Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-03
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WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. g. +. Whitney has been housed
with sickness during the past week.
Miss Anna johnson is at home from
Hinsdale, N. H., for three weeks vaca-
ton.
Miss Ida Lewis has gone to her home
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson.
A party of young people from West
minister West gave Charlie Minard SUR
prise party Friday evening. HIS
The proceeds of the shipping party
given by the Ladies Aid society last
Wednesday evening we're ten dollars.
III. F. Lowd, who has taught the
school In District No. this winter, re-
turned to his home in Derry, N. H.,
Saturday. "a
The venerable Ivah N. Farr attended
town meeting on Tuesday aud seemed to
take lively interest in all the questions
discussed.
Susie Leach returned Sunday from
Saxton's River where she has been caring
for her sister, Mrs. Sabin, during her
late illness.
Mrs. c. w. Thompson went to ID )r-
chester, Mass, Thursday for visit,
Mr.. Thompson expects to foll)w next
week for a bi ief vacation.
The town voted to exempt the Gull l &
Wetherbee mill, the steam saw and grist
mill, and all other manufacturing estab-
hshments that might be erected for a
term of five years.
The excitement of the past week has
been the prospect of getting the M ,ine
Corn Canning company to locate branch
business here. A representative of the
company has been here looking over the
country and getting pl .dges from the
farmers to furnish them with the corn
necessary for the business. If the COM
pany decide to locate here they will
furnish employment to a large number
of employees during the season and to a
considerable number during the year.
The foil wing officers we've elected at
the annual town meeting: Moderator,
Fred G. Campbell; clerk and treasurer,
Fred l. Lane; selectmen, A. e. Brigham,
J. B Minara, J. H. Clark; overseer of
poor, George c. Harlow; first constable,
Harlan Goodhue; second constable,
George W. Metcalf; listers, HARLAN
Goodhue, Thomas A-hMell, John M.
Davidson; auditors. f G. Campbell, o.
F. Peck, b y. Phelps; trustees of pub
lie money. S. M. Nutting, Homer Good
hue; fence viewers, George N. Banks,
George M. Chase, Amos Thompson !;
town grand jurors, John A. ThWing, O..
F.. Peck; Inspector of lumber, l.. G..
Richardson; inspector of leather and
pound keeper, j. M Miller; town agent,
the selectmen superintendent of schools,
Rev Fl A. Goodhue; tax, 100 cents
Mrs. Towards dancing school closed
with a grand dress ball in the Town
hall Mnnday evening. 1t was the first
: affair of the kind ever held in town, and
Messrs. F. HI. Atwood and f. w.
Church deserve much credit for their
successful management in the face of
many predictions of failure. At about
80 the grand march began, led by F.
H. Atwood and Miss Hattie Whitney,
and % couples joined in the intricate
windings, and marched without break
showing the perfect training they
have had. About 40 couples partici-
pated in the dance, Fairs orchestra of
Keene furnishing excellent music.
Tasty souvenir bill orders were issued
with likeness OF Mrs. Howard on the
title page. The order was composed
mainly Of round dances, with few
quadrilles int, sperSed, and the floor was
well filed and everybody enjoyed them
selves. An elaborate lunch was spread
in the lower hall by Caterer John Rich
mond, after which dancing was resumed
till one O'Clock. The gentlemen all wore
white kid gloves, and the ladies showed
some handsome costumes, nearly all
wearing beautiful corsage bouquets OF
cut flowers. Some costumes noted were
Mrs. Howard, hrocaded satin, cut decol.
lette, natural flowers; Miss Bemis, pink
Tn1k III
pink trimmings; Miss Cora Peck, gray
worsted; Miss Hattie Lewis, white
nuns yelling; Miss Ashwel', red cash
mere, black velvet trimmings; Miss
Blair, light tan colored cashmere; Mi Isl
Whitney, white cashmere. red and vel
low roses; Miss Nutting, black cashmere,
cream colored bodice; Miss Simonds,
gray broad cloth, moufflon trimmings
rose garniture; Miss Underwood, pink
cashmere; Miss Taylor, white. blue
bodice; Miss III attic Laid, blue velvet
gilt trimming; Mrs. Rufus Cook, brown
silk; Miss Barnes, light brown silk
Miss Alice Picket, pink cashmere; Miss
Richardson, black cashmere, pink
bodice; Miss Marble. pink cashmere
black velvet trimmings; Miss Sweeney,
black cashmere; Ms. Spaulding, gray
blue trimmings; Miss Olive Gorham
black satin. There were others whose
names it was unable to learn, and are
necessarily omitted. The dance was
under the direction of Mrs Howard, anC
her aids were Messrs, F. III. Atwood, E
w. Church. F w. Blair, w. C. Nuttiug
G. A. Hearns, r. G. Bidwell, Il. II. Nc
Donald and w. A. johnson. This has
been the largest of M s. How ards classes
this winter, and the pupils show her
untiring efforts to instil the terpsichO.
rean spirit into the school, and consider
ing that but few of them ever danced
before this winter. they have made won.
derful progress. The class, which mum
bered 80, was organized by Mtssrs
Atwood and Church and next season
will doubtless see the same class anl
teacher reunited for another series OF
enjoyable assemblies.
WESTMINSTER WEST.