Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-15
WALPOLE.

george H. brisbane spent Sunday in
keene.
Miss Amy Gaskill has been in Boston
for the past week.
Mr.. Cummings from Acworth, was at ii.
A. SHADES last week
Miss Jennie Watkins spent several DAYS
last week in Bellows Falls.
Justin Farr is i'll with pneumonia, DR..
Richardson is in attendance.
II. Z. Jacob is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Nj. d. Allen, on Prospect hill.
Renew your TINES at the postoffice 81 80
per year, 70 cents for 6 months.
James l.. Holland of Somerville passed
Sunday in town with his parents. i.
Thomas Brown, veterinary surgeon from
Brattleboro, has been in town this week.
Josiah Grover is spending some time in
town with his daughter, Mrs. Alfred
Knight.
Mrs. Emily Kilburn from Littleton, N.
T., was the guest Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs
I. B. Buffum.
Charles Bunting, who has been in the
west for number of years, has lately re-
turned to town.
Mrs. A. d. Bowman and little son, who
have been in town for several weeks, re-
turned to Boston Saturday.
Tickets for ''The Jacob' to be given
Thursday evening in the town hall, are on
sale by the pupils of the graded school, 25
cents general admission. Doors open at Z
O'Clock; curtain rises at 8.
We understand that C. r. Crowell and
Edwin M. Jennison have gone into part
nership in provision store in Cambridge,
Mass, taking possession at once. Mr.
Crowell is in Boston at present and Mr..
Jennison leaves for Cambridge to-day
Wednesday.
The Rev. F. w. Pratt, wife and child
arrived Saturday and will board at the
Dinsmore for the present, or until April
when they will occupy the Unitarian par
sonage. 1t is rumored that H. ii. Ston,
and family will remove to the Faulkner
house on Main street.
! Ogburn Buffum and j. c. Brown have
been confined to the house for a week past
and Miss Helen Sherman is ill, although
improving at present writing; also we ar,
, sorry to learn of the severe illness from
bilious fever of little Eleanor Chaplin il
F.. Leominster, Mass, grand daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. J. Hall.
: The last service of the week of prayer il
3 the Congregational church was held Satur
u day afternoon, the hour being devoted es
l. pecially to the children, of whom there wer
a good number present. Addresses givel
by the pastor and by George c. Wngh
and service Of song by the children mad
the meeting both interesting and helpful.
We are informed of the recent death 0
Miss Betsey Jane Pearson in Palmer
q Mass. Miss Pearson lived in town at on,
time, having the care Of Mrs. Mary Mine
!, in her declining years and was very wei
: and favorably known, her death being tn
cause Of regret to many. The remain
S were taken to Acworth, her native town
for burial.
t The COW which John Graves lost las
week and of whom mention was made i
S Saturdays issue, met with her death j
rather peculiar manner. A post-morten
: examination being made it was found tina
hat pin, four inches long had penetrate
;. the heart. The COW was but three year
old and gave two cans of milk per day an
is quite a loss to the owner.
IHe alarm Ol IRE WAS nearU Sdlurud
6 evening between $50 and 10 o'clock an
= proved to be the well-house at the KNAPP
place, situated about II feet north of tn
buildings The Mazeppas rallied thei
s forces, but soon decided that dragging th
e fire engine up the hill was an unnecessar
proceeding and that the fire could be eS
: tinguished by some easier method withol
n the use Of so much muscle. The buildin
burned to the ground and no other dan
@ age resulted.
II During the year 1895. there were Z
r births, 81 deaths and 81 marriages
town. There were also 16persons brougl
=. here for burial. Three-fourths of tt
d births were in North Walpole, the r,
o. naming one-fourth including Drewsvil
. and this village. An unofficial censr
taken recently, estimates the entire populs
ton of Walpole at about 2,1O0; the popr
= lation of North Walpole being over 100
and in our village precinct about Alp, Will
! the outskirts are less than 400, excludin
- Drewsville which is estimated at POO. Th
checklist registers 700 voters.
The first lyceum of the Walpole grade
l. school was held Friday evening, about 4
% being in attendance. The question di
cussed was: Resolved, that the govern
q ment should have control of the railroads
Edwin E. Guild, speaker on the afirmatv
d side and George c. Wright on the negs
tive. Principal Sherwin had charge of tn
r. meeting and appointed three judges, Mis-
# Mary Driscoll, 0. w. Brown and Davi
N. Wright, and critic, j. c. Howard
is There were three volunteers, j. G. Howard
,r Charles Parker, Jr., and George R. Jenn
son and the question was ably discussed
s. the affirmative side carrying the day. NJ,
l. sic and recitations by the pupils of the hig
school were then given and very pleasal
8 and instructive evening was enjoyed by a
- present. The date and question for tt
% next lyceum will be given in Saturday
paper.