Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08

counsel on both sides. It is to be held be-
fore H. d. Ryder as Judge, and under both
the charge above, and the trial under the
disclosure, the form Of law will be followed
and many of the strong as well as weak
points brought out in a laughable way.
Rev. John II. Reid gave a lecture in the
Congregational church Tuesday evening,
describing points of interest seen by him
in bicycle trip from Edinburg to Lon
don" few years ago. The lecture was
fully illustrated by stereoptcon views
given under the direction of Rev. j. E.
Farrow. The proceeds of the entertain
ment are to be devoted to the parsonage
fund by the Christian Endeavor society.
The annual district meeting of the Ma
sonic lodges will take place here next
week Thursday and Friday evenings, and
will draw together large number of the
members of the fraternity of the state
District Deputy Grand Master Cowles of
Brattleboro is to make his official visit and
the first degree will be worked Thursday
evening by Lodge of the Temple. Friday
evening King Solomon's lodge will work
the third degree and a banquet at Towns
hotel will follow the work.
Among those from out of town who
spent Thanksgiving with friends here were
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hall and Master
Melvin of New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Chapman of White River Junction at John
Chipman's Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Osgood
of Boston at G. w Osgood's; Capt. Walter
Taylor of Rockingham at George II. Bah
belts; Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Butterfeld of
Derby Line. Students at home from their
various institutions were Misses Arms,
Reed and Shipman from Smith; Miss Cen
evieve Williams from Mount Holyoke and
Miss Susy Roundy from Worcester; Ernest
White from Hartford theological seminary;
Henry King and Harry George from bust
ness college.
"All the modern improvements" Bel
lows Falls now boasts full fledged bowl
ing alley, extensive and we'll constructed.
A building about 90 feet long and 80 feet
wide reached Bellows Falls early this week,
or rather the material for it all ready to
put in place. 1t had been used at some
point in the West, and was shipped here
The owner of it is John II. Bissometter,
of Worcester, Mass, who has superintend
ed its erection, and is to run it, Land was
hired of Mrs. Fleming of Rockingham
street, just north of the Maynard Block,
and it is to be ready for use within day
or two Since the palmy days of the old
Island House, over 80 years ago, there has
been no alley for bowling in the village.
The lecture of Wendall P. Stafford on
Freedom in the Philippines" given in the
Opera House Saturday evening, drew a
fair sized audience and gave much pleasure
to all. Mr.. Stafford showed himself to be
an able and eloquent speaker, and his ad-
dress was one of merit throughout. Wheel
ers orchestra was in attendance at the
hall, and at the close the orchestra and au-
dience adjourned to the hotel where a re-
ception was given Mr.. Stafford. n. G..
Williams aud George II. Babbitt were add
ed to the receiving party. Mr.. Stafford
returned to st. Johnsbury at II o'clock.
The Young Mems club are to be congratu
lated uopn their opportunity to give our
citizens an evening of pleasure and instruc-
ton,
This evening occurs the second number
of the lecture course, it being the Otumwas
Male quartet.
Snow fell on the mountain between here
and Rutland Monday to depth of about
foot, necessiting the running of the pillow
by the railroad. No snow fell here, it be-
ing a copious fall of rain instead.
The verdict of $500 against the Inter
national Paper company for causing the
death of Michael Kennedy in one of the di-
gesters of their mill hero, a year or two
ago, has just been affirmed by the Supreme
! court.
G. II. Shepardson opened his new store
in Union block Wednesday. He occupies
the store formerly occupied by j. II. Blake
| ly's clothing store, and carries a line of
ladies' furnishings, but not a complete line
of dry goods as yet.
| An axtansiva roU occurrad Monday on
Hyde street between the O'Brien and Por-
ter families. Wednesday Chas Porter was
fined one cent and costs for assault upon
other members of the Porter families under
similar charges. The trial of Chas Porter s
was before c. H. Williams.
William RUSSELL father of Geo. X. Rus
sell, and formerly a well-known paper mill
owner of Bellows Falls, died at his ONE
in Lancaster, Mass, Saturday night at the
advanced age of 90. In company with
Geo. K. Russell he built the mill now own
ed by the Robertson paper company, and
under the firm name of Willard Russell 4
Son they ran it until few years ago.
Chas. H. Robb is this week receiving the
congratulations of his friends upon the
pleasant things said by the press of the
state regarding an eloquent address deliv-
cred by him in Barre Sunday evening to
an audience of 1900 people in the opera
house The meeting was under the auspices
of the Vermont Anti-Saloon leegue, and
Mr.. Robb was invited to speak on account
of his strong support of the law, and his
reputation gained by his faithful enforce
ment of the prohibitory law while states
attorney of Windham county.