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

works. A committee was chosen to conft
WIN the street commissioners and if deeme
au'isaoie,a precinct meeting is to be calle
az once. Ike committee are: Hon.
~ Hastings, DR. A p Richardson, j. W
Hayward and o. j. Butterfeld. There
considerable controversy on the subject
Ihe taxes will be heavier but the create.
good for the greatest number is also to
ooneidered Thesssmatter is unsettled q
present. Some are in favor of the synd;
4 cate and others oppose.
Mrs. H. M. Foster and little daughte
spent last week with relatives in Surry.
Sterling Wheeler has Commenced worl
at Mrs. H. M. BanningS on Prospect Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Whitman wer
guests at the Unitarian parsonage the frs
Of the week, leaving for Springfield, Mass.
Tuesday afternoon.
| WALPOLE AT KEENE.
Walpole took an active part in tn,
Cheshire County Grange fair, held las
week IN Keene, and secured a good share
O. premiums. In the coaching parade OF
Friday, Walpole grange was represented
by large float, consisting of a complete
cabin thatched and covered with straw
Draperies were at the windows and chairs
tables and other furnishings were in evi
dence. This float was drawn by ten hand.
some gray horses arranged as follows
fole horses, four abreast; next set, three
abreast; next set, pair and then single
leader. A fine exhibit of fruit and vege-
tables entered by Walpole grange, re-
ceived third prize. A huge cornucopia
some nine feet in length, decorated with
evergreen and golden-rod, was hung over
the table with the fruit and vegetables ap-
parently just falling from the opening which
was about 1S inches across. This was a
very pretty idea and was made at W. A.
Burt's. Among many exhibits from town
that took premiums may be mentioned the
following: Oats, 1st; largest and best col
lection OF pears, 1st; best five specimens
OF one variety, LIST, Charles H. Barnes ;
picture throw, 1st, Mrs. w. A. Burt; Knit
mittens, LIST, Mrs. Norman Guild special
premium on quilt and End premium on
crochet tidy, Miss L. M. Thompson; best
display one variety grapes, 1st, Edwin
Guild, and cabbages, End, g. B. Tiffany.
Homestead Farm entered over 60 head of
very choice registered and grade Durhams
also in sheep. thoroughbred and grade
Shropshires, taking 1st and End prizes. w.
z. Foster, grade Merino Buck, End; best
flock, 1st E. S. Taggard, cossets, 1st
sorses, three years cid, 1st class, LIST and
Ind Prizes on working oxen, fat cattle,
town team of steers, farm work horses,
dranght horses ETC., were taken also in
generous quantity by Walpole. The at
tendance from this town owing to the rain
and change of program in consequence,
was not a, large as in former years.
CHARLES FRANCIS LORD.
Charles Francis Lord, who figured in an
article IN Saturdays TIMES, as real estate
prince, struck Walpole last week. He
tried to buy one or two or more farms, in
one case offering several hundred over the
price asked, stating that in his opinion the
farm was worth it. While here, he en-
gagged board with family on Depot Hill.
1t would seem that Charles Francis idea of
mine and thine is little vague, as he
helped himself to watch and chain, sum
OF money, an overcoat and few other
trlties. He then sent boy to Bellows
Falls tor his trunks, giving him letter for
the man with whom those trunks were sup
posed to be in waiting. The trunks, it i,
needless to say, existed only in the very
active imagination of Charles Francis Lord,
and the letter proved to be an old way bill
whose present value was considerably be-
low par. In the meantime, Mr.. G. F.
Lord decided to move on and he had
moved on as far as Westmoreland when,
having forgotten to return those articles
above mentioned, and their loss being dis
covered, he was arrested in his royal career
BY telephone message to the authorities, |
who held him in safe keeping until he was
escorted back to town by an able three, |
hone other than Carl Smith, Frank How
lrd and f. A. Lebourveau. The case was
,eard in engine house hall Tuesday morn
ng, and in the afternoon, Charles Francis.
lnder the excellent supervision of H. A. |
'erry departed for Keene, being allowed |
the interim, several hours for reflection
q the lookup.