Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-12
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

opera house tuesday evening OF next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Edison are at Mr..
Edson's old home in Townshend with his
parents.
Today, being Fast day, most places of
business we're closed, and the post-oti1ce
from 2 to p. NJ.
D The Vermont Farm Machine company
is to have an electric light plant of its own,
and are now putting in their dynamo.
Union services will be held in the Meth
odist church in the evening of Good Fri
day, which is to be observed as the state
Fast day.
Another special policeman has been
added to the force, r. j. Armstrong, who
is to look after matters at the north end of
the village
A sale of useful and fancy articles will
be held by the young people of Emmanuel
church at the parish house next Tuesday
afternoon.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Congregational church
will hold prayer meeting in the vestry at
noon on Fast day.
The Westminster club are still adding to
the furnishings for their rooms, F. G.
Pierce and John Pierce being in Boston
making selections.
The ladies are getting out their spring
gowns and chapeaux, not for Easter, but
to do honor to the concert of the Boston
Festival orchestra this evening.
The annual meeting of the ladies' soci-
ETY. of Emmanuel church occurs next Thurs
day at the parish house, At they serve
25-cent supper at the same place..
Preparatory to erecting a new house on
his Henry street lot, L. A. Coy has taken
rooms at c. II. Williams's. He will soon
either move or tear down the house now on
the lot.
The body of John Judd was brought
here from Chelsea for burial Wednesday
afternoon. Mr. Judd was for many years
in the employ Of the Central Vermont rail-
road at this place, as car inspector.
The Owl Club minstrels are booked at
the opera house for next Monday evening.
They will be assisted by "Joe Callahan of
Boston," At the close a farce entitled
1.-THE Irish christening will be given.
The partnership of several years stand
ing, between Hartman 81 Roche has been
dissolved, Mr.. Roche retaining the bust
ness. Mr.. Roche has always been the act
i've partner Mr.. Hartman having other
business to which he has devoted his time.
Rev. D. L. Sanford has been confined
to the house since week ago Wednesday,
by illness. He had been too i'll for weeks
before to have performed the Lenten ser
vices, but he continued in the work until
his Pensioners gently demonstrated and
he betook himself to his home and his bed.
Timothy Sullivan has returned to town,
and has this week opened a grocery store
in Suffers block in the quarters vacated by
Mrs. Conway. Mr.. Sullivan is not a new
hand at this business, having established
the Keene cash grocery store here which
was sold to David Savage several years ago.
There will be a special meeting of the
corporation next Thursday evening to set
tie few important matters, relating chiefly
to the water service, fire service, street
lights, etc. A donation is offered by i. G.
Howard, to be used for the support of the
poor in the town. This donation is made
in honor of Mr. Towards wife, who died
about ten years ago.
Hannah NJ. Ball, eldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Celon j. Ball of South Acworth, died
. last Monday. Mr.. Ball was a resident of
this village for several years, moving to
South Acworth three years ago. Miss Ball
was a member of the class which gradu-
ated from the High school last year, leav-
ing it when they left the ninth grade, and
is pleasantly remembered by her school
mates.
On account of the warm "spell' on Tues
day, and the heavy rain the following
night, the Connecticut river is swollen to
large proportions. 1t is said the water
has not been as high since the freshet in
81. The Easements of many of the mills
are flooded and only two of the paper ma
chimes of the Fall Mountain company could
be run Wednesday. The banks near the
e. ;t,rf 60 81; oIt
seers.
The Easter windows are, perhaps, more
attractive than ever before. Specially
dainty are those of George r. Wales,
which show much artistic skill in their
makeup. j. j. Fenton has made his at
tractive by the addition of large number
of Towering plants. Mrs. F. P. Hadley,
Mrs. j. Fl. Conway and George Davis are
holding millinery openings this week, and
are vying with one another in the elegance
of their displays.
c. j. Henderson, an employe of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, stepped in
to an elevator well last Friday evening, in
their shop, falling upon a pile of lumber.
He crushed his shoulder and fractured his
arm in two places. He went into a room
in which the well is, in the dark, to pro-
cure tool, and thinking the well closed,
stepped backward into it. Mr.. Henderson
is an Englishman, who came to Bellows
Falls only few months ago, and has no
friends here.
The many friends.of j. H. Blakeley SYM
pathize with him in his great sorrow in the
death of his little son, Harold, which oc-
Cured at Ludlow Wednesday of last week.
He was slightly indisposed for two or three
days, but was not considered i'll enough to
send for his father until about 3 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Blakeley reach
ed there at half past eight, but Harold had
"gone away before that. He had lived
with his grandparents since he was year
old, and his death is great blow to them,
as well as his father. He was lovely
child and great favorite with all who
knew him.
j. A. Moore, who has been in the en-
ploy of circuit & Blakeley for years, with
y She exception of eight years, during part
OF which time he had charge of their branch
store at Ludlow, left town Monday noon to
go to West Randolph, where he has an in
terest in the clothing store of j. L. Mann
& Co. Mr.. Moore came here fifteen years
ago, to enter the employ of A. n. Swain
in the Times office. He was a great ia
vorite with his many friends in this place,
and his jovial face will be missed, both
from social gatherings, and from his post
in the Blue store. He takes with him the
good wishes of many friends who hope he
may find happy home and as hearty