Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

sist in the services
j. II. Williams, treasurer of the Bellows
Falls savings institution, is on two weeks
trip through the West, having been absent
week His trip is business one looking
after the interests of his bank, and in his
absence President II. c. Lane takes his
place i'm the bank This bank is one of the
most fourshing of any in the state and
is suffering much less than others by the
present setback in western securities.
Considerable discussion and criticism,
both pro and con, is being had i'm our town
over the cost of fitting up the voting booths
for the Australian ballot system. 1t seems
that the arrangements for their manufact-
ure were made by one member of the
board of selectmen without consultation
with the rest of the board. The whole ar
rangement was gotten up in a very nice
and creditablc manner. all the fittings be
ing made to correspond with the interior
of the opera house, which is used for town
meetings All went well until the bill for
the making was presented, amounting to
some S240, which seemed to the rest of the
board eXtravagant and more than the
town ought to put into it simply for ap-
pearance on voting days, and so the rest of
the board have refused to approve the bill
lurch but some satisfactory settlement of
the matter will probably be reached soon.
Investigation shows this amount of cost to
be much larger than at any other point in
the state, if not in New England. We
have but 10 booths. Burlington arranged for
41, having five different places, and the to-
tai cost was but S1960S, while st. Adams,
having % booths, paid S126.47, and other
places in about the same ratio. 1t seems
a little unfortunate in view of the large in
debtedness of our town that we should let
our pride in the beautiful lead us into add
ing to the burdens more than is actually
necessary Brattleboro has % booths, the
cost of which was 1925.
Rev. and Mrs j. E. Fullerton will be at
home to their friends on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, during the summer, at
their residence on Cherry street.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Thayer was hit in the face
by stone thrown by a boy at another with
whom he was quarreling. Mrs. Thayer
was passing at the time and the stone hit
her full in the face, within half an inch of
one eye. 1t certainly is time something
was done to put an end to boys throwing
stones on the street, and anywhere else for
that matter. The Times well says in COM
menting on this accident: at will be well.
however, for the boys to stop such fun on
the streets. If only their own heads were
in danger it would be different. But hun
dreds of passers are in danger, and a similar
blow in the right place would kill a per-
son."
The junior Christian Endeavor society
will hold social at the Congregational
church parlors Friday evening, with games,
etc.
Rev. w. I. Todd of the Methodist church
will deliver the Memorial day address at
Grafton.
Miss Grace Landon of Brandon has
been visiting here.
Friends are congratulating Mrs. f. p.
Hadley on the birth of granddaughter a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Grover of
Burlington.
The Epworth League will hold a straw
berry supper at the Methodist church par
lors Friday evening of next week,
The summer train service arranged by
the Fitchburg road gives us a new fast eX-
press train each way to and from Boston.
and will be advantageous in all respects
This item is from the Middlebury Reg
lister of last week: "Mrs. A. II. Fisher
who had been in town with her husband
for several weeks, went to their home in
Bellows Falls on Monday. Mr.. Fisher will
remain here till the water rises and the
logs are safely doomed at the pulp mills"
Rev. A. b. Dascomb and wife returned
last week from their long stay in New
York, and were greeted by many friends
here last Sunday
The Central Vermont road has Just is
sued to its passenger train men the most
complete book of instructions they have
ever had, covering nearly every contingent
cy that may arise in the handling of pas
senger trains, and making several quite i'm
portant changes in rules. The men are at
work in their spare time studying the doe
ement, and it is large enough to take them
some time to master.
Mrs. Emily Villas Parker sang last Sun
day in the choir of the Congregational
church, and to the older attendants made
a most familiar figure. For many wears
until her marriage about ten years ago. she
was constant in her service in that place.
and being an accomplished soprano was
much missed when she removed from our
village
Edward Arms has sold his interest in the
firm of Moore, Arms d Thompson, paper
manufacturers, to his partners, A. G. Moore
and H. W. Thompson.
The much needed rain of last Saturday
was followed Sunday by high winds, and
on Monday night there was sharp frost
Mrs Black has gone to Minneapolis,
Mimi, to visit her son, Walter II. Black.
who is employed as stenographer by the
firm of A. f. & L. f. Kelley of that city.
Mr.. Black was formerly clerk in the store
of M. b. Kelley of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blake are spending
short time in Claremont, n. II.
NJ. and Mrs. Marshall Wardner were call
ed to Ticonderoga, n. Y, Saturday by the
serisus illness of their son, Chas. NJ. Ward
ner of Brattleboro.
The Connecticut Valley Interscholastic
association holds its second annual field day
exercises today, at Springfield. Much in
terest is felt by the boys-and girls-of the
High school as to the result of the contest,
and quite large party from here will at
tend, The schools in ClaremOnt, Spring
field and Bellows Falls comprise the asso-
citation. Three large teams and several sin
gle carriages carried the pupils from the
schools here.
Mrs. F. II. Babbitt is in Hartland assist
ing in caring for her mother, Mrs. Wilson
Britton, who is very i'll with a complication
OF diseases following an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Britton's three daughters are with her
b. f. Bailey of Boston had collection
of etchings pastels and water-colors on ex-
hibition and for sale last week, at the store
of A. f. Winnewisser.
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