Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-29
New Hampshire News.
WALPOLE.

WALPOLE.
Subscriptions and renewals for the
lines taken at the postotfice.
Miss Gaskill returned Monday from
lew weeks absence in Boston.
Miss Florence Foster from Keene is vis-
ting friends in the south part of the town.
4 Herbert johnson of Claremont was in
town Monday.
Mark-down sale at Perry & Porter's
bargains In underwear, etc Terms cash
See flyers.
Lewis Dickey, who is living at William
Arnold's, is seriously ill with pneumonia
DR.. Richardson is in attendance.
Mrs. Sybil Turner from Fitchburg,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. X.
Maynard, on Prospect Hill.
George Chickering recently purchased
OF q. Z. Emerson pair of oxen whose
weight was 5000 pounds, paying $ll2 for
the same.
Don't fail to attend the concert and ball,
Thursday evening in the town hall. Con-
cert commences at 8 O'Clock; admission
Is cents.
Edward Holland, who has been on a
) at the Dinsmore, arriving i'll town Satur-
; day evening.
Miss Lila Thompson has been obliged
to close her school in Langdon and return
home, on account of the whooping cough
, which prevails in that vicinity.
j. w. Hayward, DR., who has been in
, the livery business for the past three years,
5 has retired, financially straitened, and f. A.
| Lebourveau takes charge for the present.
: The ladies' sewing society met at the
parsonage this afternoon to sew for the
, girls in Miss Gilson's mission-school in
: South Africa.
9 Lucius S. Howe recently sold three hogs
I to Z. X. Crowell of the firm, Crowcll Il
1 Jennison, Cambridgeport, Mass, for 3
| cents per pound, shipped to that point.
The graduating class in the high school
have lately chosen pink and green for the
class colors, and for the class-motto, g FL
mem Respice," Look to the end.
We are requested to deny the statement
concerning the marriage of Henry G. Raw
son Of this town, which appeared in Satur-
days issue of the TIMES under Alstead
r and Langdon news.
The Dinsmore and the drug stores of c.
e G. Davis and N. A. Wheeler were raided
last Friday afternoon by Sheriffs futile OF
Keene and Perry Of Walpole The hear
ing is in keene tomorrow.
:. A team-horse belonging to Mr. Lewis at
. the steam-mill stepped on the chain last
' Friday while hauling logs, and the heavy
hook caught in the flank ripping the flesh
: open down to the ankle, necessitating Ii
IS stitches.
II Rev. G.. I. Bard exchanged pulpits Sun
day with Rev. |. B. Stuart Of Alstead. A
large congregation was present, Mr.. Stuart
taking his text from John 8 :12, Il am the
q light Of the world" and preaching an
excellent sermon therefrom on practical
Christianity.
!" Mr.. Bracket, who is employed at
Adams steam-mill, met with quite seious
. accident on Saturday. He was chopping
tree, which fell and struck him in the
a neck, inficting cash about three inches
in length.
!. The next lyceum will be held in the high
3 school rooms Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 5, at 7.30, the question being, :. Re-
solved, that the present tendency Of COM
bination in trade is harmful, and should be
y Pratt, affirmative, and Hon. j G. Bellows,
!. negative.
Miss Mary Maynard was pleasantly sur
d prised on Friday evening by six young
ladies, who presented her with very hand.
some banquet lamp; the occasion being
the anniversary Of Miss Maynard's birth
day. Refreshments were served and a
pleasant social evening enjoyed.
d At the last meeting Of Walpole grange,
the secretary, Charles Parker, Jr., read
IS the following report for the year ending
December 81, 1895. The number of meet.
ings held during the year, %; average
= = attendance 81 1-3, which was six more
y than last year. Largest attendance at one
time was 1O7, which was gentlemen's night
a July %. There were SO visitors during
a the year. At the beginning Of the year
there were 1856 members, and at the close
142; seven initiated. three received by
y demit, and one re-instated. Loss of one
1t by death, one by suspension, and three by
d demit.
:. News were received from Lowell, Mass.
IS on Monday, of the sudden death from
IS heart failure Of Mrs. Mary H. Miller, who
), was spending the winter in that city, with
v her niece, Mrs. Alfred Clarke. Mrs. Mil.
Ter was well known here in town, with a
. large circle Of friends and relatives by
# whom she was greatly beloved, not only
N for the estimable qualities of character she
n possessed, but for her gentleness of dispo.
=" sition and kindly heart that prompted
many labor of love for others unknown
e to the world at large. Mary H. Miller
le was born in Concord. Mass, August IA
ID 1922, and was the daughter of Samuel and
% Mary Ormsby Whiting. She married
l. George Miller of Lowell, Mass, who dice
is in 1868, and for many years past she ha.
resided here in town, living in the ole
Ormsby house on Middle street The
remains were brought here for burial Tues
4 day noon, services being held in the Con
:" gregational church, Rev. George [. Bare
g officiating.
AI,STEAD