Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1903-03-26
SPRINGFIELD.

Measles are prevailing again. quite a
number of new eases being reported aud a
! GOOD many are or have been i'll with the
! grip and our physicians are kept pusy
Miss o. Hanlon was the guest OF Mrs,
Ernest Stuart two or three days iast week,
Mrs. Joseph Jones, after an illness OF
several days, is able to be out once more,
Miss Cora S. Robinson has been housed
with the grip.
Father Cahill went Monday TO Rutland
to attend the Forty-hour devOuohal Sery-
ice.
Mrs, Sarah Ely, who has been quite Ill.,
is a little more comfortable,
Mrs. George Vittum is showing an ele,
! CANT line of samples and designs IN ladies'
and misses suits, skirts, etc.
The Kings Daughters met With Mrs,
Frank Spellman last "Wednesday Tor work,
The Universalists served a"Lente~' sup
per in their church vestry last wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Knapp of Lebanon,
n. H., are the guests of Mr., ana MIS- VIII
| bur Herricb.
VIII Fuller will move his family soon
into the lower part of the Spaltoru house
on Seminary hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Green
will occupy the upstairs tenement ana Mr.,
=.
move into Fred Morse's tenement on Park
street.
Rev. w. o. Allen spoke at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday evening on
"Why i am a Methodist" and Rev.G. l..
Thompson spoke at the Methodist church
on "Why | am a Universalist," Rev. A.C.
Ferrin was called away to attend the tune-
raj of relative, but he will speak in the
Universalist church later, and give his
reasons for being CongregationaliSt
Miss Lila Perkins has returned to her
home in Felchville.
Mrs. Ellen Taylor has been caring for
Mrs. Fred Parkhurst who has been quite
i'll.
A heavy rainfall the first of the week
made the river very high.
Miss Lucy Brady has been quite sick but
is now improving.
The Rebekahs held social at the home
Of Mrs. Frank Fleming last Friday after
noon, Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Wilbur Her
rick entertaining.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Marks
church held a Neighborhood meeting last
Thursday afternoon in the parish hall The
vice president of the Windsor district Miss
Alice Sheldon of Windsor, was present,
also six ladies from Bellows Falls. Papers
relating to the work were read by different
ones, Miss Sheldon giving much needed in
formation on mission work, especially that
of the Waynesville mission in the south,
for which St.Mark's is working during this
Lent. Then an interesting talk was given
by one of the ladies from Bellows Falls on
the junior auxiliary work, its methods, etc.
and another told us of the mission study
class formed in Bellows Falls 1t was a
very interesting and instructive meeting.
Tonight is given the last of the series of
dances. These have proved to be very
pleasant and enjoyed by all Every even
ing there have been as many as 80 or 30
couples in attendance.
Mrs. w. H. H. Slack was in Boston a
part of last week.
The Universalists are rehearsing for the
cantata, "Queen Esther" which will be
presented to the public April and 3. 1t
is expected this will give much pleasure.
The chorus is exceptionally fine.
Rev. w. o. Allen closes his labors here
as pastor of the Methodist church the first
Sunday in April having been elected as
Jacob Sleeper Fellow of Boston university,
school of theology for the year 1904. The
interest of this endowment is used to pay
the expenses for one year of some graduate
OF Boston university to pursue one year of
study in Europe, chosen on the basis of
scholarship. Mr.. Allen will go Leipzig,
Germany, and his wife and Clarence Jack
son will accompany him.