Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-14


ing houss: Thursday evenings at 6, as ,ual
Saturday evening before IL; Monday, Tues,
dav, Wednesday and F,idav evenings at :
o'clock; the arrangement to go into en- Gu
Monday. January l6 Charles c.. DAVIS,
Perry 4 P,rter. r. A. Spaulding, Q. T. Ken
In accordance with the mrs. Petite, I'user :
the po.ts ffice will close az : . Ua ck on all
evenings excepting Saturday, when it will 70
open until AS usual.
d. A. Dewolf and Mrs. B F. Webster and
Lou are in town for a few days, coming from
Greenfield Thursday.
Rev. E. A. Keep was in Boston Friday and
Saturday of this week.
The interior of F A. Spauldirg's store has
been freshly painted, William Warn doing
the work.
Hon. J. G. Bellows is out of town this
week on business.
The subj ct of the morning sermon at the
Congregational church tomorrow will De
"The Outside and inside" and in the even-
ing 1.-THE Power of Light"
A large lumber of children are detained
from school by sickness, chit fl colds and the
grip.
Mrs H H. Stone and her son, William II.
Stone, are both sick With the grip, the former
being quite seriously i'll.
K. B Howes o. Florence, Mass, visited his
brother-iL-law, William s. Hawkes., Thuf-
day.
Mrs. G. B. Holmes is with friends in Lang
don.
W. I. Wentworth has moved his family TO
Bellows Falls.
John Selkirk returned last week from
visit with relatives in Holyoke.
= William Murray is moving into the tene-
ment vacated by Thomas O'Brien, who has
removed to the Homestead farm.
M. G. Estev and family have returned to
Forestdale, Vt.
The second in the series of teachers meet
ings will be held in North Walpole Wednes-
day afternoon, January Is.
Mrs. P. D Blake of North Adams is at
Moses Fishers.
Me emorial library have been handed ns for
publication: Attendance during 1897 SIT
an increase OF 1889 over the year 1895 43f
visitors have registered from the following
states and countries during the year: New
Hampshire, Vermont. sachnseits, Rhode
Islapd, Connecticut, New York. New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, lmois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,. Texas. Minnesota, Colorado, Califo--
mia, Washington, District of Columbia, Cans-
da, England, Scotland and Switzerland.
DEATH OF WILLIAM BOND MASON.
Inc remains OF William Bond Mason we, o
brought from South Lar caster, Mass Thur
day for burial in the village cemetery. NJ.
Mason was Dor in w alpoie, September g,
1910, and made his home here for many year.
About 20 years ago he sold the farm now
owned by Wesley G. Foster to remove to
Lancaster, where he died January 10 Of psral-
sis, in the 80 year of his age. He married
for his first wife Mary Jane Emerson and for
his second, Sarah A. Emerson, both sisters Of
John G. Emerson of this town. Mr.. Mason
L., L. l..-l.l
respected as ciliz 5n and valued friend and
nelgbbor. He is survived BY widow, three
SONS, George B. of South Lar caster, Charles
f Of Fitchburg and Walter C. of Lar 4ster,
snd one daughter, Mrs. Hattie I. Morrill, OF
Boston.
ANNUAL HOME GATHERING.
The First Congregational chu, ch held its
annual meeting with a roll call and supper
Thursday evening The tables were beauti-
fully laid, and about 40 sat down to the houu-
tiful supper u hich the ladies had prepared,
after which the xercises we're held about the
table, opening with the sing ing of the Doxol-
ogy, and prayer bv the pastor. Reports of
churt h fficers, the Sunday school, the ladies'
nenevo ei work and the parish society were
i>tened to with much Interest, and showed
II fairly PROSPEROUS condition of the work on
III sides. and th- soc'etv in good TIA di.
The roll was tn n called, when verv large
etter + in person, and with words of ercour-
sgement, counsel and interest At the c'ose
of the roll call verv interesting remarks were
made by George o Smith, the p incipal OF
the high schoo', representing the constit-
uency of this church ard congregation of
nther deuomins tiona sffi iation hut who wor-
hip with US. In this respect this church is
peculiar, its usual communicar is being large
lv in txcess of its part Gu az member hip.
An unu ualy pleasant time was enjoted and
= betu itul spirit of tellowsh prevailed
The exercises closed with >inA il g " Rlest be
he tie that bind>" ar d the benedlction
The rbenevoences of the church 'or the
wear were shout $3.50 and the home expenses
about $1,000 1he benevo epces of this
church, are among the largest in the state,
o its actual membership and
~ yerage over $5 per member for missionary
and benevolent work outside of the parish
expenses. The attendance would have been
much larger had not sic mess detained many