Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

the oratorio concert of the Brattleboro
choral union last evening.
The union Sunday evening services are
still continued, that of next week being in
the Congregational church.
The hall in the third story of the new
High school building is not to be finished
off this winter as called for by the plans.
Mrs. H. A. Titus of Milford, Mass, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mitchell,
in Springfield, and called on old friends
here.
II. +. Bush has been at work in print
ing Office at Hyde Park the past two weeks
and will remain there during the month of
February.
Miss Carrie Smith, an exmember of the
High school, has been engaged as stem
ographer in the Office of w. A. Halls paint
mandatory.
Almost every day this week and the last
of last week the children of the various
public schools have been enjoying the good
roads for seighing parties.
G. NJ. Cook has bought the grocery store
and trade of A. II. Bissel, his father-in-
law, who failed in business recently, and
Mr.. Bissell is running the store.
M. d. jackson will open new iewelry
store in the tailor shop of G. E. Capron.
Mr.. jackson is popular as jeweler, and
his many friends wish him success in this
venture.
By new arrangement the fire alarm
boxes are tested each day at 1850, and
one stroke is rung at 7:15 p. NJ. The
newly elected fire wardens will hold meet
ing the last Friday in each month at the
Office of j. f. Brosnahan.
The young people of the Congregational
Christian Endeavor society held a social at
the home of Miss Gertrude Hayes on Green
street last evening. After short musical
program the evening was spent with games
and various other forms of amusement.
Next Monday evening the "Familiar
talk" at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms will be by
DR.. Geo. II. Gorham on "Recolections of
European trip" Last Monday evening
S. w. Wilder, j., completed his series of
four fortnightly talks to the young men
upon chemistry.
Bert TruaX and Harry Thompson went
to Table Rock Tuesday on snowshoes, and
are contemplating visiting Mt. Ascutney in
the near future. Early Monday morning
H. w. Freer and Mr.. Osgood, a travelling
man, made the ascent of Mt. Kilburn with
out the aid of snowshoes.
Prof. Bristol of Vermont Academy ad-
dressed the young people of the Congrega-
tional and Baptist Christian Endeavor So
ceties Sunday evening in honor of the
10Th birthday of the Christian Endeavor
movement. The subject of his able ad-
dress was "Growing in grace"
"Sowing the Wind" which made such
hit here last year, will be played at the
opera house Feb. Is, two weeks from last
evening, by the original company. We
are sure this is rare opportunity of which
theatre-goels will eagerly avail themselves
too see all unusually fine play rendered by
remarkably good artists.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church will give a combination supper,
sale of fancy articles and aprons, candy,
valentine party and poster party next We'd
nesday evening. The latter is something
entirely new and unique, and cannot fail
to take. Chicken-pie will be numbered
among the many dainty things in the Gull
nary line.
1t is to be regretted that so small an au-
dience was obtained for Chas. Underhill,
the impersonator, Wednesday evening,
both on account of the merits of the enter
tainment and the fact that it was managed
by the junior class of the High school.
AS all stores are open upon that evening
it may have had something to do with the
lack of interest evnced.
The luck of the Y. M. C. A. basket ball
team has turned and they are rejoicing in
victory over the Troy team Monday with
score of 80 to -. Following so closely
after the Vermont Academy victory this
turned the heads of the boys and they were
obliged 20 rent their good feelings in a tur-
key supper at the Rockingham Tuesday
evening. Brattleboro High school team
plays here this evening.
Mrs. j. w. Naramore will entertain the
women of the Methodist Home Missionary
society and their friends at her home this
evening. A supper will be served, after
which Mrs. A. Ii. Webb of Montpelier will
give an informal talk. This will be fol-
lowed by an entertainment by the children.
All who are interested in missions are cor
daily invited The home missionary lee
ture given in the Methodist church Sun
day evening by Mrs. Webb was largely
attended and very interesting.
A meeting of the Keene-B Bellows Falls
Brattleboro district committee of the Y.
NJ. c. A. has been called here for next
Monday. There are II or Il members and
they will lunch with the local members at
the rooms at noon. The business for
which the meeting is called is the thorough
organizing of the work in the smaller
towns of this vicinity and making arrange
ments for convention within few weeks
Among the places mentioned for holding
it are Springfield, Saxtons River and
Charlestown.
Geo. f. Punt, freight conductor on the
Boston & Maine railroad, died at his home
in North Walpole last Friday evening.
His death was caused by thrombosis, the
result of an injury to the knee received by
him on Christmas day, when boarding a
moving freight train. Mr.. Punt was 40
years old, and had lived all his life in Wal
pole and North WalpOe. He leaves a
widow and one brother, The funeral was
from the house, Tuesday afternoon, at ?
O'Clock, Rev. G. r. B. Dodge officiating
The Knights of Pythas and Odd Fellows
sent large delegations, which acted as es-
cort to the tomb.
Chief A. H. Thompson went to Fitch
burg Monday to arrest young man named
Carl Lindstrom, who was charged with
maliciously destroying property belonging
to two young Swedes, with whom he was
boarding. 1t is reported that these men
were paying his board while he was look
ing for employment. A week or more ago
he left town after having cut to pieces
with razor two overcOats, two complete
suits of clothes, and an accordion, belong
ing to the Swedes He was detained at
the police station in Fitchburg, where he
went to ask for lodging, and was brought
back to Bellows Falls. Justice Williams
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