Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-23
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. ii. M. Amadon, who was qulte Ill,
is improving.
Miss Minnie Perry visited friends in
South Keene Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Perley spend
Thanksgiving with relatives in Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brosnahan returned
from their wedding trip last Friday night.
Mrs. A. j. Damien and Miss Hattie
Hapgood have been away lately on trip
to Boston.
DR.. O. NJ. George has been confined to
the house this week and part OF last week
by sickness.
T. l.. Durham was in Brattleboro Mon
day and today joins Mrs. Durham IN
Hopedale, Mass.
Rev. Alfred Hammitt of Dedham. Mass,
will preach at the Universalist church next
Sunday, November q.
F. c. Hildreth was in Montpelier,
R.rre and St. Adams last week and while
at the capital visited the legislature
Miss Charlotte Cooke has finished work
a, stenographer in W. A Halls paint
shop and went Monday to Boston to take
similar position in law office.
John Keefe had the i'll fortune to back
his team down the dump on Westminster
street Monday. The horses were scratched
little but other wise unlnjured.
Mrs. E. S. Allbee is making ext nsive
repairs on her house on School street oc-
cupied by H M. Amadon. In addition to
the repairs made inside the house has been
newly painted.
F.V. Thompson and G, M. Lamprey,
both principals of grammar schools in Law
renee, Mass passed Sunday with friends
in town. Mr.. Thompson was the guest OF
FIR. Holoran Of North Walpole.
The choral union is now planning to re-
sumo its sessions at an early date and an
effort will be made to secure fund
of suffici size to enable an efficient con-
ductor for the seasons work to be secured.
Last year the union was organized too late
to do very effective work but it is expected
that this season a...large chorus may be
formed and that the singing class may
prove Of great profit and benefit to every
one interested in good music.
Work began yesterday on a noticeable
Improvement in the store of M. A. Durkee.
The side entrance will be closed and the
entrance cut into the centre Of the large
show window, the window being cut down
even with the floor. 3 This will make two
show windows, one on each side of the
entrance. These will have plate glass
fronts, each glass six feet by eleven and
one-haf feet Mr.. Durkee thinks this
charge will give him opportunity to show
goods to much better advantage and will
add to the attractiveness of his store.
Capt. w. II. Taylor went to Montpelier
Monday to attend the Washington county
court in the case of Averill Of Barre VS..
theatrical company. In 1898 Averill as
manager ran some shows into Bellows
Falls. The company in the suit cancelled
date for Bellows Falls with him, but
came here the next year under the manage
ment OF C. E. Caprop,s at which time
Averll attached the box receipts, claiming
that he had been damaged by the cancella-
ton of the previous year. The suit ha.
since been pending.
Those in this place who know L. P.
Thayer will be interested to learn that he
is endeavoring to collect bis bills. Mr..
Thayer has an interest in block in Essex
Junction and here is a news item that tells
how he collects rents: ga. V. Spaulding
went Saturday to Essex Junction to appear
in the ejectment suit of L. P. Thayer VS.
Miss Nellie Anterior, to be tried before
Justice S. A. Brownell. The suit ii
brought to gain possession Of that part O.
the newspaper block now occupied by Mis-
Anterior as restaurant"