Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-29
BELLOWS FALLS COLUMN.


ingham street, and owned by the Fall Mountain
paper company It consists Of about $500 cords
and is to be made into paper the coming year II
has been purchased in the northern part Of New
Hampshire aud Vermont, some coming from
Canada, and has been brought here by the rail
roads, sometimes whole train load at one time.
John W Moore formerly for many years a res.
dent Of this place hut Of late living in Manches-
ter, ~ H. died in that city last Saturday, aged
~ Mr.. Moore was in earlier years prominent
among musical circles and was the author of sew
eral valuable works ON music He was postmas-
ter at Bellows Falls ten years, and afterwards
opened a book and music store In the building
now occupied by Walter Blake. Mr.. Moore leaves
Two daughters, who are pleasantly remembered
here aud will have the sympathy Of many friends
in their atlliction.
The Helping Hand. one Of the societies con
nected with the Episcopal church, consists Of
dozen or more young ladies under the able dtrec-
torship Of Mrs II W. Thompson, who meet one
evening in each week to work for charitable pur-
poses. AT present they are sewing for an orphan
asylum In South Boston This society, though
but recently formed. has been so far most sue
cessful and bids fair TO rival, in the amount Of
work accomplished. any " the older societies
Their object is worthy one and II Is to I've hoped
the interest Of the young ladies viii continue
undated
The ladies' sewing society connected with the
Emmanuel church aud the Twenty minute socie-
~ meet together for missionary work, ON Friday
afternoon, at the house Of Mrs. o. d. Olcott on
Atkinson street.
Three school teachers from Chester who had
been employed by the school directors In differ
ent parts Of our town, received notice OF the can
collation. If the contract Monday of this week,
the directors giving rs reason that they had no
authority for arranging school matters In u
number Of districts there will evidently be no
spring term. special meeting Of the district In
this village has been called To- see what arrange
HpHts can bp made.
People who have made a practice OF driving
through the basin In the past, would do well To
IfalF fa uf hal
rs the SaXtons river has changed its course in
such way as to run whore last year the road IL
sell ran, and without guards OF any KIND people
might easily drive on into the river especially III
the evening Mr.. Sabinss meadow has been
greatly injured by the change in the course Of the
river. which h. claims To have been caused 10y
changing the dam for the saw mil below.
Chas. f.. Robertson with his family, has re-
moved the past week To Charlrstuwu, living on
the main street, not far from the station He
will come here to attend to his business each day
either by train or team
Mr. WatruuS of the Rogers company seems to
be appearing ia all the places If any SIZE in this
vicinity with his scheme for a branch factory
lie has been at Bellows Falls also, receiving per
htps not quite rs much announcement rs at
Brattlrhuru krcnc aud Rutland.
News has been received Of the death Of Mrs
Pamela IIjuusbrry. other Of Edward Ijuusbery
Of China aud sister Of q. +. Woods of this place.
\ large number of Masnns from surrounding
| towns are exp ctrd tu be present al the meeting
! of the lodge OF tue Temple Friday evening, and
L j
| lodge of Vermont
4 native Of Japan named Keilo Kayano will
| give a lecture ON that country at the Cungrega.
| tional church next sunday evening, illustrated
| with stereuptcuu views
The report Of the auditors Of our village shows
! IA material reduction in the matter of expenses
| during the past year in nearly all departments.
| the total saving being something over Sl9O An
uual meeting of the corporation next Monday
evening.
1t is said that new brick block is to he built on
] fIts- of l44 ltttt utAu LAT
| Winuewisser as a furniture sture, during the com
/ ing year.
Among the many applicants for a certain post
! Office not "A hundred miles from Bellows Falls
| one recently wrote to "A well-knuwn. prominent
and popular official residing in a ncighbOrng
| town for an endorsement of his petition for the
! office The reply as received was very apt, and
the point of II is too good to be lost appreciat
| ed by few only. II was AS follows: MY dear
! sir Yours received A few years ago a worthy
! and estimate lady suddenly bereft Of her
husband. On the day Of the funeral the widow
| was invited to ride from the cemetery to her
home with "A Mr.. Brown, who, 1t seems, had more
uf an interest in the lady in question than would
/ usually be- the cast with person so recently be
| rpft Just before reaching her home Mr. Brown
| m quiet aud subdued manner suggested that at
some time in the future she might wish 10 take
herself another partner for life, and in most be-
| coming and ardent words made known to hei
/ that he would much like to be- the successor Of
the gentleman they had Just left rpposing in the
/ cemetery. With a blush mantling her cheek she
| replied, why, Mr.. Brown, am very sorry to say
/ T..
| while standing at the grave. 50 You arr too lat,
! with your proposition Now. my dear friend
| last autumn was standing by the side uf an open
! grave in which all that remained OF the ptmucra
] ~ Of our country aud of poor Grover was being
| Inferred At that time, while the green Sod
were. being heaped ON the remains, | also was ap
/ preached ON the subject and gave Ia the first
] uuestiuner an affirmative reply Therefore yot
! can see how impossible 1t would he for me to give
! myself away to second party, much as mlgh'
wish To become the husband Of both, Yours tru
| ~, --.
Among the spring changes in residence of oui
! people are the following: Dr. Kirkland moves in
Jackson takes ROOMS at Mrs Cooks aud board,
with his fathrrin law. Mr. Gould Herbert In
| gram aud wife arr boarding at j. \ Eaton :
| John l.. Howard moves to Chester. Walter Blakt
| goes to the Green house ON South street. Henry
Blake comes from Drewsville to the +. b Dewey
| house ON Henry street Mrs J u Bridgmal
moves TO the John Wright house on Atkinson 81
| Mr. Blanchard moves from Mrs Holbrook's hous'
| to Mr.. Nilas's house on Westminster Court. H. {
Buxton also moves to Westminster Court.
The friends Of the family Of G. Z. Chaplin, for
merly of this place, will be sorry tu hear that Mis-
Mary has been very Ill with brain fever at thri
home in Florence, Ala.
The free bridge question has struck BELOW
Falls and is being agltatcd to quite an extent. Al
business would b' benefited here to even a create
extent than was the case at Brattleburu, brcauS
Of the lurg,. suburban village u North Walpolt
situated just across the river, whose business In
trrests are Identical with ours.
LAST week Monday J. G.. Day, our popular dr.
goods merchant, went TO Boston 10 purchaS
goods ON Tuesday he was taken severely III wit
peritonlts, and went to the city hospital where h
has a brother, who is a surgeon. He has since
been in a critical condition suffering severely wit
an ahscess The latest news, however, Is favorable
and an early recovery aud return home is locke
for Mrs bay went To Boston last saturday
Geo A brown and wife started for Washingtu
on Thursday OF this week, expecting to eNten
their trip further south. They may visit Florid
before they return.
The Vermont Dental society which recently hel
its annual meeting at Montpelier, voted that il
next annual meeting b,. held at Bellows Falls dui
ing March. 1880