Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-06
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

clerk. What will be done with his store
and stock here is not known as vet. 1t
has been closed for a few days.
Sousa's "Bride Elect" drew a fair house
Tuesday evening and was an attraction of
, great merit. The company was a large
one and the different parts were well taken.
This evening Hoyt's "a Contented Woman"
is to be presented at the opera house under
the management of c. E. Capron.
1.-THE Christian" Hall Gaines popular
| novel dramatized, is an attraction booked
for the opera house Wednesday, Oct. 49,
Manager Brosnahan has secured this large
troupe which played last season in New
York and Boston, for one of its two dates
in Vermont, and theatre goers can be as
sured of treat.
The water in the river has this week
been little higher than for the past four
weeks, but only about half the pulp mills
are as yet able to run, so the disadvantage
and loss to the workmen and owners still
continues to be great. The water in Mi
nard's pond is considerably higher than it
was two weeks ago.
The completing of the front of the new
| Suter block on the wsst side of the square
is being delayed by the plate glass manu-
| facturers, as they are so rushed with or
ders that the making of the glass front is
sadly hindered. The front of the block is
entirely open, the remainder being finished,
and the New York Racket and Balls con-
| fectionery store, are obliged to remain in
their old quarters.
Landlord Bowtelle, of Towns hotel, does
not expect now to be able to open the
house under two or three weeks, owing to
the delay in getting the steam radiators
and other steam fittings. 1t had been
| hoped to open soon after the first of this
month. Mr.. Bowtelle has secured large
number Of the old hands to assist him.
Among them are Francis Harwood, clerk
Scion Sumner, chef, c. H. Brown, porter,
and number of the dining room girls.
The school board decided to close all the
grades of the school last week Thursday on
account of the Valley Fair, and large part
of the whole citizenship adjourned to Brat
tleboro that day 354 tickets were sold
here that day. During the two days the
sale was 6S7 as against 4S9 last year. The
railroad facilities were excellent for hand
ling the people who went from here and all
voted the fair decided success except the
few who were relieved of their pocket
books.
The family of Frank II. Chapman is this
week moving from Rochester TO White
River Junction, where they will make their
! future home. The international Paper
company have opened an office in White
River Junction, making that the head
quarters of the business of furnishing the
logs for the mills here and at Wilder. Mr.
Chapman and his father have the full
charge of the cutting and driving down
the river of these logs from the timber
lands owned by the company in both New
Hampshire and Vermont. John II. Chip
man, whose family is still living in Bellows
Falls, i to move to White River Junction
also in the spring. Bellows Falls in this
way loses two of its most est;mable citizens.
The congregation gathered at the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning were pleas
antly surprised by the presentation to the
church of an elegant individual communion
service by Deacon Fairbank The pitch
ers and trays are of silver and the cups of
glass with a heavy gold band. 1t came as
a complete surprise, no one except the pas
tor and Mr.. Fairbanks family knowing
his intention. 1t was used for the first
time during that service. OF interest in
connection with the question of individual
cups, is the fact that at a meeting of the
Universalist church, held Monday evening,
it was voted to discontinue the use of the
cup hereafter, using only the bread. The
reason for this action is the general feeling
of danger from the use of one cup. The
Universalist church Rave for some time
used water in the place of wine. Each OF
the other churches here still use the com
mon cup.