Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-11-27
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1902.
Bellows Falls News

| HOtfl6r.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. d. Crosier and son re-
turned Saturday from weeks visit to
New York.
Stephen Searles, student al
Tufts dental college, came yesterday to
remain over Thanksgiving with his par
ents.
Miss Minnie Montanye of Johnstown,
N. Y, began work this week in the col
lection department of the Vermont Farm
Machine office.
| Prices on coal are now nearly normal.
Hard coal can be secured in one-balf ton
lots at the rate of $3.50 per ton and soft
coal is retailed at $3.50 per ton. The
Howard Hardware company has in the
vicinity of $50 tons of hard coal and
other dealers considerably less quanti-
ties.
are to hold rummage sale soon. The
committee in charge is Mrs. II. E. Bean,
Mrs. III. f. Parker, Mrs. c. f. Robertson,
Mrs. F. NJ. Howard and Mrs. John Den
nson. All contributions for the same
will be gratefully received by the com
mittee.
There has been considerable excite
ment in police circles during the past
week. Last week Wednesday night five
DRINKS were landed in the cooler and
Monday two DRINKS paid the usual fines
and three Polanders were fined for
disturbing the peace by assaulting Tony
Vincent in the Doolittle house on Bridge
street.
Rarely has there been such demand
for tenements in Bellows Falls as there
has been this fall. The real estate men
have had from ten to fifteen on the wait
ing list most of the time. All the car
penters and contractors are busy all the
time and it is difficult to hire even COM
mon laborers and yet the supply does
not begin to equal the demand. The
present indications are that there will be
unusual activity in building circles dur
ing the coming year.
Rev. Albert Hammatt will preach at
the Universalist church next Sunday
Y. P. G. U. at 6.15; leader, Miss Winni-
fred Eaton; subject, Japan Sunday
There is considerable activity in build
ing at the north end. The Bellows Falls
Machine company has cottage about
ready to occupy. George F. Ball and
w. A. Brown are laying the foundations
for two tenement houses and the barn in
the rear of the Wetherbee house on
Laurel Court is being converted into a
two tenement building.
Col and Mrs. F. d. Butterfield of
Derby Line, who have been in town for
some time will leave soon after Thanks
| giving for California, where they expect
to pass the winter Mr.. Butterfield has
been in town during the past ten days
looking after the business connected
with the eastern branch of the Los
Angeles Olive Growers association. The
company's building ON Russell street,
32x7O feet is in process of construction
and the outlook for good business in
the future is promising.
A close and interesting game of foot
ball was played at Barber park Saturday
afternoon between a team representing
the Brattleboro school and the Bellows
Fails high school second team. Brattle-
boro was represented by March fb, PROM
ty OBJ, Wilkins III, Henley rh, Barber c.
| Wood re-, Crosby lg, Riley TT, Colt 1t,
Smith lie, Wetherbee re. Those PLAYING
for Bellows Falls were Arson fb Had
ley rh, Rice III, Knight OBJ, Breen c, Mac
Donald lie, Gray re, Wales 1t, Holmes rt.
Sanford lg, Fifield rg jackson and
Pierce were substitutes and Wilbur ref
cree. Bellows Falls team was victorious
the score being to 0.
Fireman Mckenzie fell from his en-
CINE near Lake Walden, Mass. Saturday
afternoon and was injured abont bis
shoulder and head. He was on an en-
CINE on the .Fitchburg division of the
Boston & Maine railroad, which was be-
ing sent to Fitchburg for repairs and
while climbing outside of the cab to adj
just some of the machinery he slipped
and fell.tiT engine was going about
Is miles an hour He was attended by a
physician and that evening proceeded to
his home here. Mr.. Mckenzie. who
boards at Mrs. loves on Canal street.
is not.seriously injured, but will be I'M
able to work for some days.
The Wills Bros. Comedy company.
who come to the opera house this Thurs
day afternoon and evening, have brought
an extremely large company of singing
and dancing comedians. During their
stay in Bellows Falls they will present
the following well known comedies: sIn
Atlantic City" which Messrs. Wills
Bros. have made famous in the past five
seasons. Also that worlds famous com
edy, THE Two Old Cronies," with its
original scenery and properties. The