Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-19

M. H. Gorham came home Saturday
evening last from Dorchester, having late
ly concluded an eminently satisfactory sale
of his grocery and provision business, To-
Gated at Grove Hail.
Lucius S. Howe has received the sp-
pointment of janitor for the Parish House.
the Bridge Memorial library and the school
buildings.
DR.. w. G. Matthews has been reap
pointed medical examiner in this vicinity
for the Mutual Life Insurance company OF
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Hall of Nashua Wis
tied relatives here the first of the week,
coming from Keene, where they we're
called by the death of Mr.. Halls sister,
Mrs. Isabella Gray.
George M. Faulkner of Warren, Mass,
was at Mrs. A. X. Maynard's Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Prof. j. Edward Russell of Williams col
lege has gone abroad with his family and
will probably be absent year or longer.
A grange meeting of unusual interest in
Swanzey on October - was attended by a
few members of Walpole grange.
Rev. John Wright Buckham of Salem,
Mass, will conduct both morning and
evening service in the Congregational
church, October %.
Mr.. and MRS. p .Ackers spent Tuesday
in Putney with G. w. Adams and wife.
Mrs. Seward of Keene spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs Herbert j. Wat
kins, and family.
Mrs G. G. Davis LETT Tuesday afternoon
for her anticipated trip to Albany, N, Y,
going by the way Of Brattleboro to visit
friends there.
Principal George o. Smith OF the higl
school was called to his home in Yves
Rindge on Friday, by the death Of hi
mother from consumption. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday, the 10Th.
C. R.Crowell of South Boston is in towr
this week for brief stay.
The ladies'sewing society will meet agair
this week with Mrs. NJ H.Hastings on the
afternoon Of October 10.
Frank W. Garland of Manchester, rep
resenting the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany Of New York, has been in town this
week and will remain probably until Fri
day.
Rev. E., A. Keep, with his son John and
Mrs. G. L. BemIs, lett Tuesday morning
for Conway where, ,as announced last week,
his marriage to Miss Jane Conway Hale
will take place on the 18th. We again
call attention to the reception at the Con-
gregatlonal parsonage on the 25th inst. to
which the parish and all other residents in
town and their friends are most cordially
invited.
Walter E. Graves of Keene was in town
the first of the week.
Quite a delegation from here attended
the Cheshire County Pomona meeting at
Alstead Tuesday.
Friends from St. Johnsbury, VT, are
visiting at Mrs. Eleanor Farnsworth's on
High street.
An attractive souvenir of the Old Home
Day celebration is set of photographs, six
in number, that are for sale at &C. Davis
These photographs were taken by Mrs.
Hudson b. Bridge and consist of a partial
view OF the grounds and canopy tent, the
platform with the different speaker, includ-
ing Judge Bellows, Hon. T. N. Hastings.
Hon. IL. E. Rowland of New York and
several OF the guests seated thereon.
There is also one entitled, can Old Home
Conner" which is fine picture of Isaac
Kendall OF Chsrlestown. This series of
photographs can be procured for the sum
of 81 and there seems to be a ready sale
for them.
Mrs. Norman Schultz of Summit. N. j.,
has been here for several days mast, sum-
moned by the serious illness of her sister,
Mrs. Theodore Schultz. A graduate-nurse
arrived from New York the first of the
week, and the family physician came on
Tuesday. Mrs. Schultz's illness is regret
ted by great many friends.
Mr.. Meany of Vermont spent last Fri
day in town with friends.
A party from here attended ssTbe Chris
tian' played Wednesday evening in the
Opera House at Bellows Falls.
We mentioned several weeks ago the sale
OF pair OF twin steers owned by Norman
Guild to man in Charlton, Mass. In a
recent letter received from this man be
states that these steers, entered this season
at different fairs, have taken five first
prizes.
DR.. l.. A. Newton was in Keene Tues
day IN attendance at the annual meeting o.
the Cheshire County Medical society, o.
which he has been president during the
past year. The doctors address. prepared
for this occasion, was on that far-fameC
speech given by Judge Baldwin Of the su
preme court of Connecticut, that has at
tracted SO much comment of late. Tht
question for discussion was as follows: 81
it expedient that we discontinue the use o
alcohol in all its forms in our practice?n
George Bingham made a brief visit a
his home in Lempster this week. befor
leaving for Cavendish where we under
stand he has found employment for tn
present.
Mr.. Wilkinson, representing the Miro
& Farmer, published in Manchester, ha
been in town this week renewing his oil
| list OF subscribers and soliciting new one;
This paper has vide circulation and cor