Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-15
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, FEB, 10. 1859
Bellows Falls Locals.


Miss Ida Flavin is assisting in the tele-
phone office.
Mrs. d. A. Brainard has been sick dur
ing the past week.
Dan Martin assisted in Winnewisser's
news store during Mr.. Winnewisser's abb
sence this week.
Elizabeth and Dorothy, daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. DAY, are both sick with
whooping cough.
Francis Rey nolds is able to be out again
after an illness of two or three weeks with
sciatlc rheumatism.
G. F. Maynard is still very sick and his
store on Canal street is closed. This store
is offered for sale, as Mr.. Maynard wishes
to retire from business.
1t is reported that the family of the late
William A. Russell have commissioned the
New York artist, Robert 6. Hardie, to
paint Mr.. Russell's portrait.
The Daughters of Rebekah will give
whist party in Odd Fellow hall Friday
evening, beginning at 8 o'clock sharp
there will be dancing later in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Winnewi'ser were
called to Bridgeport, Conn.,. Monday by
the death OF her brother. The death oc-
CURED Saturday afternoon and the funeral
was yesterday.
A Concord, N H, dispatch says "Hon.
T. Nelson Hastings, president of the New
Hampshire senate, is here for the winter
with turnout that is frequently seen, which
horsemen say is the finest in New England.
Senator Hastings is an expert whip and
when he takes out party with bis beauti-
full black four-in-hand and brake figure is
cut which opens the eyes of the natives"
A hearing in the case of Charles M
Blake in bankruptcy now pending in the
United States district court was held be-
fore Referee A. F. Schwenk of Brattleboro
in Judge L. M. Reads Office Monday at
P. M. No creditors appeared and nc
claims were presented the referee p.
pointed q. H. Allbee trustee to dispose Of
the assets consisting, outside Of property
exempt by laws of this state, of one share
of Bellows Falls Aqueduct stock valued al
$50. The creditors named in the schedule
are Alvah Walker estate $20,674 81, a
Judgment; Orwell national bank and the
Woodstock national bank, $4,000 and
$975.50 respectively, MIR. Blake being held
for these two sums as endorser on notes oil
the Mountain Spring Brewing company.
The interior Of George R. Wales new
store, the Durkee store, has been newly
kalsomined and painted throughout, greatly
improving the appearance. Mr.Wales ex-
poets to have his entire stock of goods
moved into the new quarters by the end Of
the week, and the Chase Furniture Co
will have the kitchen department of the
Durkee store moved into the new kitchen
in the basement of their store, which, by
the way, has been nicely fitted up for the
business. The old quarters of the Wales
Cash store will be repaired, and j. t.
Keefe will move in about March Is. Mr..
Wales will retain his old force of clerk.
and probably the Misses Hapgood, who
were with M. A. Durkee.
The old soldiers especially remember
that recently B. Cannon, Jr., compiled
roster of soldiers from the town Of Rock.
ingham who served in the civil war. A
copy of this roster was sent to Gen. L. A.
Grant at Minneapolis and in letter Of
ackn owledgement he says: 1t is to be
hoped that the town at its next meeting
will order liberal number of copies il
pamphlet or book form tor convenience
and preservation" MIR. Cannon had 1f
copies printed on large strip of card.
board. One OF these copies has beer
framed and hung in the library, one hang:
in the postoffice at Saxtons River, and
others have been sent to different parts o
the town. The boards are all right tt
frame but are ineonvenient to preserve fol
reference.