Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Mrs. Edison, nee Mabel Capron, is visit
ing her father, c. +. Capron.
Hennessy Leroyle, in "Other peoples
money! drew much smaller house Tues
day evening than the merits of the pro-
duction warranted.
L. NJ. Read has been chosen as Memo
rial day orator at Brattleboro. No decision
has as yet been reached as to who will
speak in this town.
General Secretary Freer has nearly re-
covered from his recent sprained ankle,
but is suffering somewhat from an attack
of the grip this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hall left yesterday,
and are to sail from New York tomorrow
on the Cunarder Lucana, for a European
trip of three or four months.
The family of S. F. Perry have moved
this week from Z. S. Leonards residence
to the Clark Chase house on Henry street,
where he will have more extensive accom-
modations for his boarding house.
c. W. Butterfeld, who warmed his
greenhouse for the first time this season on
February Is, sowed his radish seeds the
10th of that month, and sent the first full
grown radishes to market April ?.
The spring millinery openings occur as
follows: Mrs Gates Hadley, Thursday
and Saturday; Mrs. j. H. Conway, We'd
nesday, Thursday, and Saturday; George
f. Davis, Thursday and Saturday
Mrs. r. G. Kline breaks up housekeep-
ing here this week and is to sell her house
hold furniture by auction at her residence,
u school street, tomorrow. She is to
make her future home in South Acworth.
Chas. E. Deane, who has been i'll the
past six weeks with rheumatism, is begin
ming to get out doors little this week. 1t
will be some weeks before he is able to re-
sumo his position as superintendent of
John Moore d Sons paper mill.
John F. Pierce received telegram yes.
terday morning informing him of the death
of his grandfather in Fitchburg, Mass
more extended notice of him appears else
where. Both the father, j. W., and the
deceased grandfather, John L., were well
known here
Capt. W. H. Taylor, who has been Sc
verely i'll the past nine weeks with appendi-
citis, has been down town two or three
times this week for the first time. He is
still very feeble, but improving NJ. NJ.
Whitney is still taking his place in the
liquor agency.
Mrs Kate Black and son, Walter H..
have returned from Minneapolis, which
has been their home for several years, and
will remain with their Bellows Falls
friends. Mr.. Black has a position as bill
ing clerk in the Office of the Vermont
Farm Machine company. For the present,
they are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Black.
Helen Potter, the world-renowned dra-
matte reader, will give a recital at the
Congregational church tomorrow evening.
Her program will include impersonations
of John B. Cough, the noted temperance
lecturer, Charlotte Cushman as Meg
Merrilles, and many other notables, beside
other dramatic readings No one should
lose the opportunity to hear one of the
most noted elocutionists of the age.
Mrs. George Bacon died at her home on
Atkinson street Tuesday morning She
has been a sufferer for years from con-
sumption, having spent some time in
Mexico, in the hope of recovery. She was
an active member of the Baptist church
and prominent in all its work She leaves
husband and two children. The funeral
services were from the residence yesterday
afternoon, Rev. G. r. B. Dodge officiating
The services of Fast day will be held in
the Congregational church this evening
Music will be furnished by the choir of
that church. The subject, Temperance"
will be presented by the pastors of the va
rious churches, and representatives from
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, Sons of Temperance, Young Mems
Christian Association, Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor society and Epworth
league.
St. Charles's Catholic society are to
have their annual supper and entertain
ment the Tuesday evening after Easter.
This has for some years been the great
event of the season for this church. and
this year will be no exception. Besides
the supper in Union hall, at which last
year it was impossible to accommodate all
who came, they will have an entertain
ment consisting of tableaux and music,
both instrumental and vocal.
j. c. Day, as well as many other citizens
who knew A. B. Skinner of Keene, were
panied Saturday at the knowledge that Mr..
Skinner had committed suicide at private
saDitarium near Winchendon that morning.
Mr.. Skinner came to Bellows Falls with
Mr.. Day when the latter began business
here, the firm being Skinner, Day d Co.,
but the business was soon divided, he as
Stunning the Keene branch and Mr.. Day re- |
naming here. At one time large part |
Of our people knew Mr.. Skinner well.
People owning cottages at Lake Sunapee, |
and the larger number of other Bellows |
Falls citizens who spend portion of each |
summer there, are much interested in the |
reports that President Mckinley and fam
lily will occupy the summer home of Col. |
John Hay located on the East side of the |
lake, almost opposite the Bellows Falls set
Element. If this proves to be a fact Sun
apee lake will have a much greater boom
than ever before, and those who have in
vested in real estate there will feel the in
vestment to be a secure one.
1t is a curious fact that although the
past winter has been the worst for many
years in many localities, for the working
people, the Overseer of the poor for this
town reports less calls for assistance from
the town funds since the first of January,
than for the same months in the past ten
years. The support of the poor of the
town is large item of expense, it having
aggregated s., SSl.29 last year, besides the
use of the well equipped and productive
town farm. There are now eleven persons
who are permanently cared for at the farm.
Dr. Webb's combination locomotive and
observation car, Nehasane, came down
here Tuesday from Rutland, bringing
President Clement Treasurer II. @. Smith,
Superintendent Trask and Superintendent
of Motive Power Geo. W. Kenney of the
Rutland road, on tour of inspection of
the property of the road The actions of
the party at the station, and some of the
conversation started a rumor that the cree