Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28

Mrs. NJ L. Bowers of Chicago is visiting
old friends here and at Acworth this week.
George K. Welch has been appointed ex-
ecutor of the will of the late Sarah Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Ryder are taking an
extended carriage drive through New Eng
land.
G. V. White was one of the participants
in Miss Hale's benefit concert at Walpole
Monday evening.
Rev. Z. E. Marggraf went to Barre We'd
nesday, where he delivered an address at
he Universalist convention.
Miss Rosabelle Hatch, who has been at
tending the summer school for teachers in
Cottage City, returned to her home this
week.
A game between the Charlestown and
Bellows Falls base ball mines Tuesday re-
suited in victory for the latter, score 10
to Is.
Miss Elsie Robbins of Brookline, Mass,
who has been visiting the family of G. w.
Osgood, went today to her old home in
Rutland for short visit.
Miss Catherine Gaeng a prominent
teacher in D. L. Moodys school at North
field, has spent a part of this week with
the family of G. W. Osgood.
Preaching services will be resumed next
Sunday in the Baptist and Universalst
churches. Rev. Mr.. Sargent of Claremont
will occupy the Baptist pulpit
Rev. E. E. Margraff returned Monday
from his months vacation, spent at his old
home in New York state, and will occupy
his pulpit for the first time next Sunday.
Jas. Z. Holleran, train dispatcher for
this division of the Boston q Maine rail-
road at Springfield, Mass, is spending a
two weeks vacation here with his family.
Hoyts "a Texas steer'' plays at the
opera house Monday evening September
IA. This is great favorite with Bellows
Falls people and will doubtless draw a
large house.
Arrangements are being made by the
members of st. Peters church at North
Walpole to hold fair during the last week
of September to help defray the expenses
of the parish.
John Breen has moved his family into
the dwelling on Williams street which he
recently purchased of Ira Libbey, and has
rented his dwelling on the Old Terrace to
other parties.
George H. Babbitt and his family are
expecting to take an extended carriage
II,
visiting many of the important pleasure re-
sorts on the New England coast.
Albert Derby is this week on business
trip to Boston, New York and other points.
The business of the firm of Derby & Ball
will be continued without material change
being caused by the death of Mr.. Ball.
George W. Nutting of Waterbury, Conn,
spent portion of last week here with his
mother, Mrs. M. A. Nuttng. Mr. Nutting
was for many years a successful hardware
merchant of our village and has many
warm friends among our citizens.
Mrs. Edward Hogan died Friday at her
home on Hadley street, aged 10. The fu-
neral was from st. Charles Catholic church
Sunday morning She leaves a husband
and five children, who, with the exception
of one, Ed. Hogan of Lawrence, reside in
Bellows Falls.
A session of the United States court was
held here Tuesday by Judge II. II. Wheeler
of Brattleboro. A larger number of for
eigners than usual presented themselves,
46 completed their papers and became regu-
lar citizens of the United States, while |
about 80 took out their first papers.
About 125 Republicans from here at |
tended the rally at Chester Tuesday even
ing, taking with them the Bellows |
Falls band. About n carried torches in |
the parade. Those who went by train re-
turned at ? A. NJ. Among the speakers of
the evening was G. H. Robb of this place.
Chauncey Adams, who graduated from
Dartmouth in June, has decided to go to
Chicago next month, entering the Chicago
theological university for complete course
He is spending thelsummer at a seaside ho-