Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-26
WALPOLE.

The dancing school will meet this Wednes-
day evening, January 26.
J.P. Holmes left Tuesday for a trip to
Windham, Vt, to buy more sheep.
John E. Proctor returned Monday after
noon from few days absence in Athol with
relatives.
Stock was loaded at the station Monday
night as follows Sc sheep, 80 calves, 20 cat
tie aud hogs.
G. NJ. Hawkes. and wife from Otter River,
Mass spent Sunday in town the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hawkes..
Miss Frost from Newport, N. H., was the
guest here Saturday and Sunday of Miss "
J. Darling.
| Mrs. Miriam Nicholson and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Milton Doremus of New York city are
| spending this week in town.
Mrs. C. C. Davis entertained her brother,
| W. F. Sherman of Lawrence, Mass, the first
of the week.
Mrs. Page and three Children from Putney
have been spending few days here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Snow.
William Arnold of Christian Hollow,
dressed a fine porker few days since, that
weighed 526 pounds.
Mrs. M. II. Gcrham aud granddaughter
Eleanor have been spending . few days with
relatives in Saxtons River.
Dennis Griffin has sold his tobacco crop of
~, two acres, to MIR. Billings of Hatfield,
Mass. Terms private.
The weekly prayer meeting il. the Congre-
gational church will be observetlthis week
on Friday evening, January %, at 80
O'Clock, instead OF Thursday.
An invitation has been extended to the
| pubic to attend on Saturday evening, Janu-
ary 20, the second anniversary of the dedica-
tion OF the Hastings Memorial Parish House.
| The Footlights intend to give their drama
tic entertainment, "Mr Bob," two-act
comedy now under rehea' sal, at some date
next month, presumably February Is.
7 1t is reported that d A. Mann has sold his
farm in district No. 4 to Herbert w. Smith,
who for the past year or more has been liv-
ing in Unity.
John P. Holmes shipped 100 more OF his
lambs on Monday to the Boston market from
We>tmoreland Depot. The average weight
was 78 pounds.
Mrs. Neahr of Johnstown, N. Y, who,
since Thanksgiving has been visiting her sis
/ ter, Mrs. G. II Soule on Middle street, left
Monday morning with Mr.. Neahr for Massa-
chuse'ts, he having spent Sunday here.
We understand that j. Wallace Burbee has
secured a position on the electric road in
+ Boston and will soon leave to engage IN his
new business.
Services will be observed in the Unitarian
church on Sunday next and it is now ex.
pected that they will be held regularly every
Sunday.
The firm of Allbee & Babbitt in Bellows
Falls has dissolved and the branch store in
this town, under the superintendent OF
Charles W. Morse, will continue business in
the firm name of Babbitt & Morse.
1t is hoped there will be a good attendance
at the farmers Institute held here in the
town hall tomorrow, Thursday The morn.
ing session begins at 10 30 Dinner and sup.
per free to all who may desire. All are in.
vited.
The last entertainment in the Walpole
lecture course will take place on Tuesday
evening of next week, February l, at which
time, Walter David, humorist, will appear in
"The Village Fo'ks," story-play in three
parts written expressly for Mr.. David by
George A. Kyle. There are nine characters
in this play, each impersonated in turn by
MIR. David. Master Henry Donian, Boston's
famous boy soprano soiolst who sings in St
Paul's church, also in the African chapel in
Cambridge, will assist in the program.
The entertainment given on Friday even
ing by the projecting kinetoscope and graph
ophone drew good audience no followed
with interest and enthusiasm the varied pro-
gram presented. The kinetoscope repre-.
sented many amusing scenes as we'll as sew
eral wonderful ones The cavalry passing in
review. the express train, the sleighing il
Central Park, the watermelon contest, anG
Others might be mentioned. One pretty
scene was feeding the doves, and a very real
istic one was the pillow fight among the sem
mary girls. The graphophone reproduced
vocal and instrumental solos, band music
etc, and also Robert Ingersoll's speech OF
Napoleon. Perhaps the best of these wa
the United States marine band, and a corne
solo, "When the Swallows Homeward Fly. ;
The latter was very distinct and pleasure
to hear. Take it all round, the program wa
unique and well worth the price of admis
sion. The ladies' aid society, under who's
auspices the entertainment was given, nette
about $40.
DEATH OF JAMES H. PORTER.
A telegram was received here Tuesda
morning from Chicago, stating the death OF
Monday january "a, at his home in that city
of James Harvey Porter, former WalpoI
resident and brother to S. III. and George T
Porter of this town, now the only suryivin
members of the family. The fourth son {
Vine and Hannah Pike Porter, he was Dor
in MorristowD, Vt, June l, 1892, but Will
very young, the family removed to this towr
. living on what is known as the Kilburn farm
lately owned by Frank Chickering. He maj
, ried Miss Ellen Wentworth of Alstead an
at one time lived in Boston but later went
Chicago where for the past 30 wears he bs
: resided. For many Years Mr.. Porter was as
t sistsnt passenger agent of the Great Wester
y rail- Dad aud sfterward was engaged in tn
!. marine insurance business. Mr. Porter wa
4 man univer ally respected and his death
8 regretted by mary friends here. He leaves
widow hi. opIu child sap E-ol M