Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-19
assistant during the past six years. d
knight will be alone for the present.

concert next week, Is not unknown to Be =
lows Falls people, as she was for two sea
sons successful vocal teacher in this place
The hour of next Tuesday evenings de-
votional service of the Epworth League
has been changed to Sunday evening, April
"a, at o'clock, in order that members
who desire, may attend the Choral Union
concert.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hayes pleasantly
celebrated the twenty-ffth anniversary Of
their marriage by giving a tea party to
some 10 or 20 of their neighbors and friends
last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes
were the recipients Of many congratula-
tions and good wishes.
The Ladies' Union of the Congrega-
tional church will hold their monthly home
missionary meeting at the church parlors
this afternoon at o'clock. Supper will
be served at 6 80 by Mrs. Wallace White,
Mrs. Ned Pierce, Mrs. George H. Cor.
ham and Miss Gorham.
The selectmen as yet have taken no
steps in regard to assessing damages to
abutting land owners on the line of the
proposed cut on Pine street and it is un.
derstood that hey will require of the cleo.
trio road people bond sufficient to cover
all damages before any steps are taken.
S. j. Cray expects to move soon into
Clark Chase's house on Chase Court re.
Gently vacated by E. A. Field. May l.
F. w. Burnett will move into the tene.
ment now occupied by Mr.. Cray. He hal
rented the whole upper part Of the Cray
block over Mr.. Cray's market and will le
rooms and keep boarders.
Tickets for the grand concert which
closes the work of the Choral Union fo
this season 60 on sale tomorrow mornin.
at the store of Williams & Co. Person
holding associate membership tickets cal
procure seats today at same place. OWN,
to the widespread interest in the affair, tn
advance sale will doubtless be large.
Mrs. S. W. Wilder, Jr. Of Boston vii
take one of the leading solo parts in tn
coming concert Of the Bellows Falls Chora
Union. She will find hearty welcom
awaiting her from the many friends VIII
have felt SO keenly her removal, as well a
the whole community, which has lost in he
one of its leading spirits. both in social an
musical circles.
The clearance sale at the store of Dun
ham Bros. which began yesterday was
marked success. Eight salesmen wer
kept busy every minute Of the day and tn
door was locked several times to give tn
clerks time to wait on those within. TIL
members OF the firm estimate that they sol
fully 1000 pairs of shoes yesterday,
pretty good days business for place th
size Of Bellows Falls.
Among the new houses to be built b
Contractors Buchanan & Wetherbee durin
the coming season are one for P. H. Had
ley on South Terrace, one for W. H. Be
dine on Atkinson street and one for d.
Gorham on School street. They will max
Ia three-story house out Of the residence c
H. B. ,Fitzsimmons on Cherry street an
will build large store for James Barrel
in North Walpole. This will be some
feet long and tenement will be fnishe
off in the upper story. 1t is to be built o
the vacant lot adjoining Mr.. Barrett's pre-.
ent store.
Patrick J. O'Connor recently complete
three years of service in the United State
navy and returned to his home here las
Saturday. He has leave of absence 70
three months, but i, not certain he will re
turn to the service. Mr.. O'Connor wa
on the monitor Amplitude during the lat
war with Spain and tells many interestin
experiments in and about Cuba. He
stopping with bis mother, Mrs. T. O'Cor
nor, who lives near the toll bridge. H
has brother Thomas, who works for tn
Robertson Paper Co, and brother John
who works for Wyman Flint & Sons.
A cannon for the G. A. R. burial lot i
Oak Hill cemetery seems assured. Som
time ago F. j. Hall, commander Of E. Il
Stoughton Post, wrote Congressman W
w. Grout relative to the matter and con
siderable correspondence passed. Yester
day Mr.. Hall received letter from Gen
Grout saying that he had arranged so tina
the cannon and shells could be had by pay
ing transportation from New York to Bel
lows Falls, and Mr.. Hall wishes us to an
nounce that if any Of the citizens of Rock
ingham wish to contribute anything fror
one cent up toward the transportatio
charges, their contributions will be receive
at his store on the Old Terrace and
faithful record Of the same kept. &c eye
In London where the critics and play
goers have not been notable for their in
Ginning to a favorable recognition of Amer
lean plays, 1.-THE Heart of Maryland" up
on the occasion OF its presentation at th
Adelphi Theater, reversed the usual orde
of verdict in this regard. 1t at ono
| achieved a triumph which ended in almo,