Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-21
SCHOOL MEETING.

| The annual town school meeting was
held at the lower town hall on the after
noon of March 16. The meeting was
called for 2 o'clock, but as the faneral
services of the late M. j. Sherman were
held at that hour, in respect to the mem
ory of the deceased the meeting was ad-
journed until 3 o'clock. There was a
good attendance at the meeting and con-
siderable interest manifested. William
II. Kiniry presided as moderator. Mr..
Kiniry was reelected moderator and
ohm P. Holmes clerk. Henry +. Put
nam of Drewsville and William J. King
of North Walpole were each reelected as
members of the school board for a term
of three years. Edward A. Watkins was
chosen to serve as a member of the
board for term of one year. Mr.. Wat
kins' election filled the vacancy caused
by the removal from town of Rev. j. F.
Scott, pastor of the Christian Hollow
church. Charles III. Barnes and Thomas
B. Peck were each reelected as treasur-
er and auditor for the year ensuing.
1t was voted to continue the arrange
ment previously made with the Bellows
Falls high school for the tuition of high
school scholars from North Walpole. 1t
was voted to raise $5400, which sum is
to be used for the support of schools, the
completion of the repairs on the primary
building in Walpole village, to pay the
current deficiencies and to make such re-
pairs as are needed throughout the town.
1t was also voted that the school board
be authorized to sell such unoccupied
school houses as in it's judgment would
not be required, with the exception of
the school house in district No. 10. The
schools in district No. 6 and the Val
ley district will be discontinued.
Those children from the valley
attending the village schools will be
conveyed by j. w. Prentiss. o. E. Hall
will convey the children from Nos. and
4, having purchased four-seated wagon
with canopy top for the purpose. The
children in No. will meet Mr.. Hall S
team at the No. 6 school house. j. p.
Holmes will run team on the river road
and the other routes are still under con-
sideration. AT the close of the meeting
the school board met and re-organized.
Rev. E. A. Keep was reelected chair
man of the board and Charles II. Barnes
as clerk. The members of the school
board are thus: Rev. E. A. Keep, Henry
f. Putnam, William J. King, Charles H.
Barnes, Charles j. O'Neil and Edward
! A. Watkins,
| The residence of the late Mrs. Mary
Ann Watkins on Walpole Common was
sold at auction March Is to Carl Smith
for the sum of S1050. The residence OF
the late David n. Wright at the corner OF
South and River streets was sold at auc.
tion on the same date to George o. Tag
gard for the sum of $500.
| Miss Hattie j. Hamblett of Keene is
visiting her friend, Miss Grace E. Hooper
Mrs. Copley Amory was the guest last
week of Mrs. J. G. Bellows, returning
the 9th inst. to Milton, Mass. Mr.. Am
ory was prevented by illness from com
ing to attend the annual town meeting.
A son was born March I to Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frank B. Howard, residents OF
Turnpike street; weight, 10 pounds.
Hon. T. n. Hastings has been in Bos
ton for several days past.
AT the annual town meeting March ]:
it was voted to raise by taxation the sun
of SIS, $50 to be appropriated as follows
State tax, S2,S73; county tax, 81, $50. 30
town paupers, $1,000; highways anC
bridges, $4,000; snow bills, 1901, 5000
police and tramps, $500; cemeteries
$500; town library, including s75 addi
tional to enlarge the North Walpolt
branch, S475; interest on town debt anf
over draft, 5000; support of schools
$500; school supplies, 5000; town of
ificers and contingent fund, s., 500; dis
count on taxes, 900.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Chickering of Westmoreland
about one year of age and whose deatl
resulted from spinal meningitis, wa.
brought here for burial in Walpole Gem
etery, Marci 1G. Mr. and Mrs. Chicken
ing were formerly residents of this town
!. ID. A. DeWolf of Greenfield, Mass. ha,
been in town since the 10Th inst. hayins
come to Walpole to attend the funeral o.
the late NJ. j. Sherman held March l6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair of Fitzwillian
lspent Sunday in town at the Elmwood