Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-09
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Another harbuger of summer, the street
sprinkler, made its appearance yesterday
@Fred M. Divol of Putney has moved
into the house of Charles Butterfeld on
Williams street.
Miss Mary Baker has purchased Craw-
ford bicycle, and H G. Bacon is the pos
sessor of a new wheel
Willard Bacon has lately been appointed
substitute third baseman on the Brown
University ball team.
The lightning telephone index is being
distributed among the p .trons of the Bel
lows Falls exchange and copies can be OBJ
tanned tree at the TINES Office by those who
desire them.
Michael Tuhey and his sister, Miss
Ellen, sailed Wednesday from New York
for visit in Ireland. Miss Tuhey expects
to be away until September, and her
brother will probably make longer stay.
A two weeks mis- ion conducted by the
Redemptoris fathers will open at St Charles
church Sunday, April II. The first week
will be devoted to the English, and the
second to the French speaking people.
Miss Dase omb would like to have all the
children who are planning to attend the
kindergarten next term meet her at the
Congregational vestry at 9 o'clock Tues
day, April -.
There is to be an international social''
at the home of Mr., and Mrs. M. II. Ray
next Monday evening, beginning at Z 30.
The public are cordially invited to be pres
ent and to participate in this, that bids fair
to be, very pleasurable occasion.
P. w. Clement, G. L. Pierce, Roadmas-
ter Shehan and Bridge Builder Royce
made an inspection of the bridges and road
between here and Rutland yesterday in the
private car Hosmer.
The Rockingham Sunday school will
have an Easter concert at o'clock Sun
day afternoon. There will be an Easter
cross exercise with solos and Rotations by
the children, and it is hoped that good
tendance will encourage the young peo-
pie in their efforts.
In case hostiliies break out between this
country and Spain, Bellows Falls will have,
at least, one representative at the front in
the person of Patrick j. O'Connor, who is
at present an able seaman on board the
Iowa under fighting Bob" Evans. Mr..
O'Connor has lived almost all bis life here
with his widowed mother on Bridge street.
Several years ago he enlisted in the regu.
lar army and saw service on the frontier in
the last Indian outbreak. After his term
of enlistment was up he returned to this
town and was for time employed by tbs
Robertson & Coy Paper company. He il
now serving his third year as sailor and
in common with most of his shipmates i:
anxious for chance to avenge the deatl
of the victims of the Maine.
The funeral OF the late Daniel Sullivan
was held from St. Charles church last Sun
day morning and large congregation
attended the services. The A. o. H
attended in body with $50 men in line
and escorted the remains to the new Gem
etery. There were many elegant fora
tributes, including pillow and cross from
the Hibernians.
A very enthusiastic meeting of the Con
necticut River Valley Poultry and Pc
Stock ass ociation was held at the office O
Hon. F. A. Bodies, Bellows Falls on Satur
day evening, April 2, and the following of
ficers were elected for the coming year
President, A. N. Swain secretary, N. L
Dlvol; treasurer, Dr. A. j. Parker; vic,
presidents, F. A. Bellies, B. Brigham, F
A. Weir, O. j. Divoll, Charles G. Sto
we'll, Jr. 1t was proposed to hold an ex
hibtion December 20, 81 and %, 1898
and no pains will be spared to make tbi
the coming exhibition of northern New
England. It is hoped that all interested
in practical and fancy poultry will join the
association at once, which anyone can Dc
by sending 81 to the secretary, Matt L.
Divoll, Rocking ham, Vt.