Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Moses Miller returned last night from
short stay at Sunapee
Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Childs of Benning
ton spent part of Wednesday in town.
w. S. Durham has notified Mrs. Towns
that he does not care to continue the man
agement of Towns hotel when 1t is repair
ed. but will engage in other business.
The dwelling of DR.. Geo. H. Gorham has
been moved back to its new location near
the Dean house during the past two days
and is now on its new foundation. Work
upon the new residence on School street is
to begin at once.
DR.. Edward Kirkland returned from
Montpelier last evening, where he had
spent the last two days attending the an
nual meeting of the Vermont Homeopathic
Medical society. The doctor delivered an
address before the meeting Wednesday and
was elected as its president for the coming
year.
The old Pettis-S uter block was only about
&c by 40 feet, two stories high. The foun-
dation for the new one, now being put in,
shows the front to be 80 feet and it is TO be
so feet deep, thus making block more
than twice the size of the old one. 1t is to
be only two stories high, with flat gravel
roof
The dwelling of Fred c. Winnewisser on
the corner of Hadley and School streets,
recently bought of the estate of the late
Mrs. G. E. Holbrook, has been changed and
improved inside, being divided into two
tenements from the cellar to the roof. 1t
will be ready for Mr.. Winnewisser and his
tenant June ].
The two adjoining farms between here
Q 4. l.. el.,
ken and Hooper farms, have been bought
by John f. Brosnahan from the estate of
the late William A. Russell. They are two
valuable river farms and under an excel
lent cultivation, containing over 700 acres
They are listed in the town grand list at
over $14, 900. How will John enjoy fancy
farming on a large scalei
The International Paper company's log
drive was let out of the White river Mon
dav and began arriving here Tuesday
There is now nearly 100000 feet in the
boom and the rear is today near North
Hartland The men are having an excel
lent run. The Amonoosuc drive is not yet
in the Connecticut, and the Connecticut
Valley company's drive is still doomed just
above Wells river.
Interest in the Inter-scholastic meet,
day, deepens among the High school pupils
as the time draws near. Considerable ex-
ira work has been put into it here this year,
and the local team is in better shape than
in former years. Good judges of the rela-
tive efficiency of the teams of other schools,
which are members of the association,
think there is good chance of Bellows
Falls being able To bring home the cup this
time.
At meeting of the Baptist church Tues
day evening the report was given that suf
ficient progress had been made in the rails
ing Of funds for repairing the church build
ing, and it was voted to begin work as soor
as arrangements can be made. Probably
it will be begun by the middle of mex
month, and it is to be almost entirely re
built and much enlarged. The buildinl
committee chosen were f. c. Fairbank, j
o. Spring and d. l.. Snow. About $1,000
have already been subscribed
The passenger conductors and tranmel
of the Boston Il Maine are having a bus,
time these days. They have received or
ders to insist upon the passengers keeping
their feet off the cushions of the seats
Some are so officious they go through tn
cars, before the train starts from a term
inal station, after having been delivered I
them by another road, and suggest in al
imperative manner that the passengers ar
violating the rules. The manner in whic
it is done often causes annoyance to tn
patrons of the road. 81.
The judgment expressed in these column
some weeks since that the local steam fir
engine is in good working condition ha
been fully substantiated by an inspecto
from the manufacturers. He has CAREFUL
examined every part, and tested it, givin
the fire wardens a certificate of its entir
efficiency, if rightly handled with prope
fuel. This was the subject of an article i
the warrant for special village meetin
recently, reminding the wardens of the
neglect in not ascertaining beyond dout
whether it was in reliable shape or not, a
ter it failed at the hotel fire.