Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-04

Mrs. J. r. Ball OF Waterville, p. O., is
at s. w. Stuart's, being called here by the
serious illness OF her brother, w. +.
Stuart.
Guy Smith. the four-yesr-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. p. Smith, died Wednesday
of pneumonia. The funeral was from the
home yesterday at 2p. NJ. with burial at
Oak Hill.
H. w. McKinnon is in town; he is
member OF the basket ball team OF the
freshman class in Dartmouth college. The
team play the Y. M. c. A. team in Keene
this evening.
Rev. c. o. Judkins OF Windsor will de-
liver his new lecture "The Social Animal
at the Methodist church, Friday evening,
February 10, at 7.45. The public are cor
daily invited.
The Woman's Relief Corps will serve
bean supper in their hall next Wednesday
evening il charge OF Mrs. l.. W. Pike
Mrs. j. A. Thwing, Mrs. j. Brown and
Miss N. A. Brown.
Thursday was Candlemas day. If the
woodchuck was out and not too thin to cas-
shadow, it augured long period of colo
and winter. A popular rhyme concerning
the day runs as follows:
Owing to the large number of attrac
lions in town last evening ladies' night a
Wheel club was not largely attended
There were five table, of whist; the lady,
prize was won by Miss Hattie Blair, an(
the gentleman's by Guy Caprou.
Amity Lodge, No. I'D. of R gave mu
sicale and whist party in Odd Fellows hal
last evening which was enjoyed by goot
number of the members of the order, theil
gentlemen friends ar invited gu, SITS. There
were II tables of whist. After pleasan
$ oclal season, light refreshments wer'
served and short musical program en-
j yed.
An Orange supper is to be a special at
traction at the Baptist church vestry mex
Wednesday evening. Six ladies are tt
have six tables in charge, and the names o
those ladies are guarantee of tasteful
decoration, and bounti'ul provision. Thei
names are as follows: Mrs. E. c. Far
bank, Mrs. W. O. Kemp. Mrs. E. L
Walker, Mrs. Carrie Cady, Mrs. l.. A
Adams and Mrs. E. W. Parsons. Tht
price of the supper will be 25 cents and i
will begin at 80.
H. E. Folsom of Lyndonville, superin
tendent of the Connecticut and Passump
sic division of the Boston and Maine rail
road, and H. F. Sampson of Springfield
assistant superintendent, with an engineer
were in town yesterday and carefully wen
over the proposed route of the electric
road from Bridge street across the Boston
and Maine property to the depot. 1t ii
understood that the original plan is salts
factory and that cars will run from the eas
side of the Boston and Maine passenger
platform to the rear Of the engine house
and onto Bridge street between the cot
tages along the canal bank and the Fal
Mountain House.
AS far as the sun shines out on Candlemas day
So far will the snow blow in before May;
As far as the snow blows in on Candlemas day
So far will the sun shine out before May.
An exchange says: "On this day, some
IA centuries ago, the feast Of the Purifca
ton OF the Virgin was instituted. The
day was celebrated by the Roman Catho
lies, candles were borne in the procession
and the candles for the ensuing year were
blessed. Hence the name Candlemas day
1t has got mixed up, somehow, in tradi
ton with omens of the weather and many
fantastic superstitions are associated with
the day, in which badgers, bears ant
groundhogs, sunshine and cloud play 6
part.
Will P. Stuart bad the misfortune tt
suffer very serious accident Tuesday
While on Canal street he jumped into the
sleigh driven by Henry Gou in carrying
the mail to and from the Depot; in doing
SO he lost off rubber and in returning fol
it slipped and nearly fell, straining himsel
badly. Wednesday he was taken very
sick and Thursd y an operation was per
formed for appendicitis by Drs. Campbell
and Allbee of Bellows Falls and Prouty o.
Keene. The patient was comfortable yes.
terday and hopes we're entertained OF hi.
recovery, but it was reported this morning
that the outlook was not so favorable.