Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-31
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.

; Week III bns vicinity OF Jnt pulCe sbhIluu
by the confinement therein Of an insane
man from the north part of the state, who
was taken off the train here in a raving
condition He made O. large amount Of
noise and broke up considerable furniture.
His name proved to be Edward Bapp, from
Fairfax, from which place an officer was
sent with physicians, TO take him to the
asylum at Brattleboro
The snow which came Sunday night was
seized upon by the sleighriders as well as
all kinds Of business, and things the first Of
the week were merry in the brisk winter
air. Among the numerous large parties
which came into town Tuesday were about
10 of the boys, girls and teachers of the
Vermont Academy, who drove in with eight
teams some two-horse, but the most four,
and it was a very jolly party throughout.
Station Agent H. c. johnson has spent
a portion of the past week at his father
home in Manchester, n H., the father be-
ing quite ILL.,
Rev j. Harry Holden Of Amherst Mass.
a brother of the late Will A. Holden, spent
a portion of the day here last Saturday.
A child of Cornelius Doyle, about three
years old, died of scarlet fever on the ex-
tension of Henry street Tuesday We be-
lieve this is the first death from this disease
during its present run, nearly all being Of
the mildest type, and it has almost wholly
disappeared.
The "crazy" supper given in the vestry
of the Congregational church last Thursday
evening by the Young Peoples literary so
ciety, was "A decidedly novel affair in many
ways, scoring a decided success with a
large amount of fun.
Mrs Dennis Brosnahan, living on Bridge
street, who was seriously injured week he
fore last by falling down flight Of stairs
is improving rapidly, and the broken arm
is gaining strength as fast as can he ex-
pected
The annual concert and ball of the Ma
sonic fraternity Of Bellows Falls has been
set for February IA, and preparations are
going on rapidly by the different commit
tees.
Capt Hall, county supervisor of schools
was in town quite a portion of last week
and very enjoyable meeting was held at
the High school building Friday evening
with varied program.
Another new store has been opened
across the river. 1t is owned by Fitzgerald
x Barrett, and keeps a general country
stock, principally groceries Both men are
the patronage of their townspeople.
The engine and machinery which was in
the wood working shop of Mr.. Straight
ON the bank Of the river, was some months
ago taken out, loaded into cars and shipped
to Fort Payne, Ala, where Fred and }.
Henry had proceeded it, Now the shop
has been leased by Lyman Church, Oscar
Hart and Lorenzo Blake former employees
in the saw mill, aud they have put in new
machinery throughout, and are making IA
large business boom there custom work
Of all kinds, and packing boxes Of all
varieties being turned out Ira Earle owns
the building now aud leases to the present
occupants
Rev. 5. II McCollester, d. D., formerly
pastor of the Universaist church here, has
recently had published by the Universalist
publishing house Of Boston, his new book
entitled Round the Globe, and it is one
of the most readable books of travel that
has ever been published in our country.
As traveller the doctor sees all there is to
see, and has the happy faculty Of being
able TO make Others see it too 10y his vivid
descriptions 1t is well worth a close
perusal aud our citizens will be especially
Interested in il from their knowledge and
respect for the author.
Charles + Robertson, who has for the
past few months been living at Charlestown
and continuing his paper manufacture
here has decided to come back here TO live
He has bought building lot on the north
side of Hapgood street, next west of John
II. Williamss. and is TO erect at once a nice
residence there. Rumor has it that his
brother in law, George H. Rabbit, jr, has
also bought lot there aud will build early
in the season, making two first class houses
to be added to those formerly built in that
neighborhood
Lyman Church, formerly superintendent
of the Fall Mountain paper company's saw
mill, who was so ceriously injured five
weeks ago by "a stick being thrown violently
against him while putting ON saw belt has
this week gotten around a little for the first
time. The injury was of so serious a ma
ture that it is doubtful if he ever wholly re-
covers from the effects.
The date set for the annual paper-makers'
ball has been decided upon as Wednesday
evening, February r. and the music is TO
be Colts Armory orchestra, Of Hartford
Conn, an organization which all will be in
terested TO hear, never having been EN-.
ployed in this vicinity.
The additional mail recently put on be-
tween our village and Brattleboro, being
sent each way on the afternoon express
trains, is already proving itself to be of
large assistance to our citizens, and Ger
tanly strengthens the feeling that the two
villages are not 50 far apart as the railroad
passenger tariff would Indicate and that
we have very many interests in common.
Few roads in the country get along at
the present day with so little money put in
the furnishing of first class passenger cars
as the Cheshire railroad, and it is there
fore with a sigh of relief we learn that they
have given the Wason company of Spring
field an order for at least two modern cars
in every respect, To be furnished at once.
and more are promised in the future
A first class comedy company, with Vic
toria Vokes as its principal star, is booked
for our opera house next week Wednesday
evening.
Efforts are being made to secure "a party
of at least 40 who will go to Keene next
week Saturday evening by special train, to
see Madame Janauschek in her famous role
Of Meg Merrilies.
large number of valuable horses are
offered for sale at the stable of L. 4. x +.
l.. Lowell at unusually low prices. Among
them are a number Of beautifully matched
driving and working animals.
A well known workman about town
named Mitchell Tuliper, was taken danger
Ously i'll while at work and conveyed to his
home on Westminster street Later re
ports give him as being in very critical
situation.
The machine shop of Osgood & Barker
is at once to get on a very busy appear
ance They are to fit up the whole Of the
next floor over their present quarters in
the building formerly occupied by the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, and will
double their present amount of help in the
filling of some large orders for valuable
machinery. Among the new orders are a
number for paper machinery for other
places and a large number of the Evans
friction cones, which are made exclusive
" here, and are coming into general use in
all kinds of mills for the regulating Of
speed of different machinery, For the
past year or more orders have been light
and this firm has been getting along with
largely reduced force, but it is one of the
indications of a good spring opening that
manufacturers are ordering thus early the
machinery needed the coming year. Good
machinists can now find work here in quite
large numbers.
Contractor Phelps has a large force of
m II at work on the new dwelling which he
is erecting near the new town hall in West
minister
The prevailing epidemic, which has made
so thorough "a trip over the world, has
given the residents of Bellows Falls about
an average visit. There have been few
very serious cases here, aud no deaths from
it so far, A large number of people have
been afflicted with it to a greater or less
degree AS to the relative number, prob
ably between two-thirds and three-fourths
of our whole population have had it within
the past six weeks at some time. Our