Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-28
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS,

ohas. T. Grout of Washington. D. G.
was the guest of Barney Cannon Tues
uay' returning Wednesday.
Rev. Albert Hammatt. at his resi.
1eIGe last Saturday, married George
~ wright and Miss Jennie L. Hall Of
Rockingham. - 'i'ii Vi
MRS. Geo. H. Babbitt of Henry
street entertained the families of her
sons f. II. and Geo. H. jr., during the
Christmas season.
Judge Walker and Mrs. Walker 30
Grafton were the guests of their son
Edward l.. Walker on Christmas as
were also Mr.. and Mrs. C. s. Frost of
Keene. '' Vi
Marshall Currier. for some time nm
the delivery wagon of Meanev e
Meaney, has left that firm and begun
work for Lowell & Shedd in a similar
capacity.
The concert and dance of the senior
class of the high school. which has
been understood to take Mace newt
| tuesday evening has been changed
from that to Monday evening. The
class deserves large patronage.
The Geo. S. Bond violin box factory
| at Charlestown, which was started n
few months ago after rebuilding
caused by second fire, is now work
ing evenings until nine O'Clock to keen
up with the orders.
The Casein company of America
mas engaged Miss Ruth Cove as ship
ping clerk to take the place of Mr..
Ralph Sleeper. Miss Cove has been
in the office of the market of Lowell e
Shedd for some months.
Christmas observances by the diff
ferent churches and Sunday schools
were held In the village as advertised
last week A party went up from
here to the Lawrence's Mills Sunday
school tree which was held Tuesday
evening.
George w. Cox of Stockbridge,
Mass, formerly superintendent of
schools here. spent several days in
town recently, leaving for his home
Monday morning, accompanied by
Miss Davidson, who will spend her
two weeks vacation with her sister
Mrs. Cox.
Charles F. Arnold of Westminster
is furnishing the Casein company of
America with from 10 to so gallons of
skinned milk each day for use in the
| factory. Many carloads of the milk
|
form, it becoming the base of manu-
| facture of their product.
Preston H. Hadley has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Mary A. Nutting, and George
r. Wales and r. G. Pierce are the
commissioners. They will hold their
first meeting for examining bills and
| accounts against the estate Jan. 18th
| of IF II
Walter Rogers, who, for some years
was employed locally in the division
Offices, but who went from here to st.
| Adams to take a position with the
Central Vermont road, has now gone
to Boston to accept a fine position
with the Boston G. Maine in their
offices there. He was here Christmas
on his way to and from his home in
Alstead.
Lawyer Charles H. Robb received
last week from Judge H. II. Wheeler
of the United States circuit court an
appointment as United States commits
sioner for this district. Hearings will
be held before him in United States
cases under the direction of the Uni
ted States district attorney. Mr..
Robbs salary will be So per day for
time spent in official work.
Superintendent e. w. Lord of the
public schools will be married Jan.
5th. and will come directly here with
his bride. A little later they will be-
gin housekeeping in the new dwelling
being erected by w. w. Slate on Oak
street. ]. Homer Bacon, assistant
principal of the High school, was
married Christmas day in Hyde Park,
Mass, to Miss Addie M. LeBourveau
who teaches LIST and I'd grades in No.
building. They will board and have
rooms with Mrs. F. l.. Ranville at'the
corner of School and Green streets
and Mrs Bacon will continue teaching,
at least for the remainder of the pres
ent year.
\ A strong effort is being made by
the manufacturers of news paper In
various parts of the country TO &c
AWAY with the running of news ma
chimes Sunday as is being very gen
erally practiced at nearly all points
and particularly here in Bellows FAILS
It goes to such an extent here as to
be Objectionable in many ways. IL Is
understood that the international
Paper company stands out as OBJECT
ing to the change. The proposltloh
according to the Paper Trade jour
| nal is TO smut uOWn dll hih0 - y =
m. Saturday and not start until moor
of Monday, paying the help for theil
six days. The employees here woulo
welcome the innovation If it could DC
brought about. s.o,.
The skating on the river north IRON
here has been excellent the pas
week. extending many miles IL MAJ
been taken advantage of by very
large number of people who have en-
loved rare sport. The ice is yer.
smooth and it is possible to skate cas-
iIv 10 windsor, or above. AT times
mas been estimated there were al
MANY as 500 skaters in sight her'
above the dam. The rink which wa
being built at BARRIERS park a rev
weeks ago has not been made 10 noi'
water sufficiently to use yet and II u
nrobable the project Will be apaI
6oned for this season, as the deVotee'
NJ fhe sport thus far are having nue. niue,
better facilities upon the river with
ont the necessity of fee for car rare rare
except those who visit us from sax sax
TONS river or other points along th'
| road