Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
WALPOLE.

Mr.. Locke of Putney was in town Monday
on business.
Miss Emma Houghton visited relatives in
Charlestown few days last week.
Lucius Slade of Boston was in town the
first of the week.
Mrs. Howard arrived from Ludlow last
Tuesday and is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. William j. Hail.
Rev. Russell N. Bellows is in town, arriv-
ing last Friday evening from New York city.
F. E. Foote spent Sunday with his family
at his home in West Lebanon, N. H.
Mrs. M. II. Gorham has returned from a
trip to South Boston and Worcester, Mass,
where she has been with relatives.
Miss Helen Clark of Dorchester is spend
ing month here with her aunt, Mrs. b. F.
Webster, whose continued improvement we
are glad to note.
Percy MacKaye of Harvard College, Cam
bridge, Mass, is spending ten days vaca-
tion in town.
Miss Maria j. Guild, who has been with
her sister, Mrs. MA. Mellish in Woodstock,
during the past fall and winter, is home now
for few weeks.
Fred Prentiss has recently sold his gray
horse to W. F. Wallace.
Mrs. j. w. Hayward, Jr., and children are
spending this well with relatives in Saxtons
River.
Zepra given at Bellows Falls last week was
well pat,ronized BY Peope'e, ,,d from this place
expected ball game on Saturday after
noon between the WaIpole and A1stead nine
did not materiaiize, as a telephone message
was received that morning from the latter
cancelling the previous agreement
Mrs. S. NJ. Balam, we are pleased to learn,
is improved in health and is able to drive out
occasionally.
Mrs. Miriam Nicholson, with the me mbers
of her family, are expected to arrive to-day
from New York city to remain here usual
during the summer months in their residence
at the head OF Main street.
Notice the advertisement of work horses
for sale in another column.
Senator Hastings Is able to be out again
after his recent Illness
w. +. Way of North Charlestown is here
in town soliciting orders for the r. G. Chase
Nursery company.
Dennis Griffin has been newly painting
his house on Turnpike street, adding new
blinds, new windows and otherwise max ing
Improvements.
G. b. Holland islthe owner of full blooded
Jersey cow lately purchased in Proctorsville,
which is emphatically a butter cow, max ing
two pounds of butter per day. We also un-
derstand that G. M. Clough has fine COW,
part Jersey ana part 1OISteln, winch gives %
pounds of milk day. Who next?
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Foster have been en-
tertaining relatives from Keene for few
days past.
AS the 26th draws near, the date announced
for the Experience Party, unabated enthusi-
asm is still manifested and new methods of
earning the required dollar is daily evolved
from the unwearied inner consciousness of
the money getters.
A large congregation was in attendance at
both the morning and evening services i'll
the Congregational church Sunday, the Rev.
A. E. Keep of Conway, N. H.. supplying the
pulpit and giving we believe universal salts
faction Mr.. Keep will preach again Sunday,
the 23d.
Work is steadily progressing on Miss Cald-
wells residence; the barn is up and skaters
are now employed thereon.
j. Wallace Burbee is confined to the use of
crutches at present, suffering from rheuma-
tism in the ankle which he injured few
years since.
We are requested to state that William j.
Hall visited briefly in Gardner, Mass, last
week.
u 1t is hoped there will be good attendance
at the entertainment given in Grange Hall
on Saturday evening by the Walpole graded
school, the program consisting of tableaux,
readings, recitations and music. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit of the graduating
class in the high school and so worthy cause
should draw large audience, while Judging
from the past, pleasant and satisfactory
evening may be expected.