Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-09
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.
Miss Howe Unable to Sing

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severe cold taken at Springfield, Mass
where she sang at the May festival with
such overwhelming success, Miss Mary
Howe will be unable to keep her engage
ment to sing here to night. The disap.
pointment will be great but her speedy
recovery and the arrangement of an early
date for the postponed concert will be
hoped for.
u Monday evening, May 10, has now
been fixed as the date for Miss Howe's APP
pearance.
Levi Kennedy many years ago resi-
dent of this place, died two weeks since at
his home in Warsaw, III. He learned his
trade of matchmaker and jeweler in Bel
lows Falls, and remained here several
years, after which he went west and 10
Gated in Fort Madison, Iowa. Later he
went to Warsaw, ILL.,, where he continued
in the jewelry business. He died after a
long illness at the age of 20 years.
c. NJ. Blake, F. j. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Blake, Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Black
and II. c. johnson and daughter attended
the funeral of Miss Helen Dewey in Cam
bridge, Mass, Wednesday
Rev. B. w Atwell assisted at mission
airy meeting held in st. Andrews church
in st. Johnsbury, Wednesday.
The Fairy Grotto' at the opera house
last week Thursday evening was great
success. 1t was given by the ladies Of thu
Universalist society, under the direction OF
Mrs Rhoades The cast comprised over 6(
characters, of whom many were children
Miss Labaree as the Fairy Queen and Mis-,
Weston as Maria took their parts ex
tremely we'll Geo. b. Wheeler made 6
vicious looking Peter Grim and Dana
Pierce was capital Puck, " but the chief
interest of the evening centred in the sing
ing and acting of Anna Williams and Net
tie Wheeler, who took the leading parts e
perfection. The fairies made very pref
ty appearance and the gnomes grotesque
one. The tableaux were fine. especially
the last one, in which the fairies with theil
queen and the villagers, effectively grouped
were seen by colored lights. The instru
mental part of the music was bv Mrs. Mel
lie Brown, pianist, and DR.. Eddy, cornetst
The opera house was well filled and the
proceeds were something over 500, aftei
paying expenses of $50 The grotto seen
cry and many of the costumes were hireC
from Boston.
Helen, youngest daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. f. f. Dewey, formerly of Below
Falls and now of Cambridge, Mass, die,
Sunday morning, May A. She had been il
only six days and died of spinal meningitis
The funeral was held Wednesday Afternoon
and the burial was at Mt. Auburn.
Bishop Bissell will visit Emmanuel churcl
and administer the rite of confirmation OF
the evening of May 25
The ST. Andrews brotherhood met at tn
rectory Tuesday evening
A L. Proctor had an auction sale o
household goods Monday, and is leaving
town. Mrs. Proctor and children will re
main with her father in Westminster for
time
Mrs. Alger wife of Rev. N. W. Alger
formerly pastor of the Baptist church, i
spending some time with her daughter
Mrs. Field on Westminster street. Mrs
Alger expects to start next month fo
Santa Cruz, Cal, to join her husband anC
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Alger have made man,
warm friends during their residence here
who will regret to have them leave town.
Personal.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Bowtelle started TO
D u I r.