Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Mrs. II. NJ. Leonard is spending the
week with friends in Walpole, y. II.
Ray Huse Of Montpelier. son of Hon
Hiram A. Huse, is visiting Dana Pierce.
Miss Ethel Fullerton left Wednesday for
Wellesley to begin her course in college.
The first issue Of the Oracle, tue High
school organ, for the year will be early in
October.
Frank Marks is in Gilsum, y. H., today
attending the funeral Of his uncle, L. W.
z. Marks.
The formation Of a foot ball team by the
High school is under consideration if
suitable field can be obtained.
Mrs. Nellie G.. Wright and her assistant
are in town in the interest of Rev. D. L.
Moody's colportage association.
Mrs. f. r. Pratt Mime. Stella BrazzD
was in town Wednesday completing ar
rangements for the concert next Tuesday
evening.
Louis Nutting Of Bridgeport, Conn,
who has been visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. NJ. A. Nutting, returned TO his home
Monday.
Not large number availed themselves
of the opportunity TO visit Newport, r. l.,
last Saturday at excursion rates, only 81
tickets being sold.
Mrs. Thomas +. Kiniry is spending the
week in Fitchburg with her husband. MI.
Kiniry is the business manager Of the Ma
ra Comedy company.
The Mara Comedy company, which John
Brosnahan is playing through this and the
adjoining states. is meeting with great sue
cess, much to his delight.
f. 5. Burbee, who has for some time
been in the employ Of the Fall Mountain
Paper company, returned to his former
home in Bondyile on Monday.
The first supper Of the season, given by
the ladies. union Of the Congregational
church. was served by Mrs. Swain, Mrs.
Chase, Mrs Kirkland and Mrs Dawes.
W. c. Belknap received word yesterday
morning that his father had died suddenly
of heart disease at his home in Berlin,
Vt. Mr.. Belknap left for his home at
noon.
Charles B. Underhil was chosen Tuesday
evening by the Young Peoples Christian
union of the Universalist church for the
remainder of the year in the place of
Harry Russell. resigned.
A party of young men were expecting
to 90 to Keene to play open-air basket ball
Wednesday, but as the hour set for the
game was not a convenient one for them,
they declined the challenge.
The lawn party given by the ladies Of
the Baptist church on the lawn OF their
church parsonage was a very successful
one. The evening and the crowd were all
that could be desired, and the receipts were
very gratifying.
A much needed improvement in the paw
ing of the square has been made this week
in the relaying of the paving stones in
front of Clark Chase's block so the water
will not run from other parts Of the square
and settle there.
f. A. Eaton, formerly Of the firm of
Eaton d Norwood, is to enter the employ
of Eldridge, Winnee d Irving, wholesale
hard ware merchants of Boston. Mr.. Eat
on will make his headquarters in Bellows
Falls, returning to his home here every
Saturday.
Miss Martha Clark, for many years
resident of this village, died in Rocking
ham Saturday morning. The funeral was
held at Emmanuel church Monday morning
and the burial was in the cemetery adjoin-
ing. Miss Clark was for several years
housekeeper for Sanford Granger.
A. H. Halliday is bringing some very
fine plums into the village tastefully put
up in baskets. He is handling, beside
those from the orchard of his father, A. A.
Halliday, large quantity from other or
chards. He is also selling from Prospect
Hill farm the well known Barnes peaches,
G.. W. Osgood addressed the Y. NJ. c. A.
open-air meeting held on Oak Hill last
Sunday afternoon. He took for his sub
ject 1.-THE Value of the Human Life"
showing TO the young men the advantage
to themselves, and the greater influence for
good which they can have by an upright,
pure life. About 80 were present.
The Daughters Of Erin, auxiliary TO the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, held a recep-
ton and dance last evening in Union hall.
The reception was in honor of the first an
niversary of the organization of the socie-
ty. large number of visitors from other
places were present. Music for the dane
ing was furnished by Weeden's orchestra.
Mrs. Annie Ballou Harris, with her lit
tie son, who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Willis Griswold, returned to her home
in Jersey City yesterday. Her cousin,
Miss Lucy Barker, accompanied her and
will spend the winter there. Mrs. Harriss
father, Warren F. Ballou, longtime resi-
dent of Bellows Falls, but now residing in
Hanover, n H., visited her here last
week.
The number of pupils in the High school
is increasing to such an extent that 1t has
been found necessary to add the fourth as
sistant Miss Florence Young has been en-
gagged to fill the position. Miss Young was
a graduate of the school in the class of '94.
For two years after graduating she taught
in town, the first year in the Parker Hill
district, then in Cambridgeport. Last year
she was a student in Oberlin college.
The prospectus of the Y. NJ. c. A. lee
ture course is now being distributed. 1t
is hoped that the response TO this effort on
the part of the association TO give so pleas
ing and profitable a course of entertain
ments will be hearty one-so hearty as to
warrant the assurance of the course. Last
winter the interest of the people in the
matter was so little that 1t was not deemed
best to undertake a lecture course, but it
was missed by many.
Apropos of the number of houses being
built here this year, some of those who are
inclined to look Oh the wrong side of
things have felt Bellows Falls was getting
more houses than there was a call for that
real estate must "take a tumble" etc. A
day or two since lady who wished a ten
ement was heard to say that she could not
find one, even those being constructed
were rented. 1t has been sal that as soon
as the foundation of house is in there
are applications for the house.
The farm of the late j. B. Morgan, at