Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-08

Monday morning in the town building,
and about $3.50 was distributed to the
worthy poor of the town. Overseer of the
poor c. K. Weeden met with the trustees
and reported that there had been fewer
calls upon him for assistance. by residents
of the town, during the past year, than for
any year since he has held the office, par
ticularly the past three months.
DR.. VIM. l.. White advertises to find
the name of lady who he thinks saved
his life at the close of the Brattleboro fair
last week. He says he was trying to board
an electric car to ride down TO the village,
and the car started before he was safely on
board, and she assisted him to a place on
the car in such way as to save his life.
The doctor is a very heavy man and some
what aged He feels great desire to re-
ward the lady in some manner If he can
find who she is.
The second annual report and prospec-
tus of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion has been distributed this week show
ing TO Bellows Falls citizens the achieve
ments of the past and plans for the future
Of the organization. 1t is a neatly printed
pamphlet of 20 pages from the local print
ing Office of II. b. Davis The results of
the work of the first two years seem to be
of the most substantial kind and promise
well for the future influence upon the
citizenship of the village.
Another new dwelling has been started
the past week on the growing street OPP
posite the new High school building
Dennis Flavin, one Of the older Bellows
Falls citizens, has the foundation ready to
move his old dwelling back on TO in the
rear of his lot, and will erect large
dwelling where he has always lived
Cherry street has had boom in fine resi-
dences the past few years. The two own
ed by b. Cannon and II. B. Fitzsimmons,
on either side Of Mr.. Flavin, are nearly
ready for occupancy and are already rent
ed
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical So
cety will hold its 47th annual meeting in
the parlors of Towns hotel next Thursday
afternoon and evening, at which it is ex-
pected there will be large attendance.
The program shows papers upon different
subjects, and discussions in which Is of
the more prominent physicians of the
state are to have a part. DR.. Kirkland is
to give a report of the meeting of the
American Institute. which was the national
meeting held at Buffalo last June. and to
which he was delegate from this state
society.
Bellows Falls was very largely repre-
sented at the Alstead own fair Tuesday.
more so probably than ever before, and
those who went were well repaid for the
trip in the sights seen, not the least OF
which were the many specimens OF rural
citizenship. About 200 teams by actual
count passed over the toll bridge here up
to noon of that day, destined to the fair
The crowd was the largest that has ever
been at Alstead any year in the history of
the fair, it being said by those who went
to both that the attendance to this was
greater than at the Springfield fair.
The local health officer made applica-
tion a few weeks ago for the state board
of health TO come to Bellows Falls and ex-
anime into the causes of the numerous
cases of diphtheria prevailing here. They
were here one day last week and examined
various dwellings and schoolhouses in
which it was thought something might be
wrong. They have not as yet made their
report but Dr. Allbee, the local health Of
icer, understands they will report among
other things the lack of flushing of sewers
regularly, and certain defects in dwelling
house plumbing, The sanitary condition
of the school buildings Of the village was
found to be OF the best. The report is
! looked for with interest. A number of
very light cases of the disease have oc-
CURED in the past month, but only one
death has occurred.
The friends of ". L. Clark Of Charles
town, who for many years has been road
master OF the Boston Il Maine line from
Windsor to Brattleboro, regret TO learn of
his absolute resignation Of his position and
the appointment of his successor. Mr.
Clark has received two very favorable pr p
ositions from other roads, and it is under
stood the reason for the change is purely
one of salary. One position offered is in
the vicinity of Norfolk, Va. His success
sor is B. F. Brown of St. Johnsbury, who
has held a subordinate position with the
road at that point. Mr.. Clark's resigna-
tion was to take effect the first of October,
but he is still in charge, and will remain a
week or two. He has many warm friends
at all points along the line, who will feel
personal loss if he removes from this vi
cinity, which is expected at this time.
Local friends of Col. Z. G. Osgood are
this week congratulating him upon his
election, at Montpelier last week, as the
president of the Vermont state Christian
EndeAvor societies. he held the same
position for two years, terminating two
years ago, and his reelection now after
lapse of time shows the estimation in
which he was held throughout the state
among the best class of Vermont citizens.
Mr. Osgood stands high here at his home
for his integrity and ready sacrifice for the
good of others, particularly in Christian
work, TO which he devotes large amount
of time and energy. The local society ex-
tended to the convention an invitation to
hold its next years meeting here at Bel.
lows Falls, which invitation was accepted.
There are from 800 to 600 usually in at
tendance, which means something TO the
local entertainment committees.
The Mount Kilburn Wheel club held its
annual road race Tuesday, the course be-
ing from here to Claremont and return, 40
miles. There were six entries, and five
competitors started and finished They
started at 10 o'clock, and Henry Green
ough was the first TO cross the line in front
of Capron's store on his return in ? hours
9 minutes and AZ 10 seconds, winning the
silver water pitcher and server. l.. Can
non made the trip in about 2:17, Henry
Greenough third, John Dennison fourth,
and George Andrews fifth. A full meeting
of the club was held in the evening, at
which Chas. II. Gibson, an ex-president of
the club, presented each contestant with
the prizes they had won. The race was a
very good one, and except breaking of the
wheel by Henry Greenough it was without
accident. He was able to exchange wheels
so as not to be left out in the cold.
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