Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-19
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1899.
, Neighborhood News.
WALPOLE.

IuS auuudl Ua'l Vi tu5 mdZtppa EuSihe
company is announced for the evening O.
October 26. 1t is expected that Beedle's
orchestra from Keene will furnish music or
this occasion.
Mrs. Frederick N. Knapp of Plymouth
Mass. and her daughter, Miss Sarah Z
Knapp, have been in town during the past
week. .....
DR.. L. A. Newton returned Monday aft.
ernoon fran few days absence in Sara,
taga, N. Y, having been called there by
the illness OF his wife's mother, Mrs. Elisha
Isbell.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ackprs. whose
wedding took place in Cambridge, Mass.
on October 12, as announced in " evious
edition Of the TIMES, are spending two
weeks in town at /. c. SparhawA's.
Miss M. Elbra Hooper, who entered the
Elliott City Hospital in Keene in Septem'
Der, for training as professional nurse,
spent Sunday at her home here.
DR.. and Mrs. W. G. Matthews, George
E. Sherman and John L. Houghton were
among those who attended the Dewey cele.
bration at Montpelier last week.
A daughter was born Thursday, October
~, to Rev. and Mrs. James F. Scott O
Christian Hollow.
j. w. Stearns has returned from triI
to New York state where he visited rela
tives.
W. N Hastings of West Newton, Mass.
was in town recently for few days.
Mrs. Harrison Parker Bridge, with her
son, Master Gardner, sailed from New
York city October for Europe. We un-
derstand Mrs. Bridge intends to spend the
winter months in Dresden.
j. F. Perley of Enfield, N. H., was in
town last Friday in the interests of the
Walter A. Wood company, Hoosick Falls,
N. Y. Mr.. Perley has been in the employ
Of this company for SO years. He reports
business as satisfactory during the season
past.
Owing to unavoidable delay the auction.
sale Of the cottage house and land on the
river road belonging to the late Miss Diana
G. Wiers was postponed and will be held
Saturday, October 21, at t2P.M.
George L. Houghton and wife have beer
entertaining friends from North Charles.
Herbert D. Bellows has rented the house
on School street owned by H. F. Chandler
and will remove there this week.
Miss Emma Smith is the guest of G. B
Williams, Jr., and wife at Maple Grove
Farm arriving on Saturday from Waltham
Mass.
G. W. Shaw, wife and son are recent ar
rivals at Miss Hollands.
Miss Kate H. Watkins lett the 11th inst
for protracted absence in Boston anG
Dorchester.
This town was represented at Below
Falls Wednesday evening, October II, a
"Duffy's Jubilee" given there on tina
date.
Rev. Russell N. Bellows is spending th'
month of October in Boston and vicinity.
A flock of wild geese flying due south
was reported on Monday. The Oldest IN
habitant has shaken his hoary head and de
clared that remarkable atmospheric dis
turbances must therefore be expected.
George P. Porter and wife left Saturda,
morning for visit in Boston with thei
daughter, Mrs. Whitney.
Mrs. Kate Pratt, after an absence O
several years, is again in town and we un
derstand intends to remain for the present
G. B. Williams is home from few days
trip to Boston and Durham.
H. B. Robeson of Brooklyn, N. Y. ha
been in town during the past week.
Mrs. Mary H. Hastings was ill severa
days last week and confined to her room
with severe cold. DIR. Edward kirkland
of Bellows Falls was in attendance.
Mrs. Copley Amory has lately presented
to the Bridge Memorial library, copy o
the "Llte OF John Murray Forbes" MIR
Forbes was Mrs. Amory's grandfather, hi
death at the age OF S5 years occurring abou
a year ago. He was prominent busines
man OF Boston and his name is widel,
known.
Hon. j. G. Bellows took a brief trip t
Boston last week.
VIM. Fl. Fletcher has moved his famil
to the Hosmer farm, so-called, in distric
No. 4, which he purchased several month
ago.
We are glad to report the improvin:
health OF G. w .Houghton, whose recent Sc
we're illness was mentioned some two week
since.
The item in edition of October II, con
cerning the new pastorate of Rev. w. II
Teel, should have read Clarendon, Vt.
The suit of D. F. Brown against th,
town of Walpole for alleged damages lie
ceived On the highway at the foot OF Higl
street has been withdrawn. This case wa
tried last fall in Keene and the jury dis
agreed. 1t was expected that anothe
hearing would be had at the present tern
of court but word was received here th
18th inst. OF the withdrawal of the suit a
above mentioned.
Miss Resseler of Winchester is the CUES
of Mrs. II. NJ. Hastings at Hotel Dins
more.
Henry Stowell has lately removed fro1
the Huntington cottage in District No. 1
to the Herbert Hatch place.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Joslyn have bee