Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-10

The Bellows Falls friends of Charles
Hoyt are very sorry to learn of his serious
illness in Washington.
Benjamin B. Royce, who has been en-
ployed in the store of NJ. A Durkee, enters
that of j. G. Day next Monday.
The Young Peoples Christian Union of
the Universalist church give a social enter
tainment in the church parlors this evening.
George Evans is determined that there
shall be no ice famine this year, as he is
putting in 400 tons more this winter than
usual.
The friends of Deacon John O. Spring
are glad to welcome him home this week
from his trip to Germany and other places
in Europe.
Some of the machines of the Information
al Paper company are shut down for the
purpose of substituting steam for water in
their running.
Il. c. johnson and Mrs S. L Bennett
have been spending three weeks in Man
chester, N. H., where their mother is criti-
cally ill. Miss johnson is keeping house
for the family of S. L. Bennett
The ladies of the Baptist church give an
orange tea at the church vestry this eve
ming Mrs. E. G. Fairbank, Mrs. W. o.
Kemp, Mrs. E. L. Walker, Mrs. Carrie
CadY, Mrs. S. A. Adams and Mrs. E. w.
Parsons have the supper in charge.
The Hibernians have contributed $50 to-
ward a testimonial which is to be presented
to Rev. Father Corcoran by the people of
North Walpole. This is intended to show
in some degree the high regard entertained
for Father Corcoran by the people among
whom he labors.
The next debate of the Young Mems club
will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 81.
The question for discussion is Resolved,
That the present system of town liquor
agencies is not the best way of controlling
the sale of liquors" Affirmative, Edward
Robertson and Henry Hamburg negative,
George Rabbit and W, D, Hayes.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church will open Corner grocery" in the
vestry of their church Wednesday evening,
Feb. %. 1t will be open for one night only
Anyone wishing to purchase the very latest
thing in the line of edibles cannot fail to
find them there as they will be imported di
rectly from the manufacturers. This will
be held in connection with their annual
apron sale.
The senior class of the High school will
give a dramatic entertainment April 8.
April 20 and 81 the junior class of the
High school, assisted by the sophomore
and freshman classes, will give a comic
opera. 1t is expected that SO students will
take part in this. 1t will take nerves and
pocket-books to keep up with the procession
OF entertainments by home talent through
the month of April.
The Choral Union, at their rehearsal
Monday evening, decided to give a grand
concert Tuesday evening, April 10. At the
- Il. IL
membership tickets, which can be bought
for 90 cents each, and will entitle the owner
to admission to all the rehearsals of the
Union, and also to the first sale of reserved
seats for any and all concerts given for the
period of one year.
Bellows Falls residents were sorry to
learn of the death of Arthur L. Romans,
which occurred at his home in Plymouth
N. H., Friday, Feb 3. Mr. Romans was a
resident of Bellows Falls for several wears.
He was master mechanic for the Fall
Mountain Paper company in whose en-
ploy he has spent his whole business life.
Mrs. Romans and her daughters and son
have the sympathy of their friends here.
Edwin s. Parmenter of Barre, who COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine at Mont
pelier Sunday was well known here, hay
ing been a member of the local band and
orchestra for some years. He was bril-
liant musician, but erratic While here be
married, but lived with his wife only a
short time. So far as known he has no
relatives only his mother Mrs. Frank Jar
Wis, who lives at Westmoreland, N. II.
His father committed suicide by drowning
some years ago.
William Stuart died at the home of his
father, S. W. Stuart, Sunday evening, as
the result of an injury received in jumping
from a sleigh the Tuesday before. Mr..
Stuart was 30 years old and had lived all
his life in Bellows Falls except a short time
spent at Saxtons River at school. He
leaves, besides his father, three sisters,
Mrs. Ball of Waterville P. O., Mrs. Viii
son of Fitchburg, and Miss Belle Stuart,
whose home is with her father. The fune-
raj was held from the house Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. c. R, B. Dodge officiating.
The officers elected by the young mems
club Tuesday evening were as follows:
President, H. V. Durham; vice president
A. L. Field; secretary Edgar Guild; treas
urer, Henry o. King. The debate of the
evening was upon the subject Resolved
That the Senate should ratify the Spanish
American treaty" A committee of five de-
cided the weight of the argument made to
be upon the negative side, but upon the ex- |
preston of the house being called for, after |
the debate had been participated in by all |
who cared to do so, the vote stood 80 for the |
affirmative and five only for eRe negative.