Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-12-07
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. z, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

The graded schools will close next Fri ay
for three weeks vacation.
Harley Chandler passed Sunday with his
grandmother in Charlestown.
Mrs. C. w. Black has been spendiI 6
several days in Deerfeld, Mass, lately.
Gerald King left town the first OF the
week for trip to Boston and New York.
The safe arrival of John 0. Spring in
Liverpool was chronicled in the Sunday
papers.
There will be service in St. Peters
church, Drewsville, next Sunday at 2
o'clock.
Misses Lottie and Ellen Butter6eld Of
Derby Line have been visiting their uncle,
c. w. Butterfeld.
Messrs. Humphrey, Kennedy and Flynn,
and Engineer Nash Of the electric road
went to Burlington Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Conway went to
Lancaster, N. H., Friday to visit her
brother they will return Friday.
Mrs. H. B. Underhill returned to her
home here Friday after nearly two months
passed in various places in Illinois.
The Sunday school board Of the Metho-
dist church will hold its annual meeting at
the church parlors this evening at 7.3O
o'clock.
A new advertiser in the TIMES this week
is F. G. Winnewisser He Announces an
unusually large stock Of standard and holi'
day books.
Mrs. Robbins of Concord, N. H., is &
guest at Rev. G. R. B. Dodge's. Mr.
Robbins was formerly pastor of the Bap
fist church in Saxtons River. Miss Moore.
house of the Maison Franchise was also {
guest over Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Cox and their sol
Laurie received the right hand Of fellow
ship in. the Baptist church Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. Cox were received into tn
church by letters from the church in Ar
cadia Mines, N S., and Laurie Cox b.
letter from Cambridge, Mass.
The storm of Sunday night made bus,
day Monday for R. H. Ramsey. He ant
an assistant set between 80 and 100 pane
of glass. To see worthy citizens bringin
in sash with broken glass from all parts Q
the village was common sight.
A telegram was received yesterday ar
noucing the serious illness from Bright
disease of Mrs. Fairbanks, who is in Prov
dence, R. l., at the home of her daugh
Mrs. Jack Robinson, whose husband ws
formerly proprietor Of the Blue Store.
Harry S. Miller Of Westminster, late .
the 21st United States infantry, will Civ
an illustrated lecture on the campaign
Cuba in the schoolhouse in Gagevllle tt
morrow evening. Several scenes in SAINT
ago and vicinity will be thrown onto th
canvas by stereopticon.
During the severe wind storm Of Sunda.
night the west end of Switt's studio wa
moved about three inches, and if there ha
been a little more push would probabl
have been wrecked as that end of the build
ing stands on iron posts and has no othe
underpinning. The end OF the buildin
affected was put in its old position agai
Monday.
Among the victims of the ill-iated Por
land was Alphonse Gosselin, brother {
DR.. Vincent Gosselin. Mr.. Gosselin ha
been assistant city clerk Of Montreal 70
many years. A dispatch in last Saturday
papers said: 1.-The body Of Alphons
Gosselin was fully dressed, and in th
pocket there was a gold watch and chair
On the inside OF the case was this inscril
ton in French: Presented to A. Goss'
lin by the Union St. Pierre, for servic,
rendered March 16, $780, The body WI
that Of . man so years old, with whit
beard"
A news item says: "The loss Of Il
Portland is associated locally with the tri
Of Windham county man who started fl
Maine Saturday to attend a funeral. Arri
ing in Boston at 8 o'clock his purpose WI
to take passage on the Inflated steam'
and he had informed his family to tn
effect. At the last moment he decided I
make an all-rail trip from Boston to exp
dite his arrival at Bangor and theret
saved bis life. His family we're overjoye
by his arrival home Thursday evening aft
two days of sad suspense and anxio'
inquiry.
Beginning With January all postof6t
clerks who have anything to do with IL
handling Of money will be required to gi,
bond. The postofice department has SCI
postmasters instructions to comply vii
this requirement which was promulgate
last July. The clerks in the Bellows Fal
postoffice will be required to give bonds
$1,000 or $1,000, which is left optional wi
the postmaster. The instructions nan