Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-27
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 81, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Charles w. Lablree occupies the once
just vacated by DR., Parker.
Clifford Brown, the Towns hotel porter,
made his appearance Monday morning in
new uniform with brass buttons
The offices in the north end of the town
hall are being treated to new coat Of
paint and otherwise cleaned and repaired.
Roy Knight, son Of DR.. E. w. knight,
caught his finger in the sprocket wheel of a
bicycle Monday and injured it quite badly.
Z Thomas Shaughnessy has bought build
ing lot in North Walpole of Mrs. Anna f,
Kibby for the sum Of $500.
The Unive, saist society netted S5S from
the "Rice Pudding" entertainment given
in Union hall Friday evening.
Evan Petroff, who was in the Towns
hotel barber shop, left there with the in
ten ton OF entering school and is now a
student at Vermont Academy.
The Prudential Insurance company of
Newark, N. j., through its special agent,
| III. G. Elliott, is distributing some very
pretty calendars.
The second baseball game Of the season
takes place this afternoon on Fuller's field,
between Vermont Academy and the Massa-
chus state, college.
The ladies of the Baptist church serve
bean supper in the vestry tonight at 6
o'clock patronesses, Mrs, Buckman, Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Ball.
j. A, Thwirg of Gageville has had 81
head of cattle dehorned and feels more than
satI fed with the result, however the cows
may feel about it. e
John Putnam has been in Brattleboro
for few days attending the Grand Lodge
of the U. o. G. c., of which he is grand
KEEP ofrecords.
Frank Upham and James Howard, track
captain and assistant track captain of the
high school association, have resigned, the
vacancies being filed by F H. Burr and Ken
dali Banning respectively.
The Choral Union at a meeting held last
Thursday postponed their next meeting
until early tal, when arrar grments will be
made to hold ms etings every Monday even
ing.
A personally-conducted trip to Alaska
1 and Il Yukon by way of the stere opticon
will be given in Union hall under the aus
pices Of the ladies' society of the Baptist
church Tuesday, May 3.
The ladies' society of the Baptist church
have placed crayon portraits of their pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Dodge, Mrs. Doaga, Dea-
cons G. G. Fairbank and John O. Spring
in the vestry.
The friends of P. j. Connors of this
place have received letter from him stat
ing that he is doing duty on the monito,
Amphitrite now with the North Atlantic
squadron before Havana harbor.
The Chase Furniture company are max
ing some extensive improvements about
their store. This week they are having
their old display windows torn out and
new plate glass put in their place. The
new windows will be much lower and will
add greatly to the attractiveness of the
store.
DR.. j. Fraser Barbrick, Boston speci-
alist, is to he at Towns hotel Friday ,Satur-
day and Sunday to give medical services
and surgical treatment free of charge to
all who may call upon him, in order to in
troduce his peculiar method of treatment
in this vicinity.
Percy G. Reed is working at the Sax
tons River Woolen mill Mr.. Reed was
formerly in the regular army but was dis
charged on account of injuries received,
having strained himself in the setting up
exercises. He is now drawing a pension
and at the same time Is one of the new
members, from here, of the Fuller Battery.
The first of two drives of logs owned by
the Fall Mountain Paper company which
are TO come down the river this year COM
menced arriving in the booms above the
dam on Sunday, and the booms are filing
rapidly. The water has been in even and
fine condition for running them and they
make their appearance earlier than any
season before.
There was packed house at the Patri-
otto service in the Congregational church
last Sunday evening. H. d. Ryder and
the pastor spoke OF our conflict with Spain,
limpressing upon the people the cause Of
this conflict and the Americans duty at
this critical period. The cause is not a
desire to gain more territory for the
United States, not to display our national
strength, nor even to avenge the death of
our 266 American sailors, but sense OF
duty to our fellowmen-to relieve the
oppression of the Cubans and give them
the liberty which is theirs.
Public Notice.
We are authorized to pay you back the
money on 25c bottle of