Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-07

James Stoddard and wife Of Townshend
spent Saturday night with their auat, Mrs.
A. j. Stoddard.
Mrs Sarah Nutting goes today to Waits
field to spend some time with her mother
Mrs. Waterman.
Mrs. Lucy Fisk OF Rockville, Conn.,, is
guest OF her nephew, G. ii. Walker, ana
family.
Charles N. Farr started Friday for Chi
cago, where he expects to engage IN busi-
ness.
S. M. Hobart went to South London
derry last week tor months visit with
friends.
E. E. Gotta and family were in Keene
over Thanksgiving as the guests OF Mrs
Cota's mother.
w. r. Farr went to Burlington Monday
fer months visit with his brother, Willis
On account of sickness Miss Emma Lew
is was unable to commence her school at
the west part of the town on Monday.
At the meeting of Boyden Grange tor
the election OF officers tor the coming year
the following were chosen: Master, j w
Collins; overseer, w H Farr; lecturer,
Ms. Jessie Starkey; steward, Frank Met
calf; asst. steward, w r Farr; chaplain,
Mrs. G II Underwood; treasurer. Mrs
Rollo Metcalf; secretary,G H Underwood !;
gate keeper, G M Ric mond; Pomona,
Mary Wright; Flora, Mrs. G A Peck !;
Ceres, Alice Banks. Mrs. Jessie S,arkey
was elected delegate to the state grange
meeting to be held at St. Jobnsbury the
18th, 14th and 10Th OF December.
Arthur Arnold and family were IN Bos-
ton last week, being the guests OF his
brother, Herbert Arnold.
The Kings Daughters held a social at the
Harriet Goodridge Home Tuesday evening.
Cyrus Cook and wife of Hinsdale spent
Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs. H. F.
Bond.
BE Atcherson is receiving a large num-
Der of new sleighs preparatory to the WIN
ter's trade.
Miss Minnie Smith is visiting her parents
in A hens tor a few days.
John II. Williams and family of Bellows
Falls, Miss Fletcher of Townshend and
Mrs. Burchard of Brattle boro were guests
of Judge Kellogg Tbanksgiv ng day.
The annual meeting of the Thief Detect
ing society elected the following officers at
their meeting last Monday night: Presi-
dent, G. w. Metcllt; secretary, G. H.
Underwood; treasurer, S. M. Nuttirg !;
committee on supper to be held in the near
future, Joseph Underwood, Johu Rich
mond and G II. Walker.
Mrs p M. johnson and Mrs, E. S.
Morse Of Brattleboro are guests OF Mrs.G.
II. Underwood.
A society with long name had good
opportunity last Sunday morning to put In
little work, if such one had existed, in
behalf OF poor, old half-starved horse,
which was being ridden through the village
at RAPID rate Itstumbled and fell throw
ing the rider, whereat the latter became
enraged and proceeded to abuse and un-
mercitully beat the poor beast to the dis
gust OF those Witnessing the act.
"Jack"Chsse of the Kurn Hattia Home,
who has sung so many times at our church
services and other gatherings, has been
adopted by Prot. Ellery at Saxtons RIVER.
George Hayward spent Thanksgiving at
the home Of his father, F. E. Hayward.
The sale and Christmas market for the
benefit OF the Ladies' Aid society will be
held next Tuesday, December IL, after
noon and evening. A Chi ken pie supper
will be served from $50 to 7 80 and alter
entertainment if desired. The entertain.
ment, "Seeing the E ephant," will begin at
8 o'clock. Following is the cast Of charac-
ters: Silas Somerby, Herbert Underwood ;
Harry Holden. Frank Hawkins; Bias
Black, James Maynard,Jr Pat M urrhy,
Jack Leach; Johnny Somerby, Fred Met
calf; Rachael Somerby, Mrs G.. IL.
Walker; Sally Somerby, Maud Under
wood Admission to the hall in the even
ing 10 cents. Children under IL year
free. Supper 20 cents. Every one is
cordially invited to come aud bring their
friends. The hall will be open in the at
ternoon at 3 o'clock when every one is in
vited to come free of expense and view the
handiwork of the ladies of Westminster
and their friends.
The Ottum vas, Chicago's leading male
quartet, at Bellows Falls opera house the
evening of December 8.