Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-05
BELLOWS FALLS.

TN the nrSJ OF December treasurer o ID.
Olcott completed his part Of the collection
of the town taxes, and turned over to the
with the costs added, all delin-
cuent ones. The total amount Of taxes
raised this year amounts to about S3S. 900
all Of which has been collected bv Mr. OF
colt except little less than $1,000 This is
nearly all due from those having poll taxes.
only, of 50 each. and the placing of them
in the officers hands will make il cost the
parties about double the amount il woulJ If
they had been paid during the past three
months
r. G. Allis, the late editor of the Times
started Saturday morning on carriage
drive to Connecticut, where he is to make
his future home with his family. His wife
and child are with friends in Putney for the
present. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson are To
occupy the same rooms at Mr. Leonard's
dwelling on Atkinson street that we're oc-
cupied by Mr. Allis.
During the late part of the day Wednes-
day and the night, snow fell TO the amount
of about three inches, and Thursday morn
ing about one-half the light vehicles were
changed to runners it making very fair
sleighing for so small an amount This
was the first sign of sleghing and by Thurs
The Bellows Falls club now numbers
over one hundred of our best citizens. A
meeting was held Tuesday evening in Ban
quet hall, at which about sixty were pres
ent. Among other matters discussed was a
trip to Brattleboro at some time in the near
future which, although not decided upon
at this time, may come up again. The 40.
cial part of life is a matter to which this
ion, 20 10 II, 4
the future, through its instrumentality it
will be possible to entertain our neighbors
from other places in a far more hospitable
manner whenever they shall see fit to visit
us. Quite pleasant part Of Tuesday even
ng's pastme was an off hand talk by Hon
A. n. Swain upon the past and present of
our village, what we have and what we
need Our people are always glad to hear
from him and rejoice to note his returning
strength. We think no one will question
the fact that Mr. Swain is today by far the
most universally loved and honored citizen
which we have few having lived here more
years, and none whose business rendered
him more widely known by all classes.
About 22j tickets have already been sold
at 81 each for a series Of five lectures and
entertainments, of which mention was made
a number of weeks ago. The attractions
and dates have been fixed as follows Dec
10, Corporal Tanner lectures upon Soldier
Life, Grave and Gay y Jan 9. the Shipp
Brothers. English Hand Bell Ringers, and
f. w Emerson, humorist aud impersona-
tor Jan. %, lecture, Jonathan Abroad. -
by Robert Nourse Rev Thomas Dixon.
jr., speaks Feb. 80, ON Backbone :" aud
the last of the course is to be on some date
in March when Leland T. Powers gives an
evening of his wel-knOwn approximations
Taken as a whole it is list of attractions
that cannot help pleasing all, and by the
advance sale of the tickets its success is
assured
Henry f. Arms of Worcester. Mass, q
former well known citizen, son of Station
Agent Daniel Arms of old, has been in tow i
the past week.
John Shuttleworth x Son. painters. ar,
to occupy the building in the rear of the
keene cash grocery store, Mr. Bennett
having moved to the basement Of Bridge
man block on Westminster street
Next Monday evening is the time set foi
the formal opening of the Young Mems In
stitute in its old quarters in the basement o
the Congregational church The manage
ment of affairs will be practically the sam,
as was SO successful last season, and mucl
good is looked forward to by all
The net receipts of the Mt. Kilburn Mis-
sion circle fair Wednesday evening wer,
about 500. A full evenings program O
music and plays was enjoyed bv all.
George I. Lowell offers the pretty cottag
and barn owned by him on the Saxton
River road, with about fifty acres of land
for sale.
The schools in Miss Mnard's and Mis-
Fuller's rooms in building, No. 3, had yer,
pretty exercises commemorative of tn
Thanksgiving season during the afternoo
of Wednesday of last week, the room
being tastefully and neatly decorated TO
the occasion. Some of the older visitor
remarked that they had learned more in re
gard to Thanksgiving than they eve
expected to know, and expressed pleasur
at the new departure of these teachers il
intoxicating into the young minds the reason
for the observance of TIE day to an exteu
far beyond what is ordinarily done in tn
common school
Geo E. Cady has sold his oyster trade
which was established by C. c. Chaplin, t
Charles H. Wesley, young man deservin
of good patronage. Mr. Cady is putin
more attention to the other branches {
being a fue line of confectionery. He ha
given up the ice cream business to MI
Aldrich, of the depot restaurant.
Rev Father Lonergan's lecture at tn
opera house last week was one of much il
terest to the few who heard it, being
mastery review of the history of Catholi,
ism in this country.
The annual fair of the ladies of Immanu,
L l. 4 4 l..
evening in Union hall, met with the usui
large success which these occasions hay
had for many years past No society
our village takes more pains with its SUI
pers, which are noted as being the best {
the year This year was no exception
the rule, and large attendance was give
them. The counters containing the usefl
and fancy articles for sale were loade
down, aud the express office featur
which was new with us, furnished parce
for every one who called. The " bonn
party occasioned no end of fun, the fee
ing in the end being that so many exercise
such taste in the art of trimming, that
was too bad there we're not more prizes,
they were well earned. The ladies nettt
handsome amount from it all, somewhi
above that of other years.
Our stores are already putting on the
holiday look in anticipation of the hollda
trade, which, by the way, starts off with
promise of being larger than usual tn
year. This week a largely increased nun
Der of shoppers from the villages and tow
around us are noticed on our streets.
The Vermont Farm Machine compaI
made Il very creditable exhibit at Il
Mechanics Fair, Just closed in Boston.
c. Smith, who had the charge of it durir
the past few weeks, returned home Mo
day.
Baggage Master Blanchard, of the Fitc
burg road, has been running Conduct
Putney's train this week a portion of d
time.
Mrs. Geo. A. Weston is reported as n
improving in the Adirondack region whe
she is stopping, and it is understood tn
she will soon try Florida for the remaind
of the winter Mr.. Weston went up yeste
day to arrange for the trip.
1t is suggested that John w. Flint mig
do well if he could arrange for commutati'
tickets to use between here and Milwaukee
as he is under necessity of so freque
visits there He left on Saturday last +
a short stay.
Some of the bright young peoT
of our village have evolved two conu
drums of local application worthy of wild
circulation. "When was Noah's wife Ill
Bellows Falls Z" when she was in Roc
ing Ham," what do the people of b,
lows Falls see on dark night which :
drowning people of the flood saw g 1T
arc ark lights
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