Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


his old friends.
Harry Harmed goes tomorrow to Frank
lin, N. H., where he addresses the Y. M.
G. A. Sunday.
E. II. Day of Chicago, brother of j. c.
Day, who has been spending a portion of
the week here, left yesterday for his home.
Mr.. Gum, who has been employed for
some months at the market of w. S. Dun
ha m, has left there and gone to Keene to
work.
Rev. J. Frank Rhoades, formerly pastor
of this place, has recently resigned the pas
tora:e of the Biddeford, Me-, Universalist
church.
Henry M. Kimball won his suit last
week against the estate of Hiram Atkins
of Montpelier, the court rendering judg-
ment in his favor for $6S43. 81 with inter
est and costs.
Two North Walpole dealers in the ardent
were indicted at Keene last week, Jerry
Hogan for three offences selling lager beer,
and Michael Murphy for selling both lager
beer and liquors.
DR.. II. F. Virtue, veterinary surgeon,
who has for some months had his head
quarters in the Arms block, left town last
Saturday, and it is reported that he has
left large amount of indebtedness behind
him.
l. B. Newman, formerly of Keene, has
bought lot at the corner of Burt place
and Centre street, and will build dwell
ing similar to the others in that immediate
vicinity. His family are living in Alstead
until its completion.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burbank, who came here
from Charlestown about two years ago,
left with her daughters last week for their
new home in Windsor, Conn. Mrs. Dow
lin is filling the position in Days store,
left vacant by Mrs. Burbank's departure.
The familiar talk at the Y. NJ. C. A.
rooms last Monday evening was by DR.. j.
S. Hill upon the mechanism of the eye and
its care He was listened to by about 40 of
the young men. Next Monday evening
Geo. Weston will give talk upon "Citizen-
ship"
The advance sale of seats for "Evange-
line," has been unusually large, the entire
house being taken. Parties from all the
surrounding towns, including Keene, have
made arrangements to come, twenty-five
seats having been reserved for students of
Vermont Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan of North
having come here to deed their house on
the north side of School street to Mrs. F.
B. Stilwell. The family of j. H. Conway
will remain as tenants until about Sept. l,
when it will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stilwell.
The 18th anniversary of Odd Fellowship
will be celebrated by the local members of
the order in Union hall next Monday. The
program will include music of various
kinds, addresses by p. q. NJ. Henry Clark
of Rutland, and Dr. Bryant of Ludlow.
Mrs. j. II. Blakeley will recite an appro-
pirate poem.
The military drama, "The girl spy,"
given by the local Sons of Veterans last
Friday and Saturday drew, but very small
houses and the promoters are about $50
out of pocket after paying expenses. The
acting was very good for home talent. The
"Bellows Falls orchestra" did especially
good work.
Hon. Frank c. Partridge, ex-minster to
Venezuela, who is to speak at the Y. M.
G. A. rooms May 4, has been selected by
Sec. Ofney to take charge of the revision
of the consular regulations authorized by
Congress. He has gone to Washington to
begin the work, but will come here on the
date named. His subject here is "Vene-
zuela."
A very interesting lecture was given in
Union hall last evening illustrating the re-
cent discoveries of X rays, and explaining
the principles. 1t was by F. NJ. Goddard
of Trinity college, colleague of Prof
Robb, who had been with Roentgen. The
ladies of Emmanuel church are to be con-
graduated upon giving the audience a
pleasant and instructive entertainment.
A lively runaway occurred in the square
Monday evening. A team driven by Thos.
Ashcroft and Hugh Hogan was coming in
to the square from Westminster street,
when, for some cause, they lost control of
the horse and the buggy was turned bot
tom up near the watering trough and the
men spilled promiscuously. Mr.. Ashcroft
was seriously cut and bruised about the
head.
The town caucus of Republican voters
has been called to be held tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock to elect delegates to the
Republican state convention to be held at
Montpelier next Wednesday, and also to the
Second District convention, which is to be
held the same date. The town of Rocking
ham is entitled to five delegates in each
convention. The caucus is to be held in
Banquet hail.
The past ten days have been quiet ones
about the mills under the hill, owing to
high water. A large part of the time only
four paper machines have run out of the
16, and but two pulp mills out of the seven.
The sulphide mill and wood room have
been idle week, but started up yesterday,
as did most of the other machinery, the
water having gone down so it troubles the
wheels but little.
Work has been begun this week on the
widening of Rockingham street opposite
L. T. Lovell's buildings. A petition was
made to the selectmen some months ago,
resulting in a commission being appointed
to decide the question of damages to the
S. G. Fleming property. Two small dwell
ings are being moved farther back into the
bank, and when all is completed, that street
will be much improved.
In the basement of the Lowell building
on Canal street, formerly occupied by I'm
derhill Bros, grocers, the Crystal Spring
Bottling company of Barnet has opened a
branch house for handling the goods of the
firm. The company is doing a very large
business throughout Vermont and New
Hampshire, and they place branch here
because of good shipping facilities. The
business is in charge, locally, of M. A.
Bodwell.
In the arrangements for furnishing the
different rooms for the Gill Odd Fellows
home at Ludlow, the Bellows Falls lodge
has been awarded one of the largest suites
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