Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11
THE BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

denomination in the state. with
membership of $50. After going from
Westminster Mr. Sewall held pastor
ates in Plymouth, Mass, and in Kan
sas City prior to going to North
Brookfeld.
The ladies of the Unlversalist
church will serve their regular fort
nightly supper Thursday evening
next in the church vestry. The sup
per will be in charge OF Mrs. Henry
Parker and Mrs. F. M. Howard. The
ladies of this church are preparing
for a "rummage" sale to be held in
the near future. Mrs. G. e. Robert
son, Mrs. F. G. Pierce, Mrs. L. w.
Pike. Mrs. H. e. Bean and Mrs. G.
B. Wheeler have the matter in charge
and will be thankful for contributions
to their stock.
Edward H. Green, husband of Mrs.
Hetty Green, who has been in a crit
ical condition for days, shows no i'm
provement, and but little hope of re-
covery is entertained. His Illness has
been the basis upon which nearly all
of the leading daily papers of the
country have published a series of
stories, many of them having little
foundation in fact Edward H. r.
Green a son, who is a railway mag
nate in Texas came here two weeks
ago, but was called back to Texas
Sunday night by important business
matters.
The village is being canvassed for
subscriptions to the fund being raised
to ransom Miss Ellen Stone, a mis-
sioary recently seized by brigands in
Bulgaria, and held by them Miss
Stone was in Bellows Falls when last
in this country and spoke at a mis-
sionary meeting held in the Congre-
gational church four years ago last
May. All who heard her then will
feel an especial interest in the raising
of this fund Anyone not receiving
an invitation to contribute may leave
whatever he wishes to give with A.
N. Swain.
The engine which is to run the new
electric light plant on Bridge street
arrived Tuesday and was unloaded
from the cars from the tracks of the
electric road nearly in front of the
new building. The dynamos have
been in place some weeks, but the
shipment of the engine has been de-
layed some time by the strike of the
iron workers. The new plant will
soon be ready to furnish power and
lights Independent of the old water
power plant at any time when it is
needed, and the old plant will be put
| in perfect condition.
The fourth season of the Choral
union opened auspiciously last Mon
day evening with chorus of about
60. Mrs. H. c. Elliott has been en-
gagged as pianist for the coming year.
1t is hoped to give the annual con-
cert this year either before or during
the holidays. The. male chorus last
year was very weak but Monday
evenings rehearsal brought out a
more encouraging number The sue
cess or failure of the union now
seems to depend upon the interest
shown by the men. The Women's
chorus has always been strong.
The closing hours of the w. C. T.
U. convention last Friday passed off
even more pleasantly than had been
expected. The delegates en- masse
enjoyed a ride to Saxtons River on
Friday afternoon. as the guests of the
electric road. The cars provided for
them were appropriately trimmed in
red, white and blue, the national colors,
| white, the color of the w. c. T. U.
In the evening a very fine address
was given by Miss Tingling of London,
Eng, which was enjoyed by all and
| formed a fitting close for one of the
most helpful conventions in the his
! tory of the Union.
! Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons, a prom
inent club lecturer from Providence,
! has been secured by the Woman's
| club for the first lecture of the sea-
son. Her subject will be 1.-THE Club
! as a factor in Education" She was
unable to come on Saturday, the reg
ular day of the meeting, so the lee
/ ture will be Friday evening, October
IS, at the vestry of the Universalist
} church. The meeting will be called
( to order promptly at 7.30. The by
/ laws require that each member bring
her ticket for admission and that no
guests be admitted except by tickets
/ purchased previously of the treasurer
( for them by a member of the club.
Mrs. Frances Rabbit, IS, widow of
! George H. Babbitt died yesterday at
her residence on Henry street. AL
| though frail since the death of her
husband, which took place about four
years ago, she was able to attend to
her household affairs until Monday.
She then suffered a partial stroke of
paralysis, and sank gradually until the
end. The family has been a prom
inent one in Bellows Falls the past 40
years. A peculiarly sad circumstance
connected with Mrs. Rabbits death is
the condition of her granddaughter,
4 II
always been a member of Mrs. Bah
bits family, Miss Wilson lies at the
point of death today from the effects
of an operation for appendicitis, per-
formed last Monday. Miss Wilson
was a member of the High school
graduating class last June, and is one
of the most highly esteemed young
ladies of this village.
School Notes.