Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-03
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WALPOIE.
George NJ. Seabury is home from Boston.
| Renew or subscribe for the TINES at the
postoffice.
Hon. J. G. Bellows is in Concord this week
| on business.
| II. s. Richardson entertained a friend from
! Putney over Sunday.
Mary Holland is in Keene with her sister,
Mrs. L.. K. Mason.
Mrs. Oliver Martin is spending this week
in Boston with friends.
j. p. Murray has been confined to his room
by illness for the past two weeks.
Mrs. e. M. Bradford has been with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. X. Elwell for week past.
Edward P. Boynton of Boston was guest
at I. n. Hastings Saturday and Sunday.
| List of letters advertised in the postoflice
A. B., Mrs Frederick Wells, r. Clement.
! Miss Kate Watkins returned Yesterday from
q several weeks absence in Dorchester with
! friends.
| The proceeds of the sociable held at the
Congregational church parlors last Wednes-
| day evening were Sl415.
| Miss Grace Towne has SO far recovered her
/ health as to be enabled on Sunday to return
to her home in the south psrt of the town.
! The dancing school which was omitted last
| week on account of the weather, will be held
Thursday evening as usual in Dinsmore hall.
| a Junior Endeavor society has been re-
| Gently formed in the Congregational Church
and the first meeting was held Sunday at
p. NJ, with good attendance.
W. S. Hcmenway Of Grafton, VT, is con-
| Quoting q singing school of about 90 members
ia Westmoreland and district No. on alter
| hate Friday and s saturday evenings.
During the month of January, So money
orders were sold in Walpole pnstoffice fo1
which was received the sum of S6lS IS There
were IA paid in that time amounting to
S2l5.os. r. :
| Walter L.. Roberts, jieweler in North
Adams, Mass, spent last week here with his
Yuhcle, A. b. Wilson and family, route for
Manchester and later for his home in Red
| ford, N Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wallace Burbee visited
| relatives in Bellows Falls Monday of this
! week and from there went to Grafton where
| they spent Tuesday and the day following
| with w. 8. Hemenway and family.
| The species of water bird which was shot
by George Emerson on the Copley Amory
meadows last fall, has Just been received
| from Taxidermist Underhill of Bellows Falls
| and now occupies prominent position on
! the FROM counter in Perry & Porter's.
The ladies' sewing society connected with
the Unitarian church will hold their annual
meeting on Wednesday, February 3, at 7.3C
/ p. M, with Mrs. Mary II. Hastings to choose
officers for the ensuing year and to transact
other necessary business. All the members
are invited to be present.
We would call attention to an article writ
ten by Thomas b. Peck which appeared il
the last number of the New England Home
stead January 80, entitled THAT New Hamp
shire Village Library" This article contains
the history, in part, of our library and al
admirable description of the present one, in
cluding a plan of the same. There is also
heading the article. an excellent picture o
the library building.
] George +. Punt died suddenly at his homt
! il North Wa!pole Friday evening, January
~, at the age of 40 years. Mr.. Punt was ;
native of this town and spent his younger
days here. tie was born December 26, 1896
the second son of David and Sarah Colburr
Punt. For several years he has been freigh
conductor on the Is. 4 NJ. railroad. He leaves
widow and one brother. Funeral services
were held at his late residence on Tuesday
at T.. VI.
An excellent concert was given Friday
evening by the Boston Ideal Mandolin, Banjo
and Guitar club at the Hastings Menoria
Parish house to commemorate its first ann
yersary. A large audience was present t
I enjoy this musical treat made possible through
the generosity of Mr.. Hastings Remark
appropriate to the occasion were made by
. Rsvs. F. W. Pratt and G. !. Bard, Mr.. Hast
irgs, Judge Bellows, DR.. a. p. Richardson
} HI A. Perry and j. w. Hayward. AT thu
close of the concert an invitation was ex
) tended to remain for social hour in the re
!. ception rooms below, which were well iightet
l-afdl decorated with beautiful cut flowers
, More music was then given, assisted by Mr.
{ hastings and Mr.. Boynton of Boston, ant
lemonade and assorted cakes were served.
j. p. Holmes shipped double-deck car o
lambs and yearlings on Monday from West
moreland Depot to the New England Dresses
Neat and Wool Co., Boston. They averaged
over 100 pounds each and were a choice lot
This is the first shipment from Mr.. Holmes
| flock of 625 which is the largest flock in thi
, section if not in the state. 1t Is only fey
: years since there were 5000 or more fat shes e
ard lambs shipped from this town ever,
every spring, now there is not over 1000 feed
. ing in all. In most cases the property of on
oder, well-to-do farmers were derived from
the profits of well-cared for flocks of shee
fer which Walpole was noted. Those day
are long since past and are not likely soon t
return. The day for keeping fne-woole
sheep for the wool alone Is also past, bu
choice coarse-wooled lambs will always be 4
demand and farmers must meet changed con
ditioms and profit by them.