Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-09
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

J. c. Day has been in Boston this week.
"a Busy Day will be given at the opera
house next Thursday evening.
d. +. Curtin of Bra'tleboro is the new
proprietor of the Commercial House.
Col. and Mrs. G.. J.. King will remain
through the winter at "the Mulleins.'
Mrs. Geo. H. Babbitt and Mrs. E. II.
Wilson have been in Boston this week.
The Carolina Jubilee Concert company
has been giving concerts here this week.
Mrs. F. b. Tracy spent last week with
her friends i'm Windsor. returning Monday.
A party of - came down from Chester
Saturday night to see kendall's komedians
Z. A. Bugbee is ianitor at the opera
house during the lines of Capt. VIM
Taylor
Mrs. Geo. Cady is assisting in the dry
goods store of j. G. Day ~ Go. during the
holidays.
The Junior Epworth league will give an
entertainment at the Methodist parlors
Wednesday evening
Mrs. Mary L. Lyman, mother of Mrs.
Perley Kimball died at her home in West
hampton, Mass, Friday.
The two days fair by the ladies of the
Episcopal church is being held In Union
hall and closes this evening.
The Wednesday evening service, omit
ted during the summer, has been resumed
at SchOuler Memorial chapel.
Mrs. Jas II. Phelps returned from the
Boston hospital last Friday in much inn
proved condition of health--in fact, nearly
well
The Christian Endeavor society OF the
Congregational church held cobweb par
" at the parors of the church Thursday
evening
There will be a meeting OF the Uailiiis
and of the school committee Saturday of
next week at the office Of II. d. Ryder for
the abatement of taxes.
L. c. Stafford has moved into the rooms
in the :. w. Stuart house on South street
recently vacated by Mr.. Avery, who has
gone West on a business trip.
Prof. Wright OF the High school has this
week opened an evening school, the ses-
sions of which will be held two evenings in
the week, at the High school building.
There will be 'health food exhibit at
the store of NJ. Il. Kelley Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week. when
the superiority of cottolene to lard will be
demonstrated.
Frank F. Hapgood who went to st.
Margaret's hospital. Boston. two or three
weeks ago for surgical treatment. is cOnva-
descent, but will remain in the hospital
some time longer
The funeral of the late Mrs. George A.
Weston was held Friday afternoon, Rev.
d. l.. Sanford and Rev. j. +. Fullerton
officiating The burial was in the family
lot in Oak Hill cemetery
c. w. Osgood entertained his Sunday
school class and friends, to the number OF
80, at his residence on Green street We'd
nesday evening. He gave an interesting
description OF the opening of the world 5
fair buildings at Chicago, which he at
tended.
Mrs. Helen b. Jackson and Nelson W
Dawes have been appointed delegates from
the Bellows Falls division OF Sons of Tenn
perance to the Worlds Temperance con.
gress to be held in Chicago in June. 1898
Mrs. Anna +. Head is a delegate from tn,
Vermont division
j. b. Cram, for many years "A pattern
maker for OsgOod Il Barker. was taken tC
a Boston hospital last week for treatment
1t is expected it will be necessary to am
The trouble was caused by serious iniur,
received many years ago.
The largest beryls in the world are foun,
in New Hampshire. and one of the mos
famous localities for them is in the near
by town of Acworth. In the imperial cab
met at Vienna is a beryl eight inches il
diameter. 1t was found in Acworth an
sold i'm New York for SIS, 600.
- A
Guild, has arranged to occupy one OF tn
new houses being erected by Clark Chas
between School and Henry streets. MI
Holmes gave up his Boston residence NOR
than a year ago. His family are with MI
Guild till the new house is ready for occl
pancy.
The young people of St. Charles 5 societ,
who gave the shamrock and Rose S
successfully two weeks ago. went to Wine
sor, Tuesday evening OF last week, and r,
peated the play. 1t is spoken of there T.,
"a remarkabSy artistic entertainment
Singly and collectively the company are
success.
The young people OF the Methodist. Con
gregatonal and Baptist churches are col
tinuing the meetings each week at Roc
ingham. \ delegation from each churC
attends each week, the meetings being he
in the schoolhouse instead of the old churC
and Saturday evenings instead of Sunday
as during the summer
William l.. ClegC of West Chesterfield
who died recently there, was many yea
ago resident of this place, living in Il
house now occupied by Alfred Dow, on Il
corner of School and Atkinson street
He was at that time engineer on the V;
ley road, running from here to Springfield
Mass. On leaving here he became pr
prietor of the Massasoit House in Sprin
field.
There is now a prospect of an electl
street railroad between this place and Sa
tons River. which would be the create
possible improvement to the business
cilities of the two places. The Bello'
Falls street railway company was incorp
rated by the last legislature, and fOur-fift
of the capital required for the enterpri
has already been subscribed. 1t is eXpeC
ed the work will be begun next spring
Mrs. c. F. Grover of Burlington
spending some weeks here with her mot
er, Mrs. f. z. Hadley, on South street. 4
their old friends here will be interested
the following item from the Free Pre-,
showing an important change in Mr.. ca
YeT's business. He was for many yea
manager of the telegraph office here
&C. +. Grover, for many years manager of
Western Union telegraph office here, has acce
ed the postlunas boukkeeper and general sup
luteUQput The dry goods establishment of