Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-18
Bellows Falls News.

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sick ones.
c. w. Coffey now has BARRIERS chair
in Daniel Beasley's pool room.
Miss Nellie A. Brown played the organ
at the Universalist church last Sunday.
c. W. Osgood delivers an address in
Richford today before the Christian En-
deavor convention of Franklin and Grand
Isle counties.
Miss Jessie Mason, stenographer for the
Vermont Farm Machine company, has been
prevented by illness from attending to her
duties for the past few days.
Mrs. Marshall Clifford of St. Johnsbury
visited her son, L. Y. Clifford, last week,
and LETT for California Thursday, where
she intends to spend the winter.
A brakeman on the B. & M. had one
hand injured while uncoupling cars in
North Walpole Monday forenoon; he was
taken to his home in Windsor on the noon
mail.
DR.. j. H. Linsley of the archaeological
s alton at Burlington has lately received
letter from John S. Fulton OF
the State Board of Health of Maryland,
complime nting very highly the work of the
st stion at Burlington.
The Foresters are making quite elabo-
rate preparations for their third annual
hall, which is to be given in Union hall
Friday evening. hxner's orchestra has
been engaged to furnish music and supper
will be served at Towns hotel.
Bellows Falls socially is unusually quiet
this winter; even balls and whist seems to
be on the decline. There have been but
few attractions at the opera house aud dur
ing the remainder Of the season there will
be even fewer. AS show town Bellows
Falls has bad reputation. The people
are using their money in other ways, and
good companies refuse to show.
A. P. Pollard. lately of the Commercial
house, began Monday to act as day clerk
and general manager of the Rockingham
hotel, Miss Lura Lowell still continuing as
land 'ady. Under the new arrangement
Herbert Dodge is porter and George Bux-
ton night clerk. Leroy Butterfeld, who
was the popular day clerk, has severed his
connection with the hotel and went yester-
day to Burlington.
Mrs. Maria Burge, aged S8 years, died
yesterday in Alstead at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred j. Marvin, with whom
she had been living. Besides her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Burge left four sons, Fred j.
Burge in California, A. H. Burge Of AL.
stead, Eugene of Kentucky and Frank Of
Bellows Falls. The burial will be in AL
stead tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev.
E. E. Maregraf officiating.
Miss Nellie A. Brown, president of the
Woman's Relief Corps, rendered recep-
ton to over 60 ladies of the order at her
home on Henry street last Saturday even
lihS. living " oiShhcSo dnO iHSichOHSy vi
of the weather, (some residing in the SUR
rounding towns) only about 80 attended
but they enjoyed delightful evening with
music and social games. A dainty lunch
was served of coffee, chicken croquettes,
cakes and ice cream. A surprise and
pleasant feature of the occasion was the
presentation of "a choice pinks to Miss
Brown by Mrs. Mary A. Perry, promi-
nent member OF the order.
Sunday night, the 9Th, as E. j. Staple
ton was journeyiDg homeward from Bos-
ton on the night train he noticed five OF bis
travelling companions, who in spite of the
sitting atmosphere Of the car, persisted in
wearing heavy listers, keeping the collars
well turned up about their faces. When
then train neared Asburnbam Junction
these five men arose and jumped off about
a hundred yards from the station and dis
appeared in the darkness. He thought no
more of the occurrence until be happened
to read in a Boston paper the next day
that a bank was robbed of $500 that Sun
! day night ct Ashburnham Center, which is