Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-23
WAIPOIE.

~ /" - f'p9poh VIII TGlutlNeS.
Walter w. Kingsbury of West Medford
Mass, is in town this week.
Misses Fanny and Emily Jennson are
nome for a vacation of one week.
Mrs. Jane Roberts and daughter Georgia
from Putney are at Fred Premises.
Miss Elizabeth M. Seabury is home from
Morrlstown, N. j., for short vacation.
Miss Ellen Miller left last week for Hud-
son, Mass, to visit her brother and family.
Charlie Sargent came home from Dart
mou college yesterday for the holidays.
Miss Lizzie Minis of Keene is staying this
week with her cousin, Miss l.. Il. Webster.
William A. Galloway, Jr., is homo from
kimball Union academy for short time.
Arthur L. Wells and family in district No.
"a, are visiting relatives in Northampton,
Mass.
Mrs. L. t. Tobey and daughter Mary are
IN Providence, Il. l., this week, leaving Mon
day.
Charles f. Sargent of Ware, Mass, is
| spending a few days here at L. c. Spar
| hawks.
f. +. Weymouth went yesterday to Orange,
Mass, to spend Christmas with his brother
Fred.
The posioilice will be closed Christmas day
! from $50 to 6 p. NJ. and at 7.30 in the even
| ing.
| Lowell Holland of Vermont Academy is
| spending this week of his vacation in Mills,
Mass, with cousins.
| The library and bank will be closed Christ
mas day, and the stores will be open as usual
| a few hours in the morning.
John L. Hubbard, who went to Nashua, a
| lew weeks since has found employment as
foreman on farm in Merrimack
Miss Harriet Hooper has gone to- Cam
bridge, Mass, to remain during the winter
months with her sister, Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Sarah j. Bacon of Beebe Plain, VT.
| is with her sister, Mrs. Perry Watkins, and
also visiting other relatives in town.
Mrs. f. M. Sparhawk and son Carlton will
spend Christmas day in Winchendon, Mass,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Sparhawk.
1t is expected that the concert and ball pre-
viously mentioned will be given January s.
Announcement will be made later.
Mrs. Anna Wright went Tuesday to Rut-
land, where she will remain for the present
with her sister, Mrs. Smith, and family.
Miss Anna Brunnbauer, who is attending
the seminary at East Mortified, Mass, is
spending three weeks in town, arriving last
Thursday.
j. W. Premises pair of gray horses drew
to Cold River station, recently, in one load,
5000 feet of round edged pine, equal to II 500
pounds.
MISS carrie NJ. flSnef went Saturday to
Cambridge, Mass, to visit her mother; she
will ais" spend few days with her sister,
Mrs. Parker, in RoXbury.
We are requested to state that the singing
school will meet in grange hall next Monday
evening, December rs, at 30 O'Clock. 1t is
hoped there will be good attendance.
A Christmas tree for the children of the
Unitarian Sunday school will be at the parish
house on Friday from $50 to 7.3O as men
cd Got ay,ss soc, of 81, fI-x,
A meeting of the library committee was
held Saturday morning, in the Bridge Memo.
rial library, in regard to the customary pur-
chase OF new books for the first of the year.
Christmas services will be held in the
Unitarian church next Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock. Special music of chorus and quar-
tet singing has been arranged for the occa-
sion.
On Sunday afternoon DR.. Gorham of Bel
lows Falls, assisted by DIR. Newton of this
town, removed growths called tarsul cysts
from little Miriam Lebourveau's eyes. The
operation was successful one.
There will be q free supper and entertain.
ment for the children of the Congregational
church and Sunday school on Friday evening
at the church parlors. The older people are
invited to be present also
Rev. and Mrs. 6. l. Bard were in Keene
Monday to attend the meeting of the Ashue-
lot Congregational club held in memory of
Foretather Day" A banquet was served
i'll the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms and an address
given by Dr. Beard of Nashua.
At the Congregational church last Sunday
morning, attention was called to petition in
circulation from the w. G.. I. U. of this
county in regard to much-needed improve
ments in the existing arrangements of the
Keene Jail.
There was good attendance at the last
meeting OF Walpole grange and the topic dis
cussed was; What are the evidences of
thrifty farmer :" j. W. Prentiss, Edwin
Guild. G. II. Barnes, G. r. Jcnnison and Mr..
Dwinnell joined in the discussion, and two
leading evidences mentioned were well-kept
stock and large crops. One speaker referred
to membership in the grange as an opportu-
nifty to acquire new ideas and putting the
same to practical use, become liberal and
some particular product as apples, peaches,
butter, etc, was also point made as betoken-
ing thrift and foresight, and all united on the
general air of prosperity pervading that farm
whose owner was honest and industrious,
who gave his boys and girls the best educa-
ton his circumstances permitted, who met
| the reverses of fortune with renewed activity
and courage and who lived an honorable,
useful and upright life. A paper was read,
edited by Eva Guild and Lila Thompson,
and music was furnished by Miss Helen
Guild and Fred Prentiss.
4Hc ldli az tilc I1dSJIlbS mGmOrlal PARISH
house last Friday evening, given by the
young ladies of the Unitarian society, was a
flattering success. The attendance was good
| despite the storm and the attractions were
| many and varied, not the least being the
excellent supper of oysters cold meats, rolls,
coffee and cake. The fancy table in the
charge of Edith Platts and Elbra Hooper was
covered with many dainty useful articles that
sold WELL and for or 10 cents one could
grab his moneys worth from bag of miscel-
laneous treasures carried by Carrie Fisher
and Grace Holland. Maud Maynard and
| Addie Matthews dispensed home made candy,
and l5-pound-turkey was in charge OF
Nancy Holland, Frank D. Webster proving
| the champion guesser and winning his Christ
mas dinner. For 10 cents Miss Alice D..
Maynard registered ones guess as to the
number of beans in glass jar, the lucky one
to become owner of avery pretty framed PEN
ciiiing done by Mary Hanlon. The jar con-
tanned SS6 beans, and Alice Burbank guessed
the nearest, 903. A handsome center-piece
embroidered by Elsie Galloway was also on
exhibition and the one who Judged correctly
the number of needlesful of silk used in
embroidering it, was to possess the same.
The right number was l37 and was guessed
by Miss Helen K. Sherman. Violin and
piano music was furnished for the dancing by
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeden of Bellows Falls and a
late supper with ice cream and cake was
served at ii o'clock. The receipts of the
evening were $50 and the net proceeds S37.