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

Mrs, y, V. heefe goes touay LOT SNORT
visit in Fitchburg.
Walter II. Black leaves today for two,
weeks vacation in Boston. eg5
George w. Stainsby returned yesterday
from two weeks vacation.
Mrs. John Mcdonald is in Claremont
for week at b. j. Riley's.
Miss Agnes Elmendorf is spending a
week with Miss Kate Williams.
Mary Tyrrell of Sunspee was with her
brother, James Tyrell, Tuesday. .r
Rev. G. R. B. Dodge breaches tomor-
row at the Baptist church in Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Ham Of Westfeld,
N. j., are visiting at J. G. Days.
Miss Hattie Clarke will sing in the Con-
gregational church tomorrow morning.
Miss Margaret Mclaughlin started for
Boston this morning tor weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Swain and Miss
Annie johnson returned to Sunapee this
morning.
Harry Perkins, U. V. M. '9e, visited
friends here Thursday on his way to North
| field, Mass.
j. G. Day was taken quite sick Thurs
day night and yesterday was unable to be
at bis store.
N. H. Cook, formerly harness maker
in Bellows Falls, was down from Clare
mont Thursday.
Clara E. Man dgo is taking two weeks
vacation from her duties in j. G. Day &
Co.'s dry goods store.
Miss Carrie Smith AID her niece, Mar
guerite Putnam, are at Springfield with
friends for short visit.
| Ernest Thurston and Frank Hall of Bos-
ton are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Carter of North Walpole.
| William Walsh and son Bernard of Flor
ence, Mass, spent the Fourth with Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Hartnett.
Mrs. Fred Berry of Boston has been
caring for her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Lynch, during the latter's sickness.
Nellie Hennessey, who has been work
ing in Alstead, is at her home in North
Walpole for two weeks vacation.
The patent office at Washington, D. c.,
has granted Charles W. Labaree trade
mark for veterinary medicines.
George Muzzy, bookkeeper of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, left this
morning for his home in South Berwick
Me-, where he will remain for two weeks
/ The house now occupied by H. A
Jaquith near W. A. Halls paint shop viii
soon be vacated the house will then b.
thoroughly repaired and the offices now il
the main building will be removed to it
There will also be laboratory fitted VI
for testing purposes.
| The logs have been running quite rapid.
yesterday and today. The rear of tn
drive is below South Charlestown. If tn
wind remains favorable, all the logs vii
probably be over the dam by Monday
The mills started up Wednesday noon, bu
after running until midnight were shu
down again.
Full particulars concerning the civi
service examination for clerk and carrie
in this place under the special delivery sys
tenn is given on the second page of thi
, issue under the head of Initial Examina
ton. A perusal of this article will be o
advantage to those who wish to take thi
examination. ~
, A derrick has been raised near the ston
canal bridge back Of W. P. Cassidy
= stable, in preparation for cleaning out til
canal. A diver arrived last night and be
gan work this morning. After the worl
= there is finished, the derrick will be move
up the canal, above the Boston & Main
e railroad bridge tor the same purpose.
While driving bis Shetland pony turnou
on Henry street Thursday afternoon, Mas
ter Melvin Hall had quite an accident
The end of the reins caught in the whee
and they were wound around the hub s
, tightly as to pull the pony down. TIL
occupants of the carriage jumped, escap
B ing injury, and after assistance arrived o
the scene the pony was picked up and Sc
on its feet again, after which the drive con
tinued.
Thursday night two carriages collide
lnear the toll bridge. Both teams wer
coming up the hill, the one ahead drive
, by George Wilson and the other by Wi
Cassidy. The night was so dark that tn
latter saw no team ahead of him and start
ing up quickly, locked wheels with th
other team. The rear wheel of Wilson
carriage was twisted off before it was DOS
sible to stop. No further damage wa
, done.
The funeral of John Keefe, who die
from suffocation the night of the Fourt
; was held in st. Peters church yesterda,