Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-27
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.

A delay has been caused In starting the electric
lights by number Of carloads Of poles having
gone astray and being missing a week or more
They arrived this week and work il going on rap
idly, but the light will not be turned on before
the middle or last Of July.
About 10 Of the log.drivers arrived here last
saturday, and the logs art being run over the
falls In small numbers, the main body Of the
uIlNe having not vet arrived. Ihe drive this year
amounts To eighty million feet. About two mill.
ion feet have been bought by the Fall Mountain
Paper company. which Is only about One-uuarter
as many as they had last year Last years sup
ply Is holding out we'll there being an immens.,
pilr In the yard at North Walpole About ten
million feet Of this years drive Is owned by the
down with the Connecticut River Lumber com.
pany's logs.
During the past few months the boys connected
with the Y. NJ. c. A. OF Vermont Academy have
been holding meetings at the old church in Rock
ingham. Now that vacation has come the work
Is being taken up by the Christian EndeavOr sOci-
ely here, In connection with the Epworth League,
which JOINTLY hold services each Sunday. There
were ~ from here present at the meeting last
Sunday.
An audience Of over 100 people greeted the
graduating class Of the High school Monday even.
ing, at the opera house. The exercises were VI
the usual order and were carried out IN com
mendable manner, Tue prayer and benedicton
were offered by Rev d. l. Sanford The diplomas
committee. He stated to the class that his
son for asking permission to perform this duty
was tlol the class began their work III the HlEh
school under hls principalship, and for that rea-
son he took special interest IN It. After the
ercis'.s reception 70 the alumni was held in ban
quet hall and attended by about $50 persons.
Frank Gould, who has been serving a term at
the workhOuse at Rutland for the then Of brass
casting from the Fall Mountain Paper company,
was released from that institution and arrived
here Saturday night.
The Roman Catholic society have been holding
Il two weeks mission, Father Reynolds being
sisted by two priests from out Of town. The first
week was devoted principally 10 the Irish class
aud the present week u the French,
The petition Of Barney Cannon ir for the %.
sition uf postmaster has gone forward to our del
egation Ia Congress this week II has about 100
names and represents every business house here
with two ar three exceptions la addition TO the
general petition II WAS accompanied 10y large
number Of letters Of endorsement FROM prUmi-
urnt citizens, aud Il would seem beyond question
that he will be the successful candidate Il IL
understood that all the other candidates have
withdrawn from the race except e. r. Caprun.
MIR. Guilds commission will expire on the second
Of August, aud the appointment will probably be
made before the adjournment Of Congress, or
within the next ten days.
H. A Titus Of the Cheshire road. who was 20
seriously injured by fall some months ago, has
50 far recovered as To h. able 10 ~ around with
IA cane. He has b''en employed by the village
corporation to oversee the gang Of men who were
laying new sewers. lie is in hopes To resume his
place ON tue train b'twern here aud Fitchburg In
a few weeks
Two teams collidrd between Cages mills and
damage To the teams, one or both Of which ran
away. In one carriage were Mr.. Rice and Ms. 4
+. Coolidge, IN the other Mrs. CLARK and two
daughters, Of Gage mills, all Of whom were
thrown to the ground and somewhat bruised. IL
was a narrow escape from what might have been
a serious accident.
The new postal cars will be- put on the route
over the Cheshire and Central roads soon after
July /, and those now in use will begin running
the new postal route between Ftchcurg and
Rutland, giving US much better postal facilities
than have been had heretofore.
The Uniyersalst Sunday school took
drive to Chester Wednesday, by invitation Of
their pastor, Rev. J. F, Rhoades. They started
early IN the morning took dinner and returned
about O'Clock In the afternoon. They went In
Towns hotel bus, Mr. Rhoades driving a fourth
hand.
The outcome Of the much. discussed lease Of the
Cheshire road TO the Boston and Maine system Is
being watched by our citizens with much inter
est as Il will have quite an influence the bust.
ness OF Bellows Falls.
The new Photographic studio being erected at
the corner Of Green and Williams street viii be-
ready for business about July l.
