Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-05-02
ALST FAD.

Sunday and Monday were certainly
Z ideal summer days. The frequent
i1showerS had turned the lawns and fields
from brown to delightful green and the
sweet songs of birds and swelling buds,
with here and there specks of green foil
age were delight to every one. Many
were abroad in quest of the fragrant ar
butus and were withal abundantly re-
warded.
Ploughing and garden making are
among the chief vocations nowadays
Rhubarb of sufficient growth for pie
making has been noticed along our news
gathering route of this week.
Mr.. Asbell is relaying the shingles on
the Badger roof.
Miss Clara Bennett has under contem-
plation visit in the near future with
her friend, Mrs. Howard, in Bellows Falls
and with the family of John H. Kimball
of Marlboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Sherwin were at
Grafton over Sunday, Mr.. Sherwin's par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren j. Sherwin, re-
turning with them for a week or ten
days stay. Fred, by the way, is having
his residence on Pleasant street newly
painted, S. G. Anderson and the elder
Sherwin being the knights of the brush.
The dancing class under the inStruc-
tion of Miss Eva r. Burge, whose lessons
We're SO summarily brought to a close
through the small pox scare, is again in
session on each Saturday afternoon at the
town hall.
Mrs. Il. f. Foster who has been i'll for
some time with gastric trouble, is slow
ly improving, which is most gratifying to
her many friends.
Mrs. Henry Wiley's household effects,
which have been stored in the Dickinson
house, have been placed in the upper
| rooms of the dwelling house owned by
0. B. Badger.
Repairs are now in progress upon the
| barn of the Dr. Oliver place on River
street, j. F. Dickey looking after the
work.
Miss Lila Clark is passing the week
with her parents and her place at S. H.
Randall's is being filed by Miss Mary
Smith Of Langdon.
| The gathering at the town hall on Fri
day evening in observance of the S2nd
anniversary of odd Fellowship was har-
monious in the extreme, while the pro
gram rendered was most pleasing. The
| ice cream and cake booths were Literally
patronized; in fact the supply was scarce
ly equal to the demand.
| c. S. Egerton of Boston was in town
several days recently, coming on Satur-
day to look after his farming interests
and real estate here.
| Miss Helen Marvin was home from
| Vermont academy from Saturday until
Monday. Others noticed here on Sun
| day were Dan r. Campbell, W.T.. Rogers,
Charlotte Cook and party of ladies and
gentlemen from Bellows Falls, who took
supper with Landlord Chaplin.
| A dance given by the papermakers is
advertised at Hotel Alstead on Thursday
evening, May ,, to which the public is
cordially invited. Weeden's orchestra
furnishes the music and prize is to be
awarded the finest lady Walter.
The warrant is posted calling for a
special town meeting at O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon, May II, to act upon the
following subject: To see if the town
will vote to dispose of the Edith II. Kim
ball place or take any action thereon.
Hon. NJ j. flaming, a well-known
temperance lecturer, will speak at the
! Congregational church next Sunday
evening at 7.30 o'clock.