Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-04


list church, will be formally installed We'd
nesday the 18th inst. The full order OF
exercises will be given later. a esg
Owing to the illness OF Rev. j. H. Reid.
Or. Ellery Of Saxtons River preached at
the morning service in the Congregational
church last Sunday, and the union meeting
Monday evening was led by c. W. O'good.
A new telephone has recently been
placed in the office Of the Bellows Falls
Electric Light company and one will soon
be placed in the Office of George H. Bah
bitt. Jr,, at his residence on Atkinson
street.
The fire alarm sounded Monday after
noon from box 4-2l, corner of Barker and
Westminster streets ;the out signal sounded
in about three minutes afterwards. The
fire was confined to chimney on West
minister street which was burning out.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Pond, who have
been visiting Mrs. Ponds father in Usage,
Iowa, and relatives in other parts Of the
west, have returned after an absence Of
several months to take up their residence
again in Bellows Falls.
The horse with which George Phinney,
with F. G. Winnewisser, was delivering
Sunday papers Sunday morning got loose
in Chase Court and ran to Cassidy's stable
at lively pace leaving George and some
OF his papers far in the rear.
Nine people we're received into the
Methodist church last Sunday, three being
probationers, and six being transferred
from other places by letter. They were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton M. Reach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank P. Barnard, Mr.. and Mrs. H
A. Jaquith, Miss Grace Sargent, William
D. Bishop and Leon j. Ball.
The annual meeting Of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union of the Universalist
church was adjourned from Tuesday night
to Thursday night, January 5, when tull
attendance is earnestly desired. At the
Tuesday night meeting Miss E. J. Stick
ney was elected delegate to the mass meet
ing to be held in Barre January 10 and IL,
with power to appoint substitute.
School opened Monday with good at
tendance in spite of the prevalence of the
grip, which, however, still prevents Miss
Florence Young from resuming her duties
in the high school. The place in the corps
OF teachers left vacant by the resignation
of Miss Maud Harris is filled by Miss
Addie j. Parker, who is succeeded in
grade 5, No. 8 building, by Miss L.
E. Stearns of Townshend, Mass. Miss
Stearps has taught successfully in Charles
town and quite recently in North Walpole.
The watch night meeting at the Me.ho-
dist church was largely attended, and fully
tw o-thirds Of the number present at the
early exercises remained to watch the old
year out and the new year in. A very able
serm on was preached by Rev. DR.. Rowland
OF Springfield from the text, "How old art
thou ?" and during the evening Rev. F. W.
Lewis, in behalf of Mrs. F. P. Ball, pre-
sented to the trustees of the church an ex-
cellent likeness of the late Mr.. Bal, whose
devotion to the church and faithful labors
for its advancement are held in affectionate
and grateful remembrance. E. E. Ramsey
very happily expressed the thanks Of the
trustees for the gift OF the picture, which
will be hung in the parlor of the church
There was an intermission for lunch after
the service and social season followed.