Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-29
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| ter, Mass, the first of the week. Y
| Mrs. j. W. Hayward, Jr., spent Tuesday
of this week in Saxtons River, with relatives
o. j. Butterfeld is drawing oak logs to the
station to be shipped in the near future.
Mrs. S. S. Spear from South Boston is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Fisher:
| W. d. Knowlton has been appointed liquor
agent, in place of N. A. Wheeler, resigned.
| s, M. Nutting of Westminster shipped
1907 pounds of wool from this station a few
| days ago.
| Miss Annie W. Smith of Watham. Mass.
is a guest at Maple Grove farm, arriving this
week on Tuesday noon.
Mrs. Herbert G Lamb and child Of Bellows
Falls visited this week Mr.. and Mrs, Ira s
Hubbard
Northampton, Mass, where his daughter
Mary is attending Smith college.
Henry A.Slade has purchased of G P. Gil
! son within a few days a fine pair o. chestnut
horses for use at the Homestead faft2.
The Bridge Memorial library will he open
on Monday of next week, January 81, in the
afternoon and evening, instead OF Tuesday.
More snow and plenty Of it on Tuesday
| night and Wednesday; the local freight tram
was annulled in consequence on Wednesday
The singing school was omitted this week
on account of the storm. but will meet as
usual Monday evening next, January 81.
john P. Kemn of Fast Alstead spent Thurs.
day in town at Mrs. s. G. Bradford's On Mid
die street.
Arrangements are being made for an enter
tainment at the Congregational church on
Wednesday evening, February 9.
One hundred and seven hooks were taken
from the library last Saturday. January 22,
and the attendance Oumhared o.
Mrs. Ethel G.. H. French arrived yesterday
from Watertown, Mass, and will remain
over Sunday, the guest Of Judge and Mrs. J
G. Bellows,
On Tuesday there were 2370 pounds Of but
ter delivered from Westminster creamery to
Wapole station, to be shipped to points
south.
Mrs. B. F. Webster and daughter Lou
have been spending few days here with
friends at the Dinsmore, returning to their
home in Greenfield, Mass, on Thursday
afternoon.
Walter David, humorist, who will appear
in the Walpole lecture course on tuesday
evening. February las previously announced,
comes very highly recommended, and with
the assistance of young Donlan, the boy So
prano so1oist, the evening promises to be a
very attractive one.
William Mitchell, the popular and efficient
clerk at Hotel Dinsmore, and Miss Mary A.
Powers of Bellows Falls, were married on
Wednesday of last week, January 26. Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell will occupy the tenement
in DIR. Cannon's block lately vacated py F.
e. Hawkes. and family.
Word was received here this week # the
death of Mrs. Curtis in Keokuk. Iowa, which
took place on Sunday, January 23 For some
time past, Mrs. Curtis had been i'll, bup Nas
thought to be improving and her sudden
death was shock to many friends, as well as
to her immediate family. 1t will be remem-
home here with her daughter, Mrs. Fred L.
Holland, now of Mills, Mass, during the
latter's residence in town.
I A postponed meeting of walpolo"es 7anes
will be held on Wednesday evening next
Fehlusry.2. The third and fourth degrees
will be conferred on a class of 13 who are as
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Fletcher, Mrs. Edna j
Burt 1ngham, Mrs. Charles Chickering, Mrs
Cora f. Farmer, William Slade, Roy s
Burt, Frank Murray, George Shaw, Lucius
Wellington and George Jennings.
L. r. Plummer, who put in the telephone
exchange in town, is now at the Dinsmore
while building telephone line for f. L
Temple, landscape gardener of Westminster
This line extends from Mr.. Temples resi-
dence to Westminster station, and Mr. Tenn
pie intends to allow all who wish to connec
Will lnlS llne. PROBABLY tne TWO systems VIII
be put together at no distant date.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
There was a good attendance at the Farm
ers' Institute held here on Thursday, under
the auspices of the state board of agriculture
Both morning and afternoon sessions were
we'll attended and it WAS estimated that thres
hundred were present in the evening. Mucl
enthusiasm was manifested and each speake
receivedthe clretul and appreciative atten
tiOn of the audience. The neighboring towns
of Surry, Alstead, East Alstead, Langdon
Saxtons River, Westminster and Westmore
land were represented and, including on
townspeople, AL seemed pleased with the day :!
proceeding. The following program was
presented:
Music, Grange chni
Invocation, Rev. f. A. Keel
Address OF Welcome, l. w. Ramsey
Response, Mr.. Metcalf, Concord
Music, Grange choil
Address, Maple Sugar Production, C.B .koyt
Discussion, Charles Winch, LaDgdor
Music, Grange choi
Address, Buying Fertilizer, Prof. Fred w
Morse, vice director N. II. Experimen
Station
Recitation, Mrs. /. w. Ramsey
Music,. Grange choi
Address, Business Methods in Farming,
willard Bill, Jr., Westmoreland. from
Cheshire county.
Music, Grange choil
7,30 P. n.
Music, ar,, Grunge, ,ehoi
Address, Forestry, George H. Moses, Con
cord, sec. N. IL. Forestry Commission
Recitation, Master Burton Hclme
Recitation, Master Dick Holmes
Music, Grange choi
| Address, Rice, Hon. Joseph B. Walker, Con
cord, pres. Bureau of Agriculture :.
Music, Grange choi
At the close of Mr.. Walkers address, n. j
Batchelder. master of the state grange ant
secretary of the board of agriculture, made
short spec ch in behalf of the grange and oil
grange work in general. The addresses pre-
| sented were eminently practical and were
above all, applicable to modern farming
Many valuable and timely suggestions wer'
| made, and it was conclusively proven tina
The lever of common sense and advance,
ideas are as successful with farming as will
| other occupations. Dinner and supper wer