Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-20
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

n. H., are guests of Miss Gertrude Hayes.
The graded schools and High school close
today for their Easter recess of two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Babbitt have
returned from an extended trip in the
south
Denman Thompson's cold homestead
is booked for April l. This is an old favor
tie here.
Misses Mary and Alice Dascomb go to
Boston tomorrow to spend their two weeks
vacation with friends.
Mrs. A. j. Holley entertained the Clare
ment art class very pleasantly at her studio
on South street last Friday.
The new lodge of Knights of Pythias,
from Windsor, will visit the local lodge
two weeks from next Tuesday
Lewis Carpenter, who took the part of
"Albert' in "Santi-femme," sang in the
choir of the Congregational church Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Day spent Sunday
in Athens, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Pierce, former residents of Bellows
Falls.
1t is expected that H. J. Brown, ma
chinist for the Vermont Farm Machine
company, will move his family to Keene
the first of April.
In connection with the operetta "Hunt
the thimble," it is expected that the pu-
pills of the kindergarten will give an eXhi-
bition of their drill and work.
Miss Minnie White has returned from
Worcester, Mass, where she has been
spending the winter, and is visiting the
family of her uncle, Wallace White
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down the wooden L of the Woods block,
recently bought by him, and will replace
it with two-story addition of brick.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Frances Adams and George W. Kimball,
jr., to take place next Monday evening,
March %, in the Universalist church.
The st. Agnes school building is adver-
tised for sale to morrow, at auction. While
for years this has been in decay, it has
been familiar landmark, and will be miss
ed.
The regular quarterly meeting of the Y.
M. c. A. was held Monday evening, at
which time in addition to other business,
Hon. F. P. Ball, John o. Spring and j.
II. Williams were elected trustees.
To many of Bellows Falls theatre goers
"The cotton king was a disappointment
The scenery was undeniably above the av-
erage, while the acting was rather below
the usual standard. The plot was decided
ly sensational.
Mrs. George GIout received news last
week of a sad shooting affair in st. Johns
bury, by which her 13-year-old nephew,
Harold Brown, was accidentally shot by
another boy, while playing cowboy" He
has often visited her here.
The second appearance of Especial de-
livery in the opera house this season was
greeted by decidedly small audience. The
play, while not equal to many which have
been here this season, was good one and
deserved warmer welcome.
John Hassett went to Boston Saturday,
taking bis daughter Mary, who has been
treated for the past year in that city for
severe injury to the knee. The doctors
find her much improved, and promise en-
tire recovery within another year.
The fire department has this week pur-
chased two spray tips for the nozzles, in
order to be more effective in driving the
smoke before the hosemen as they enter a
burning building, and to give a lighter
stream when needed, covering wider space.
j. H Webb is making plans to con-
a
large store, and it is understood that per-
sons are negotiating with him for the use
of it as a general store. This will be
great convenience to those living in the
vicinity.
The Fall Mountain Paper company have
this week added to their teams a pair of
fine bay horses, which Lee Royce bought
in Boston Monday. The pair weigh 5000
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do not vary ten pounds in weight. They
are beauties.
Exchange tickets for the operetta "Hunt
the thimble," to be given in the opera
house April 10, are now on sale. They
can be procured of Miss Mary Dascomb or
the children and others interested, who are
making canvass of the town. These may
be exchanged for reserved seat tickets at a
time and place to be mentioned later.
The ladies union of the Congregation
al church gave a pleasing entertainment
last evening, consisting of music of various
kinds, "Topsy-turvy chorus" and "Aunt
Jerushas album" Mrs. A. j. Holley, as
her descriptions of the various relatives
and friends whose photographs she was so
kind to display.
A series of familiar talks has been ar
ranged for, to be given in the Y. M. G. A.
rooms each Monday evening, the course to
extend over six weeks. These talks are
open to all men, whether members or not.
Next Monday evening Lieut.. Foote, U. S.
A., of Vermont Academy, will speak on
the subject, "What does the regular ar
my do in time of peace?"
The handsome geranium in the window
of Cota's barber shop is again attracting
attention this year. 1t has grown consid-
erably since year ago, being about five
feet broad and four feet high, nearly filling
the large window. 1t is of the variety
known as the pansy geranium. A late
count showed 122 blossoms on it, and the
buds indicate there will be more than three
times that number in week or two. Mr.
Gotta takes commendable pride in the plant,
and took about forty slips from it last
year for his friends.
Miss Julia ellison of Walpole spent last
Sunday with the family of G. L. Wheeler,
and started Monday morning to a mission
field of the American Board in the south
interior of Africa. She is well known in
this vicinity as an experienced missionary,
having spent nine years in Africa. She
has now been at home five years on account
of her health and returns to the field with
new vigor There are but three other mis-
sionaries in the department to which she
goes. She is to join another woman and
her husband in London, making six in ALL
n. d. Clarke has written and composed
an opera which reveals marked ability
"Santefemme" is buTlesque on the "neW
woman craze and is amusing as we'll az