has moved his barbe,
shop from the Howard block into the poo
room in Cray's block. He will run his
chair, the pool and billiard tables and viii
sell tobacco, cigars and temperance drinks
The room has been newly papered and
painted and Mr.. Burnetti,ays he Intends to
run clean and Legitimate business. 1.-THE
block is also being newly shiugled.
There will be social in the parlors o.
the Congregational church next Friday
evening at 7 As o'clock. A short program
will be rendered, and those who will are
asked to appear in some costume repre-,
senting day Of the week or holiday. Al
young people Interested in the Christiar
Eudeavor convention, and especially those
on committees are cordially invited to be
present.
A number of talented young blind PEG
pie from the Institute and Industrial Home
for the Blind at Hartford, Conn.,, will give
an exhibition and entertainment for the aiG
of the institution at Union hall Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock. The entertainment
will embrace mock trial, entitled 1.-THE
Triumph of Invention over Crime" fol
lowed by musicale given by an orches
ira, brass band and quartet composed en-
tirely of blind people. This institution
which now accommodates between 40 anG
so persons, is designed to rescue the blind
from life OF idle dependence and place
them in situations where they can become
self-reliant and self-supporting.
One of6en hears the statement that there
is now just as much whiskey sold in Yer
mont as there would be if we had higt
license law, but very few believe it. The
vigorous kick that travelling men, shows
and circuses make is pretty good evidence
that prohibition prohibits quite .effectually
Two circus men were heard to remark
M onday night that they would be mighty
glad when they shook the dust of Vermont
from their feet. They said their drinks
had been too irregular for comfort while
in the state and they had not be able to
get d drop on the Vermont side dur
ing their stay in Bellows Falls. :
This evening at the opera house Hoyt's
ga Stranger in New York" which created
such favorable impression when last pre-
sented here, will return fresh from its trium-
plant visit to London, ENGLAND d, where it was
presented at the Duke Of York's theatre.
Since the piece was last seen here, Mr..
Hoyt has devoted much time in making i'm
provements in this. his pet comedy. He
as added some new scenes, much catchy
music, dainty dances, novel vaudeville
features, lot of witty dialogue and
equipped the piece with new scenery, stun
ming costumes and extravagant stage aces
sories. The piece will be presented here
under the personal direction of Mr.. Hoyt.