Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-02-12
WESTMINSTER

Shubel Peck and Miss Eva Ellis are vis-
iting friends in Springfield, Mass, for a
few days.
D c. Wright and George c. Wright
and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. E .B.
Campbell at Brattleboro Wednesday.
H. L. Parker and Miss Gertie M. Gould
both we'll known in this place were married
at Ludlow Wednesday at the home of the
bride.
Miss Eva Batchelder, who has been in
the employ of S. M. Nutting for time, is
at the home Of her grandmother, Mrs. R.
S. Dawley, on account of sickness.
About 25 from hera attended the revival
meeting at Bellows Falls Wednesday even
ing.
A small party Of young people had
sleighride to D. S. Taylor's in Westmore-
land last evening.
The Kings Daughters met with Mrs F.
B. Hyde last evening.
Miss Lizzie Rideout has just served a
months probation in the Illinois training
school tor nurses at Chicago and has now
entered upon three years. course to fit
herself for her chosen profession.
Mrs. c H. Bundy is with her brother
in Alstead this week assisting in caring for
him; he was reported to be seriously i'll a
few days ago.
w. H. Cole has taken large wood-haul-
ing contract of O. j. Butterfeld and is now
at work on the Chase lot.
The antics performed by DR.. Beddy
while turning out for a loaded team recent
ly would indicate that he was practicing to
enter some travelling circus.
G. A. Peck's cream team driven by Otto
johnson was partially capsized near the
residence of Elihu Dunham Tuesday after
noon, spilling part of the load of cream
and causing loss of nearly $25.
H. F. Bond is finishing tobacco sort
ing room in his new tobacco barn; o. R.
Howe is doing the work.
i The Ashville brothers have given up the
and it is reported that Mr.. Atcherson and
his son will continue the business.
George B. Hall has been in Windsor
this week assisting in setting up machine
for the manufacture of cans for corn pack.
ing and at the time of writing is engaged IL
similar work at the factory here. Mr.
Hall will soon 60 to Iowa to set up one o.
these machines for Baxter Brothers.
Miss Mary Parsons of Chester, Penn.
who has been visiting Carrie Warren. re
, turned to her home yesterday and Miss
Lizzie Going Of Charlestown spent the day
with Miss Warren last Wednesday.
l.. C. Richardson and wife drove to
Charlestown Wednesday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Fish.
, The Fortnightly club will meet with Mrs
s. M. Nutting next Wednesday evening
, The auditors will commence the annua
overhauling of the accounts of the tow
|; officers Monday.
The board of civil authority will hold
the abatement of taxes.
r. D. Willard OF Boston, son of H. A
Willard OF this place, has gone to Alask,
in search Of the yellow metal. His many
friends will wish him success in his efforts
B. A. Fuller, the faithful farmer for th,
Kurn Hattin Home association, has severed
his connection with the above institution
and entered the employ OF the Vernon
, Farm Machine Co.
The death and burial of Mrs. Huldal
Stearns removes one OF the formerly oil
9 time residents of town. Mrs. Stearns lef
! her home here about FIVE years ago at th,
I death of her husband, William q Stearns
! and went to live with her granddaughter
4 Mrs. George Batting of Springfield. Mass.
a where she continued to live until about
r year ago. Her granddaughter removed t.
/, Hartford, Conn and she accompanied he
I IL l. g.. Il.
j illness OF pneumonia The remains wer
o brought to this place and inferred in tn
d family lot, the funeral being held in tn
church, Rev. F. b. HYDE off rating Mrs
e Stearns was Q sist-r of the late Phinea
d Keyes and was twice married, her first hus
+ band being the late Horace Goodridge VIII