Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-25


meets Immediately after the morning ser
vice. Those who are not connected with
any school are cordially invited.
Several of the pupils of Miss Mabel
Gary's school Pleasantly surprised her
Wednesday evening by visiting her in
body at the residence OF IL. +. Bean where
she rooms. A very enjoyable evening for
both teacher and pupils was passed.
Miss Ida f. Grover OF South Braintree,
Mass, has been elected to supply the va
cancy in the 4th grade, caused by the
resignation OF Miss Gary. All the Other
teachers in town have been retained except
in the school at Lawrence Mills which is
not yet ,upplied.
The indoor meeting of the Bird club at
the Congregational parsonage Wednesday
evening was largely attended and proved
exceed ngly interesting Several new
members were present and committee,
composed of Mrs. c. Z. Howard, Mrs. G.
II. Gorham and Mics Frances O.good,
were appointed to arrange for one more in
door meeting before the first bird wax
| The club numbers now about 25 members.
Spring, balmy Spring, arrived the first
of this week decidedly incog. Even the
poets didn't know her, or else in the howl
ing storm they were unable to think of
any more seasonable rhymes than snow or
blow; at any rate they failed to r ipe their
usual refrain. The vernal equinox turr ed
the world into trackless waste, and made
plenty of blowing for the snow pillow if OF
for the regular implement OF agriculture.
At present the outlook for early pea, and
Easter bonnets is painfully vague.
The new millinery and dressmaking
rooms of Miss Josephine Sylvester will be
opened to the public next Tuesday. This
store which was recently vacated by j. 7.
Keefe, has been newly painted and divided
into apartments. The front end will be a
show and salesroom and the rear has been
conveniently divided into workroom and
fitting room. The store has very pretty
appearance. Miss Sylvester has secured
the services of Miss l.. r. Bugbee as trim
mer; Miss Bugbee was in Boston and
Lowell during the past two years
A neat little volume of poems, enttl d
"Hearth Songs and On the Wing" has
just been issued by Mrs. Frances E. Swift
of Falmouth, Mass, a native of Rocking
ham, who is doubtless well remembered by
many of the older residents. In the col
lection is an ode to Fall Mountain, which
once appeared in the TIMES and which
shows an intimate acquaintance with the
mountain and its environment. As the
title implies, the volume treats of bomely
themes and proves Mrs. Swift to be one of
those poets, "w whose SONGS" as Lorgfel-
low SAYS, "gush from the heart, as show
ers from the clouds Of summer, or tears
from the eyelids start" .-s
Louis F. Nutting of Bridgeport, Corn ;,
who is frequent visitor in Below, Falls
and has many acquain'ane here, recently
scored a triumph in the athletic field at the
annual Y. M. G. A. contests in Bridgeport
for the Warner and association medals.
The Bridgeport Morning Telegram, in its
report of the contests says: The run
ming high jump was the third event. In
this event there were special medals offered
tor the first and second places. Nutting
won first by jumping five feet 3-S inches,
beating his best previous record by one