Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-05

law, George N. French, fell down fight
of stairs one day last week and injured
herself painfully, but it is hoped not seri-
ously.
The A. II. Fisher residence at the corner
of Atkinson and Westminster streets is to
be occupied this winter by Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Robb, who have already taken pos
session of II furnished as left by Mr.. Fisher
when he went South two weeks ago.
The date of the next lecture of the Bel
lows Falls lecture course has necessarily
been changed from Nov. 1S to next Thurs
day evening, Nov. IL. 1t is one looked
forward to with considerable interest,"
1.-THE Reign of the Demagogue," by John
Temple Graves of Atlanta.
Rev. D. L. Sanford of the Episcopal
church is having much-needed rest of
two weeks, having gone the first of this
week to Danbury, Conn. Rev. w. B. I.
| Smith of Charlestown will have charge of
the services next Sunday. The services
Friday evening and those at Drewsville
! Sunday are to be omitted during the two
| weeks
The Rutland road has discontinued sell
ing 1000 mile ticket books good to bearer,
| but since Nov. ! requires the names of all
| who are to ride on them to be entered in
| the book, and that such names shall be
confined to the immediate family or firm
of the purchaser. Five hundred mile tick
cts are sold for 81. 25, and are good to the
bearer.
The bicycle road race which had been
talked for a week or two was made impos-
sibe Tuesday and was postponed until to-
morrow at IL A. NJ. 1t is to be around va
rious streets of the village thirty times,
aggregatng u miles in all. The prizes
are varied and amount to about $40.
There had been - entries for Tuesday and
it is supposed that all will take part to-
morrow.
Miss Mary f. Green, a professional
nurse from Keene, who has been in
Bellows Falls caring for some cases of
diphtheria, returned to Keene last Thurs
day and soon after was taken herself with
the same disease. She is not considered
in dangerous condition, anti-toxine hav-
ing been used, and the case seems to be
progressn gfavorably.
The heavy rain of Monday and Tuesday
had the effect here of raising the water in
the river to a degree that assists the mills
very materially. For two weeks previous
to Tuesday the water had been so low as
seriously to interfere with the running OF
the mills and a number of the pulp mills
had been idle for that time, throwing IL
or 20 men out of work. All are running
again as usual.
The old Granger brick block, the most
southerly mercantile building on the east
side of Westminster street, which has stood
vacant portion of the time the past year,
has been purchased by S. T. Coy of Hales
W. Suter of Boston, and will be materially
renovated and improved at an early day.
1t is now being occupied by w. b. Glynr
of SaXtons River as a general store in
which he is making some very low prices.
Notwithstanding the severe storm Of
Monday night rs young men gathered al
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms to hear the practi
cal talk by Principal Ellery of Saxton'
River, and were amply repaid. His subject
was Luck and Pluck" and he made il
very interesting as well as uplifting Mex
Monday evening is devoted to members
reception. The next talk is Monday even
ing, Nov. 10, by T. f. O'Brien, upor
"Who Make Our Laws"
The local order of Foresters have beer
holding a bazaar in Union hall the pas
week, commencing Thursday evening anC
J largely patronized and successful in al
: ways. Tuesday evening they had an illus
( trated lecture by DR.. c. l.. Fitzpatrick up
| on the "Passion Play of Oberammergau,'
| of which he threw large number of stere
= opticon pictures upon the screen. Tit
t house was packed full that evening.
Charles NJ. Clark, who some years agt
: worked Two years as drug clerk in thu
store of the late George f. Woods died il
Friend, Neb.. Sept. s. He was 40 year
| old and will be remembered pleasantly b,
5 some of our older residents. He had LIVED
e in various places in Nebraska, and at tn
= time of his death owned one of the promi
: nent stores in Friend. He was presiden
l of the state board of pharmacy at the tim
, of his death, and man of note in tn
state. He was twice married in the West
and leaves a wife, but no children. II
was a native of Randolph Centre, hi
= father being Noah Clark, one of the lead
ing resident farmers.
The Bellows Falls High school foot ba
e team went to Claremont Saturday an
q played the Stevens High school team
4 They came back in the evening, reportn
! that they had been whipped IS to 0. Tn
: ClaIemont team is much heavier, and
e understood to be in much better practic
t than our boys but our eleven do not Civ
j up that they cannot still win, and are t
: play a return game here a week from Il
t morrow. Tomorrow a lively game is t
t be played here between our boys and tn
b Black River academy boys from Ludlow
e who have been coached some time by New
: ton Clark, formerly teacher in our schoo
d The game is to be on the meadow ju:
south of the Westminster bridge at 3:3
p