Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-16
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


early next week for few days.
Judge Read has been in attendance upon
the Rutland county court part of this
week
Strawberries at sixty cents per box were
the attraction in some Of the markets last
week
over 80 people took in the cheap eXcur-
sion to Boston and Hoyt's "a milk-whte
flag Wednesday,
A large delegation of King Solomon's
lodge assisted Sunday in the burial OF d.
H. Willard at Westminster
The examination of teachers by the
County Examiner will be held at the High
school building March 81.
Quite a delegation from here went to
Brattleboro Monday evening to attend the
district meeting of Odd Fellows.
Next week Friday evening the mission
arv societies of the Methodist church will
give a 'pink tea in their vestry
Mrs George French has been at her old
home in Grafton part Of the past week
caring for her mother, Mrs. 5. NJ. Walker
A new caligraph typewriter is the latest
addition to the Western Union telegraph
Office under Mr.. Damien's progressive
management
Monday evening March %, the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah will give a masquerade
ball in Union hall The Blue store will
furnish costumes
The weekly supper of the Universalist
ladies' society was held last evening. Mrs.
". H. Pierce and Mrs. II. d. Aldrich had
charge of the tables.
Herbert W. Mitchell of Springfield is at
work temporarily in the office of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company during their
rush of spring work
Rev. W. j. Perry occupied the Metho-
dist pulpit last Sunday in the absence of
Mr. Divertv, who made a trip to his old
fields in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Geo. W. German has resigned his posi-
tion in the freight office of the Fitchburc
railroad and is to take a similar position
in Barre. John Burns succeeds to his
position.
Scammon's company in "Editha' $ Bur
glar" at the opera house last Tuesday
evening did not draw the full house the
play would warrant, but all who attended
were well satisfied.
J. p Weston has been appointed adj
ministrator Of the estate of the late Hub
bard B. Davis of Rockingham, and the
farm and personal property will probably
be sold at an early dav.
The case of Geno VS.. the Fall Mountain
Paper company. set for trial in Rutland
county court, has been continued until the
next term of court, and the witnesses
from here returned yesterday.
A. P. Pollard has dissolved his recent
partnership in the management of the
Bomoseen house at Castleton, and Is con-
tinuing it alone. Mrs. Pollard has been
visiting relatives IN Bellows Falls this
week.
Two weeks from tonight the lecture
course will complete the season by a rem
dering of Shakespeare "Midsummer
Nights Dream by George Riddle, noted
reader and dramatic impersonator, assisted
by musical talent
DR.. F. Whitman is getting around OF
clutches this week, the result of a slight
injury to his knee three weeks ago, which
was not cared for as il should have been
and inflammation set in. "Shoemakers
wives 60 barefoot
Miss Dascomb. who has had privat,
pupils here for a number of years is spend
ING a few days vacation in Boston. Sh,
viii return next week and it is expected
that Rev. and Mrs. Dascomb will return
with her to their Westminster home.
The experiment of receiving high grad,
kerosene oil in bulk has been tried III,
past week, it coming in tank car holding
about 1000 gallons and being barrelel
here IL makes a saving in freight and
consequent decrease in cost TO the cor
sumner
The temperance societies will celebrat,
Neal BOWS birthday Sunday evening a
the Baptist church. On account of thi,
meeting the town Sunday school conven
ton, appointed to be held at SaXtons Riv
evening, has been postponed
Ve7 snnGs7
three weeks
Until "Wednesday OF TINS week the Ic
hes remained unhroken above the dam
gradually rotting away until little strengt
or thickness was left. In the forenoon c
that day it broke up and passed over tn
dam. Below the dam it went out nearl
or quite two weeks ago.
The ladies' union of the Congregations
church have arranged for a musical ente
tainment to be given in the church Marc
20, which is said 10 promise being IL
musical event Of the season. Among II
attractions already booked is the lde
mandolin, guitar and banjo club.
The superintendent of streets has a
the Rockingham road inst this side
Carlton Webb's farm. The old dumpiI
place over the Westminster street bank hi
been converted into a good building i
where a new house is being erected.
The newly organized police departmel
of North Walpole makes very clear al
satisfactory report to the town of its fir
years work. 1t shows ~ arrests. fro
hich the fines and costs amount to $50
of which the proportion due TO Il
gn, after paying all costs and expenses,
.l02, and to the county S1O5.
j. +. Byrne has been appointed as age
of the Mutual Life Insurance company
New York, which has a large number
policy holders here. This appointment
in addition TO the longtime agency
George O. Guild, as he still retains his I
sition and collections, although his 9th
duties prohibit his giving their busint
the attention which the company desire
A run between some of our local mt
men has reduced prices to about one-h
their former figure, for instance, steaks
cents. roasts six cents, headquarters laI
10 cents, and other meats in propOrtiC
For years meats have ranged very high
price, and the run raises the questi
whether the dealers have been getti