Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-08
ith view to grading it for the electric rail

with view to grading it for the electric rail.
road.
MISS Helen A. Roux returned home yes.
terday after two weeks visit with Miss
Garland at her home in Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Electa Goodhue went to Brattlebort
last Thursday to pass a few days with hel
cousin.
Miss Rose Forgette is working for Mrs
Elmer Weston.
Mrs. Mcdonald of Bellows Falls visited
her sister, Mrs. Harry Bailey, Thursday.
Several parties from this place attended
the Fourth of July celebration at Springfield
Herbert +. Barry is member of the New.
port team which played on the 4th with the
Springfield team.
There will be no preaching service tomor.
row morning at the Baptist church; Sunday
school and other services will be held as
usual.
During the abb sence of Rev, F. G.. Bouphtop
there will be no choir rehearsals at the Bap-
tist church.
-, Mrs. E. A. Field of Barre was in town
Thursday.
Stark Edison and DR.. and Mrs. Edward
Ellery returned home from Sunapee last
Wednesday.
The Saxtons River base ball team played
two games the 4th, both away from home.
Ihey defeated Kurn Hattin in the morning
Dy score OF 80 to IN five inning game,
the only feature of which was the hard hit
ting of the Saxtons River team. In the after.
noon at Charlestown they ran up against a
team made up largely of college players and
were defeated by score of 19 to 5. The in
held work of both teams was about equal, but
in other departments of the game the Charles
town aggregation had the best of it, as might
be expected. Brilliant catches were made by
Moultrop, Smith and Davis. Brooks, Folsom
and Wood led in batting and Way pitched an
excellent game for Charlestown.
SUCCESSFUL BASKET PICNIC.
The annual neighborhood picnic, which
was held at Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Vancor's on
the 4th, was one long to be remembered.
Long before noon the guests commenced to
arrive and were cordially welcomed by the
host and hostess, who had spared no pains to
have everything nice. Two large payilions
had been erected for the occasion which were
covered with evergreens and the posts deco
rated with ferns and yellow daisies. There
was also cafvas tent. The tables spread q;
noon in the pavilions and the one large table
IN the house, which was reserved for the aged
and infrm, we're all nicely decorated with
roses and other flowers and filed with tempt
ing viands. The bill of fare included chicken,
beef, ham, salads, beans, pies, doughnuts, ice
cream and cake, tea and lemonade, all of
which were first class and were thoroughly
enjoyed py the l9O persons present. After
dinner Mr.. Vancor expressed his pleasure at
seeing so many present, and announced that
the picnic next year would be at the home of
L. d. Field and that all would be heartily
welcome, after which Mr.. Field said that per-
haps they could not entertain them SO
royalty as Mr.. and Mrs. Vancor, but would
90 the best they could. The guests gave
tnem three hearty cheers and three cheers for
the Stars and Stripes that were floating over
the house and pavilion. The day was pleas
antly spent with games and music. About 4
O'Clock ice cream and cake were served, after
winch some of the party began to repair to
their respe ctive homes, having had a delight
tance were Mrs. Vancor's brother, W. D,
Landon, wife and niece of White RiSsr juno
ton Misses Cory and Purdy of Leominster,
Mass, Miss Hattie Kemp, Mr.. Reed of Put
ney, J. A. Newcomb and family and Misses
Annie and Blanche Dodge of Rellows Falls.