Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-01
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS

MI and Mrs G.. 4. Moore are in Boston
1t j, reported that a Salvation Army post
is to be established here.
Mrs. Frank George J., ill with congestion
of the lungs.
Mrs. y. l.. Sanford and children are Wis
ting friends in Connecticut.
GLANDS across the sea will be given at
the opera house next Monday evening
The public schools and the kindergarten
will begin the spring term next Monday.
Prof Wright, the new High school teach
er. has taken rooms at Mrs g. +. Hol-
brooks.
Miss Hattie Hapgood is bookkeeper and
cashier in Stone, TuNbury n Co. S dry
goods store.
Guy Capron is employed as clerk in the
J. +. Pierce pharmacy in place of Geo.
Burnham
Frank H. Brown and daughter Annie,
from Charles River. Mass. have been at A.
II. Brown this week
Mrs. George Circuit and children 90 to
st. Johnsbury today to spend several weeks
with Mrs. Circuit parents.
Rev. DR.. Harris, state missionary, assist
ed Rev. ID. L. Sanford at the Wednesday
evening service at the chapel.
Oscar j Brown, the first conductor run
ming train between here and Windsor
after the road was built, died at his home
in Claremont, y. H., Sunday.
The ladies OF the Methodist society give
a chicken-pie supper tonight at their par
lors in connection with their annual sale.
Supper from Is to O. clock.
The tenement in A. II. Browns house
OH Henry street. formerly occupied by F.
II. Brown. has been rented to Mr. Tracy
of the firm of stone, TuNbury ~ Go.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo II. Babbitt and John
arrived Saturday from Hamilton. Bermuda.
Mr.. Rabbit has nearly recovered from his
recent severe illness. and is able to drive
out.
The ladies of the Congregational society
gave a quiz social al their pallors last
night in place of their regular society
supper The entertainment consisted of
conundrum contest, music. etc.
The Westminster bridge is nearly COM
pleted Ii is expected that the approaches
will be finished and the bridge ready for
use within a week or two 1t will be thor
oughly tested before it is formally accepted.
George Holmes has been critically i'll for
the last week with pneumonia. Tie had a
severe attack OF grip from which he had
partially recovered when pneumonia set in.
For several days the case was considered
doubtful one.
Ex-Governor and eN-Congressman Stew
art of Middlebury was in town last Thurs
day TO examine bridges, being DESTROYS of
gaining information which would be of
use in the construction of a new bridge at
Middlebury.
Fred Clark is slowly recovering from con-
cussion OF the spine. caused by fall while
painting in the store OF j. +. Pierce. He
is still confined to the house. His mother
and sister are caring for him at j. IL.
Straight's, where he was carried after the
accident.
Hon. Herbert Wall. eX-mayor of Keene,
who is prominently mentioned as the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor in New
Hampshire. was born in Dorset. this state.
in 1899 He came TO Bellows Falls when
he was 20 years of age and remained here
until 1865, when he removed to Charles
town.
The Baptist ladies gave one of their sue
cessful fairs at Banquet hall Tuesday even
ing 1t took the form OF Fair of Days,
and a fine collection of useful and fancy
articles required for each day of the week,
was on sale. Supper was served at o clock
and during the evening. with ice cream and
cake in addition.
This pleasant notice is from the editorial
columns of the Burlington Free Press
bellows Falls is one of the towns in the
state which is favored with the possession
of live board of trade, and the neat folder
which has been issued giving presentation
of the advantages it offers for new indus
tries should bear early fruit for our neigh
Dor. Advertising pays town as well as a
merchant
The annual school meeting was held in
the High school room Tuesday evening
4 tax of 10 cents was voted. These Off
GERS were chosen: A. \. Swain, modera-
tor: L. II. Albee clerk: Chas. Z. How
ard. treasurer: II. ID. Ryder. committee:
Carroll A. Moore. \ y. Alexander jr.
and T. G.. Osgood. auditors: j. ". Bue-
mond. collector For the last year the
amount paid for salaries was S6464.3":
for repairs. o5G3.3l: fuel, S537.64: Jan
itor. S4S9.6N: incidentalS. S722.9O total.
SS777.32 The new schouhOuse Oh At
kinson street was built and furnished for
ST.. jQS. 40 of which S3,174.3N was paid
for the lot and the necessary filling and
grading OF il. The income of the district
was 81. 5Sg.O~. The debt is S2O,jl9.