Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-22

Mrs Emily Smith, the daughter of y. II.
Farr, left town on Wednesday for a visit
in Providence, r. l.
Miss Sylvia Green. daughterlsof Mrs
Hetty Green, arrived in town Tuesday on
her annual visit to Bellows Falls,
\ good sized deer was seenl one dav last
week upon the farm of George W. Morri-
son, just beyond Saxtons River. ,W
Principal A. B. Crawford has presented
to the library of Emmanuel church a num-
Der of Bible commentaries and devotional
books.
The Sunday school of the Episcopal
church are having prepared solid font
cover of brass and oak by Luetke 4 Co., of
New York
The infant class of the Episcopal church
has received two handsome red morocco
hymnals with notes from James Potts x
Co., as centennial gifts
Frank Dggins, employed in the clothing
store of j. j. Fentou, started Sunday on
a two weeks vacation to New York, Phil
adelphia and other cities.
William Batcheder of Woodstock has re-
Gently presented to Emmanuel church a
portrait of the Rev c. r. Batchelder, who
was rector of the church from 1864 to 1866.
Miss Eleanor Carruthers left Friday for
few days visit at the home of j. 5. Far
ey at Orange, Mass. Mr.. Farley who
was former citizen of Bellows Falls, is
now senator from his county
Miss c. H. Sanford of Philadelphia ar
rived in town on Saturday on a two weeks
visit with her brother, the Rev. D. l..
Sanford Miss Sanford is the house moth
err at the Deaconess' home in Philadelphia
The order which was recently issued pro
hibited the transferring of bicycles acrss
the iron railroad bridge has been modified
and the public is now allowed to push
wheels over the bridge on the walk on the
side.
Wilson s. Lowell of Springfield, well
known here in business circles, received a
serious injury few days ago by being
struck in the face by the sudden motion of
startled horse. The blow was a severe
one and at the present time he is confined
to his house from its effects
DIR. Ridden, as health officer of the vii
lage, has thoroughly fumigated the room
in which little Renia Parsons died of diph-
liberia Every precaution will be taken to
confine the disease. to the house, and the
quarantine will not be raised for two
weeks.
A small fire started in H. D. Ryder's Of
flee on Friday afternoon. II. 2. Conway
accidentally dropped lighted match into
the waste basket which Immediately
famed up. The basket was hastily tax en-
into the hall, where the fire was extin-
guished before it had caused any damage
Geo. D Thomas and wife of Waltham,
Mass, are visiting in town, the guests of
W. \. Truax. Mr.. Thomas is on the ed-
torial staff of the Boston Herald, and has
for three weeks been handling the cipher
dispatches which have been posted on the
bulletin board of the local War News asso-
citation. They will remain week.
An order has recently been issued by
Superintendent Folsom of the Boston IL
Maine railroad, prohibiting any one from
riding or carrying bicycles over the iron
bridge. This order has become necessary
because a large number of people have
been riding their wheels both on the walk
at the side and even over the ties, endan-
gering the lives of the riders and of the
pedestrians. John Walsh, the switchman
has been instructed to enforce this order
and it keeps him busy a large part of the
time. This railroad bridge has come to be
the principal connecting link with the
other side of the river, as the distance to
most parts of North Walpole is about
three-fourths of a mile greater via the toll
bridge.
A small fire occurred near Halls paint
shop on Friday afternoon, causing some
excitement for a time, but which was ex.
tinguished before much damage was done.
For several days pile of refuse had been
causing some disagreeable odors near
Guild & Wetherbee's mill, and G. H.
Church, who has charge of Halls shop,
ordered two men to get rid of it. Accord
ingly the pile was set ON fire. The fire
spread to some shavings lying around. The
wind was blowing toward the railroad
trestle, and it being covered with grease
readily caught fire and was soon in flames
A hose was attached to a hydrant belong
ing to the Westminster Paper company,
and the fire put out without the aid of the