Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

q little time IN JOWn.
Rev. Father Reynolds has as guests Mrs.
Callahan and son Of Brooklyn, n. y.
Edward Fitzsimmons is building new |
house near his old one on Rockingham
street.
Mrs. H. NJ Jackson and Miss Alice re.
turned last week from two weeks stay in |
Langdon
The Sunday school Of Emmanuel church |
held their annual picnic at Lake warren
yesterday
Miss Wardwell Of Andoyer, Mass, is
spending a few days with her cousins, {.
w. Osgood and family
The ladies of the Universalist church
held a lawn party on the grounds Of c. X.
Labaree Thursday evening.
Mrs. O. f. Woods of Greenfield, Mass,
well-known former resident, is with her
daughter, Mrs. A. II. Bissell.
Mrs. A. /. Proctor Of Somervlle, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. II. Gibson,
accompanied by her son Mate
Miss Gertrude l.. Davis and Master
Louis came up Saturday from Boston to
visit their grandmother, Mrs. NJ. w. Davis.
Rev Mr.. Beach of Chester occupied the
pulpit Of the Congregational church last
Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Fullerton goingt Ches-
ter.
One of the little daughters of Elmer
Gould, while at play Monday afternoon,
fell from the roof of the shed behind
schoolhouse No. 2, dislocating her arm.
A part Of the family Of F. p. Ball, and
the family of II. d. Ryder, are at their
summer home on Claremont junction
camp ground.
Those in the Square Friday morning,
were pleased to see the Berkeley Temple
Boys brigade, which marched up from
Westminster
c. II. Sawyer has rented Barney Can
mons house on Cherry Hill, remodeled
from the former parochal dwelling of the
Catholic society,
Carroll A, Moore, George A. w eston,
John f. Alexander, jr., A. J. Holley, and
n. L. Divol have been elected as town
Republican committee.
Miss Agnes Elmendorf of Chicago a
former teacher in the public schools, and
her sister, Miss Grace Elmendorf, are
visiting friends in town.
George Morrill,, former resident of this
village, now of Springfield, Mass, is visit
ing old friends in town, accompanied by a
friend from Springfield.
Prof. Chaplin of Mt. Hermon, Mass,
has been engaged as principal of the Bel
lows Falls High school. He has had con-
siderable experience, having taught in
California, Maine, Sing Sing, y. Y, and
Gardner, Mass.
Work is progressing finely on the fOun-
dalton of Edward Arms's new block on
Westminster street, and it bids fair to make
large improvement in the appearance OF
that portion of the street.
A.. 81. Il, L..
morning, Rev. E. Crooks of Walpole viii
preach in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Marg
graf. In the evening Mrs G.. X. Barney
of Providence, national superintendent o.
prison work in the w. G. T. u, will
speak.
Lieut.. f. A. Shuttleworth, a forme
pupil of the Bellows Falls High school
now Of the United States army, is in Chi
cago with the troops which were calleC
there to quell the riot. He is stationed a
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The young peoples union of the Uni
versalist church held lawn party on thu
grounds of Miss Eta Labaree and Mrs. w
II. Church, Thursday afternoon and even
ing Refreshments of ice cream and cak
were served, and a musical and literar
entertainment was furnished
Our neghbor, North Walpole, is catch
ing all the circuses this season, "Harris'
Nickleplate circus having been ther
Tuesday the 10Th, and on the Goth, Wa
ter i. Mains "Grandest and best show
on earth being booked there. Harrs's eli
Gus paraded on this side Tuesday morning
John II. Chase, who has been spendin
a portion of his vacation with his sstel
Mrs DR.. Kirkland, has this week bee
travelling through the north part of We
mont as advance agent for a concert con
pany of colored students from Atlanta un
versity, of which institution his father is
trustee.
The rooms in the High school buildin
are being freshened by coats of new pair
and varnsh. In grade No. 6, new flool
are being laid. The grounds outside al
being graded and put in good shape for tn
fall term. Two more rooms are being fiji
ished off at No 4, making that buildir
entirely finished. The next move will |
another building.
George l.. Kibby, Mrs. Anna E. Heal,
Mrs. J. l.. Bush and j. A. Bush of BE
lows Falls, and Mr.. Pierce, &c. W. p.
Vermont, from Vergennes, are in attent
ance at the encampment of the Nations
Division Sons of Temperance, at Waite
vile, Maine, this week. They report plea
ant weather and a very enjoyable tim
They will return the first of next week.
Quite an amount of concreting has bee
done. A much-needed crossing has bee
laid on Green street at the foot of Cher
Hill, mainly for the accommodation
pupils attending the High school. On IL
west side of Atkinson and SaXtons Riv,
streets, new sidewalk has been laid, an
short strip on Centre street. In IL
Square, in front of Suffers block, whe
the original brick sidewalk had becon
very uneven, the walking has been mac
much easier by a coating of tar
A boat club was organized at the BIZ
store Monday evening, and the followir
officers were elected: w. A. Hall, con
modore; j.: IL. Blakeley and II. r Thorn
son, vice commodores; G. f. Ball, seer
tary; w. f. Conway, treasurer; G.
Ball, G.. l.. Provost, and j. S. Wilson
executive committee. A boat house is
be built on the river, upon which VOL
will be begun next week, and it is hop,
that it will be completed by the first
next month. j. ii. Blakeley, f. A. Moor
and G. IL. Black were chosen as col
mittee to superintend the erection.
meeting is TO held this evening at Whit