Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-01

sonage was well attended and very enjoy
able. A mu ical and literary enterta n
ment and refreshments were provided, and
the mite box opening netted over 500.
The second basket ball team from here
played Y. M. G. A. team in Keene Mon
day. The Sentinel says: 1.-The Bellows
Falls Toys were larger than those of the
the Keene team, but not their equals in the
game. The score resulted "a to in favor
of the Keenes."
George NJ Hackett, who has been the
efficient ad-setter and pressman on the
TIMES during the past year. finishes work
S turday and on Monday will go to Little
ton, N. H., where he will do press work
IN the office OF the Republic-J Journal. His
place in the TIMES office will be taken by
w. j. Page of Pittsfeld, N. H.
At recent meeting of the Bridgeman
Hose company the following officers were
chosen for one year joseph Grignon,Jr.,
foreman; c. V. Wetherby, 1st assistant
foreman H. H. Royce, I'd assistant fore
man; G. A. Goodspeed, treasurer; George
Gale, secretary; William Flanders, LIST
steward Henry Grignon, I'd steward.
j. T.. Keefe has rented the store he nc W
occupies to Miss Josephine Sylvester OF
North Walpole and also sold her the fix
lures. Miss Sylvester tor several years
worked for Mrs. j. H. Conway and is no
stranger in Bellows Falls. Mr.. Keefe will
vacate March 10 and Miss Sylvester will
open a dressmaking and millinery estab-
lishment shortly afterwards.
Gen. Supt. Pierce of the Rutland road
was in town yesterday and had consulta-
ton with j. II. Holton of the electric road.
1t is rumored that the Rutland road would
like to have the electric road make con-
nection with their rails at the depot. In
that event the route would probably be
changed from what the franchise now
specifies along Elm street to the Boston &
Maine passenger station, to route over
the island.
Mrs. H. D. Aldrich was called to her
old home in East Swanzey, February %,
by the serious illness of her father who
had stroke of apoplexy from which he
never rallied and died the 25ih, aged Ga
years. He is survived by widow and
six children, Stella M. Galland of Spring.
field, Mass, Nina j. Aldrich of Bellows
Falls, George B. of Winchester. N. H.,
and Henry A., Seth L. and Eva M. of
East Swanzey.
In another column H NJ Amadon offers
his entire stock of jewelry at auction, be-
ginning this afternoon and evening and
continuing each afternoon and evening until
the stock is closed out. He states that
owing to new block to be built where his
store now is he will be obliged to move
soon and SO hopes to dispose of his entire
stock during the sale. Ee has secured the
services of E. j. Gregory, a jewelry auc-
tioneer in Boston.
The Joshua Simpkins" company, carry
ing their own special scenery, two bands of
music and fine orchestra, will produce
the great pastoral comedy drama Of that
name at the opera house next
Thursday. The piece deals with country
life and people, three acts of the play be-
ing LAID in one of the many quaint villages
of Vermont. The second act Gin scenes)
portrays Uncle Josh's first visit to Wash
ington city. In the third act sensational
saw mill effect is shown, being nothing
more or less han complete saw mill in
full operation, cutting up genuine timber.
The saw is genuine buzz or circular saw,
and cuts through timber at lightning
speed.
A hearing in the case of John F. Alex
ander, Jr., administrator of the estate o.
Albert Clark VS.. the town of Rocking ham
was held in the Office of G. H. Robb yes
terday at 10 A. NJ. This suit was brought
to recover from the town for about 25O
perch of stone taken from the Clark place
in Saxtons RIVER and used in building the
new Saxtons River bridge about one year
ago. The selectmen offered to settle for
$40, but Mr.. Alexander thought this too
little. The hearing was before Justice L.
K. Derby of Cambridgeport and resulted
in verdict against the town of $50 and
costs. The town took an appeal to the
county court.
B. S. Barrett of Burlington, editor of
the Farmers Advocate and grand worthy
patriarch of the Sons of Temperance OF
Vermont, delivered lecture before the
local order Monday evening in the vestry
of the Methodist church. Mr.. Barrett
spoke in favor of the prohibitory law and
urged its supporters to be more than ever
watchful and united for there is no divi- |
sion in the high license camp and no sleep
ing at the post Tie speaker made many
good points fer prohibition and from his
remarks was judged to be an enthusiastic
as wei as Farmers Advocate.
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