Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-27
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
The Lease of Towns Hotel.
The New Methodist Minister---RemOval
OF a Longtime Resident.


II. F. King went to Boston Tuesday
morning.
MIR. and Mrs. N. II. Pierce went to
Claremont Monday noon.
n. P. Dawes has been very i'll for nearly
two weeks with typhoid fever, but is now
more comfortable.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf gave a reception to
the young people of his church on Tues
day evening, the entertainment being in
the form of palette party.
There is some thought that the toll
bridge will soon be made free by act OF
legislature. This will be a great conven-
fence to North Walpole people, and may
prevent the building of another bridge.
Charles j. Hayward, a travelling sales
man of Boston who had home in West
Keene, y. H., died in Boston Monday, He
leaves a widow and two daughters, one OF
whom is Mrs. n. j. Alton of this place.
Rev. j. E. Fullerton preached to the
Odd Fellows last Sunday at the Congre-
gational church, they attending in large
numbers. Mr. Fullerton gave a very
practical address on the general subject of
the elements of good Odd Fellowship.
The ladies of the Methodist society have
this week replaced the old cook stove which
has seen so many years of service in their
kitchen with range of more modern de-
sign and convenience, and are soon to
have a new chandelier in their audience
room.
The water in the Connecticut river has
been very high the past week, so much so
as to interfere considerably with the mill
wheels, some machines being idle of nee
essity. Some days the back water below
the dam was so much higher proportion
ately than above, that the dam could not
be seen under the Sullivan bridge, the
water being level.
Several narrow escapes from serious
accidents have occurred in the mills during
the past week, the most recent victims of
which have been North Walpole men.
William j. King had four fingers of his
right hand badly crushed last Friday. He
may lose the forefinger, but hopes to save
the others. NJ. c. Bowen was caught in a
shaft last week and his clothing torn from
him, but he escaping without serious in
jury.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings of the New England
home for little wanderers was in town Sun
day, visiting the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational churches. On account of
an epidemic of measles in the home he was
unable to bring the children as was eX-
pected, but he intends to return in May,
with a number of them, hoping to find
them good homes in this locality. COntri-
buttons of nearly $52 were taken for the
home.
Friday evening, May 4, there will be a
missionary mass meeting in the Baptist
church, under the direction of Rev. f. T.
Lakewood, d. D., district secretary of the
American Baptist Home Missionary society
for New England. With him will be Rev.
j. S. Murrow and wife from Indian Terri
tory, and probably Rev. j. NJ. Williams,
superintendent of the French work in New
England. The work of the Home Mission
society will be illustrated by the stereOpti-
con. This will certainly be a meeting OF
much interest
Miss Jessie Dow, member of the family
of Rev. G.. II. FarnswOrth, died at his
home in Hudson, n. H., last Sunday
morning, and was buried on Tuesday. She
had many friends in this place among the
young people of the Methodist church, and
was sister of Miss Lila Dow, whose home
is in the family of l.. p. Moody. Much
sympathy is felt for the bereaved family
and friends. At a meeting of the Epworth
league, of which she was a member, on
Tuesday evening, it was voted that the
charter be draped in mourning 30 days
and committee was appointed to present
appropriate resolutions.
jeremiah Leech sold his residence or
Green street Tuesday to Patrick Murphy
for S2250. Mr.. Murphy is a son-n-law OF
John Busted, and is employed in the mills
Mr. Leech has lived in the house since
1854, when he built it, and is at this time
one of the oldest residents of the town
having moved here in 1913. He is to have
an auction sale of personal property, furni
ture, tools, etc, Tuesday, and is to leave
Bellows Falls later in the week to take III
his residence near his son Jerry in tn,
village of Tonawanda, n. Y, four mile,
from Buffalo, to which place his son-in
law, Frank G.. Perry, is to remove hi.
family this spring. Mr.. Leech has yer,
vivid recollection of many of the most i'm
pOrtant of the early events of Bellows FALL
before the time of railroads, when Their,
were hardly half dozen houses in tn,
village.
Rev. j. w. Nawamore, who has beer
assigned to the Methodist church here TO
the coming year. is young man held il
high estimation by his conference brethren
He has not yet fully completed his studies
and had the charge at Union village las
year. He is unmarried, his family consist
ing of a mother and sister only. He wa
in town a short time Tuesday, and will re
turn on Saturday to occupy his pulpit mex
Sunday. His family will not come for
short time, as Mr.. Diverty's family will re
main in the parsonage few days, pendin
some changes in the Woodstock parsonage
to which place he goes next year. Anon
the other late pastors here, G. II. Farms
worth is transferred to the New Hampshir
conference, having preached in the tow
of Hudson last year; Mr.. Todd is returne
to Springfield for another year; Mr. Trua
is placed upon the supernumerary list, an
is to live at Swanton the coming year.
There having been so many report
current upon our streets as to the prospeC
of the future management of Towns
hotel, a statement of the present negotii
tions will be of interest Mr.. Coke lease
it June 20, 1898, for one year, so his tim
will expire next June. Mr.. Towns say
that Coke informed him last March he di
not wish to renew the lease, giving as
reason that more repairs were needed tina
Mr.. Towns felt like doing. A few weel
ago d. L. Ladd, formerly of the CONNIE
cial House, came here and asked for
lease, and Mr.. Towns, understandin
Mr.. Coke did not wish it, made verb
contract to lease to Mr. Ladd, and it
stands TODAY, The DrpSpnt DrOSDpct