Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-14
Bellows Falls Times
WEDNESDAY JUNE IA, 1899.
Bellows Falls News.

is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Smith.
Bishop Niles Of New Hampshire was in
town Monday, calling on friends and &C
quaintances.
Rev. Albert Hammatt has invited the
Free Masons to the Universalist church
next Sunday.
Mrs. w. j. Richardson went Tuesday to
Rochester, N. Y, where Mr.. Richardson
has secured work.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church propose to have lawn party Tues
day evening of next week.
Mrs. Alzara Atwood is passing day or
two with her sister, Mrs. William Tbomp-
son of South Ashburnham, Mass.
Rev. Albert Hammatt has gone to North
Adams to preach the occasional sermon
before the Winchester association.
The commissioners in the insolvency pro-
ceeding of George G. Sabin have not yet
made report. The hearing was last Feb
ruary.
A concrete walk is being laid on the east
side of Atkinson street from the residence
of G. E. Robertson to the South street
corner.
L. S. Hayes is spending this week with
the camping party of Mr.. French of the
Brattleboro Phoenix at Long Pond in the
town of Westmore.
Col. and Mrs. E. q. Osgood gave tea
Saturday evening to twelve guest, at their
home on Hapgood street, in celebration OF
the eighth anniversary OF their marriage.
Miss Eunice E. Thompson returned to
her home in South Ashburnham, Mass,
Sunday morning after two weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. A. j. Atwood, New
Terrace.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Osgood, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G. Williams, Mrs. G. H. Gorham
and Mrs. M. L. Bowers are attending the
state Congregational convention, which
opened in Barre yesterday and continues
through tomorrow.
Rev. Mr.. Bliss Of Ludlow supplied the
pulpit at the Congregational church Sun
day, at both the morning and evening SER
vices, Rev. Mr.. Reid being unable to Off
ciate on account of the death OF his father
in law, the late William d. Bishop.
Quite congregation of Bellows Falls
people attended the service in St. Peters
church, Drewsville, Sunday afternoon,
when Bishop Niles made his annual visit
to the parish. The singing was by the old
quartet choir Of Emmanuel church with
Mrs. H. c. Elliott as organist.
| Lewis Emo on bicycle and the Rock
ingham bus driven by Fred Tucker collided
in the square near Canal street at z P. NJ.
Monday. The bus was making the turn
from Rockingham street for the depot at a
lively pace and Emo attempted to turn out
of the way but was struck by the pole of
the bus and thrown to the pavement. He
was shaken up and bruised some and his
wheel was total wreck, the horses and
two wheels of the bus passing over it.
The girls are always strictly in it. We
read in Claremont paper that "the first
annual field meet of the Ascutney Inter-
scholastic Athletic association was held
Friday, June 2, on the Bluff Grounds.
There was a fair attendance, and the
young ladies put up very creditable
athletic exhibition. The contestants were
girls from the Newport and Claremont high
schools, Bellows Falls deciding not to COM
pete at the last moment. The result was
la draw, and thus the handsome cup, pre-
sented by Miss Partridge, will be kept
one-half year by each school and the names
of winning contestants from both schools
will be engraved on it. What made the
Bellows Falls girls decide at the last mo-
ment against appearing as contestants in
this exhibition Was it physical disquali-
fcation or the voice of authority Here is
one record made at the meet which shows
what the girls are capable of: Throwing
the baseball, LIST Miss Cutting, R. II. S.,
166 feet inches; I'd Miss Rice, S. H. S.,
125 feet"
Marie Jonreau, who through the col
umns of the Sunday Globe keeps the fem
mime world fully informed as to clothing
and doings of fashionable society, writes
as follows from Newport concerning Mis-.
Sylvia Green: "There never has been a
summer when SO many wealthy girls have
been at Newport all at once, and later
suppose there will be the general influx Of
titled Adventures hanging about, ready to
catch one OF the heiresses, to help restore
their shattered fortunes and glorify their
ldimmed coronets. Miss Hattie Sammell is
the richest heiress in her own right which
Newport has this summer, although the
daughter Of Hetty Green is the girl who
has the largest prospective fortune. One
cannot say that Miss Green i, really in So
ciety, although she goes about with some