Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-20

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cue friend from the hands of Officer
Thompson a year ago. This was a case
growing out of the opera house rowdying
which was so prevalent for time last year.
1t turns out that Prenderghast is now out
of the state and that his bail, J. j. Pierce
and VIM. Bowen, claim, through their at
torney, G. II. Robb, that there was de-
feet in the entering of the case on the
county court docket last March and that
they cannot be held. Ii seems TO be
somewhat interesting question.
Mrs Farnham of Bradford is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs. f. G,
Osgood.
A supper is booked for the Methodist
church by the ladies society to be given
next Wednesday evening.
A boat race between the different men,
bers of our fleet is a thing much talked
of for the immediate future.
Mrs. F. D. Butterfield OF Derby Line is
with her sister Mrs. O. D. Gray, for a
visit of two or three weeks.
A. II. Fisher and wife were in Middle
bury the first of this week in attendance
upon a wedding of relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Moore started
Wednesday for a trip to Niagara Falls,
Toronto and the Thousand Islands,
Bishop Hall is to be in Bellows Falls
from December ! to 5 and will conduct
mission for the church during that time.
The grain, feed and coal business of
George f. Holmes at Cold River has been
bought by Hope L. Lowell of Drewsville
Rev J. Z. Fullerton and j. b. Morse
attended the ordination and installation Of
the Rev. II. l.. Ballou at Chester Tuesday
Mrs. Chas. S. Howard and Mrs. Geo. l.
Whitney entertained a number of invited
guests Thursday evening at "hearts" par
ty.
Rev. Louis Bickford of Springfield, this
state, exchanged pulpits with Mr.. Fuller
ton last Sunday, and preached two strong
sermons.
Mrs. NJ. A. Nutting and daughter Lucy
went yesterday to Randolph Centre for a
week or two among their old-time friends
and neighbors.
John E. Babbitt gave a drive whist par
ty to a number of his friends Monday
evening previous to his departure for
Brown university.
Mrs. NJ. Magif and daughter, Miss
Frances, are spending the week with the
family of L. s. Hayes. Mr.. Magiff will
pend Sunday here with them.
Rev. Father O'Neil has been appointed
as assistant to Father Houlhan of the
North Walpole church, owing to the con
tnued i'll health OF Father Houlihan.
The corporation and highway taxes this
year amounted to S1l. SGS.7S and Treasur-
er CaprOn collected all but Sll9.S0, which
was turned over to Constable Buemond
The local Odd Fellows have arranged to
furnish a suite of rooms in the Gill Odd
Fellows Home at Ludlow, D. NJ. Damon
having been there overseeing the work.
The ladies OF the Congregational church
held their first supper OF the season in
their vestTy last evening, supper being
served by Mrs. Swain, Mrs. King and Mrs.
Arms.
one of the oldest and most respected
citizens of North Walpole Lysander Harri-
man, died last Monday, aged 10 years. He
was the father of 5. D. Hartman of our
village.
a large number took advantage of the
cheap excursion rate to Montreal Wednes-
day. About $50 of the round trip tickets
were sold at $3.50 each, tickets being good
for three days.
DIR. Geo. A. Reyes, wife and daughter are
in town for few days. They were here
Thursday on their way to their home in
New Haven from St. Adams Bay, where
they have spent the summer.
About 20 from this vicinity have been in
Burlington this week in attendance upon
the Christian Endeavor convention. They
went up on the mail train Monday and re-
turned at different times Thursday and
Friday.
A crossing of the wires of the electric
light, fire alarm and telephone systems
Tuesday, caused two or three strokes OF
the fire alarm and the burning out OF some
telephone instruments, making an incon-
venience in a number of directions.
The Fall Mountain Paper company have
begun drawing out the logs from the river
and have a gang of about % river men al
work. 1t will take six weeks or more to
complete it. An entirely new steam plant
has been put in to furnish power,
Mrs. F. II. Martin of Lowell, Mass.
who has been seriously i'll at the home OF
her father, L. A. Eaton, for six weeks, has
so far recovered that it is expected she will
return to her home, in company with hel
husband, Saturday morning,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. BaTows came tc
Bellows Falls Monday and are to have q
room at j, B. Morse's, taking meals al
Towns hotel. They were married at North
Troy September 4, Mr.. Barrows is a mem
Der of the firm of Durkee d Barrows OF
our village,
B. Cannon, jr., department commander
and most of the other Bellows Falls Granc
Army men reached home from Louisville
KY, Tuesday. All are enthusiastic re-
garding the warm welcome they received
from the citizens of Louisville, and in fact
all through the South.
The Central Vermont road is using a
large amount of waste marble from Rut.
land in rip-rapping the bank of the river
opposite 1.-THE Patch" at the north end OF