Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-19
SPRINGFIELD.

Tuesday Frank A. Walker, judge Of pro-
were in town.
There was quiet wedding at the home of
The bride Tuesday, October IL, when Miss
Eugenia Waite was Joined in marriage by
Don Fullam IS best man and Miss Helen
Waite as bridesmaid. Only immediate
friends were numbered among the guests.
Last Thursday Rev. o. s. Davis, Phi. D.,
accompanied by Frank H. Stone as delegate,
attended the Both annual convention of the
State Sunday School association of Vermont
held at Lyndonville. DIR. Davis gave an
of Enthusiasm in the Sunday School,"
Miss Anna Lewis of Claremont, N H.,
came Monday to pass few days with Mrs.
w. A. Lewis. tuas
The annual harvest supper will be given
by the ladies' society this Wednesday even
ing at the vestry of the Universalist church.
The supper will include, New England boiled
dish, vegetable hash, baked beans, pumpkin
pie, and many other table supplies too num-
erous to mention, all for Is cents. Every
body is welcome.
Miss Grace Wiley, who is this season en-
ployed in a millinery store at Hinsdale, N.
H., was at home over Sunday.
Charles H. Craigue OF Springfield and Mrs.
Eta Page of Norwich, Conn, were united in
marriage October IL, by Rev. w. A. Tuttle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Sparrow are visiting
his father, William Sparrow.
Mrs B. T. Blanpied and son of Bethany,
West Virginia, arrived last week for a two
weeks visit with her father, H. H. Mason.
Miss JENNIE Farwell of Bellows Falls is
visiting friends in town.
The harvest concert given last Sabbath
evening by the Universalist Sunday school,
is highly praised by the many who attended.
The church was tastily decorated with au-
tumn foliage, while fruits, grains and vege-
tables were massed about the altar. The
music, recitations and other exercises by the
teresting, rejecting much credit upon those
who prepared the evenings program.
Mrs Daniel G. Griswold of Boston has pre-
sented the Springfield public library with a
handsomely bound volume of "The Ameri-
| can Civil War Book ard Grant Album" de-
signed to perpetuate the memory of Gen.
| Ulysses s. Grant. 1t is pictorial biography,
covering the time between the last congress,
| before the war of the rebellion, and the en-
| tombment at Riverside park, illustrating q
| both the civil ard military career of its sub.
| ject and there are also shown his companions
the arms and enginery of war, and the acts
of peace. 1t Is valuable acquisition to the
library.
Walter W. Brown his the honor of being
appointed member of Gov. Smiths staff,
with the rank of colonel.
| 1t was with deep regret that Springfield
| learned of the death of Rev. H. A. Spe ncer,
presiding elder cf st. Johnsbury district Fri
| day last. He left this place last April after q
pastorate of two years in which he had won
the esteem of not only the church and con.
gregation over which he presided, but of all
| who met him socially or in business. He
was born in Lynn, Ontario in 1887 and he en-.
tered the ministry in the Canadian Wesleyan
Methodist conferer ce, his first pastorate be-
| iug at St. Johnsbury Center. He enjoyed
many positions of trust in the Methodist
church of Vermont. He was for three term:
presiding elder, financial agent of the Mont
pelier seminary three years, and a member o
general conference of the Methodist church
two terms. He married Lydia Hutton o.
Canada in 1862, who survives him together
with four children, Rev. George II. Spencer
Newton GenteT 4asJ Psbo kss aG
A Spencer Of Boston University and Mis-
Maria S. Spencer of st. Johnsbury.