Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-23
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


her home, after an absence OF some weeks.
Rev Mr. Diverty returned Wednesday
evening from his two weeks trip TO New
Jersey.
Scion Gray has this week, returned to
his former position in a clothing store at
Worcester, Mass
A new floor and many other needed i'm
provements are being put into the depot
restaurant this week.
The Abenaqui Toilet paper company
are now running their works evenings in
order to keep up with their orders.
Joseph Riley, ir. North Walpole boy
had three fingers and a thumb crushed
while attempting to couple cars Saturday
evening.
Vermont Academy. closing this week
Thursday for the Easter vacation, made
things lively about the depot grounds at
train times
G. B. Wheeler is to be at Gardner,
Mass, Monday evening with Beedes or
chestra. Last week Friday evening he
was at Woodstock
James Z. Goodwin has been in town a
portion of the past week, having given up
his position as agent of the Boston d Maine
railroad at Northampton.
Three OF our citizens were in Brattle-
boro Tuesday in attendance upon the
meeting of the stockholders of the Deni-
son Land and Investment company
Presiding Elder Beeman of Windsor will
preach at the Methodist church next Sun
day, it being quarterly meeting, and the
last one before the annual conference.
Carl Randall, well known here as a
school boy, and later employed by the tele-
phone company, is Just now at work upon
repairs of the telephone exchange at Brat
tleborO.
Mr.. and Mr.. c. W. Osgood were in Am
herst Wednesday in attendance upon the
annual athletic exhibition of that college.
They went from there to Boston, return
ing home today.
Albert Derby, who has been spending
the winter at Encinitos. Cal, expects to
leave there about April 10, to visit the
Midwinter Fair at San Francisco on his
way home, reaching here May l.
Three workmen, Ed. Meehan, Jack
Pickett, and Henry Wiley, formerly en-
ployed by c. K. d c. w. Labaree, plumb
ers, have recently gone to Brattleboro and
entered the employ p. Fleming in similar
work.
W. II. Dubois, state inspector of finance,
and Elisha May. national bank examiner,
were in town Thursday examining the con,
dition of the savings bank and the national !
bank, it being the annual inspection. 1t is |
almost useless TO say they found them all |
right in every way.
The home and foreign missionary socie- |
ties of the Methodist church will give |
their annual Easter sale in their vestry. as |
well as to serve their pink tea. For |
some years the society have made point |
OF having a sale Just previous to Easter, |
and the ladies are hard at work upon the |
arrangements.
Spring cleaning makes a rushing bust |
ness at Magee's dyehouse on Rockingham !
street, and many an article which has seen |
years Of hard service comes out as good |
as new. We suspect. this being a year of |
economy, many OF the new Easter things to |
be seen Sunday will have been made |
''new'' in this way.
Fred j. Blake has bought the Archer
studio near the stairs on Church street and |
it is understood he will not run it at all as
a portrait gallery. but as a headquarters
for view work. Mr.. Blake has done ee-
giant work here in both departments, and
we are fortunate in having him return to
the business, if only on part of 1t.
Services at Emmanuel church Easter
Sunday will be at 6:30. 300 and 1890 |
a. NJ, and at . and p NJ. Bishop Hall
is to spend the day here, and will preach
at the 1870 service and take part in some
of the others. This is the first visit to
Bellows Falls of the new bishop. and great
interest centres in the day, not only bv
of that congregation but of 9TH
ers. a fine musical program has been
Wheelers laundry has now between 1900
and 1900 customers weekly, with bills
ranging from four cents to many dollars
each. OF this number there are many To-
cal customers, Of course with the next
largest patronage at Springfield. this state.
then ST. Johnsbury, Lyndonville. North
field, Mass, and dozens of places with
fewer numbers. Our people, few of them
appreciate the detail of work necessary to
keep all matters straight, the wonder be-
ng that ii is possible to do so.
Prof. Wright has very interesting Sun
lay school class Of 20 young men, in whom
ne takes lively interest. Last Friday even
ne the class gave a chicken pie supper
II Viz NCoNly VI Tue MtluOulSL Clurcl. 40 |
ng all the furnishing and work. 1t was ,
IN immense success, nearly 200 taking sup
Der, representatives from every church in
own being entertained. The supper was
excellent and enjoyed by all. This was
ollowed by musical and literary enter
ainment of much merit, yielding quite an
income to be used for church purposes. c
Justice c. II. Williams has had his hands G
ull the past week holding court, principally
N prosecutions for drunkenness. the re- $
ults OF which have been three or four fines l
nd three or four excursions to the work
louse at Rutland. In each case the suf- I
erers disclosed upon parties d" over the a
lyer so the law for punishment of the f
elIer could not be enforced. One case al V
eyed against young man, standing well
our community for furnishing liquor. not d
dealer, was found TO be without founda- a
on and he was discharged. Business in
ms line has been much more rushing than v
usual {
The last number of the lecture course
ext week Friday evening is being looked il
onward 10 with the most interest of anv d
| the season by those who appreciate the v
lghest class of entertainment There Y
i'll undoubtedly be a full house. The /,
fading OF Shakspere' "Midsummernipbt's "
reama bV GEORGE Riddle which hoo bo,,, / II