Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-07

Owing to nearly all the parties connect
ed with the Foster murder trial being, or hav-
ing been, resident at Bellows Falls, a large
amount of interest has been felt in the trial
by all our people during it's progress. Every
day large number have been down from
here, and many who have had no part in it
have been down nearly every day. There
were about fifty witnesses summoned from
here. During the last few days, and espe-
cially after it was known that the case had
been given to the jury, the almost universal
sautation upon the streets was, Have you
heard anything from Keene?" The Times
was issued one day earlier than usual in or
der to give its patrons the earliest knowledge
of the result. The papers were ready for
distribution within an hour and half after
the verdict, containing the evidence given
during the past week an outline of the arg
uments and judges charge, and the verdict
with the circumstances connected with its be-
ing rendered. This effort of the publisher to
please his customers was appreciated by all
our citizens.
-Chanfrau's kit drew large audience
to Union hall last Friday evening, and was
pronounced by all to be one of the finest rem
dered pieces given here for years but our
people as a whole are not educated to quite
30 much of the blood and thunder" style,
and we do not think they were so much
pleased as they would have been with the
same actors in different class of play. Yet
it did well for change.
Some of the residents upon the north end
of Green street are feeling somewhat sore
over the erection by the Fall Mountain Pa
per Co., on the vacant lot facing them, of the
large mill for cutting and working up the
logs into pieces ready for the manufacture of
paper. The frame of the building is already
up and being covered. The boiler saws,
and splitting machines will soon be in place,
and it will seriously affect the pleasantness of
the hitherto delightful places in that vicinity.
Intelligence has been received here dur
ing the past week of the dangerous illness of
Harry L. Gale who formerly was employed
by the Bellows Falls National bank, and is
now in bank in Kearney Neb. His moth
er started to go to him Wednesday afternoon.
H. S. Frost, one of our stable keepers
had horse and carriage stolen from him
April 2tth and as yet finds no trace of the
property.
Mckee Rankn'3 theatrical company are
booked at Union hall for next week Thursday
evening They come highly recommended.
Many of our citizens have seen them in the
Boston theatre. Tickets are already on sale
and they will no doubt draw large house.
The harness making firm of Cook d Ed
dy has been dissolved, and the business is be-
ing conducted by n. H. Cook again
A vocal and instrumental concert is to be
given for the benefit of the Vermont Acad-
envy at Saxtons River, Friday evening, under
the direction of Mrs. G. b. Carpenter and
Miss Emma Lane, the music teachers of the
institution.
The north store of o. d. Gray's block is
soon to be occupied as a boot and shoe store.
Mr.. Gray occupies the south half for his
clothing business
C. L. Barber has returned from Boston
and the rehearsas of the Musical Union have
been commenced again. They are soon to
render Trial by jury"
The annual May meeting and dinner of
the Connecticut River Valley Medical Associ-
alton was held at Towns Hotel Wednesday
OF this week There was large attendance
and very interesting meeting