Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Bellows Falls News.

Miss Hattie Blair of Brockton, Mass, is
visiting friends in town.
Emily Blake returned Wednesday to
resume her studies at St. Margaret's,
Waterbury, Conn.
Miss May Ashton of Ticonderoga, N
Y, was in town Wednesday on her way to
Smith college; she was the guest OF Miss
Jennie Shipman.
The public joint installation Of the off
GERS OF E H. Stoughton post "a, G A r,
and Woman's Relief corps, 8, will be held
in G A. r. hall this evening at 8 o'clock.
The newly elected officers of Bellows
Falls Lodge No. %, l. 0 0. F., were ia-
stalled Thursday evening by Grand Master
j. H. Blakley. The exercises were toll
lowed by banquet.
The body of the thirteen months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Fountain OF
Perkinsville was brought here Monday,
and placed in the tomb. The parents
formerly live in Bellows Falls. a.
The Foresters will hold their third
annual ball and concert on Friday evening,
January 90 Exner's orchestra OF II
pieces will furnish music and supper will
be served in Towns hotel. M. D. Nc
Aulffe will act as floor director for the
ball.
Mrs. C. H. Sawyer and Mrs. S. W..
Wilder, Jr. have been in Boston this week,
the guests of Mrs. Sawyer's brother, Hon
William A. Russell. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Russell is in poor health, and will
pass the winter in the south. M
The annual election of officers Of the
Uniform Rank Knights of p thias held last
evening resulted as follows: Captain, w.
G. Belknap; Lieut., l.. P. Sprague; Her
aid, H. I. Isham; recorder, Scott Clarke !;
treasurer, F. S. Livermore; guard, w. 4,
Pierce; sentinel, F. j. Blake. ~
Charles F. Smith presented F. H. Hob
son with Spanish rapid-fring cartridge
about IS inches in length taken from the
Inflated Maria Teresa. Mr.. Hobson will
give the cartridge to Stoughton Post, G..
A. r., and it will be placed with other war
relics in possession Of the post.
The first lecture in the lecture course
undsr the auspices of the Young Mems
club will be held in Of the Congre.
G .tonal church next Tuesday evening
at o'clock. The lecture will be by Rev.
C. o. Day, Chaplain Of the First Vermont
regiment, and late of Brattleboro his SUBJ
ject will be, 1.-The Vermont Boys at Chick
smauga." Chaplain Day was popular as a
pastor in Brattleboro, was popular as chap
lain, and is popular lecturer. The peo-
pleased to give Chaplain Day large au-
dience.
Ex-Postmaster Dow has in his possession
some figures VIII III show that the business
Of the Bellows Falls postoffice has enjoyed
a healthy growth during the four years OF
bis administration The total business for
the year ending December 81, 1894, the
last year Of Mr.. Cannon's first term as
postmaster, amounted to $11 ,676 55. The
business for the year ending December 81,
1898, the last year of Mr.. BOWS term,
amounted to $14,129.57. This is an in
creased of $2453 OF, or about $500 each
year. Since the Fall Mountain Paper
company went into the hands Of the Inter-
national Paper company, there has been a
marked decrease in the amount of mail
handled from that quarter, but the bust
ness of the Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany is increasing rapidly and the gains
will probably more than Offset the losses.