Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-04
G. r. Crowell has been in town this week.

Q. r. Crowell has been in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Holland returned
Thursday afternoon from trip to Concord.
The Curtis Fletcher farm, together with
hav, straw, farming implements and house,
hold furniture, is advertised at auction, the
sale to take place Wednesday, March s at 10
A. NJ.
Miss Nellie Lynch is in town, coming
Wednesday from Brunswick, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Sherman are in
Boston this week, leaving Tuesday.
The republican caucus will be held this
evening at o'clock at engine hall. The
democrats will hold theirs in the lower town
hall at the same hour.
A kinetoscope entertainment Is billed for
this evening at the town hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Sumner 8. Watkins attended
the funeral Wednesday of relative in
Charlestown.
Mrs. Elmira Putnam returned from visit
in Northboro, Mass, Thursday, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs John R. Snow.
THE TOWN MEETING.
The warrants are up tor the annual school
meeting which will be held at the town hall
Saturday afternoon, March 18,at two O'Clock,
Ihere are number of articles but the pr1n-
cipal business will be the election of officers,
raising OF such money as may be necessary
Tor school purposes and renewing contract
with the Bellows Falls high school for North
Walpole pupils. There ale five vacancies
IN the school board--the entire board but one.
Mr. Cahalane, who has one year more. The
vacancies are, one for one year, two for two
years and two for three years These, it
must be remembered, were filed by appoint
ment when the board was legally established.
by vote of the district, at six members, it be-
ing at special meeting, after the two dis
tricts were united and provided for bv law,
when high school had been established by
either of the districts uniting, as in this case.
These offices we're filled BY appointment un-
til the annual meeting when they could be
elected, as it was uncertain that the district
would elect at special meeting. There
seems to be very little excitement and the
general opinion is in favor of electing the
board as it has been the past year, but it is
hoped that every one will come and vote as
they please, ladies as we'll as gentlemen.
MEASURE SOCIAL.
An appreciative and sympathetic audience
of good size gathered Wednesday evening at
the Congregational church parlors, the occa-
sion being Measure sociable. Three cents
loot and one cent an inch was the price of
sdmlssion. The measurements given ranged
from three feet, to seven feet four, the latter
costing 20 cents; the young man of five feet,
eleven, counted out 26 cents. The $50 taken
from the little bags showed that this was
popular way to collect admissions, many
keeping the silkalene purses and attached in
vitation cards as souvenirs of the occasion. A
couplet on one card returned read,
"Im five feet six and might have been
smaller,
Yet it costs me more than if I were taller"
At the bountiful supper, the center table
was reserved for Mrs. Stsrkey and her band
of twelve young girls from the Harriet Good
ridge Home, who with the assistance of home
talent were expected to give the entertain
ment of the evening. Mrs. Starkey made
some bright and acceptable Introductory re-
marks, explaining the nature of her mission !;
she spoke in very complimentary terms of
the encouragement and aid which she has re-
ceived from the people of Walpole The ap-
planse called forth by the piano solo by Mis-
Griffin ., and the duet. Excelsior, by Miss
though, we imagine, little too demanding !;
but the audience seemed bound to have its
way and in response Miss Griffin rendered
"The Mocking Bird, with variations, to the
delight of all present, while Miss Jameson
was excused on account of her recent re COW
ery from the grip. The total receipts were
$37 81.