Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-09
WlNDHAM COUNTY.
BELLOWS FALLS.

Guy Mack and Miss Maud Sanborn were
ma ried at the BAPTIST parsonage " ednes-
dar by Rev. c. K. p. Dodge. They will
make their home in, Winchester, n. II.
Mrs. Nora Beasley aged 50, died at her
hone on the island Friday after n painful
Illness of seven weeks of enlargement of
tn heart. She was born in ireland and
Wa the widow of Michael Beasley, who
died here several years ago. The surviv-
linz children are Daniel f. Beasley NJ s.
William Delaney. Mrs. Daniel Moynihan
ana Misses Mary and Nora Beasley, all OF
this place.
". c. Putnam, of the firm OF Putnam
& lamon, was the victim OF an accident
Thursday which resulted in severe cut
on he head and fracture of the skull.
The horse on the delivery team became
frightened at the electric cars and ran,
throwing MIR. Putnam out.
Harry Russell has gone to Boston, where
he will spend a week with a brother be-
for" going into camp at Staceyville, Me.
He hopes by this means to improve his
health and will be away from his duties
as bookkeeper in the office OF Wyman
Flint & Sons three months
At the meeting Thursday evening Bel
lows Falls lodge of odd Fellows elected
tho following officers: Noble grand c. f.
Dowhir; vice grand, +. w. Taft; record
ing secretary, ]. II. Bleumer: financial
Gray.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Flora A Gee of Rutland to Ned S. Gil
more Of this place.
The hardware firm Of Norwood e. Field
was succeeded at the beginning of the
new year by the firm of Field e Law
renee.
There are two cases of diphtheria in
town. The disease is in n mild form but
strict quarantine is held al the J. H. Gate
~ home on Williams street. whore NJ s.
Gately is i'll with it, and at 9S Atkinson
street where Milford Hunt Is the victim.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist
church and the different societies connect
I'd with ii was held Thursday afternoon
ana evening in the Baptist church veg
try, At $50 was the annual church sup
per followed by a meeting Of the church.
ut which reports were given of the work
IN The several departments of church
work. Rev. G. r. B. Dodge, the pastor
'nnounced that he had raised the 1920
ssary to cancel the debt which the
church contracted at the time the build
was repaired two years ago. The re-
PORTS of the church officers showed that
debt Of $3.50 had accumulated on current
oApenscs 1t was thought best to wipe,
this out and in five minutes the entire
amount was raised. Thus the church en-
tiers upon the new year free from debt.
~ .It tloSe 81 lnc IneCuUB KEY. MT.
Dodge announced that he would end his
pastoratc the first Of May, thus rounding
out twelve years of service.
The electric road has arranged a winter
s. hCdulc by which only one car is rum
making thirteen through trips each day
The number of now buildings erected in
Bellows Falls during the year just closed
and the amount of money expended in en-
lar9ng and improving mauufactu ing
plants makes the first year Of the II W
century record-breal<er. Thirty-thr-e
new dwellings, have been built and at least
a dozen others remodelcd and extensively
repaired. making homes for fifty add-
tional families. The CaSein company OF
America has built large new factory at
an expense Of 10000, the Electric Light
and Power company new steam plant
and extensive additions and improvem ents
on other manufactures. represent all told
an outlay of nearly a quarter of a million
dollars. The steam power plant built by
the Electric Light and Power company
IS the biggest Undertaking of the year and
cost S45,e00. This is additional to the
water power and thus tho company have
dwelling built during the year is that of
George r. Wales on the South Terrace.
costing with the stables $4,000. Nor tn
Walrole, which Is pra ,tically Il part Of
Bellows Falls, has two structures OF pub
lie interest erected the past year-a new
school building costing sS,nm and s0onO
town building, besides several new dwell
lings.