Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Coal Gas Made MIR. and Mrs. f. H.
Brown and Servant Unconscious.

Westmount Canada, was caused by coal
gas. The furnace was filed with coal by
the servant when she went to bed and
large leak in one of the furnace pipes al
lowed the foul gas to escape, very nearly
causing the death of all three persons. Inc
reason given for Mr.. Browns particularly
narrow escape was that he had eaten no
food for some time and the gas acting on
an empty stomach had had more rapid ell
feet. At the time of the poisoning it was
wondered, if it had been caused by gas,
how canary in the bedroom window hau
escaped any injury. The cage was hung
high and a steady draught played upon it
from the window. Mrs. Brown and ser
want are almost entirely recovered, while
Mr.. Brown improves daily.
B. A. Putney left yesterday for visit of
some weeks in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Barber returned
from Montreal Saturday afternoon.
Miss Eva Stickney has returned from a
Christmas vacation spent in Andover, Vt.
Henry Fleming of Little Rock Ark, is
spending a little. time at his old home
here.
S. r. Coy and family are this week NOV
ing into their beautiful new house on Hen
ry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood, accompanied by
Miss Osgood, leave for Philadelphia Mon
day to visit friends.
The women of the Methodist church
served bean supper in the vestry OF the
church Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Wilder went to Law
renee, Mass, Monday 20 attend the funeral
of Mrs. Henry Russell, Mrs. Wider's
aunt.
Thomas K. Pimer advertises his confec-
tionery, ice cream and lunch business for
sale. Illness in his family leads him to
this step.
The local physicians report the death
rate of this year higher than last, the num-
Der of deaths being 81. The number of
births is 9S.
At the meeting of the Columbian Whist
club last Monday evening, prizes were won
by NJ. A. Durkee, Miss Carruthers, and
Mortimer Davis.
W. F. Brown, an electrician in the en-
ploy of G. W. Osgood, is soon to bring his
family here and occupy the Saker house
on Green street.
The old schoolmates of Miss Emma
Moore are glad to welcome her among
JDem lot SnOTJ Illne. her present uOue
is in Bridgewater, Mass.
Schools begin again next Monday, after
two weeks vacation, with the same corps
of teachers except in No. 8, where Miss
Mary Dewey succeeds n. d. Clarke.
L. G. & c. E. Howard are soon to put a
man upon the road, John G. Dennison, to
sell Chief bicycles for which they are the
agents for Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mrs. A. N. Swain has been in Brattle-
boro the most of the time the past two
weeks, being present during the sickness
and death of her aged mother, Mrs. j. L..
Putnam.
James Morse, formerly employed in the
national bank here, now with the Pope
Manufacturing company, Boston, spent
last week here with his grandmother Mad
anne Williams.
Mrs. Hyde of Middlebury, who has been
spending the past three months with her
=, son, John Hyde, one of the proprietors of
Towns hotel, goes today to her old home
for few weeks.
Samuel Thall, advance agent of COM
pany to play cold Glory" here soon, was
in town Thursday. He will go to Australia
in two weeks to act as advance agent OF
Brady's Trilby company.
Rice's large 1902" company arrived in
town at g." yesterday morning and were
much en- assed at not finding sufficient
accom- lions. They were ali taken care
of, how .ver, before night.
1t is reported that we are to have another
grocery store, to be opened soon in the
old Barry block on Westminster street by
Frances Reynolds, former employe Of
the Keene cash grocery store.
Mrs. A. j. Holley, who is well known
in these parts, from her beautiful crea
tions in the china decorative art, has
organized class in Claremont, where she
will be Tuesday and Wednesday of eact
week.
Union meetings will be held during the
week of prayer in turn at the Methodist
Baptist and Congregational churches. The
one next Sunday evening will be held il
the Methodist church, sermon by Rev. j
r. Fullerton.
The Bellows Falls Times begins thi.
week issuing semi-weekly, Wednesda,
evening and Saturday morning. The
change is one which will be appreciated by
all readers and advertisers as a step in thu
march of progress.
Joseph Mcneil of Mt. Hermon will
speak at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Sunda,
afternoon. Those who heard Mr.. Mcneil
at the Y. NJ. c. A. convention in the fall
will be glad to avail themselves of the on
pOrtunity to hear him again.
1t is rumored that the inside of the de-
pot is to be treated to a coat of paint an(
the walls papered. "Hope deferred max
eth the heart sick" Homeopathic rene
dies are good, but liberal allopathic treat
ment would be better in this case
The Bible class of C. W. Osgood me-
with him Monday evening to pack clothine
and toys to be sent to Rev. Antonio Arrigb
to be used for New Years gifts in his Ital
ian Sunday school in New York. Two
barrels were packed, valued at $63.
j. E. Byrne and Maurice McAuliff went
to Ludlow Thursday to attend the install
lation of officers in the Court Ludlow. Or
der of Foresters. Mr.. Byrne goes TO Mon
treal to attend meeting of the executive
committee of the grand court of the same
order.
Marcellus Stratton, living on Kerry ay
enue, was loading logs on a flat-bottomed
car at the Cold River station Wednesda,
evening about I, when one of the LOGS
slipped, pinning him between the cbnf,
and the log, and injuring him seriously
about the hips.
During the past week the Riverside ho
tel at North Walpole and two saloons have
been raided and beer found. The com
plants were signed by Mrs. Anna r.
Klb6e, and hearing was held before Jus,