Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-20

began work Monday for the Island Manu-
featuring company in their wrapper factory
here
The streets at the corner of Atkinson
and Henry were much improved Saturday
by the removal of Il fence around the
residence of c. i. Barber and his mother,
and the grading of the grounds.
aMyron Green of North Walpole went to
Chester hunting a short time ago and was
fortunate enough to capture a fine speci
men of eagle measuring five and half
feet from tip to tip of the wings.
y series of four evening entertainments
and lectures in Union hall, advertising the
V. l. NJ. remedies of Dr. Lewis Turner,
closed Saturday night. Small audiences
and small returns upon both sides were the
rule.
Harry P. Conway goes to Maine June
LIST to umpire the Maine college games of
foot ball Mr.. Conway while at Dart
mouth took a leading place in athletic
sports and still keeps his hold upon the
games.
Last Friday evening at the Congregation
al vestry the senior Christian Endeavor so
ciety gave an enjoyable social to the junior
members. There are 16 of the juniors who
are to Join the seniors week from next
Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Bridgman, who is living with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. A. Conant on Henry
street, suffered severe shock of either
vertigo or apoplexy Saturday morning and
has been very i'll since. She is about 90
years of age.
S. w. Wilder, ir., has severed his con-
nection with the Fall Mountain Paper com
many, and Night Foreman Charles j..
| O'Nel, who has been employed by the COM
pany many years, finished work for them
Saturday night.
Two chainless bicycles have been sold
here by the agency of Bodine & Davis
within few days. One to VIM. y. Hall
that over 200 of all kinds have been sold
here this season.
Mrs. Edward Arms was at home few
days last week, leaving her husband mayer,
Mass, they having spent some weeks in
Boston and vicinity. She returned to Aver
Saturday and they will probably not return
to Bellows Falls for a week or two longer
number of patient fishermen have
in the last few days been rewarded
at the mouth of the Saxtons River by good
big strings of suckers some being large
sized fish 1t is said that a pike weighing
over seven pounds was caught there Sun
day, but as the law is still on that coulC
not be So No one would break the law!
Albert A. Mccarthy, who recently lief
the freight office of the Fitchburg railroad
here and went into the station at Soutl
Ashburnham temporarily, finished hi
work there Thursday and spent Sunda.
here with his parents. He has now gon,
to Winchendon, Mass, where he is to hav,
charge of the station for the present, per
haps permanently.
H. B. Davis of the Times job printing
office met with a severe misfortune las
Thursday by stepping through an open reg
lister in the dry goods store of j. G. Day 6
Co. and receiving serious injuries He ha
been confined to his bed ever since and il
suffering much pain. He has the sympa
thy of many friends, as he is highly esteem
ed here by all with whom his bushes
brings him in contact.
The business of the Westminster Pape
company is rushing to the greatest capacit
of the mill, and for the last two week
large quantities of orders have been re
fused because they could not be filed. Tn
war with Spain has caused sharp rise i
prices of stock, and the price of manufac'
ured paper is advancing rapidly also. TIL
rush of orders is because the dealers see
much larger price in the future
The cemetery commissioners are arranE
ing for putting in at once an ornaments
archway over the entrance to Oak Hill cen
etery. 1t will probably consist of high sui
stantial stone pillars on each side and a
iron arch over the street, appropriated
lettered. The cemetery is in eXceller
condition this spring and it is hoped Il