Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Bellows Falls Locals.


coal books of j. E. and Jerry Keefe.
The house on School street occupied by
S. S. Villas and Arthur Coolidge is being
given a new coat of paint.
The pupils of Miss Laura Frances Eator
will give public recital at the residence o.
Mrs. William A. Hall Monday evening
May 9, at s o'clock. Admission 35 cents
The Woman's Auxiliary of The Young
Mems Christian Association will meet will
Mrs. Wallace White Wednesday evening
at s o'clock.
G. E. Whitman has arranged patriotic
window in his grocery which is being mucl
admired.
Those connected with the Jewish and
Babylonian parts in the Marriage Dramas
to be given here May 10 will hold re.
hearsal in the high school building Monday
evening at 730.
The illustrated Alaska and Klondike
Excursion" in Union hall Tuesday evening
was not largely attended and was not fl.
nancal success. The, entertainment, how.
ever, is said to have been excellent.
The war bulletins in front of F. G. Win
newisser's news stand continue to be the
center of much interest. Mr.. Winnewis.
ser has the bulletin service of the New
England Telegraph and Telephone com
pany.
A lively fracas occurred at the depot
Wednesday evening, the parties being Ed
Gould and j. W. Buemond. Gould was
arrested Thursday on the charge Of dis
turbing the peace; the hearing will be to-
day.
The Congregational society voted Tues
day evening to purchase the lot of JOSEPH
Griswold on South street between Mr..
Griswold's house and the house owned by
by Mrs. w. G. Blake. A parsonage will
be erected at once. The building commit
tee is N. G. Williams, Ned Pierce and
Wallace White.
Mrs. G.. H. Allen, the originator Of
Marriage Dramas has arrived to take full
charge of the grand spectacular pantomime
to be given in the opera house, Thursday,
May 10, under the auspices Of the COM
mittee, who are to raise funds to defray
expenses of the Y P. S. G. E. state con-
vention to be held here this fall. There
are 140 performers in the cast and re-
hearsals are progressing finely. Full par
ticulars will be given in our next issue,
The different young peoples societies in
town held meeting Monday evening in
the Congre gational church to make arrange
ments for the state Christian Erdeavo1
convention which comes here next fall.
The following officers were chosen: Pres
ident, Mrs. George E. WEIGH; secretary,
Miss Abbie T. Leopard; treasurer, Guy
Blossom; press representative, George E
WEIGH; chairman of finance committee,
Walter G.. Smith; of the entertainment
committee, Mrs. E. G. Osgood; of the
reception committee, f. E. Newell music,
c. II. Sawyer; decorations, Walter H.
Black ushers, j. G. Day; hall, E. G.
Osgood.
Five little South African boys, ranging
from six to - years, with j. H. Balmer
and Miss Elsie Clark OF Cape Colony,
entertained a fair-sized audience at the
Congregational church Wednesday even
ing. The children were picturesquely
arrayed in blankets and beads, native
costume in which the beads are supposed
to predominant in the South African wilds,
and sang several selections in a way that
proved them possessors of very powerful
voices. Mr.. Balmer depicted Interestingly
his work among the children of the African
tribes, who. he is confident, can be re-
claimed by Christian influences, while it is
hopeless effort to attempt to make any
permanent impression upon their older
kinsmen. 1t is his wish to establish an
industrial school in Africa to further his
work and $4,000 of the $4,000 required for
the project has already been raised. Miss
Clark also addressed the audience and
spoke of the cruel superstitions practiced
among the people represented by the five