Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
Died In the philippines.

former resident of Bellows Falls, occurred
Monday from the residence OF e. A.
Prouty, an uncle of the deceased, on
School street. The young man was 70
years old and unmarried. His death oc-
Cured in the Philippine Islands June II,
1899, and the body has just been disln-
tered and sent here for burial. When the
war broke out he was in Gankton college
in South Dakota, and being member OF
the militia of that state went into the
United States service in Company G, LIST
South Dakota infantry. His death oc-
Cured at Manila of typhoid fever, A
brother A. A. Prouty, of New Lisbon,
Wis, was here, as were also number OF
distant relatives. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev. Albert Hammatt
George W. Reed, formerly ba gage mas
ter over the Boston & Maine road to
Springfield, is now in Pueblo, Col.
William Hayes, who has been for two
months in Southern Pines, n. G., and
Washington, returned home Friday.
1t has been decided to hold an exhibit
ton of the work of the public schools, sim
liar to that held for the past two years.
1t is not probable that electric cars will
be run to Saxtons River before June l, al
though the prediction is often heard of
much earlier date.
Frances, one of the children of the late
Frank H. Hubbard, died from diphtheria
at Yonkers, N. Y, recently. Other men,
bers of the family are i'll with the same
disease.
DR.. W. F. Hazelton of Springfield, Vt,
has been in town a number of times re-
Gently discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of locat-
ing here, and it is probable he will move
here soon.
C. W. Osgood was in town few days
the first of the week, having come up from
Boston to attend to some business matters.
He expects to return to his residence here
with Mrs Osgood in about two weeks.
The Mount Kilburn Mission circle of
the Congregational church, give a little
entertainment in the church parlors to-
morrow afternoon from until 8, with a
sale of articles made by the children dur
ing the winter.
Charles H. Robb has been i'll for the
past ten days, confined to his bed most of
the time, from an attack of the grip. His
brother, DIR. William Robb, of Marlboro,
Mass, has been here a number of times in
attendance upon him.
dent of the Bird club, at its annual meet
ing last week, has resigned and Miss Fran
ces Osgood has been elected in his place.
The first bird walk of the season will be
held tomorrow morning, starting from the
fountain at o'clock.
Freeland E. Proctor, who recently re-
signed his position in charge of the Rut
land locomotive power at this point, has
nd mill in
here. He is one of the oldest of the en-
ployes of the road here, if not the very
oldest.
A meeting of the alumni of the Bellows
Falls High school, was held at the High
school building Tuesday, to see what can
be done to help the Athletic association.
1t was decided to give literary and musi-
cal entertainment May 4, at the High
school building.
The Saxtons River Electric railroad peo-
pie have bought an iron bridge 168 feet
long to use in crossing the river near the
Barber farm buildings. 1t is a bridge
which has been in use in Connecticut by a
steam road and has been replaced by a
heavier one. The bridge is to be located
about four rods up the river from the tres
tie which was taken out last winter.
A funeral party, largely of railroad men
and their families, came from Windsor to
Bellows Falls Wednesday afternoon bring
ing the body of Fred Perry, the we'll known
Boston q Maine engineer, for interment
in Oak Hill cemetery. A special car was
set off here from the 1:10 p. NJ. train and
it returned to Windsor at o'clock. Mr..
Perry was former resident here, moving
to Windsor a few years ago. His illness
was of short duration and death was due
to paralysis.
The members of the athletic association
are practicing every night for the Inter-
Scholastic Athletic meet the latter part of
May and hope they may be able to keep
the cup another year. If hard, conscien-
tious work will make them win their hope
will be realized. Mr.. Baldwin, from Dart
mouth, the same trainer they had last
year, will be here in few days, and under
his instruction they hope to do even better
things than last year.
George II. Dickinson of New York, SON
in-law or George F. Evans, is to become
editor of the Atlanta, Ca, Journal May l.
Mr.. Dickinson was employed here in the
telegraph office as boy, and has been en-
ployed in journalism in New York for a
number of years. For some time he was
has achieved a distinction in his profess
sion. His wife and children have been
here few days this week.
Henry A. Jaquith died at his home on
Barker street Monday after an illness of
several months. The funeral was held
Wednesday morning and the body was car
ried to Mechanicsville, his old home, for
burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Jaquith have lived
in Bellows Falls only about II year, com
ing here from Weston in the fall of 1898.
He was member of the Methodist church
and Rev. F. II. Lewis officiated at the flu
neral. Mrs. A. L. Miner of this place was
his only child.
The most thorough and complete clean
eng which the opera house building has
ever had has been in progress the last few
weeks. Important changes have been
made in the Office rooms occupied by Chas.
II. Robb and f. L. Walker, whereby they
have an additional room connected by
putting in new door and building a short
flight of stairs. This makes four rooms
now used by them and their offices are
very conveniently located, relatively, for
all parts Of their business.