Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-15


About so went to Lake Warren Thurs.
day on the Emmanuel church Sunday school
picnic. The day was beautiful and every
one had fine time.
Miss Maud Fay, who has TOR some time
been visiting at G. w. Gove's, returned to
her home in White River junction We'd
nesday.
John Riley OF North Walpole is the new
porter at the Commercial House, having
finished work for the International Paper
Co. Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Underhill and son
Ray and Miss Eflie Ball are among those
who went to Sunapee Thursday for
weeks stay in nj. b. Kelley's cottage.
Mrs. Fred Martineau, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Dan Monahan OF
North Walpole. returned Thursday to her
home in Springfield.
James OConnor, who has been in Chi
cago for the past six years, is visiting his
parents in North Walpole.
DR.. and Mrs. F. G. Way and Mrs.
Ways mother, Mrs. Willard, and child, OF
Wahoo, Nebraska, spent Thursday and
Friday with Mrs. E, j. Upham.
Miss Florence Young went to We,tfeld
Mass, yesterday for an indefinite stay
Mis-, Iva Young accompanied her and will
remain a week.
| T. H. Jones and wife, who have been
roomiug at w. A. Ferguson's, have moved
into one Of the tenements in Maynard's
block.
Miss Ingenus Fas,ett, after being for
five weeks in hospital at Boston, has
returned home very much improved in
health.
| H. A. Jaquith and family moved yester-
day from the house near w. A. Halls
paint shop to the upper part OF the house
owned by Mrs. Jennie Hatch on Barker
street.
Miss Emma Mandigo, who has been
spending two weeks vacation at her
home on the Old Terrace, returned to her
duties in the Waltbam Watch factory
Saturday.
The postoffice department has accepted
the proposition made by the town of Rock
ingham and leased the premises occupied
| by the postofice for $500 year for five
years. This lease includes the complete
equipment of furniture, heat, light, fire
and burglar-proof safe, etc., and begin,
with the present fiscal year. The salary
OF w. A. Mcdonald has also been raised
800, with that of several other postoffice
clerks in the state.
i The attention Of the authorities has beer
brought to the fact that some OF the butch
ers are in the habit OF leaving lambs and
calves for an unnecessary length of time
without proper food or care, and that
lambs are sometimes left tied in sacks 6
cruelty of treatment that arouses the indig
nation of humane people who are not en-.
rolled in the ranks of the society with the
long name. 1t is proposed by the author
tiles to correct this habit if they have rts
son to think that it is further persisted in
A cantata, entitled "Under the Palms,
is beings planned for, to be given in tht
Baptist church Tuesday evening, eithe1
, the 9TH or the 18th of September. Thu
? cantata is to be under the direction OF Mrs
j. X. Thayer who has given it in the ives
with great success. The first rehearsal il
to be in the Congregational vestry mex
Tuesday evening at 7.30. A chorus o
forty or fifty voices is required, and an in
vitation is extended to as many as are will
to be present on Tuesday evening and
Ijoin this chorus.
, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wheeler OF Provi
dence, R. l., gave most interesting talk
Wednesday afternoon before about &C
ladies' at the residence of W. A. Hall or
Westminster street. Her subject was the
Dreyfus affair of which she gave clea1
account from the causes that led to the
arrest of Captain Dreyfus to the present
develop ments IN this famous case. She
, was closely followed by attentive listeners
who were SO well pleased with the way ii
which she handled this rather difficult sub.
, ject that they prevailed upon Mrs. Wheeler
to give second talk at Mr.. Halls Tues.
day afternoon at 4 o'clock on the Book.
, Of 1885," aid all ladies are cordially in.
vited to be present. A small admission
fee will be charged to cover the expense o.
procuring the speaker. Mrs. Wheeler ha,
been giving very successful series OF talk:
in Claremont lately for the benefit of the
hospital.