Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20

+. p. Ball, who was so seriously injured
two weeks ago, seems to be improving rap
idly, and was able to be at his Office on
Monday. The most serious injury was to
his back and shoulders, the results of which
will last him for some time.
The Fall Mountain Paper company pro-
poses soon to put two or three more stone
piers in the mill pond at Hartford, above
those already there. They have about a
million feet of logs ready to float down the
White river as early as possible in the
spring.
The wafer in the main pipe on Cherry
street, at the top of the hill, froze last
week, bursting the pipe and causing some
inconvenience to the families Just there,
and at the High school building. When
the street was lowered last summer the
pipe was not changed, and the intense cold
of the last few weeks has frozen the ground
deeper than the pipe lies.
The first in the course of missionary lee
lures was given in the Baptist church last
Friday evening by Rev. VIM. r. Baldwin.
Subject. "John G.. Paton.n 1t was a very
interesting lecture, and deserving of much
larger audience. The ladies who were in
attendance at the meeting of the Woman's
Board i'm Boston last week had the pleasure
of seeing and hearing DR.. Patton.
f. l.. Walker, administrator of the es-
tate of the late Ransom Farnsworth of
| SaxtOns River, has begun suit in our county
court against Geo. r.. Farnsworth of Gal
weston, Texas, claiming an Indebtedness
due of $4,000. Jack, as he was familiar
ly known to all our young people in former
years, has been living for some years i'm
Texas, and is said TO be accommodating
goodly estate.
At the annual meeting of the National
bank of Bellows Falls, held last week, the
old board of directors was reelected: James
II. Williams, John A. Farnsworth, Hugh
Henry, Horace W. Thompson, John II.
Williams. James II. Williams was chosen
president and Preston II. IIadley, cashier.
! The report of the business done last year
shows the bank to be in the best financial
! condition, and doing large business.
The quarterly meeting of the Connect
cut River Valley Medical association,
Tuesday of this week, was attended by
about 20 of the physicians of this territory,
and many expressions of satisfaction were
heard at the quality of the entertainment
provided by Towns hotel where the dinner
was served. The meeting was very in
teresting, the obituary of DR. Draper by
DIR. Holton of Brattleboro, being particu-
larly fine.
The Ladies' Social club was organized a
| few weeks ago. 1t has a membership of
over 40. Its president is Mrs. George II.
| Babbitt and the first meeting was held at
| Mrs. O. ID. Gray's. The second was held
at Mrs. f. NJ. Wiliams's. Last Friday
evening, at Mrs. Rabbits, the subject was
Whittier, on which Mrs. A. y. Swain gave
an original paper and Mrs. DIR. Campbell
read a selection. The meetings are held
| fortnightly.
The legislative journals containing the
daily proceedings of the Vermont assem-
| bly, for the sessions of 1872, IS, 90 and'92,
have just been placed in the public library.
| 1t is a gift from Hon. \. y. Swain, who
was a member of the legislature in two of
the above named years, and takes very
active interest in all Bellows Falls matters.
Among the new books recently placed in
| the library are "The life of Joshua X.
| Giddngs,' "The early history of Kansas
and 1.-The history of the town of Wood
stock" Within the past three months
over 100 volumes have been added.
The address delivered at the annual meet
ing of the Bellows Falls club last week, by
| Hon. A. y. Swain, was one of much inter
est to all citizens of Bellows Falls, both
past and present His subject was "The
prominent men who have visited Bellows
| Falls" 1t covered many interesting bits
of history, of which Mr.. Swain has had
| personal knowledge during his residence
here of almost half century. In addition
! he went back to local historical events,
which occurred previous to the present
century. Mr.. Swain was chosen president
of the club, which is, at the present time,
| composed of - members.