Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-04
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

kinson street Tuesday morning of rheumat-
ic fever. He was 90 years of age and lived
here for the past 10 years. For nearly two
years he was the junior member OF the firm
of market men on Rockingham street,
Lowell & Carpenter but has worked in the
city market during the past year or so.
He was unmarried.
The programs for the Claremont juno
ton camp meeting of the Methodist church
have been distributed this week and the
attendance from Bellows Falls will be as
large this year as usual. 1t occurs during
the week of August % to %. Ex-Gov. w.
P. Dillingham; will be one of the speakers
Thursday, that day being set apart as
''20th Century Day, "and a number of prom
inent speakers are scheduled to assist in
the Goth century movement.
A horse owned by Allen II. Sabin of Sax
tons River was seriously injured Saturday
evening on the Saxtons River road. When
near Mr.. LABELS it became frightened and
turned around, overturning the carriage
in which was Harry and Walter Bailey.
The horse struck against post and cut
serious cash in his breast. The horse was
caught near this village 1t was attended
by veterinary surgeon at L. T. Lovell's
stable and later taken back to Saxtons
River.
The Bellows Falls Machine company has
in contemplation a number of important
improvements The foundry which has
been many years at the north end of the
village, is to be built on the island Just east
of the shops, and work will begin very
soon on the new buildings needed for it.
A new roof is being put on the old Island
House and the building is to be thoroughly
repaired and painted on the outside, with
the addition of new windows, they having
been gradually destroyed in the past few
years.
j. H. Blakley is to move his clothing
store into the store now occupied by the
New York Racket as soon as that firm
move to the new Suter block now beng
erected. This will probably be about Oct
1. c. H. Shepardson has leased the store
now occupied by Mr.. Blakely in Union
block, but he is reticent as to what kind of
trade he will engage in. His old store on
the extension of Henry street was occu-
pied Tuesday by the new firm of Clark &
Marble, who had bought Mr.. Shepardson' S
| grocery business there.
The band concert of this week was given
on the grounds of H. G. Bacon on Akin
son street Wednesday evening. A lawn
| party of the Baptist church was held at
the same time and netted the society about
| $40. There is talk upon the street of an
effort to have the different churches of the
| village unite in giving benefit party some
evening soon on the lawn of A. H. Fisher,
! complimentary to the band, the band hav-
ing arranged the concerts this season in
such a manner as to assist each church in a
| IL l. 10
thing to do and such lawn party would
be generously sustained.
James H. Brown, roadmaster over the
Rutland road, is feeling pleased over an i'm
portant addition to the equipment of the
track department. 1t is a track veloci
pede with three wheels, similar TO the old
fashioned railroad velocipede, but the mo
tive power is supplied by small gasolen,
engine. 1t will run 20 miles an hour, car
rying three men, and is to be used by tn,
heads of the department for inspections anC
for any necessary trips over the road. i
weighs only 300 pounds and is easily taker
from the track by one man. The roaC
has bought two, one for the Rutland roaC
and the other for the Ogdensburg division
In the repairing of Towns hotel it wa
found the fire worked down as far as tn
parlor floor and in the ceiling just abov,
the dining room windows it had burned
enough to crack and spoil one of the larg
granite stones over the iron posts between
the dining room windows. This it has beef
necessary to replace, and that portion o
the wall of the building has been supported
specifically this week to enable the putting
in of new stone The work of rebuilding
is progressing rapidly. The windows ar
nearly all in place and the roof completed
Masons are doing the large amount o
plastering required in all parts of the build
ing this week 1t will be ready for occu
pancy as expected by Sept. /.
The Pierce pharmacy has changed hand
this week. Tuesday morning the bushes
was transferred from the ownership of S
W. Wilder, jr., of Boston to that of Col
E. G. Osgood, well-known local bushes
man. Mr.. Osgood is now in the employ o
the Vacuum Dryer company, who are per
fecting their invention at the shops of tn
Bellows Falls Machine company, and it
probable he will still continue there, leav
ing the business of the store in the hands o
Oscar Cast, as it has been for number O
, years. This store has one of the best loca
tions in town. 1t was opened when tn
block in which it was located was new i
1875 by Babbitt & Hayes, who were, i
turn, succeeded by Hayes & Holden, Wm
A. Holden, F. G. Bosworth, John F. Pierce
S. w. Wilder, and now by Mr.. Osgood a
above. The building has never been occu
pied except as drug store ON the groun
floor, and the business is well established