Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-08-29
WESTMINSTER.

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Miss Carrie Miller will attend school
at Chester this fall.
Miss Lila Richardson and brother
Austin are in Boston this week.
Mrs. b. f. Sleeper gave a 5 o'clock
tea to few lady friends last week.
Miss Ada Corliss returned last week
from visit with friends in Alstead,
N. III.
George H. Walker and wife and Mrs.
f. l. Lane are visiting friends in Bur-
| lingtOn.
Samuel Sischo has returned from a
protracted stay in Westmoreland, N.
H., with his brother.
Misses Grace Nutting and Lucy Tay-
lor went TO Randolph Tuesday to at
tend the Normal school.
A. M. Metcalf and family of Keene,
N. H., visited his brother, George
w. Metcalf, few days last week.
Mrs. S. M. Nutting went to Boston
Saturday and will go from there to
Portland, Me-, Spending nearly two
weeks in the trip.
Mrs. George N. Banks returned last
week from her trip to Chicago accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. James o..
Wiley of the latter place.
J. w. Butterfeld conducted the SER
vices at the Congregational church
! Sunday in the absence of DR.. Thomp-
son on account of his recent accident.
Walter G. Nutting is the weigher at
the canning factory, and G. HI. Church
is the inspector, both holding response
BILE positions.
Harry S. Miller has enlisted into the
| U. S. service and will probably be as
| signed to duty at Fit. Ethan Allen. He
will leave for the latter place to-day.
j. HI. Underwood has been drawn as
grand juror, J. M. Powers and o. L..
Fisher as petit jurors for the September
term of court from this town.
George A. Wood is displaying some
| fine specimens of squash which have
made a very rapid growth, having been
planted about the middle of June.
Dea. G. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls
tional church next Sunday morning.
This week will nearly complete the
tobacco harvest. The crop is much
above the average both in quantity and
quality and and the farmers are wear
ing smiling faces at the present outlook
for good prices.
| The schools will commence the fall
term next Monday with the following
| list of teachers District No. l, Miss
Ellen L. Plumb; No. 2, Miss Kate Lee;
No. 3, Miss Nelly G. Cutting; No. 4,
Miss Edith Holton; No. 7, Miss Matte
French; No. 8, higher department,
Charles Franklin, primary, Miss Mary
French; No. 9, w. H. Blanchard; No.
| a, Miss Mamie Boswell. The scholars
| from Nos. 10 and II will be transported
to No. s.
DIR. Underwood has leased Mrs. Das-
combs house and will occupy the same
about the middle of September. The
| doctor is building up good practice
and this place will give him first
class location.
Bradley Carpenter and son of Cedar
| Falls, Iowa, so years ago resident of
/ the place, is searching for familiar faces
and places but fluids but few of the
older residents of the place who were
known to him in his younger days.
| The warrant for the last town meet
| ing contained an article in regard to
building sidewalks in certain parts of
| the town, but the town took no action
upon the article at the meeting. Dur
| ing the summer the selecmen have
built one at Gageville las provided for
| by the last legislature) and now the res
idents of the other parts of the town
are asking the question if they are to
have the same favors.
The operetta, "Hunt the Thimble, or
Little Nell's Surprise Party" will be
given at the town hall on Wednesday
evening, September 4, under the per-
sonal direction Of Mrs. J. w. Butter
| field and will no doubt be one of the
best entertainments of the season. The
| following is the synopsis Mr.. Grant,
| who went abroad some three years be-
| fore our story begins, and whose ship
was lost at sea, left his affairs in the
hands of Scion Cried. Mr.. Cried has
succeeded in getting Mr.. Grants large
property into his own hands and Mrs.
Grant and her daughter are now living
in one of Mr.. Gried's tenements. At
the opening of the operetta he comes
and claims his rent, taking their last
cent in payment. Mother and daugh-
ter are very unhappy; but some Of
Nellie's friends come to make them for
get their sorrow by giving Nellie just
what she has been wishing for, party.
lney DIluS neT Il party uTeSS anu Sllts
and dainties for the table aud prepare
for a jolly good time. But Mr.. Grant
has returned and manages to be found
instead of the thimble for which they
are hunting in their play. He has
grand surprise in store for all, for he
has bought back the dear old home;
and hither everyone goes 10 enjoy the
rest of Little Nell's surprise party.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Mr.. Grant, DR.. Underwood
Mrs. Grant, Ada Corliss
Nellie Grant, Ethel Jennison
Mr.. Cried, QandlOrd), j. w. Butterfield
Chorus of Surprisers.
Supper will be served in the lower
hall before and after the entertainment.
KURN HATTIN HOMES.
Clement Hyde of Hartford, Conn.,,
is visiting his sister for few days this
week.
The visitors of the past week have
been from four different states.
Very many persons drive past the
home to see the view from the street.
They are always welcome Except on