Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-03
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

The Daughters of Rebekah serve a bean
supper in Odd Fellows hall this evening.
Miss Maud Hapgood, who has been
spending two weeks in Boston, returned
Monday.
The next annual session of the Vermont
Sons of Temperance will be held here III
October of next year.
At the Wednesday club, held with Mrs.
L. II. Babbitt, jr., this week, the subject
was Sir Walter Scott.
Supper was served by the ladies' aid
society of the Universalist church last
evening, in their parlors.
About 20 couples Of young people drove
to Alstead Halowe en- for dance, and all
report a royal good time. -. ES& -
George c. Staly, in Washington Irving
comedy "Antony, the trumpeter,' played
at the opera house last evening
c. II. Shepardson d Co., are this week
serving Armour's soups and Holland Java
coffee free, as an advertisements Efss-s IL
The young people of the Universalist
Sunday school gave very interesting har-
vest concert last Sunday evening.
Mrs. d. A. Guptil of Montpelier, re-
turned this week to her home, after a short
visit with her mother, Mrs. NJ, A. Nutting
of this place.
John Putnam has left the employ of the
express company and entered that of c. II.
Shepardson, grocer L. b. Wilson takes
his place on the express team.
Mrs. Landon, who has been at New
York for medical treatment, has returned,
being unable to take the treatment at pres
tn, in ba ri
The small audience which greeted Clara
Morris in Renee de Moray, last week We'd
nesday, was disappointment to all CON
cerned. 1t was worthy an audience of
twice the size
A treat is offered to our theatre-gong
people tomorrow night, in the Golden
wedding" 1t comes here from a long sea-
son in Boston at the Park street theatre,
and is highly recommended
The entertainment committee at the
Westminster club ladies evening last week
Thursday. were Mr.. and Mrs. w A Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Flint and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Flint Prizes at whist were
won by Mrs. f. r. Campbell and DR.. G.
A. Reyes.
Miss Jane Hapgood, for 20 years pre-
from the West, and is in Boston with her
niece, Miss Rosa Hawthorne. former pu-
pill and teacher. They expect to call on
their Bellows Falls friends, who will be
glad to welcome them back
Hallowe en- was well celebrated Tuesday
evening, and many young damsels assem-
bled in various places to consult the witches
with regard to their future. But not all
the fun was for the girls. The boys were
out in full force ringing door-bells, dis
tributing cabbage heads and the like.
At the Columbian Whist club Tuesday
evening prizes were won by Miss Lura
Lowell and G. L. Provost; BOBBY prizes by
Miss Josephine Blair and J. c. Claire.
The club was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
F. p. Hadley. Misses Carrie Lamson and
Florence Lane, 5. y. Alexander and L. T
Mosely.
DR. B. F. Beardsley gave an interesting
lecture on The use of liquor, from a doc
tor 5 standpoint, Sunday evening at UnioI
hall, under the auspices OF the Sons o.
Temperance. Music was furnished by the
choir of the Congregational church. II,
also gave health talks at the same plac,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
L
our thoroughly enjoyable course OF lectures
last year, have been looking forward anX
iously for the announcement this fall
The opinions of last years patrons seem
ing to be that the lectures, as a whole
were more enjoyable than concerts, tn,
committee decided to make a larger proper
tion of the numbers SUCH as was seen by
the announcement made last week.
The Y P. S. c. f. of the Congregations
church had charge of the o clock service
Sunday evening. The first part of tn
time was taken up by the regular cOnse
Grafton meeting of the society. Specia
pains had been taken to have this unusual
ly interesting, letters having been sent u
all the absent members, to insure response
10 their names at the roll call. After this
reports of the annual state Christian En-
deavor convention held at Barre Oct. j
and Is, were read by the delegates, Mrs. \
Il. Leighton, Miss Emily Adams and VIM
Hayes.