Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-12

has appointed George L. Kibby, formerly
OF Walpole, N. H., but now residing in
Worcester, district deputy of district No.
10.
Harvey Burnett and Roland Lord were
in boat on the Connecticut north of the
dam Sunday. In some way the boat was
tipped over. Burnett swan to a pier and
Lord chung to the boat until assistance
came. Both were thoroughly frightened.
Miss j. M. Sylvester, who has been
quite ill at her home for some time, slow
ly recovering, and expects to be in her
store by the first of next week. Miss Lii
Ian Bugbee has charge of Miss Sylvester's
store during her illness.
j. H. Blakley hopes to move his Blue
Store next week into the store to be vacat-
ed by the New York Racket. G. H. Shop
ardson will take possession of the Blue
Store stand at once and open with a full
line of ladies' furnishings.
Duffy's Jubilee attracted a good sized
audience at the opera house last evening
after the open-air concert given by the
company's band at noon. The troupe is
composed of speciality artists, who gave an
entertaining performance.
c.. E. Howard left here last Thursday
and Saturday he, and his brother, DR.. H.
B. Howard, superintendent of the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital, Mrs. L. G..
Howard and Miss Howard sailed for Eu-
rope. They will visit London, Liverpool,
Paris and other points. Mr.. Howard will
return to Bellows Falls by December.
The Baptists enjoyed an excellent chick
en- pie supper in their vestry Tuesday even
ing. A short literary and musical program
followed. E. W. Brown gave a reading,
Misses Foster and Baker rendered man
dolin duet, Miss Ruth Cove gave reading
and quartet composed of Misses San
born, Fifeld, Mason and Pelkey, with Miss
Brown as accompanist afforded vocal mu-
sic.
The foundation is being laid for the new
foundry for the Bellows Falls Machin e
company. The building i, to be one story
158x60 feet and will be made of brick
j. o. Spring has the brick work in charge.
The foundry will be to the east of the shop
and to the north of the Island House.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Page of Pittsfeld
N. H., paid brief visit to their son, W.
j. Page, yesterday noon. Mr.. Page has
been in attendance upon the sessions of the
grand lodge and grand encampment of the
1. o. o. F. of New Hampshire at Keene,
N. H., this week and was elected chief
patriarch of the latter body.
N A. Wheeler's drug store in the King
block has been closed since the mid lie OF
last week. Mr.. Wheeler is in Ru land
and has entered the employ Of the Fl ,gins
Drug company as clerk. What will be
done with his stock here is not yet deter
mined, but it will be sold if there is
a favorable opportunity.
Speaking of dry weather, George O.
Guild says that he has kept record of the
rainfall in Bellows Falls during the past IS
years. The average is some AZ or 43
inches per annum. The fall so far this
year is not much over - inches. We
hope to give Mr.. Guilds exact figures next
week, and we expect they will make us
feel drier than ever.
The town has purchased the postoffice
fixtures for $3.50 and the further consi d.
Grafton that damage suit pending against
the town be dropped. The Equipment
company paid $4,000 and they figure that
they received about rs per cent of the
original investment. They have received
6 per cent interest, however, so the to- tai
receipts will pay the original investment
and some per cent thereon for the money
tied up.
A. A. Halliday has just completed one
of the largest and best arranged henhou'es
in the state. The house is furnished with
all modern improvements and the fowls
will have the run of about four acre, of
plum and cherry orchards, thus insuring
clean healthy runs. Pure spring water is
pumped into the building, and there are
also cookers for cooking the food. He
expects to be able to produce strictly
No. 1 article in the way OF eggs and fowls.
J. j. Fenton is the ''Co" part of the
new firm of E. j. Fenton & Co., in Brat.
tleboro, who will open fine store of
gents furnishings in the Ullery block about
October 20. Ell. Fenton was with Pratt,
Wright & Coz for eight years and under
stands the clothing business thoroughly.
The stores at Brattleboro and in this place
will be connected by telephone. By estab-
fishing close business relations both stores
will be able to carry more complete stocks