Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-09-27

gational church tor the Boston Seamer
Friend society.
Charles Andrews of Chesterfield ,f,rme
iy resident here, was in town recently
d few days.
MISS Grace F. Sherman is home after
j trip to Northampton and Greenfield, Mas
Mr.. Newton of Athol, who bought &
wood-lot on the Royce farm last year al
is now located at Drewsville, has late
bought of Warren L. Hooper of Car
bridge, Mass, some 20 acres OF timbe
more or less, on the Drewsville road, nei
the hill farm of D. S. Booth.
Rev. E. A. Keep was in Keene on MOI
day OF this week, in attendance at the e,
clesastical council at the Second Congrt
gational church, the same having convene
tor the purpose of advising the church i
regard to the resignation of. the pastor
Archibald MeCord. Mr.. Keep was cho'
en- moderator and read the call. Deaco
TJ. L. Houghton was also in attendance
John Kinlry, employed in Boston, is a
home for short vacation and will atten
the fair at Brattieboro this week.
Stockholders in the F. r. r. Co., ar
enjoying their annual free ride to Bostol
this week Tuesday and Wednesday
Among those from this town who took ad
vantage of this trip may be mentioned tn
| following: DR.. and Mrs. A. P Ri hardson
Miss Helen A. Wotkyns, t. B. Buffum
G. ID. Spa,hawk, T. B. Peck, Miss Marthi
Caldwell, Mrs. Harriet Hodgekins, Mis-
Ellen Miller, Miss Mary E. Maynard, Mrs
George E. Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg,
T. Porter, Miss Alice w. Jennings, Mr.
and Mrs Charles H. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs
G. G. Davis.
Rev. F. W. Pratt will speak in the Uni
tartan church next Sunday evening, Octo
Der l on "Oliver Cromwell
Frank Thompson of Swapzey was ii
town Monday on business.
Hon. T. N. Hastings intends to Join the
coaching parade at the Valley fair this
week, and will take friends from here.
Edward S. Griffin of Concord and bis
brother-in-law, Mr.. Jacobs, are in town
for few days at Thomas Griffin's on De-
pot Hill.
A boiler, with steam-pump, is being
put In at the Homestead farm on the brook,
IN order to facilitate the water supply.
John Holmes left Monday to- .Jc--ar
City, N. j., to attend the annual meeting
of the New England Milk Producers com,
pany which was held the Goth inst.
New roofing is being put on the post.
office in G. G. Davis block also on the pi-
azza.
Mrs. j. G. Bellows and Mr.. and Mrs.
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attend the 5Oth anniversary OF the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Hayward which
was celebrated at their residence on Main
street from 8 until P. M.
The names OF one Flynt ard Daniel
Iwltchel are familiar to all in the history
OF the town. 1t is rumored that Q monu-
ment is to be erected to their memory.
The Walpole History gives the story thus :
Some time between March 1855 and the
following August (the exact time not be-
ing precisely known) two men, named
Flynt and Daniel Twitchel, who had been
chosen one of the selectment the March
previous went back on the hill east, to pro-
cure some ash timber for oars and we're
both shot by the Indians one was scalped,
the other was cut open and bis heart taken
out, cut in pieces and laid on bis breast.
Flynt was buried on the spot; Twitchel.
having friends, was carried away and
buried elsewhere. The exact spot where
Flynt was buried is about one and a halt
miles from Walpole village on the Drews-
vile road, about Is rods from the corner
of the first woods and four rods west of the
highway"
George T. Aldrich of New York city is
spending his annual vacation IN town at the
Dinsmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Hutton are ex-
pected from New York on Thursday to
spend few days at Miss Hollands.
The many, warm friends of the Rev. Fr.
Joseph Corcoran of North Walpole. will
be pleased to learn that he has been pro-
noted by appointment as priest over the
parish in Peterboro, one of the largest and
most thriving manufacturing towns of our
state. The parish though not now promi- |
lent because comparatively new, has large
possibilities Of growth and will be a rare
opportunity for which Fr. Corcoran will
De found to be the right man aud Peter
,oro is to be heartily congratulated. FIR.
Corcorau has taken a wide and active in |
orcbb III Ill our puOuc dualrS ana eSpeClni-
y IN our public schools and his departure |
s greatly regretted but what is Walpole,s |
oss will be his and Peter boro's gain.
Copley Amory has lately purchased the
arm near the head of Hig street known
IS the Gates farm of Theodore Sequel.
j. l.. Houghton and his son George. are
'wners of gasoline engine bought OF a |
rm in Michigan, which they are using to
ut ensilage.
Some forty or fifty were present at the
Meeting called on Saturday evening in re-
,ard to the introduction of system of |
vaterworks. MIR. Hastings presided as
hartman. He made statement concern
ng the object of the meeting, the needs of
be system, etc. Remarks were made by
everal present and questions asked, includ-
ng Judge Bellows, j. w. Hayward and
A. Perry. At rough e.timate, the
ost OF such system OF water works as
would be adequate for the village district,
vas $4,000. L. N. Farnum, civil en-
,ineer from Brookline, Mass, was present
nd gave figures and facts as far as was
'osable. The matter of reservoir east
I the village was considered near Chas
'urt's. Some five acres 70 behooded wi b a
lam zoo feet long and Is feet high, neces-
sry, with fall of 800 feet. There we're
ome Of the details discussed. The ques-
lon OF sewerage also came in. 1t wss pro-
iosed by farnun that syndicate build the '