Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-20
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1900
{ Bellows Falls News

Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Slate passed Sun
day in Nashua, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs f. j. Estey passed Satur-
day and Sunday in Tyson.
Miss L. E. Stearns is at her home in
Townsend, Mass., for the holidays.
Mrs. John Robertson left Monday for
Bangor, N. Y, to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Perry were in
Bethel last week, returning home Thurs
day.
F. c. Hildreth expects to 60 to Florida
next month for stay Of six weeks or two
months.
j. W. Lockwood will 60 to West Haven,
Conn, this week, and later will 60 to Sar-
atogs, N. Y. aud then to Florida.
The high school basket ball team was
d. feated II to 9 Saturday afternoon at
Ssxtons River by Vermont academy.
Cadets Richard Barker, Joseph Me-
Green and Frank Burr are home from Nor
witch university for the Christine vacation.
Mrs. Edward G. Osgood gave an exbi-
bltion of water color sketches in the Brooks
House, Brattleboro, yesterday and today.
L. P. Sprsgue and amily have moved to
Burlington where MrSp rague is employed
by the Metropolitan Lite Insurance com-
papy.
Misses Mary ard Alice Da,comb are
spending the three weeks Of the school
vacation in Boston with their sister, Mrs.
Angie Vaughn.
DR.. A. j. Parker has sold bis house lots
on Saxtons River street to Fra j. Hall;
the sale was made through the real estate
agency of H. W. Howard.
Bishop A, c. A. Hall was a guest of
Rev. d. Sanford at the rectory Tues
day, coming here from the conservation Of
the new church at Springfield.
Marga ct, daughtt OF Mr.. and Mrs. L.
A. Day, was flower girl at the marriage of
Miss Mabel Smith and Mr.. Fred G. La
Fountain in Springfield, December II.
Harry Russell accompanied j. W. Flint
and family to Thomasvllle, Ca, leaving
with the family yesterday. He will be
away on vacation Of two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. M. Custer and baby
were in Boston over Sunday. Mrs. Gus
ter remained through the week and will
visit in Hinsdale, N. H., on her way home.
The new Rutland Canadian line was
opened for freight traffic Monday. This
means that the volume Of freight business
through Bellows Falls wAl be materially
increased.
Mrs. A. A. Hurd and Miss Abbie Saw
yer OF Belfast, Ne, came to Bellows Falls
Friday and are guests of G. E. Dean and
family. Mrs. Hurd is a sister of Mrs.
Dean and will remain here most of the
winter.
1.-The Gay Na,queraders" played to
small house Friday evening. 1t was the
opinion Of those present that it was good
show of its kind. Some features were
above. criticism, while others were little
rocky.
To the committee given in last weeks
TIMES as having charge OF the arrange
ments tor celebrating the goth anniversary
OF the founding Of the local division Of Hi
bernians should have been added the name
of Edward Barrett.
The price of good winter applesis creep.
ing up and will probably be twice what the
price was during the fall. Farmers who
sold their supply for rs cents and 81 and
provided barrels will feel tired when the
price reaches 81 per barrel.
| 1t is reported that 70 freight cars passed
over the electric road during November,
and that the farmer. of Saxtons River and
vicinity received $4,000 for apples last fall
which they would not have received had il
not been tor the road.
Claude Mcdonald Calvert and Wilhsl.
nina Grace Wright, both of Claremout,
we're married in Concord, N. H., Tuesda ~
OF last week. They will be at home after
January Is at Ludgate Circus, London
England. Mrs. Calvert is we'll known in
this place, having sung here frequently
during the past year.
S. j. Cray's new grocery store is being
paintt and put in apple-pie order THU
week. 1t will be opened for business Satur
day with R. R Shelley Of Putney in charge
Mr.. Shelley is a man of several years. TX
perience in the grocery business, and is 1
brother of j. W. Shelley, the insuranc,
man.
G. j. O'N,il of North Walpole informl
the TIMHs that he was The member of tn,
|, Walpole school board who gave the TIMEl
reporter some information about the pro
posed new scbot lbouse in North Walnole