Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-26
BELLOWS FALLS.

OF hours earlier aud left il, as helsupposed
IN safe condition. Had the fire occurred
IN the night the edifce must have been
destroyed, but so efficient was the work of
the tiremen that it was practically confined
70 Vhe room where 1t originated, although
IN some places It worked up between the
noors ana partitions. Little damage was
zone IN the main audience room aside from
the wetting Of the frescoing ON one sido
and the injury to the carpets. which were
torn up TO get at the fire from above
Some $500 or 5000 damage was done tho
loss being fully covered bv insurance in
the dttna company. j. 9. billiard of that
company. the oldest adiuster in New Enc.
land, came Tuesday and promptly arranged
Tor settlement by appraisal Of dsinter
ested builders The repairs are expected
to be completed so that the church can he
occupied again week from next Sunday
Timothy Sullivan came home from an
caster wednesday to spend Christmas, as
well as Mr.. Cauger They report the put
ting IN shape for business of their new ma
per mil as progressing rapidly Mr. Sulli-
vans drug store here is in the charge of
his brother Charles, assisted bv William
Tatro as druggist, who comes here from
Swanton
A. f. Holden, former well known mer-
chant here, was in town during the mast
week, being on visit to his parents in
Charlestown. He is living in Little IFolls
n. Y, at the present time, having moved
there from Linhthgo, N. Y, aboutstwo
years ago.
The annual meetings Of the Conprepa-
tional church aud its auxiliary ladies' soci-
cites occur next week Thursday afternoon
and evening. Also the second annual roll
call of the church and the annual rental of
the pews.
The invalid mother of Miss Mary A. Bar
ry has come to live with her daughter at
the residence of d. X. Barry on Atkinson
street.
Our people are watching with interest To
see what the truth is as to the rumors of
tue past few days relative to the control of
the Rutland road remaining with the Cen
trial Vermont, instead of going to the Della
ware 4 Hudson Canal company next week
The Rutland Herald claims 10 know thar
the Central has taken another lease for a
long term, but no one as yet seems to con
firm the statement. Certainly the control
OF this road will have an important infu
ence on our general business interests be
cause of good or bad rates and train facili
Ties. There is but little question but that
find themselves with an elephant on their
hands now that the control OF the Cheshire
has gone to the Fitchburg, and they nre
left with only local business between here
and Burlington, instead of the large Cen.
trail through freights that have been run
over it. The Central road can afford to
pay larger rent for it than any other cor.
poration. They know best what it can
earn, having tried it, and are willing to re
tam 1t, but do not offer as large a rental as
the Delaware x Hudson Canal company
want for it, claiming that the property will
not warrant it. For months it has been on
ly question of price between the two
companies, the Delaware q Hudson wish
ing to unload their trade and the Central
being willing to keep it, but not to pay
more than they think it will earn The re
suit must be announced within "a day or
two.
Charles Hooper of Walpole n. H., died
in that village on Thursday, in his SD year.
He was one of the prominent farmers and
sheep feeders Of this section aud widely
known.
Joseph McGovern was arrested Wednes
day evening and brought before Justice
Keefe Thursday and fined s. and costs for
drunkenness.
Quite an amount of testimony was taken
at the office of George A. Weston on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week bearing
upon the application of Charles 5. Allbee
for divorce from his wife, nee Miss Sulli-
van, Of Rutland. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Allbee began proceedings for di-
vorce in Chicago about year ago, aud it
went through with but few knowing of it,
even Mrs. Allbee herself, till within "A few
hours of its final record, when Mrs Allhee
learning how near she was to being vivid
ow, made telegraphic application for stay
in the proceedings through her counsel, p.
NJ. Meldon, Esq, of Rutland This stay
was granted, and when the facts became
known in Chicago by the evidence for
warded, the court refused to grant the di-
vorce. A new application has now been
made in the same city by Mr.. Allbee and
the evidence taken here this week is
to be nsed there at the hearing. Mr.
Allbee is engaged there in connection
with a milk route, working for an uncle.
He bases his application for divorce upon
the claim that his wife has deserted him.
1t seems a very unfortunate case of incom
patibility, and it is understood that the
principal cause for Mrs. Allbee Directing to
the young man having his freedom is that
by the rules of her church person from
whom a divorce is obtained for any cause is
forever estopped from marrying again.
Mrs Allbee still carries on her millinery
business in Rutland as heretofore.
Last winter, and each winter since the
opera house was erected there has been
much trouble in making the boiler, which
is used for heating purposes, work strongly
enough to satisfactorily heat the building
in the coolest weather. Last summer the
size of the main chimney to which the boil
er is connected was enlarged by building an
addition to it the whole height of the build
ing. This season it seems to work perfect
ly and no trouble is met with in warming
the building at all times. Capt. W. H.
Taylor is the janitor in charge.
c. L. Barber was chosen one Of the vice
presidents of the New England music
teachers association in Boston last week
For the past two months or more F. Car
ruthers, chorister of Emmanuel church, has
been drilling a boys chorus choir for ser
vice there later on. 1t is expected to take
at least two months more before it is in
shape to begin service. The choir is to
consist of is boys, divided into two double
quartets, each of which will take the re-
sponses and carry them independently, and
join in the chorus as desired.
Much sorrow is expressed by the old &C
quaintances and comrades here of Col. c.
b. Stoughton, formerly of this place, at his
arrest on a serious charge Of fraud as given
by this paper last week.
Thomas Dominique, or as he is best known
here, ID. Tomas, the fruit and candy ner-
chant in Blake's building has rented, in ad-
diton to the room which he has occupied
the past few years, the store recently va
Gated by f. A. Eaton, and now occupies
both stores, considerably extending his
trade.
Christmas trees and their usual interest
ing exercises for the children were held
Wednesday evening at the Episcopal, Con
gregational, Universalist and Baptist
churches, and at the Methodist on Thurs
day evening Although the Baptist church
was in confusion, and somewhat unpleas-
ant because of its injury by fire, it was so
the tree was arranged in the main audito-
rum, though without carpets and having
part only of the seats, the society still felt
very thankful that they had any kind OF a
shelter wherein TO celebrate, st, Charles
church celebrated the usual midnight mass
with a large congregation, called together
by their.new bell which pealed out FORTS first
service at a quarter of twelve on Christmas
eve. No services were held that night at
St. Peters, as Father Feeney was ill again,
hut he was able TO ofiiciate at the regular
service at 1890 Christmas day. His health
has been in very poor state since his re
cent dangerous illness, and he has not been
as well for the past few weeks. Some fears
are entertained that he may have to resign
his charge,
The Christmas musical exercises of the
Sunday schools of the Uniyersalist and Con
gregational churches are to be held next
Snndnu the fnrmar in the avaning and the