Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-19
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1899.
Town Topics.

An extensive job OF papering and paint
inc is being done in G, L. Robertson's res
idence on Atkinson street.
Mrs. C. R. B. Dodge left yesterday for
visit of a month in Colchester and AMMAN
oils counties in Nova Scotia.
M. A. Snow, the milkman, left four DO
tatoes at the F. B. F. store Tuesday which
weighed five pounds and four ounces.
M.F. Cook and family of North Wal
pole have moved to Claremont Junction
and Burt Lamb has moved into the Cook
cottage.
Miss Laura A. Farnham Of Boston. a
sister of Ex-Gov. Farnham, was guest at
Col. E. G. O,good's from Monday until
"Wednesday.
"Jack and the Beanstalk" is the attrac.
ton at the opera house Saturday NIGHT.
While an entirely different play from
1.-The Christian" and by no means entitled
to rank in the same class, yet in its own
class it stands at the head. Manager
Brosnahan anticipates large at endance.
Several from here are attending the
THU ty-6rst annual convention of the State
Sunday School association held at Brattle-
boro last night, today and tomorrow fore
noon. G. W.O,good delivered an address
last evening. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S HAYES
attend as delegates from the Congregation
al Sunday school
The civil service has numbered the mail
carriers as follows: P H. Fleming No. /,
w. A. Brown No. 2, and E. L. Pond No.
3. These numbers indicate the rank on
the examination. No. l will have the
route south of School street, No. 2 School
street and the village to the north, No. 8
the Island and North Walpole.
The Beedle company moved into their
new store in the Cray block this week.
They already have a fine assortment of
pianos and music and will add several
more instruments to their stock later. The
member of the firm who looks after this
store is X r Beedle. The store will be
open every evening. Miss Jessie M.
Buchanan is with the company as pianist.
The Bellows Falls Gun club will hold
shoot next Friday at 1.30 P. M. sharp.
M. H. Ray and E. A. Norwood were
elected captains to choose sides, the losing
side to pay for the surpers. 1t is hoped
that all members of the club will be on
hand and take Part, as the club would like
to get out at least 20 shooters on side
The club will also invite the Putney club
up Friday, the 37th, to shoot club match
and spend the afternoon as their guests.
The Methodist church voted some four
weeks ago to invite the annual Methodist
conference to come to Bellows Falls next
| April. The conference also has an invita-
ton to 60 to Lyndonville, and it has not
been decided which invitation the confer
ence will accept. Should the invitation Of
the local church be accepted, some 200 Wis
itors will come to Bellows Falls for week
1t is needless to say that cordial recep.
ton will be given the conference irrespec.
tive Of church and denominational ties.
George o. Guild states that he has mo-
kept record Of the rainfall himself bu
that he obtained figures from the New
England Weather bureau at Boston. The
record as kept by the Bureau at Brattle
boro, Vernon, Windsor and Hart anC
shows an average rainfall for this section
of 45.767 inches during the years 1886 t.
1895. A. H. Brown furnishes the follow
ing figures regarding the rainfall in Below
Falls since last January l: January, am
fall 23-4 inches, snow Hip inches
February, rainfall ga inches, snow Q
inches; March, rainfall 4 rs in, snow. 81
inches; April, rainfall 2 IA inches; MAY
25-S inches June, 3 5-S inches July, 4 l.:
inches; August, l inch; September,
inches; October II, 5-S inches. Thi
makes total rainfall to date, includin,
cpouy VII o+or ~ oe A