Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-03
Bellows Falls Locals.

Rev. Mr.. Christie will preach at the
Congregational church Sunday.
A daughter, Maud Harriet, was borr
yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mar
cote of Saxtons River.
The Rutland road runs popular excur'
sion to Ticonderoga Friday. A round trir
ticket costs only $1.25.
A party of ten or dozen young people
will 60 to Lake Rescue in Ludlow next
Wednesday for short stay.
Paul Exner has sold his barber shop in
North Walpole to Burt Lamb. Mr.Lamt
will take possession Immediately.
DIR. A. j. Parker has returned from
Dixville, P. O., where he went to attend
the funeral of his father, Alvin Parker.
A new awning put up yesterday adds
much to the appearance Of Balls confec.
tionery store. Percy Dean did the work
Frank Hall and his force of men left thit
morning for Keene, where he has the con.
tract for building house for Mr.. Nor.
wood of that place.
Bert Simonds, VIII Bodware and Mise.
Ella and Georgia Spaulding left this morn.
ing on tandems for Grafton and will try
their luck at fishing.
The land known as the Hyde lot" il
the northern part Of the village has beer
purchased by the Morgan estate Of j. H
Webb, the administrator of the Daugherty
estate; consideration, $780,.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf lis having {
month vacation. There will be no Sun
day school at the Universalist church dur
ing the month, but the Young Peoples SO
ciety will meet regularly on Sunday even
ings at o'clock.
Don't forget that the tickets for the ben.
eft of the Soldiers aid society 20 on sale
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at G. H.
Williams stationery store. The entertain.
ment will undoubtedly be musical treat
and the object is worthy one.
1t is reported that the decision OF the
Yer mont railroad &C mmissioners finds that
the boiler OF the engine, the explosion Of
which killed the engineer and fireman on
the narrow gauge railroad at Wilmington,
was defective, and the railroad company is
held responsible.
The posters announcing the talent en-
gagged for the concert to be given by the
local Soldiers Aid society are out. Be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN the managers
have secured Frederic Mahan, the violin
list and Lucien Howe, the pianist. Tickets
will be on sale at the stationery store Of G..
H. Williams August 4,the prices being so,
IS and ST..
/. G. Marshall, who works for F. J..
Tidd in the fish market, was called to his
home in Berlin, N. H., last week Friday
by the serious illness of son. The boy
afterward died. Mr.. Marshall has been
with Mr.. Tidd for month or two and was
planning to move his family to Bellows
Falls.
On Monday Miss Mildred Pelkey formed
a partner ship with Mrs. F. D. Stilwell in
The millinery business and the firm name is
Stilwell & Pelkey. Mrs. Stilwell is mil
liner Of established business and reputation
and Miss Pelkey has been in her employ
Turing the past two seasons. The new
firm begins business under favorable
auspices.
At the soldiers aid concert there will be
sung as one of the leading features of the
program the great duet from Romeo and
Juliet" which is everywhere admired as
one of the most beautiful numbers for tenor
and soprano. Mary Howe will sing the
celebrated variations by Proch in the exc
cution Of which she can be surpassed by no
singer now before the public.
The number OF diphtheria cases in the
village seems to be slightly in the increase.
DR.. Ridden in his capacity of health officer
has the following houses under quaratine !:
w. E. Parsons. E. Bosely's and j.
Adams on Wells street, d. Sensiburs on
the New Terrace and the Dawes house on
Pine street. No cause for the spread of
the disease can be assigned and it is
thought that the epidemic will cease with
the first decided change in the weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. F G. Pierce and two chill
dren returned Monday from two weeks
The first week was spent in
Temple, N. H., where Mrs. Pierce's fam
lily enjoyed a reunion. The other week
was passed at Hampton Beach. Mr.. PIERCE
rays they went up to Portsmouth and took
, look at the 1900 or 1900 Spaniards
,ooped on the island there. He says they
ire swarthy lot of understood men logged
nut IN all sorts of costumesaAhuut 500
American soldiers are keeping q close