Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-09
WALPOLE.

WALPOLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Hubbard visited
relatives in Chester last week.
Miss Carpenter of Keene was the guest last
week OF Miss Lizzie M. Maynard.
Miss Minnie L. Hathaway is teaching the
winter term of school In Distric tho. 6.
Miss Esther Morse of Clinton, Mass, has
been at j. w. Hayward's the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Weymouth of Orange
Mass, spent Sunday and Monday in town.
Remember the sociable at the Congrega
tlonal church this evening. Supper served
at 6.30
The ladies' sewing society will meet thi
afternoon with Mrs. Mary H. Hastings at 2.3t
o'clock.
Edward P. Boynton has been in town for
few days, returning to Boston the first of tn,
week.
We are requested to state that the dancing
school will meet this week on Friday evening
in Dinsmore hall.
Friday Of James Il. Holmes, who died recent
ly in Drewsville.
Miss Ola A. Hubbard commenced her schoo
in the intermediate grade in Charlestowr
Monday of this week.
Miss Bertha Wellington has returned t,
her school in West Chesterfield, having beer
home for short vacation.
j. w. Wilkinson has been in town for few
days this week in the interests of the papel
Sour Grange Homes"
Miss Lila M. Thompson is in Claremon
with her sister, Mrs. Heath, and has resigned
her position in the No. school.
Mrs. Cobb of South Woodstock, VT, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Ora Il. Lincoln, ar
irving last Saturday afternoon.
Frank Chickering and wife, who have beer
in East Westmoreland during the past sum
mer and fall, are again living on their farm il
the Valley district.
Herbert W. Smith of this town and Mis-
Ina M. LaClair of West Unity, were married
at the parsonage in North Charlestowl
Wednesday, November %.
Mrs. Harriet Lucke and her sister, Mrs
F. A. Carpenter, have closed their house an
are boarding at the Dinsmore, where they in
tend to remain for the next few months.
"The Footlights' announce that the four
act play of "Esmeralda'' will be ready TO
presentation some time in February, at whicl
time the club will be assisted by j. FREQ
Gridley of Boston.
L. E. Sherwin left this week for Boston
having been appointed head of the New Eng
land department of the firm of Rand Nc
Nally & Co., Chicago, dealers in maps, globes
etc. Mr.. Sherwin has an Office on 36 Brom
field street and his many friends here wisl
him success in his new undertaking.
The dramatic entertainment given by 9Th,
Footlights" at the Hastings Memorial parisl
house Friday and Saturday evenings of las
week was an unquestionable success. Th,
plays were both bright and amusing and il
every particular was most artistically devel
oped. The acting was excellent and deserv
ing Of highest praise and lack Of space alon
forbids an encomium on each. The receipt
were about $56.
At the Congregational church SUNDAY
morning the pastor, Rev. G. l. Bard, gave
short talk, previous to the sermon, on tn
Armenians, after which collection wa
taken for the benefit of the same. 1t wa
stated that $40 would supply one family witt
the necessities of life for three months ant
certainly it is a most worthy charity. AT tn,
evening service letter on the same subjec
written by Rev. Everett Wheeler of Toledo
was read which proved very interesting to al
present.
William Hooper has lately sold the Tobacco
barn on the lower meadow to Mr.. Bond @
Westminster. This barn has quite histor
as it was originally built by Col. A. H. Bel
lows, who was SO well known here, on tn
river falm in Rockingham owned by hi
father, Abel Bellows, also resident of thi
village. After lapse of years it was pun
| chased by the late Charles Hooper and move
| to Its present site. At his death it passe
with the farm into the possession of Wiliar
Hooper, who has just made the transaction
| recorded.
Otis and Ben amin Hall of this town, eng
| neer and fireman on the Central Vernon
| railroad between Brattleboro and New Lor
| don, Ct, were killed Friday night betwee
| Mansfield and Eagleville, Ct, about 10 mile
| north of Willimantic. 1t seems that the trai
@l,aN g.
| cars, heavily loaded, separated while runnin
down steep grade and in order to preven
| the rear cars from crashing into the engine
full steam was put on which resulted in tn
explosion of the boiler. Engineer Hall wa
thrown over 100 feet into the air and live
| but short time; his brother Ben, the fire
man, was crushed under the tender and lif
was extinct when found. Both were terribl
bruised and mangled. The head brakemaI
was killed also, W. p. Thomas of st. Alban:
The sad news came Saturday morning an
Mr.. Hall, the father, left at once for Brattle
boro. The remains of the brothers wer
brought here for burial Monday on the moo
train escorted by Odd Fellows of which orde
Otis Hall was member, both from Brsttlt
boro and Marlboro; many friends and rels
tives came also. Walpole grange provided
dinner which was served in grange hall abor
IS being entertained. At l.30 P. NJ, tuners
services, conducted by Revs. G. /. Bard an
church and was largely attended by the town
people who thus sought to show the univers,
sympathy felt for the family in this doubl
bereavement, and also their respect for tn
untimely dead. A solo was sung by Mr.
Mary H. Hastings and the display of fiowe,
was very beautiful. Otis A. and BENJAMIN ,
Hall were the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]
Hall who live south of this village in distri,
No. 9. They were the oldest and younge
in family of eight children, all of whom a
living, this being the first break in the fami
circle. Otis was born in Westmorelan
March 26, 1852 and married Ellen, daught
of Curtis Wilbur of this town, who with tw
children resides in Brattleboro. Bepjam
was born in this town September l3, lS7
| and passed his boy hood days here. He ear
showed a taste in the mechanical and eng
neering line and many will recall the min
ature engine with cars attached, complete
every particular, which stood on min
track in the yard for a number of years, al
which was constructed by him; this tas
afterwards developing into the choice of
profession that brought his young life to
sad an end. Besides the father and moth,
] left to mourn this sudden loss are two brot
, ers, Horace and Albert, and four sisters, MI
Moore, Mrs. Thatcher, and Mrs. VIM. La,
} renee Of Marlboro, and Mrs. Charles Z. Sc,
ard nf tl,.s srvvn