Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

day, to which delegations will go from the
local societies.
f.. p Kidder and his granddaughter,
Austa Kidder, who has been spending the
past year with her grandparents here, left
Tuesday morning for Kansas City, Neb,
the home of Mr.. Kidder's son, Rowe, the
father of Miss Austa.
The wardens and vestry of Emmanuel
church at a meeting held Monday night
voted to give their rector, Rev. d. l.,
Sanford, the most of the months Of July
and August for a vacation. Rev. w 7.
Harris of Nashua, n. H., will supply dur
ing bis absence.
The family of John Hassett are to leave
their home on Green street soon and go to
Rvmford Falls Me Mr.. Hassett has been
at Rumford Falls for nearly two wears in a
paper mill. DR.. O'Connor will occupy
Mr.. Hassetts house here.
Memorial exercises will be held in all the
school buildings Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. The grades from six to nine will
meet at the same hour in the vestry of the
Congregational church, and listen to ad-
dresses by Rev. j. H. Reid and w. c.. Bel
knap.
The L has been cut off from the old
house on the corner of Green street and
Cherry hill, owned by w. H. Griswold,
and the main part of the house is being
moved up on to Williams street. Mr.. Girls
void is to build a three-story tenement
house on the lot vacated
The next cottage prayer meeting of the
Christian EndeaYor society of the Congre-
gational church will be held Friday even
ing of next week, at the home Of Mrs
Henry Howard, at "a Front street. The
cottage prayer meeting of the Methodist
church will be held this evening at +. L.
Bakers.
The cause of Christian education, with
special reference to Montpelier seminary,
was presented at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning, and the church was
asked to pledge its proportion towards the
expenses of the seminary, which was very
promptly done. The evening service was
also well attended and interesting ser
vice
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church held their annual meeting recently
and elected the following officers. Presi-
dent, Mrs c. l.. Wheeler; vice president,
Mrs. f. II. Mace; secretary, Mrs W. +.
Sargent; treasurer, Mrs. Daniel Beaten
directors, Mrs. +. +. Rand, Mrs O. O.
Hart, Mrs. NJ f. Richardson, Mrs. Daniel
btaNoh anu wi o. N'tbi St Nli'ti N'ohs
The first open passenger car for the cleo
trio road arrived last week and has been
standing on the Boston & Maine side track
since, as well as car containing the dyna-
mo which is to furnish power for the com
pany. Work is progressing rapidly at all
points of the line. The company promise
to have cars running as far as Barber 5
park early next month certainly in season
for the Fourth of July celebration.
At a special meeting of the Lodge Of the
Temple Thursday evening of last week the
following officers were installed w. NJ,
c. II. Robb; S. w, F. c. Lewis j. W,
R. c. Bidwell, S D., c. H. Williams; j.
D., A. H. Switzer; 5. s., l.. L. Northrop;
J. S, W. c. Belknap; treasurer, A. L.
Field; secretary, G. l. Whitney. chaplain,
f. c. Fairbank Charles II. Williams was
the installing officer and c. W. Black the
marshal.
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Sawyer and daugh.
ter, Mrs. S. W Wilder, IT,, of Brookine,
Mass, are in town this week packing their
{ household goods for shipment to their new
home in Newton Centre Mass. Mr.. Wild
er is expected tomorrow to spend Sunday.
Mrs Wilder will sing at the Congregational
church, where she has sung so many years.
Bellows Falls people are very sorry to lose
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer. They will be much
missed in church and society.
The news Of the death of Mrs Louis
Sweet, which occurred in Hartford, Conn.
last week, came as "A shock TO her friends
> here who did not know Of her illness.
She was i'll only about two weeks with the
grip followed by heart failure. In the
3 two wears in which Mrs Sweets home was
in Bellows Falls she had made many
friends, who were panied to hear Of her
death Mr. Sweet had been an employee
of the Vermont Farm Machine company
for two years until a few weeks ago when
they moved to Hartford, Mrs. Sweet was
an attendant at the Congregational church
and an earnest worker in the ladies' union.