Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-26
CHESTER.

Mrs. F. G. Wyman of Peru is visiting Mrs.
DR.. Ray at the Fullerton for a few days.
Four more girls arrived from Boston Mon
day to work in the wrapper factory.
The furniture in the Hotel Chester was
sold at auction Tuesday.
c. o. Fullam will move into the house now
occupied by Lund Il. Barney as soon as va
Gated by Mr.. Barney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lund r. Barney will pack
their housekeeping goods and 60 to Spring
field, Mass, for the present.
Elmer Haseltine has gone to Templeton,
Mass, where he has a situation for the re-
mainder of the winter.
H. F. Wiggins of Simonsville is in town
with his saving machine going through the
wood piles at rapid gait.
Mrs. w. W. Weare is having severe at
tack of the grip at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. I'll. K. Abbott.
Mrs. Charles Walker returned to North
ampton, Mass, for few weeks stay with her
daughter on Monday.
E. d. Beckford, who has been housed for
some two weeks, has so far recovered as to
be in his place of business again.
Mr. aud Mrs. H. L. Ballou visited Mrs.
Ballou's mother in Saxtons River on Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Abbott of Rutland, who has been here
some time and had class in stsnography
and typewriting, has finished her labors here
and returned to Rutland.
Hon. 6. L. Fletcher, George Waldron and
a. N Chandler will attend the meeting of the
Nsrnont Humane society held in Burlington
Wednesday.
Miss Susie -Hadley of'this village has been
engaged to sing in the opera "Pinafore" soon
10 oe gwen at Gardner; she will take The part
OF Little Buttercup
AT the present time the Henry Post has 90
members and the Relief Corps A. Seventeen
oil the Post members have died since 1885 and
ioaf me embers OF the Relief Corps have died
since 1889.
We wish to make correction IN Saturday IS
issue in reference to the local artist that
painted the picture presented to the library
by +. w. Pierce, the item read Albert A.
Stearns, lit should have been Albert A.Stevens.
A social dance will be given at Hotel Full
lerton Friday evening, January %. Dancing
tickets 30 cents; refreshments will be served
from 10 80 to ii 80 at so cents couple. Mu-
sic, Ladd, Richardson and Hilton.
Among the out-nf-town people attending
the Walker, Hall & Stevenson party Friday
evening we noticed Franklin Barney of
Springfield, John Pierce of Bellows Falls,
Sam Patch and j. S. Goldsmith of Brattle-
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Perry started to-
day, Wednesday, for Indian Beach, Fla, to
TO New York by rail and by boat from New
YORK, making the trip in about six days. We
wish them very successful voyage.
Sunday morning our streets presented an
unusually lively appearance as every one was
| out with snow shoveis removing the 10 inches
| Of snow that had fallen through the night on
the walks. The snow roller did not get all
the roads broken through the town until Tues
day noon.
The following question will be discussed
between the debating club of the Randolph
high school and the boys of the Chester de-
bAtlng club at this place February IL: Re-
solved, That well regulated high license law
would be preferable to prohibition in Yer
mont.
Messrs. Walker, Hall and Stevenson enter
tanned about ITO of their friends at whist and
dancing at the Hotel Fullerton hall on Fri.
day evening. Progressive whist was played
until ii 30, when the guests were invited to
| the dining rooms for refreshments after which
dancihg was INDUCED in into the wee small
hoors, Messrs. Ladd, Richardson and Hilton
| furnishing music.
c.. j. Willard has invented snow plow
constructed of wood and iron and has a de-
vice in front capable of cutting through ice
and crust, while the plow proper makes a
path from three to seven feet in width. The
plow has not been tried on Chester streets as
yet, but was tested in St. Albans the other
day and proved very successful. Mayor
Smith, Street Superintendent Stubbs and E
IL. Fontin witnessed the trial and expressed
themselves as much pleased with the result
! The plows are being constructed by the Yer.
mont Construction G9s of st. Albans.