Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-28
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

The young people recommended their
services at Rockingham last Saturday even
ing.
Another of the concerts for the benefit
of the Baptist church choir occurred Tues
day evening
Mark, five years-old son Of NJ, D, Jack
son, who has Been quite i'll with pneumo-
MIA, is reported to be convalescing.
James Nesbtt, who went to Nashua re-
Gently, to work in a clothing store, has re-
turned to town on account of illness.
The Epworth league went to South Ac-
worth Saturday evening to the home of {.
j. Ball for a sugaring-off, They report a
very pleasant time.
Rev. E. S. Ufford, author of the hymn,
"Throw out the lifeline gave an illus
trated lecture on Lights and shadows of
London" in the Methodist church Monday
evening.
A young man named A. J. Damien, a
resident of White River Junction, where
he has been employed in the telegraph Of
fee many years, has been appointed as
manager of the local Western Union Of
fee.
A mission is being held at the Catholic
church at North Walpole, to continue one
week. Next Sunday the church will be re-
dedicated with pontifical mass by the bish-
op of the New Hampshire diocese.
Beedle's full orchestra of II pieces, gave
a concert and dance in Union hall last
evening. The Imperial brass band, also,
were with them and gave an Open-air con-
cert at noon, in front of Towns hotel.
Last Sunday the seventy-fourth ami
veIsary of the |. o. o. F. was observed
here by the local lodge attending the Bap-
fist church in body. A sermon suited to
the occasion was preached by the pastor,
Rev. c. r. B. Dodge.
An accident occurred to hog train
standing on the track at Cold river station
last Sunday. Several cars were switched
down upon them just as the engine was
backing up to couple on. Two cars were
teescoped several hogs injured, and II
killed.
Mrs. D. V. Giffen, graduate of the
Mcdonnell school of design, is to make
her headquarters for the present, on We'd
nesday of each week, at the store of Stone,
Tuxbury & Co., and will be ready to exc
cute anything in the line of fashionable
dressmaking
A. NJ. Darling, who has been for some
years foreman in the Times job office, is
about to leave, close confinement for so
long telling upon his health and making it
necessary for him to get out door. X. NJ.
Chandler from the Republican office at St.
Johnsbury comes to take his place.
Walter Blake's new residence on South
street is nearly completed, and the family
are soon to occupy it. z. Fl. Allbee, who
occupied the upper tenement in their old
house, moves into the down stairs one,
when it is vacated by them, and Will
Green into the one vacated by Mr.. Allbee.
The ladies of the Congregational church
have been trying the dollar scheme" and
next Thursday evening will meet to tell
how they earned their dollars. They prom
Use a pleasant entertainment, but the
proof of the pudding is in eating" 1.-THE
dollars " are to be devoted to the purchase
of carpet for their audience room.
Fred L. Underhill was married Wednes-
day morning of this week to Mrs. Susie
Gibson at the residence of George Slate on
Atkinson street. where she has made her
home for the past three years. They went
at once to Middlebury, where they are to
be employed in the Addison House by d.
E. Ladd, formerly of the Commercial.
The subcommittee from the state exec
utive committee of Young Mems Christian
Associations met Friday afternoon in the
office of c. w. Osgood. A resolution was
offered by w. j. Van Patten of Burling-
ton, to the effect that Y. NJ, c. A. reading
rooms be placed in some of the smaller
villages of the state, also small circulating
libraries.
Philo Sexton, father of Conductor d. B.
Sexton of the Central Vermont road, died
last week in Boston. He will be remem-
bered pleasantly here as having lived with his
son about three years ago, and many years
ago was proprietor of the fremont House
at st. Adams, and later of the Junction
House at White River Junction.
Mrs. Helen B. jackson has bought from
Mrs. Barney Cannon a building lot on
Cherry hill, upon which she is to erect a
house this summer, beginning the work al
once. When completed it will be occupied
by Rev. j. E. Fullerton. 1t is expected il
will be ready for occupancy in the early
fall. AS Mr.. Fullerton's family are obliged
to leave their present home in a few
weeks, they are to take rooms in Mrs. Jack
sons house on Atkinson street for the
summer.
A meeting for the organization of the
Sanitarium at Westminster was held in the
parlor of the Commercial House last Fri.
day afternoon. The Sanitarium is to be
called Kun Hattin Lodge, and is to be de-
voted to the curing of the opium habit and
drunkenness. DIR. j. Oscar German from
Chicago is the physician in charge. There
have been to date six patients there, and
when it is completed there will be accom-,
modations for about thirty. w. J. Van
Patten of Burlington, was elected president
of the organization, S. NJ Nutting of West
minister, secretary and treasurer. The
board of directors consists of W. j. Var
Patten, S. NJ. Nutting, Rev. c. A. Dicken
son of Boston, and Rev. r. B. Tobey, his
associate pastor in Berkeley Temple, Rev
A. B. Dascomb of Westminster, G. W. Os
good and w. G. Williams of Bellows Falls
G. L. Crowell of Brattleboro, and G. C
Davis of Walpole.