Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-06
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

Men are already at work on the founda-
ton for the new house to be built 10y John
T. Moore on Henry street.
Cleveland's minstres held the boards at
the opera house Monday evening, giving
one of the best entertainments of its class
ever held here.
A survey of Webb brook has been made
and the question is being considered of
using its water as an addition to the sup
ply of the village.
f. G.. Allis of the Long Shore Times,
New Haven, Conn, has bought the Coun-
ty Chronicle, and that paper will hereafter
be issued from the Times office.
The dwellings of John Robertson and
Frank Landon are among the number who
have been receiving the popular yellow and
white shades of paint the past week.
The death of A. II. Sabin of Saxtons
River last Friday removes from this end of
Windham county one of the best known
of prominent manufacturers and business
men of % and 40 years ago.
George o. Webster, who was in former
years for a long time ticket agent at our
railroad station, has been for the past two
wears practising dentistry very successful
iy at St. Albans, and already has very lu-
crative business He is still a bachelor
and boards at the Weldon House.
At the recent parish meeting of Imman-
uel church these delegates were chosen TO
attend the diocesan convention to be held
in Rutland in June John w. Flint, VIM.
A. Hall, F. Carruthers, Geo. o. Guild.
Alternates: J. II. Webb, Geo. II. Babbitt,
H. E. Bowtell, Chas. W. Butterteld.
The first thunder storm of the season
came Tuesday night, following two or
three DAYS of rain and cloudy weather.
The grass which had been at standstill
during the dry time, has started up well
since the rains. and now looks nearly or
quite as well as usual at this time of the
year.
A small party from this place attended
the Giving whist" entertainment given by
the Universalist society in Claremont, \.
H.. last evening. The entertainment
closed with dance to which only limited
number of tickets were sold, and which
was very enjoyable. Music was by Blais-
dell's orchestra.
The board of cemetery commissioners
held a meeting last Monday afternoon at
the office of the Vermont Farm Machine
company. Plans for the improvement of
the grounds this season were laid includ-
ing the probable building of a neat iron
fence along the front on the SaXtons River
road. replacing the old unsightly wooden
fence of the past few years.
The first number of 1.-The Parish Work
er," a parish paper, has been received by
members OF Emmanuel church this week.
The paper will be issued monthly. and is,
as it states, "A monthly record of parish
work in Emmanuel parish and magazine
of religious reading The editorial de
partment is conducted by the rector and
the advertising department 10y the mem
bers of the brotherhood of st. Andrew.
The price of the paper is 30 cents year
The annual May festival of the ladies Of
the UniverSalist society was held in union
hall Tuesday evening, and was very largely
attended. The proceeds were about sl3O
More than hundred supper tickets were
sold, and the supper was fully up to the
usual high standard of the ladies OF this
society. The cantata was great success,
and the evening closed with the usual
dancing. with music by Huntoon's or
chestra.
\ drunken man caused some amusement
or disgust-as you look at it--on Henry
street, Wednesday afternoon, by attempt
ing to drive over the machinery used in
moving the W OOds house. Inc morse anu
machinery for pulling the building stood
directly at the entrance of Hadley street
where he wanted to go, and he sat in his
wagon brandishing his whip and ordering
the men to move the timbers out of his
way, in language which was forcible if
nothing more 1t is understood that he
was taken in hand, later, by the police.
F. p. Ball, of the firm of Derby ~ Ball,
is in attendance as delegate upon the gen
eral conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Omaha, Neb. This conference,
which is held quadrennially, convened on
the second of May and will be in session
the greater part of the month. The con-
ference now in session is a most important
one, that body holding as it does, with a
few exceptions, entire control, ecclesiasti-
caly, of the bishops and ministers of this
branch of Methodism, as well as of all its
property interests. The delegates to the
general conference are elected by the lay
men, and the ratio is one delegate for
every As ministers, and one for every frac-
ton equal to two-thirds of that number.
Among the many important questions to
to be discussed at this conference are those
of larger representation of the laity, and
the question of the admission of women as
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