Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14


the bones of her left leg near the ankle,
the bones protruding through the flesh.
She has secured excellent assistance so the
keeping of her boarders will not be inter
fered with while she is confined to her bed.
Mr.. Olsen, the Swede who purloined
goods from the store of Durham Brothers,
was last week given fine of only $40 at
his trial in Boston, sum much less than
the value of the goods taken. He was not
able to raise even this amount and is taking
a sentence of three months in jail instead.
He was not returned to Vermont for trial,
but was tried under the Massachusetts
laws.
The quarterly meeting of the Rocking
ham Town Sunday School association &C.
Cured last Sunday at Cambridgeport and
was attended by a number from Bellows
Falls. Among those taking part in the ex
ercises were Rev. +. B. Ham of Westfield,
n. j., Rev. j. II. Reid, Prof. Cox, N. G.
Williams and Deacon John o. Spring of
Bellows Falls and Rev. G. II. DeBevoise of
Westminster,
An accident which for a time promised
serious results occurred last Sunday after
noon to a party of Bellows Falls people in
Westminster West. Mr. and Mrs. S. e.
Howes and Miss Bertha Capron were driv-
ing and one wheel of the carriage came off,
causing the horse to run, throwing the oc-
cupants into a brook, but only few
scratches resulted and the horse was Sc
cured later.
J. G. Day has been i'll the most of the
past week with what the physician terms a
slow fever, due to overwork. Mr.. Day is
one of the most active and Woodworking
business men in the Square aud his friends
have warned him for years of the results.
He is able to be out a little each day at the
present time and is discussing taking a
long vacation at some of the beaches, prob
ably going early next week.
Tuesday of this week the present man.
agemeut of the depot restaurant made ma
terial change in prices of meals. Now
nothing is sold except upon the European
| plan, and there is no reduction to local resi-
dents as formerly, resulting in much in
creased expense to patrons. For some
years many residents have preferred TAX
| ing their meals there instead of at the
hotels, which is now impossible because of
the expense.
A delightful parlor talk was given We'd
nesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
! w. A. Hall bv Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wheeler
of Providence upon 1.-The Dreyfus Case. "
| About 30 ladies gathered and were deeply
4 interested. Mrs. Wheeler is to give an
other talk next Tuesday afternoon on "The
Books of 1885," Mrs. Wheeler has num-
Der of subjects upon which she gives these
parlor talks, usually to ladies' clubs. She
has recently been giving a series of them
at Claremont.
Frank Upham of the Bellows Falls High
school, 80, has received a scholarship at
Norwich University and will probably en-
ter there next fall. 1t is one of the two
scholarships to which Windham county is
entitled at that institution, and was pro
cured of Senator Cudworth by II. d Ryder
of the school board VIM. Barker, who
graduated in the same class, is discussing
taking course at the University of Yer
mont, taking either civil engineering OF
electrical engineering.
Keene papers this week contain an item
to the effect that Wilkinson & McGregol
of that city are manufacturing a pair ci
harness for G. w. Labaree that are to cost
$500. Tht Labaree Medicine company are
soon to put on the road a team magnificent
in all its appointments to advertise and sci
their remedies, these harness being only
a small part of the outfit. Bellows FALL
people are waiting to see the turnout, tn,
descriptions of which have been of natur,
to arouse considerable interest.
The light of large fire was seen in th'
southwest during the evening of Tuesday
by many of our citizens, and the next day
it was found to have been a set of farm
buildings in Townshend on East Hill
near the town line of Brookline. 1t was
farm known as the David Bemis place
later owned by Mr.. Currier. Ten day
ago a man named Reynolds moved on to tn
place to do the haying, and within a few
days his wife found him dead in the bari
from heart disease. The family had move,
away and the property was vacant. 1t i
supposed to have been caused by lightning
Differences of judgment have arisen be
tween the cemetery commissioners and l.
d. Lockwood as to where the boundar
line between Mr. Lockwood's land and tn
cemetery runs. Mr.. Lockwood recentl
erected some extensive hen houses an
: yards next to the cemetery fence at whic
a number of citizens complained as a dam
age to the cemetery. This brought abou
an investigation resulting in the commits
soners being convinced the town owne
J the land so occupied, and an ejectment sui
was brought against Mr.. Lockwood las
week by Attorney H. H. Allbee to recove
possession of the land. The contention G
the town is that their deed gives them It'll
: to all land to the line of the "Old Kin
Road"
All the mills began running ON full tim
Monday morning, making a welcome re
lief from the hardship of loss of work to tn
employees. At no time since the river ha
D been used to drive logs has the interference
been as serious as this year. The mill
J have practically not run at all for the pre-
l cediug two weeks as the water was so 10,
the logs would not pass the falls if it wa
used by the mills, and the navigation {
a the river taking precedence by law. 1t
{ estimated the loss to the workmen of til
place, in salaries alone, exceeded $1,000 pc
= day for the two weeks, besides the naturt
Q loss of profits and business to the employ
ers themselves The loss of work to lare
a number of workmen is something Below
= Falls is not familiar with, as work has bee
r plenty and steady to the people as a Who'll
3 for many years.
e @. H. Shepardson, who has for the pal
. six years been in the grocery trade herr
4 last week sold out his entire business
a Leon b. Marble, who has been in his en-
ploy for some time, and Fred S. Clarl
T who is employed in the @. e. Whitman or,
a Gerry. They will take possession the fir
8 of the coming month. Both are youn
men well known locally, and they will COZ
tinue the business in the store occupitd b
r Mr. Shepardson on Henry street extension
e Young Marble has always lived here, b
>, father being NJ. w. Marble, living o