Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-14
WALPOLE.

Renew your TIMES for 1896 at the post
office.
Charles II. Barnes lost quite valuabl,
cow this week.
William j. Field has been ill for a few
days past and confined to the house.
Ella Estabrook from Langdon has beer
spending week with Maude Brown.
Mrs. John w. Hayward is contemplat.
ing trip to Boston, Clinton, and vicinity
Mrs. DR.. Clark of Haverhill, Mass, is in
town caring for her mother, Mrs. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Foster and
son from Brattleboro spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. S. w. Bradford is spending this
week in keene, the guest of Mrs. Julius
Morse.
T. G. Sparhawk of Winchendon and
Walter Kingsbury of Medford were in
town Tuesday.
Quite delegation from here attended
grange supper given in Westmoreland on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Dorothy Banning is suffering from
felon on her hand which requires the
services of a physician, DR.. Newton being
called in attendance.
The grip seems to be a prevailing dis
order. George Seabury and John Lar
son are recovering from severe attacks
OF the same, and other cases are reported.
A sociable will be held at the Parish
house parlors on Wednesday, March 49,
Supper at 7.30 o'clock. There will be
dancing in the evening. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all.
Edwin w. Jennison arrived Thursday
evening to assist in the removal of his fam
lily to Cambridgeport, Mass. Mrs. Jenni-
son and Ruth will spend few DAYS in
Keene with friends the first of next week
en- route to their new home.
At the next meeting of Walpole Grange,
which will be held Tuesday evening, March
II, the topic tor discussion is, personal
experiences of profitable and Improbable
farming during the past year."
A small audience listened to DR.. Lam
son from Durham college on Tuesday even
ing, but the lecture was reported as inter-
estlng and instructive also. President
Murkland will deliver the next and last
lecture in the course, the subject to be an
later.
Charles H. Parks and family, who have
lived on the March farm the past few years,
will move to Westmoreland at an early
date, having rented the Arthur Chickering
farm in that town. We understand that
Everett McNutt will remove to the farm
vacated by Mr.. Parks.
At the town meeting which was held on
Tuesday it was voted to raise by tax the
sum of $17 900; $4,000 of which is for
highways and bridges; $4,000 for town
officers and county expenses; $4,000 for
schools Sl 300 for paupers; $1,000 for
town debt; $46O for library 1926 for po-
lice and cemetery; $500 for school sup
plies. 1t was also voted to pay A. A. Gil |
son 5000 for services as road agent in |
1898.
A progressive whist party of six tables
was given by Mrs. A. P. Richardson on
Thursday afternoon from 8 until o'clock.
The first prize, silver sugar sitter en-
graved ''whist' on one side and "1S96n on
he other, was secured by Mrs. F. A. Car
oenter, who won 80 points. The BOBBY
orize, box of assorted chocolates, fell to
Mrs. E. M. Holden, who lost 33 points.
honorable mention should be made of
title Lou Webster, whose score-card
showed % points made, ranking second to
he winners card. Refreshments of sand
yiches, olives, coffee, cake and fruit were
erved.