Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Wentworth of New
ton, Mass, are at Madam Wiliams's.
Mrs Hattie Averill is visiting the family
of George Averll in Mortified.
Mrs George Whitney is working in the
store of Stone, TuXbury IL Go.
Work on the new Methodist parsonage
on Atkinson street is progressing rapidly.
Dr. j. Sutcliffc Hill and Mrs. Hill are
visiting in Burlington.
Mrs f. p. HALEY is with her daughter,
Mrs. G. f. Grover, in Burlington.
Mrs Martin Of Lowell, Mass, is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. Eaton.
+. Il. Tracy of the firm of Stone, Tux
bury d Co., is in New York this week,
w. w. Slate of Washington, d. c., is
visiting his father, Geo. Slate.
A party of b from this place attended
the clambake at Lake Warren last Sunday.
Mrs. Jessie Booth and child of North
field are visiting Mrs. Booths mother, Mrs.
Dow.
Rev E. f. Marggraf of the Universaist
church is taking a vacation of several
weeks.
Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Manistee Mich,
is expected here next week to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Flint.
f.. II. Green of New York has been
STAYING i'm town for a short time as the
guest of Col. c. L. King and family.
The band gave the first concert of the
season Friday evening, at the corner of
School and Atkinson streets.
Rev. ID. l.. Sanford is taking his annual
vacation, and has been attending a reunion
of the Sanford family in Connecticut.
The ladies of the Baptist society held
their annual lawn party on the grounds of
ii. A. Phelps, corner of School and Green
streets, Tuesday evening.
Rev. ). II. McColester, formerly of this
place, now of Marlboro, y. H., will deliver
a course of lectures before the Norwich
university students during the coming year
Much interest is felt here in recent de-
velopments in the insolvency proceedings
against the order of the Iron Hall of In
dianapolis, Ind. of which F. d. Somerby
of Philadelphia is supreme justice.
The funeral of the late Mrs. James Nor
gan was held at Emmanuel church Friday
afternoon at o'clock, the Rev. Mr.. Bald
win of the Episcopal church in Keene of
floating.
Chas. II. Bradshaw, who represents the
Standard Chemical Manufacturing COM
pany of New Orleans, La, has been spend
ing few days with friends here this week.
Mrs. A. II. Fisher, Miss Jennie Church,
Mrs. Chas. NJ. Blake, Mr.. Darling, J. II.
Williams and j. II. Blakeley sang at the
Episcopal church Sunday in the absence
of the boy choir who are taking their an
nual vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Bantil of the general theologi-
cal seminary, New York, OBLIGATED in I'm
manuel church Sunday. His sermon was
from the text, Judge not that We be not
judged" Mr.. Banfil is a brother of Mrs
+. j. Blake.
Geo. II. Dickinson of the New York
World, formerly of this place, is spending
a few days with his wife and children at
the home of Mrs. Dickinsons parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Evans, on Atkinson
street. Mrs. Dickinson and children have
been spending the summer here.
A large number from this place went to
Boston Thursday on the Fitchburg railroad
excursion to Nantasket beach and Nahant.
The excursion was from Bellows Falls.
Cold River, Walpoe Westmoreland and
East Westmoreand, the round trip tickets
being only S1.5O.
Many Bellows Falls people will be inter-
ested to know that the value of the output
of American paper mills last year, accord
ing to President Russel's report TO the
American Paper Makers association, YVES
$125. 100000. In 1910 it was 81, 600, 900,
and the selling price is only one-third what
it was then.
Henry Breed, brakeman on the Fitch
burg road, was run over by the cars Mon
day, at Troy, n. H., and one leg was cut
off. He was taken to the county hospital
-, 1,A snI do
night. He was % years of age and board
ed on Atkinson street, his parents living
in Chesterfield Factory.
The thunder storm of last week Thurs
day was the most severe of this season,
though but little rain fell. The first rain
that has fallen in sufficient quantities to
lay the dust for long time was that of
Tuesday night, which was gladly welcomed.
Gardens had begun to suffer from the
drouth and early potatoes are said to be a
failure for want of rain.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c,
f. Grover, formerly of this place and now
of Burlington, died at the latter place on
Monday of cholera infantum, and was
buried here Tuesday afternoon. Rev,
Thomas Ockford of Chester OBLIGATED at
the funeral, The circumstances of the
death are peculiarly sad, this being the sec
ond child that Mr.. and Mrs. Grover have
buried within two years with the same dis
ease.
William Stowel and Charles Marcy
met with a serious accident Monday. \
boy who was driving the Marcy horse ran
the team against post, oyerturning the
carriage and throwing the horse to the
ground. VIII Stowell, who works at
Chase's furniture store, was driving by at
the time and assisted Mr.. Marcy in unhar-
Messing his horse. When unfastening the
tugs the horse kicked, striking both men
in the face. Stowels face was badly cut
and Marcey's injuries were very severe and
it is feared the sight of one eye is destroyed.