Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29

occupation as an electrician, where only
manual labor is needed. He is in Barton
wiring buildings for a lighting company.
Some 25 or more bicyclists took part in
run to Claremont and return Sunday.
William Galway had declared that he
could lower the record of the run made re-
Gently by Grignon, but he failed in doing
it by about five minutes His time was
hours, II minutes and 16 seconds for the
40 mile run.
A number of our citizens from each
church of the village interested in Sunday
school work, went to Cambridgeport Sun
day evening to the town Sunday school
quarterly meeting which was held there.
Among those taking part were F. g. Day,
president Of the association, Rev Z. K. b.
Dodge, Dea. J. o. Spring and others.
The auction sale of the large river farm
two miles north CT the village, owned by
NJ. II, Ray, which occurred Wednesday re-
suited in a sale of all the property adver-
tised except the horses, and brought good
prices. The farm consisting of about 25O
acres was bid off by Il. d. Ryder at S6325,
and Mr.. Ryder says he has taken it as
personal investment
At the practical talk Monday evening by
Capt. W. II. Taylor the rooms of the \.
| Nj. c. A were crowded to their full capac-
| ity The captain fulfilled all the eXpeCta-
| tions and kept his audience of over 100
deeply interested in his story of army eX-
/ perences for over an hour. Next Monday
| evening Principal Edward Ellery of SAX
| tons River talks to the boys upon Luck
| and Pluck" and will be welcomed by a
| good number.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Villas received word
| Wednesday of the death of Mrs. Dana S.
! Villas (wife of their youngest SOM Tuesday,
! in La Grange, ILL.,, a suberb OF Chicago.
J Mrs. Villas had not been well for about two
! years, and consumption was feared from
the first. She leaves beside her husband,
two little boys, four and six years of age.
Mr. Villas left Bellows Falls about 20 years
ago for Chicago, but he still has many
friends here who extend to him their SYM
pathy in his great sorrow.
Mrs. John W. Wright died at her home
on Atkinson street Friday afternoon, after
an illness of eight weeks. Mrs. Wright
had lived in Bellows Falls a quarter of a
century. She had been for many years a
member of the Congregational church, but
on account of i'll health had not been able
for several years to attend church very oft
en-. Her daughters, Mrs. Merriam OF
Worcester and Miss Minnie Wright of this
place, have been able to care for her dur
ing her illness. Besides these she leave:
her husband and a son who lives in Hol
yoke, Mass. The funeral was held at hei
late home Monday afternoon, Rev. George
+. Chaplin of SaxtoDs River officiating, OF
account of her own pastors illness.
The Christian Endeavor society of tn,
Congregational church gave a very pleas
ant reception to MIR. and Mrs Frank q
Day in the church parlors Thursday even
ing of last week. The hallway, parlor,
and vestry fused as a dining ROOM wer,
very tastefully decorated. The guests wer,
conducted through the vestry to the par
Tors in an aisle formed by ribbons held by
six little girls, lovely in their dainty whit,
dresses. Mrs. George E WEIGH, president
and other officers of the society, received
with Mr.. and Mrs. Day in the large parlor
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. q. Day, Mr.. Days pa
rents, and Mrs A. G.. Spaulding, a sister
and her husband of Ludlow, and Mr.. anC
Mrs. Nelson Pierce of Cambridgeport wer,
present as a surprise TO Mr.. and Mrs. Day
Dainty refreshments were served in III,
verstry. Earl Dean, in behalf of Mr.
Days Sunday school class, presented hin
with the Life of Christ as a Sigh
token of their love for him. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Day leave tomorrow for Ludlow
where they remain for few weeks before
leaving for the South for the winter Mr.
Days close confinement TO Office work 70
10 years makes a rest a necessity. 1t i
hoped he may return to Bellows Falls il
the spring fully rested. They leave thei
home. on Atkinson street, furnished to re
turn TO in the future Walter Black AM
| his mother will occuDv if