Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-22
WESTMINSTER,

A letter from Mrs. C. w, Thompson spend
ing the winter at st Augustine, Fla, writ
ten the morning of February IL says, For
five days the mercury in my room has been
70 degrees in the morning and so degrees
through the day Yesterday afternoon (Feb-
ruary ~. We had a severe thunder shower
and it grew cold very fast until this A NJ
when / am told the thermometer was IA de-
grees. | found ice on my window panes,
the ground whitened in spots with snow and
the bay steaming like a kettle. 1t is now
9 30 and under clear sun the snow still lies
/ fear it is goodbye to oranges, trees and all.
The entertainment given by the Heury's at
the town hall Saturday evening was first
class in every respect and it is sincerely re-
GREETED that larger audience was not pres
emit; the large amount of sickness together
with the storm undoubtedly kept many away
but those that did attend were amply repaid
for their effort. The company have bril-
liant future before them and the towns where
they will exhibit in the coming weeks will be
exceedingly fortunate.
Miss Belle Rsuney of the west part of the
town is visiting in the family of B. F. Atcher-
son.
Mrs. Ellen L. Ward is out after a few
weeks tussle with the grip, and d, F. At
cherson and Mrs. Ruth Spencer are slowly
recovering from the same disease
The Misses Deuel. go to New York today
where they expect to spent the remainder of
the winter.
with the move that is being made in other
towns for the formation OF societies for the
protection of our dumb animals. We fail to
see how any me with a spark ofhum anity left
can abuse or i'll treat any of our dumb friends
because they cannot speak in their behalf.
Albert Rec of Grafton visited his sister,
Mrs. j. I'll. U derwood, yesterday.
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brief call upon friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Ora p. Clark is slowly improving
from her recent illness.
The town report which is now in the hands
of the printers will show q large increase in
the indebted less of the town, which now
amounts to Sl9, 100 81. The question of
bonding the town is to be discussed at the
coming town meeting.
Fl. F Bond sold his 1898 crop Of tobacco to
New York parties yesterday. Terms private.
Nearly all of the schools except those that
have already completed the winter term and
the schools at Gageville, will finish this
week.
News was received here Monday of the
birth of son, Gecrxe Alfred. 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Daseomb OF San Antonio,
Texas.
The following hss been received by your
correspondent by an Intimate friend Of Mrs
Philbrick of Bosto', formerly of this town /:
"The funeral Of NJ ;. Sophia c. Philbrick
took place In Chelscs, Mass, Sunday. Feb
ruarT 4, and the torment was in Mount
Auburn Cemetery, there her husband vas
buried in 1851 Mrs. Philbrick was the
daughter OF Ira Esf n aud granddaughter of
Major Isaiah Eatoe The old Eaton home
stead was where Ms. St0ddard now lives
Mrs Philbriek live here before she wss mar
ried but since d n has made her hOma IN
Chelsea, Mass. She has, however, been FREE
quent visitor in g. n and took great inter
est in Westminste and the people here. All
her life she has b an urtiging worker Ia
church. Sunday So OIL and TEMPERANCE work,
and was always pisst when she was doing
something for & hers. She lived mob e,
i rounded out n "a years,
and has gone to in friends gone before"
The following las been received from one
who was there: The entertainment given by