Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-05
WALPOLE.

Mrs. f. w. Pratt is away in Massachu-
sets spending few days with friends.
By great diligence our tax collector has
collected all the taxes in the village dis
trict.
1t is thought that prohibition prohibits
just little in this vicinity at the present
time.
The Walpole Branch Alliance will meet
with Miss Ellen Miller Friday afternoon,
the 9TH instant, at ; o'clock.
c. r. Crowell of Cambridge, Mass,
spent few days in town last week attend
ing to some business here.
Miss Marion Jennison is visiting her
sister at Cliftondale, Mass, and the itcmi-
zer for the TINES is a picked-up one.
Several tobacco crops have been sold at
prices not as satisfactory as was expected
some months ago. About 10 cents per
pound, report says.
Evening services at the Unitarian church
are expected the first Sunday of every
month. A large audience was in attend
ance last Sunday evening.
The Taggard brothers have recently
purchased a fine 1900 pound team horse
from Brattleboro to take the place in a
pair where one has been injured by acci-
dent.
The ice harvest was mostly done before
our last snow, much of it being drawn on
wheels. Since the recent snow teamsters
are seen everywhere busy drawing wood
and logs.
One farmer purchased 100 bushels Of
oats ofanother few days ago at 25 cents
per bushel, the purchaser taking them from
the barn. 1t is many years since oats were
sold at such low price.
The ladies of the Unitarian society met
at L. N. Hastings last Monday evening
and elected officers as follows: Mrs. Mary
secretary and treasurer.
Willis G. Foster is now about completing
his contract of drawing over SOC, 900
feet from the Wellington lot to keene this
winter being his third one on the job.
There are about 10000 feet remaining for
the present season.
We wish to thank the editor of the
TINES for the full and able report Of the
dedication of the new Parish House last
"Wednesday. A large number Of papers
have been purchased by our citizens to
send away to friends
The selectmen will close their accounts
on the 18th inst. in order to give time to
have the town reports printed and dis
tributefby mail to the voters of the town
before the annual town meeting in March.
Prof. Charles L. Parsons will lecture at
the town hall on the 18th inst, under the
auspices of the grange, being the third Of
the course. These lectures are worthy of
larger patronage than they have hereto
fore had.
The question for discussion at the next
lyceum Of the high school this week is,
"Resolved that tendency of combination in
trade is harmful and should be restricted
by law Rev. F. w. Pratt leads the dis
cussion in the affirmative, and Judge j. G..
Bellows in the negative.
Dea. c. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls
has accepted an invitation to speak at the
parlors of the Congregational church on
the evening of the 18th inst. He will ex
hibit a number of Florida views taken by
himself about year ago, and will speak
from ''Christ In Art with pictures from the
old masters on that subject.
Liz I)dTISlllOutTS Vi tuc CuulCu dt SITlS-
tian Hollow enjoyed social entertainment
at the parsonage when there was presented
a play entitled "The Sweet Family"
Mrs. l., Wellington, with seven young
ladies, being the chief actors. Recitations
and music were interspersed and good
time was enjoyed.
Until within decade this town has fat
tened for the market during the winter
many thouss nd sheep, most of which were
bought in neighboring towns the fall be-
fore. Low prices of mutton have caused
this business to almost entirely cease.
However, Russell Graves has $50 hand
some fat lambs which will average about
100 pounds apiece and are now about
ready for the market and a fair profit is
anticipated for feeding them. John
P. Holmes has also tattened between two
and three hundred and has marketed them
at a satisfactory price. Nearly all the farm
ers have turned their attention to produc-
ing milk Tor the Boston market, large guam
titles being shipped daily. Ready monthly
cash is realized from this product 1t re-
quires rather early rising to get the fluid
to the depot before six O'Clock in the morn
ing. This gathering of the farmers every
morning at the depot and at Halls cross
ing has social feature however and the