Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

Mrs. 5. T. Coy and Mrs. Frank Flint
gave the supper at the Universalst vestry
last night
The graduating class Of the High school
this year numbers eight.
The Episcopal rectory has just been
connected with the sewer.
The three days fair of ST. Peters soc-
ETY., held in Union hall last week. nets
them about 5000
Frank II. Brown has bought the interest
of his partner in their paper mill at
Charles River, Mass.
George II. Waldron Of Chester, depart
ment inspector. was here Thursday night
and inspected Stoughton post, G. A. r.
The ladies Of the Methodist society will
give the first strawberry festival of the
season at their parlors next Wednesday
evening
Mrs. Carroll Black and Mrs. Walter
Blake have been spending a week or two
with relatives in Waterbury, Conn, re-
turning the first of this week
The cellar has been dug and the founda-
ton laid for the new house of f. G.
Pierce on Atkinson street, on the lot north
of the house of George H. Babbitt, jr.
The new firm of Robertson & Coy, pa
per manufacturers, have opened an Office
in Centennial block. c. L. Barber moved
three large safes up into the office for
them.
Edward Arms starts on business trip
to Kansas City, Kan, next Monday Mr..
Arms is in company with Rowe Kidder,
formerly of this place, in Touring mill
there.
There is no session of the High school
today, it being the annual field day of the
Connecticut Valley Interscholastic Athlet-
ic association. Several went to Claremont
to see the contest.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company contemplate running long
distance telephone wire from Burlington to
Bellows Falls, to connect with the long
distance line which now comes to this
place.
DR.. Ingham will read paper on Can
Ger and its treatment at the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Eclectic Medical soci-
ETY. at Montpelier. June ! and ,. The
meeting will be the 18th annual meeting.
and will be held in the state house.
Continued search was made for the body
of the little Provost boy, drowned in the
canal two weeks ago. Tuesday morning
the body was found near the racks in the
canal. 1t was uninjured with the eXcep-
ton of a slight bruise on the face The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
The apron sale which was to have been
given at the Parish house Thursday of
this week has been postponed for a few
weeks. The regular fortnighty supper
was given in its place by Mrs. ID. l.. San
ford, Mrs. John Williams and Mrs. Harry
Hapgood. There was good attendance.
The Boston journal of yesterday states
that on Wednesday the Diocesan Episcopal
committee of New Hampshire accepted the
plans of Architect W. Z. Wentworth of
Boston, formerly of this place, for a bish-
ops residence in Concord, y. H. The
building will cost, exclusive of the price
paid for the land, about $4,000.
Charles f. Williams of Windsor, re-
cent graduate of the Boston school of ora
tory, has been engaged to drill the High
school graduating class for their exercises,
and also those members of the school who
will take part in the entertainment to be
given next month, towards raising money
for piano for the High school room.
A branch of the Peoples Savings and
Loan association of Minneapolis has been
formed here, and these officers chosen: A.
F. Winnewisser, president; j. \. Eaton,
secretary and treasurer; II, D. Ryder, at
torney; y. II. Farr, F. L. Amadon, W. J.
Eaton. W. H. Bodine, j. d. Lawrence,
DR.. j. Sutcitfe Hill and c. L. Barber di-
rectors.
Police Officer Thompson stopped +. W.
Gould's hack Thursday night of last
week, near the toll bridge and seized a
case of lager beer that Gould was bring
ing from the bottling house to parties in
this place. The next day, before Justice
Swain, Gould pleaded guilty, on complaint
of States Attorney Hit, and was fined SO
and costs, amounting to SIS.
From the Keene Sentinel: beginning
this week two of the Fitchburg freights
over the Cheshire division will be run
through from Boston to Bellows Falls
without change of trainmen or engines.
These freights are Nos 20 and % and the
corresponding trains bound east, We be-
lieve. Each gang of men will run from
Boston to Bellows Falls one day and back
again the next day, making run of about
115 miles a day For some weeks past a
through freight has been run every night
between Bellows Fall and Worcester in the
same manner. These trains give quick
service over the entire line, making few
stops except to pass other trains