Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-30
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.


the age Of go was one Of the old residents
Of this town, having lived many years in
Rockingham. After the death Of his wife,
which occurred some years since, he sold
his farm in Rockingham. and has since lived
with his children, spending portion of the
time here with his daughter, Mrs. o. ID. Oh
colt. Until the last few months Mr.. Davis
has been unusually well and active for a
man OF his years. and has been able to en-.
Joy visiting among his sons and daughters.
tie leaves three sons, John, who lives West.
Lewis and Ed in Middletown Conn, and
four daughters, Mrs John b. Mnard and
Mrs. Ober Of Saxtons River, Mrs Newman
OF Brattleboro, aud Mrs. q. d. Olcott of
this place. The funeral was held at the
house Of J b Minard, where he died. ON
Thursday, Rev J. Frank Rhoades official
ing.
RI Rev. w. H. A. Bissell, bishop of the
diocese visited Emmanuel church last Sun.
day and administered the rite Of coniirma.
ton 10 class of eight. The bishops health
which is somewhat improved, is still deli
gate, aud his address was delivered sitting
Bishop Bissell visited Chester Sunday after
noon.
The Memorial day service at the opera
house last Sunday was largely attended
and very interesting. Rev. w. |. Todd.
pastor Of the Methodist church, preached
an instructive aud appropriate sermon.
There promises TO he a full attendance at
tendance at the opera house this evening,
TO hear the concert by the Shawnut Con.
cert company from Boston The concert
is TO he given under the auspices of the
young peoples society Of the Baptist church,
who have been very successful heretofore
IN furnishing entertainments of the kind
D. A. Eaton has opened real estate
agency with an office at his house ON Hen
| ry street, and in connection with it has an
intelligence office, aud promises tO furnish
capable help, male aud female to those m
need Of it.
Everybody appreciates the sunshine af
ter the amount of rain We have had lately
| which has been enough to cause any amount
| OF grumbling however. we are hound 70
believe with Charles Dudley Warner IN his
Back log Studies that people are no
more accountable for what they say of the
weather than for their remarks when their
rorns are stepped on.
| Mr. aud Mrs A f. Holden, former well
known business people Of our place, are
| spending some time at CharlestOwn with
relatives. They drove to our village Thurs
day.
The board Of bailifs were out one day
last week locating the different electric
| lights, and the work of setting poles began
| Wednesday Of this week under the super
vision of Thos Gould. The dynamos have
been ordered by the Fall Mountain Paper
company, but will not be in position for
over a month yet. There are to be only 30
| lights for the present, and the Thomson
Houston system is to be used
L. i
sons new dwelling on the corner of Hap
| good and Atkinson streets are nearly all in
position and most Of the grading has been
done. Geo. II. Babbitt, ir.. who is to
build near, will not begin work till early in
the autumn.
A number from this place intend going
to Saratoga next week to the meetings Of
the American Missionary association
The production of the Fall Mountain
| Paper company is now averaging about
| 300 tons of finished paper weekly, about
225 Of which is newspaper. Patrick +.
| Glennon, we'll known superintendent for
the company, has closed his work for them
and his place is taken by d. z. Higgins
The second story of Farrs building he
tween Canal and Rockingham streets, has
been leased for five years 70 two Jung
men, r. I. Phillips and G. H. Brace, the
lease dating from July /. for photograph
gallery.
Prof H. NJ Willard, formerly Of Yer
mont academy, has accepted the position Of
principal of the Howard seminary at West
Brdgewat, r, Mass.
Quite a number Of residents here, who
own cottages at Sunapee lake, begin the
seasons outing there next week
The election Of officers for the Bellows
Falls band took place last week: II. j.
Huntoon pres. + +. Eddy sec W ii.
Bodine, treas; Geo b. Wheeler, leader
1t is understood that pledges have been re-
ceived to the amount of 500 which is to
he paid yearly for the next three years in
support of this worthy object.
About 20 from this place attended the
annual convention of Sunday schools at
Cambridgeport, Wednesday
The new sulphide mill which has been in
process Of erection for three or four years
is to he in charge Of Chas. A Russell of
Lawrence, Mass, a nephew of Hon. VIM
A. Russell and Mrs. c II. Sawyer.
The Office formerly occupied by l. S
Hayes, over Bosworth's drug store. is now
used as merchant tailoring establishment
owned by + l.. Soper, who comes here
from Springfield and has had experience at
st, Adams and ut MedfOrd, Mass.
DR.. f. Whitman injured one foot severely
one day this week by dropping a stick Of
timber on it,
The well known pacing mare owned 10y
| H. 3. Frost, has been sold To "a party in
Massachusetts, for $500 Mr. Frost has
owned the mare for some time, and every
one who has seen her considered her a fine
| animal, and congratulate Mr.. Frost on sc
curing a good price for her
Joseph Wilson advertiseS his -four and
grain business for sale, also his nearly new
and valuable residence about two miles
south of here, in Wslpole. Doth the bust
ness and residence are desirable in every
way.
Dr. Morgan of Springfield, Mass was in
town Thursday.
We think the Burlington Free Press can
not have a personal acquaintance, such as
is enjoyed by nearly every Bellows Falls
citizen, with the party mentioned in the
subjoined item, or that paper would not
have been induced to give publicity to a
matter as impossible as to bail out Lake
Champlain with diPper Mrs. Green isn't
built that way:
Mrs Hetty Green, the eccentric owner Of sew
eral millions, who cffers to pay for site for the
worlds fair free II the commissioners will pay
the taxes while the fair is ON the grounds, Is an
example Of the prodlgal individual liberality
which is sure 10 come to the front in Chicago, no
matter how much the politicians try TO tie the
fair up into hard knots
The l.. A. Grant camp, s. of v, is to he
organized in this place with 20 charter
members.
Personal.