Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-16
WESTMINSTER.

lueSuay.
Mrs. Crosby and son visited last
week. with Mrs. j. Il. Lewis.
The Misses Deuel. and friend went
to Sunapee yesterday for weeks out
ing.
Austin Bond and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, are visiting his brother, III. F..
Bond.
Messrs Richardson and Underwood
nave the contract for repairing the
church.
Mrs. J. W.. Butterfield and child
have returned after an absence of
several weeks.
Z. F. Arnold and family spent Sum
day with the family of G. E. Robert
son at Sunapee lake.
.. X. Howe has moved to the large
boarding house just completed by F. M.
Gilbert at his factory.
| Misses Carrie Fem, Alice Banks and
Annie johnson are attending the sum-
mer school at Chester.
| Mrs. Louisa Graves has been with
her brother HI. A. Willard a few days
during the past week.
Mrs. Ida Joselin and son of West
bor0, Mass, are visiting her parents,
q. P. Whitney and wife.
Frank G. Perry and family from
south Newfane have been visiting the
past week at M. R. Keyes'
G. H. Underwood and daughter Miss
Margaret returned last week from car
riage drive to Winchendon, Mass.
The friends of Arthur A. Ward will
be glad to know that he is much i'm
proved in health and on the road toward
recovery.
Frank Metcalf went to New York
Monday having secured employment
upon the farm of ex-Vice President
Morton.
The corn canning factory will start
to-day to dispose of a small lot but the
main work will not commence until
next week.
Miss Allie Burwell of Providence, r.
L., for several years a successful teacher
in town, is visiting the family of l.. G..
Richardson.
Mrs. George M. Chase and her sister
Miss Mary Dawley was called to Wal.
lingford last week by the death of an
aunt Miss Nina Dawley, of Ludlow
returned with them.
Edward Holton, missionary tC
India, made brief call upon Mrs. A
J. Stoddard last Friday. Mr.. Holtor
was accompanied by his wife and will
leave in few weeks for his field O.
labor in India.
Mr.. Walker, the new proprietor O.
the brick store, is getting his stock O.
goods into position this week. He will
keep general stock of drugs in con
nection with his store which will prove
a great convenience.
The Brattleboro High school Banjo
and Guitar club assisted by Mrs. F. w
Miner and Mrs. Mary Edwards, readers
will give an entertainment under thu
auspices of Boyden grange at the Tow
hall on Wednesday evening August %
Ice cream and cake will be served.
| Frank w. Clay and wife are taking
a two weeks trip visiting friends in tn,
north part of the state. When they
return they expect to bring some Sc
lected and choice jersey stock. Mr.
Clay has already reputation as hav.
| ing good herd.
The Republican caucus for the pur.
pose of placing in nomination candi
date for town representative and jus.
tees of the peace will be held at the
Town hall on Saturday August 10 al
| 2 o'clock. The Democrats have also
called one at the same place and date
at o'clock p. m. for the same purpose
Clerk of the school board, A. d. Kerr
reports the following list of teachers fol
the fall term of school which are t.
commence September 3: No. /, Miss
Gertrude Gorham No. 2, Miss Frances
Goodell No. 8, Miss Mabel Goodhue
No. 4, Miss Nellie Cutting No. Z, Miss
Mary Laws Of Chester No. g, higher
Miss Alma Fisher No. s, primary, Miss
French of Chester; No. 8, William
Blanchard of Putney; No. 10, Miss Car
rie Fem No. IA, Miss Mamie Boswell
of Charlestown.
The program of the concert given al
| the Town hall last week contained
twelve numbers and was highly enjoyed
| by an audience nearly filling the hall
! The opening number was a duet by
Misses Ada Corliss and Emma Fisher
who are too well known to need any
favorable comment from us. Miss
Wilkins of Lexington, Mass, capt.
waited her hearers by her pleasing anC
attractive voice and she was recalled
each time she appeared. Miss Wilkins
is not an entire stranger to West
minister audience and has hosts O
friends who will be glad to hear he
again during her stay Mr.. Gorhan
is always warmly welcomed when hi
appears upon our stage. His full ant
rounded voice and genial face nevel
more fully captivated his hearers thar
on his last appearance. Arthur Das
comb gave the song "My Lady's
Bower. (" in good taste and was well re
ceived. Mr.. Dascomb has strong bar
itone voice and our best wish for him ii
a brilliant future. The Ladies chorus
composed of young ladies from the west
part of the town, gave the songs 'Di
nah Doen and "Mammy's Lullaby
which showed much patient drill
Misses Davis and Fisher gave a piano
duet and Miss Fisher solo, which
showed their power on that instru
ment. The banjo solo by Miss Craig
pleased the audience with her hand.
ling of this popular instrument. The
other numbers by local talent were
well received and the accompaniment
by Miss Ida Wright were in her usua
good taste. The concert was a success
and will add one more to the list Of