Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-26
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

VIII y COiu'
FIN. Wheeler has gone to Spring field,
Mass, for few days.
Miss Mary Bryant OF Claremont has
been visiting at G. E. Rice's.
All the drug stores in town now close At
8 P. M. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Edward Scanlon has moved from Henry
street extension to the New Terrace.
Joseph Ball Of Waterville. P. O., passed
Sunday with his son, returning home from
Atlanta, Ca, where he accompanied a
ward.
Miss Josephine Archer OF Chester re-
turned home Monday after spending q
week with her sister. Mrs. George An
drews.
Miss Jennie Daggett Of the Gageville
school and Miss Howard, teacher from
Charlestown, visited the village schools
lately.
The senior class Of the high school gives
its first social dance in Union hall tomor-
row evening, Exner's orchestra furnishing
the music.
The extracts from the paper entitled
prohibition or License" read before the
Cosmopolitan club Of Springfield recently
and published in the TIMES last Saturday
should have been credited to the author,
Hon. Adna Brown Of Springfield.
C.P. Cotton, lately landlord. Of the Lud-
low House, Ludlow, was in town Monday.
Mr.. Cotton, who is at present out of bun-
n less, was going to Brunswick, Me-, to re-
main month or SO and perhaps longer,
should he find a favorable opening.
Rev. E. M. Fuller, who is travelling
through the state for the purpose of raising
funds for the Baptist church at Barre,
preached Sunday in the Baptist church at
this place, presenting the needs Of his con-
gregation, and was given generous col
lection of $53.
V. X. Nash of Woonsocket, R. l., civil
engineer for the electric railway company,
arrived Monday from Winoo,ki, where he
has been at work and yesterday began sur
veying the Sabin and Barber farms, through
which the electric road to Saxtons River
village is to pass. He is not only to sur
vey thoroughly the route through these
farms but also to take measurements for
the bridge across the river.
The bicycle contest at the F. B. F. gro
Gerry closed at 9 o'clock Saturday evening,
the coveted wheel being awarded to Hur-
vey Mace, who brought in 304 coupons,
while Miss Cora Buemond was next in the
list with 1858. These coupons, which rep
resent the purchases made at the F. B. F..
for the past three months, were counted by
Barney Cannon, Jr. and A. F. Winnewis-
ser, and the result announced to the ILL
concealed satisfaction OF young Mr.. Mace.
A. M. Buchanan, the architect, who
makes music one of his special studies,
opened singing class last evening in the
vestry for the young people of the Baptist
church, who have lately purchased 60 new
hymn books. This class, which is free to
both young and old, will meet once week
for the present, and will, it is believed,
haye beneficial effect on the congrega-
tional singing at the Sunday evening meet
ings.
G. E. Capron, corporation treasurer.
collected during the past fiscal year $15,-
25 in corporation and highway taxes.
Only $26045 remained uncollected and
was placed in the bands of the constable
for collection on September 8. The total
tax this year was $15, 654 70 and $15,-
1928 in 1897. The amount placed last
year with the constable was 1868 10.
The state ment that there are 80 vacant
tenements in Bellows Falls at the present
time is declared to be erroneous by those
who claim to know whereof they speak.
There are, it is said, not more than 80 de-
sirable tenements vacant, with possibly q
few more which are classed as unrentable.
As this is about the usual number there
would seem to be no immediate danger Of
Bellows Falls becoming deserted village.
Arthur H. Whittemore, the former Yer
mont academy student who wrote such in
teresting letters for the TIMES from Homo
lulu, Is now at Plymouth, N. H recover
ing from the serious illness which kept him
at Honolulu when his regiment was ordered
on to Manila. Though improving, Mr..
Whittemore, who suffers from chronic
COLTS, is far from well and fears that an
operation will be necessary for bis COM
plete restoration to health.
Superintendent G. w. Cox presente
the subject of the La Fayette monument to
the children of the various departments of
the graded school Friday. He spoke very
entertainingly of the gallant French hero
of our Revolutionary war and so aroused
the interest of the children that the teach
ers have been receiving contributions to
the memorial at the Paris exposition ever
since.
John E. Brosnahan and Miss Kate Ney-
land are to be married at Aver Junction.