Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23
Mrs. Frank Landon is very i'll.


Mrs. Frank Landon is very i'll.
Jaw Wetherbee spent Sunday at home
Mrs. Schopp returned Monday from
visit in Holyoke Mass.
Miss Carrie Mason spent Sunday at her
home in Townshend.
Mrs F. NJ. Howard is spending a few
DAYS in Astead with friends.
Mr.. Pond has moved into Mrs. Curtis's
house on Atkinson street,
A party of II came from Charlestown to
the Choral Union concert Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Pelkey has returned from
a short visit in Chesterfield, n. H.
The workmen who are to frescoe the
Methodist church arrived Monday.
Byron Robinson is in Saxtons River
working for the electric railroad company.
H. H. Whitney, representative of York
mills, is with his sister, Mrs F. w. Lewis.
The schools were closed Thursday on &C
count of Washington's birthday anniver-
sary.
The Farther Lights society will hold
their annual mite box opening and social
in the Baptist vestry Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Adams entertained
Mr. Adamss class in the Baptist Sunday
school very pleasantly Friday evening.
Charles Rich, formerly with the F. B.
+. Grocery company, representative of
Scott q Lee, was in town Wednesday.
Miss Stella Durham of Lawrence Mills,
is staying at F. NJ. Towards, during the
vacation of her school at Green River.
The girls of the senior class, Bellows
Falls High school, are to spend Saturday
with Miss Helen ellison, at Walpole. N.
H,
Miss Bemis, who has been caring for
Mrs. Albert Day, returned to Franklin
county hospital, Greenfield, Mass, Satur-
day.
Anna Cornwall, who has been caring for
Mrs. L. D. Lockwood, has returned to
Franklin county hospital, Greenfield,
Mass.
The Ministers Monday club met with
Rev. Mr.. Lewis Monday. A very inter
esting paper was read by Rev. G. r. b.
Dodge.
Invitations have been received by people
in town for the senior reception, given
Saturday evening in Fuller hall at Yer
mont Academy.
Miss Edna B. Lockwood of Gardner,
Mass, cousin of W. E. Stockwell, is a
new stenographer iu the order department
of the Vermont Farm Machine company.
Mrs. S. A. Boswell, who has been at the
home of Rev. Mr.. Lewis for some time
past, went to Peterboro, n. H., Monday
for visit, after which she will return to
her home in Barton.
Miss Mary Roundy, Bellows Falls High
school 100, entertained several of her class
mates and others of the class of '0l, last
evening at her home on the upper Mead
Ows," six miles from the village.
Forty-four of the Epworth league enjoy
ed ride to Putney Wednesday. Supper
and entertainment were served by the Put
ney league, who realized about 800; while
the home league realized jolly time.
The annual sale of express packages left
uncalled for during the year in the hands
of the National and American Express
companies, will be held at the express Of
flee here March 8, at 1880 in the evening.
Next Sunday morning the pastor of the
Baptist church will preach on "a Glance
at Congregationalism Backward and For
ward from the Time of the Great Awak-
ening. In the evening Rev. j. 81. Reid,
speak in the Baptist church on "Why
am Congregationalist."
The show, "a Breezy Time" given at
the opera house Saturday evening, turned
out to be breezy time for all concerned.
In the afternoon the boiler gave ont, leav-
ing the block without fire until Monday.
Much sympathy was expressed for the
ladies in evening dress, who sat shivering
on the stage during the performance.
The Masonic ball given Wednesday
evening for the benefit of the Holy Cross
commandery, Knights Templar, was
great success, both socially and financially.
About 80 couples participated. Music was
furnished by Beedle's orchestra from
Keene. The hall was tastefully, though
not deliberately, decorated. The treasury
OF the Sir Knights was enriched by fully
$50.
Rev. Harry N. Dascomb has accepted a
call to a Congregational church in Port
Huron, Mich. For the past two or three
years Mr.. Dascomb has been pastor of a
church in Inlay City, Mich, and before
that for few years he was settled over
church in South Pullman, Ill. For one so
young in years and in the ministry, this
rapid promotion and the call to so import
and a church, is great honor.
Hon. Henry F. Severens of Kalamazoo,
Mich, whom President Mckinley has re-
Gently appointed judge of the sixth judicial
circuit, was native of Rockingham. He
fitted for college at Saxtons River and
graduated from Middlebury college in 1857.
In 1856 he was appointed Judge of the
United States district court for the western
district of michigan, by President Cleve-
land, which Office he has held until this
time.
The second discourse of those being given
at the Baptist church on the subject of
"Why l am what am" was given last
Sunday by Rev. Albert Hammatt on "Why
am Universalist." The church was
filled with an audience of all denomina-
tions, who were intensely interested in
Mr.. Hammatrs reasons for his belief.
Mr.. Hammatt had preached in his own
church in the morning npon eternal Pun
lshment." Next Sunday evening Rev. j.
ID. Reid will preach in the Baptist church
on why l am CongregatiOnalist"