Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-31
Neighborhood Notes, ;
CHARLESTOWN LETTER.
(DR. l.. X. THAYER, LOCAL EDlIohJ

CDR. l.. X. THAYER, LoCAL HN'
At the annual meeting of the Coe,oHe
Chair company recently George > Donu '
was elected president, Alston II ESau'
vice-president and Ii rbert w. b Jnd treas
ur'r.
Ray Wood ha, gone to Concord 10
attend bu'ipess school.
Ginning Clapp OF Boston is guest OF
his sister, Mrs Helen Clapp.
Mr.. Egsleston and family, who have
been living with his father, A. Z hggleS.
ton, for year pist, have moved ID 'pe
Kimball cottage
Miss ETza Gage Evans OF keene Is
spending the W. tx at the Mansion House.
Tn. Y P R. U will hold social at the
church p'rlors this evening 1t is hop'c
that all the members will be present.
James Forsyth Of Acworth fa' recently
purchased the t~o-tenement house, k1o'n
as the Chandler house, on North MAN
strt ct.
Mis-. Mabel Ward of Springfield visited
the family of R. R r bert'on last week
and led the ball Thursday evening
Tue many friends of Richardson K bert
son, Uncle Richard as he is tamlllfrIy
known, regret his illness ard hope tor bis
speedy recovery. Hi, daughter Esther,
sister of the Convent Of the Sacr d
Hear of Manchester. is caring for him,
and Sno her daughter, Mrs John Bradbury
OF MOI tclair, N. j., arrived Saturday. a.
News has been received OF the death in
Muncie, Ird., of Frederic Put am, a
native OF this place, and 8 OF Elisha ID
and Nancy Putnam. He was 83 years old
and left wife and their only chlld, Mrs.
Edward Olcott.
Charlie, M rrjfeld has returned to the
agricultural coll ge at Durham.
Miss Jenl ie Merrifeld was in town last
week.
NEW PRIEST TO PORTSMOUTH.
The followl-g is tax from he Globe,
and is of int, rest to the friends OF R-v, Fr.
P. ,. Finnegan, who has tor many years
{ fficiated at ST. Cathern4's churt here, 10
addition TO bis W rk at Claremont:
"Word was received in Portsmouih S ,tur-
day that Rtv. Fr. P j. Finnegan of Clare,
m mt lad been appointed by Bishop Brad
ley as permanent rector OF the church ol
the Inm Gu ate Conception to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal of Very
Rev Z. M O'Callaghan, recently appoint
ed vicar geneI al of the New Hampshire
diocese, to Core I'd to AXE cha e OF 81.
Johns parish, made vacant by the tragic
deuh of R~v Fr. B,rry in New York
Rev, Fr. Finnegan, who succe ds Rev. Fr
O'Cal agban, is one of the oldest and best
known priests of the diocese, and be is
a man who is well known and respected
throughout the state"
GRAND CONCERT AND BALL,
Not since the days of the "can shop"
balls has the town hall been so prettily
decorated as for the second annual grand
concert and ball, under the management of
Daniel Grey, January "a, 1901 The old
stage was transformed by the artistic use q
lace drsperieo, portiere', evergreen and
bunting. nraperits OF green and white at
the windows, and mirrors and medalllons of
evergreen on the walls, odd shaped Ian
terms overhead and over all the gl' W from
the "airlight" lamps, made brilliant set
Ting tor the cbiet social event of the sea-
son. The folloWing concert program was
P esented by Rus,ell's orchestra Of eight
pieces from Ftchburg:
March, The White Squadron, Tobani
Overture, Stradella, Flotow
jornet solo, Selected,
t. Mauch.
| Carzonetts, Felce, Longley
, Rag Time, Rusty Dusty, Holman
Excerpts from The Serenade, Herbert
Finale, st George, Wiegsnd
Eighty dance tickets were cold and un-
il after supper, which was served at
i ven, the floor was too crowded for the
comfort of the dancers. Many handsome
venlng gowns were worn and opinions
Uttered widely as to the "belle" OF the oc-
aston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Slavin had charge
# the hall decorations for the ball.
More than sixty people came over from
to attend the ball aud smaller
'arties came from Claremont and Bellows
falls.
Among those from Keene to attend the
'all and who we're guests at the Mansion
House for day or two, we're Mrs. Aston
Evans, Miss Evans and Mis-, Margaret
evans, Miss Elder, Archie Davis and Mr..
Brooks, nephew of Senator Brooks.
The turkey supper which received great
raise was served by the ladies OF the UNI
arian society and added to their treasury
be sum of $48 54.