Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-01

Amos $. Blake, brother of Dr. S. NJ
Blake. Mr.. Blake was known to many
here through his frequent visits to his
| brother. He leaves wife and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Root of Waterbury and Mrs
Hitchcock of Liverpool, England. During
the winter of 1S30-31 Mr.. Blake construct
ed the first locomotive, a small one, ever
seen in New England, which was exhibit
I'd in many places.
This item from the Springfield Repub-
lican of Saturday will be of interest here,
as Mr.. Russell is also president of the Fall
Mountain Paper company: "W. A. Rus
sell, president of the Russell paper company
of Lawrence, and f. =. Parks, general
manager of the Glens Falls IN. " Paper
company, visited paper mill proprietors in
the Black River Valley in New York yes
terday, for the purpose of etfecting a com
bination of manufacturers to raise the
price of print paper. They met with good
success"
Burton H. Allbee has severed his con-
nection with the Phelps Publishing COM
pany of Springfield, after being on its edi-
torial staff two years. The Springfield
Homestead says of Mr.. Allbee. "He has
won for himself a prominent place in
Springfield's social and business life and
should his acceptance of several PROPOSE
tiOns that he is now considering oblige
him to leave the city, he will be sincerely
missed by a large circle of friends and
business acquaintance, as well as by the
Sons and Daughters of Vermont, of which
he was an organizer and is now secretary"
Holyoke, Mass, is to be congratulated in
having two of our Bellows Falls citizens
among its business men. j. +. Goodwin
for many years a resident here, and re-
Gently division superintendent of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, has been appointed
ticket agent of the road at that point. {.
II. DERRICK, formerly route agent of the
American Express company under Super
intendent Babbitt, and whose family still
live on Henry street, has for some months
been acting as agent of the American Ex-
press company, coming here Saturday
nights, to spend Sunday only.
Durkee IL Barrows a mercantile firm
who have been in trade for many years at
North Troy, have bought the well-known
store of Stone, TuXbury IL Co., and the
inventory preparatory to the change has
been made this week. Mr.. Tracy, who has
managed the store since it was bought by
the late proprietors, is to remove from town.
and our citizens will regret his departure
The store of TuXbury Il Stone at Windsor
is owned by the same parties, and the dis
solution of that firm has caused the sale of
this This is the old established store
formerly owned by George O. Guild, and
located in the bank building.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. French passed away Sun
day afternoon at her home on Westminster
street, after an illness of many months.
The funeral was held Wednesday after
noon at her late home, Rev. Mr. Leach of
Grafton and Rev. Mr.. Fullerton officiating.
Mr.. Leach spoke very pleasantly of the
character of Mrs. French, of her quiet,
loving ways in her own home and the
pleasant words she always had for cher
own" Mr.. and Mrs. French, with their
son and his family, came here from Graf
ton some years ago, and she had endeared
herself to many friends here by these same
loving ways. Mr.. French and his son have
the sincere sympathy of their many friends