Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21
IN THE LOCAL FIELD,
BELLOWS FALLS.


From the st. Adams Messenger
w. 5. Soulc, who has of late been en-
ploycd i'm the railroad division office at Bel
lows Falls, had a narrow escape from death
Tuesday, Aug. 4. He attempted to take
some letters from the hand of a baggage
master on train entering the station,
when one of them dropped on the plat
form. He stopped to pick it up and was
struck by the train and knocked under the
cars. The baggagemaster jumped and
pulled him out Just as the trucks touched
his body and the train stopped. Had the
train moved foot further his body would
have been cut in two. As it was. he was
badly bruised and has been recuperatng at
his home here for few days. He returned
to Bellows Falls Friday.
The new electric fire alarm sounded the
first time "for business" shortly before one
o'clock Monday night. The fire was in an
old out-bulding just across the river, near
the Cheshire bridge.
The house on School street owned by
Geo. \. Brown and occupied by Mr.. BO-
dine, is advertised for sale for $1,000.
Blackberries are plenty at eight cents a
quart.
Richard Golden in cold Jed Prouty'
will be at the opera house next Wednesday
evening, and Sept. the Charlie Hoyts
company in the "TeXas Steer
Mr.. Day of Rochester, n. Y, is visiting
his sister-in-aw, Mrs. John Billing.
Edward Green, husband of Mrs. Hetty
Green, has been spending a few weeks with
his friends here.
Madam Williams, Miss Williams, Mrs.
Morse and daughter are in Scituate, Mass,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Wentworth.
The excursion to Nantasket last Satur-
day was attended by large crowd from
this place in spite of the pouring rain. The
cars were so heavily loaded that they did
not reach Boston till about noon, and re-
turning arrived here at , o'clock Sunday
morning.
The news of the capture of Almy Thurs
day noon was received here with loud APP
plause, and the often expressed hope that
this might prove the real "only original
Almy.
The long continued drouth was broken
Saturday by a refreshing rain which con-
tinued all day.
l.. B. Hurd, for many years employed in
the insurance office of l.. 5. Hayes, has
opened an office in Springfield
Henry F. King and family have returned
from Sunapee, where they have been for
month or more.
Teddy Sanford, a son of Rev. d. l..
Sanford, has been seriously i'll, but is some
what better
Miss Jennie Church is taking a vacation
from the telephone Office and her place is
taken by her sister, Mrs. Arthur Arnold of
Westminster.
Rev. John Alger, son of Rev. n. w. Al
ger, who was for many years the pastor of
the Baptist church here will preach in that
church next Sunday.
Miss Alice Shaw has been spending
few days with Mrs. Leslie Bennett at her
Snapee cottage.
Mrs. F. p. Hadley and Miss Lila Gates
visited Mrs. O. F. Grover in Burlington
las week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Holley have been
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. A. Brown in Everett, Mass.
There will be another $50 excursion to
Nantasket next Tuesday.
Geo. Kibbey attended soldiers reunion
at Providence, r. l., this week
Mr.. and Mrs. David Savage celebrated
week.
L. S. Hayes and family are spending a
few weeks at Poultney.
r. d. Willard and f. E. Gorham will
sing at concert at SaXtOns River to-mor-
row evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell are with Mrs.
Carroll Black at Sunapee.
Mrs. Brockway has been spending few
days with her son, Mr. Norman Brockway,
at Sunapee.
Richard Willard of Boston sang at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
Miss Nettie Conant, who has been spend
ing year with relatives in Cleveland, O.,
returned last week, accompanied by her
brother Will, who will spend a few weeks
with his parents here.
Mrs. F. c. Carmen and son Frank of
Omaha, Neb., formerly of this place, ar
rived in town Wednesday and are the
guests of Mrs. Geo. o. Guild. Mr. Gar
mon and his family have come East to re-
main permanently, his business being in
New York.
VIM. Parker of Chicago is spending a
short time with his family at S. S. Vilas's.
Mrs. Geo. \. Weston and daughter have
returned from Sunapee lake, where they
have been for several weeks.
Frank Brown of ST. Johnsbury spent
Sunday with his family at Geo. CIRCUITS.
Mrs. Carroll A. Moore gave a drive whist
party Friday afternoon, at which the prizes
were taken by Miss Maude Hapgood Mrs.
Geo. Babbtt and Mrs. Cora Moore.
DIR. Goodwin and daughter of Minneap-
oils, Mimi, have been at NJ. w. Wardner's
this week.
Mrs. John Blood has recovered from a
recent illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Parlle Davis of Dakota has been
visiting Mrs. o. d. Gray.
F. H. Babbitt and family returned Mon
day from Great Head Mass.
Mrs. A. L. Proctor with her son and
daughter are visiting Mrs. Chas. H. Glib
son.
STATIONS RIVER.