Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-15
WALPOLE,

y. II. Crowell was in town again this week.
Subscriptions taken for the TIMES at the
postoffice.
Mrs. Sarah G. Hale has returned from
weeks absence in Boston.
F. A. Lebourveau has been in Springfield,
Mass, few days this week.
Miss Grace Putnam is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Il. 6. Graves, in district No. IL.
Mrs. Maria L. Kendall has returned from
protracted visit at College Hill, Mass.
William L. Sage of Boston was in town
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Miss Amy E. Gaskill returned Wednesday
from trip to Boston and New York City.
Miss Brown and Miss Clara Gowing spent
Wednesday with friends in Dublin, N. II.
Mrs. Ora r. Lincoln left yesterday noon
for a visit at her home in Woodstock, vt.
Mrs. W. H. Cady and daughter of Middle
Rev. E. A. Keep of Conway, N. H., will
preach in the Congregational church Sunday
at 1890.
William j. Hall was in Leominster, Mass,
Thursday with his daughter, Mrs. E. II. Cha
pin and family.
Walpole grange will meet on Tuesday even
ing next, May Is. The Sd and 4th degrees
will be conferred on a class of seven candi-
dates.
N. A; Snow has taken the land belonging
summer.
Mrs. George M. Hillman of Northampton, /,
Mass, was sin town yesterday calling on
friends and acquaintances.
James Rattray and Miss Maggie Griffin,
both of this town, were united in marriage on
Wednesday of this week, May II.
Eugene NJ. Elliott of NARROW, N. H., has
entered the employ of George j. brisbane &
Co., late firm of Gorham and Webster.
Monuments from Eversou and Co., Rut-
land have been recently placed on the o. j..
Hubbard and G. d. Hooper lots in Walpole
cemetery.
The farm in Walpole Valley belonging to
the late Carlos Dunshee was sold at public
auction recently to Timothy O'Brien for
$500.
The Walpole baseball team have made. ar
rangements to meet the Alstead team at
Drewsville this afternoon. Game called at
2.3O, weather permitting.
Commencing with next Tuesday, May IS,
the library vii! be open during the summer
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each
week, from 2 until and 7 to 9 p. NJ, per
order the library committee.
Perry and Porter's store house, located
north Of the cattle yards at Walpole station,
and containing about 10 tons of phosphate,
went over the bank Thursday night, for ow-
ened and the underpinning gave way.
Hon. 7. Nelson Hastings has been serious
ly i'll the past week suffering from case of
septic infusion. DIR. Newton, who was tax
ing few days of much needed rest in Sara
toga, was summoned by telegraph the fist of
the week, arriving Tuesday afternoon. AT
present writing Mr.. Hastings is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Harriet Lucke has made a valuable
gift to the town library, in the name of her
son, the late Colonel Gustavus Lucke. 1t is
a bound volume of the Farmers Museum or
Literary Gazette published in Walpole, and
comprises the numbers from January 20,
1900, to November l6, 1902 all in perfect
preservation. Two town histories have also
been purchased for the library: The History
of Salisbury, N. H., the birthplace of Daniel
Webster by Henry P. Wolfe, Esq, of Con-
cord, N. H., and others, and the History of
Dummerston, VT, by David L. Mansfield OF
Dummerston, who attended school and taught
in Walpole 40 or more years ago and is re-
membered by many of our people.
The Mystery Tea given at the church par
lors Wednesday evening by the members OF
the Junior Christian Endeavor society was q
very pleasant affair and worthy of a much
larger attendance. The tables were prettily
laid with china and silver and decorated with
apple blossoms. A card with figures from
one to 10 lay at each plate and one was privi-
legged to check a certain number of them,
give the card to the waiter and then await
the result, wherein was the mystery
Much merriment ensued as the orders were
filled, for one man was bountifully helped to
a pickle, a doughnut, glass of water and a
| toothpick while his equally unfortunate
neighbor was served with cup of coffee, a
banana and morsel of sage cheese. How
ever, there was an abundance of excellent
food and none went away hungry.