Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-03
BELLOWS FALLS.
An original pension has been granted to
tobp A Thwing Of this place.

An original pension has been granted {,
John A. Thwing Of this place.
The following appeared as a Granvill,
local in the Burlington Free Press "Abou
one third Of the acreage of Granville il
owned by the Fall Mountain Paper com
many of Bellows Falls. This compan,
hopes to bring about 20 families into towT
this spring The company has recent,
bought the Maynard farm"
Few receptions of more enjoyable ma
ture to all who participated, ever occurred
in our village than that given 10y C. W.
Osgood Monday evening tn the members of
his past and present Bible classes 1t was
held in the vestry rooms Of the Congrega-
tional church, which were especially fur
nished and decorated for the occasion
About POO invitations were given out, con.
fined to those who had been or are connect
cd with the Sunday School class or the
Friday evening class, and about 100 were
present. Letters were read from many
absent ones Glass history, class chronicles
and prophecies, aud music made full even
ing's enjoyment, in connection with the re
freshments served, long to be remembered
by all who were present.
The Easter decorations aud exercises at
all Of our churches were Of an unusually
effective and interesting nature this year,
most of the services being held in the even
ing At Emmanuel church (EpiscopaD es-
pecial mention was made by the rector Of
the prosperity Of the church during the
year just past. He stated that on last
Easter day the gift of the money for the
building of the new parish house just com
pleted was made by its donor during the
year the magnificent choir of boys had been
arranged for and the expense of the same
paid. and on this Faster the offerings,
amounting to over 5000. had been sufficient
to liquidate the old debt of the parish,
which he stated, had existed ever since
the present church edifce was erected over
20 years ago. In this, however, we think
he is in error, it being our impression that
the church has been free from debt some
years since then and that the last debt was
Of only a few years standing Evidence
of the abundant prosperity of this society is
not wanting now, and the outlook for the
future is bright
Monday morning as Mrs Graham, ten
ant Of Barry's block on Westminster street,
was hanging out clothes on a platform at
the south end Of the block, IA plank ON
which she was standing gave way and she
fell over 20 feet tn the ground, iniurng
her very severely. Mrs. Graham is a
daughter of Jas. G. Bryan on the extension
Of Henry street
The Geo A Brown dwelling on the old
Terrace was sold last Friday by Mr. Lowell
to Mr.. Fairbank of the firm of Fairbank
K Labarn, who is to occupy 1t soon.
Geo. b Wheeler is rebuilding his burned
dwelling on Canal street and adding an
other story, making it three instead of
two as before 1t is to have three tene-
ments, arranged in flats. MIR. Wheeler
began this week building another house ON
Rockingham street, making three he has
erected and the end is not yet. This one
will be for two tenements and is to he
ready for occupancy July LIST. The work
is under the supervision of Builder n. A.
Phelps
Few more exciting corporation meetings
ever occurred in Bellows Falls than that of
last Monday evening which adjourned
about midnight not having elected more
than half the board of officers and not hav-
ing done any other business. The adjourn
ment was for one week. Officers thus far
elected are Moderator, A. y. Swain;
clerk, F. A. Bolles; baiitfs, II. ID. Ryder,
j. G. Day, David Savage; fire wardens, &.
r.. Capron, &. l.. Wheeler. Upon adjourn
ment, hallOting was in progress for the
third warden, with j. j. Pierce IN the lead.
Considerable talk is being made about
town as to a number of large combinations
and trades among various candidates Tor
different offices that existed that night, but
the probabilities seem to he that a number
of states will get smashed up tine before
next week and matters will he more smooth
sailing then.