Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-30
SPRINGFIELD,

Charles S. Chase and George L. Chase re-
turned Thursday to Detroit, Mich.
Mrs l.. r. Barney has been absent week
with friends at Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. j. Bixby and sister. Miss Inez Litch-
field went last week to Nashua, N. H.
G. A. Leland and son have recently dis
posed of their farm to Walter Nutting.
The drama, Darkness and Daylight" has
been postponed till Tuesday. May 8.
Libby's Original Challenge Worlds Fair
Glass Blowers have been at G. A. r. hall for
few days.
The ladies' society of the Universalist par
ish served supper in their vestry last even
ing followed by special parish meeting.
Rev. o. s. Davis and G. o. Henry repre-
sented Springfield at the installation of Rev.
j. II. Reid at Bellows Falls this week.
Mrs. o. Earle and daughter Lillian of
Gloucester, Mass, arrived at E. p. B. Pulsi-
piers Thursday for visit of several weeks.
Merrill B. White has been at Sunapee lake
several days this week to enjoy little fish
ing
w. W. Brown has offered his services to
our country and has recently returned from
Washington with a position of possible as
sistant paymaster.
Commodore George Dewey who has charge
of the Asiatc squadron, was born in Montpe-
ron several months.
Henry Stickney, a popular physician of
Newport, N. H., and formerly Springfield
boy, has volunteered his services to the gov
eminent, If needed, as a surgeon.
Albert Greenwood, who is a student at the
Medical College in Burlington,it is reported,
desires to serve his country as an army sur
| geon.
Springfield has responded to the call for
| hnvrn ctnd
| ca CHI day increases the number; their patriot
| ic enthusiasm knows no bounds.
There are new houses being erected in va
rious parts of the village, manifesting the con-
! fidence that the growth of Springfield war
rants the building.
GThe Order of the Eastern Star gave charm
| ing War of Roses supper at the Masonic BAN
quet hall THURSDAY; the attendance was
good. A party of 10 were present from
| Charlestown. The supper was followed by a
short entertainment.
| Among the list of passengers by the Ley.
| land line steamer Victorian, which sailed
| from Boston Wednesday were Rev. and Mrs
A. E. Carson, who are returning to labor IN
foreign missionary fields, and have few
friends in this vicinity, who wish them wei
in the work to which they again consecrats
| themselves.
"The Lowlands of Scotland" was the sub
| iect of lecture illustrated by the stereoptl
| con, gwen by fG6V. "A. D. LOTu VI I1dItiolu
VT, under the auspices of the ladies' aiG
society in the Congregational church Thurs
day evening, to a well pleased audience. Mr.
Lord interspersed the lecture with persona
"reminiscences of the delightful land of Burns
making it very interesting. This closes the
course of parlor lectures, which has beer
most successful.
The enthusiastic fervor evlnced by oul
brave volunteers is most commendatory ant
should be recognized and upheld by all oul
i people. Where are the flags? Let them bt
unfurled and swung to the breeze that oul
streets and public buildings may be bright
], it'll the stars and stripes. Surely there II
Dom in Springfield for the flag and our town
would be decidedly adverse to being styled
slow and a back number. Shall we wait til
the war is over to be named the Stoves
town in the state !? Unfortunately it is New
England conservatism which as long as j
prevails within our limits, just so long will
the flag be conspicuous by its absence. The
school building has a flag staff which ha
been empty for some time and our public Ii
brary has not evenithe staff. Let every flag
large or small, cheer on the volunteers as i
waves from houses and public buildings.