Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JAN. z. 1899.
Bellows Falls News.


in town Thursday.
Mrs. E. H, Lyons of New London, Ct,
is guest at ID. M. Thayer's.
A Masonic district meeting will be held
in Bellows Falls January 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A, Bugbee were in
the first of the week.
The rain of Wednesday night wrecked
the sleighing in both country and village
H. M. Amadon is out again after being
housed by illness for two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N Jerome living in j.
A. Eaton's house on Henry street, recently
adopted Burlington child.
There seems to be an epidemic OF grip
throughout the village; if the record in
creases those not affected will be in the
minority.
A union meeting will be held in the Bap-
fist church tomorrow evening at 80
Presiding Elder w. R. Davenport will
preach.
Miss Grace Crosier, who has been
spending week with her brother, E. D..
Cro.ier, returned to her home in Guilford,
Wednesday.
N. P. Gates family are to move into the
upper tenement of Mrs. Gates new house
on Westminster street; John Drew, the
barber, lives in the lower tenement.
Prof. Greeley, the we'll known eye spe-
cialist, will visit Bellows Falls next week
and will be pleased to see his many friends
and patients. See his advertisement in
another column.
N. G. Williams and L. L. Northrup
attended the meeting of the State Dairy
mems association in St. Johnsbury this
week going in the interests of the Vermont
Farm Machine company.
George Underwood is remodelling
Henry w. Towards house On the Old
Terrace recently purchased of j. w. Ca
hill. Mr. Cahll is now in Keene where
he is building another new house.
The Y. P. G. U. of the Universalist
church elected the following officers Thurs
day evening for the ensuing six months
President, B. B. Royce; secretary, Mist
Lena Cooper; treasurer, Mrs. Fuller; vice
president, Mrs. G. B. Underhill.
The new Universalist pastor, Rev
Albert Hammatt, is boarding with Mrs. E
j. Upham on Atkinson street and his fam
lily will not come to Bellows Falls tor thu
present, but will come when suitable par
sonage has been secured.
Mrs. Ida Punt has lett the employ O
Winnewisser & Conway in the New Yorl
Racket and is succeeded by Miss E. r
Marsh of St. Adams. Mrs. Punt hat
been with the New York Racket since tina
store entered its present quarters and ha
always been popular clerk.
A hearing was held before Overseer o
the Poor Weeden Wednesday ant
Michael Scanlon who created sensation
Tuesday by appearing on the thire
story jet OF Towns hotel, was adjudged in
sane and was taken to the Brattlebore
asylum.
Mr.. Thompson Of the company o
Thompson and Waite who run larg'
farm in Rockingham near the Springfield
town line, attempted suicide by hanging il
his barn last Tuesday. His plans miscar
ried and he was taken to Brattleboro Wed
nesday and placed in the insane asylum.
1.-THE Commander" the new military
play, will be given under the auspices o
the Odd Fellows. The cast has been very
carefully selected and the rehearsals have
been in progress now over two month";
under the personal direction Of the author
G. W. Henry. The play is first class il
every respect and is to be given Januar,
q, or just before Lent.
j. K. Thayer, living in Walpole ha
purchased the John Church place in Gage
vile and has begun the construction of Z
two story house. Later he will build al
ell to the house and also new barn. HI
will not move onto the place until some
time in the spring. Mr.. Thayer will stocl
the place with fruit trees and devote much
time and attention to fruit culture.
Charles F. Smith has presented the For
esters with a gavel made from a piece o
wood from the blockhouse which tn,
marines captured near Santiago last Jun'
and held against Spanish assaults until thu
arrival OF the transports conveying the in
fantry. Mr.. Smith, who was with the re
pair ship Vulcan, was one Of the marines
The gavel is of red wood and is very
pretty.
A pane Of glass in the postofice near ths
general delivery window was broken Tues
day evening by couple of boys who were
in little squable; one boy gave the other