Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
SPRINGFIELD.

The high school alumni association will
hold business meeting at the school build
| ing this Wednesday evening. The annual
reunion will be held at the school hall Fri
day evening, June a.
The Watertown conveyed happy party to
the Gorge Tuesday morning to enjoy the de-
lights OF a summer picnic.
Mrs. Mary Davis of Gloucester, Mass, was
last week the guest of Mrs. Abbie Haskell.
Mr.; and Mrs. F. l.. Lawrence returned
Monday from school duties at Montpelier to
pass a portion of their summer vacation in
town. In the fall they assume a desirable
position at Northfeld, MINI.
The listers have for the past three weeks
been busy appraising the property in OUTLYING
districts and will complete the work this
week, which is now confined to the village
corporation.
Miss L. M. Hutchinson visited Woodstock
briefly last week.
Miss Ann Grain from Pennsylvania has
been the guest of Mrs. j. B. Whipple for a
few days, and has been pleasantly greeted by
her many Springfield friends.
Walter G.. Bisbee has returned from his
studies at Hanover for the summer vacation
and is to be in Charlestown to supply the
place of Archer Davis, who is to have a vaca.
ton for few days and enjoy fishing trip
through Andover and Peru, accompanied If
PoSSipiO w liz DdNlSs
Mrs. F. d. Wright is visiting her parents
at Brattleboro this week.
Mrs. Addie Hewey and child are ENJOYING
lew days with friends at North Springfield.
The prospects of the location Of shoe shop
IN our town are quite in evidence by parties
from Brockton, Mass, who have verbally
agreed to purchase at an early date the
woolen mill property recently purchased of
the Whitmore estate by W. H. H. Slack and
brother, who will reserve a portion of the
water power and the land on Mineral street
beyond the dry house. The building is to be
thoroughly repaired and converted into a
two-story structure, Joseph e. Morse having
| secul ed the contract and the work will be
begun at once. 1t is to be completed at the
earliest possible date and business begun
without delay. Hurrah, for the shoe shop
Another useless building will soon hum with
the whirl of industry and enterprise, giving
new life to our valley.
DR.. M. r Grain and wife of Rutland were
at the Adnabrown Monday and called on
| friends.
The republican voters of Springfield met in
the town hall at 80 P. NJ Saturday, June Is,
for the purpose of choosing delegates to at
tend the Windsor county convention to be
held at Woodstock Tuesday, June %. The
following delegates were elected, who will
la'oi =. p. rIynn, Esq as state attOrney
Fred G. Field, F. B. Gilman, c A. Leland,
c. E. Richardson, w. H. H. Putnam, knight
u. Clifford, II. Dressed, DR., H. B. Holmes, G..
H. Moore, John P. Atwood, Fred G. Ellison,
ID. o. Gill, W. H. H. Slack. At the same
meeting town committee was also chosen
of the following persons: knight T. Clifford,
John III. Hart, Deleme Dashner. There was
large attendance and much enthusiasm
evinced. w. d. Woolson nominated Z. B.
Finn, who received about 200 votes to his
| opponents Sc. Mr.. Finn responded to the
, call of the voters for speech with few well
chosen words.
REV. GEORGE W. BAILEY.
special service was enjoyed in the Uni
versalist church Sunday, June l9, to COM
memorate the 59th anniversary of Rev. G..
w. Bailey's entrance into the Christian min
istry. By happy coincidence the day was
also Mr.. Bailey's SD birthday. There was a
large attendance, considering that the bacca-
laureate sermon and the rain were counter
Influences. Many of his friends from other
churches were present to congratulate him
and to listen to q sermon which he delivered
with remarkable vigor. Mr.. Bailey chose
1or his topic Human Weakness and Divine
strength" and interspersed some very inter-
esnng reminiscent remarks appropriate to
the day. He spoke with full, strong voice
, and distinct articulation which many might
well envy. At the close of the service the
Young Peoples Christian Union of the
church presented him with book in token