Z. II Stougbtou post, q. A. r., adopted ap
proprate resolutions upon the death OF Comrade
H. G. Hatch at their meeting last week
Forepaugh's circus will be here August -
Quite lumber Of Bellows Falls people have
already gone into camp at SunApee lake.
Thursday afternoon about O'Clock a general
fire alarm was sounded calling out the whole de-
partment the fire proving TO be in the l. part Of a
large tenement house on the west side of Atkinson
street. The building was occupied by six families
and is owned by Mrs. Geo. A. Reyes, It having
formerly been owned by Thomas Reyes The fire
started In room In the attic Of the l. occupied
by William Martin, and its origin Is a mystery
When first discovered II seemed to b. breaking
from the partition near bureau The fire de-
partlnent on the spot quickly, but not until
the second story Of the l. well on fire, and be-
fore subdued all but the first story destroyed,
causing a damage Of perhaps Sl5OO which was
covered by insurance. Besides Mr. Martin, A. j.
Bowen occupied the building while In the main
part were four families The goods Of both fam
Lies In the L were nearly destroyed, without in
surance. and those In the main part moved out,
but after the fire was extlnguished moved back
again with little damage. During the progress OF
the fire a member Of Shamrock hose slipped from
the roof falling two stories and landing on bulk
head, breaking il through. He was insensbe
when taken up but soon recovered and Is not Sc
riously injured Geo. A. Reyes sprained an ankle
quite badly While assisting at the fire
win T. Russell is stopping with Joe Moore at
Ludlow assisting in the care OF the Ludlow cloth
village Wills mother and sister made him a
visit Thursday and Friday of this week.
Rev Mr. Morgan has hired a tenement OF J. II.
Webb ON Atkinson street
Another mutual benefit society is seeking to es-
tabish a footine Pin town, II being represented by
ID L. Herrick Of BrattlebOro, that by the annual
payment of SS5 year Tor hye years slSo ~ an,
800 and also that In case Of sickness they will
receive $40 a week. Must take sharp financlering
TO keep that up long surely.
largely attended, there oeihs htlle business OF IN
pOrtance. A, \ swain was chairman, q; ~
AIM AIM clelA, ~ h,arJ Of nrmdsntiai cnmm itts
" i,ias'ia , w.
A young daughter Of Ned Flemming, who is
here on a visit, dislocated shoulder by fall one
day this week.
d, b. Howard has had the front OF ms store or
painted very orlsht ye ,t .s Te'N "ii''" uiS
jug ,.,.Ta,e accident occurred on Akin.
son street Tuesday by which Mrs Chas Spauldng
OF Nesl 10 ~, ,tr,,,t hsin,, v.ry ,,,
10 @' AMI she WAS thrown out though the team
even, Ia ai'u I, S',i At n rauid pace
"''' -, IN, ran,sins NJ Wn, w Ray
La . rn,,hi her, and bnriei in the Episcopa
cemetery He was resident mere many s year
ago and Is only Id a1 tbe 9Sbnpma9n bosnta
In New YORK ..p..,.. Gill.
The Times OF tnls week say Hai y rliuaJ
morning, one OF t t ~ "f Fnrtuns smith Iasl
man VIM tou,iI s,.Y,.rI The boJy of an infant
ti IL, th,. river IL was s,.wed up in an old
.. Mn a small bag Of stones attached As II
ai,, aoating along With the current lie pulled Il
mn nm "A log and taking out his knife, cut the bag
ots.n. exposing an infant head but the odor was
50 offensive that he stepped back a little and lht
sack with It's CHASTITY contents shpleu oach NV
the strong current OF NE river anu MAS cailleu
on down the stream, ~ ,.,,'I '"''
the ua' n'"''S ~, ,,,, I.e, n..vt ,yaal on IN,
looA ~ f Rniiand as IL Isavrs at il:4O beinl
man tr1 mn p .ariisr than now. The train fron
Roston arrives at ll:35.
no'''" = -. -, Moth vaInola ,ya,
Geo. +. Jones st3ie ~ No',n TlldaS, spr
/ looked over 4sam ~ dnad Sic and costs w l.
as result nisd pV went 10 Keene last week answer
G a,. w similar summons, and paid fine OF
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An nncle of II. G. johnson, living at Enfield, N
| n was Killed by fall one day last week