Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1903-05-21
CHESTER.

Mrs. G. f. Hadley and Mr.. and Mrs. L.
A. Carpenter have been spending a few
days in Boston.
Mrs. Harry Gibson of Springfield is with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hall.
Mrs. Ernest w. Gibson and sons of Brat
tleboro are with her mother, Mrs. Grace
Hadley.
Rev. Henry Crocker has gone to Buffalo
this week to attend the Baptist national
convention. There will be no Service at
this church next Sunday except Christian
Endeavor in the evening as usual.
A hard thunder shower, the first of the
season, visited us last Thursday evening
Mr.. Waite is now assistant station agent
at Chester Depot, taking the place Of Ed
Holt
Harry Mcintyre of st. Louis was in town
Thursday evening on his way 30 Gardner,
Mass.
Mrs. Eta Merrill went to Bradford
Wednesday,
Mrs. Matte Miller is with Mrs. Mary
Fitch.
Mrs. Charles Pierce is visiting her
brother, Dana Aldrich, i'll Shrewsbury.
Charles Pollard is spending a two weeks
vacation at his home here.
Mrs. George Garter and daughter, Mrs.
visited at B. f. Wyman's last week.
Miss Louise Sawyer has been visiting in
Ludlow.
Miss Jane Spafford of Cavendish was
the guest of her cousin Miss Marion
Jones, Wednesday.
The missionary meeting viii bs held at
the Congregational parsonassA Ais after
noon. %A
Charles Walker has sold his second au-
tomobile to William S. Pollard. Mr.
Walker came up from Boston with his new
one Sunday evening.
Henry Jenkins is moving from the farm
into his new home on Main street, the
Spencer Taylor house
The sermon before Henry Post, G. A. r.
and the w. r. G. will be delivered at the
Congregational church by the pastor, Rev.
IL. l.. BallOu, next Sunday at II o'clock.
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
Henry Post, G. A. r., will meet at town
hall at 9 O'Clock A. NJ. At $50 procession
will be formed consisting of Chester cor
net band, Henry Post G. A. r., carriages
with Henry w. R. c., president of the day,
speaker and clergy, marching thence to
North street they will be joined by the
school children at the stone church and
proceed to cemetery, where prayer will be
offered, selection sung by the quartet
| and the graves of soldiers will be decOrat-
ed with flowers. Returning the line will
march to South street and at the Baptist
church it will be joined by school children.
then to the cemetery where similar serv-
ice will be rendered. There will be exer-
cises at town hall at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. The
address will be given by G. NJ. Russell of
Wilmington. Music will be rendered by
quartet. President of the dav, f. w.
| Pierce; committee, w. H. HI. Cram mar
shal, G.. l.. Wooley.
| KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OBSERVE ASCENSION DAY.
The Congregational church was crowded
Sunday morning, the occasion being the
visit of Holy Cross Commandery, No. u,
knights Templar, in observance of Ascen-
sion day, the sermon being delivered by
the pastor, Rev. II. l.. Ballou, who has
been lately chosen prelate of the COM
lnandery. A special train bringing the
knights and their ladies arrived from Bel
lows Falls about 10 o'clock. The Spring
field members drove over meeting them at
The Fullerton. All 1870 Olive Branch
Lodge, No. ga, F. < A. NJ. with visiting
brothers, making in all some 40 Masons
marched from their lodge room to The
Fullerton where they acted as escort to the
commandery on their way to the church,
The choir was composed of Mrs. Ballou,
Mrs. Carpenter, Misses Phelps and Cole
man sopranos, Mrs. VeaZey, Mrs. Will
liams altos, Mr.. Carpenter, Mr.. Bickford
tenors and Messrs. Clayto Sherwin and