Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-04
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a brief stay with his family.
Miss Elbra Hooper spent the past week
with her grandparents ia Bethel, Vt.
Mrs. Carpenter from keene is visiting her
| sister, s.'Anson Burbee, i'll Dis. No. 9.
Stuart X. Barnes returned the first Of the
week from trip TO Dorchester, Mass.
Miss P. z. Rand from Somerville, Mass, is
the guest of Miss Rebecca L. Hooper.
Don't fail to attend the entertainment given
by the Footlights on Tuesday evening next.
Mrs. Frank Z. Hawkes. and daughter
Mabel are with friends in Charlemont, Mass
Evening services will be held in the Unita-
rian church Sunday, September 5, at 73O
o'clock.
L. B. Varney of South Boston spent the
past week in town with his family at the Elm
wood.
Michael G. Driscoll in Perry & Porters
commenced two weeks vacation Wednes-
day OF this week.
Mrs. NJ. D.lCorliss and children of Charles
town were in town this week at her fathers,
~. 8. Booths.
VI Masters Dean and Lee Smalley are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence,
in Bartonsyille, vt.
DIR. Charles H. Cannon returned yesterday
from a weeks absence in Providence, r.. ,
and vicinity.
VIM. A. Galloway, Jr., is home from sew
eral weeks absence in Long Island and New
York city.
Mrs. A. II. Caldwell and daughter, Martha,
have returned from brief absence in Keene
with friends.
Mrs. j. w. Hayward, Jr., has been spend
ing the past week with relatives in Saxtons
River.
Miss Mamie Cove, promising young
violinist from Bellows Falls, has been at
Mrs. Edna Ingham' 8 for a few days.
Miss M. F.. Harmon and her SISTER 6 eorgia,
from New York City, have been guests dur
ing the past week Of Mrs. g. Tower.
Miss Helen E. ellison intends to leave next
week for Milford, N. H., where she will en-
ter the High school tor course Of study.
Joseph Fairbanks of Worcester, Mass, has
been visiting his friend, Frank L. Gibson, at
"The old Inn Farm" for several days past.
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Stanley of Swamp
scott, Mass, and Miss Mabel johnson of
Keene are spending few weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Burt.
past few months here with her sisters, the
Misses Fuller, returned this week to Brock
ton, Mass.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting returned Friday to
her home in North Cambridge, Mass, having
spent number Of weeks here with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Iaggard.
The next meeting of Walpole Grange will
be held Tuesday evening, September Z. Ini-
tiatory ceremonies will be the order of the
evening followed by the harvest supper.
Miss Barbara Irish arrived Thursday from
present in the family of Rev. E. A. Keep, at
tending schoolhere the coming term.
During the month of August 81 money
orders were sold in Walpole postofce for
which the sum of $459.46 was received; IL
were paid in at that time amounting to $780,
65.
Letters advertised in the postoffice for the
month ending August3 81 are as follows: Mrs.
Ester C. Pratt, Mrs. Ella Patten, Miss Char
Brighem and H. w. Bellows.
Mrs. Henry H. Sawyer and son, Arthur
returned yesterday TO Somerville, Mass, hav-
ing spent the summer in town. Masters
Robert and Frank Sawyer will return also
next week.
Mrs. Booth, Mrs. Dunn and W. H. Payne,
all of California, are at Maple Grove Farm,
arriving Thursday BY the way of Canada
where they have spent some time at different
places of interest along the route.
Quite delegation from Walpole Grange
attended the Pomona meeting held on
Wednesday in Alstead, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. D.A.
Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Graves and the
families of j. W. Graves, G. A. Watkins and
John p. Holiness.
We understand that Prof. Edward Russell
of Williams college, SO we'll known in this,
his native town., is interested in the plan for
serecting noadment in Peru, VT, to COM
memorate the march of General Stark and
army through that place IN August, 1777, on
their way to Bennington.
A cottage is in process of erection at Prof.
F. W. Hooper's, near his summer residence.
The masonry and brick work are completed
and the timbers are up. Work is being rap
idly pushed forward. eight men being en-
ployed thereon at present.
Former students of Vermont Academy will
be interested to learn that Miss Clara Con-
verse, at one time employed as teacher of
English in that school but who for several
years has been in japan, recently returned to
this country and at present is with friends in
Amherst and Orange, Mass.
"The G. A. & G. H." are the my sterious
letters signifying new society lately organ
lied among some of the young men here in
the village. An opening concert and dance
will be given on Thursday evening, Septem-
Der 9th, in the town hall. Weeden's orches-
ira will provide music; ice cream and cake
will he served in the lower hall. All are in
vited to be present.
The children of the Unitarian Sunday
school met Thursday afternoon at the Parish
House for a social hour. A good number
were present including some of the older
people and pleasant time reported, the en-
tertainnent being in charge of Mrs. G.. b.
Williams, Jr., and Mrs. Julia Jennings.
GRANGE ENTERTAINMENT.
Frank G. Reynolds, humorist and imper-
senator, gave a very interesting aud amusing
entertainment under the auspices of Walpole
Grange on Tuesday evening of this week. A
good sized audience was present, who fol-
lowed the varied program from beginning to
close, with keen appreciation of its merit.
The selections were all well chosen and well
rendered, Mr.. Reynolds interspersiug the
program with songs that were vastly amusing,
ending with ''Johuny Smoker" which dis
played his versatility to good advantage. A
quartet composed of Miss Helen Guild, Mrs.
Waldo a. Burt and Messrs. Booth and Leon
ard also furnished music. Vanilla and choc-
olate ice cream and an admirable assortment
of cake WAS served both before and after the