Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-22
WALPOLE.

WALPOLE.
1t is expected that the village schools will
open on Monday, September 4, for the fal
term George Smith has been re- elected
principal of the high school, and the gram
mar room IN charge last year of Miss Griffin
from Thornton's Ferry, will the year ensu.
ing, be taught by her sister, Miss Clarisss
Griffin, graduate of the Nashua Training
school. Miss Alice II. Burbank OF Fitzwii.
liam, who has been a very successful teacher
in town for two or three years, will teach in
the intermediate department, Miss Gertrude
Jameson having resigned her position there
The primary department. will be taught by
Miss Wightman.
j.. Frank Gridley OF Boston and Alfred
Mulliken are guests of George B. Williams
and wife at Maple Grove farm.
The I. U. x. society are rehearsing the
play, San Open Secret, to be presented at
the Parish House the last of this month.
| Charles Sargent was in Ware, Mass, a few
| days this week.
| Mrs. Alfred Hosmer of Watertown, Mass,
is visiting relatives here for week or ten
| days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Elwell are entertaining
Mrs. French from Washington, D. G. Mrs.
French is a sister of Mr.. Elwell and fire.
quent visitor here and in Langdon, her early
home.
Rev. and Mrs. John Wright Buckham and
| two children of Salem, Mass, have been at
the Congregational parsonage during the past
week, guests of Rev. r. A. Keep.
The July meeting of the school board will
De held Monday afternoon at 8 O'Clock, the
24th inst.,st the schoolhouse in North Wal
pole.
Mrs. j. G. Bellows gave a reception Thurs
day afternoon, from four until six o'clock, in
honor of Miss Harriet G. Hosmer, whose ex-
pected arrival from the west, was mentioned
last week. Miss Hosmer is visiting at e. K. .
Seabury's, arriving the first of this week.
Mrs. M. j. Allen has been quite i'll the past
week at her home on Prospect Hill.
Misses Nellie and Cora Wier are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. William j. Craig, in New
Haven, Ct.
Mrs. Mary r. Hatch of Sharon Hill, Pa,
was recent guest of Admiral and Mrs Henry
B. Robeson.
Mrs. Theodore P. Bogart of Providence R.
l is at The Holland; also Mrs. E H. How
ard of that city and Mrs. VIM. Robson and
two daughters of Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Jennison are spending
ing Thursday morning.
Three new members were added to Wal
pole grange at the last meeting on Tuesday
evening, the usual supper following the ini-
tlat1on. A good number we're in attendance
and an entertainment provided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson E. Bridge have re.
turned from ten days absence in James,
town, Newport and Narragansett, r 1. They
also made brief trip to York Cliff, Me.
An afternoon tea was given at the go,f-
links on the Drewsville road, last Thursday
afternoon, Misses Elizabeth M Seabury, Mary
A. Sanbor and Mary H. Bellows, entertain
ing the members of the club.
The ladies of the Unitarian society are
making preparation tor their midsummer
fair, the exact date of which will be an
nounced later.
Rev FIR. O'Brien from Savannah, Ga is
at the Dinsmore this week. He is accom-
panied by his father, former resident here,
but now living in Pittsburg, Pa. Both have
pleasant recollections of the years spent in
Walpole during 1s4o-5o, the home-place being
on South street in the house now occupied
by John G. Brown and family.
Miss Sarah Thomas of New York is with
Mrs. Miriam Nicholson and family at their
pleasant summer home at the head of Main
street.
The many friends of Mrs. Harriet Webster
will learn with regret of her illness at j. II.
Kinds, where she has made her bone for the
last few years. Mrs. Webster is past 80 and
although possessing remarkable vigor, both
mentally and physically, yet much anxiety is
felt during this illness.
Mrs. Fenelon Arnold of Westminster with
her sister, Mrs. Sarah Fuller. who arrived re-
Gently from Terra Haute, Ind, called on
friends and relatives in town, Monday.
The extensive and much-needed repairs on
the high school building are nearly COM
pleted, the painters having been employed
there during the week past
Miss Alice W. Jennings was home over
Sunday from Bellows Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Weston are expected
next week from Everett, Mass, to spend q
vacation at G. W. Hsthaway's on Walpole
Common.
Mrs. M. Nicholson and the members of her
family enjoyed two days outing at Lake
Warren this week.
The Uncle Toms Cabin troupe, who gave
tent show here Wednesday evening, is re-
ported as not half bad after all, although the
street parade at high noon, hardly gave
promise of anything particularly juicy. 1t
consisted, mostly, of few gorgeous indi-
vidusls of the cake walk variety some sorry
looking steeds, that if not grown white in a
single night, had, during years OF honorable
service; and several friendly looking blood
hounds, who wagged along as if life were
Joke and they had no idea of making a meal
now and then off stray Topsies, Evas, Uncle
Toms aud their ilk. But then, the music was
good of its kind, the numerous little donkies
trotted on as if unlimited thistles were in
view, banners waved, the small boy cheered
and qu'avez-vous people in a country village
are easily amused
Apropos of the above sentiment, hswker
of small wares proved another drawing card
on Thursday evening and quite crowd col
1ected in the square at the behest of gong and
bell and fsring light. A trained dog was ex-
hibited, who performed some quite clever
tricks. He was knowing dog, for when
asked which he would rather do, die or get
drunk, he quietly laid down and died with
out murmur, having apparently heard that
Walpole had passed into history as "dry
town" In some other town, Westminster
for instance, the choice might have been diff
ferent. The glib tongued owner of this
phenomenon, then held forth with joke and
story to more readily effect his sales,
which we are told, however, were not extern
sive.