Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-10
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Wednesday.
Mrs. H. F. King and family went to
Sunapee yesterday to spend the summer at
their cottage.
Misses Katy and Dell Carpenter went
Wednesday to their old home at West
Topsham for two weeks stay.
Dana Villas and family of Chicago, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Villas, left for Camden, Maine, Tuesday.
Mrs. Josiah Villas and her daughter,
Miss Robinson, arrived from the state of
Washington TueNday evening, Mr. Villas
is expected next week.
Monday aftern BON a number of extra
cars were necesstited on the south bound
trains carrying the excursionists to the
Christian Endeavpr convention at Wash
ington.
A fire alarm Saturday evening was
caused by a slight fire in a barn on Wells
street, which was put out before the de-
partment arrived. 1t evidently originated
from fire cracker,
The parlor car over the Fitchburg
road between here and Boston, leaving
here at $3.50 A. M. and returning at 7 p. NJ,
was put on for the summer Monday and is
a great convenience to the travelling pub
lie.
j. W, Buemond has this week hung out
a neat sign in front of his place on Canal
street announcing himself as proprietor of
a livery stable, and selling carriages, har-
ness, etc. This makes four livery stables
in the village.
John F. Roche is nearing the position of
having been in business on the square as
long as any other merchant. If we re-
member rightly no one except Clark Chase
has been here longer. Mr.. Roche has been
here % years.
Prof. Chaplin of the High school has re-
signed, an announcement which is met
with very general feelings of regret among
our citizens, and especially among the
scholars who have been under his charge
the past two years.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the YIN. c.
A. are to hold lawn party this evening
on the grounds of Geo. F. Spaulding on
Henry street, the proceeds to go into the
general fund to be used in furnishing the
parlors next season.
Tuesday afternoon the White Mountain
train going north had two locomotives
drawing ten heavily loaded cars. There
were large number of summer tourists,
and in addition large German opera com.
pany, making an unusually heavy train to
handle.
Editor w, c. Belknap was at Rescue
lake with friends over Sunday, and Mon
day went to his old home in Berlin for
two weeks vacation. He is probably deep
in the mysteries of haying now. Publish
er L. P. Thayer is at the helm during his
absence.
Three locomotives of the Rutland road
have been repaired and reprinted in a
tasty manner since the road went out of
the hands of the Central. They are num-
bered POI, 214 and 232, each making 4
very handsome appearance in their new
dress and lettering.
A representative of the Sanborn Perris
map company of New York is in town
revising the fire map of Bellows Falls for
the use of the insurance companies. 1t
has not been changed for five or six years,
aAa-tEe additions necessary are found to
be many. The work will occupy the most
of next week.
A press despatch from Bridgeport,
Conn, has the following concerning for
mer pastor of this place: "Rev. ]. n. En-
DRY, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer,
announced his resignation today. He is
one of the best known Universalist clergy
men in Connecticut. He goes to a Massa-
chusetts church.
Adjustments have been made of the
losses by last weeks fire. The damage to
Mr.. Chase's house was agreed to be left to
Builders S. W. Stuart and Phillip St.
Croix, who awarded Mr.. Chase 1888 dam |
ages. Mr.. Deane's damage to the furni- |
ture and clothing amounted to $519, and !
the amounts have both been paid.
II; W, Freer went to s,.,napee Monday
on MS bicycle returning Tuesday. He
:. = 24npleted his arrangements there for his
\, M, c. A. camp and will go up with the
boys next Tuesday. He has good cot
tage and will have number of large tents,
affording ample accommodations for all
who 60 up. There will be from II to 20
there with him during the ten days which
they are to stay.
The Fourth passed very quietly, much
more so than usual. The boys had their
usual noisy time during the night before,
but quieted down early. The special trains
in different directions Saturday morning
took large number out of town, and dur
ing the day the streets seemed deserted. A
few private picnic parties went out in diff
ferent directions, prominent among them
being the three teams of G. W. Osgood
which took two or three families up to
Minard's pond, where the afternoon was
very pleasantly spent.
During the past week James Bryan,
who has been the night telephone operator
at the exchange for some years, and assist
ed in repairs of lines and offices, has re-
ceived a well-merited promotion and gone
to Athol and Orange Mass, where he is to
have charge of the business at the two
places. Mr.. Bryan is a son of James G.
Bryan and has been popular and faithful
employe here whom the patrons of the ex-
change will miss. His place is being taken
here by Harry T. Chaplin of Monson,
Mass, of whom the Monson Register
says: at is with profound regret that we
learn Harry T. Chaplin is to leave for Bel
lows Falls. He has made things lively |
during his stay in town" Mr.. Chaplin !
had quite a successful experience in Mon
son as correspondent there for the Spring |
field Union.
The telephone company have made some |
important changes in their exchange rooms |
recently, having taken out the partition |
between the two rooms, leaving an arch |
between them, making one large and con- |
venient room. A private telephone booth |
has been placed in it, and new feature is |
to be added at once to the instruments in |
a calculigraph, which is an instrument to |
record the time of use of trunk lines by |
the patrons. 1t is a clock to which is at |
tached mechanism that will record the ex- |
act minute and second that a subscriber |
began using the line. AS trunk line use |
of wires is limited to five minutes there can |
be no dispute regarding time used. The
rate from Bellows Falls to Boston for five |