Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-28
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, MARCH, %, 1901.
heighborhood News.
WALPOLE.

The Walpole village schools will open
for the spring term on Monday, April 1st
Mrs. George B. Williams, Jr., and son
Humbert returned last Saturday from
an absence of several weeks spent with
the family of Mrs. Williams sister, in
New Haven, Conn.
A daughter was born March 22d to
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Houghton, resi-
dents in district No. IA.
Mrs. Norman Schultz of Summit, n.
j., made brief visit in town last week
at her sisters, Mrs Lucy Schultz's.
Rev. G. F. MeIntire, pastor of the Uni
versalist society at Marlboro, occupied
the pulpit in the Unitarian church last
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. W. S.
Nichols.
George p. Porter returned last week
from ten days absence in Boston.
DR.. E. w. johnson has been appointed
by the selectmen as vaccination p'ysi-
clan throughout the town with the ex-
ception of North Walpole precinct, which
is in charge of physicians from Bellows
Falls.
Mrs. Emily Bidwell of Rockingham is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fannie NJ. Spar
hawk.
H. G. Rogers and family moved last
week from district No. to the PresSy
place. so-called, on Prospect hill.
| Mrs. Frank M. Houghton, with her
little daughter Mary, has been visiting
at her former home in ClaremOnt.
A dramatic entertainment, under the
auspices of the T. 0. U. X. society, will
be given at the parish house on the even
ing of April 3D.. A comedy in three acts,
entitled "Anita's Trial. will be pre-
sented. A social dance will follow the
entertainment and ice cream and cake
will be on sale. All seats are reserved
and tickets will go on sale at Perry &
Porter's March 80.
Mrs. Fred O. Smalley and sons, Dean F.
and Lee, have been visiting Mrs. Small
| ley's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
in Bartonsville, Vt.
The subject as announced for discus
| sion at the next meeting of Walpole
grange is: ''Do farmers have hard
| times?" At the last meeting, held March
| 10, about so were present, including sew
eral visitors. The program for the even
ing's entertainment was furnished by the
past masters and their wives and was
much enjoyed by those in attendance.
I s,
Watkins and l. w. Ramsay, an essay by
Edwin Guild, an address by Charles II.
Barnes and an original poem by Mrs.
Barnes. Music was also feature of the
program.
Roy S. Burt spent last week in Con
cord with his father, W. A. Burt repre-
sentative to the legislature from this
town.
The work of sugaring has commenced
In some sections of the town, and the
robin and song sparrow are in evidence
On such good authority it would seem
that spring has come.
Mrs. c. S. Hawks is spending few
days with friends in Springfield, Mass.
The annual precinct meeting will be
held at engine house hall at 8 p. NJ. Sat
urday, March 30th. The warrant con
tainS seven articles which are substan-
italy as follows: To choose moderator.
clerk, treasurer, three commissioners. an
engineer and two assistant engineers; to
hear reports of the past year. and to raise
and appropriate necessary amounts to
pay interest on debt, the expenses of the
fire department, lighting of streets, main
tenance of sidewalks, etc.
Miss Amy E. Gaskill is at T. n. Hast
ings' arriving here the 25th inst. from
Boston.
Carl Smith has lately sold his tene-
ment house on Turnpike street to F. A.
Spaulding.
Jurors were drawn the 23d inst. as
follows: Grand juror, Wesley c. Foster;
petit jurors, George o. Taggard and
Patrick J. Reardon.
NJ. G. Driscoll has resigned his posi-
tion at Perry & Porter S, where for several
years he has been popular and efficient
clerk, and April l will be employed at the
Savings bank of Walpole.
The Drewsville school in district Nc.
IA will open on Monday, April s. r5