Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-07-20
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898.
Bellows Falls News.


The interior of No. school building is
being newly painted and vanished.
The fence has been removed from the
yard OF Miss Annie Kiniry on Rockingham
street.
Several sailboats took advantage Of the
good breeze Sunday afternoon to try their
sailing powers.
The cutters on Atkinson street have
been much improved by the application OF
the shovel and hoe.
There will be social dance in banquet
hall Wednesday evening, July 20. Good
music will be furnished.
The Methodist Sunday school voted
Sunday to have picnic today in Kings
field and the adjoining grove.
At the hearing of Ezra Noyce, who was
arrested Friday night for drunkenness, the
offender was fined S. and costs. Noyce
paid his fine and was released.
Architect McCray Of Springfield, Mass,
was in town Saturday to complete arrange
ments for making plans for the new house
which Clark Chase is building on Atkinson
street.
The diver began work again Monday in
the canal opposite the bakery. The prog
ress seems to be slow but this is probably
because we cannot see what has been done
under water.
The International Paper company has
purchased the pulp mills at Enfield, Me-,
from the Piscataquis Falls Pulp and Paper
company. The mills have a capacity of
40 tons Of dry wood pulp per day.
The Kerry avenue base ball team de-
feated the Green street team Saturday by
a score of 10 to IA. The contest was quite
interesting and might have inspired the
oil der enthusiasts to better efforts, if they
had witnessed it..
The engine of the o'clock train on the
Fitchburg road broke down Saturday night
in the vicinity of Wslpole. Something
was wrong about the brakes, but the en-
CINE was able to bring the train up as far
as Cold River where another engine was
sent over to bring it to the station.
Mrs. Hetty Green has lately loaned the
city OF New York the trifing sum of
100000 at two per cent. This low rate
of interest is taken, it is understood, on
account of the safe character of the invest
ment and by little calculation can proba
bly, be made to furnish frugal living.
Frank Cove injured bis lett arm last
Wednesday night. He was standing near
the calenders in the mill wiping off the
frame when his lett arm was caught
between the calenders. The machine was
stopped as soon as possible, but although
no bones were broken the flesh was quite
seriously bruised.
The surrender of Santiago was cele-
brated Saturday night by the ringing Of
bells and the roar Of cannon. The high
school bell was rupg fully Is minutes and
the Methodist and Baptist bells nearly as
long while small cannon was fred several
times in front of the Baptist church. Al
though the proportions Of the celebration
were rather small, the spirit was good and
should be heartily commended.
Miss Carrie Sanford OF the Deaconess'
house in Philadelphia will give the Junior
Of Emmanuel church an informal
talk at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon III
the chapel on "Deaconess' Work." A
general invitation to attend this meeting
Of the auxiliary and listen to Miss San
ford's description of this interesting work
is extended.
The invitation committee for the Cen
tennial celebration of Emmanuel church
meets at the Parish house Thursday after
noon from to 6, to receive addresses of
former Pensioners and issue two tickets
to every family now in the parish, whose
may wish to invite friends to the
the evening of the 28th.
Since Vermont has produced naval
heroes like Dewey and Clarke there is
more or less curiosity from without to
know what her other productions are.
The coming state fair at Billings Park,
Aug. 3O-Sept. 2, will be grand oppor-
tunity to find out just what the state is do
ing in the development Of her resources
through the intelligence of her people.
The dryness OF things is well illustrated
by thu following incident: Several men
we're sitting on truck on the depot plat.
form and one Of them was smoking a cigar.
In q few minutes streak of smoke was
seen curling up Though the cracks in the
platform and minute later q small flame
appeared. A glas. Of water easily extin-
guished the fire but the only way it could
be accounted for, was that the ashes of the
cigar had fallen through the platform and
gnited the loose wood underneath.
The many friends of Rev. A. II. Webb
IN Bellows Falls will be interested in the
item taken from the Bradford
Or -i;o-. Rev. A. H. Webb has been