Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-07-02
Bellows Falls Locals.

John Howard has found work in the
bakery of Crosier & Bowtell.
Russell Allbee succeeds Guy Mark as
office boy with the International Paper Co.
Some Is from here attended the. con-
cert in Brattleboro Wednesday evening. q
Tie Buckingham free library calls all
books in for repairs, etc. Monday July IL.
John King, employed in the sulphide
mill, had bad fall Thursday and was con-
siderably bruised but no bones were
broken.
Maurice Driscoll, an employee at the
brewery, has been sick during the past
month with pleurisy.
H. D. Aldrich, James A. Morrison and
DR.. M. l.. Morrison went to Chesterfield
lake Thursday and will remain over Sun
day.
The bailiffs have begun widening Rock
ingham street near the junction with Cana
street and will continue the good work to.
ward the square.
Arthur West employed in the TIMES jot
Office for the past six or eight months has
severed his connection with the office and
gone to his home in Woodstock. 49,
A. W. Mcdonald, formerly publisher o.
the Rockingham Transcript, has beer
engaged as foreman in the TINES job Of
fee. Mr.. Mcdonald comes here from
Dover, N. H.
About 80 attended the Congregations
Sunday school picnic at Warren's ponG
Thursday and all report delightful time
Mrs. c. L. Barber fell down the from
stairs at her home on Atkinson street few
days ago and wrenched her arm SO badly
that it has been placed in cast. NJ
bones were broken and the injured mem.
Der is gaining as rapidly as could be
expected.
Frank Ayers of the telephone force is
temporarily supplying the place Of M. j.
Granfeld in Cray's meat market while Mr..
Granfeld is away on bis wedding trip.
While standing on a step ladder and
trimming an apple tree in the garden
Tuesday, S. R. Wales had the misfortune
to fall to the ground and sprain one ankle
the injury is not considered serious, how.
ever.
Owing to the absence of Miss Gertrude
Weston, who is away on vacation, there
will be no choir at the services in the Epis.
copal church tomorrow.
H. H. Royce, with the repair force o.
the International Paper company, finished
work for the company last night. Severa1
others have recently found themselves in
the same situation. bs /
c. J. O'Neil is in Trenton, N. j., this
week attending convention Of the national
organization of the Ancient Order o.
Hibernians. He will visit Baltimore and
Washington before returning home.
+ The glorious Fourth is coming to be
considered the deadest day Of the year in
Bellows Falls and this year will afford nc
exception to the usual program. Stores
and mills will be closed all day and all who
seek amusement will be forced to seek i;
in some other city.
In the ball game at Keene Wednesday
between the. Y M. C. L. of that city and
the Concord team which resulted in a vic
tory for the former by a score of 10 to 6,
H. P. Conway OF this place pitched for the
Keene team.
L. T. Moseley is at his home in Vernon
but expects to be in town again next week.
He is no longer connected with the Hotel
Rockingham; the proprietor is Mrs Lura
Lowell, and Roy Butterfeld, who was with
the house last year, is now head clerk.
The Holy Communion will be commence
rated at the First Universalist church to-
morrow morning in connection with morn
ing worship. Amy who may desire to unite
with the church will be given an opportu-
nifty at that time.
A. H. Bissell recently had an increase
in pension from IS month to $40. In
1890 he was given a pension of S12; in
1895 this was cut to 50; Mr.. Bisssll asked
that the pension be restored to the original
sum S12, and that he receive back pay for
what he has lost since 1895 by the reduc-
ton of "a. The office did not see fit to do
this but made the amount $40 dating from
the time of examination last fall.
Considerable steam drilling has been 60
ing on in the bottom of the canal the
past week, and several large blasts will be
touched of by electricity tomorrow morn
ing. They will make some noise and it is
thought that large amount of rock will be
loosensd. This is part Of the work of
enlarging the channel of the canal which
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