Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-09
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

place as organist in the Methodist church
after her absence of several weeks caused
by the illness and death of her mother.
George H. Chase and family will leave in
two or three weeks for Windsor where they
will soon make their home with Mrs.
Chases mother, her father having recently
died
The Epwotth league of the Methodist
church will give a chicken-pie supper in
to s, followed by a literary and musical
program.
The senior class of the High school are
planning to give a reception to the senior
classes of the Keene and Claremont High
schools, in the near future, as has been the
custom for the past two or three years.
The young people of the Universalist
church gave a unique entertainment in the
vestry of their church last evening. 1t
was composed of Gibson pictures in tab
leaux interspersed with music and readings.
A new dining room was opened in the
rooms in Fairs block, formerly occupied
by Miss Wilder for her millinerystore, yes
terday, by Patrick j. Keane. - First class
meals will be served to regular boarders or
| TO JId0SlenlS.
n. G. Williams, manager of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, was in Bos-
ton last Friday 10 perfect their arrange
ments with their representative, who sail
ed from that port Saturday with the com
panys exhibits for the Paris exposition.
T. H. Jones and A. P Pollard had a
quarrel in the barber shop of Mr.. Mart
neau Tuesday. Fists and banjos we're used.
Mr.. Jones's head was badly cut and the ban
10 wrecked. The quarrel resulted from
trouble growing out of their former cafe
| business.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society
of the Congregational church met this
afternoon with Mrs. Wallace White The
Mount Kilburn junior auxiliary of the
church will hold missionary tea" this
evening at the home of Mrs. Edward G.
Osgood. The subject for both meetings be-
ing "The Awakening of China"
At the auction of uncalled for express
parcels Saturday evening George Weston
bought for less than a dollar a set of maps
valued at 500, which he has presented to
the Bellows Fails schools. The bidding was
lottery, some getting articles valued at
much more than was paid, and others get
ting much less than their moneys worth.
The last of the series of sermons upon
why am What l Am" was delivered in
the Baptist church Sunday evening by Rev.
c. R. B. Dodge, upon why l am a Bap
fist. The churches have all been very
much interested in this series, in learning
of other denominations as we'll as their own,
and the church has been well filed each
night,
L. S. Hayes, who, with his son, is in
Southern Pines, y. c., writes of some
what different weather from what we are
experiencing here. They can sit in the
woods under the pine trees, or lie on the
ground and take nap, in perfect comfort
without an overcoat. They have had no
use for their overcoats, with the exception
of two days.
j. H. Holton, president of the Bellows
Falls and Saxtons River electric road.
when interviewed in Burlington a few days
ago said lit is expected the road will be
ready for use about the 10th of May" The
company have lately bought, of the estate
of Mrs. james O'Brien, piece of property
situated at tie junction of the Saxtons
River road and the road into the forest.
A car house and storage battery will be
built on the land
Mr. and Mrs. c. Z. Robertson, Mrs. l..
l.. Durham, Miss Dean, Dr.. and Mrs. E.
r. Campbell, Miss Hattie Whtby, Francis
Harwood and Scion Sumner attended the
play of Sag Harbor given at Brattleboro
Saturday evening. The train on which
they expected to leave Brattleboro at II
o'clock was delayed until 3 30 in the morn
ing. delay of hour at Westminster
made 1t o'clock when they reached Bel
lows Falls. Surely this was pleasure
exertion."
The ladies' union of the congregational
church will hold their monthly home mis-
sionary meeting in the church parlor Wed.
nesday afternoon at four o'clock. Subject
for the meeting, "Cuban Homes in Amer
ica." The young ladies of the church will
serve supper in the vestry at half past six.
The girls from the Harriet Goodridee home
at Westminster accompanied by Mrs. Star
key, the matron, are expected to be pre-
sent and will give short entertainment
after supper.
About two weeks ago little Carl Blancb
ard, son of Z. j. Blanchard, attempted to
get on to the meat cart of A. l. Richards.
when Mr.. Richards threw his whip around
the lash winding around the BOYS neck.
The skin was cnt under the chin, where
still a scar is visible. Mr.. Blanchard en-
tered complaint which was heard before
Justice Williams Tuesday, Mr.. RYDER an
pearing for Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Bolles
for Mr.. Richards. Mr.. Richards was fined
81 and costs, making in all 1898.
The delegates from the High school
athletic association to meet the delegates
of the associations of the High schools in
Claremont, Windsor and Newport at Glare.
mont Saturday were Henry Stoddard, 100
and Dan Thompson, 0l Arrangements
were made for the annual field meet of the
Connecticut Valley Scholastic Athletic
association, which is to be held at Clare
mont May 49, Misses Lena and Caroline
Miller were delegates from the Young
ladies club to meet the delegates of the |
young ladies' clubs of the other schools in
the association.
STATIONS RIVER.