Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-07-02
SPRINGFIELD.

Mr.. Looney is boarding at D. Hogan's:
Will Whitcomb of Boston visited friends
over the Sabbath.
Florence Lareau and brother are enjoying
| a vacation at Brandon.
| Mrs. Mary Loveland Lindsey arrived at
G. L. Blossoms Wednesday.
The Rebekahs' deferred lawn party was
enjoyed Tuesday evening at Wilbur Her
rick's The grounds were lighted with jap
anese lanterns, and the sale of ice cream and
cake was very brisk, and delightful sum-
mer evenings pleasure was shared by the
Rebekahs and their friends.
These are picnic days and several parties
have been made up during the past week.
DR.. Eugene Davis, formerly of this place,
has been renewing old acquaintance recently.
The Daisy social Thursday evening was
a charming success.
Parks & woolson Machine Co.hay closed
their works for a few days to make repairs,
etc. FF
Wednesday, June %. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Trombly welcomed daughter to their house
hold.
Mrs. j. Burke will visit friends in northern
Vermont for a few weeks, leaving for her
trip to-day.
Mrs. Fred Watkins is visiting at Walpole.
Friday large consignment of lumber from
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repairs on the building to be used as a shoe
shop which, when completed, will probably
employ about l50 people.
Miss Sadie Odette is visiting her parents at
Keene, N. H.
Maxim LaFountain, Jr, arrived Wednes.
day for a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Bert Proctor last week entertained
friends from Keene.
Mrs. Sagar and Mrs. Perkins of Bellows
Falls, accompanied by friend from Rhode
Island, have this week been visiting friends
| with US.
Fourth of July is to be celebrated with
sports of all kinds at the fair ground. In the
evening the fireworks are to be on the COM
mon. 1 j
Miss Alice 81 Hall returned Wednesday
from West Somerville to spend her summer
vacation with us. t -.
Mrs. George Barrett of Claremont, N. H ,
was the first of the week the guest Of j. r.
Hall. sg--
Miss Annie Messenger has returned from
her seasons work in millinery at Montpelier.
Mrs. W. G. Staples attended the concert
at Brattleboro Wednesday evening
when Mary Howe LAWN and Harriet Brasor
Pratt favored the audience with several selec-
tlons; this concert was given under the
auspices of the Brattleboro Soldiers Aid
society.
Mrs. d. X. Barry of Newport, N. H., is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. Messenger.
CHRISTIAN UNION.
The Young Peoples Christian Union is an
organization of the Uniyersalist society
which holds devotional service each Sab
bath evening. That they are taught the
beauties of practical Christianity is observ-
able in the good cheer their floral work brings
to all those who for any reason are known as
the shut-ins. Flowers are collected weekly
and four messengers appointed to distribute
them, and these offering have gladdened
many a. heart during the past few months.
The birthdays of the aged are not forgotten
by these young people, who manifest kind
regard for their seniors with an offering OF
flowers, or occasionally book or some other
souvenir. A more extended charitable work
will be inaugurated by the union as oppor-
tunity is afforded.
The Junior society includes membership
of 80 children, who enjoy their devotional
meeting at 4P. M. every Sunday, the service
being conducted by the children. This week
the Juniors have been engaged in selling
candy to procure money to respond to the
appeal from the Red Cross Association for
soldiers comfort bags, which are to be filled
with pins, needles, scissors, buttons, court
plaster, salve, and variety of articles that
may contribute to the necessities and COM
forts of the soldiers at Cuba. The children
will print scriptural texts upon cards tie