Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-23
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY MAR. 20, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

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preached at the Congregational church on
Sunday.
The f, b. f. Grocery company hive
increased their regular line OF business
by the addition OF pastry department.
Frank B. Phelps, who has been confined
to the house for some weeks, is able to be
on the streets again.
A party from here went to Boston Mon
day to attend the Sportsman's Show, which
is attracting considerable attention there.
James Donegan, employed at machine
No. 5 in the paper mills, has not been able
to work since last Thursday, when he had
two fingers Of his left hand badly pincbed.
Rev. w. A. Dunuett, the evangelist,
will hold services here Thursday and Fri
day evenings of this week in the Congre-
gational church.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the A. 0. H.
held a special meeting Monday night and
made arrangements for social dance to
be given in Union hall Easter Monday.
The Klondyke supper by the U. 0. G. c.
in Prospect hall has been postponed until
April 6, out of respect tor Mrs. John Put
nam, member of the order, who has been
bereaved by the sudden death of her sister,
Miss Eta Smith.
The kindergarten, which has been closed
since December, will open again about the
first of April under the charge OF Miss
Mary S. Dascomb, who has proved herself
and unusually successful instructor OF chill
dren.
A crowd of people collected in front OF
the Cray dining rooms Monday noon to
see two Of our citizens indulge in pugilis-
tic contest. One of the contestants has a
black eye as a reminder of the occasion.
Ned Pierce is this week putting slate
roof on George Bacon's residence on
Atkinson street. He will put roof on
Eugene Leonard's house on the opposite
side of the street in few days. Mr..
Pierce also has men at work in Ludlow
and Westminster
George E. Ingalls,, who entered the Y.
M. G. A. training school at Springfield,
Mass from this place, has accepted call
to become general secretary Of the Con-
cord, N. H., railroad association, which
he will accept, and begin work there
shortly.
The Connecticut river rose five or six
feet Sunday night, and Monday morn
ling six machines in the Fall Mountain
paper mills had to be shut down on account
of the high water. The flood gradually
subsidized, however, so that work was re.
sumed with most of the machines Tuesday.
John T. Moore & Son began the extern
sive repairs on their paper mill Monday
and do not expect to be ready to resume
manufacturing before next June. The
large machine for the making of differ.
ent grade of paper which they are to put
in necessitates practically complete alter.
alton in the arrangement of the mill.
1t has been rumored that the Owl club
were about to disband. The members O
the club arc all members Of the Foresters
and the rumor grew out Of a proposition
made by the Foresters to secure the room'
now occupied by the Owl club, providing
the latter would disband, which they arr
not likely to do.
Application for charter for manufactur
ing wrappers has been made to Secretar!
of State Brownell by the Island Manufac
turing company of Bellows Falls, with
capital of $4,000. Applications have als'
been received from the Woodstock Coun
try club, an athletic association, and from
the Vermont Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, which wishes to organic
under charter.
The Daughters of R-bekah are making
arrangements for unique entertainment
to be given 10 Union hall the first Tuesda,
after Easter, or April II. 1t will consis
of a masquerade and cake walk with con
cert by Exner's orchestra of eight piece
before the dance. Several colored gentle
men with their ladies will take part in tn
cake walk, which promises to be the mos
amusing feature Of the evening. Suppe
will be served in Towns hotel, land the doc
from the hall to the hotel will be open
Suits and masks for the occasion can b
obtained at the New York Racket.
general ar cordial invitation to the publ
to be pre- sent is extended.
1t is learned that Rev. w. H. Roberts
who was for eight " ars rector of 1mman
uel church, is in very feeble state {
health, as-the result of shock of paralysi
suffered three years ago. Since that tim
be has been deprived Of the use of hi
voice and has never regained sufficier
strength to permit of his undertaking an
ministerial work. He is now at Kingsville
Ohio. Efforts are being made by bis fol
mer parishioners in Bellows Falls to rails
quite sum of money to present to him a
an Easter gift, and contributions for thi
purpose should be left with Mrs. John H
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