Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-27
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS

mlncnen0en. Mass.
Edgar Carruthers Of Norwich university
came here to spend Thanksgiving.
A. W. Emerson and family spent
Thanksgiving day in Bradford, Mass.
ST. Goodrich who has been seriously
III for several weeks. is somewhat better.
Miss Hattie Gray is spending two weeks
in Worcester, Mass. with Miss Buzzell.
Mrs. Perry, division inspector. inspected
the Relief corps at Woodstock last week.
Mrs. Fisher Of san Francisco is spending
a few weeks here. the guest of Mrs. Henry
Bowtell.
The windows Of NJ b. Kelley's grocery
store were prettily arranged with Thanks
giving day goods.
Mrs. Julius Goodwin OF Philadelphia IS
spending some time with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Wadner.
The next entertainment in the lecture
course will bee a concert by the Boston
Rivals, December H.
4 number Of people from here went to
Springfield Mass. Saturday to see the
Yale-Harvard foot ball game.
The proceeds Of the supper and sale at
the Congregational parlors last week Thurs
day amounted to about $50.
The day set for the fair Of the ladies Of
the Episcopal society is Friday Dec. !.
1t will be held in Union hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Crowley and child
rem are visiting with Mrs. Crowley father,
Mr.. Donovan. at Hinsdale, Y. II.
A meeting OF the executive committee of
the board of trade will be- held this after
noon at the office of L. ;. Leonard.
Mrs. Henry Bowtell has returned from
BernardstOn. Mass. where she was called
by the illness and death of her mother.
A. II. Brown is again i'll with a severe
attack of rheumatism. F. II. Brown Of
Woburn. Mass. has been in town this week.
The high wind Of Monday night blew
down chimney on Towns hotel, and
took off branches OF trees. loose blinds. etc.
at great rate.
The Springfield Reporter states that
Amos Brown Of this place has sold his
house on seminary hill to Ellen y. and
Cynthia Howe.
THURSDAY evening Was ladies night at
the Westminster club rooms. The enter
tainment was drive whist. after which
supper was served.
Lieut.. Shuttleworth, L. =. A.. arrived
Wednesday from Fort Leayenworth. Kan.
called here by the death OF hi, brother,
Alfred ShuttlewOrth.
Carroll Moore is putting in granite
curbing around hi, grounds on Henry
street. which will add greatly to the looks
Of his handsome house.
A sister OF Wallace White arrived from
their old home in England few weeks
since, and will spend the winter in his fam
lily. and perhaps remain permanently in
this country.
Miss Jessie Bartlett. formerly OF this
place, now OF Hartford. Conn, was mar
ried November Is at the residence OF her
parents. to {. /. Watt Of Brooklyn, y. Y.
They will live in Brooklyn.
Mrs. J. II Blakeley, who went to Color
ado Springs two weeks ago with Ray
mond excursion party. is alarmingly i'll at
that place and Mr.. Blakeley was called
there by telegram. leaving here Tuesday
night.
A new fish market has been opened in
the basement Of the building occupied by
w. 6. Blake, the location and business be
ing the same as that formerly carried on
by II. O. Leonard, and the new proprietor's
name is A. J. Thomas.
Hon. Vim. A. Russell president of the
American Papermakers' association, at
tended the Both annual dinner of the
Boston Paper Trade association at Hotel
Brunswick. Boston, last week and
addressed the association.
From the Middlebury Register Of last
week: Mr.. 4. II. Fisher of Bellows Falls
is in town to look after the pulp company's
logs. Mrs. Fisher left the Falls on Monday
for their winter home at South Lake Wer,
Fla, and Mr.. Fisher will 90 there in few
weeks.
The explosion of lamp a few evenings
ago, at the house Of Mrs. f. F. Hadley.
caused fire that would have been serious
but for the fact that the family were pres
ent. and by the hasty Use Of rugs succeeded
in smothering tie fire before any damage
was done except to carpet and rugs
The following is from the Burlington
Free Press Of last Friday: "Dr. Whitman
of Bellows Falls. who is one Of the four
members of the Massachusetts, command
cry Of the Loyal Legion who was trans
ferred to the Vermont commsndery. is
spending few days in this city with his
brother, George II. Whitman
The Central Vermont railroad company
have completed arrangements for sub
stantial dOube-track iron bridge across the
canal to replace the dilapdated wooden
structure which has for years crossed the
canal. The work Of tearing down the old
bridge was begun last week and is being
pushed forward rapidly. The iron for the
new bridge is on its way from the manu-
factory.
Alfred ShuttlewOrth, son of John Shut
tleworth, died Sunday, after a long illness,
of drOpsy. He was an estimable young
man, industrious, ambitious, self-sacrific-
ing, and had won the respect and liking of
who knew him. He was communicate
in the Episcopal church and a member of
the brotherhood Of st. Andrews. His
funeral will be held at Emmanuel church
this, Friday, afternoon at 3 o'clock.
RI Rev w. II. A. Bissell made special
visitation to Emmanuel church last Sunday
and confirmed five young men and women.
This is in addition to a large class confirm
ed by him at his regular annual visitation
last spring. Because of recent illness
Bishop Bssell was unable to deliver his
customary address to the confirmation
class. A brief but impressive address was
made by the rector to the class and con
gregatiOn.
A Rochester correspondent writes 10 the
Montpelier Argus as follows: Paul G.
Tinkham has contracted with the Fall
Mountain Paper company to deliver ,0O0,-
900 feet of spruce logs from the stump in
their Chittenden lumber lots, upon land
bordering on the West branch in West
Rochester during the coming winter The
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