Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-06
WALPOLE.

rails on tnclr wheels saturday.
WALPOLE.
Mrs. Charles Fisher is in town.
Renew your TIMES at the postof1ice.
Dan Webster spent Sunday in town.
Miss Mary E. Maynard is riding new
wheel.
DR.. Newton took a short trip to Greenfield
Saturday.
Charles M. Russell is raising the frame for
Mrs. Phoebe Ball is at l.. B. Holland for Il
protracted visit.
c. w. Adams spent few days at his home
in Bernardston recently.
Mrs. George Riley and son from Boston
are in town at II. G.. Barnes.
William Flint from Providence, r. l.,
called on friends in town Sunday.
Miss Annie NJ. Buffum is home from Spring
field, Mass., for week vacation.
Rev. G. |. Bard attended the Monadnocll
Association of Ministers in keene on Tues
day.
| Mrs Miriam Nicholson and her son John
Nicholson Of New York city arc in town this
week.
days last week as the guest of Miss Bertha
Ware.
Miss Mary Holland from Woodstock, VT,
has been visiting her parents L. b. Holland
and wife.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Kendall has returned from sever
al months absence in Washington and Phila-
dephia.
Your presence is solicited at the "calico
party which is held at the Parish house this
evening.
The first and second degrees were worked
with a class of four at Walpole Grange Tues
day evening.
Rev. r. n. Bellows, who has been spend
ing the winter in New York city, arrived in
town Monday afternoon,
George Sherman who has been attending
the hotel keepers convention held this year
in California, is expected home this week.
The drama entitled ga Scrap of Paper"
will be presented on Wednesday evening,
May 81, for the benefit of the Unitarian So
ciety.
The Rev. F. w. Pratt will hold services III
the school house in District No. next Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. All are cordially
invited to be present,
Mrs. J. c. Howard opened juvenile dane
ing class in the Dinsmore hall Monday after
noon with a good attendance. Mrs. How.
ards success as teacher of this art, and es-
pecially with children, is well known and
needs no further recommendation,
James Fitch of Cornish, n, H., secretary
OF the New Hampshire Patrons Relief Asso,
/ iciation has been in town recently canvassing
in behalf of the same among the members OF
Walpole Grange, This association is similar
. to "a life insurance company and is conducted
on the same general principles as the New
, Hampshire Grange Fire Insurance company
which has proved to be of so much benefit tt
the farmer who is also granger.
The lyceum will be held at the high schoo
: rooms on Friday evening at 80 o'clock. Tho
y question discussed will be as follows: Re
, solved, ''That man should never vote con
!, trary to his own conscience for the sake o
= agreeing with his party" Rev. F. ". Pratt
!. and Il. W. Barker will take the atfirnlativ
e side and o. j. Butterfield and George {
4 Wright the negative. This is the last lyceun
and it is hoped there will be good attend
ance.
The Sunday School Institute for Distric
q No, 5, which includes the towns of NARROW
= Alstead, Walpole and Gilsum, will be held a
l. the Congregational church on Friday, May
under the auspices of the Cheshire count
> Sunday school association. The meeting
y will be held both morning and afternoon
commencing at $50 and l.30 to which tn
public are cordially invited to be present
n Different branches of the subject relating t
Sunday school work will be presentedby abb
= and interesting speakers. Dinner will b
served at the church to the guests in attend
ance.
Major j. Britton died Saturday, May 2, a
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Schultz, hav
+, ing been in failing health for some time past
q Mr.. Britton was born December %, 1917, il
n Surry, n. H., but for many years has been
resident of this town. At one time he wa
e proprietor of the store in block where Coz
# ham and Webster are now located and late
:. lived on the farm now owned by Frederic
NJ. Gilbert. In 1923 he was elected from
q this town as representative and has Away
been an honored and respected citizen; justl
deserving the esteem and confidence of hi
fellow townsmen by his upright and blame
less life. Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. F. w. Pratt
e officiating. Two daughters are the only re
is manning members of the immediate family
Mrs. Norman Schultz of Summit, New
IS Jersey, and Mrs. Theodore Schultz OF thu
r town.
In Walpole, April 16, Elbra Dunbar
e Hooper, wife of George Dana Hooper
aged 45 years, 10 days.
q In the death of this beautiful and nobl
It woman, her family and friends have sui
fered loss which cannot be estimated
e She was a woman of rare intellectual en-
IS dowment and of unusual strength of char
acter; her influence was felt far beyond tn
, home circle now so desolate. The cheer
fulness and energy, so prominent in th
DAYS of her health and strength, were n
4. less marked in the years of terrible suffer
ing which followed. Those who went t
1t cheer and help her in her sickness alway
:. felt that they gained more from her tina
!; they could give. Throughout the Ion
IL years of her struggle with disease her min
remained clear and active and her fait
te in the Eternal Goodness was firm to tn
$ end Only a few days before her deaf
at she copied with her own hand these line;
g which show how her faith triumphed owe
Of all her suffering and all her sorrow
N leaving her loved ones.
DYING.
re passing out of the shadow
Ie Into a purer light,
al Stepping behind the curtain
III Getting clearer sight,
ne LAYING aside the burden,
III This weary mortal coil,
ir Done with the worlds vexations,
Done with its tears and toll.
: Tired of all earth's playthings,
- Heart sick and ready to sleep.
. Ready to bid our friends farewell,
i Wondering why they weep.
m Passing out of the shadow
n Into eternal day,
!. Why do we call this dying,
- This sweet going away Z"
re Hope for You-HeaIth for You.
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ie Humphreys Specifics If not, there is hoI
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