Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-28

There had been no tall since the preyiou,
Saturday,. The pond is covered with two
or three inches Of ice. The pump is in
place and will be used when necessary.
The opening dance in the Bidwell house
in Lsngdon Friday evening was we'll At
tended and all report an enjoyable time.
Lassweek Lorenzo d. Lockwood decided
house and lot in the Lockwood addition
to Carrie Hall; consideration, $500.
Miss Anna Blanchard of Burling ton was
the guest Of her brother, P. 1. Blanchard, |
over Christmas.
C. E Whitman and family passed Christ
mas with Nj. b. Kelley in Amherst, Mass.
Mrs Whitman and the children will remain
during the week.
Mrs. Helen B. jackson AID Faith went
t, Burlington last week for stay Of sever
al weeks. ~ .'asu ma'oA
2Essa aDc7 ayii.3 "a
George H. Riley and Charles Goeber of
Keene we're Christmas guests at VIE.
Rovelrs. Mr.. Goeber, played the violin at
the several services in the Methodist church
Sunday and hlondsys9sn'r''a ",tt 90
DR.. H. w. Parker of New Bedford
MIS- is expected Saturday as the guest
of J. G. Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O L Slider OF Providence
came to Bellows Falls Tuesday. Yester.
day thsy went to Acworth to attend the
funeral of his brother, Zenas Slader.
Miss Blanche Dodge,74 Atkinson street,
hiss been appointed collector tor the Anti
Saloon LEAGUE vice Miss Lula Lewis. re-
signed.
E.. E Ramsay received I handsome
Topical Bible as Christmas present
from the Sunday school Of the Methodist
E 'iscopal church Of which be is superin-
tendent. .,@, +
Mrs. D. M. Damon bad her mother and
sister from Rutland as guests over Christ
mas.
Putnam ard Damon. grocers on Russell
street, have put up new sign which ex-
tends out acre $, the sidewalk, bearing the
4 legend, "The Handy Store"
i Miss Anna Williams received hand
some grand piano as Christmas present.
Mrs. Edward Arms received telegram
MONDAY that Mr.. Arms had arrived in Bos-
ton and at once joined him. As Mr.. Arms
had been in Jamaica and expected later to
visit Florida and spend the win.er there, it
is supposed he returned to Boston becau Sc
1.-THE change of climate did not prove az
ben. fetal ~ anticipated.
"a Tuesday evening the Young Mems club
Y discussed the question, rs England Justi-
6aole in her var with the Bper,?' The
debaters on the affirmative were DR.. Kirk
land and E. A. Guild and on the negative
J,Dr. Miner and w. C. Belknsp. The
Judges, Wallace White, Ned Pierce and J.
Il Babbitt decided on the merit OF the de-
bate in favor Of the negative.
I, A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ford living on the Old
Terrace. ..- = s'
Christopher Tyrrill fSpr ngfeld, Mass ),
was in town the first of the week.
Mrs George H. Dickinson and children
of New York are visiting her father, Geo.
In Evaps
The residential portion of Fellows Falls
has en- without electric lights nee early
Monday evening when an armature was
burned out in the alternating machine at
the light .tation. Superintendent Bottom
ley went to Boston on the early morning
train Tuesday and expects new armature
by tomorrow. The accident effects all
resi- ences using electricity, and small
portion of the business section of the vii
lage 1t is reported that the accident will
cost the company about $500.
Two of the 10 new passenger coaches
built for the Rutland railroad by the
Wagner Palace Car company went into
service on the road Monday. These cars
are framed in the same way and made of
the same. strength and thickness of the
standard Wagner sleeper, although they
are not, of course, SO heavy. They are
81 feet long, with six wheel trucks. Krupp
wheels, standard steel platforms, broad
vcstibules, high back seats and handsome
Wagner lamps IN the ceiling. They have
toilet rooms and was stand, at the end of
the car and the aisles are carpete1. They
are painted green, with plain Wagner
! decoration. They have double windows of
French p ate glass, with eavy mahogany
: frames They cost $4,000 each. The
Wagner company has just finished % of
these cars for The New York Central rail
road and they are considered to be the
handsomest regular passenger coaches