Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-04
Bellows Falls.
SUNDAY SCHOOL coxyENr1oN.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Windham county convention Of Con.
gregatoual Sunday schools met at the Con.
gregatonal church on Wednesday, opening
at 10 A. NJ, with S. d. Winslow, I'd, of Towns
bend, as moderator and Rev o. g. Baker Of
Jamaica secretary. About one hundred were
present from the several churches in the
county. The morning service was devoted
10 devotional exercises organization, reports,
&c. In the afternoon discussions upon how
to make Sabbath school instruction profia-
bic the kind Of teachers to be employed
modes Of instruction, &c, which were partic-
ipated in by Revs. DR.. Porter OF Townshend,
Stevens Of Westminster West, Dascomb
Martin Of Brattleboro Merrill Of West Brat
tldboro, Allen of Walpole, Holbrook Of Sax
tons River Barnard of Westminster. Dea
Toilet, Messrs. Buxton, Goodhue, Osgood.
Perry, Kimball, Dr. Pettengill and Others
These discussions were both interesting and
instructive. The convention, as a Bible class
was led by Rev. Mr.. Merrill The evening se..
sion was mainly a service Of song, closing IN
season to enable those going south to take
the half past train. Dinner and tea were
furnished the convention by the-ladies of the
church in the vestry 49, Times.
The evening service of song was led by
Rev G. f. Martin of Battleboro, aud was
preceded by remarks by him on Sunday
school and church singing.
Lumber for Ed. Arms's new dwelling on
the corner of School and Church streets is
being drawn, and work will be commenced
at once. II will stand near where the band
stand now does.
DR.. f. r. Campbell is in New York this
week as a delegate from the Connecticut Rv-
er Medical Society to the American Medical
Association. He 'chums' with DE- Richard
son of Walpoe.
1t has been decided, instead Of enlarging
the present arch over the canal on Bridge
street, to build another arch independent Of
this, just west Of it. and the canal is to pass
through the place that has recently been used
for coal yard by the Fall Mountain paper
company. Over 400 tons of coal have been
removed from the place this week to make
way for it,
The frame Of F. c. Athertons new dwell
ing on the corner Of Atkinson aud Elm streets,
is already up as is also Mr.. Cray's on the e1-
tension Of Henry street
DR.. F.. S. Albee and II. c. johnson be-
gan their work Of enumeration on Tuesday
morning. The doctor has the village corpor-
alton for his district and Mr.. johnson has
the rest of the town.
Tuesday of this week weekly butter
market was opened at the store of A. +. Hol-
den where all farmers may bring their butter
and cheese every Tuesday and receive the
cash therefor. Mr.. Geo. Z. Stone 81 Yereen-
mes is the proprietor. He buys in other large
places every other day of the week, including
St. Adams. Burlington, and Rutland. The
enterprise promises to be valuable acquisi-
ton to the business of our place.
-Eighty-four persons were confirmed at
the Catholic church here last week Tuesday
evening by Bishop De GoesbriAnd. There
were. in addition, five priests in attendance,
and the church was tastefully decorated with
flowers
The Bellows Falls MINISTRIES gave their
entertainments on Thursday and Friday eve
nings to packed houses. Some of their local
hits were immense.
Our enumerator is the sInartest man yet
Friend Swain Of the Times says he las euum.
Grated his SWANS children, aud We sup
posed that task no man could do-and he
did not begin till about one O'Clock ?. NJ
either. What & contrast there will be be-
tween the record and that on an old tomb
stone which stands in the town burial ground
at Rockingham near the old church. and
reads as follows: In memory of Josiah
White who died Sept. LIST, 1906, il the 96th
year of his age. The descendants of Josiah
White at his death were children, Il grand
children, lGO; great grandchildren, 2ll
children deceased, . grandchildren deceas-
ed, 20 grandchildren decreased b."
Five hundred and forty dollars has been
contributed by our village and North Walpole
toward the relief Of the Irish sufferers