Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-28
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1901.
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. NeighborhDod Items.
WALPOLE.
(MIss NJ. S. JENNIsoN, LOCAL EDITOR
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The Washington and Lincoln celebra
tion observed by the Walpole village
schools on the 21St inst, was very
| pleasant and successful affair.
! The pupils of the four departments
some over 100 in number, assembled in
the high school room which was prettily
decorated for Che occasion with flags an6
| bunting while portraits of the heroes in
whose memory the day was celebrated,
held the place of honor. The decora-
| tions were in charge of the first year S
class and reflected credit on the skilland
good taste of its members An audience
of about 60 were in attendance including
the teachers from the North Walpole
schools. The program presented was as
follows:
Song, America, By the schools
Recitation, Birthday of Washington
Abram O. Ploof
Exercise, Our Colors,
poo44ot,o, r,4se Three girls, grammar room ,
Exercise, Seven children, primary room
Song Watch on the Rhine, high school
Recitation, Our Flag, Lawrence Leach
Patriotic exercises,
-Four girls, primary room
Recitation, (Selected) Arthur ID. Holmes
Concert recitation Lincolns Speech at
Gettys burg, high school
Song, Sing, Happy Hearts,, primary room
Recitation, Why? Arthur Boynton
Recitation (Selected) Eunice Turner
Exercise, Five boys, intermediate room
Recitation, (Selected) Ruth Houghton
Song, Red, White and Blue,
BY the schools
Recitation, Nearest the Spring,
Vera Kenric<
Exercise, Ten children, primary room
Roll CALL Lincoln Quotations, high school
Recitation, (SelecteD Lila Pierce
Song, We Sing today of Washington,
Recitation, Sunshine, Pearl Wyman
Recitation, Letting the Old Cat Die,
Josie Harty
Exercise, Six children, intermediate room
Recitation, (SelecteD Elroy Turner
| Song, Flag of the Free, BY the schools
Recitation, Our Flag, Tom Graves
| Exercise, What Our Colors Mean,
Three girls, grammar room
Anecdote of Lincoln, Russell Hastings
Recitation, Washington Lawrence Smalley
Song, Rally Round the Flag,
By the schools
| Recitation, Old Glory, Ethel PrentiSs
Recitation, What Constitutes State,
| Emma Felch
Exercise, Four girls, intermediate room
Recitation, (Selected) Gaylen Becklev
Song, Battle Hymn of the Republic,
By the schools
| IbOtludOloi w I1dlcUeL,
Mary Holmes
Concert exercise, Jack Frost,
Recitation, (selected) Maybel Hawkes.
Song of Lincoln, high school
Recitation, The Constitution,
Herbert Watkins
February Exercise grammar room
| Patriotic song, high school
Recitation, (Selected) Ralph Houghton
Recitation, Our Country, Donald Turner
| Exercise, Five boys, primary room
Song, Star Spangled Banner,
| By the schools
| There will be evening services at the
| Unitarian church next Sunday, March 3,
at 7.30 o'clock.
| Hon. Henry E. Rowland and daughter,
Miss Frances L. Rowland, arrived the
evening of the 22d inst from New York
and have been guests of Judge and Mrs.
Bellows during the past week.
Frank Porter of Chicago spent a few
days at his home in town last week.
called here by the illness of his mother.
Mrs. S. Harrison Porter.
Communion services will be observed
at the Congregational church on Sunday
next, at the usual hour. A collection
for the benefit of the Congregational Sun
day School and Publishing society will
be taken at the morning service.
| Mrs. E. F. Tobey and daughter, Miss
Mary A. Tobey, left the 22d inst for an
absence of several weeks with relatives
in Boston.
| Charles Sargent was home from Dart
mouth college from Friday until Monday
| for a short vacation. Blendall F. Beck
ley was home over Sunday from Mt Her.
1 1ina NTnllinpr4nY1 I,
high school in Keene.
| Mrs. J. j. P. O'Dell of Chicago is at
Hon. T. n. Hastings for several weeks,
arriving here Saturday evening last.
| Miss Nellie f. Johnson of Boston and
friend, Miss Barker, have been in town at
| the Dinsmore during the past week.
| Democratic and republican caucuses
will be held at the lower town hall and
engine house hall, respectively, ats PM.
| March 2. tt