Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-23
Bellows Falls Locals.

The X. of P. worked the first degree on
three candidates Monday evening.
A new awning has just been placed at
the store of Mrs j. H. Conway.
E. B. Searle has begun work for John
7. Moore & Son.
There was box social at the residence
of w. o. Kemp on Atkinson street last
evening.
The newly ele cted officers of Abenaqui
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 10, will be in
stalled at Masonic bail tomorrow evening.
Thu Island Manufacturing company now
have ten girls at work in the wrapper fac
tory getting out samples.
George B. Allbee has had his delivery
wagon repainted and has invested in new
set of harnesses.
Over 500 was raised among the men,
bers of the high school tor flowers for the
funeral of Miss Eta Smith.
There are three cases OF diphtheria in
the family of Fred Blake on the extension
of School street and the house has been
quarantined.
Bishop Hall will visit Emmanuel church
for the rite of confirmation at the time of
the celebration of the parish centennial
which occurs July 20.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis invited his Sunday
school class and lady friends to the parson-
age Monday evening when they spent
pleasant evening.
The young ladies are organizinga quar-
tet to be composed of Misses Ruth White
1st soprano; Helen Blossom I'd soprano
Gertrude Hayes LIST alto; Helen jackson
I'd alto.
Quite number of Bellows Falls young
people will attend the sugar festival in
Keene Friday evening, given by the Bap-
fist young people of that place.
The quarterly meeting of the Y. M. G.
A. is to be held next Monday evening.
Business Of vital importance is to be dis
cussed, and all active memsers are inviteo
to attend.
A representative of the General Electric
company of Lynn, Mass, was here few
days ago examining the dynamo just being
started in the Robertson paper company's
mill.
Charles Parker Of Bartonsville was here
yesterday, having castings made for the
manufacture Of wooden boxes for shipment
of Homeopathic Medicine Walls, in which
he is engaged. He is now working on a
large order from the west.
F. B. Phelps is building three wagons of
a new design for Frank Wells of Chester
They ara built on the principle of rail-
road car, with eight wheels, Is inches in
diameter, the wagons themselves being but
% inches high.
The district schools of the town begin
a week from Monday. 1t has been under
discussion by the school board whether
any school should be held in the Williams
River district, but it has been decided to
hold session there as usual
F. d. Clark of New York state came to
town few days ago with carload of po-
titoes, expecting to sell them to the whole
sale trade. As the grocers would not buy
Mr.. Clark retailed his stock from house to
house at 50 cents bushel and met with
such good success that he has about decid-
I'd to open a store here.
The ladies of the Methodist church have
postponed the Easter sale advertised for
Friday evening of this week, on account
of services to be held by Mr.. Dunn.tt
Tie sale will probably occur next Monday.
1t was stated in a Boston paper few
days since that Mrs. F. ID. Stillwell of
Bellows Falls had been arrested for shop
lifting. Our Rockingham street mnlliner
was in Boston at the time and was thought
to he the one referred to; but on inquiry
it was found that she knew nothing OF the
affair until she read the item The suppo-
sition is that someone, sreing her name
and address on her shopping bag, adopted
1t to escape recognition.