Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-16
y the selectmen, in the stores, postoffice,

day.
Rev. o. M. Fisher is in town this week.
Mrs, Fisher has been ill with severe cold
for the last week or more.
There were 2300 pounds OF butter and
S52 pounds of eggs sent Tuesday evening
from the station.
Miss F. Hicks, guest for the past week
IN the family of F. E Hawkes.. has returned
to her home in Springfield, Mass.
kiniry Bros. are painting their houses
on Depot hill and some repairs are being
made at the Homestead farm.
Charles Farnsworth and E. S. Kenrick
are for the present in Putney in the EN-
ploy of G. w. Adams.
.. Mrs. George l.. Houghton and little
laughter Rachel, from North Charlestown,
visited relatives in town this week.
MIR. and Mrs. George F. Jennison are
intending to move soon into the house
lately occupied by G. b. Davis and family
in district No. 5, the same having been re-
Gently sold to George A. Chickerng.
The next meeting of Walpole grange
will be Tuesday evening, April 10. The
program arranged for that date will in
clude roll call and it is hoped there will
be good attendance.
Mrs. L. M. B. Porter, who, since last
fall, has been in Chicago with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. &. Shedd, and family, re-
turned Wednesday evening.
| Misses Alice and Maude Maynard have
been spending few days this week in
Alstead with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dnsmore.
Thursday of next week, April 21, will
be observed as Fast day in this State, in
accordance with the proclamation issued by
Gov. Ramsdell.
Tennyson's complete works in two hand
sonely bound volumes have been lately
presented to the Bridge memorial library
by the ladies' reading club.
During the month of March, freight of
which the following is a partial amount,
was sent from Walpole station: Lumber,
394 1000 pounds live stock, 1872, 900 lbs.
butter, A. 344 lbs, and eggs, 69S lbs.
About 35 couples were in attendance at
the ball Thursday evening, including few
from Alstead and Bellows Falls, and a
pleasant time is reported. A supper, under
the auspices OF Walpole grange, was served
in the lower hall at II o'clock, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Seward and Mrs. /. W. Ram
say, being the committee appointed to take
charge of the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery B. Wilson wish to
express their gratitude to the many friends
who gathered at their home on the even
ing of the 8th inst, in order to commemo-
rate the 3Oth anniversary of their marriage.
T, .ey, extend their sincere thanks for the
beautiful poem, the lovely floral gifts ard
the sum Of money, which was not found
until sometime the next day. They wish
also special mention to be made of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. ellison. through whose kind
ness the event was planned and carried out
SO successfully.
The absorbing topic of war has been
relegated to the top shelf for the past day
or two since the failure of the Cheshire
County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was
made known, for we are told nearly every
other person in town is more or less f.
nancially interested and what is nations
welfare compared to personal monetary
griefP This company, established since
1925, was considered as safe as the ever
lasting hills and many and bitter are the
reflections, especially Of those whose
policies were recently renewed, on the
vanity of things earthly.
The cry of fire was heard Wednesday
evening about $50 o'clock and the inevi-
table crowd that quickly collected, found q
lively blaze in Perry & Porter's store, with
Mr.. Porter and one of the clerks, M. G
Driscoll, gallantly fighting it. 1t seems
they were about to close the store and al
the lamps were extinguished except 9
bracket lamp over H. A. Perry's desk ir
the rear of the store, which fell out and the
oil igniting made matters brisk there for 6
little while. Some horse blankets hanging
near were thrown over the lamp in hopes
to stife the flames; they. were of no avail
but the fire was finally put out by use O
the fire extinguishers which are kept al
ways back of the desks. The ceiling was
smoked more or less, and glass broken il
the partition, with the desk burned consid
erably and the utter ruin of eight new
horse blankets, but all are thankful it wa.
no worse. Probably 1926 or $50 will covel
the loss. What made it look more serious
was the fact of the new steel ceiling being
put in and the scaffolding, etc., in th'
room to hinder progress and to take fir
quickly.
All the children in the Congregations
parish including several special guests, wer'
invited to meet at the parsonage on Wed
nesday, April 13, from 4 until o'clock P
NJ, in order to suitably observe the thirt
birthday of Master John Marcus Keep
The tables for Refreshments were laid j,
the dining room and back parlor and pre-
sented very attractive appearance. tn
menu including sandwiches, fruit, cake ant
confectionery. Fifty-eight children wer,
seated at the tables, the 59th. Beatrice c
Graves, at the tender age of II months, ar
irving little late and being held by he
mother. Master John presided at on
table with great dignity, as became hi
three years and seated opposite him, wa
Miss Marion Caroline Spaulding, who sus
tanned her reputation of 23 months wit
equal grace and dignity, although hardl.
past-mistress of the Anglo-Saxon tongue
while at the same table Master Fred Prem
tiss, aged two years, conducted himself lik
gentleman. There IS no doubt but tha
the children enjoyed the birthday feast an
the games that followed, as they have way
of expressing their delight not to be mis-
taken. A large unfurnished room on tn
second floor was provided for play roor
and the yard and common also afforde
ample space for fun and merriment. Sew
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