Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-30

Thanksgiving day, the Holy Communion
will be celebrated in Emmanuel church at
8 A. NJ, followed by Morning Prayer with
sermon and special music at 1870 o'clock.
The offering at the latter service will be
for the Cuban Relief fund.
Hon. Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor,
brother OF II. II. Davis and gentleman
generally well known in this vicinity, made
miss-step when in Springfield few days
ago and fell the entire length of flight of
stairs. He was picked up in an uncon-
scous condition, from which be did not re-
cover for Is or 20 minutes. An examina-
ton showed that he had sustained several
injuries, including bruises about the head,
a broken tooth, dislocated finger, sprained
wrist, broken rib and general shaking-up.
He was able to be taken home the next
day, but is still suffering from the effects
OF the fall.
The Epworth League will hold "pie
social" at the vestry OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church Friday evening of this week,
under direction of Mrs, D. M. Damon.
Each lady is expected to bring a pie with
her own name on the bottom Of the plate.
These pies will be sold either at auction or
private sale to the gentlemen present, and
each pie further disposed OF by the pur-
chaser and the lady providing the same.
Coffee and trimmings will be furnished free.
The company will be entertained during
part Of the evening by bakers dozsn
or more of bachelors and maids, who will
explain some things that may have been
mystery to others. Everybody cordially
invited.
Bellows Falls has had two fires during
the past week. Thursday evening about
6 o'clock the fire department was called
out by an alarm from box 80 on the Island
The old Cheshire railroad bridge had been
burning since the night before and it got
so warm that those watching the fire were
afraid that either the toll bridge or L. G..
& G. E. Towards storehouse might get
afre. Several streams were poured onto
the ruins for couple of hours or more.
Early Sunday morning the alarm sounded
from box %. What is known as the rag
house on the dilapidated property at the
north end belonging to the Canal company
was found or fire, but the flames were
quickly extinguished.
Moses Miller thinks that if it had not
been for his interest in the matter Below,
Falls would never have had an electric
road. He rays he was the first man to take
active steps. 1t was the morning of Octo-
II, 1892. He had arisen early according to
hi, custom and had nearly reached bis
home on the Old Terrace when he saw
Sidney Gage driving to the depot to take a
train for Montpelier where he went to rep
resent the town OF Westminster in the legis-
lature. After Mr.. Gage had passed the
| thought came to him like an inspiration
| that then was the time to make bold
strike. He wheeled in his tracks aud ran
like deer through the Square the entire
distance to the depot, thinking the train
might Lave before he could lay his scheme
before Mr.. Gage. Fortune favored the
bold, however, and he had ample time to
tell Mr.. Gage to confer with Judge Read
who represented Rockingham and have a
charter granted for the road. This was
done and today the road is a reality. 1t is
not the happy lot of all to live to see their
pet projects blossom and bear fruit. Mr..
Miller admits that he was badly winded
when be reached the station but his enthu-
siasm was equal to any emergency.