Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-01
WALPOLE.

Judge Bellows was in Keene Wednesday
! John kelso returned Thursday from
trip to Boston.
Miss Ellen Mason of Keene is visitin.
| friends in town.
Mrs. Fred H. Barker is visiting he
BROTHER, c. M. Clough.
/ E. X. Seabury is suffering from an attacl
ol erysipelas in his eyes.
Miss Flora Davis OF Bellows Falls i.
Spending few days in town.
Robert Sargent left Thursday for Boston
where ne expects to work this winter.
Only 80 for the semi-weekly TIMES
leave subscriptions at the postotfce
A daughter was born Wednesday, Janu-
ary %, to Mr.. and Mrs Russell G. Graves.
Walpole grange realized about 1927 as
the proceeds of the supper which they gave
at the ball
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Clarke from
Lowell, Mass, were at the Dinsmore the
first Of the week.
The first and second degrees will be
worked with seven candidates at Walpole
t5ioi'SSo Aucrudy cNeililH.
Miss Annie Wood of Woburn, Mass.
has been at George b. Hollands for few
days this week.
Rev y. |. Bard attended the convention
Of the Cheshire county total abstinence
society held in Keene Wednesday.
w. G. Reed of Hllsboro Bridge and J.
@. Zottman of Fitchburg were in town
Thursday to attend the concert and ball.
Miss Sylvia Guild has Just completed
two-years course in Pronty's business col
leae, Athol, Mass, and is spending few
weeks in town.
Evening services will be held in the Uni
tartan church the first Sunday in each
month for the present; commencing Sun
day, February 2, at 7.3O.
Dennis Griffin and d. N. Wright have
lat2y sold their tobacco crop to MIR.
Billings from Hadley, Mass, receiving 10
cents per pound.
Edward Boynton Of Boston attended the
dedication "Wednesday evening, remaining
in town few days; also Mrs. Frank Lock-
wood of Bellows Falls, and c. II. Hart
well Of Keene.
Rev. William Brown of Gardner, Mass,
the son Of former pastor in the Unitarian
church, has been in town this week and
made short address at the parish house
exercises Wednesday.
About 80 young people gave Miss Helen
Guild birthday surprise last Tuesday
evening, and presented her with pretty
gold ring set with two rubies and diamond
as a token Of their esteem and good will
Refreshments were served and the evening
spent with games and music, all enjoying
good time.
The most notable event of the week was
the dedication of the Hastings memorial
parish house, full account OF which will
be found in another column. The exer-
cises were most impressive and interesting,
and were closely followed by large and
unusually appreciative audience. Many
guests from away were present, and our
townspeople were out in good numbers.
The music was exceptionally fine and all
the exercises were completed in very en-
joyable and satisfactory manner to all
present.
Prof Charles H. Pettee lectured to
very appreciative audience Tuesday even
ing on the "Construction and Care of
Roads," illustrating methods of improve
ment by means of the level which he
brought with him. Insufficient grading
was one reason for poor roads and too
free use OF the scraper another. The
speaker advised macadamized roads, if a
few hundred feet only could be built each
year. Mr.. Pettee spoke in Westmoreland
Monday evening and in Alstead, NARROW
nd (s,I,,,,,, {b,, thran
his lecture here.
We read in one of our local papers only
a few months since Of the cruel disfgure-
ment well known citizen received from an
inadvertent use of the Ratchet as regards
kindling wood Another accident along
the same line occurred Wednesday morn
ing of this week, when e. C. Wright at
Pinnacle farm, laboring strenuously to keep
the fires at the domestic hearthstone bright
cut his thumb nail down to the roots, prov
ing so severe and painful an injury as to re-
quire the services of physician to dress
the same, DR.. Newton being employed. |
HE fabulae docet. And all who run may
read between the lines and supply the
moral that adorns this tale.
The closing ball of II. G.. Chandler's
dancing school which was held Thursday |
evening, was very pleasant and success
full affair. The concert by Farr's orchestra |
of keene, seven pieces, was listened to by |
a fair audience and the march formed at Q |
o'clock. about Sc couples joining, although |
about IS couples were in attendance dur
ing the evening. Some very pretty light |
gowns were worn by the young ladies and
flowers were in abundance. An excellent
supper of oysters, cold meats, coffee, cake,
etc., was served in the lower hall and all
were unanimous in declaring good time.