Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-11
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY. FEB, IL. 1899.
Bellows Falls Locals.

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day.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Bslknap Wednesday morning.
DR.. j Sutcliffe Hill was called to Bos-
ton Wednesday on professional business.
The Misses Barber Of Rutland visited
their sister, Mrs. Brant Waite this week
The hour of closing the village schools
in the afternoon has been changed from
4.30 to 4.
C. F. Maynard is very sick with asth-
matte rheumatism and his shoe store is at
present closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brennan of Windsor
passed Sur day with their daughter, Mrs.
]. T. Ridden.
For the past month or two F. A. Bodies
and l. A. Bodies have been associated un-
der the firm name of Bodies & Bodies.
Prof. Greeley say. he is having such an
unexpected practice he will continue bis
stay in town until Thursday, February 16
John o. Spring reached Bellows Falls
Wednesday; he report. a pleasant trip
home and splendid time in England and
Germany.
John E. Anderson and Miss Eva M
Clark. both Of Grafton, were married Sat
urday morning at the Congregational par
,onage by Rev. J. H. Reid.
E. R. Shaw, who has been for the past
year in the employ of E. L. Hildreth &
Co. Of Brattleboro, returns Monday to bis
old position in the TIMES job ofice.
Timothy brisbane and daughter Mary re-
turned to their home in Chelsea Mich,
Monday after several weeks visit with
his sister, Mrs. Joseph Riley, and friends
in this vicinity.
The Shamrock Hose company at meet
ing held Tuesday evening elect. d the fol-
loving off ers: Thomas Nancy foreman !;
Edward Foley, assistant foreman Patrick
WEIGH, treasurer; Patrick Rel, clerk Ed
W6rO Ocanlon, STEWARD.
Because the Bellows Falls directory has
not been revised during the past two years
the TIMES was in error in stating that Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Mcleod, who are the proud
parents Of twins, live on Atkinson street.
They used to live on that street but now
live on the Old Terrace, where the record
for the past three years has been six pairs
of twins.
G.. H. Robb and B. M. Dimick 20 to
Putney next Tuesday to appear as oppos-
ing counsel in the case of Ware of Putney
VS.. E. F. Lewis Of Westminster. The suit
has been brought to recover for false war
ranty in the sale OF COW. The case OF
Lewis vs. Ware is set to heard in West
munster on the following day; in this case
Mr.. Lewis seeks to force the payment Of IS
of the purchase price for the same COW.
/ The Rutland railroad has asked for an
appeal to the county court in the case Of
Hayes vs.. Wyman. As the amount in
volved is less than 500, an appeal cannot
be taken unless the case comes under an
exception Of the statute the contention is
that a railroad is public officer and there
fore an appeal can be taken. If the trial
justice, G. II. Williams, does not grant an
appeal, it is said the road will petition the
county court for an appeal, and in that
event the case is pretty sure to 60 to the
supreme court.
M. Corlew, living on the Westminster
road has been subscriber to the TIMES
continuously for IS years. He is 81 years
OF age and has paid "a subscriptions him.
self. This year he was obliged to send
his $1,5O by his daughter as he was un-
able, because of lameness, to CLIMB the
stairs to the Office. The publisher re-
grets that for the time being the TIMES Of
fee was not on ground floor, and sincere
ly hopes that the lameness is only temper
airy. and that Mr.. Corlew will be able to
climb the stairs when the 66th subscription
becomes due. If
The debate Tuesday evening by the
Young Mems club on the question: Re-
solved, That the Spanish-American treaty
should be ratified by the present congress
was decided by the judges in the negative
on the merits of the debate, but in the af-
frmative by the house. The debaters were
Col. E. T.. Osgood and 81. V. Durham,
affirmative, and B. M. Dimick and w. W
Slate, negative, the judges being j. H.
Holton, l.. s. Hayes, George o. Guild,
Henry Hamberg and Ned Pierce. One
eloquent plea was made in favor of the
Philippines as shooting gallery for the
United States, while another pointed out
their use as market for the product of the
Bellows Falls wrapper factory. At the
business meeting of the club the following
officers we're elected to serve three months !:
President, II. Y. Durham; vice president,
A. L. Field; secretary, Edgar Guild, and
treasurer, H. o. King.
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