Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

John Roche spent portion of the past
week with friends in Rutland.
Wallace White has been this week on a
business trip to Berlin Falls, n. H., leav-
ing Monday night.
II. E. Bowtele returned from San Fran
cisco last Saturday, feeling vermont is
good enough for him after ALL"
Ray Hurd of Springfield made a trip
here on his wheel Tuesday morning re
turning the same afternoon. He found
considerable mud.
Rev. Mr. Chaplin of SaXtons River oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the Congregational
church last Sunday morning in exchange
with Mr.. Fullerton.
In spite of the storm of last Sunday
about 20 of the Bellows Falls Sunday school
workers went to Saxtons River to attend
the convention of the town schools.
A new female clerk appeared in the Of
flee of the local collector of internal reve-
nue. on the 9th inst. Congratulations are
being given to Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Kim
ball.
Clarence f. Dowlin has this week bought
the Archer studio of F. j. Blake, and will
at once reopen it to the public. He has
reputation among our people as an artist,
and the studio is well arranged in all ways.
Frank II. Brown of Needham, Mass,
has been in town a portion of the past
week, he having come up last Saturday to
place his daughter in our public schools.
She will board with her grandfather, A. II.
Brown.
On account of the epidemic of typhoid
fever at Windsor people are warned against
using water from the river for drinking
purposes. Notices to this effect have been
posted throughout the mills by the board
of health.
Miss Alice Dascomb, who has been in
school in Boston the past year, returned
home Tuesday, and her father, Rev. a. B.
Dascomb, and wife are expected to reach
home next Monday. Mr.. Dascomb has
been in Boston since the early winter
Mrs. w. E. Cotton is making a speciality
of fine baking of bread, pies and cake
for families, at her restaurant on West
minister street. She will have the patro-
mage of many of our citizens because of her
recent sad ailliction and her present perse-
verance in earning a livelihood.
Rev. Mr.. DivertY did not return to his
old home in New Jersey as was planned by
him early last week, but will stay and at
tend the session of Vermont conference
next week. 1t is understood he has
changed his mind and is willing to return
to Bellows Falls another year if the confer
ence so elects.
About 20 of the young people of the
Methodist church, principally of the Sun
day school class of Prof Wright, and &C
companed by him, called at the parsonage
one evening last week and left with the
family of Rev. Mr. Diverty an elegant china
tea service as a testimonial of their appre-
citation of their pastors work of the past
year. Bert Underhill made the presenta-
ton speech.
What came near being serious accident
occurred in the square Saturday during
the parade of Fields minstrel band. a
high-lifed horse driven by c. f. Robert
son became partially unmanageable and
SHE'D to one side while moving rapidly, one
wheel striking young son of Rev. d. l..
Sanford. The lad was knocked down, par
italy stunned and quite cash cut in his
head, but no lasting effects are expected.
Mrs. Z. G.. Osgood spent last week in
Boston, and on Sunday was the guest of
the family of Prof. Bartholomew in New
ton. In window of one of the small art
stores in Boston are over 80 small water
color paintings by Prof. Bartholomew, and
of the number over half are of scenery in
this town and Grafton. The professor
spent some weeks in this vicinity last sea-
son and has made some very attractive pic
lures of local interest.
This item from the Healdville items in
the Rutland Herald of Tuesday explains
the recent frequent visits of the Hoskin-
son brothers to our village: civilian b.
and John p. Hoskinson of this place have
made a contract with the Fall Mountain
Paper company of Bellows Falls to fur
nish 100000 feet of spruce logs in four
years, 100000 each year. This is proba-
Dly the largest contract ever made for lum-
Der within this state and the consideration
is the largest"
Fred j. Jefts, of the firm of Adams tS
Jetts, has gone to Middle Falls, n. Y,
having received the appointment of super
inendent OF large paper mill and two
pulp mills at that place. Mr.. Jefts has
been for many years connected with our
paper mills here before going into the gro
Gerry trade, and his friends are glad to see
him get this desirable place. He retains his
interest here in the trade, which is being
looked after by Mr.. Adams, and his family
also will remain here for the present.
The ladies of the Universalist church
are busy these days in securing funds tC
purchase a new carpet for their church
They are progressing finely and yester-
day held an experience meeting" in theil
parlors to explain in verse how each one
earned the money she contributed. This
society shows more activity in the socia
part of church work, interesting and at
tractive programs for entertainments, etc.
than any other in our village, and the yes.
try rooms of the church are probably open
more evenings in the year than any other
Last Monday evening was marked as one
of the pleasantest social evenings in the
history of the Bellows Falls club, about &C
couples being present at their meeting al
Towns hotel. Among the guests of the
club were Gov. Fuller and wife, and Prof
Williams and wife of Saxtons River, botl
of whom took pleasant part in the speech
making of the evening. The banquet wa.
a very enjoyable affair and Landlord Coke
wins many praises at each occasion of oul
citizens entertainment at his tables. We
trust nothing may occur to cause him t.
give over the house to other hands.
John Harris, young man who recently
moved here from Grafton, and who live.
in one of Mr.. SWANS dwellings on West
minister court, lost his right hand last Fri
day on a circular saw at the lumber mill O.
l.. II. Church IL Co. He was cleaning out
the sawdust from under the bench will