Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-26
Town Topics.

Miss Amy Marshall is convalescing from
an attack of pleurisy.
Lyman Jennison, night clerk at Hotel
Claremont, was in town Saturday.
The house of Fred Saker on Webs
Terrace shines forth in new coat OF paint
F. A. Brewer and family of West Con-
cord were the guests of his brother, E. H.
Ball, last week.
E. G. Maynard of White River Junction
succeeds H, M. Ingram in Selah Harri-
mans barber shop.
There were but few shots at the Gun
club shoot Friday, and there was no shoot
ing tor the suppers.
P. H. Conley has the contract for reno
waiting the bedding and furniture saved
from the Towns hotel fire.
Trains over the Rutland Saturday morn
ing were covered with snow and trainmen
reported raging blizzard on the Summit.
A largely attended cottage prayer meet
ing was held at l. G. Marshall's in Gage
vile last Friday evening by members OF
the Methodist church.
G. A. Grant has his restaurant on Canal
street well equipped and advertises this
W eek for boarders. His dining room IS
light and pleasantly located.
John Wynas, the young man who was so
badly injured in bicycle accident last
week, continues to gain rapidly and at last
accounts was able to be about the house.
A movement is on foot to secure the
benefits of free delivery for Gageville and
the Webb terrace. In case the system is
extended E. w. Trask will assume the
role of mounted carrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Waldo Coolidge
returned last week from their wedding trip,
and this week Mrs. Coolidge has been in
Claremont, caring for her aunt, Mrs. F. ?.
Huntley, who has been sick for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Vaughn of WorceS-
ter were the guests of relatives here last
week. Mrs. Vaughn is sister of L. S.
Hayes and Mrs. George Underwood. Mr..
Vaughn is chief engineer of the Worcester
fire department.
The ladies of Emmanuel church held
their first monthly social Of the season
Thursday evening in the parish house. A
large number were present, aud an enjoy
able evening was passed. Games were
played and light refreshments served.
Mrs. J. G. Villas and Mrs. Henry Villa.
and daughter, who visited relatives here
last week, started for their homes, Mon
tana and Chicago, Saturday. They ex-
pected to remain longer, but Mrs. Henry
Villas received word that her mother was
very sick.
The water in Minard's pond is slowly
lowering, but probably little if any during
the past week. Saturday October IA there
was two feet and ten inches of water
above the main pipe. There had been
drop of three inches during the preceding
week, and IA inches during the week
previous to that.
Among those in attendance on the state
Sunday school convention in Brattleboro
were Rev. F. W. Lewis, Mrs. w. E. Row
ell and Mrs. E. E. Ramsay, from the
Methodist church; Rev. j. H. Reid, Rev.
j. Edward Farrow, Mrs. Helen and Mis-,
Alice jackson, c. w. Osgood, E. G. Os-
good, N. G. Williams, and Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Hayes from the Congregational
church.
Rev. w. I. Todd who was the Metho-
dist pastor at Groton for three and a halt
years preached his farewell sermon Sun
day, October 8. He goes to a new field
in Ohio. The Groton Times contained q
highly complimentary notice of Mr..
Todd's labors in that town, and concluded
with these words "The Vermont confer
ence loses an able worker and man OF ed
ucational ability. We trust the new field
he has chosen may hold all that is possible
tor his future success and happiness"
The Montpelier district convention of
the Epworth League opens at Springfield
next Wednesday evening and continues
through the following day A large at
tendance is expected from Bellows Falls,
whose chapter furnishes two of the speakers
on the program: Leon j. Ball, president
OF the chepter, to whom has been assigned
the subject, "What League Membership
Means; and Miss Lula M. Lewis, vice
president, whose topic is, s'Standing by the
Leader"
There wa, another fire in Cows paper
mill at West Claremont Tuesday, October
II. The Claremont Advocate says: "Em-
ployees in the Jarvis mill had seen flames
breaking out from the cutter room, where