Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-04
New Hampshire Locals.
WALPOLE.


town recently.
= w. Holland is in Keene, the guest
OF his sister, Mrs. Lester Mason.
". w. Porter and family are boarding
at he Dnsmore for the present.
.sohn G. Zottman OF Fitchburg, Mass,
was III town over Sunday.
Mrs. s. X. Elwell has been quite ill.
DIR. Richardson is in attendance.
.artin Adams has been i'll the past
wtA and confined to the house.
Eudger Courtois from Springfield, VT,
has entered TIE employ OF G. G. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs George G. Wells have
lately removed to the Moses Watkins
house.
The warrant for town meeting is issued
for Tuesday, March 10, at 8 o'clock in the
incoming.
William c. Banning of New York city
is spending few days with his family here
in town.
Filty from here attended Hoyt's play
Of A Contented Woman" at Bellows
Fails, Monday evening.
new suDScfiDofS are OllcTeu tHo ScIln-
weekly TINES four months for only %
cents. Give the paper trial.
Judge Bellows left for Concord Monday,
but on account of the high water only
reached Nashua and so returned at noon.
Mrs f. w. Barker and son from Keene
were in town Friday to attend the enter
tait.ment given by our graded schools in
the evening.
G. Fl. Barnes has sold his 22 pigs to w.
G.. Crowell Il Co. of South Boston, for
6 IA cents per pound. He also sends $50
dozen eggs per week to the same firm.
During the month of February 60 money
orders were sold in Walpole postoffice for
which the sum of S4s173. was received,
and 13 money orders were paid, amount
ing to Sl4l.
There will be a hash sociable at the
Congregational church parlors on Friday.
Supper served at $50 at the usual price.
An entertainment will be provided during
the evening. All are cordially invited to
be present.
Comparatively little stock was sent from
here Monday afternoon. The roads were
impassable between here and Westminster,
AMI to Bellows Falls. either side Of the
river. George Chckering shipped a few
cojFs and A. d. Dickey flock of sheep
Mi Wallace is talking Of putting car OF
at fatney.
" four-horse power gasolene engine
from the shop Of 4. NJ. Gilbert, is being
used on the wood-piles in this vicinity a
present. ii. J. Stowell has charge Of the
same and cut six cords in three lengths, il
two hours and fifteen minutes, which ii
quite an Improvement in rate of speed OF
| the old method.
At the democratic caucus which was
held on Saturday evening the following
nominations were made for town officers te
act the ensuing year: Selectmen, Herber
j. Watkins, John Hassett and g.. w
Kingsbury; town clerk, DR.. A. P. Rich
ardson road commissioners, j. w. Prem
tiss and Joseph Riley. At the republican
caucus, held the same evening, the follow
ing nominations were made: Selectmen
E. X. Seabury, Ira W. Ramsay and Dan
iel O'Connor; town clerk, Carlton E. Spar
hawk; road commissioners, John Selkirl
and Patrick Wyne.
On Sunday the Connecticut river ros'
so rapidly that at 10 A. NJ. Fred Grave
was obliged to drive his stock to a neigh
boris barn; and working at different time
through the day, 16 men moved larg,
quantity of oats, corn and meal, and owe
10 tons of hay and corn fodder, to TEN
porary scaifolds put in for the emergency
Water stood in j. P. Holmes stables t.
the depth of 20 inches and his cows wer
driven to the farm of Mrs. l.. A. Ross 70
shelter. G. B. Wilber was obliged t.
move his corn and part Of his stock t.
higher quarters, and one man was unabl
to get the milk to Halls crossing Monda
morning. The water rose to within fey
feet Of the bridge Sunday but receded O.
Monday before harm was done, and tn
hours late, causing a great deal Of della
among the mails.
The remains of Mrs. Eliza .Jenniso
Livermore were brought here for burial o
Wednesday from Worcester, Mass. Sh
was the third child of William Jenniso
and was born in town April IL, 1914, maj
| rying Charles G.. Livermore, who died
few years ago. Since that time she hs
made her home with her daughter, Mr.:
5 Fay, in Worcester. Death resulted frol
paralytic shock. Mrs. Livermore was
r most estimable woman, possessing man
: excellent qualities of mind and charactt
+ and was highly respected by all. Thel
are three sons and one daughter, Mrs. Fa
OF Worcester, Charles of Chicago, Enric
of Harrison, Neb, ard Ezra of Holyok,
Mass. Funeral services were held in I'll
Congregational church at 1.3O in the afte
noon on Wednesday.
: Mrs. Helen NJ. Seabury, wife of f.
Seabury, died of consumption on Satu
: day morning, February 30, after an illne
OF many months duration. She was
r native of Walpole, born January Ia, 1874
n and the only daughter of Edwin and Mar
Whipple Hosmer. Her early educatic
she received at the high school here
! town, afterward attending Glenwood Ser
Il mary in Brattleboro, which was at th
time in the charge of Prof. Orcutt, m;
g of some distinction in literary and educ
d tional circles. For many years Mrs. Sc
bury was member of the Congregation
church and was very active in society al
church work when her somewhat delica
d health permitted. retaining her sympatl
h and interest in the same to the very la:
p. By her sweet unselfishness of spirit, b
gentle manner and kindly thought t
: others, she won the respect of all and t
Oh love of those who knew her best.
J. mother, brother, husband, two daughte