The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-05
BELLOWS FALLS.


two weeks visit in Heverhill, Mass.
Deacon c. w. Osgood was in Westmin
ster, occupying the pulpit of the Congre-
gational church Sunday.
Mrs. c. G. Lane and daughter, Flor
ence 5. Lane. of Henry Street, went to
Boston Sunday morning, Miss Lane upon
business trip buying spring millinery.
Elton Porter, son of Henry w Porter
of 6 School street, sustained severe
spraned ankle Sunday night, by slipping
on the icy sidewalk in front of his home.
He will be incapacitated several weeks.
James +. Byrne, the well-known barber,
| left Sunday for Washington, to be present
at the inaugural ceremonies. Mr.. Byrne
| is iustl now strongly in the limelight, be-
, cause of holding the position of secre-
| tary of the Vermont State Democratic
| committee.
Practically the first sleighing of the sea
son has been enjoyed this week, beginning
| Sunday \ small snOwstorm, followed by
rain and sleet formed two or three inches
of almost solid ice in the highways but a
small amount of warm weather would
quickly destroy it.
Edward G. Osgood formerly we'll
!
Nv been appointed deacon of the First Con
gregational church of Nashua, \. II. Col.
Osgood is now devoting his entire time to
the seeretaryship of the board OF trade
for that city having extensive and pleas
ant offices for that purpose.
Louis d. Rowand OF the Times local
staff. who came here a month ago from
4 Brattleoro. begins housekeeping this week
Il ! r
on South street. He is particularly fortu
nate in being able to secure as pleasant
quarters in Bellows Falls, as tenements
of that kind are usually scarce.
The Congregational society is making
arrangements for the erection in the imme
date future, of a well-equpped modern
Sunday school and parish house, immedi
, equal to the emergency. and by buildins
opening from the auditorium and base
ment. Three different important contribu
tons have been received during the las
week. trustees for the holding Of thes,
t have been chosen and a committee ap
, pointed for investigating and reporting up
on plans for the building
Rev. J. w. Chesboro, the new pastor O
the Baptist church, reached here last Tues
day from Randolph, having driven hi
team IIOln ltdI pace his nOuSenDl1
goods came at about the same time. an,
when his family reached here on Saturday
he was well installed in the parsonage, AM
occupied his pulpit the first time as paste
on Sunday morning. Mr.. Chesboro as
sumes the pastorate left vacant thre
4 months ago by the resignation of Rev
e John Ward Moore He Is a graduate c
S Brown University and Newton Thee
:. logical seminary. He has filled pastorate
}, in Chester, \. H., Narragansett Pier So
9 Paris, Me. and Randolph. He has a wifi
= and two children, aged nine and one-ha'
d and seven years.
During the severe sleet storm of Thur
= day night, the town clock in the tower {
the opera house building stopped betwee
II and II. When Janitor Fred H Hol
son came to the building in the morning
and looked about to see what the troubI
, was with the usually reliable timepiec,
he found that the rain and sleet had fro
en- against the north face of the clock
y such an extent that the ice had built OF
- from the dial until it reached the hant
e and it had to stop. 1t still being cold whe
n Mr.. Hobson made his examination it Wa
quite a problem how to start it, becau.
, it was impossible to reach the ice on IL
h outside of the tower He was. howeve
:. equal to the emergency. ia by buildir
a fire on the inside of the tower near
5 the face of the clock, he soon had the i,
r. off so the clock could be started.