Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
WALPOLE.

Fred Wilson of Bellows Falls was in town
yesterday on business.
DIR. L. A. Newton was in Boston Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
c. r. Crowell of Cambridgeport, Mass, is
in town this week buying apples.
Mrs. S. G. Platts is visiting her son Frank
and family in Brattleboro, VT.
Mrs. George B. Holland left this week for
visit to her former home in Dalton, O.
Frank Griffin and Kate Rattray both of this
place were married Thursday of this week.
Mrs. Mary II. Hastings was in Boston the
first of the week, leaving Tuesday evening.
Ephraim Watkins has returned from visit
with his son Clarence and family in Keene.
Miss Frances Rowland of New York is
spending month with her aunt, Mrs. J. q.
Bellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah II. Graves left last
week to visit relatives in Sctuate, Mass, for
a short time.
NJ. j. Sherman of the Brewer House, Hart
ford, Conn, has been in town this week
spending few days with his family.
Rev. F. w. Pratt will conduct services in
No. schoolhouse tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock. All are cordially invited to be
present.
George B. Williams, Jr. has been absent
from home for q week or ten days, enjoying
Il trip to New York, Boston and other places
of interest.
Mrs. Walter E. Moody was in Charlestown
the first of the week to attend the funeral of
her little nephew who was drowned ON last
Sunday.
The Fitchburg railroad advertises an ex-
cursion to Boston next weeks Tickets $3.50
for the round trip, good from Tuesday until
Saturday, inclusive.
The Mazeppa Engine Co. held business
meeting on Monday evening of this week
and it was decided to give the annual ball
some time during the last of the month.
The next meeting of Walpole grange will
be on Tuesday evening, October 20, at which
time the topic for discussion is concerningt
the advisability of holding grange fair mex
year.
C. J. Hubbard in the employ of w. D.
VT, this week Wednesday to Miss Effie
Heald of that town. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard
will reside here, having rented the tenement
over N. A. Wheeler's drug store.
Commencing with Monday, October 10, the
stores and other places of business will close
at o'clock each evening, with the exception
of Thursday when the hour for closing will
be 6 P. NJ, and Saturday when they will be
open as usual.
The Republicans of this town are requested
to meet in engine house hall at o'clock in
order to make arrangements for attendance
at the parade in keene next Saturday even-
ing in response to an invitation from that city,
mention of which was made in Wednesday s
paper.
The ladies' society will meet at the Con-
gregational church parlor next Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. 1t was decided at the
business meeting, which was held on Thurs
day evening, to prepare a box for an aged
missionary and wife in Oklahoma. Miss
Mary Sparhawk has been appointed director
of the sewing society.
A leaf sociable will be held at the Congre-
gational church parlors on Wednesday even
ing, October 81. The ladies and gentlemen
are requested to be present by $50 so as to
give ample opportunity for the sale of the
leaves and finding the duplicates before sup
per is served. The entertainment during
the evening promises to be novel and attrac-
tive. Samples of leaves to be used are dis
played at Davis drug store. Price of one
leaf and its duplicate % cents. For further
particulars see flyers.
The following clipping is taken from the
Frederick Free Press dated October L, pub
lished at Frederick, South Dakota: f. M.
Joslin grows more enthusiastic every day
over his success in the sheep business and the
possibilities of this great grass country. In
the face of the ''hard times" and low prices
| that have prevailed during the past year, his
fioeks have yielded "a handsome revenue and
are in splendid condition. The lambs have
Just cleaned up 100 acres of rape that was
sown with wheat for stubble crop. This is
a valuable forage plant and he will sow a
larger acreage TO it next year. He has i fine
| lot of hay put up and is ready for any kind of
| winter. a less energetic man might have
been less successful but there is no reason
| why every stock raiser cannot make money
on our virgin prairie land. With the Repub-
! lican protection on wool, even small flock
, of sheen would be profitable.