Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-07
LOCAL EVENTS.

A daughter was born to Principal and
Mrs. Downing Thursday Of last week.
Tuesday evening Rev. Albert Hammatt
gave an illustrated lecture at Vermont
academy.
Miss Annie Kiniry of Chester, inspector
IN the wrapper factory there, passed Sunday
with friends here.
Friday night was great night for dane
ing parties from here went to Rocking
ham, Langdon and Alstead.
L. S. Hayes now has a desk in H. D.
Ryder's office in the bank block. Hereto
fore Mr.. Hayes has had his office at bis
home.
A. N. Swain has sold the old Barker
place at the corner of Westminster and
Barker streets to Will Wright, who lives
on the Blair place on the Westminster
road.
The Ladies' afternoon whist club and
gentleman friends to the number of fifty OF
more were the guests of Miss Eta Labaree
Friday evening. All enjoyed a pleasant
social evening.
Mrs. F. G. Morgan of Felchville wa,
the guest of her niece, Miss Lillian Will
der, over Sunday. She Gang solo very
acceptably at the evening service in the
Congregational church.
E. H. Williams, heretofore sales agent
for the Burgess Sulpbite Fibre company,
of Berlin, N. H., has severed his connec-
ton with that company and has joined the
forces Of the Hinckley Fibre company of
Hinckley, N. Y.
At the Universalist church next Sunday
the pastor will exchange with Rev. Effie
X. M. Jones of Barre. She is an able and
brilliant speaker, and is often called "the
second Mary A. Livermore. Mrs. Jones
will also give the address at the Y. P. c.
U. service at 6 Is
Walter E. Perkins in "The Man from
Mexico" proved a delightful attraction at
the opera house Thursday evening. Those
present enjoyed two hours of clean, high
class fun. Mr.. Perkins was the bright,
particular star, but his support was excel
lent, and the entertainment was all that
was promised.
The name Kane is an unfortunate one
this winter; there is something uncanny
about it. A month or six weeks ago Ed
ward Kane dropped out of sight as COM
plotely as though he had dropped into the
ground, and about three weeks ago man
named John Kane suddenly disappeared.
He had been employed by the International
Paper company but at the time of his dis
appearance was working for the Vermont
Farm Machine company. No one knows
where he is or ba, discovered any trace of
him. Bellows Falls is gaining q vile
reputation for mysterious disappearances.
An exchange says: "Mrs. james A.
Smith, former resident, is now in the
asylum at Brattleboro. About year ago
Mrs. Smith figured in bad light in case
Of extreme cruelty to young girl living
With her. While at Lake Rescue the girl
IAN away, and the matter of abuse coming
under the notice OF the Ludlow authorities,
Mrs. Smith was arrested and at her hear
ng in that place wa, bound over to the
county court. For some years now she
1as been addicted to the use of morphine
md quite likely was not accountable for
Ter actions. Up to the time OF her becom-
ng slave to this drug she was considered
respectable lady in every way"
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church observed the tWen-
ieth anniversary of the founding of the So
'iety with appropriate exercises Sunday
evening. Ida Flanders, Blanche Newman,
Mildred Gould, Grace Perry, Jeanette Law