Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-11
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

An alarm of fire was sounded from box
81 Wednesday afternoon shortly before 2
o'clock that is to say. the bell sounded
and the whistle didn't. The fire was in
the paint shop of John Shuttleworth,
where a can of varnish was found to be on
fire. \ few pals OF water eXtingushed
the fire before any great damage was done
Several from this place will attend the
excursion Saturday over the Rutland divi-
sion of the Central Vermont road to Ben
nington The train will leave here at 6.0j
A. NJ, and the fare is S1.50 for adults and
10 for children. 1t is a good chance for
those who failed to attend the celebration
to see the monument and take a pleasant
little trip
II. A. Titus and family have taken a
house in Boston and are making prepare
tions to move there at once. They have
been residents of this place for many years
and Bellows Falls people will much regret
their leaving town. Madam Titus will re-
main for the present keeping her rooms
for dressmaking as before. at the Titus
house on Atkinson street.
The members of Charles H. Hoyt's
"TeXan Steer company have been re
hearsing the play for some time at Charles
town, Mr.. Hoyt's summer home, prepare
Tory 10 It's puDllc presentations
Lieut.. Z. A. Shuttieworth, who recent
ly passed his examination and received an
appointment in the regular army, is to be
attached to the 9TH United States infantry
stationed at Fort Leayenworth, Kan, and
has left for that place.
NJ ID. jackson has returned from Liv-
ingston, Montana, arriving here Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Day and Charlotte
returned from their two weeks trip to
Boston and Attleboro Friday. Since their
return Mrs. Day has been seriously ill., but
is now somewhat better.
Mrs. O. F. Woods is breaking up house
keeping and will spend the fall and winter
with friends in Brooklyn and Baltimore.
William Russell has been confined to his
room for two or three weeks by illness. but
is recovering.
A. II. Brown has sufficiently recovered
from severe attack OF rheumatism to be
out of doors again.
Mrs. Daniel Beaton is visiting friends in
Lyndon and Danvile
Rev. j. f. Fullerton and Mrs. Fullerton
and the Misses Leonard attended the union
conference of Congregational churches at
Chester Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Mary Barry visited friends in New
port. y. H., this week
Fred Kimball and family have been visit
ing friends in Charlestown this week.
Fred Saker has bought the stove and tin
business of the late G. F. Hadley OF Ches-
ter.
DR.. Z. +. Eddy has gone to Springfield.
Mass. and will open a dental Office there
Mrs. Reyes of Keene has been spending
few days this week with her daughter
Mrs. Howard ON Green street.
Mrs. c. Frank Eddy has moved to Rut-
land, where her son Charles is employed.
George Allbee has moved into the house
owned by Nose Miller on Atkinson street.
E. 5. Leonard spent Sunday in Spring
field, Mass.
Mrs. Herbert Mitchell and child of
Springfield are at Mrs. II. \. Tituss.
Will Field, with Springer Bros, Boston,
has been spending few days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur Slader.
Mrs. F. H. Brown and daughter Fannie
are in Boston.
Invitations are out for the wedding in
Alstead, y. H., Sept. %. of Miss +. Isa-
belle Jennings of Alstead and viii j. Eat
on, popular young jeweler of this place.
The ceremony will take place in the Uni
versalist church and will be followed by a
reception at the residence of Mrs. Sartwell
in Alstead.
The Misses McGeogh of Milwaukee,
Wis, who have been spending the summer
18th their sister. Mrs. John w. Flint. re-
s,.. - home this week accompanied
tiifi 10 tne..
by Mrs. Flint
John W. Robertson & Son have been !
making quite extensive repairs Oh their !
paper mill, putting in new water wheels |
and making other Improvements.
Rowe Kidder formerly of this place but |
now of Topeka, Kan, has been visiting /
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E, p. Kidder, |
this week. /
Miss Dascomb Of tr'
her KIND ', estminster will open |
.urrgarten next Monday. Some /
difficulty having been experienced in pro
curing suitable room for the purpose the |
school will be held temporarily in the YES
try of the Congregational church. a
school of this kind has long been needed
here, as many parents object to sending
little children to the public schools, which
in this place, at least are always crowded,
and doubtless the kindergarten will meet
with success.
A A. Halliday & Son are raising some
of the very best ''white plume" celery ever
seen in this vicinity.
The members of the boy choir of the
Episcopal church held a rifle shoot Wednes-
day afternoon, the prizes being won by
Harry Whitman, Harry George and Her
bert Kelley.
Miss Carrie Guild is in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. F. b. BOsworth are about
to begin housekeeping in the house on
Hapgood street soon to be vacated by Mrs.
O. f. Woods.
Miss Hartig and Miss Billings spoke at
the Congregational church last evening on
the subject of missionary work.
The firm of Broderick, Rogers d Persons
has been dissolved and the firm name is
now Broderick d Persons.
The Connecticut River Medical associa-
ton will be held at Towns hotel next
Tuesday.
STATIONS RIVER.