Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-18

and is to be opened as soon as rebuilt
with Frank Shepard of the same
place as manager. 1t is impossible to
get at the facts of the case.
The Labaree Veterinary Medicine
company of Bellows Falls, which has
for two or three years done such a
good business in Vermont and New
Hampshire, has been absorbed by a
new Labaree Veterinary Medicine
company incorporated under the laws
of New Jersey with the following
vice president. G. K. Labaree; secre-
tary, w. G. Blake; treasurer, e. A.
Norwood. Various Bellows Falls peo-
pie are also on the board of directors.
They will continue to make Bellows
Falls their headquarters, and propose
to greatly enlarge the business of the
old firm under the same name.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Bowers has been spend
ing most of the week in Boston.
Vermont" a comedy picture of
New England life, played before a fair
audience at the opera house Wednes-
day evening.
Honor is coming to Bellows Falls
people. Dr. George H. Gorham was
elected secretary of the Vermont Med
ical society at it's meeting in Burling-
ton last week.
Fred l.. Thompson has rented the
house formerly occupied by A. II.
Fisher on the corner of Atkinson and
Westminster streets and will occupy
ho Of 40
Joseph P. Hackett, a former resi-
dent of Bellows Falls, who for several
years past has lived in Keene, died
there from consumption Oct. 10th. He
left a widow, two brothers and one
sister.
The next parlor entertainment un-
der the auspices of the Mount Kill
burn Missionary society will be held
Nov. with Miss Zella P. Blallley of
Bradford and Mrs. Mary Blakley of
this place as artists.
Thirty-three took advantage of the
specially conducted excursion to Buff
falo and the Pan-American eXposi-
ton under the charge of Mrs. E. G..
Osgood They left on the 8 o'clock
train Tuesday, having a private Pull
man the entire distance from here.
The Central market was opened to
the public Wednesday in the block
owned by DR.. A. L. Minor on Atkinson
street by w. D. Damon. Mr.. Damon
has worked on the various meat teams
of the village for many years and is a
very popular butcher whom many will
patroniZe.
The body of Mrs. Geo. Babbitt was
buried from Emmanuel church Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Y. S. Lemon of Wash
ington. d. c., officiating in the absence
of the rector. Her death will make
a big loss to the social life of the
village, of which she has been for
many years a leader.
Madam Prentice, aged 81 years,
mother of Mrs. Samuel Coolidge, died
at the home of her daughter on
Cherry street Saturday morning, from
the effects of a shock about week
before The funeral was held Tues
day and the body was taken to
Springfield for burial.
Miss Elizabeth F. Wilson, who has
been critically i'll at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. George H. Babbitt,
on Henry street, is much better and
strong hopes are entertained for her
recovery. Blood poisoning has been
entirely eradicated and if no set back
occurs she will recover.
The Womans Foreign Missionary
society of the Congregational church
held its first meeting for the season
with Mrs. Wallace White Friday af
ternoon. Reports of meeting of the
Vermont Branch, recently held in Bur
lington, were given. A social hour
followed and tea was served.
Erwin w. Kelley, for two years
bookkeeper for Robertson Paper com
pany, has resigned his position and
will join his father in the grocery
business in Northampton. Mass,
shortly. His successors are w. e.
the Office month, and A. d. Smith of
Norwich, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Osgood came
from Boston Friday and spent Sunday
at the home of their son, E. G. Os-
good. Mr. Osgood went Tuesday with
Mrs. E. G. Osgood to the exposition at
Buffalo, while Mrs. c. w. Osgood re-
mains here with her son. They will
be joined next week by their daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Osgood, and expect
to spend some time here.
Rev. Chauncey c. Adams, former
Bellows Falls boy who has for some
time been the pastor of a church in
Port Byron, ILL.,, has accepted a call
to the Congregationalist church in
Hinesburgh, VT, to which place he
moved last week. Mr.. Adams preach
ed his first sermon as pastor there
last Sunday. He will be remembered
as son of Mrs. H. e. Adams.
The house on the corner of School
and Hadley streets, owned by Chas
w. Butterfield and formerly occupied
by j. G. Day, is being moved from the
old foundations and after being turn,
ed around, will be placed on new
foundations now being put in on Had
ley street, directly in the rear of its
old location. Mr.. Butterfield will
erect a new 21A story house fronting
on School street Immediately.
The Derthick Musical club, which
was formed among the young people
of the village only a short time ago
voted last week at it's meeting with
Mrs. d. L. Sanford on Church street
to disband, as so many of it's members
belong to the newly formed Woman's
club and felt they could not support
both. This club has a well organized
musical department, which, to a large
extent, takes the place of the musical
club.