Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-23
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

week in Rutland and vicinity.
Miss Alice Fem of Maiden, Mass, is
spending few days with Gertrude King.
Presiding Elder Beeman will officiate
next Sunday morning at the Methodist
church.
George F. Ball and H. D. Ryder are
joint administrators upon the estate of the
late +. p. Ball.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church served their annual fall oyster sup
per last evening.
Miss Frances Osgood went Tuesday to
Yarmouth, Mass, to spend two or three
weeks with Miss Emma Mayhem.
Walter G. Smith is travelling through
Texas this month in the interests of the
Vermont Farm Machine company.
Frank Richards has opened a meat mar
ket in the rooms recently vacated by
Tidd's fish market on Rockingham street.
George o. Henry of Springfield, mer-
chant of our village from 1S4S to 1864, is
spending week or two with Chas. E.
Howard.
The ladies of the Baptist and Universal
list churches served their fortnightly sup
'pers Wednesday and Thursday evenings
respectively.
Mrs. L. F. Baldwin of Winchester,
Mass, returned to her home Thursday
after spending two or three weeks with
friends here.
George WEIGH is this week moving into
the Sarah Phelps house on School street,
from which the furniture was sold at auc-
ton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Osgood have been
in Boston this week in attendance upon
the annual meetings of the American
Missionary association.
Two teams have been organized in the
Young Mems Christian association for
basket ball, with Harley Chandler and Ed
Blanchard as captains,
Mrs. Lucy A. Carleton of Southbridge,
Mass, who has been spending some weeks
at Rev. j. E. Fullerton's returned, to her
home yesterday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. II. G. Matthews have va
Gated the Amadon house on School street
and taken rooms in the new Arms block
adjacent TO the doctors office.
Two hundred and eighteen tickets were
sold from this station to Boston Tuesday
at the reduced rates of the annual fall ex-
cursion of the Fitchburg railroad.
Next Sunday is Orally Sunday at the
Congregational church. The members of
all departments will make a special effort
to be present and swell the numbers.
Division No. 2 of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians give their annual concert and
ball this evening, with supper in Union
hall. Music will be furnished by Beedle's
orchestra from Keene.
The annual meeting of the Black River
union, Christian Endeavor societies, meets
at Saxtons River Friday of next week, and
it is expected a large delegation will go
from the societies in this village.
DIR. Waterman and family are moving
into tenement in the dwelling of Mrs.
Aaron Arms on the corner of School and
Cherry streets. They have formerly oc-
cupied rooms at the foot of Terrace hill.
The advance sale of tickets for ashore
Acres" which was played last evening at
the opera house, was very large, and the
house was packed full. The company is a
good one and gave the best of satisfaction.
At a special business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society of the Congre-
gational church last Tuesday evening,
Walter F. Brown was elected president in
place Of f. B. N. RIlaysa3, who has removed
enrate time It was hise-,
from town. t 22he Columbian
At business meeting of 9TSsng, it YcS
Whist club, held Monday eveniSh winvas
decided to hold eight meetings thiAe ater;
also to employ Crosier and Bowtelheas ca
terers. The club will be conducted much
the same as last year.
The reorganization of the Baptist boys
brigade for the winters campaign has
been made during the past week with about
So members. o. r. Butterfield is captain
.I,sn ~ te 10 ha In IA
work by John Lawrence.
DR.. E. S. Albee was chosen auditor of
the Vermont Medical society at its annual
meeting in st. Johnsbury last Friday.
Drs. Campbell and Albee are delegates to
the American Medical association and DR..
Gorham to that of Massachusetts.
wang" the noted comic opera, with 45
people, is billed for next week Friday even
ing at the opera house. The company
comes here under the management of
Brosnahan & Blakeley and is among the
best drawing attractions on the road.
A large number of members of the local
Republican clubs here and at Saxtons Riv-
er are to go to Keene tomorrow night to
assist in the closing rally there. A special
train leaves here at I o'clock, returning
when through with the torchlight process
sion.
Henry E. Childs of New York, the au-
ditor of the Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany, has been in town two weeks audit
ing the accounts of the company for the
past year, preparatory to the annual meet
ing. The annual inventory has just been
completed.
George E. Welch, administrator of the
estate of the late Sarah A. Phelps, has APP
piled to the probate court for permission
to sell the residence on School street and
the two tenement houses in the rear of No.
school building. A hearing upon the re-
quest is to be held Nov. I.
A petition is being circulated among
parents of school children, and others in
terested, asking for shorter school Lours.
This is a matter in which our schools are
far behind those in other places Of this
size, and, if the petition is granted, it will
prove a great blessing to teachers, pupils
and parents alike.
Arrangements have been completed for
the beginning Tuesday evening, Nov. 10,
of a Christian culture course of reading
by the members of the Baptist society.
This is in accord with the general course
in use in so many localities, and is looked
forward to with large degree of interest
by the participants.
A large chorus has been organized and
is drilling, under the direction of Alice
h. Jackson, to furnish music for the tenn
perance meetings next week. The High
school orchestra will also assist at some of
the meetings. This is a comparatively
new organization hut the VOung peOple