Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-08


Miss Emma Blake is again at home after
a months vacation.
Miss A. N. Bemis has gone to Gre, n
field for weeks stay.
Will Lockwood OF Claremont was in
town on business the 9Th.
Mrs. II l. Badger went Wednesday to
her home in Newport for visit.
Miss Stella Webb has gone to Charles
town for short visit with relatives.
Guy Mark and Clifford Loiselle of Balti-
more were at Gilsum over the Fourth.
Rev. Albert Hammatt will preach at the
Uniyersalist church tomorrow on Fishing.
Matthew Young is working in Walpole.
He lives at home and goes back and forth
to his work.
Miss Susan Roundy returned home yes
terday from Worcester, where she has been
at her brothers.
Mrs. E. A. Field of Barre has been IN
this vicinity for the past few days and will
remain over Sunday.
The ladies of the Methodist church made
the sum Of 1926 from their sale of ice cream
In the vestry Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Burbank, who has been ws-
iting at James H. Williams has returned to
her home in Brookline, Mass.
Clarence Merriam, who graduated from
Amherst college this year, was with Rod
ney Roundy over Wednesday night.
W. E. Aver of Putney was in town
Thursday on business. He was accom-
panied by Abbott, the former Dartmouth
pitcher.
Editor w. e. Belknap went Wednesday
to join his wife and son at Barre for va
cation of two or three weeks in the vicinity
of that city.
Miss Annie Fullerton went to South
bridge yesterday, accompanying Mrs.
j. H. Reed, who has been making Mrs.
Fullerton weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. O'Brien, who have
been rooming on School street, are to begin
housekeeping in the house of G. W. But
terfeld on Hadley street next week.
In another column will be found an
announcement OF the sale of the casino,
commissary and cook house at Fairy Dell
in Charlestown, together with a quantity of
picnic property.
The Young Peoples Christian Union of
the Universalist church held its annual
meeting in the vestry Thursday evening
and chose the following officers: Presi-
dent, W. W. Sawyer; vice president, Irv-
ing Woodruff; secretary, Miss Lena Coop
er, and treasurer, Mrs. Lyman W. Church.
1t is very probable that in the near fu-
ture bicycle race will be held in Bellows
Falls. The arrangements have not been
completed yet, but it is thought now that
there will be series of races-a mile race,
a three mile race and a five mile race.
The course will probably be the same sas
used in the previous races. Further par
ticalars will be given in later issue OF the
TIMES. If in the meantime anyone ap-
proaches you with subscription paper be
sure to do your part toward supporting
this branch of athletics.
The Bay View House at Wells Beach,
Me-, Of which w. G.. Stevens was proprie-
tor, was set on fire the Fourth by fire.
cracker and burned to the ground. Every
hing was lost, all the stores for the season
being destroyed without insurance and the
furniture being only partially insured. Mr..
Stevens suffers not only the destruction Of
his property but the loss Of the summers
business, which babe fair to be prosperous
one, this being his second season at the
beach. 1t will be remembered that he was
for many years in trade at Cambridgeport.
Mason S. Stone, state superintendent of
schools, has prepared an exhibit of Yer
mont's school statistics and system of
school administration for the Paris EXPOSE
ton of 1900. The school report for 1898,
school laws, questions for the examination
Of teachers, the school register, statistical
blanks, teachers certificates and courses Of
study are to be presented in handsomely
bound volumes, together with one exterior
and two interior views of the school build
ings at Hyde Park, St. Adams, Water
bury, Barre, Springfield, Ryegate and Bel
lows Falls.
Bellows Falls seems to be developing
some good trotting horses. l.. G. Lovell's
ive-year-old "Ed Gay" won first money at
Springfield the 4th of July in the so class,
ive-heat race. The best time made was
2 40 1-2; Mr.. Lowell also drove Ebony"
or Charlie, Blanchard of Springfield in the
rec for-all race and succeeded in winning
bird money. Henry Chambers gelding,
Gdgewood Boy, also won third money at
Jlaremont in the 2 % class race, the best
ime made being 221 LA, and Elcamont,
,wned by Joe Severance of this town, won
aonpd in tho free-for-all raoa OF Snr;no