Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-06

Richard Barker returned to Norwich
University Monday.
Nat Smith of Providence, r. l.. is spend
ing the week with his mother, Mrs. N. G.
Williams.
Bellows Falls locals were defeated in
base ball at Ludlow Monday with the
score of to 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Swain returned
from Sunapee Tuesday, having closed
their cottage there for the season.
The annual conference of the Congrega-
fional churches in union conference will
meet with the church here early in Oc-
tOber.
Mrs. Henry A. Titus of Milford Mass,
has been spending the week in town, Wis
Iting her daughter Mrs H. w. Mitchell,
on Hapgood street
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Bennett went to
Buffalo to attend the exposition Tuesday
morning. They closed their cottage for
abe season at Sunapee Saturday.
Mrs. Jessie Booth returned to Mont
Pelier to take up her duties as teacher
IN the Union school, Monday. She was
accompanied by her daughter, Mildred
Mrs. Edward Kirkland and her children
returned the early part of the week from
a five weeks stay in Alstead, n. H. She
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. T. N
Chase.
location and numbers of the fire alarm
stations has been made the past week
which people here will do well to note
on their fire alarm cards.
Miss Matte L. Reynolds. Bellows Falls
High school '01, goes to Burlington soon
to enter the University of Vermont Miss
Reynolds took a high rank in her class
and was salutatorian at the graduating
exercises.
Walter L. Mains big fashion plate cir
Gus exhibits here Monday afternoon and
evening. 1t is several years since this
circus has been in town, but the men,
DRY of it is still fresh in the minds of
many people.
For several different reasons, it has
been Thoughts best to delay the opening
OF the public schools in town until Tues
day, the 10th. Another day of holiday will
not come amiss to the younger portion of
the population.
The Misses Dascomb returned early in
the week from their vacation spent at
the home of their brother, Rev. Harry
N Dascomb, in Port Huron, Mich. Miss
Dascomb spent a few days at Chautau-
qua en- route here and Miss Alice visited
Montreal.
The local fare to Boston over the Fitch
burg division has been reduced by the
Boston and Maine railroad from $500 to
1880 and corresponding reduction has
here and Keene. This reduction took
effect Sept. 1.
A fair number were in Rutland yester-
clay to hear Vice President Roosevelt.
Those from here in attendance upon the
annual midsummer banquet of the Yer
mont Fish and Game league at Isle La
Motto today are W. c. Belknap, ]. H.
Blakely and L. S. Hayes.
e. G. Allis. who for a little time. about
the Of he
Bellows Falls Times, died Sunday in the
Catskill mountains in New York He had
been falling with consumption several
months. His home was at Cold Springs,
N T., where his funeral occurred Tues
nay.
Or. and Mrs. Gorham returned Sunday
evening from their trip to Louisville KY,
10 attend the triennial conclave of
knights Templar communicates of the
United States. They also visited the ex-
position at Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
washington. They report a very enjoy
able trip.
An invited party of about 20 couples
from Bellows Falls and Gageville enjoyed
a ride to Harrison Fish's hillside Farm"
last Friday evening. After a short out
door entertainment, dancing was enjoyed
until 1.-The wee small hours" All report
ed pleasant time and were very CRATE
ful to Mr.. Fish for his hospitality.
Rev. Chauncey Adams of Port Byron
I'll, has received a call to the Congre-
gational church in Hinesburg VT, which
he has under consideration. He supplied
the Congregational church here two Sun
nays In August very acceptably, and it
was a pleasure to those who had known
him a boy in the church to hear him.
The intended marriage of Frank r.
Diggins and Miss Lynch of Charlestown,
N. H, is announced, to occur late in the
month. Mr.. Digginss home has been
here, and he was for several years en-
ployed in one of the principal clothing
stores The past year he has been in a
large clothing store in New London,
Conn.
Leon e. Marble and Miss Lulu Bacon
were quietly married at the home of the
brides father, George Bacon, on Atlin-
son street Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. The groom is a popular clerk in
the employ of Clark & Durkee, while the
bride is well known locally, having been
a member of the class of 1900 in the High
school.
Rev. John II. Reid and family returned
from their months outing spent in
LOel1es Mills, Me-, Friday. They spent
a day or two in Littleton, N. H., on their
return trip and took trips through diff
-ferent parts of the White mountains.
Mrs. Reid and Mrs. George f. Welch,
who had been spending a few days with