Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

ID. waite, is Ill Win GERMAN measles,
Prof. S. S. Wright Of Leominster came
here Wednesday to spend his Easter vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Alta Wyman of Proctorsville has
been engaged as pastry cook at the Rock
ingham House.
The family of John j. Smith moved
Wednesday to Fitchburg, Mass, as a per
manent residence.
c. r. Elder of Maiden, Mass, well known
here as a son.in-law of Wyman Flint, was
recently elected councilman of that city.
Mrs Joseph Wilson displays some very
handsome Easter gifts Of hsnd-painted
work in the millinery store of Mrs. Gates
Hadley.
Clark Chase is to erect another dwell
ing Cd Chase court this spring, just in the
rear Of the Dewey house, next to W. S.
Eaton's.
The friends of VIM. P. Wentworth, the
well-known architect of Boston, are feeling
somewhat anxious regarding his health
Just now.
Misses Gertrude King, Annie johnson
and Ruth White of Howard seminary are
spending fortnight's vacation at their re-
spective homes.
A life sized crayon portrait of the late
Fred L. Lowell has been placed in the lodge
room of the Knights of Pytbias recently.
1t was presented to the organization by his
relatives.
A meeting of the trustees of the Camp
bell fund will be held in the town build
ing Monday afternoon to decide upon the
different applications for the benefits arts
ing from the fund.
Mrs Hattie Morse is here, accompanied
by her nurse from the Boston hospital,
where she has been the most Of the time
for two years past. She will spend Easter
with her mother, Mrs. James II. Williams.
Miss Gertrude tombstone of the Law
renee training school for nurses. who
has been visiting her friend, Miss Alice
Jackson, has this week been caring for
Mrs. Horace Thompson, who is threaten
ed with typhoid fever.
The demolition of St. Agnes hall has
been completed, nothing being left of it
above the ground today. Mr. McGreen
has removed the building ten days earlier
than the agreement, the 10th of April
being the limit given him.
Rev. Mr.. Marggraf of the Universalist
church has been chosen to deliver the Me
mortal day address at Middlebury. Mr..
Marggraf is a pleasant speaker, and Mid
dlebury people are to be congratulated up
on securing him for that day.
THE Gilhoolys abroad new musical
comedy and variety entertainment, is book
ed at the opera house for next Tuesday
evening. The leading parts are taken by
the well-known German brothers, and
long evening of fun is promised.
Mrs. Frank Pulsifer of Lakewood, n. j.,
who has been spending few weeks among
her friends in town, returned to her home
last week. She will be pleasantly remem-
bered here by the older residents as Miss
Jane Bancroft, former resident.
At the regular quarterly meeting of the
board of stewards of the Methodist church
it was voted unanimously to request the
coming conference to return Rev. j. W.
Narramore to Bellows Falls for another
- year. The meeting was presided over by
Presiding Elder Beeman.
The position of chief accountant of the
Vermont Farm Machine company, former
ly held by A. j. Holley, was taken We'd
nesday by gentleman named G. II Muz-
zey from South Berwick, Me. Mr.. Muz-
zey will not bring his wife here until he
gets somewhat settled in his new place.
A young man named Harry Harmed,
formerly of White River Junction, came
here Wednesday to spend the month of
April in learning the Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
taTys work, fitting himself to take charge
of a small association elsewhere. Secre-
tary Freer will in this way have tempo
rary assistant.
L. p Thayer has disposed of his inter
est in the st. Johnsbury Republican, and
the heading of the paper has this week
been changed to 81. w. Sault, editor and
proprietor" instead of as formerly. Mr.
ic ~ ic har
the past two weeks owing to the illness of
Miss Colburn of the Times Office.
e. W. Osgood's familiar talk at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Monday evening was
one of unusual interest to the large num-
Der who attended. His subject, 1.-THE re-
lation of machinery to labor" was handled
in a very interesting and instructive man
ner. Next Mondays talk is by S. w.
Wilder, jr., upon the principles of paper
making.
T. E. O'Brien of the Boston law school,
who has been spending a weeks vacation
here with his parents, returned Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. O'Brien is outspoken
in his deDunciation of the course of the
Democratic party and has renounced his
allegiance to it. AS he has for some years
been prominent in the councils of that
party, locally, the change is somewhat i'm
portant, as he gives the reasons for the
change fearlessly.
A. II. Bissell has finished the removal
of his store goods to his new building on
Atkinson street. The store which he has
been occupying is to be materially changed
and improved, a new two-story addition
built at the rear, and about May it will
be occupied by the variety store of the
New York Racket. F. c. WinnewisseT
will occupy their present location for his
news stand. His stock of books and peri
odicals is to be materially increased.
Thomas Gould leaves town Saturday OF
this week, going to Somerville, Mass,
where he has the position of superintend-
ent of the electric light system. The office
formerly occupied by Gould & Reid in
Gray's block will be closed. MI. Gould
has until quite recently had charge of the
electrical department of the Fall Mountain
Paper company, and he will leave many
friends here. His family will remain al
their North Walpole home for the present.
Licensing of dogs has taken considerable
of the time in the town clerks Office the
past week, although not as many have
been licensed as last year. The number OF
dogs registered up to Thursday morning,
when the price was increased to 81, was
just 150 while last year at the some date
the number was 1852. During the whole OF
last year the number registered was 1876
Probably but few have failed to register