Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-04-04

dieS ' took part in the play given at the par
isl mousse the evening of April 3,
Easter will be observed next Sunday at
ene congregational church by a sermon ap-
ptoprlate TO the day. Ii is requested that
movers and plants be sent in to be used in
decoration.
me annual meeting of the Walpole viii
iaSe district was held the evening of March
80, at engine house hall. About % We're
present and George fisherman moderator,
presided Officers for the wear were elect
eu as follows; Moderator, Hon. Il. y. Hast
lnsSi clerk, John w. Hayward; treasurer,
W u Barnett; street commissioners, George
H., sherman, Thomas b. Peek, Hon T. n.
hastings; engineer, Herbert ID. Gale; as
Slstant engineers, George H. Holden, Wal
htce W. Warn. 1t was voted to raise 5000,
oi vi winch S325 was appropriated for street
lights; $50 for expense of fire department ;
$40 for maintenance of sidewalks and cross
lngs and incidentals; 800 on account of
ulstrlct debt, and $50 as payment of inter-
es6 on debt. The. reports of the different
oiiicers Tor the past year were read, accept.
ed and placed on record. 1t was voted
tilat the street commissioners confer with
ene selectmen in regard to the care of the
trees in the village.
Mrs. w. G. Leonard was called to West.
inofeland Depot the first of the week by
the death of her brother, Walter S. Daggett
a highly respected citizen of that town. Mr.
Daggett's death, in the 47th year of his age
resulted from pneumonia and occurred on
the morning of the 31st inst.
Mrs Frederick NJ. Gilbert and son, Mas
ter Colgate, and Miss Abby Holland left
monday for Boston, remaining there until
Wednesday, April 3, when they sailed at s
A. NJ. for trip abroad, expecting to be alb
sent several months.
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at the head of High street to Harry j.
Stowell.
H. A. Perry was reappointed deputy
sheriff April 1 by Sheriff w. S. Tuttle of
Keene.
Miss Nelma E. Foster of Brattleboro was
IN town over Sunday.
Miss Ellen L. Brown was a guest at w.
W. Porters Monday and Tuesday while on
her way home to Greenfield, Mass, from
Bellows Falls.
Miss M. Elbra Hooper has been home
from the Elliott City hospital in Keene
during the past week on account of Illness
During the month of March the attend
ance at the Bridge Memorial library was
I20 The circulation of books III.
About 40 were present at the grange
meeting held April ID; the program consist
ed of music, a defamation by Dean f.
c"dilcy otilu d very DTlSlb anu amusing pa
per edited by Mrs. f. l.. Bowman and Ralph
Cone. The question discussed was: Do
farmers have hard times?'' The speakers
We're George r. Jennison, w. A. Burt, l.
w. and f. A. Ramsey, C. E. Seward, Char
lie A. Watkins and John A. Weber. The
general opinion seemed to be that owing to
high rates of taxation, high wages demand
ed by incompetent help, trusts, etc.. includ-
ing incidentally the present milk war, the
sons of the soil had pretty hard time of
it, take it all round. A cheering exception
to the melancholy prevailing on the sub
lect was Mr.. Burt, who spoke on the bright
side of the farmers existence and found
mary good arguments to support his the
Dry. 1t was voted that an entertainment
be given May I'd, by Mr.. Blood, an imper-
senator, who was in town last week to
make arrangements for the same. Mr..
Blood will be assisted by his wife. The
details will be announced later. At the
nest meeting, April IS, it is proposed to
devote the evening to New Hampshire
the prominent men and women of the state,
Its educational advantages, physical condi-
tions, etc.
George III. Holden was in Amsden, Vt,
April 1St, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Leonard f. Parker, whose death occurred
at her home in that town March Doth. The
falker family will be remembered as resi-
dents i'll Walpole several years ago, and
Mrs Parker was a frequent visitor here at
Mr.. HoIden's, with whose family she was
connected by marriage. Henry p. Allen of
Everett, Mass, formerly of this town, a
nephew OF Mr.. Parker, was here briefly
this week, while on his way to Amsden to
attend the funeral.