Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-19
New Hampshire Locals.
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past week
Judge Bellows was in Boston the first OF
the week.
John Reed from Warren, R. L., was in
town recently.
Rev. F. w. Pratt spent Monday and
Tuesday in West Roxbury, Mass.
Mrs. Edwin Guild left Saturday for a
visit with friends in West Concord, VI.
The ladies of the Congregational church
netted SIS from the sociable last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Cyrus Church has been sick for
several weeks, but is improving somewhat
at present.
George Hosmer has been spending
few days at T. X. Seaburys after an alb
sence Of some time.
Mr.. Burnham from Michigan is in town
for few days on account OF the illness Of
his uncle, Lewis Dickey.
The ladies of the Christian Hollow church
held sociable last Friday evening. A
very pleasant time is reported.
The thermometer registered "a degrees
below zero at several places on Walpole
hills Monday morning.
Rev. and Mrs G. |. Bard attended the
meeting of the Ashuelot Congregational
club held in Keene to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Slade enter
tanned Prof. Parsons, who lectured here
last week under the auspices OF the grange.
Miss Harriet Bardwel went 10 Rutland
on Monday. where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter with her niece, Miss
Mary Cook.
An exhibition will be given by the three
departments Of our graded school in the
town hall Friday evening, February 28,
Particulars given later.
The Cheshire County Temperance Union
will meet at the Congregational church
next week Wednesday. A program for
the same will be given in Saturdays paper
Several people from here attended the
minstrel entertainment given in the Opera
House Monday evening, Miss Belle Royce,
formerly living in town, taking part.
Everett McNutt and family moved the
first of the week into the Frances Griffin
house on Turnpike street, left vacant by M.
G.. Sleeper, who has removed to Westmin-
ster street.
Miss Corrinne Bemis, who has been
teaching in No i this winter, is suffering
from an attack of tonsilitis and was obliged
to close her school few days earlier in
consequence.
The next lecture in the Grange course
will be on Tuesday evening, February %,
in the town hall. DR.. II. Ii. Lamson from
Durham college will speak on "'fhc Prin-
ciples and Practice of Spraying"
There was a runaway on Sunday morn
ing. A young man hired team at Hay
wards livery stable and had driven but a
short distance when the harness broke
| The horse ran and threw the man out, de-
molishing the sleigh and harness somewhat
but was soon stopped. The man was un.
injured
The lyceum will be held on Friday even.
ing instead of Wednesday as previously
announced. An entertainment by spe
cial committee has been prepared and the
question discussed will be, "Resolved, thai
/ the present tendency of combination ii
/ trade is harmful and should be restricted
by law Rev. F. w. Pratt on the affirm
atlve and Hon. j. G. Bellows, negative.
! The Valentine party held at the Parish
house Friday evening was very pleasan
and successful affair, both financially ant
socially The chicken-pie supper sole
readily and the walters in costumes pro
voked great deal Of mirth. An old-tim'
singing school was held during the even
ing which was very amusing to the specta
tors, the singers being clad in od-fashionet
garb and singing songs Of We olden times
Dancing was one of the attractions of thu
evening. A pretty minuet was danced b,
Hudson Hastings and Rena Porter. Fifty
FIVE dollars and sixty two cents was real
lied.
The prize speaking in the intermediate
department took place on Friday after
noon, II pupils taking part in the contest
DR.. Richardson, c. c. Davis and Rev. G
Z l. Bard were appointed judges and afte
some discussion awarded the first prize t.
Hudson Hastings, the second to Gilber
Hale and the third to Rena Porter, tn
prizes being sums of money given by tn
teacher, Miss Hubbard. All the childre
showed thorough and careful training an
Miss Hubbard is deserving of great dea
of credit for her time and labor which wa
expended with such satisfactory results.
The 18th wedding anniversary Of Nh
and Mrs. Henry A. Slade was celebrate
as surprise party by the Acworth, Alstea
and Walpole oranges on Friday evenin
3 in the Grange hall. Mr.. Dickey from Az
worth, chairman of the evening, presente
, the gifts, which were numerous and usefu
making a speech appropriate to the occi
| sion. Mr.. Slade then responded in beha
: of himself and wife and Charles H. Barne
G. R. Jennison, and j. T. Holmes wei
called upon for speeches who responded
g e an able and satisfactory manner. nj
u Forristall of Alstead, Allen Slade of Sprin,
field and Mr.. Lindsey Of Alstead Cent
y each made remarks, and Mrs. c. I
S Barnes read poem suitable for the eve
ing's celebration. Music added to the e
d joyment of the evening, and an elabora
e lunch was served, about 100 ,partaking
the same. The following is list of t
q gifts presented two solid silver tab
n spoons, two solid silver dessert spoons, o.
solid silver sugar spoon, one solid
II yer berry spoon, one dozen solid silv
! tea spoons, two silver butter dishes. Mon
!. to the amount of $1,000 and a handba
II The spoons were all marked with the II