Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
BELLOWS FALLS COLUMN.

During the afternoon Of Tuesday our
people evinced great interest in the progress
Of the match game between the Brattle-
boros and our team, a large crowd being
gathered in front of the bulletin boards hour
after hour, and the standing at the end Of
each inning was eagerly looked for.
Last Sunday morning a sad drowning &C
cident occurred which cast gloom over
our village. Henry q. Hoy, popular
young man who has been at work in
the Fall Mountain Paper company's mill
for some time past, and who boarded with
Mrs. Holoran near the Cheshire bridge,
went to the river at an early hour to battle,
and as had been the custom with a number
of the men in that vicinity, he, in company
with two others, went in between the dam
and the head of the falls At this place is
an eddy caused by swift water running
through the channel outside and setting
bank, leaving quite cove Hoy, in swim
ming ventured too near the rapid current
and was caught suddenly 10y the undertow
and drawn out Of sight into the main chan
mel among the rocks, and although his com
rades were looking at him at the time he
| disappeared, he was never seen again His
| body was found Tuesday evening between
Walpole and Westmoreland. Hoy was
about % years old, coming here from Rut-
land last year He had an accident policy
in the Travellers of Hartford for $l400.
The Cheshire railroad company has or
dered five new mogul engines from the
Rhode Island locomotive works
f.. j. Howard has large two story house
nearly completed and ready for occupancy
near the toll house at the bridge, which is
a great improvement upon the small one
which he tore down.
Our base ball team played IA game with
the Claremonts at that place last Saturday
resulting in victory for the Claremonts.
Our team, having just started, are not in
the trim that they should he in order to win
the greatest laures to themselves.
The matter is being agitated considera
bly, among our Grand Army men that, in
the absence Of IA town or village monument
to the old soldiers, it would he very fitting
that they, in connection with our other cit
liens, raise the funds to erect respectabl,
monument in our cemetery. They have {
lot in which they as a body have buried {
number of comrades who have died with
out means, and this number was increased
this week by the death Of Frank G.. Emo
The response of our citizens would b,
hearty TO second any such movement
The first open-air band concert of the
season was given last week Tuesday even
ing, over thousand people being present
Another was given last evening at the cor
ner of School and Atkinson streets.
John brisbane has bought, through Mr.
Hayes's agency, the house on Westminster
street occupied by c. E. Capron and l.. II
Church. Mr.. Hayes has also sold the Mari
boro house ON Green street to James Nc
Donald d. w Riley has bought the Ry
an house in North Walpole.
A large party from Bellows Falls attend
ed the union Sunday school picnic Thurs
day, at the Claremont Junction camp
ground The weather was favorable an,
IA pleasant time was enjoyed.
The evening service at the Congregu
tional church next Sunday will he vespe
service and will he held at the usual time
six O'Clock.
Henry Hoy's policy in the Travellers il
surance company, makes the sixth loss q
i the kind paid by the company in this place
Miss Adele Crossette sang at concer
inAlstead, n H., last evening, assisted b
Miss Thwing Of Bratteboro, +. +. Gorhal
r of Westminster, Miss Evans Of Alstea
and Mr. Wheat Of Putney
4 l.. ). Hayes has sold the Holden dru
: store to Fred b. Bosworth Of Montpelier
Mr. Bosworth is a reliable young busine,
man and druggist of experience, havin
. been employed as prescription clerk in I'll
4 store of j. V. Babcock, in Montpelier, f,
h some time past. The store is tO he restocl
ed at once, and will soon he in running q
der.
The recent appointments on the Vernon
: academy staff of teachers are given el:
r where.