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

L. II. Taylor Of Hopedale, Mass, has
been in to Wn few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Thayer passed
Thanksgiving at d. M. Thayer's.
PIT. Clair passed Sunday with his fam
lily, who are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. F. L. WILDER and two daughters
visited in Sherbrooke, P. Q last week.
E. j. Planter passed Thanksgiving and
the remainder OF the week at his home here.
G. V. White and family passed Thanks
giving with Mrs. Whites people in Drews-
vile.
Mrs. Ada Warner of Ludlow has been
a guest at w. B. Carpenters during the
past week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. E. Howard and Eu-
gene Griffith passed Thanksgiving in New
port, N. H.
Mrs. w. A. Hall and Melvin returned
to New York Moni lay and Mr.. Hall went
to Boston.
Principal Ellery of Vermont Academy
legally adopted one of the Kurn Hattin
boys November 80.
Miss Jo'ie Derby gave party Saturday
afternoon to Mildred Booth and several of
her young friends.
Principal Bugbee Of Black River acad-
envy in Ludlow visited his brother here
"Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Osgood of Boston
passed Thanksgiving and the remainder OF
last week in town with relatives.
Capt. Walter Taylor of Bartonsville was
in town two or three days last week and
called on numerous old acquaintance. He
passed Thanksgiving at George II. Bah
bits.
d M. Thsyer received atelephone mes
sage from Ware, Mass, saying that BIZ
cycle had been stolen. In short time
Mr.. Thayer had the woe relocated. 1t had
been sold by the thief to a local party. The
wheel was OF course returned and the pur-
chaser lost his money.
Fred r. Smith reports that he still corre-
spends with the Missouri giantess who
boasts of eight feet and four inches. She
wrote that she had tasted no real Vermont
maple sugar in long time, and SO Fred
sent her a ten pound pail this week. She
writes that she has consin in Kentucky,
who is seven feet and six inches tall
Last week Deputy D. M. Thayer went
to Westminster and arrested boy at
Lewis Jefrey's for incorrigibiity The
boy, who is II years old, came from boys
home near Boston and was first placed with
Charles Gates in Westminster, and later
went to Jeffrey's. He developed into
bad one, and so was returned to the home
which has the guardianship over him until
he is 21.
Jonas Aldrich of Rockingham tells of the
good days when fishing was not prohibited
in Minard's pond. He says he bias caught
cells there four feet long and seen mud tur-
ties two feet across the back. A bushel
basketful of horned pout was an ordinary
catch for two or three hours and perch and
pickerel were found in large numbers.
Fishing has now been practically prohibited
for number of years and it seem, prob
able that the bottom of the pond is now
black with fnny monsters. Mr.. Aldrich
thinks there is no such fsherman's para
disc anywhere in this section.
The Union Thanksgiving service in the
Universalist church was well attended and
proved usually interesting and beneficial,
The pastor Of the church opened the SER
vice, prayer was offered by Rev. F. W.
Lewis of the Methodist church and the
Scripture was read by Rev. c.. R. B.
Dodge OF the Baptist church. The sermon
was preached by Rev. j. H. Reid of the
Congregational church, who gave an ex-
cellent review of the progress OF the cen
fury. At the close OF the service a collec-
ton was taken for the Harriet Goodridge
home for girls in Westminster amounting
to 81. The music was by the regular
church choir assisted by Miss Lena Cooper.