Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-27
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.


their vestry Wednesday evening.
Thursday being Ascension !day, there
was a morning service and celebration OF
the holy communion at Emmanuel church
at 10:30.
Ned Alexander, who was formerly in the
office of Geo. X. Russell, is now employed
in the Fall Mountain Paper companys Of
flee as shipping clerk.
The Central Vermont road is to replace
the old wooden bridge at Brockway's mills
with a good iron one this summer, as well
as five others between here and Burlington
The waiting rooms in the station have
this week been papered. having remained
in an entirely unfinished condition since
the partitions were changed almost year
ago.
If everybody has not had piece of
strawberry shortcake this week whose
fault is it, with strawberry suppers given
by four church societies on Wednesday
and Thursday?
Lieut.. f. A. Shuttleworth of our village
is now stationed at Fort Huachuca, Ari-
IONA, and is reported as liking the life of
soldier in all respects except the separation
from his family.
b. A. Putney, the veteran conductor on
lar run between here and Boston, after
having been laid up the greater portion of
the winter by sickness.
The ice carts have made their appear
ance on the streets. They are owned by
George f. Evans and by VIM. II. kiniry,
the same as last year, the latter coming
here each day from North Walpole.
W. f. Clark of Charlestown is putting in
hnI A.
i'm North Walpole, and, it is said is going
to erect three more later on his lot of land
bought a short time ago of jeremiah Leach.
Mrs. George A. Reyes and daughter of
New York arrived in town Wednesday at
ternoon, and are to spend some months in
this vicinity. They are visiting just now
with the family of II. f. King on School
street
The W. c. T. L. ladies have given up
holding their annual supper in Union hall
on the evening of Memorial day, as they
cannot get ladies enough to assist. The
supper will be given that evening by the
ladies of the Baptist society instead.
There was very pretty children party
Monday evening, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. II. Babbitt on Henry street,
the day being the eleventh birthday of
their granddaughter, Bessie Wilson. The
parlors were cleared for dancing, Huntoon
furnishing the music. and the evening was
evidently a delightful one for those
present.
DIR. J. p. Parker, former well-known
dentist of this place, is making great
success in his profession at Santa Cruz,
Cal He seems to be prospecting in all
ways, which his many friends here will be
glad to know. In the past year he has
given to the Baptist church in that place,
in which he is an active worker, a fine
piano. and contributed towards a new pipe
organ to the extent OF 5000
The well-known stallion bay Wilkes,
which has been owned here for three or
four wears by Geo. X. Russell, and which
he bought in Kentucky, has been sold re-
Gently to Scott Layton to be taken to a
stock farm at Claremont, \. II. This
horse has been one of the most noted in
this vicinity for number of years and low
ers of good horses will be sorry to have him
taken away.
Mrs. Julius Goodwin of Philadelphia,
who has been at her fathers Mr.. Marshall
Wardner's, for the last six months, assist
ing in caring for her father and brother,
returned home Tuesday. Mr.. Wardner,
who has been very i'll all winter with Sc
rious spinal trouble, is slowly recovering.
His son, Chas. NJ. Wardner, who has been
confined to his bed for more than year,
is also slowly improving. Both are now
able to sit up short line daily.
The interscholastic sports which were to
have come off last week Friday were nee
essarily postponed on account of the storm,
and are to be held today. For a number
of reasons matters in connection with these
sports have provoked a good deal of dis
cussion this week, and many things in re-
latiOn to them are uncertain. 1t is hoped
all unpleasant features will blow over so as
to not result in the breaking up of the or
ganization, as it has been enjoyable and
beneficial in past years.
The Salvation Army which began its
siege on Bellows Falls April 18th, is still
holding the fort at Engine hall each night.
The force consists of two men, Capt. Ped
den, who is entirely blind, and Lieut.. Dot
terman, they being assisted at times by
Capt. Kinney of Ludlow. They are draw
ing fair numbers to their meetings by the
usual noise of base drum, and a few are
being interested in their work, although as
a whole they feel it to be a hard place tC
excite much enthusiasm.
Monday afternoon the Fall Mountain
paper company received telegram IRON
the river men on the White River saying
their boom had been broken by the higl
water and about %, 900 feet of logs had es
capped them. The boom here was at once
placed in position to catch them and they
have been arriving all the week. 1t wa.
not expected that these logs or those il
the Ammonoosuc would be let into the
Connecticut until after the main drive o.
the Connecticut River Lumber company
had passed, but as the latter had not ye
reached White River Junction it is expect
ed that the whole drive will be brought OF
ahead of the other company's.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock an alarm
of fire was given by the engines in NOrtl
Walpole and quite number of peOpl,
went over from here. The dwelling o
Michael Keough near Chapin's switch, Oc
cupied by Keough and Henry II. Bailey
was very thoroughly afire in the partitions
probably caused by rats and matches. Tn,
fire department of that village put in SOM
good work and the main part of the build
ing, except a portion of the roof, wa
saved. The l. was almost entirely destroy
ed, including the furniture and clothing o
both families. KeOugh's insurance was il
the Peoples Insurance company of Man
chester, and Bailey's in the Htna of Hart
ford, both placed by the agency of e.
Leonard, and the losses have been adjuste
and paid.
l.. g. & c. E. Howard are entirely re
modelling and rebuilding the Dewey blocl
on Bridge street. formerly occupied b
Walter Blake. An addition is to be bull