Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-22
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

changed pulpits with Mr. Marggraf last
Sunday.
Mr.. Norwood. Of the firm Of Eaton q
Norwood. went to Florida last Friday for
the winter, accompanied by his wife and
son.
A number Of witnesses have been called
to Newfane this week to testify in the case
against Harry Lord for tamperiug with the
railroad switch.
Among recent patents announced from
Washington is one to Nathan G.. Will
liams, Bellows Falls, for centrifugal liz
uid separator
The young people Of the Universalist
church are arranging to render the cantata
entitled Cadets picnic some time the
last Of December.
Rev. Mr.. Marggraf breaches his last ser
mon for this season at Alstead next sun
day, when he will suspend the services
there till next spring.
Mrs. John H. Eckel and VIM. Lieberum
Of Bridgeport, Conn, grandmother and
brother Of Mrs. T. {. WinnewisseT, are
spending some days here.
All the stores in our village except the
groceries and meat markets will close dur
ing the whole day Thanksgiving. The
banks will also be closed.
The following teachers in our public
schools spent Saturday in Alstead: Misses
Fuller. Deyette, Keife, Ball and Webster
An enjoyable time is reported.
The annual fair and turkey supper by
the ladies Of the Episcopal church, held
yesterday, was a success in every partic-
ular, netting a handsome profit. as usual
A111fara
from Marash Turkey, spoke Of the wrongs
and prosecutions Of his people at the Con
gregational prayer meeting Tuesday even
ing.
Two divorces were granted by the county
court to women resident at Bellows Falls,
Mrs. Phoebe Lawson and Mrs. Almira
Rice, for refusal Of their husbands to sup
port.
DR.. and Mrs. Hill are rejoicing in the
seeming almost complete recovery of their
little daughter from the effects Of the re-
cent delicate surgical operation upon the
spine.
A. B. Crawford, formerly a well known
school teacher at Charlestown, y. H., and
a classmate of H. D. Ryder, has spent a
portion Of the past week here with Mr..
Ryder.
Rev. J. W. NaIramore Wednesday even.
ing addressed in an interesting manner the
Junior Epworth league of his church upon
the geological formations in the Connect
cut river valley.
c. Herbert Osgood, principal Of the Var
mouth grammar school, will spend his
Thanksgiving vacation here with his pa
rents, accompanied by his college chum,
Percival Schmuck.
Osge0d 4 Barker are furnishing the
most OF the heavy shafting and machinery
for the new paper mill Of W. A. Cole at
Putney, although the machinery itself is
furnished by firm at Fitchburg.
A case of considerable importance to the
Fall Mountain Paper company is being
heard in chancery this week at Rutland
it being a suit brought against them by
Chas K. Holden of Mount Holly.
Efforts are being made to arrange pro-
duction of the comic opera priscilla by
local talent. Mrs. A. j. Balcom has been
in town some days, coming here from q
successful rendering of the opera in Rut
land.
Considerable interest is shown in the
series Of services to be held here by Bishop
Hall at Emmanuel church, Dec. TO in
elusive. The sermon by the bishop Mon
day evening is 10 be held in the opera
house.
Hon. L. NJ. Read is in Rutland engaged
in an important hearing over marble quarry
and mill property, involving an amount o.
$4,000. He is acting as referee jointly
with ex-Gov. Stewart and W. Z. johnson
of Woodstock.
The news store of F. c. Winnewisser /:
already stocked with much larger variety
of books and toys for the holiday trade
than ever before, and will be a place in
which buyers will find many things moi
obtainable elsewhere.
Mrs. W. T. Ballou and daughter Ami,
went TO New York last week, and Mrs
Ballou spent last Sunday here with hel
sister, Mrs. W. II. Griswold, on her way
back to St. Adams. Miss Annie will stoI
here also the coming week.
The New England Telephone and Tele
graph company are building new line be
tween this place and Keene, and with
gang of eight men are very materially i'm
proving and strengthening the old lines
This gives an additional line TO Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Amadon of Lancas
ter, n. H., are making an extended visit
at the home of j. D. Bemis near Saxton.
River village, and Fred is taking advantage
of the opportunity 10 hunt for game ovel
the fields so familiar to him in the year,
gone by.
The electric light service the past two
weeks has been more uncertain than usual
number of times the lights on the resi-
dence circuit suddenly going out, leaving
people in as awkward positions as was tht
case when Pompeii was destroyed. The
trouble has now been ascertained and rem
edied
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fisher left Friday
afternoon for a winters stay at their Flor
ida home. The destruction of their large
orange groves last year by the severe freeze
has been matter of much regret and loss u
them, and the trip this year was not looked
forward to with the pleasure of previou.
years.
'Sidetracked" last Saturday evening
drew good house and gave the best o.
satisfaction. This week Saturday evening
Mr.. Capron brings here Edward HarrigaI
in his play of "Old Lavender" which
promises to give even greater satisfaction
Mr.. Capron is particularly careful in hi.
selection of attractions for our village and
is to be congratulated on the high class Of
his entertainments.
One of our citizens who made bushes!
trip to Brattleboro last week returned home
saying that he found the Brattleboro cleo.
tries were being drawn by oxen. He in.
formed their citizens that if that was the
motive power of electricity he thought oW
village could get along without for the
present. He said the car he saw resem,
bled a snow pillow, but as there was nc
ha uyag no lxy II,