Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1903-05-14
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, MAY IA, 1908.
Bellows Falls News

tied friends in town over Sunday.
B. L. Cation, employed for short time
as night operator at the telegraph office,
finished work Thursday.
Miss Minnie Shaw of Marlboro is the
guest of her brother, IL. w. Shaw, and
other relatives in town this week.
The Chase Furniture company has a
handsome new delivery wagon from the
shop of w. w. Cory in Saxtons River.
Joseph Diggins, employed by the Rob
ertson Paper company, has been detained
from work two weeks or more by sick
ness.
King Solomon's Lodge of Masons con-
ferred the third degree Friday evening
and afterward enjoyed lunch at Hotel
Windham.
j. @. Pierce and W. F. Barnard went
trout fishing last week and while each
caught less than 80 fish the catches
weighed over five pounds each.
Underhill Bros. have at their store
this week large collection of beautiful
pansies of every variety. The pansies
are raised at Tufts college and are in
great demand.
G. E. Taylor. employed in the Boston
& Maine freight office in Springfield,
Mass, came to his home here Friday be-
cause of sickness. He will return to his
work as soon as able.
''Debt: How to Pay Debts and How to
Try to Keep Out of Debt" will be the
subject of Rev. w. w. Hooper's sermon
at the Universalist church next Sunday,
May II, at 1890 A. NJ.
A salad supper will be served at the
Universalist church Thursday evening,
May 81. The ladies, who will have
charge of the supper are Mrs. G. A.
Bowtell and Mrs. A. II. Pratt.
DR.. Lewis, formerly a veterinary sur
geon in Brattleboro and for time in
terested in Bellows Falls, is sick in
Barre as the result of a kick from a
horse. His recovery is thought to be
doubtful.
The W. R. G. will serve their annual
bean supper in Banquet hall, Wednes-
day evening, May y, supper from 80
until 7 clock. The money is to be used
to purchase flowers for Memorial day.
All are invited.
DR.. j. S. Hill left Monday afternoon
for New Y ork and the following day
went to Washington, D. c., where he is
to attend a meeting of the pension board.
He willsremain in Washington through
out the week.
of the Mason brothers of this place, died
of pneumonia Monday and the funeral
was yesterday afternoon. A son of the
deceased died of the same disease only a
week before.
Bodine & Davis have leased the brick
plant at Barber park for one year to
Peter Blake of Keene, an experienced
brick manufacturer who agrees to get
out million and half bricks this sea-
son. Operations have already begun.
Landlord Rider of Hotel Windham
came down stairs last Thursday for the
first time since his accident last winter.
He is now about the hotel daily and
takes short rides. He thinks that he
will soon be all right again. The acct
dent confined him to his room II weeks.
Fifteen young friends of Miss Florence
Ray gathered at her home on Rocking
ham road Monday afternoon from I'M
til I to celebrate her 18th birthday. A
dainty lunch was served and the oc-
casion proved very enjoyable. Many
pretty gifts were left with Miss Ray.
The annual state convention of the
Foresters of America will begin in Proc
tor today. Those who are to attend
from here are J. F. Roche, grand secre-
tary; D. w. Connors, supreme chief
ranger; Morris McAuliffe, grand trustee,
and James Macdonald and j. E. Byrne
go as delegates.
Friday afternoon party of 16 men
bers of Amity Rebekah lodge visited the
Rebekah lodge in Keene. There were
also few from Springfield and Charles
town, n. H., in the party. Supper was
served and the visitors spent most en-.
joyable evening. Tomorrow night Am
ity lodge is invited to visit Crystal lodge
at Saxtons River and it is expected that
large number will go out.
Tom Hindes employed by the Chase
Furniture company, had novel expert
ence Saturday. He started for South
CharleStown with load of springs ano
mattresses and after passing one of the
railroad crossings he noticed that his
mattresses, were enveloped in flames. He
threw springs and mattresses to the
ground and all were consumed. Ton
escaped with a whole skin but lost por
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