Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-08
PLEASANT EVENING AT WHIST.

1 lie
The last meeting of the whist club was helt
on on uesaay evening at the Dinsmore. Abou
81 were present and the eight persons whose
score cards ranked first played upstairs witt
MISS Mary %. Maynard, q. b. Williams, Jr.
MISS Amy w. Jennings and F. w. Pratt as
substitute for Miss Platts, at the first table
ana Mrs. W. w. Porter, DR.. l.. A. Newton
ahu a. Ac 10 and f. D. Perry the second, each
playing ~ boards of duplicate whist, while
the remaining members of the club played in
the parlors below. At the first table Miss
Maynard and Mr.. Williams won the prizes
winch were china brush and comb tray and
sterling silver bag tag, respectively. Mrs.
Ioreer ana Dr. Newton were in luck at the
second table, and pretty, silver-mounted
shell comb was presented Mrs. Porter and a
gold scarf-pin set with three pearls to DR..
Newton. Mrs. H. A. Perry, Mrs. Helen M.
Bates and Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Sher-
man, =. ID. Holden substituting for Mr.. Sher-
man, presided at the BOBBY table, and Mrs.
Perry and Mrs. Bates bore off the prizes
which were appropriate to the occasion, the
presentation being made by G.. B. Williams,
Jr., president of the club. Promptly at 10
CLOCK The party proceeded to the dining hall
wheTe was served banquet worthy even of
Landlord Sherman's well known capabilities
IN that direction. The menu was as follows
Boullion, salmon, green peas, Saratoga no.
tatoes, roast beef, mashed potatoes, mush-
room sauce, string beans, radishes. olives.
lobster salad, chicken salad strawberry ice
cream, assorted cake, coffee. social hour
then followed this most royal feast and the
cluo dispersed about midnight.
HANDSOME CABINET FOR THE LIBRARY.
There has been placed recently IN the read
ing room of the Bridge Memorial library a
handsome oak cabinet made and designed
entirely by Winthrop Rowland. This cabinet
winch Is lifted with glass dool is substantial
y made, every detail carefully developed and
the whole specimen of excellent workman
snip. On the shelves are found books nearly
al OF which were printed in Walpole during
the last 10 years of the 18th century and the
early part OF the present one, for, from about
l19O to 1872, as definitely as eau be ascer-
tanned, branch printing office was conduct
ed here by one Isaiah Thomas of Worcester,
VINO at that time was publisher and literary
man OF note and was justly called ''the father
erlcan printing These books have
been pre- sented to the library by people inter-
ested, and is we believe, the largest collection
OF old Walpole books extant and highly val
ued both for the rarity and quaintness Of the
tlce. The Algerine Captive or the Life and
adventures OF Doctor Updike Underhill, six
years prisoner among the Algerines, ,printed
IN 1871, also History of America printed in
ISOO, comprising Vols. TX and X, and The
Plous Instructor, designed to warm and ami
W. Zooi VI al Oh moral and religious
topics. These last named are in board covers,
a copy OF Lindley Murrays English Reader
next attracts ones attention, on the titIe-nage
OF which the author mildly hopes that herein
young persons may be assisted to read with
proprlety and effect; improving their Ian
geage and sentiments and intoxicating some
OF the most important principles of piety and
virtue. This bears the date of 1911. There
Is also Vol. Iii Of q Sacred Biography bv
Henry Hunter, d. D., which is the second
American edition published in VII vols. the
Captivity of Mrs. johnson, and a volume en-
Titled Ihearetic Explanation of the Science
of oanctlty, according to reason, common
sense, etc, written by Thomas Fessenden. |
a. M, who was the second minister settled |
in town. This last was printed in RrattIe'
ooro and doubtless contains s'words that |
breathe and thoughts that burn and subject |
matter that would throw a strong light on |
MODERN theology. Two volumes Of poetry.
terrible Tractaration'' printed in Boston
IN ma the Ladies Monitor printed by Bill
6lake u Co, Bellows Falls, were written by
lis son, Thomas Green Fessenden, and there
lre also many others OF interest, including
wo volumes of the Annual Reports of Waf
'ole from lS4S to 1894 which contain snicv
comments ON the schools in town during that
'e[ioa, That proves interesting reading.
telics OF local value have place on the
helves, among which may be seen a copv of
ne Farmers Museum, dated March 6, iSO9,
presented by b. X. Seabury, and COPY of
. 0emocratlc 1n,a Republican, dated November
~, iolz; TINS was presented by George O.
! Iuilu OF bellows Falls, both papers published
n n town. "A Undertook, the gift of j. w.
'tearns, old manuscripts, arrow heads and
tuer artlcles OF interest are here also. The
ommlttee would be glad to add to this COL
ection any articles of historical value or in
crest to Walpole.