Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-18

Gerald WEIGH has returned from
week 5 visit to Boston.
Bradley A Putney of Lexington Mass,
was in town yesterday
"A Stranger in New York comes to the
opera house tomorrow evening
Roy f Bingham of Walpole will attend
the Bellows Falls High school next term.
c. Ernest White is home from Hartford
Theological seminary on a two weeks va
cation.
Miss Hayes is in Royalton visiting her
grandmother, Mrs A E Danforth, who
has been i'll.
Mr. and Mrs L. S Hayes are spending
a week or ten days with friends in Wash
ington, ,. {.
Mrs a. +. Robinson of Atkinson street
has been on the sick list for some time, but
is convalescent
Ralph Vaughn of Worcester, Mass, has
been the guest this week Of his aunt, Mrs
George Underwood
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church will hold an experience social IN
the vestry tonight.
Wallace White spent the early part of the
week in Roundabout. \ Y. in the interests
of the firm of Osgood x Barker
The basket ball game to have been played
last evening between the Bellows Falls and
the Keene teams has been postponed
J j Fenton is planning for an Easter
opening in commemoration of the sixth
anniversary of his clothing establishment
DR.. j. A Parker and wife spent the
week il Rutland, where the doctor attended
the Vermont Dental Examiners conven-
ton.
The ladies Of the Woman's Relief corps
gave a supper Wednesday evening in the
Grand Army hall. which was well patron
ICED.
Charles G Faruham of Buffalo and Mrs
well Faruham Of Bradford were guests
rst of the week of Mrs Edward :
I'D
me paper mills have found it necessary
80 run sundays to supply the increased or
ders from the newspapers since the Maine
disaster
The senior class of the High school will
give another musical and literary enter
tainment this evening in the High school
building.
The b. y. P. c. [. of the Baptist church
will hold box social at the residence of
H. O Kemp on Atkinson street, on next
Tuesday evening.
c. c. Aldrich Ames. formerly of inter
state y. NJ c. a. committee, is now EN-
ployed 10y the Vermont Farm Machine com
pany as stenographer.
The COS club which was organized
few DAYS ago with John Barrett as presi-
dent, celebrated St. Patrick day with
banquet in Banquet hall last evening
Chas J. ONeil and Edward Lawlor were
chosen delegates TO the state convention
of Ancient Order of Hibernians to be held
in Manchester, y. H. next Tuesday
Vivian White went 10 Wethersfed Bow.
Wednesday, in the interest of the Canal
company The company is expecting
trouble from the ice when it breaks W in
the river.
Sousas band concert of last Friday even
ing, in the opera house was al unbounded
success. 1t drew the largest audience that
ever entered the opera house, notwith-
standing the high price of seats.
Miss Lena Cooper completed last SUNDAY
six years service as contralto in the choir of
the Congregational church Miss Cooper
is to be comphmented upon the fact that
during that time she has missed but two
Sundays.
An entertainment, consisting of music
rectations and the Ted and Tot Combi-
nation IN their original historical tableaux
will he given within two or three weeks by
the children of the Junior Endeavor society
of the Congregational church
The quarterly conference of the Metho-
dist church was held on Wedne. day even
ing. Presiding Elder Beeman. who was
present, expressed his pleasure at finding
the church SO much improved during the
past year 1t was voted unanimously to
invite Rev. Mr. Lewis to accept the pas
torate for another year.
Charles Y Peters of Claremont, n H.
was in town Monday. 1t is interesting to
note that Mr.. Peters was a competitor a
few years ago, for entrance to the Annapo-
lis naval academy, his only opponent being
Lieutenant Holden Of the Maine" The
latter passed the examination successfully
and received the appointment.
The Island Manufacturing company ex-
poets to have Its wrapper factory, in the
Island house, running il full blast by next
Monday This week Wheeler d Wilson
of Boston put in about 90 machines and the
proprietors are getting everything else
about the factory III good order. About IL
hands will be employed in the beginning.
On Thursday the feast of St Patrick
the apostle of Ireland was celebrated in
St. Peters church in North Walpole Rev.
Father O'Nen of Nashua preached the
sermon. Division No. ., A O. H., of this
place, headed by the Bellows Falls band,
and displaying the stars and stripes and
the flag of Erin, marched from Il cir hall
TO the church, where they attended mass in
a body.
Harry Lord, IS, who was sent to the
state industrial school at Nergennes about
two years ago for tamperng with a switch
on the Boston y Maine railroad and thus
causing a small wreck, will probably be re
leased as soon as suitable employment can
be found for him. He has won the favor
of those III charge of the school and has be-
come great help to the officers who are
anxious TO have him succeed.
Evangelist w A Dunnett, who has been
conducting, very successfully, a series of
revival services in Ludlow was in town
Monday He gets through in Ludlow to-
day friday, and after few DAYS rest
may come here and hold q few meetings
the latter part of next week He has
many warm friends here. Several parties
from here have attended some of his meet
ings in Ludlow, driving over rough roads
or going by rail at considerable inconven-
fence.
The Ministers Monday club composed
of ministers of Bellows Falls and surround
ing towns, held its third meeting in the y
NJ. c. A. parlor last Monday. Two papers
were read, one on Higher Criticism" by
Rev. Mr. Goodhue of Westminster West and
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