Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

tanned and who felt the progress made by
Prof. Riggs's pupils was highly creditable
to him.
Victor N. Deming, who for the past two
years has been employed as spare mail
clerk on various New England runs, has
been running the last three weeks between
Boston, Albany and Syracuse over the
Boston & Albany and New York Central
roads, He is spending few days at his
home here during his clay off,"
A new Episcopal church is being erected
in the village of Springfield, OF which
Bishop Hall laid the corner stone a few
days since. The Episcopal society has
been holding services each Sunday recent
ly in hall in the second story of a mer-
camille building, the Charlestown rector
preaching at both places each Sunday.
The car barn for the electric road has
been contracted for E. 1. Kilburn having
the contract 1t will be of brick, 154 by
"a feet, and the power house 81 by II feet.
Work has been begun upon it and it will
be completed as soon as possible. A
building for the use of picnic parties will
be built in the Barber grove early in the
summer.
Chauncey c. Adams, a graduate of the
Bellows Falls High school in '93, and later
Of Dartmouth college, finishes his course
in theology at Chicago seminary May 10.
He will deliver the class Grafton at the
commencement exercises. After a short
vacation, spent with his mother and sis
tiers here, he will go to Port Byron, ILL.,,
having accepted a call to the Congrega-
tional church in that place.
The Alumni association of the High
school will give a musicale in the High
school building next Tuesday evening for
the benefit of the Athletic association.
We are glad to learn that the alumni are
still interested in their alma mater to the
extent of bestirring themselves to aid in
this matter, and we trust this will not be
their last attempt in that direction. Let
none of the alumni or citizens fail of Civ
ing their support.
Two detectives were in town last Friday
from New Haven, Conn, searching for a
man named Lynch, who escaped from
prison recently where he was serving a
seven years sentence for burglary. There
is little doubt but that he was about town
one day last week, riding into town on
Conductor Cartoons train in company with
two others inside an empty oil tank. All
three dropped off when the train arrived in
the North Walpole yard. There is a re-
ward of 500 for his capture.
The body of Rev. John r. Haskins of
Grafton, former Baptist pastor here,
passed through Bellows Falls on the way
to Northampton for interment Wednesday.
Mr.. Haskins has been the pastor of the
Grafton church for five or six years, and
his death was caused by pneumonia, he
having been absent from his pulpit but
two Sundays. He leaves a wife and two
daughters, one of whom is in college at
Northampton. His age was SO years and
he had many warm friends in Bellows
Falls.
Capt w. Il. Taylor, who has for ten
years had charge of the opera house block
for the town, resigned his place a few
weeks ago to take effect May /. The
reason for the resignation is his prolonged
ill health. Selectman c. II. Williams has
had personal oversight of the building,
and will continue to do so, booking all en-.
gagements for the present. George Will
son, who has assisted Capt. Taylor some
years, will remain during this month, but
is to get through June l. A very thorough
job of cleaning all parts of the building is
in progress. Capt. Taylor has always been
very obliging and faithful official, and he
has many warm friends among those with
whom his business has brought him in
contact.