Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30


men have worked night and day to hurry
them along. Nights, enough water is let
in to run the wheels of the electric light
plant so the village is lighted, and extra
lights are put at different points in the
falls so the log drivers can work. The
shut down has the most of the time lnclud-
ed the electric lights and motors days, ne
cessitating other manufacturers beside
those under the hill to be idle. Among
them are the wrapper factory in the Island
House. Rays wood working shop, the
Times Job printing office and other places
using electricity.
Naturally there is considerable com
ment as to the arbitrary law which COM
pels all the industries of place OF this
size to be sacrificed for the benefit OF one
firm, but there seems no help for it. The
international company can turn their Or
ders to other points, but the other firms
here have to suffer more severely, and lose
their trade for the future to some extent.
E. G. Osgood was in Worcester, Mass,
Wednesday.
A fisherman Tuesday caught a seven
pound pike in the river below the mills.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf preached in the
Unitarian church at Walpole last Sunday.
The Bellows Falls band gave an out
door concert last evening in front of the OPP
era house, with an excellent program.
c. L. Barber is building his new addi-
ton to his dwelling and barn four stories
high to accommodate his business needs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Slate returned
Monday from weeks carriage drive
through central Vermont, they having been
sas far north as Randolph.
JH. Blakelev went to Rutland Wednes-
dav afternoon with other members of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows to attend the
funeral of the veteran member of the
order, Henry Clark.
Miss Ida Leonard and her mother return
ed Yesterday from New York. Miss Leon
ard has been away all the past winter, and
her mother has been spending three or
four weeks there with her.
Mrs. Jessie Booth who is spending her
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Geo. I'm
derwood, is this week in Stafford Springs,
Conn, to be present at the marriage of a
relative. She is accompanied by her
daughter, Mildred.
VIM. A. Hall received an injury last
Friday at the golf links this side of Mr..
Drislane's, being hit by a ball on the tenn
near, was called and dressed the wound,
bringing Mr.. Hall to his home.
The Sunday school of the Congregational
church held their animal ride and picnic
Wednesday, going to Lake Warren. Be
cause of the Slight rain in the morning and
its continuance through the day, the at
tendance was smaller than usual.
Charles W. Labaree was married Wed
OfS
Mass, at the home of the bride. The
couple passed through here later in the day
on their way to Mr.. Labarees cottage a
Sunapee, where they will be located fol
the present.
During the year 1898 but 5S deaths oc
Cured in the village of Bellows Falls. Ii
1897 there were but 81. This year in les
than the six months now passed, Their
have been ~ deaths, and if the same rati,
continues the number will exceed any pre-
vious years record.
The Bellows Falls savings institution ha
reduced the rate of interest upon deposit
from four per cent, which has been paiC
many years, to 1.2 per cent instead
This rate will be paid upon deposits for thu
last six months, and it is expected it will
be the permanent rate in the future.
Two large bands of gypsies have bee,
eamped some weeks below the village OF
each side of the river. Both bands moved
north Wednesday morning, making a SHOW
in passing through the village, They haC
about 20 horses, and about half that mum
Der of wagons. There were seven families
Mrs. Arthur R. Slader of Providence
R. l., has been visiting here and in tn
surrounding villages for the past few days
in company with her father, Rev. A. G
Field of Arlington. Mrs. Slader moved t.
Providence a few years ago after a resi-
dence at Bellows Falls covering a humble
of years.
A large number of Bellows Falls citizen
mourn the sudden death of Mrs. Charlie
B. Underhill, which occurred at her resi-
dence on Hapgood street Tuesday after
noon. Her condition was not supposed Il
be serious until within a very few hours o
her death. She leaves a husband and
daughter five years old.
The Pine Dell Boat club, organized fv,
years ago, has disbanded, and during tn,
past week Treasurer NJ. f. Davis has paic
the members their final dividend, amount
ing to 1928 per share of $40. The clul
had boat house about two miles up tn,
Connecticut which was burned month o.
so ago. The insurance amounted to $3.50
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Swain go to thei
cottage at Sunapee tomorrow to stay owe
the Fourth, when they will return here fo
a week or two on account of Mr.. Swain
engagement at the savings bank. Nearl,
all the Bellows Falls cottages at the lax
are now open. Wallace White has Just be
gun building a new cottage on Grea
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis E. Swain, forme
residents of Bellows Falls, have returne,
and will live with the family of L. H
Stearns on Barker street. Mr. Swain ha
lived for some years in Wilmington, wher
they owned a house, but give up thei
home there that Mrs. Swain may care TO
the children of her sister, the late Mrs. L
II. Stearns.
The last Sunday evening service of tn
Congregational church was a Temperance
meeting, addressed by the pastor and b.
Rev Albert Hammatt Of the Universais
church, The regular Sunday evening ser
vices of the Congregational church will b
merged with the services of the Christian
Endeavor society during the months 0
July and August.
Bellows Falls visitors to Montreal tn
past week report having met DR.. Gosseli
there, and that his condition of health ha