Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-01
Mrs. Emma F. Blake is home from a visit
IN IN New York city with her sister, Miss

Mrs. Nettie Hooper and daughter of Ches-
ter spent Sunday in town with relatives.
Senator Hastings residence was quite
elaborately decorated with bunting and flags
on the 3Oth. Flags were also displayed on
many of the other houses in the square.
Miss Mary Platts of South Boston spent
Sunday and Monday here with her mother,
Mrs. S. c. Platts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason of Greenfield, Mass,
were at the Dinsmore over Sunday. Mr..
Gleason is cashier in the Greenfield bank.
Rev. K. A. Keep preached an interesting
sermon, appropriate to Memorial day on Sun
day, the 29th, the text being taken from l.
Timothy 6, II: "Fight the good fight" with
practical lessons also for every day living
made applicable therefrom.
Stock was loaded at the station Monday
night: 81 calves, 26 cattle, 2l sheep and l3
hogs.
William P. Mason of Boston, proprietor of
the Boggy Meadow farms, with his daughter,
is in town for brief stay.
A party of bioy clists from here went to
Springfield, VT, Decoration day, to witness
the ball game and bicy Gle race.
The ladies' sewing society will meet in the
parlors OF the Hastings Memorial parish
house this afternoon.
Misses Amy and Alice Jennings were in
Greenfield, Mass, on Monday, where, with
George M. Faulkner and wife of Warren,
Mass, they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Webster.
Beedle's orchestra has cancelled the en-
gagement to furnish music for the gradual
ing exercises on Friday evening, June 10,and
the services of Leitsinger's First Regiment
orchestra of Brattleboro, have been secured
instead.
George F. Chandler has returned from
few weeks vacation and is again at work in
the livery stable for r. G. Graves.
Miss Mary H. Bellows with two friends
was home from Smith college over Sunday
and Monday.
No special observance was made here of
Memorial day, except the resident g.. A. r.
men and few Of the citizens went to the
cemetery in the morning and decorated the
soldiers graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Munro of Melrose, Mass,
personal friends OF L. B. Peck, are spending
few days in town.
TOWN SCHOOL MEETING.
The first meeting of the town school dis
trict called since the union of the town and
village districts was held Saturday afternoon,
according to the warrant previously noticed.
The meeting was not very largely attended,
considering the number Of voters in the dis
trict, but was very harmonious one. Will
liam Kiniry, moderator, presided. John P.
Holmes was chosen treasurer of the town
district, in place of Lucius wellington,
resigned. 1t was voted to rescind the vote
taken at the last annual meeting to raise $3.50
for school expenses, and it was further voted
to raise the sum of $l050 for school purposes,
including repairs, insurance, ETC., which sum
covers the amount that was to have been
! raised previously by both the village and
town districts. 1t was voted also to enlarge
| the school board from three to six members,
| comforting the right on the existing school
board to appoint the same. They were
| appointed as follows: Rev. Joseph Corcoran
| of North Walpole, and Rev. F. W. Pratt and
Charles H. Barnes from this section of the
town. 1t was voted to refer the question of
heating and water supply of the school build
Wings in North Walpole to the school board,
giving full power to act on the matter accord
ing to their judgment and to borrow money,
if necessary, on the credit of the district, for
such expenses as in their opinion seem
expedient. The above covered the articles
to be brought before the meeting, which was
then adjourned.
STRAWBERRY soCIABLE.
There was good attendance at the socia-
BILE held in the Parish House on Friday even
ing last under the auspices of the ladies' sew
ing society. Much credit is due the same
society for the pleasant and successful even
ing, made possible through the efficiency of
the president, Mrs. Nat W. Holland, and her
able assistants. A most excellent supper,
which was very well patrenlzed and thor
oughly appreciated, was served at O'Clock,
the bill Ct fare including hot rolls, coffee,
cold meats, variety of cake, strawberries
and cream, the latter being the genuine arti-
Gle, which was none the less enjoyed. The
entertainment was of patriotic nature and
the auditorium was artisticallY decorated
with flags and testooned with bunting, show
ing skill and good taste on the part of those
in charge. The program commenced with
the singing ofIHail Columbia, in which the
| audience were all invited to join. Miss Alice
d. Maynard presided at the piano and Mas
ters Hudson and Russell Hastings furnished
drum accompaniment. The Star Spangled
| Banner, Dixie and America were also rem
dered. The tea-tray drill, given at the re-
| cent school entertainment, was repeated on
this occasion and was loudly applauded.
This was followed by military drill under
the direction of Mrs. Holland, in which IL
tional colors took part. Each girl carried a
wooden gun and went through the different
| exercises, marches, etc, in q very self
possessed manner, keeping good time to the
music and moving with precision that gave
perhaps the charm to the whole. The young
soldiers received frequent applause and were
encored, to which they responded by repeat
| ing some of the more difficult movements.
An informal dance closed the evenings fes-
tlvities in which all Joined. The gross re.
ceipts were $2S so, net proceeds 500 so.
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