Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02

HUM G. Eaton's Coon Carnival will
return to BARRIERS park next week for
a weeks return engagement.
A United States civil service exam
ination for the position of clerk and
carrier will be held here Sept. Z.
Masters Flint and Gordon Elder of
Boston are visiting their grandfath-
er, Wyman Flint, on Westminster
street.
Mrs. Charles Chandler and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel, former well known
residents of this place, visited in town
the first of the week.
The preaching service at the Bap-
fist church will be discontinued
through the month of august while
Rev. G. r. B. Dodge takes his vaca-
ton.
The junior member of the firm of
Meany Brothers has sold his interest
in the city market to r. G. Titus, who
has been for some time in the restau-
rant in the depot.
Wheeler's Bellows Falls band gave
one of the best concerts last evening
near the fountain at the corner of
Westminster and Atkinson streets.
1t was enjoyed by large crowd.
The local branch of the Foresters
OF America will hold a picnic and
field day at BARRIERS park Thursday
afternoon. The events of the day will
close with a dance in the evening.
Miss Elsie Thalheimer, who has
been visiting in town, went yesterday
to Williamstown, Mass. After spend
ing short time in that place, she will
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Cove, Mass.
G. w. Osgood spent a few days at
his old home here the last of the week
1t is much to be regretted that he is
talking of selling his house here and
moving his goods to Boston. Bel
lows Falls has few such men to lose.
The Boston and Maine bridge cross
ing the Saxtons river near its mouth
was removed last week and trains
have crossed since that time on a
temporary wooden trestle. The new
double track bridge will be in place
within a short time.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First Congregational church held
n very enjoyable social on the lawn
of H. B. Davis on Cherry street Tues
day evening. Out of door games were
enjoyed through the evening and
refreshments were served.
Miss Elsie RoDOins, who has been
spending some time at the home of
E. G. Osgood on Hapgood street, went
today to Barre, Mass, where she will
spend a few weeks before entering
upon her duties as a teacher in a sum-
mer institute for Sunday school teach
ers in Maine.
Many Bellows Falls people will be
sorry to learn of the retirement from
business of Captain Dan" and Cap
tain Frank" Woodsum from the
steamers on Lake Sunapee. They
have served the public faithfully for
over 20 years and in that time have
made many friends among Bellows
Falls people. .
The pulpit at the Congregational
church will be supplied during the
pastors absence through the month
of August by Rev. Harry Dascomb,
OF Port Huron, Mich, and Rev.
Chauncey Adams of Port Byron, Ill.
Both were Bellows Falls boys, the
former being the son of the former
pastor Of this church.
The scholars of Miss Helen Guild
Of this place and of Miss Charlotte
L. Hubbard, the popular music teach
er who comes here each week from
Claremont, N. H., gave a recital at
the home Of P. H. Hadley on the South
Terrace Tuesday evening, assisted by
Miss Margaret S. Williams, soprano,
and Mrs. D. L. Sanford, pianist.
The Bellows Falls local base ball
team opened its season last Saturday
by defeating the Troy, N. H., team in
a One-sided game, 10 to 0. The chief
feature of the game was the fine work
of the home team battery, Hoar and
Warn. Hoar struck out ~ men and
allowed only two safe hits, and they
were made in the last inning The
batting of Cray, who made three hits,
one being a three Dagger, was good.
A party of 10 or ~ from Gageville
met with what came near being a
serious accident while driving in
Langdon Thursday. A bridge which
they were crossing gave way and pre-
cipitated the team and its occupants
into the brook upon the stones below
Fortunately no one was very seriously
injured and friends brought them
home. Before long Langdon will have
to appropriate at least five or ten dol,
lars for their bridges.
Amos G.. Derby, brother of Albert
Derby of this place, a native of Wal.
pole, N. H., but for many years a
resident Of California, died at Gales
burg, ILL.,, on his way East July oath
The body was brought here and was
buried in Oak Hill cemetery, the fun
eral being held at the home of his
brother on School street. Mr.. Derby
was the father of Miss Josephine
Derby, who has made her home fol
many years with her uncle here.
The drive of logs of the Internationa,
Paper company from the White river
has this week begun arriving here
and the rear is today near Windsor
The drive consists of about 515 mil
lion feet and has been doomed some
months at Sharon. A second improved
hOisting apparatus has this week beer
arranged at the yards in North Wal
pole, with which, in addition to the two
old chutes which are still being used
the logs are being taken from the
river much more rapidly, and with less
expense than in former years.
Work has been going steadily on al
the week putting in the new wal
under the Canal street sidewalk bu
there is a long job before the stree
commissioners. Land has been OBJ
tanned from the Canal company suffi
Client to permit Of the widening o
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