Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-29
CHESTER,

L. Allen Carpenter and L. r. Sherwin
with ladies spent Monday at Lowell lake.
G. G. Boyle and George W. Smith, repre-
sentative business n,of White River juno
tion were guests at the Fullerton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Woodbury. and
daughter of Kansas are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Wyman.
Henry Ingraham of Springfield, Mass, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. j. @. Adams.
Hugh Henry returned to Concord Monday
after spending few days at home.
| M Sowles, our station agent, is doing tele'
graph work in Rutland this week.
Charles E. Hall has sold his grocery bust
| ness to w. W. Richardson, who will take
possession Jnly l.
Rev. Henry L. BAllou and wife will leave
| here today for Boston where they will joir
the party who are going to Portland, Ore, to
attend the 10th triennial national council Of
Congregational churches that takes place
| there from July to the 18th. The party will
visit en- route the Trans-Mississippi exposition
at Omaha, and Denver, Colorado Springs,
Manitou, Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake, and
on the return the Yellowstone National Park
They expect to be absent six weeks.
| There will be no service at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday but Sunday school
| as usual.
| Mrs. D. j. Austin and daughter and W.
| C. Yawkey of Detroit, Mich, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Ray.
A set of farm buildings in Windham owned
by Ora M. Rhoades was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday night. All the buildings were
in good condition, some of the furniture and
| farming tools were saved. The loss is esti-
mated to be about $4,000. The fire originated
from the explosion of an oil lamp.
Five new members were added to the Con-
gregational church last Sunday.
| A baptismal service was held at the river
near Bert Halls Sunday morning by Rev. II.
| T.. Ballou.
| Horace M. Willard, formerly principal Of
the Vermont Academy at Saxtons River, was
the guest of Rev. H. l.. Ballou last Saturday.
| E. B. Lee is improving the looks of his
house by fresh coat of paint.
| G. M. Harlow of Montpelier spent Sunday
in town.
| At the republican caucus held in G. A. r
hall Saturday evening the following dele.
| gates were chosen to attend the county con-
vention held in Woodstock Tuesday f.. =
Mather, j. E. Pollard, G. H. Waterman, A.
u. L. Herrick, George H Waldron, E. W
Gibson, A. N. Learned, E. j. Davis, Charles
O. Plimpton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C o. Fullam spent Sunday
with Mr.. Fullam's parents at North Spring.
field, making the trip on theirswheels.
| Cards are out announcing the marriage Of
Malcomb E. Stearns, teller in the nationa
bank, to Miss Lou M. Woodburn Of Windham
to take place July IL at the home of Dean G.
| Williams.
| from their visit to northern Vermont an6
New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon.
| Abbie Baldwin of Ludlow and Miss Ions
/ Maverick of San Antonio, Texas, were thu
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Pollard
Monday last.
| COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Glass day exercises were held in the parl
Friday afternoon where Platform had beer
| erected for the occasion. The following pro
gram was rendered:
Address of Welcome,
/ President George r. Perry
Glass History, Miss Eva Macl
Class Prophecy, Miss Anna Olney
Grafton, "Educate the Masses"
Earl F. Dav
Glass Ode, Miss Ruby L. Smitl
Presentation of Gifts, George F. Perry
About 250 peop'e were present.
In the evening the graduation exercises
were held in Fullerton hall which was filled
to its full seating capacity. The following
program was rendered:
salutatory, George Arthur PER-.
Ruby Lee Smitl
Solo, Miss Sue Hadley
Essay, .sHeroism,', Elva Luona Macf
Selection, Orchestr,
Essay, "rhe History of my Education"
i Anna Maydora Olnel
Solo, CANCEL Land" Oivo Pinsuti,
Mrs. F. w. Monro,
Grafton, "Cuban Patriotism"
Earl Frank Davi
Selection, Orchestr,
Essay and Valedictory, "The Choice and Us,
of Books" Lois Ellen Batchelde
Glass Ode, The Clas
Presentation of Diplomas,
F. w. Pierce, chairman of school boar,
Benediction, Rev. j. o. Davi
After which the class promenade. Music b.
an orchestra picked up from. Bellows FALL
and Keene.