Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-02-28
WESTMINSTER.

Ned Pierce and wife visited friends
in Charlestown this week.
G. ID. Stinson has contracted to work
for John s. Leach the coming year.
The venerable A. X. Chase has been
sick with a severe cold, but is now
better.
III. +. Bond and A. II. Farnham are
preparing to sort their '94 crop of
tobacco.
Dana Miller goes to Rhineclifl, N. Y,
this week to work upon Governor Nor
toms farm.
Miss Ida Wright has a position as at
tendant in DR.. Russell's Sanitarium AT
Winchendon, Mass.
Miss Francis M. Goodell of the west
| part of the town is spendinga few days
with her aunt, Mrs. II. o. Minard, and
other friends.
We were in error last week when we
reported that all the schools would
close last week. The village schools
will not close until Friday of the pres
ent week.
| There was large attendance of the
| Fortnightly club with Mrs. Z. +
Arnold Tuesday evening. The club is
increasing in numbers and attendance
with each meeting.
| Every week the fact is demonstrated
that there ought to be some public
horse sheds, and why not bring the
matter before the voters at the next an
nual town meeting?
Charles a. Peck has taken the cream
route now taken by K. r. Fenton which
comprises the Westminster West and
Putney routes. G. f. Arnold will con-
tinue as for the past two years.
The play "Above the Clouds" drew
out an audience which filled the Town
hall last week Wednesday evening.
| The parts were all we'll taken lit is very
seldom that an amateur company does
| better. We shall hope to hear from
them again. Mrs. c. E. Buck came
from Boston to take the part of Mrs. J.
| w. Butterfeld, who was called away
by the illness of her father Woods
orchestra furnished their usual accept
| able music.
An audience of more than 400 people
gathered at the Town hall last Friday
| afternoon to listen to the speakers for
the prizes which had been offered by
generous gentleman and friend of ed
|
secret to most of us. But If the 9iver
ever had any doubts as to the success
of his scheme they must have been
most happily dispelled when each of
those q young people stepped upon the
stage and delivered their we'll and care
| fully prepared orations. We do not
| propose to make special mention of any
one for they all did SO we'll. We felt
| like saying amen to the remarks Of Or.
! Thompson when be was called upon to
speak at the close of theexercises, when
he said he would like to give ''2l prizes
for they had all done so finely.N The
judges who were to award the prizes
We're Rev. G. f. Chaplin and Miss
Conant of Saxton's River and Charles
G. Davis of Walpole, and they no doubt
felt the responsibility resting upon them
when the question came to be decided
who was the best, but after mature de
! liberation they decided to give the first
prize, a half eagle, to Mary GoQdbue,
the second, a quarter eagle, to Minnie
FAIR, and Mr.. Davis contributed a
third prize of silver dollar which was
awarded to Cora Chase. The following
is the list of speakers and their subjects:
Kate Shelley, Lione Butterheld
| Setting the Hen, Austin Richardson
| Keeping the Bridge, Helen Campbell
| Drowning Singer, Mary Wright
| Asleep at the Switch, Florence Goodhue
Kate Shelley, Edna Wright
| Papas Letter. Mary Farr
| OLAF, the Son. Stella Goodell
Song of the Market-place, Annie Spaulding
| The Station Agents Story, Alice Atcherson
just Before Christmas, Mary Goodhue
| Does Jesus pay the Fare, Mira Ashwen
4 Angels of Buena VISTA, Belle RaDney
| Papa's Letter, Minnie Fem
| Bridge Keepers Story, Cora Chase
School Masters Guests, Mary Campbell
| just Before Christmas, May Goodhue
| God knoweth, Cora Atcherson
| Voyage in the Mayhower, Ira Mil er
| A Boy on Washington, Mark Arnold
Jacob Strauss Sleighride, Fred Metcalf