Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28


Bowtelle.
Rev. G. R. B. Dodge preached in Ches-
ter last Sunday.
Editor W. G. Belknap returned Tuesday
from his vacation of three weeks spent in
Barre and Berlin.
G. Herbert Osgood came from Boston
Wednesday and is spending vacation
here with his parents, accompanied by
friend.
Charles F. Eddy of Boston, a former
well-known local attorney, has spent por-
ton of the past week with his mother,
Mrs. G. B. Eddy.
Rev, Albert Hammatt started Monday
on his vacation of about six weeks, during
which time his church will be closed. Both
the Baptist and Universalist congregations
are dividing up among the other churches
of the village.
@. Ernest White who is spending his
vacation from the Hartford Theological
seminary with his parents, is supplying the
pulpit of the Congregational church at AL
stead for three Sundays, and went last
Sunday to Langdon also
Two local fremen, John Francis and
Fred Britton, were in Bennington last
week at the firemen's tournament Both
took part in the hose race, assisting the
West Rutland company, which made the
quickest run of the tournament.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Villas will start Tues
day on their trip to Chicago. At Spring
field, Mass, they will be met by their son,
Dana and from there they will journey
together. Dana and his children have
been spending week or two in Camden,
Me.
Lewis Lowell is making extensive pre-
parations for the starting of his trotting
horses in the races of the summer. He
went to Rutland with his ed Gay Tues
day, and he will take part in the races
there next week, visiting other New Eng.
land points later.
E. L. Walker has been appointed admin
istIator of the estate of the late w. P. Gas
sidy, and the livery business here will
probably be sold at an early date. j. A
Eaton and Clark Chase are appointed com
missoners to approve claims against tn.
estate. Mr.. Cassidy owned two farms be
sides his livery business
w. H. Griswold, who has been confined
to the house two weeks with a severe at
tack of tonsilitis, was able to be out again
yesterday for the first time. His son Ray
mond who has been i'll with diphtheria, il
also so far recovered that the quarantine O
the premises was removed yesterday. DIR
T.. S. Allbee has been the attending physi
clan.
The private car of Gen. Nelson A. Mile
passed through here Saturday morning
about o'clock, carrying the general ant
his party from Burlington to Boston. H
was in Burlington early in the week in at
tendance upon the meeting of the Lova
legion, and later spent number of day
with Col w. Seward Webb at Shelburn
Farms.
The new cottage being built by Wallac
White at Sunapee lake is completed an
his family have moved into it this week
In the vacating of the old one at Ba
Point the family of @. H. Sawyer hav
taken possession and will occupy it the res
of the season, Mr. Sawyer having bough
it last spring Mr.. Whites new cottag
is in a fine location on Great Island
George Bacon of Bellows Falls, and Mis-
Mary S. jackson of Bridgewater, N. S
were married at Bangor, Maine, Tuesda
at noon, the ceremony being performed b
the Rev. w. H. jackson, pastor of the AC
Ventst church, who is a brother of th
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon will make
tour of the large eastern cities and waite
ing places, and will reside in Bellows Fall
The senior class of the High school hel
a very enjoyable lawn party Wednesda
evening on the grounds of Chas. e. How
ard on Westminster street. The Below
Falls band was in attendance and gay
their weekly concert at that time. I'll
proceeds, which were a very satisfactor
amount, are the nucleus to the necessaT
funds for graduation expenses of ne1
year.
The Hotel Fullerton at Chester, to whiC
SO many Bellows Falls parties drive eac
year, was seriously damaged by fire We
nes1ay evening. The fire originated in IL
laundry in the basement of the L and he
gained considerable Roadway in the part
tions when discovered at about IL o'cloc
in the evening The L was..nearly destro,
ed but the main building was not serious
damaged. 1t is owned by a corporate
known as the Chester Hotel company.
Capt Stephen M. Foote of the 9th A
tillery has this week been ordered to So
Francisco for duty with recruits AVA
ing transportation to Manila. III
captain was widely known here few yea
ago from having been stationed at Saxto
River as the military instructor of Vermo
Academy. He was then a lieutenant, b
has been promoted during the past year T
meritorious service in the war in Cuba
has hosts of warm friends in this part of Nj
England who will hope for his safety al
still further advancement.