Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-08
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
The Political Situation.

The Political Situation.
Local politics have, during the past
week. excited considerable interest,
and some complications have arisen.
The coming here Saturday of f. II.
Laughton of Dummerston and the Sc
curing of "a names of local option Re-
publicans and Democrats to the nomi-
nation papers, whereby the Demo
cratic county ticket is endorsed by
all. was a surprise to many, and
number of signers repudiate it, claim
ing the matter was misrepresented to
them, and they lacked in taking in
its full import. A Republican club
was organized Friday evening, with
], c, Day president and DR.. j. S. Hill
secretary. Monday evening an eX-
ecutive committee of large size was
chosen. among whom the names of all
Republicans on the check list were
divided, and who will personally see
to getting every voter interested in
the regular nominees of the party. A
committee upon club rooms was
chosen. who closed a lease Thursday
for the rooms in Grange block which
have been occupied by the Clement
club. and they were occupied by the
new organization last evening, and
will be kept open at all times until
after election. 1t is not known
whether the Clement club will try to
engage other rooms or not, owing to
the absence of the president. IL
Is certain that at no time in past
wears have local voters seemed more
deeplv interested, or has each fac
tion been more awake to the exigen-
cies of the time. A grand rally Is
TO he held at the opera house tonight,
TO be addressed by Senator Dilling-
ham. F. c. Archibald and others. the
local option rally has not been an
nounced as vet. but Mr.. Clement and
Sam Small are to be here later
Arthur Burr '04, B. F. H. S.. will en-
ter Norwich University this fall.
Chas. T. Grout went to New YORK
Tuesday on a short business trip.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
E. Smith of Blake street died Weunes-
day.
Mrs. Emily A. Johnson OF Boston
is spending some weeks with the ram
lily of A. N. Swain.
Mrs. O. L. Perham has been serious
" i'll during the past week but Is no"
improving rapidly.
The family of L. S. Hayes returned
Wednesday from six weeks camp
ing outing at Lake Rescue.
HID. Ryder has this week been mold
ing teachers examinations at Jamaica
and other West River towns.
The water commissioners have this
week been making out and delivering
the semi-annual notices OF assess
ments.
The Lorraine company, who had so
successful an engagement at BARBER
park a short time ago, return mere
next week.
Miss Jennie Ellis, stenographer for
the Casein company, is in Springfield
Mass. Her two weeks vacation ends
Saturday night.
A horse owned by F. G. Spencer fell
over a bank into Saxtons river Sat
urday, and was injured so badly he
had to be killed.
Frank Burr went to Washington
Monday to take his examination TOT
appointment as second Lieutenant in
the United States army.
Frank Written of Lynn, Mass, a
former employee of the Times office, is
in town this week spending his vaca-
ton with his mother at A. n. SWANS s.
Mrs. Edward G.. Osgood and Miss
Elizabeth went yesterday morning to
Annisquam, Mass, upon Mrs. Os-
goods annual water color painting
trip.
Mrs. Edward Arms and daughter
cd 0ott a from
stay at Sunapee Lake and went yes
terday to Magnolia beach for num-
Der of weeks.
No services are being held this
month at the Universalist church
Rev. Mr.. Hammatt is spending a por
ton of his vacation at Provincetown
Mass, and his family are with friends
at Lisbon. N. H.
Rev. Mr.. McAekron of West Heb
ron, N. Y, occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church Sunday. Mr.
Reid, who is spending his months
vacation near West Hebron, preached
for Mr.. McAekron.
Hon. A. N. Swain has been elected
president of the Bellows Falls Say
ings Institution to take the place o
the late L. M. Read. Geo. r. Wales
takes Mr.. SWANS place as trustee o
the same institution.
Mrs. f. H. Mark is ill with typhoid
fever at her residence on HapgooC
Place. The family of Engineer BLOOD
who live in the same house are TEN
porarily staying with the family o
William Blodgett on Westminste
street.
The snath shop of Derby & Ball wa
shut down last week Thursday for tn,
annual vacation of a week, and inven
tory. During the month of work be
ing suspended some important repair
and additions to the buildings are be
ing made.
The Casein ball nine will tomor
row cross bats with the Coy & Bal
cock nine at Barber's park. The bal
games at the park are being fairly wei
attended, and as both the mines hav
good record of winning their game
an extra interest attaches to tomol
rows game.
Frank Dwinell carpenter employ
ed in repairing the roof of No.
machine of the International pape
company, fell from the staging wher
he was standing Wednesday after
noon and sustained severe injuries t
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