Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-21
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

John Savage and Miss Mary Savage are
IN New York.
A. H. Fisher returned Monday from a
trip to New York.
Miss Genevieve Guilty of Rutland has
been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Mary Flavin left Saturday for a
visit in Brattleboro and Holyoke, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. and E. A. Lewis have
returned from visit to Florence, Mass.
Miss Nellie Brown is playing the pipe
organ for few weeks at the Universalist
church.
| f. P. Smith has moved into Joe De-
Merritt's house on Atkinson street near the
o. d. Olcott place.
Mrs. Ellen Powers OF Nutley, N. j.,
an d Mrs. Daniel Cunningham Of Brattle
boro are visiting relatives in town.
F. G. Flint and family returned last Sat
urday after months vacation passed at
Old Orchard, Franklin Falls and Clare
mont.
Miss Ellen Converse, who has been in
Rutland for the past several months, has
returned to Bellows Falls to resume the
teaching of music.
DIR. S. M. Blake's family have been
entertaining for few days a relative from
Liverpool, Eng, graduate Of the schools
of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Byron Robinson has gone to Cornell
University and Monday j. E. Babbitt and
Willard Bacon left for Providence to re-
sumo their studies at Brown University.
| c, E. Emerson, who fell through dry
bridge at North Leominster last April and
was badly shaken up, began work again
yesterday morning firing on shitter in the
Iyard.
The Woman's Relief Corps, at the meet
ing Saturday evening, voted to serve the
supper given by the Knights of Pythias to
the visitors of the uniformed rank, who
take part in the parade at the convention
in October.
A. A. Halliday has some OF the Mexican
June corn that is IA IL feet high and is
still growing, in fact it has just begun to
tassle. This corn grows 20 feet high in
, Mexico and the lowest ears are ten feet or
more from the ground.
, Some have been wondering why the roof
on the new high school building had to be
repaired this fall, SO soon after the COM
|pletion of the building. The part repaired
was an angle on the south roof which was
remodelled so that snow and ice would not
gather in large quantities during winter.
At the close of the Sunday school at the
Universahst church last Sunday Mrs. E E.
Marggraf received from her class the gift
of beautiful Haviland china plate and a
sterling silver cream ladle with gold bowl
in token of their appreciation of her faith
full service as teacher.
The ladies' society of the Un1versalisi
church will serve supper at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon under the direction Of
Mrs. F. G. Pierce and Mrs. F. H. Babbitt.
At 30 o'clock will come the Christian
Endeavor rally at the church with a song
service and address by the Rev. G. w.
Morrow of Randolph.
Gel Captain" was greeted at the opera
house Saturday evening by an average
audience nd on the whole gave excellent
satisfaction. The chorus was good and
r the singing of Kate Michalena was excel
lent. All expe cted superior acting from
William c. Mandville as Ell Captain ant
few were disappointed.
There is on exhibition in H. M. Anna
don's show win dow this week very prett.
| little dagger made Of metal taken from the
Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa, which wa
destroyed off Santiago July 3. The handl,
is of wood from block house at Guantan
= amo bay, and the workmanship is that o
Fl G. F. Smith, formerly of this place ant
now machinist on board the Vulcan.
= A hearing was had last week Tuesday
evening before Justice j. w. Cahalane il
North Walpole in the case of Gesrg,
Thomas charged with the larceny of som,
: cucumbers from the garden of Micbae
O'Connor. Young Thomas was fount
|guilty and the case was appealed but wa
finally settled by Thomas paying a fine o
five cents and O'Connor paying the costs
amounting to over Sc.
A. M. Shipman figures that the monthly
losses OF the Illinois troops during tn
Rebellion were $50 men for four years an,
four-ffths of the deaths were caused b,
disease. Illinois had nearly 100000 me-
in the service. Mr.. Shipman thinks that
comparison of figures like these with th
mortality at Santiago leaves but littl
ground for criticism of the government
management.
The Central Vermont railroad will hav
its annual popular excursion to Montreal
Monday, September &c. The fare for tn
round trim from, Wipdsor xv;lI ho 90 5O m