Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-21
BELLOWS FALLS.

Six months ago John o. Spring, super
intendent Of the Baptist Sunday school,
tried the experiment of giving a nickel to
each of 35 children of his school, with the
request that they invest it in any way that
they saw fit, and at the end of the six
months they were TO return the accumu
lations to the cause Of missions, with let
ter stating how they had made 1t earn the
additions. The reports from each of the
children have been received, and the in
vestment Of the 81 - had increased to
over S25 in all Many very pretty notes
from the children were received, and many
were the ingenious methods taken by them
to make the money increase.
The grocery firm at North Walpole of
Fitzgerald x Barrett has been dissolved,
and the business is to be carried ON here
after by James Barrett alone. This firm
have worked up large trade and are serv-
ing good goods at moderate prices Being
the only store lover the river they con
troll the trade TO quite AN extent.
Frank and Fred A Clark were informed
by telegram that their brother, Charles
F., had committed suicide at hotel in
Berwick, Pa, last Tuesday The family
are residents Of Putney and the brother
mentioned has been rather wild for some
years.
A little boy named Darling, while on his
way home from Sunday school last Sunday
was run over by team on Church street,
the carriage passing entirely over him but
not causing serious injury. The escape
was a very narrow one. No blame was
attached to the driver, Frank Moore, and
it is safe to say that the boy will look both
ways before crossing the street hereafter.
Amonv those at Montpelier Thursday of
this week was Geo. II. Bahbitt, who was
looking after the interests of the American
Express company in connection with the
bill before the legislature taxing all corpo-
rations The bill as presented increased
the tax from three per cent, as heretofore,
to five upon all the gross receipts in the
state, which is much higher than any other
state in the union F. p. Ball was also
there. NJ. w Davis and his son Sherman,
and l., S. Hayes
The infant child Of Mr. and Mrs Carroll
Black died Monday night from a compiled
ton of diseases, having been i'll about two
weeks The parents are both sick with
scarlet fever.
The outside of the large business block
being built on Canal street, has been paint
ed during the past week, much improving
the looks Of it. The stagngs are not "a
yet down from the front but will be in a
few days, and the building will be large
ornament to the business portion of our
| place.
The mother of Miss Adde Stone, Of Geo.
o Guilds store, died Wednesday after a
year of sickness and suffering.
George +. Punt the conductor Of the
mixed train between here and Windsor,
| has also to run the mail train down To
Claremont and back from Windsor every
no n under the present time table, there
meeting Conductor Sampson, who comes up
| from Springfield.
A praiseworthy effort is being made by
some of our citizens to arrange for series
of popular lectures during the coming sea
son. and it seems to be meeting with con
siderable encouragement, although We are
noted AS place where solid lectures will
not draw as in other places. In this cast
the funds are to be guaranteed before the
matter is considered as a settled fact.
Miss Cora Edgerton of Mortified, who
has been endeavoring to secure class II
painting here. has gwen it up, finding tn,
ground already well covered by Mrs JOSEPH
Wilson, who has a class at G. l. Barber
music rooms.
Dr. Edward Kirkland, who, although
homeopathic, is blessed with a wife who i
a regular graduate of the old school of med
icine, is having a large practice here and i
deservedy popular among all classes. Mrs
Kirkland was last week invited by the fac
ulty of the Mortified, Mass, ladies schou
t. deliver two lectures before the school OF
the care of the system. She returned from
there Tuesday of this week.
Mrs NJ E Dow of Mortified, Vt, il
spending a few days with friends in town.
A. S. Finlay was in Burlington ON Tues
day.