Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-24
WEsTMINsTE Err.


Walton p. Farr spent Sunday in
Springfield.
Mr.. Doolittle of Mortified, Mass,
has been in town a portion of the
week.
Mrs. Frenyeau of Cadyville, N. Y,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry
S. Miller.
Madam Arnold and daughter, Liz
zie, have been at Arthur Arnold's. for
week.
Herbert Arnold of Somerville, Mass,
was at his brothers., Arthur Arnold's,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Adams of Keene,
N. H., were at Nelson Johnson's last
week Thursday.
II. o. Colby of Bradford, N. H., was
the guest over Sunday of G.. II. Under
wood and family.
Mr.. Chapman and family are occu-
plying the Stoddard house, lately va
Gated by Winifred Ward.
Mrs. A. M. Ranney returned from
a several weeks stay in Fitchburg,
Mass, Saturday evening.
John Young of Newport, this state.
was in town Friday in the interests
of the Boston & Maine railroad.
Mr.. Pratt, instructor Of the Lloyd
system at the Kurn-Hattin Home,
spent Wednesday and Thursday in
Boston.
The carpenters have the church
building in readiness for raising and
some one from Keene is expected next
week to do the work.
Mark and Richard Arnold were in
Claremont, N. H., last Friday, thee for
mer, who is a senior in the Bellows
Falls High school, taking part in the
athletic sports.
The pupils of Misses Fem and Ran
| ney will unite and hold exercises ap-
prOpriate to Memorial dav on We'd
nesday afternoon, MAY 20, at 2.3O
o'clock at the schoolhouse.
H. F. Bond has recently had a large
water tank sunk near one of his to-
bacco barns. 1t has a capacity Of So
barrels and the rain water thus saved
will be found very useful later on for
/ irrigating his tobacco crop.
Robert Millers horse INDUCED in
a lively run Wednesday. 1t was
| frightened at something while stand
ing in front of the store and ran, up
setting the carriage and dragging it
| upon II. Cady's lawn, where it freed
/ itself and was soon captured. The
horse was somewhat bruised and
famed.
| Mrs. Isaac Wyman died at her home
| on Thursday morning from a compli-
/ cation of diseases. The funeral was
| held Sunday afternoon at her home,
/ Rev. G. II. DeBevOise officiating. The
/ deceased is survived by a husband.
/ two daughtcrs-Mrs. Lizzie Pierce
and Mrs. Dora Bruce-and a son who
lives in Keene.
The play, "A Pair of Artists" is to
/ be given on the evening of May 31st
at the town hall with a cast of seven
/ characters. Fishers orchestra will
/ play and have special music arranged
/ for the occasion. Supper will be
I served before and after the entertain
/ ment in the lower hall. 1t is hoped
/ that there will be a good attendance
! for certainly home talent should re
ceiye a liberal patronage.
! a large number of citizens from this
/ and the west part of the town assem-
/ bled at Westminster Station on Wed
nesday morning, expecting to meet
officials of the Boston & Maine rail
road, who had arranged to be there at
that time 10 discuss plans about the
7 grade crossings which the railroad
/ company wishes TO abolish. expecting
that the tax payers of Westminster
will bear considerable portion of the
/ expense. which burden the town is un
| willing to assume. As the officials
/ failed to appear n delegation went tC
/ Bellows Falls and after some hours
delay finally all returned to Westmins
ter Station, where the railroad com
missioners had a hearing. Their de
cision is to be announced in June.