Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-15
BELLOWS FALLS.

One case OF diphtherla is reported.
Bert Chandler left for Chicago Monday
John T. Moore is at Newfane this week.
Miss Alice Cannon is in Providence,
r. l.
Miss Sylvia Green of New York is in
town.
A local foot ball eleven has recently
been organized.
Miss Florence Proctor is visiting old
friends in town.
DR.. and Mrs. Parker returned from Chi
cago last Saturday.
Hoyt's "a brass monkey was greeted
by well-filled house.
Miss Marcia Sawyer returned to Brad
ford academy this week.
Prof. Greeley, the well-known optcian,
was in town Wednesday.
A new livery stable has been started on
Atkinson street by LEV Lowell.
On account of the rain Forepaugh's cir
Gus did not exhibit Thursday evening.
The band stand has been removed from
its old place on Westminster street to Nor
gan park.
Rev. j. E. Fullerton has taken posses
sion of the new house recently built on
Cherry Hill.
Miss Mary Dascomb's kindergarten
opened in the vestry of the Congregational
church Monday.
Several young men went to Springfield on
their wheels to attend the fair Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Switzer are reported as be-
ing registered in the Vermont building at
the Worlds Fair.
Miss Addie Osgood, who has been visit
ing her brother in this place, returned to
her home Saturday.
c. W. Osgood gave a very interesting in
formal talk at the Congregational church
Monday evening on the Worlds Fair.
A good bicycle record was made by two
boys who left here Sunday morning, max
ing the distance to Boston in nine hours
and half.
Miss Nettie Wheeler was in Newfane
Tuesday, on the case of robbery by Hun
garian, who stole purse from Miss Green,
last winter, in the post-office.
William Carder, who left two years ago
for the South to accept position in an
office, is to return here Monday as the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank Lockwood
DR.. ]. P. Parker and little daughter, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. McCauley-Mrs. Nc
Cauley being formerly Miss Rose Parker
and daughter are the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. A. j. Parker.
The Putney house and barn across the
river were struck by lightning and burned
during the storm last Thursday. H. c..
johnson lost large amount of valuable
furniture, which was stored in the house.
The Utica Globe Saturday contained
some very good pictures of the Chester dis
aster, and also portraits of several of the
injured and killed, among them being a
very good one of r. c. Hitchcock of this
place.
Miss Josie Robinson, formerly of Bel
lows Falls, who has been spending the
summer with her aunt, Mrs. Chase, went
Monday to SaXtons River, where she will
pursue her studies during the winter in
Vermont Academy.
The game of ball between Walpole and
Bellows Falls, Saturday, resulted in the de-
feat of the Bellows Falls boys, with a
score of 10 to o. The game played Sun
day in North Walpole resulted in a score
of "a to % in favor of Bellows Falls.
Another meat business has been started
here under the firm name of Willard &
Hale, the individual members being Geo.
Willard and George Hale. Their place of
business is in the building on the extension
of William street, formerly occupied by the
creamery.
The Congregational conference, Tues
day and Wednesday, was well attended.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Hood and Mr.. Pud-
defoot gave talks ON "Congregationalism
as seen through the stereopticon." The
views included those of the Congregation
al exhibits at the Columbian Exposition,
and views in various home missionary
fields. Exterior and interior views of the
old church at Rockingham Centre were
shown.