Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-28
WALPOLE,

WALPOLE.
Mrs. Heath of Newport is visiting at Ever
EFT L. Houghton's.
Mrs. Frank Clark is the guest of F. A.
Spaulding and family.
Mrs. Edward II. Stevens is spending today
with friends in Keene.
Miss Mabel Hatch of Keene was in town
the first of the week.
Miss Annie l.. Bellows is with friends at
Lake Sunapee, leaving last week.
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Hastings returned last
Friday from three weeks absence in Boston.
William II. Proctor and family of Revere,
Mass, are summer guests at the Elmwood.
Miss Rebecca l.. Hooper is entertaining her
college friend, Miss James, of Cambridge
port, Mass.
Mrs. j. j. P. Odel of Chicago is the guest
Of Mrs. Mary II. Hastings, arriving last Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Norman Schultz of Summit, N. j., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Theodore Schultz, ON
Main street.
Mrs. Cobb came last week from Wood
Stock VT, and is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Ora X. Lincoln.
Miss Bertha Patts of Fitzwilliam is visit
| ing her cousin, Edith S. Piatts at Miss H. Il.
Sherman s.
Mrs. Charles Roundy has been in Keene
| lOI lIc' bdSt tWO "CchS, CdlLCu tHCl0 NY tI0
| illness OF her father
occupied the pulpit in the Unitarian church
Sunday in exchange with Rev. f. w. Pratt
! Mrs. Herbert j. Weston of Everett Mass,
with her sister came yesterday and will re-
main for a few weeks at c. w. Hathaway's.
Miss Coulter, who has been employed in
Mrs. jennings dressmaking rooms for the
past two months, returned Sunday to Boston.
| tally-ho party from Chesterfield took
dinner at the Dinsmore Saturday and despite
| the rain seemed to enjoy the day and the
| occasion.
| Mrs. George A. Riley with her two sous,
| Ned and John, are visiting her sister, Mrs
Baker and family in Ferrisburg, Vt leaving
Monday noon.
| Owing to the unpropitious weather last
Tuesday, the L. O. U. \. was postponed to
| Friday of this week, July 30, when Miss
Addie Matthews will entertain the society at
| her home.
Rev Charles L. CanielG and two daughters
of Brookli who have been with j. w. Hay
ward and family for several weeks, intend TO
leave tomorrow, Thursd y.
Miss Amy E. Gaskill started recently for a
trip west, intending to remain month with
| her aunt in Nebraska and spending few
| days ell route IN Buffalo, N. Y.
F.E. Weymouth left Monday afternoon for
Orange, Mass, to enter the employ of his
brother Fred, who intends to open grocery
| store in that place. being ready for business
about August l..
Rev. Albert D. Smith of Northboro, Mass,
who has been the guest of Rev. E. A. keer
during the past week, conducted the services
in the Congregational church Sunday even
ing with great satisfaction to his hearers.
Hon. I. Nelson Hastings left Monday fol
Gilbertville, N. Y, and will return the las
of the week with his son. Master Hudson
who has been visiting there for few week.
in the family of MIR. and Mrs. Chapman.
About 80 new volumes purchased by the
town have been recently added to the library
with 13 volumes of bound magazines inciud
ing Harper's, Scribner's, New England, etc
several donations have also been lately re
ceived from those interested.
Palmistry is one of the attractions Offered
at the Unitarian fair which will pc held thi
evening at the Hastings Memorial parisl
house. Letsinger's lst Regiment orchestr
is advertised to furnish music for dancing
Supper, including ice cream and cake, will
be served. Doors open at p. NJ.
The thunder storm with hail, which tool
place last Friday afternoon, was the mos
severe one in this vicinity, it is said, sine
1850. The brooks arose to almost incredibl
4 heights and overtlowed their banks, Will
the roads were frightfully washed in variou
l sections, causing travel III some instance
: to be for IA time suspended. High street wa
spectacle for the curious and the road oppC
site L. b. Butfums residence was badl
washed and has attracted large numbers {
spectators. a tree near Mrs. Maynard's o
| Prospect hill was blown across the road an
the common was flooded. We are told that
great deal of damage was done to the croI
| also. The stone culvert north of the static
IS was washed out and delayed the trains Sc,
eral hours, while portion of the freigl
n depot was also badly undermined. Anotht
| cbn n
!, afternoon and at intervals Sunday but 1t
Ii hoped that with the dog-star now in ascen,
ency that the long looked for change in IL
n weather will take place.
5 DEATH OF MRS. II. NJ. FoST TER.
% News comes from Keene of the sudde
, death on Tuesday morning, July y, of Mr.
Foster widow OF Henry L. Foster, late
W this town. For the past week Mrs. Fost'
lie had been i'll, and yesterday morning DIR.
z. Richardson of this town, the family phys
m clan and friend Tor many years, was sun
le moned, but death had taken place before h
arrival. Mrs. Fosters maiden name W!
Hannah NJ. Fuller, and she was born Augu
:, IL, 1884, in the neighboring town of Yves
" moreland where her early Lille was passe
She attended school at the old academy,
a called, iu Saxtous River when l.. +. Ward,
e. name well known at one time in the educ
tional circles of this vicinity, priucipa
m In April 1855, she married Henry L. Fost
T. and lived on the old Foster homestead i'll ii
ne south part of this town until IA few years aft
Mr.. Fosters death in 1879 when she went
- matron to Vermont Acaticmy, in which {
a pacity she served faithfully and well, Wi
' % ming the respect and confidence of both st
dents and teachers. She remained there 4
1889, when, after year two of mu'
E. needed rest, she removed to Keene, whe
ce she has since resided, making her home f
)n the last few months with her daughter, Mi
%. Calahane, on Taylor street. Mrs. Foster w
no a woman possessing many endearing traits
es character, emineItty kind-heaated and WI
he a pleasant woid ami smile for all, liviI
lie manifestly the principles she proiessed foI
in useful christian life. Her death is one tn
he will be greatly deplored, not alone by h
family, to whom she was greatly devoted, b
,at also by a large number of friends here al
M. elsewhere. She leaves four daughters, Nj
81 Velma of Brattleboro, Adine OF Topel
in Kansas, Florence j., teacher IN Batimo
M Md and Mrs. Dan Calahane of keene; a
"A two sons Frank, 4 LAWYER in Topeka, u