Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-29

With the invitations were sent little
bags containing ten beans, with the
request, For every bean within THIS
bag, please bring to us cent. Ad.
yertisements from papers and maya
zines were displayed on the walls, and
about 25 people were dressed to repre-
sent them About SIG was added to
the treasury of the society.
The new clothing store of Goodnow
Brothers and Pearson will open to-
morrow.
Misses Caroline Arms and Jennie
Shipman are home from Smith Col
lege for a short vacation.
Rev. Albert Hammatt will preach
next Sunday morning at the Univcr-
salst church upon Universalism.
The ladies aid society of the Metho-
dist church will hold their annual
meeting Wednesday afternoon of next
week
Mrs. Pauline Howard will hold an
Easter opening at her millinery rooms
on Rockingham street next week, be-
ginning Monday.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church will serve a new maple
sugar supper in the vestry of the
church this evening.
DIR. e. S. Allbee will soon move into
his house School street, formerly
the Amadon place, and now occupied
by Henry M. Amadon.
b. e. Walker has recently received
the appointment of local agent of the
Mutual Fire Insurance company of this
state.
Miss Lulu Buxton was unable to oc-
eupy her position in the Methodist
choir last Sunday and Miss Ruth
White sang in her place.
Misses Alberta Campbell and Annie
Bemis went this morning to Boston
to go on the Massachusetts teachers
excursion to Washington.
The third annual banquet of the
Young Mems club will be held about
April 10th, with Hon. d. J. Foster OF
Burlington as the principal speaker.
The force in the Bellows Falls
Times Office enjoyed ride and sugar
ing at George A. Wrights on the back
road to Westminster West Saturday.
The Bird club will meet his evening
with Mrs. G.. +. Howard. Several pa
pers will be given, and Mr.. George Nj.
Witt of Springfield, will present and
exhibit his collection of bird skins.
Father Reynolds fell Friday evening
while passing from his house to the
church and injured his arm so that
Father Corcoran officiated in s..
Charles's church Sunday.
Miss Derby gave a dinner party at
the home of her uncle, Albert Derby
Wednesday evening to some of her
friends followed by another Thursday
evening.
Stilwell and Pelkey and Miss
Wilder will hold their millinery open
ings Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, and Mrs. Gates-Hadley Thurs
-:.ssfs.!y Friday and Saturday.
Joseph McGreen, a graduate of Bel
lows Falls High school, and at present
a student at Norwich university, has
received the appointment to West
Point as alternate. The examinations
will be taken in June.
Rev. John H. Reid will preach at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning a sermon suited to Palm Sun
day and special music will be reI-
dered. Mr.. Reid will preach upon
Jesus Christ and the Masses" in the
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Kimball
were pleasantly surprised by their
friends at their home in Worcester,
Mass, recently, in honor of the fifth
anniversary of their marriage. They
were the recipients of valuable pres
ents, including two purses of money,
one from their parents and one from
other friends.
The store in Arms block, recently
occupied by Miss Josephine Sylvester,
has been leased by Mrs. G.. H. Shepard
son, who will open a millinery store
Mrs. Shepardson will hold her open
ing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week, and Will be assisted by
Miss Flora Davis, ana Miss l.. st. Hi
lare of Boston. Mrs. Shepardson will
also add a dressmaking department
later.
A great many children and adults
have been vaccinated the past week.
While we have no cases of small poX,
here, as has been reported at various
times, there are cases in various
places in neighboring states and III
Pownal, this state, and as a precau
tionary measure the physicians feel
vaccination to be a wise measure. In
Walpole it is compulsory that the
school children be vaccinated.
A WaSnOut occurred yesterday morn
ing a little before eight o'clock about
300 yards this side of the tomb on the
line of the electric road, on account
of which no cars ran into the village
until about five last night, when they
got over on a trestle. The cause of
the trouble was the bursting of the
siX-inch main running out to the car
barn. Nearly the larger part of the
road for a distance of so feet is in the
Basin, sixty feet below. 1t will take
a week or two to build the necessary
wall and fill in behind it.
The annual meeting of the North
Walpole village precinct was held in
st. Peters hall Tuesday evening,
These officers were elected: c. j. o.
Neil, moderator; p. f. Griffin, treas
urer; George EXner, clerk; l.. j. Royce,
4. II. Henry and Andrew McCarty,
commissioners; auditors, A. F. Minis,
J. w. Cahalane, ID. w. COnnors. It
was voted to raise $1,000 for current
expenses. At a meeting held some
weeks ago James Barrett, J. j. Fitz-
gerald, j. w. Calahane, John Carroll
and w. III. Kiniry were appointed to
see what could be done in regard to
adequate water protection from fire.
They reported at this meeting that