Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-30
In THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS

J. II. Chapman was in Rochester last
week.
Frank Adams is out again after run
of fever.
S. F. Goodrich is confined to his house
by illness
George NJ. Cakes has formed a partner
ship with f. c. Paff in the bakery business
at Ludlow.
DIR. O. w. Phelps, who is now located at
Warren, Mass, spent Sunday with his
family here.
c. Herbert Osgood of Amherst spent last
Sunday with his parents, accompanied by
his roommate
Miss Hattie Hapgood is spending week
or two i'm Winchendon, Mass, with her
brother, F. F. Hapgood.
Mrs. f. S. Andrews is to continue for
the present the business of her late husband
at the Bellows Falls drug store.
Rev Geo. w. Perry of Rutland state
geologist, spent last Sunday here, returning
home on the early train Monday.
The second number of the Kaleidoscope.
published in the interests of the Star lee
ture course, was issued last week.
Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Fenton began house
keeping this week in the tenement of
Thomas O'Brien on George street
Rev. Mr. Dodge of the Baptist church
exchanged pulpits last Sunday with Mr..
Fullerton of the Congregational church.
j. G. Day d Co. have added much to the
looks of their store by the addition OF
plate glass windows to the front of the
store.
j. G.. Poole of Boston Highlands, for
a. Il, l. e. linn
some days with d. X. Barry on Atkinson
street.
Miss Kate O Brien has gone to a hospital
in Albany, n. Y, for medical treatment.
She was accompanied by her brother, DIR.
O'Brien.
The funeral of the late Joseph Mitchell
was held at st. Johnsbury, his old home,
and the home of his mother, Mrs. A. G.
Mitchell.
DIR. Knight has this week moved to the
old DIR. Nichols house on School street,
which has for the last few years been oc-
cupied by DR.. Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robertson, Miss
Carrie Lamson and Miss Wellington went
to Boston Thursday. Miss Lamson will
spend several weeks there.
S. c. Fleming has been in town the past
two weeks, and will spend the larger part
of the winter here, having no engagement
as usual in Southern hotels.
Miss Woodward of the public schools is
announced to give a paper on Language
in primary Schools at the annual state
teachers meeting at Montpelier next week.
The changing of the hours when the
post-ofiice is open on Sunday from noon to
9:30 is proving a popular one in most re-
spects. The change was made two weeks
ago.
Miss Marcia Sawyer and f. G. Osgood
were the delegates to the Christian En-
deavor meeting in Brattleboro this week.
A large party from here attended the
meeting.
Rev. j. +. Fullerton last week began
series of sermons in the school districts of
the town which are remote from the vii
lagos. About 40 We're present at his meet
ing at Bartonsville Friday evening
Edgar Carruthers, who was of the grad
uatiDg class of the High school last spring,
entered Norwich university in September,
and is reported as being very popular
among his associates in Mortified
With the thermometer at 20' above zero
Wednesday morning, there is likely to be
an end of finding apple blossoms, dande-
lions, etc, which have been reported in all
parts of the state recently, as a result of
the mild fall weather.
Rev. w. II. Collins of st. Michael's
chnrch, Brattleboro, preached at Emmanuel
church Sunday, III exchange with Rev.
ID. L. Sanford. The choir in that church
was assisted by w. p. Wentworth of Bos-
ton and j. II. Williams.
James Morgan is recovering from a severe
attack of pneumonia. He has been very
i'll for two or three weeks but is now able
to leave his room. He passed his S5th
birthday last Monday. His many friends
are glad to hear of his good recovery.
The Black River union of the Y. p. S.
c. E., which held its annual meeting at
Springfield last week, voted to hold its
next annual meeting at Bellows Falls, an
invitation to do so hayingbeen extended to
them by the delegates from our village
A harvest festival was held at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday evening,
the church being appropriately decorated
for the occasion. The music by the chill
dren reflected much credit on their teacher,
Miss Alice jackson. A large congregation
attended the service.
Vivian White last week closed his work
for the Fall Mountain Paper company as
the new mill at Mount Tom. He has been
absent about year. He is now engaged
with his father in the same work in the Of
fee of Osgood & Barker.
Miss Sylvia Green, daughter of Hetty
Green of Chicago, has been spending some
time with her friends here, Mr. and Mrs
S. f. GoodTidge. Her pleasing manners
and accomplishments make her a favorte
with those who are fortunate enough to
know her intimately, but from a retiring
disposition few come to so know her.
Considerable trouble has been met in the
finding of a teacher for the eighth grade
of our schools, which has been without a
permanent teacher for some weeks. The
committee last week secured the services
of Frank Pelton from Dartmouth college,
who will continue his studies and fill the
position. He began work Monday morning
At the business meeting of the church
choir festival i'm Rutland last week, j. H.
Williams of this place was made a member
of the executive committee. An invitation
was extended by the parish of Emmanuel
church to hold the next festival here, and
it was accepted. The church choir guild
has never met here but once, in September
1888.
The quartet choir at the Methodist church
accompanied by the two comets, make fine
music, which is appreciated by those who
attend. A feeling of universal regret is
expressed at the fact that this is the fifth,
and therefore the last year which Rev. Mr.
Todd can remain here. He has been very