Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-15
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

The public schools close next week for
vacation of two weeks.
1t is reported that S. c. Fleming will 60
to Connecticut soon to manage hotel
The ladies of the Methodist churchserved
their fortnightly supper in their vestry
Wednesday evening.
Harry c. Elliott is to take the position
in the Blue store, which will be vacated
next month by j. F. Moore.
At the regular meeting of the Knights
of Pythas Tuesday evening two new can
didates took the rank of esquire
A large bunch of violets was picked this
week at the south end. These must be
the "Gentle harbingers of spring.
The neighboring town of Walpole, n. H.,
elected a solid board of Republican officers
Tuesday for the first time for 26 years.
/. L. Beeman, presiding elder, will have
charge of the services at the Methodist
church next Sunday, it being quarterly
meeting
A number of young people from here at
tended the German detective which was
presented in Walpole last week by our local
company.
The next mothers meeting of the W. c.
T. L. will be held with Mrs. Edward
Kirkland on South street next Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. John Brown, the mother of Mrs.
Alfred Dow, died at Mr. BOWS Sunday
morning, at the advanced age of 81. Mrs.
Brown has been a member of Mr.. BOWS
family for over 80 years.
G. W. Osgood gave his illustrated lecture
on Florida before a crowded house in the
town hall at Westminster last Friday even
ing. Last evening he went to Cambridge
port, where he gave the same talk.
Rev. II. /. Hannaford of Winchester,
n. H., son of Il. Phebe Hannaford, the
pioneer among women preachers, preached
at the Congregational church last Sunday
in exchange with Rev. j. f. Fullerton.
An effort is being made to revive the in
terest in the Loyal Temperance legion
Meetings will be held on Wednesday once
a fortnight il No. > school building. This
work should have the hearty cooperation
of ALL
Orlando Ball, an old resident of Alstead
died in Athens last Sunday of heart dis
ease. He seemed to be in perfectly good
health, and his death was a great shock to
all his friends. Mr.. Ball was a brother of
Hon. F. p. Ball of this place.
Mrs. c. Il. b. Dodge received news Mon
day OF the death of her father, which oc-
Cured Wednesday night of last week in
Nova Scotia. We were wrongly informed
last week, understanding it to be Mr..
Dodge's father and so stated it.
Lafayette Royce, of whom we spoke last
week, as being very i'll, died Friday night
at his home in Jamaica Plain. Mass, at
the age of Is. His body was brought here
Monday, and placed in the tomb. He
leaves a wife and a daughter, IA years old.
The Young Peoples Christian union of
the Unversalist church are dispensing
sweet charity to the orphan boys in the
Kurn Hattin home at Westminster, in the
form of a fine cabinet organ, which they
have this week presented TO that institu-
ton.
'Aunt Terminals gwine to give free
blow OUT March Is, 49, 20 in the store of
the F. b. F. Grocery company. Hot pan
cakes will be served to all by young lady
representative of the X. r. Davis Mill
company, manufacturers of the famous
Aunt Terminals pancake flour,
Miss Ethelynd Gould, a recent graduate
OF the Emerson School of Oratory in Bos-
ton, will give a recital in Red Mems hall
Monday evening, March IS, under the
auspices of the Sons of Temperance. Miss
Gould is charming in appearance, and has
fine evolutionary powers, and an exceed
ingly enjoyable evening is predicted for all
who attend.
The firm of Osgood & Barker is carrying
on correspondence with parties in Tokyo,
Japan, regarding the building of paper
machine to be shipped to that city in the
near future. Osgood & Barker have made
machines for many distant cities, but never
before one at so great a distance as this.
The firm has begun re-setting the paper
machine which was injured by the burning
of Guild d Wetherbee's paper mill last fall.
The main room of the High school was
crowded last Friday evening, on the occa-
sion of the entertainment given by the
freshmen for the benefit of the "pianO
fund" The program consisted of instru-
mental music by Misses GOsselin and Blake
and Mr. Banning, a vocal solo by Miss
Isham, recitations by Misses Williams,
Roundy and Allbee, and "a shadow panto-
mime, entitled 'Puss in boots. After
this very pleasing program was rendered,
refreshments of ice cream and cake were
served. The class realized a snug sum
from its venture.
Mrs. Edmund Blake died at her residence
on Green street early Sunday morning.
Mr.. Blake was a former well-known bust
ness man here having been for many years
the keeper of the locks in the Connecticut
river in times of navigation. Later he run
the old saw mill which stood for so many
years under the hill near the old grist mill.
He was employed the last u years of his
life by Derby d Ball, and their predecessors
in business, and died about II years ago.
Miss Emma Blake is the only remaining
member of the family. The funeral was
held at her late home Wednesday after
noon.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
Hoyt's "a black sheep" which was pre-
sented at the opera house Saturday even
ing Hoyt is undoubtedly the most popu-
lar dramatist with our townspeople, as is
proved by the numbers which crowd TO
hear his plays at every opportunity. The
audience which greeted this last and best
of his productions was the largest of the
ireason, the hall being very closely packed.
81 large number were present from out of
.Iwn, and the play was very enthusiastical-
ly received. Many were disappointed that
neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Hoyt could be pres
ent on account of illness.
Personal.