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


lunch room on the stairs.
Ex-Mayor Hamilton S. Peck of Burling-
ton was in town Wednesday.
f. B. Ham and wife of Westfield, N. j.,
were guests of j. @. Day over Sunday.
Dick Barker, Bellows Falls High school
800, expects now to enter Norwich univer-
sitv in the fall.
A fve-mile bicycle race is to be called
next Tuesday between Carroll Barber and
Thomas Donovan. a1saAl tyrp. n
Miss Cora Petty went to her old home in
Ticonderoga, N. Y, Wednesday for a two
or three weeks visit. ------- GHaa,.-.-,
Mrs. George Grout and three children
went to Fairlee Monday, where they will
occupy cottage at Lake Morey for three
weeks.
George W. Nutting of Bridgeport Conn,
a former hardware merchant of Bellows
Falls, is the guest of his mother on Henry
street.
W. A. Mcdonald of the local post-office
force is one of the clerks to receive an in
crease of 500 in salary under the recent
re-rating amour ced from Washington.
Zina H. Allbee, as guardian for the late
OvIla j. Blondin, who was drowned last
fall, advertises the settlement of his guar
dianship accounts at the probate office
Aug. 8.
Margaret Williams, Bellows Falls High
school, go, has decided upon a course of
instruction at popular private school on
Fifth avenue, New York, known as Miss
Doremus's school.
Another of the popular band concerts
was given last evening on the grounds of
e. A. Prouty on School street, where a
lawn party was being given by the ladies
of the Universalist church.
Editor W. G. Belknap of the Times is
spending a two weeks outing at his old
home in Berlin, this state, where his fam
lily have been some weeks. Willard Bacon
of Brown university is doing local work for
him in his absence.
Dana Villas and two children of Chicago
are spending the month with Mr. Vilas's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. S. S. Villas. When
they return to Chicago, Aug. /, Mr. and
Mrs. Villas expect to accompany them for
two months visit.
Thomas Walsh, former blacksmith in
the village, but now living just north OF
the village on farm, was seriously kicked
by colt Monday night. 1t was feared in.
ternal injuries of serious nature were
caused, and the result is uncertain
Misses Powers and Hayes, teachers in
the graded schools, went to Marthas Vine
yard Monday morning to attend a summer
institute for teachers that opened there
this week. They will remain through the
session of the school, which is three weeks
W. II. Griswold's dwelling on Schoo
street was yesterday quarantined by the
board of health, his little SON. Stanley
having developed a seemingly mild case Of
diphtheria He had been sick nearly I
week, but nothing to indicate contagious
disease until yesterday.
Mrs. j. A. Narramore and daughte,
Elizabeth came last Saturday to spend tn,
remainder of the month with her mother
Mrs. f. p. Ball 1t is expected that Mr.
Narrsmore, who was formerly pastor OF
the Methodist church, will come later t.
spend portion of his vacation here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stowell started
Wednesday to drive to Schroon lake
among the Adirondacks, that being Mrs
Stowells old home Their son, Walter
rode over ON his wheel. They are to be
absent until the first of September, except
Mr.. Stowell, who returns in few days.
H. s. Frost has leased the Commercial
House property to A. E. Wiggin of Tam
worth, N. H., who took possession last Fri
day. Many improvements are being made il
the appearance of the hotel by paint anC
paper. Mr.. Frost and family have moved
back to their Atkinson street residence.
Miss Katherine Mccarthy, daughter Of