Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-11
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. II, 1899.
Bellows Falls Locals.

w VASSctSAS AsA"S1'
Frank Ayers of White River Junction
was in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brosnahan passed
Sunday in Brattleboro.
Miss Etfie Ball went to West Concord
last Friday for visit of several weeks.
The Ladies' Social club will meet with
Mrs. George Kimball Friday evening. jan
usry 10, at Z 80 o'clock.
Kendall Banning returned to Dartmouth
college Wednesday but H. w. McKinnon
was delayed by the grip.
Principal w. E. Riley Of the North
Wslpole schools passed his vacation at his
home in Wamesit, Mass.
f. W. Brown was in Keene yesterday.
F. L. Wilbur has been confined to the
house with grip this week.
H E. Sparrow is in town again after
pass ng a week at his home in Springfield
because of sickness with grip.
Andrew Joubert of Rutlanl, formerly an
employee in the TIMES off, is visiting
friends in town for few d VS..
q. B. Csrpe ,ter has f lished work in
Rutland and last week began work for tie
Vermont Farm Machine company.
The Baptist ladies will serve a supper in
the church vestry this evening; the supper
will be in charge of Mrs. H. c. Bacon,
Mrs. E. G. Fart ank, and Mrs. E. R. Ball.
Rev. Alfred Hammatt has hired the ten
ement on Hapgood Place soon to be
vacated by M. A. Durkee. 1t is UNDER
stood that he will take possession about
| February /.
| In 1897 there were 70 deaths and III
births in the town of Rockingham and in
1898, 88 deaths and 1923 births. In 1897
there were "A more births than deaths, and
in 1898, Al more.
Presiding Elder W. R. Davenport
pre- ached to large audience at the union
service in the Baptist church Sunday even
ing. His text was from Psalms 107: 1881,
where man is lkened to storm-tossed
sailor and human life to ship at sea.
Bellows Falls is suffering an epidemic OF
grip. There are few families where one
or more members are not or have not been
afflicted to some extent. The doctors are
all busy and their prospect for business for
some time to come is excellent.
Miss Georgia White has been confined
to he house for week with the grip q,
has also c. H. Shepardson. There were
seven SICK with the distemper at A. H.
Bissell's last Saturday The names Of all
who are sick would make long list.
Winnewi'scr & Conway are remodelling
their stor } and have added new row of
counters, giving them considerable more
room to show goods. The retirement o
Mrs. Ida Punt leaves Miss Katie Sullivan
as head clerk and Miss E. R. Marsh of St.
Adams has been engaged as assistant
Harry Martin is the other employee.
The minister's Monday Club held meet.
ing Monday forenoon in the parlors of the
Methodist church. The attendance, while
not as large as usual complied most O
the local clergymen and several from nj Ugh
boring towns. The principal address was
by Rev. W.. R Davenport on the subject
Ragged Edges, or Wastes in the Pas
toral Life"
About 80 members of the W. r. C.
gave Mr.. and Mrs 0. O. Hart an unex
pected visit last Thursday evening, it being
the seventeenth anniversary OF their wed
ding. Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Underhill
whose fifteenth anniversary came Novem
Der 20, were also remembered. Eact
couple we're presented with rocking chair
and celery dish, and all united in wish
ing many happy anniversaries to come.
Mrs. Fowler of Newport, N. H., deputy
supreme governor, installed the newly
elected officers Of the Pilgrim Fathers in
the G. A. R. ball Monday evening as fol
lows: w g., L L. Northrup; 1t. Gov
| G. H. Wi Jams treas, W. A. Ferguson
sec. and co.,. w. H. Taylor; chaplain,
Mrs Anna Taylor; S. at A.. c. W. Black
Dep. S. at A., Mrs. Sarah R. Buchanan
outer sentinel, Hiram King, Jr. inner sen
tinel, L. N. Davis; trustees, G. II. Will.
liams and G. w. Black.
The joint installation of the new officers
OF the G. A. R. and W. R. c. held in G
A. R. hall last Saturday evening proved a
very pleasant occasion. The officers oil
the w. R. G. were installed by Barney
Cannon, Jr. and the officers OF the G.. A.
R. by B. T. Phelps of Westminster. After
the installation pleasing musical program
was rendered: Vocal duet, Misses Cora
Shedd and Grace Church vocal solo, Miss
Wilkins Of Springfield selection by ladies'
quartet, Mrs. L. L. Durham, and Misses
Eta Labaree, Cora Shedd and Grace
Church vocal solo and encore, DR.. F. H
OConnor. Miss Ada Williams presided
at the organ as the assembled company
marched down tn hannuet hall IN partaka