Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-18
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS,

Hon A. y. Swain is improving slowly
from his attack of rheumatism, but Is not
so as to be out of the house yet.
S. W. Stuart has connected his house
and lumber yard with the telephone eX-
change for the convenience of his custom
ers.
The demolition Of the old block of Ed
ward Arms on Westminster street was |
commenced this week. and the work OF |
erecting the new one is to 90 forward at |
once.
Rev. c. II. Merrill of the Vermont Do
mestic Missionary society spoke last sun
day at the Congregational church, it being !
the date of the annual contribution to that
benevolence.
The number of new bicycles owned in
town is rapidly increasing, several having
made their appearance during the past
week. The craze seems to be attacking
nearly every one, old and young.
Rev. Mr.. Diverty moved his family to
their new home in Woodstock the last OF
last week, and Mr. Narramore has posses
sion of the parsonage. His mother and
sister will arrive within a day or two.
A large party of our young people are
to 90 to Springfield this evening to attend
the semi-annual convention of Black River
union y. =. ). c. f. to be held there.
They 60 by team at little after noon.
Fred Jefts was at home over Sunday, re-
turning to his work in New Y ork state
Tuesday He expresses himself as highly
pleased with his new place, made unpleas-
ant only by separation from his family for
a time.
Miss Fannie and Herbert Osgood were
both at home from their schools over sun
dav. each bringing with them pleasant
school friends Herbert came here from
Brattleboro Friday night after singing with
the Amherst glee club there.
During the past week a number of fish
ermen have been to outside towns with
varying luck Two parties have had eN-
ceptionably good luck, each having brought
home over 80 pounds while others have
come back entirely without reward
Mrs. T. y. Chase arrived here a week
or so ago TO spend the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. Dr. Kirkland. Mr. and
Mrs. Chase have been spending the winter
in Washington Mr.. Chase will not reach
here till the last of the month, having gone
to Atlanta to attend meeting of the trus
tees of Atlanta university.
Mrs. O. W Kemp had an unpleasant
experience one day last week, being dump
ed from her bicycle down a steep bank in
to Saxtons river. 1t not being deep water
at that point, she only sustained a few
bruises and a thorough wetting. She had
been to SaxtOns River village and was on
her return in company with Mrs. Shepard
son.
The side of Fall mountain toward our
village has been on fire nearly all the week.
At times the fire has extended from the
base to the top, and at night it frequently
looks grand. There is little timber of
any value there and the fire is simply
among the underbrush and low bushes,
For the last two or three days it has been
extending over to'the east side somewhat
and efforts are being made to stop its prog
ress.
Tuesday evening a row occurred among
the colored inhabitants of "Niggervile.'
on the road to SaXtons River, resulting in
complaint to the proper officers and the ar
rest of three orr: four welLknown gentle
men of color" who were brought here for
trial Wednesday morning The evidence
being sufficient to hold only one, he was
made to stand in for the whole fracas, be-
ing fined - and costs for intOXication
The rest were discharged.
Much interest centered in the Demorest
medal contest last evening, whichwas held
in the Congregational church, the seating
capacity being taxed to the utmost. Among
the contestants were Carrie +. Smith, Jen-
ME Daggett, Carrie Daggett, Genevieve
Williams, Eva NJ. Smith, Ada Williams
and Grace Church. The Judges were Prof.
Edward Ellery and Lieut.. Gatchell of Yer
mont Academy and Prof. Saunders of the
Charleston, \. H. High school. The sill
yer medal was awarded to Miss Carrie
f. Smith, Prof. Ellery making the presen-
tation.
\. G. Derby of Encinitas, Calf, a brother
of Albert Derby, reached Bellows Falls
last Friday with his wife and daughter. to
spend the summer in this vicinity. Mr..
Derby was in Vermont the last time about
"a years ago, and is a hotel proprietor in
California. He was one of the Old ''forty-
miners" going West at that time and hav-
ing lived in various parts OF the West ever
since. Many years We're spent in mining
at first, and he tells of many of the hard
times in which he "roughed it, with the
rest during the excitement of the gold fever,
Mrs. Derby was a native of Westmoreand,
y. H., and they will spend a portion OF
their time there and in Wapole.
The freeze of Monday night was very
severe on anything in this vicinity which
ter went down to 2S7, and Tuesday night
it went down to 327 Many of our citizens
had early vegetables and flowers out doors
and they were ruined in nearly every in
stance 1t is not thought the fruit trees
were far enough advanced in their blossoms
to be seriously injured, but it cannot be
known surely yet. The cold was so in
tense that in many instances hardy trees
like naples and birches, in the woods and
in our village, have now coat of leaves
on the ground under them which were SO
young they were entirely cut off. The
damage is large in all this section, and
passengers coming down from Rutland
report the results on higher ground as
much worse.
Nelson W. Dawes died Sunday night
after an illness of four weeks with typhoid
fever He was most conscientious, Chris
tian citizen, largely interested in church
and temperance work, fearless in carrying
out any undertaking which he thought to
be his duty. Though often thought by
Others to 60 to extremes in such matters
he was always prompted to it by a deer
sense of responsibility and self-sacriice fol-
the good of others. In former years he
was prominently known for his unfinching
prosecution of violators of the liquor law