Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-09-27
Bellows Falls Times
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1899
Town Topics.

Iuccudy.
Louis r. Spear made lying visit at
William A. Halls Friday.
Frank and Carl Isham went to New York
Monday and will see Dewey.
L. S. Fleury returned Monday from
visit to bis home in Swanton.
Louis Eddy and Harry Farnsworth spent
Sunday in Grafton with friends.
Charlie Wright OF Langdon is working
at Tidd's lunch room on the stairs.
Irving S. Woodruff returned Monday
from visit to his home in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Mitchell and daughter from Man
istee, Mich, are visiting at Wyman
Flint's.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brosnahan returned
Monday from carriage drive to Still
!, River. Mass.
York yesterday morning to witne.s the
Dewey demonstration Friday.
Frank G. Day writes that his permanent
address hereafter will be 22S Pleasant
street, Newton Center, Mass.
E. H. Brace and wife visited their son,
George A. Brace, in Middlebury last week,
also relatives in northern Vermont.
The Central Vermont excursion to New
York passed through here about P. NJ.
Tuesday with seven well filled cars.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of A. w. Coolidge and Miss Annie Ball
of this place. to take place at Waterville,
P. O., October 4.
Wyman Flint & Sons paper mill is I'M
dergoing extensive improvements in the
shape of new digesters and an extension Of
the finishing room.
1t wa, G. X. Labaree and not G. W.
Labaree who had his pocket picked at the
state fair at White River Junction. He
was relieved of 500.
L. S. Hayes, the insurance agent, ii
giving away natty little souvenir in the
form of booklet entitled, "The Cup De
tenders" 1t contains cut and descrip
ton of the leading yachts.
Commencing next Sunday the Uuiver
salists are to devote the first Sunday il
each month to vesper service. 1t vii
commence at .15 and will consist of fin
musical program and short sermon.
l
The ladies' aid society of the Universe
list church will hold meeting In the vestr.
Thursday, September %. Supper will b
served at 6.15 under the direction of Mr.,
G. H. Gibson and Mrs. G. B. Wheeler
All are welcome.
Miss Maud M. Gilmore, former schoc
teacher in Bartonsville, who resigne
her school at the close Of last year, wa
married September 6 in Newton, Mass
to Erving F. Boynton. They will max
their home in South Hadley, Mass.
The New York Life Insurance compan
last week paid two maturing endowmer
policies to Bellows Falls citizens for 5000
each and one policy for $1,000 this weel
They returned the money paid for prem
ums, with about three per cent intere'
added, besides the insurance carried th
past Is years.
Moore & Thompson have recent
ordered from Boston new 100 hors'
power engine with which to run one of the
machines. Thi, was brought about by tt
shutdown occasioned by the log-men an
dry weather. Probably other machine
here will be changed to steam power, f'
the same reason, in time.
All the pews and portion of the stan'
ing room in the Congregational church WI
\ utilized Sunday evening, the occasion beir
= 'sThe Story OF the Passion Play" by Re
j. E. Farrow. The views used we're e,
& cellent, and Mr.. Farrow's description
, the different scenes was entertaining, Il
- structive, and realistic. All present passe
- a most pleasant and profitable evening.
y Saturday, following blast for the foul
dations of the arches of the new Cheshll
bridge, large fragment of rock crashe
into the west end of the toll bridge ar
did considerable damage. The piece
still ENGAGED in the walls Of the bridt
where it SO quickly landed, reminder
} those passing by that man Outlines juml
, or is pushed suddenly into prominence b
) is soon checked and ensnared by his ov
blindness as to what lies ahead of hir
Or perhaps if the old toll bridge cou
have spoken she would have said, Jun
to my protecting care, o beautiful roo
which / have for SO many years locke
} down upon and admired. If man will
} unwittingly deface you and in your pla
! build structures for the same purpose
my own but far surprising me IN style al
grandeur, l will say, Come to my arm
o Rock of Ages, 1 bid you welcome"