Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-26
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Mrs. II. A. Titus of West Somerville has
been visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Osgood and Miss
Osgood are in Boston.
Ex-Gov. Farnham is the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Osgood,
II. w. Freer sprained his ankle severely
in the Y. VI. G. A. gymnasium.
Mrs. Lewis Day has been visiting her
father, o. II. Carpenter, in Grafton.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles W. Osgood were in
Ludlow and Hinsdae the first of the week.
T. F. Hallahan has bought of James
Bryan the Hubbard lot on Atkinson street.
Ida Morris of Lawrence's Mill is the
guest for a week or so of Mrs. Edward Os-
good.
C.. W. Osgood has been engaged to teach
Bible class in Keene, which meets every
week.
The Walpoe Footlights dramatic club
present "Esmeralda" at the Opera house
here this evening.
Misses Blanche and Ethel Newman of
Burt place are entertaining their friend,
Miss Helen Marvin, of Alstead.
Harry Elliot has bought the building
lot just this side of Webbs Terrace, and
intends building a residence there.
The clam chowder supper and sale of
the Woman's Relief corps last Friday
evening was very enjoyable affair
Miss Gertrude King, who has been away
for six weeks or more, is now in Philadel-
phia, and is not expected home until April
Is.
Miss Eaton, vocal teacher from Bos-
ton, comes to Bellows Falls once a week to
give lessons. She has large number of
pupils.
H. A. Coffin of Vermont Academy, who
was advertised to speak at the Y. NJ. c.
A. last Sunday afternoon, will speak next
Sunday.
Madame RouX was unable, on account
of illness, to meet her classes in French
last week, but she expects to be here to-
morrow.
Rev. c. r. b. Dodge has been appoint
ed the representative from Vermont for
the Baptist Young Peoples union of
America.
A district meeting of the Woman's
Board of Foreign Missions is to be held at
the Congregational church some time dur
ing April.
The public schools close today for the
spring vacation of two weeks The corps
of teachers for next term will be about the
same as this.
Arrangements have been made for a
special train to leave here for Walpole, af-
ter the presentation of "Esmeralda, to ac-
commodate the Walpole people.
John Brennan of Windsor, father of
Mrs. J. T. Ridden of this place was in
jured in the railway accident between Chic
opee and HOlyoke Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Coffin has been compelled to cancel
his engagement to speak at the Y. NJ. c.
A. Sunday. In place of the regular meet
ing praise service will be held, led by c.
II. Sawyer.
Nale's production of "The twelve temp
tations' will be given at the opera house
next Tuesday evening with unsurpassed
scenic effects and entirely new and original
specialties.
Mrs Gates-Hadley will arrive from New
York Monday with the very latest in
spring millinery. George Davis returned
last Monday, and already displays some
very attractive things in that line.
Harry Waterman, stenographer to Os-
good d Barker, has gone to his home in
Worcester, where he has higher position
in large establishment. He was success
sor to Ernest Wood at Osgood d Barker's.
The game of basket ball advertised for
Tuesday evening" between the Vermont
Academy and the Y. NJ. {. A. team, was
indefinitely postponed on account of a
slight misunderstanding at the other end
After the regular meeting of the y. O.
G. c. Monday evening" a social and must
cal and literary program were enjoyed, fol-
lowed by refreshment of new sugar, which
seems to be the fashionable article of diet.
The pool rooms of Dan Beasley and
Henry Sinner and Hunts restaurant were
raided Tuesday evening by Chief Thomp-
son and others, on complaint of States
Attorney c. H. Robb, but no liquor was
found
The collection of postage stamps which
was put into the library rooms a year ago,
is this week being arranged and classified.
The work will probably take nearly two
weeks, at the end of which time the stamps
will be upon exhibition.
Some very interesting drawings have
been received in town from the Industrial
school at Vergennes. They are by Bel
lows Falls boy, about nine years old
Alexander Bartlett, by name-and show
much talent for boy so young.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf is successor to H.
ID. Ryder as town director of schools. Mr..
Marggraf is a popular man, and has. we
believe, the welfare of the town at heart.
We have no hesitation in saying that he is
the right man in the right place.
Mrs. Ed Robertson left Monday for the
West. She will be joined at Hinsdale by
friends who will accompany her. The
time will be spent in enjoying the many
resources of California, Texas, New Mex
leo, and other states in the extreme West
As an advertising venture, c. II. Shep-
ardson is offering prizes to the five persons
guessing nearest to the correct number of
''NO Name coffee beans, sealed in a glass
pitcher in his store. The first prize is SIS
toward the purchase of any bicycle in his
store.
W. F. Brown and family intend moving
next week to Mr.. browns old home i'm
Auburn, Me, where they will remain until
Mr.. Brown regains his strength, lost in
his recent long and critical Illness. HIS
many warm friends in Bellows Falls will
wish for him speedy recovery and god
speed.
DR.. George II. Gorham gave delightful
talk at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Monday
evening on "Recollectons of European
trip" He described the chief cities of
Europe and told of their most notable at
fractions in a charming manner. Only
about 10 were present.
DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Parker went We'd
nesday to Boston, where the doctor will at
tend meeting of the New England board
of dental examiners They will 90