Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-12
Bellows Falls Times.
WEDNESDAY APRIL II, 1859,
Bellows Falls Locals.

w. c. Putnam is sick with pneumonia.
C. 7. Grout passed Sunday with his fam
ily here.
Mrs. A. J.aDamien visited in Wood
stock last week.
George r. Wales went to Boston Mon
day and Will visit New York before re-
turning.
Postmaster Cannon went to Washington
Monday; he is expected home today or to-
morrow.
The office, reading room, and dining
room of Towns hotel have been greatly
improved with new paint. An especially
fine job was done in the dining room.
Mrs. Georgianna Thompson, wife Of
Horace w. Thompson, died April 9 at her
home in Westminster in the Goth year Of
her age. The funeral will be from the
Episcopal church at 1870 Wednesday
with burial in the family lot in Springfield
H. E. Bush is advance agent for the
Evening in Cuba company. His company
appears in Chester town hall tomorrow
evening under the auspices of the Univer-
salist church Of that place. There is to be
free dance and free bus for all who
purchase tickets in advance.
Frank Thrasher, who a month or two
ago wa, employed as general manager fol
the Island Manufacturing company, ha'
severed his connection with the company
and is succeeded by A. F. Winnewisser
Mr.. Winnewisser has been in Boston and
Springfield this week in the interests of the
company.
1t will be remen bered that few day
ago James King and Frank Cove had al
unpleasant encounter on Pine street. Cove
got the worst of that encounter but came
out on top in the justice court when King
was fined $40 and costs. Cove has nov
brought civil suit against King for per
sonal damages, saying that he wants $500
This is a county court case returnable a
the September term.
M. A. Durkee has been in town thi
week and moved his household goods K
Medford, Mass, near Boston, where he il
to make his future home. He has agar
entered the employ Of Saville, Somers &
Co. Of Boston, Wholesale grocers, in tn
capacity of travelling salesman IN Boston
This is the company he worked for fv'
years and left to 60 into business for him
self in Bellows Falls. His route is SO ar
ranged that he is at home every evening.
A. G. Carleton, conductor of No. 20 OF
the B. & M, the mixed train which leave
here for Brattleboro at $50 P. M, had thu
misfortune to fall from his train last Frida,
evening while en- route from Windso
to Claremont Junction. His absence wa
not missed until the train reached th,
Junction. A searching party wss sen
back and e was found beside the tract
badly bruised and with an arm broken
He was taken to his home in Brattleboro
1t is supposed he tell from the top of tn
train.
An exchange says: cit is suggested
that people owning maple or other tree
subject to injury by the forest caterpillar
which did SO much mischief hereabouts las
sprin G, may now proftably take the saving
stitch in time. The eggs hatch early, bu
are yet on the twigs OF the trees and ma.
be easily destroyed SO far as they can b
reached. They are usually on twig
a quarter of an inch in diameter or les
and the brown mass made by a deposi
looks like swollen place in the limb
| They may be easily dislodged with knife
and can be burned. In many cases
appears that some natural enemy has at
tackled the eggs, as the mas, is loosene
and apparently destroyed"