Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
WOODSTOCK.

Franklin Swift Billings of New York has
been in town the past week.
Rev. J. F. Simmons has been in Portland
the past week.
The regular monthly meeting If the Kings
Daughters was held with Miss Miriam Win
slow at her aunt's, Mrs. William F. Jones,
Saturday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Lowe of Claremont
have moved here. Mr.. Lowe has gone into
F w. Smiths clothing store where he
will do custom tailoring. Mrs. Lowe will
i've with and care for her mother.
w f. j White has sold his book and sta
tionery business and stock to n. p Clark
who took possession "wednesday. and the
White store is now closed, the stock being
movad into Clark's store. Mr.. and Mrs
White expect tn move tn Philadelphia where
'hev will reside with their daughter, Mrs
Gleason.
Lucier's Merry Makers headed nv Prof. !.
X. Lucier, blind actor and musician. will
give an entertainment at the town hall Wed.
nesdav evening, March A.
Mrs. George Aitkin has received from her
home in Scotland two swans which weigh
about 40 pounds each and a pair of English
pheasants. They we're gifts from her uncle.
The snow is disappearing; sleighs and
wagons are both seen on the streets, but the
lumbermen saw that their business is brought
to standstill unless we have more snow
some farmers have commenced to make
sugar.
l.. n. Pratt has bought the Benson farm on
Church hill of 100 acres. 1t Chords fine
opportunity to construct fish preserve,
which Mr.. Pratt is thinking of doing the
coming summer.
The revival meetings conducted by Rev.
Ralph Gillian have been largely attended and
great interest is being manifested among the
people here and in surrounding towns. Mr..
Gillian will close his meetings here Sunday
evening in the Christian church.
Rev, Peter Mcmillan read his resignation
to the congregation Sunday morning to take
effect April l. Mr.. Mcmillan is a very gifted
man and able preacher; he is a scholsrly and
sensible man and very popular not alone in
his church but among all denominations. He
will carry the best wishes of the community
to b. new field of labor.
About Is mobiles of the Mt Sinai Temple Of
| the Mystic Shrine went to White River juno
tion Tuesday evening by special train 70
| attic I'D large meeting of mobiles; o candi'
les were initiated into the rites aud cere.
monies of the order and banquet was served
& the Junction house.
Among the al ticles in the warrant for towr
meeting is the one "To see what action II any
ne town will take with view to q sale. gift oil
transfer ofthe interest of the town in the court
house building and adjacent lands and prem
ises to the county of Windsor THE grand jury
have for several wears condemned the condi
tion OF the county Jail and have recommended
changes in the building; the quarters of tn
Jail are too small. II will be necessary t.
move the probate and county clerks Office Il
have this done. The grand jury and witness
rooms at the courthouse are too small and
last fall the assistant judges after hearing thu
reports of the grand jury after they mad
their inspection as directed by law, drafted |
bill which was presented to the Legislature
and passed both branches of the general as
sembly to suthorixe the town to act on thi'
article and use the present town hall which
Is on the first floor Of the courthouse buildinI
for all county Offices and build new hall 70
J the towns uses. It 10 hoped that this articl