Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-07
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Louise Flint returned from Chicago Mon
day.
Miss Marcia Sawyer was at Hanover a
portion of last week attending commence
ment exercises of Dartmouth.
II. f. King drove to Sunapee lake Mon
day morning to spend the time while his
family are absent at the Worlds Fair.
The hardest shower of the season oc-
Cured Saturday afternoon. 1t lasted only
a few minutes, and but little damage was
done.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
church will picnic at Cavendish gorge next
week Wednesday, going and returning by
train.
Allbee & Babbitt have the past week
had two men at work doing the plumbing
in Hon. w. w. Stickney's new residence
in the village of Ludlow.
Mrs. W. A. Truax was at her old home
in Mortified, this state last week, in at
tendance upon the annual commencement
exercises of Norwich university
The time of evening service at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evenings has
been changed from six O'Clock to half-past
seven for the coming two months.
George w. Nutting of Waterbury, Conn.,,
former well-known hardware merchant
here, is expected in town Saturday, with
his son, for a short visit with his mother.
N. G. Williams went to Chicago the first
of this week, intending to be gone about
ten days. His daughters, who have been
there now nearly three weeks, will return
with him.
Miss Dearborn, accompanied by Misses
Dell and Katie Carpenter, her nieces, went
to their old home in West Topsham Mon
day for stay of some weeks during the
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. N. Chase spoke inter-
estingly at the Congregational church last
Sunday evening of the success of their
work among the freedmen, they being en-
ployed by that organization at Selma, Ala.
Seymour A. Davis and family are living
in Everett, Mass, he being employed as a
painter, doing good business. His faith
er, Hon. NJ. W. Davis, is in very. poor
health, and has rented both his farms for
the season.
DR.. and Mrs. Gorham, who were mar
ried in Waitsfeld Wednesday, arrived at
thier future home here Saturday, having
driven the $50 miles or so with their own
team, making thereby unique and pleas
ant bridal trip.
Mrs. II. M. Leonard was seriously injur-
ed on the evening of the Fourth by what
was said to be torpedo striking her under
the eye, cutting a deep cash, requiring
taking a number of stitches. Whatever it
was it was carelessly thrown by a boy. No
lasting effects are expected from it how
,ver.
The Sunday schools of both the Episco-
pal and Congregational churches have pic
nicked at Lake Warren this week. the for
ner Wednesday and latter Thursday, both
turning out in large numbers and report
ng happy time in rowing, fishing, and
III the other pleasures so fully enjoyed
ach year at that well-known resort.
r. H. Ramsay, who 10 to 10 years
lgo was in the door, sash and blind bust
less in our village, and afterward went as
tation agent to South Charlestown, has
'eturned here and begun the same line of
rade again, having his stock in the base
nent of Farr's block, in the rooms Just
acated by the Abenaqui Paper company.
The top story of the Wilson block next
the post-office has been cleared out the
asst week, and arrangements being made
raise the roof up another story, making
three stories instead of two. Mr.. Will
on is not going to build the third story of
rick as the two first are, but will build it
wood, covering it with the iron imitation
brick on the sides.
Quite reception was held at the depot
tuesday, by Father Clark, Nehemiah Boyn-
On and others interested in the Christian
ndeavor work, while the two long special
aims stood at the station on their way to
lie Montreal convention. Quite a large
lumber of local members of the organiza-
on had gathered to see the trains, and it
lade very pleasant episode both to the
xcursionists and local people. E. w.
'rask of the Baptist church joined the
arty from here to represent Bellows Falls.
NJ. B. Kelley, who has been in the gro
Try trade here for the past ten years or
ore, has the past week sold his stock and
ade to !Fairbank, Brown IL Ferguson,
)ssession to be given August l, the store
be closed for inventory, July 81. The
st two named are well known as employees
Mr.. Kelley and Mr.. Fairbank as for
er plumber and stove dealer here. All
e well known, and although all will re-
ct Mr.. Kelley's withdrawal, the new firm
III be welcomed by our citizens in their
w venture.
Mount Kilburn Wheel club, which went
body to Keene on the Fourth, secured
prize lot having Jne largest NUMBER OF
leels in the line of the procession.
bout 20 members were there, some going
)m here by train, but the most of them
leeled all the way. Frank A. Thwing,
10 secured third prize in the contest at
hite River Junction last week, went to
Gene, but because of his winning at the
motion was handicapped in the race to
extent of about four minutes. He
ldp excellent time nevertheless
Fred Oliver, the hack driver who was
lied at the toll bridge last week by being
uck on the head by log thrown up by
blast of the river drivers, came here a
months ago from New York state and
S young man much thought of by all
)se with whom he came in contact. He
unmarried and boarded with family
Mammoth block. He was brother of
s. E. j. Fluette, and had also a sister
ing with Mrs. c. A. Sawyer. His body |
taken to his old home in New York |
burial, and no arrangements have as |
been made for continuing his hack |
,iness, the team, which he owned, still |
ng in Farr's stable.
About noon Tuesday slight fire occur
in the basement of the large store
Use on Bridge street owned by the Fall |
untain Paper company. 1t had caught
Ong stock stored there consisting of |
&c bales of paper clippings, and al
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