Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-18
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS, 1899.
Bellows Falls Locals.

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A window refrigerator has been placed
in Towns Hotel cafe.
Mrs. L. p. Thayer Of Randolph is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Drew.
Miss Catherine Curran Of Holyoke,
Mass, is visiting friends in town.
f. L. Carpenter is temporarily running
a meat cart for Durham & Griswold.
Mrs. Mary j. Holmes has been very
sick with the grip, but is now improving.
H. B. Davis has been confined to the
house by sickness during the past week.
Dr. Frank Whitman was out Monday
after an illness of week or ten days with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie G. Converse are
rejoicing over the birth of son, Wednes-
iIday, January 4.
Fred Spencer and family have moved to
Westminster, where he has secured en-
ployment for the winter.
Prof. Greeley, eye specialist, is having
such large practice he has concluded to
continue his stay in town until February.
Evelyn, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Underhill, has been sick since Thursday
she was threatened with fever. but is now
improving,
Miss Hattie Woodbury. Clark of Saxtons
River sang soprano in the Congregational
choir Sunday owing to the absence Of Mrs
S. w. Wilder, Jr
Invitations are out to the silver we'd
ding OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Sto-
we'll at their home at Cold River, Friday
evening, January 20.
A. A. Halliday speaks before the We
mont Horticultural society at the third
annual meeting in Burlington February 81
on "Home Marketing of Fruits"
Icy sidewalks Saturday caused many
amusing and some pathetic accidents. The
righteous and the wicked Jared alike for
both STOOD or more often tell, on slippery
places.
There will be social at the Universalist
church Thursday afternoon and evening
supper will be served at 6 Is o'clock in
charge of Mrs. John T. Moore and Mrs.
S. I. Coy.
The Westminster club will observe
ladies' night tomorrow evening. The COM
mittee OF entertainment are u H. Allbee,
DR.. E. S. Allbee, DR.. 0. M. George, w.
F. Perley, j. G. Day and G. w. Black.
The Congregational ladies give supper
in the vestry of the church this evening
beginning at $50. Those in charge are
Mrs. j. A. Thwing, Mrs. G. E. Howard,
Mrs. G. L. Barber and Mrs. F. H. Holden.
| The grip has made sad inroad. on the
attendance in the several schools of the vii
lage. Even the teachers do not escape,
or at least one Of them does not, Principal
A. B. Crawford, who was confined to bis
rooms Monday.
Mrs. Mary Fay Palmer whose death at
her home in Pennington, ILL.,, January 2,
was recorded in Saturdays paper, was an
aunt of Mrs. A. R. Perry Of this place.
HAD Mrs. Palmer lived until March 26,
she would have been 100 years old.
The ladies' Wednesday night club and
gentlemen friends were charmingly enter
tanned by Mrs. G. w. Butterfeld at her
home Monday evening. There were nine
tables of whist; the lady's prize was won by
Mrs. c. H. Williams and the gentleman's
by George l. Whitney.
| H. S. Frost began Monday morning in
the new role of mine host, the landlord OF
the Commercial house. With the assistance
of Fred B. Edwards and Fred Clark he
will run the house for the present and he
says he shall run good house and set a
good table. He expects to have good
number of boarders.
The Mountain Spring Brewing Co. have
recently purchased switch engine of the
Boston & Albany R. R. with which to
transport their beer from the brewery to
the main line. They are also cutting quite
a large quantity Of ice from the adjacent
pond near the buildings.
The new occupants OF the Swift studio
have taken possession and are doing bust
ness. G. S. Gates has the first floor for
his bicycle and repair business, and has it
nicely arranged. The second floor is used
| by S. F. Huckins for his hand laundry and
this too has been fitted out in convenient
manner. Both Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Huck-
ms now have quarters which are a great
Improvement on the old stand.
| Mrs. Isaac Ledger received letter
from her brother, George Roland, last
week, the only one for several months. 1t
was postmarked "Dawson City, October
81" Mr.. Roland stated that he had been
In Dawson most OF the summer and fall and
intended to remain there during the win
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