Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-07
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, MARCH, 7, 1901,
Bellows Falls News

Dr. f. III. O'Connor has purchased the
Dr. Gosselin house on Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. REILLY of Turner'S
Falls, Mass, visited in town last week.
Mrs. f. Ii. O'Connor is visiting in Bur
lington.
Melvin Bennett of Montpelier is pass
ing the week at his home here.
G. II. Williams was in Springfield,
Mass, on business Saturday.
The new steam plant for the Electric
Light company will be placed on the
fiat across the road from the Island
House
i Jerry Keefe, who has been sick during
| the past three weeks, is improving.
4 Miss Mary Bliss Walker of Washing
i ton, ID. c., is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Emma Winnewisser. She expects
to return to her home Saturday.
Mrs. James M. Perkins of NARROW and
two children are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Chester Policy.
Mrs. A. f. Winnewisser and Miss
Emma will go to Boston next week.
A. f. Winnewisser was in New York
last week purchasing spring goods.
Judge L. NJ. Read has been elected
president of the Bellows Falls Savings
Institution to succeed the late Henry c.
Lane. The vacancy in the board of trus-
tees caused by Mr.. Reads promotion
has not been filled. -,
Miss Mildred Pelkey will go to New
York Saturday for stay of two weeks
in quest of pointers on millinery. The
store will be attended by Miss Lula
Bacon during her absence.
Mrs. p. T. Clair of Dorchester Mass,
passed Sunday with her parents here,
having returned with her mother, Mrs.
S. R. Wales.
The water commissioners have been
busy the past few days thawing out by
drants; it is reported that 10 were frozen
stiff. The ground in the streets is frozen
to the depth of four feet or more in
places.
Mrs. L. Gates Hadley left for New
York yesterday where she will pass two
weeks at millinery headquarters. Miss
Florence Lane will go to Boston the last
of the week. The store is attended by
Mrs. w. A. Truax.
Spiritualism will be Rev. Albert Ham,
matt theme at the Universalist church
next Sunday. The quartet and orches-
ira will render fine musical program,
the latter repeating by request Sullivan's
Lost Chord. There will be praise serv-
ice at 6.15 with short address by Mr..
Hammatt on 'sMusic.''
The Y. P. G. U. social last week at the
residence of Frank G. Pierce was re-
$50 present. A delightful musical and
literary program, an inviting collation.,
right merry social time, together with
the $50, the net financial returns, all
combined to render it one of the
social events of the season.
At meeting of the board of trustees
this resolution was adopted on the
death of Henry G. Lane, trustee for %
years and president of the institution for
10 years: Resolved, That as testimonial
, of respect for our late associate, we hereby
express our appreciation of his long and
faithful service in this institution and of
him as man and citizen of ripe judg-
ment in affairs of state, and well entitled
to what he had long enjoyed, the full
confidence of his fellow citizens.
Miss Viola Davenport of Medford,
Mass, was the guest of Mrs. George E.
Page from Friday until Tuesday and on
several occasions during this stay Mrs.
Page very kindly entertained friends,
neighbors and lovers of music, giving
| them an opportunity to meet Miss Dav
EXPORT and to listen to her beautiful
voice. Young in years she is studying
grand opera with the hope of before
many years going upon the stage. Her
selection from ''Troviata'' and 'sRomeo
i and Juliet" were most delightfully."- rem
dered and those from the light operas of
my Lady and ''San Toy were no less
enjoyed All fortunate enough to be
, present were delighted with Miss Daven-
ports wonderful voice and charmed by
C her graciousness and unstudied simplici-
ty of manner.
C Here is an item that appeared last
c week in the newspaper reports of the
proceedings of the state supreme court
at Montpelier: ''Chilson C. Fairbank ct
al, VS.. town of Rockingham, two cases,
one petition in chancery, decree of
court of chancery overruling demurrer to
petition affirmed and cause remanded
with mandate; the other case was pc
:, tition in the suits of the street railway
d company and was dismissed in county
4 court; the entry in supreme court was
judgment affirmed with COSTS When
stated in plain English this seems to
mean that Mr.. Fairbank and associates
/ In the case have prevailed in the court