Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-03-21

WESTMINSTER.

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f. l.. Temple came up Friday to stay
over Sunday.
There was a meeting of the directors
of the Boys home last evening at the
home.
Frank Metcalf viii be G. II. Walkers
new clerk. Mr.. Patterson will leave
about April /.
Walter S. Miner has decided to return
to New York to work upon Governor
Morton's farm.
Miss Susie Kellogg is one Of the vic
TINS Of the grip and Miss Lila Jenni-
son is caring for her.
A. r. SmalIey is to move to the farm
owned by r.. ID. Farr, formerly occu-
pied by Lewis Smith.
DR.. A. L. Miner, who is now settled
i'll the practice of his profession at Wes'
ton, was in town over Sunday.
Miss Sarah Hayward is in the en-
ploy of George G. Wright, foreman at
the pinnacle farm,n Walpole.
If you want to know the cause of that
smile upon our genial butchers face,
you are referred to the birth notices in
this paper.
Frank e. Human and family will
move to Mrs. Hattie L. Keach's house,
and the latter expects to go to Massa-
chusetts to live.
The residence of the late Mrs. Eveline
Morse is offered for sale. This is a de-
sirable place for anyone seeking home
in quiet village.
The highway from Westminster Sta
ton to Walpole bridge has been in
fearful shape for the past week and
"cuss words" have been plenty with
the travelling public.
G. III. Church was obliged to return
week, not having fully recovered from
the trouble for which he is being
treated.
G. II. Walker is receiving his new
goods this week and it is safe to say
that not for many years have we had so
large and general stock of goods in this
town and there will be no need Of any
going away to trade ROW. A dollar
paid to our own merchants is a dollar
to help this town.
1t is now expected that the Harper's
Ferry colored jubilee singers will give a
concert at the Town hall Thursday
evening. March %. 1t will be remem-
bered that they sang here nearly year
ago and of course everyone will want to
hear them again. 1t is very certain
they will have a full house.
The following report of the progress
of the "Valley Creamery" has been re-
ceived by your correspondent The
Valley Creamery association have been
making quite a number of improve
ments this winter. In addition to put
ting up new building, they have put
in quite an amount of new machinery
of late designs for butter making. They
are bound to keep abreast with the
times. All their cream is now taken
by weight For convenience the pat
rons 90 by number. The cream gath
erers are provided with a small bottle
with each patrons numbers on it and
take sample of each patrons cream
every day, these samples are put into
jar at the creamery with corresponding
numbers and once in about two week a
sample is taken from these composite
sam plies and put through the Babcock
Tester which gives the per cent of but
ter fat which each patron is credited
with. The patrons Were paid Is cents
per pound for January. They are max
ing over 5000 pounds per week and
have demands for more butter than
they can supply. Mr.. johnson, who
has been with them several years, leaves
the first of May. 1t is expected that
Robert Miller will be head butter
maker after Mr.. johnson leaves.