Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-05
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


few weeks.
The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team was
defeated at Vermont Academy Tuesday !
evening. Score 81 to s.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church gave an Inaugural
ton social at the home of Hon. A. n.
Swain last evening.
Coils. Osgood and Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ban
croft and Master Herbert, w. c. Belknap
and E. X. Shaw are representing Bellows
Falls at the Inauguration.
Mrs. Chas. S. Howard entertained the
Neighborhood Whist club, at their last
meet for the season, Monday evening. The
prize was won by NJ. M. Whitney, Miss
Harriet Blair carrying off the BOBBY.
Mrs. II. F. King fell on the ice near her
home Friday evening, and has been con-
fined to the house since from the effects of
the shock. We are happy to say she is
now improving and will soon be out again.
Mrs. Lawrence passed away from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. r. G. Kinney,
Sunday morning. After prayer at the
house Tuesday the remains were carried to
Charlestown, her old home, where burial
services were held.
Some interesting facts about the goods
of the Vermont Farm Machine company
are printed in a local article on the second
page of this paper, On the same page will
be found report of the Y. NJ. G. A. con-
vention at Charlestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wiloughby Wilder, ir.,
left Monday afternoon for Boston, from
which they sailed for the island of Jamaica
for a stay of two or three weeks. While
we are enduring the March winds they are
steaming south in the warm waters of the
Gulf stream.
The ladies' society of the Methodist
church hold sale with a supper in the
parlors and vestry of their church this
evening. They advertise several unique
booths, and they will give you a slice of
cake and a recipe with scripture quota
tions, for price.
A chicken-pie supper was served by the
gentlemen at the Universa.st church last
evening, followed by a patriotic enter
tainment of readings and songs to celebrate
inauguration day. 1t is useless to say it
was a success and well attended, as their
entertainments always are.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is considering the advisablity of
securing the Brown university glee man
dolin and guitar clubs to give a concert
later in the month. If they decide in the
negative other organizations are contem-
plating the venture The company con-
sists of % young men.
Madame Mamie Hands Kronberg, So
prano, and S. Kronberg, baritone, assisted
by Miss Eulah Stewart, pianist, will give a
song recital next Monday evening in I'm
ion hall, under the auspices of the Won
ans Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A These
artists are well known to the American
public and will doubtless prove a great
drawing card for the auxiliary.
The Times records the fact that when,
four years ago last summer, Hon. A. n.
Swain introduced Maj. Mckinley to a Bel
lows Falls audience, he made reference to
the distinguished visitor as "The man who
on March 4, 1897, will be inaugurated pres
ident of the United States" Yesterday
this prophecy was fulfilled. Mr.. Swain
has had the honor of introducing fouI
presidents to Bellows Falls people. Prob,
ably no other person in this state has been
so privileged.
The following item in the Bellows Falls
news of recent issue of the Burlington
Free Press is of interest: "Hon. j. b. Far
ley of Orange, a member of the Massa
chusetts state senate, was from 1876 tC
1882 resident of our village and was EN-
ployed as a foreman in one of the depart
ments of the Fall Mountain Paper com.
pany's mills. Mr.. Farley engaged in the
manufacture of paper for himself at Orange
and is now rated as one of the wealthiest
and most successful paper manufacturers
in New England"
The children of the Junior Christian
Endeavor society of the Congregations
church will give an entertainment mex
Wednesday evening in the vestry of the
church for the benefit of their missionary
fund. This entertainment is in two parts
the first consisting of recitations, choruses
trios, etc., and the second of a short can
tata entitled "Fairy crowning." In con
nection with this entertainment they will
hold sale of ice cream and cake anC
home made candies This entertainment
is planned and managed by the children
themselves and is worthy the patronage o
the public.
Joel Baker of Rutland spent Tuesday il
town, gathering facts to be used in the sui
of Mrs. John Mcleod against the corpora
ton. This suit is returnable in the Rut
land county court, March o, with l.. NJ
Read and Mr.. Baker retained by the cor
poration. Butler IL Mallory of Rutland
and F. A. Bodies of this village are retained
by Mrs. Mcleod. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. McLeod's death was caused b,
the caving in of a ditch on Pine street
year ago last fall. The ditch is said t
have been without necessary precaution
against such an accident, and Mrs. McLeot
4 brings suit against the corporation in tn,
sum of $4,000.
The Boston Globe has the following
"The Fall Mountain Paper company il
getting out about 100000 feet of spruc,
from the timber lands in Rochester, Han
cock, Granville and Pittsield, to be hoateC
down White river this spring. This is b!
far the largest amount ever cut by them
and furnishes with work men from far anC
near. In all their camps they probabl,
have about 200 horses and as many men
In addition large quantities of poplar, Gu
in fOur-foot lengths, are being carried t
Bethel station to the same company
For the purpose of floating these logs thu
bed of the White river was dredged ant
widened three years ago, the first driv
having been sent down two years ago thi
spring.
The town meeting of Tuesday was as
whole, harmonious one. 1t was neces
sary to ballot for only four officers, thos
being the first and second selectmen, tn,
second constable and a third school di
rector. Instead of six, as the school boarC
formerly numbered, it now numbers onl.
three, in accordance with the Vernon
Statutes. The three are H. d. Ryder, Os
car Divoll and G. II. Babbtt, jr., the las
named having been elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the expiration of tn