Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Hope New Railroad Commission.
ers Will Do Better.
Bellows Falls People Still Hoping for
Changes at Railroad Station-Fatal
Accident at North Wapoe-Golden
Weddinu Celebration

WCuuIIlS SCIcDTdLIOns
The board of railroad commissioners of
last year have at last made their report
upon the matter of the various petit
tions of our people for better railroad
passenger and freight accommodations
here. As has been expected. they simp-
ly rehearse the various steps in the at
tempt of the people to get justice done,
admit all that has been said as to the
necessity and say they have no jurls-
diction" and leave the matter open for
the coming board to dispose of. AS
the legislature has passed some of the
laws suggested for enlarging the powers
OF the board i'm future years the appeal
will again be brought before the new
appointees and further hope INDUCED in
that improvements may be made. The
| old board did make the "recommenda-
| ton that 1.-The closets at the depot be
put in sanitary condition Immediately"
| To a casual observer ii would appear
that If those in charge of the depot were
! to employ some one to clean them up,
| and keep them So there would be much
| less cause for all the talk but all are in
the most vile contemplate condition
| from neglect as well as being poorly ar
ranged. The new board consists of Full
! Ter c. Smith of st. Adams. II. S. Bng-
| ham of Bennington and Horace w Bailey
of Newbury. The only one who was on
the old board is II. s. Bingham.
! A fatal accident occurred yesterday
morning about o'clock in the Boston
q Maine railroad yard, across the river,
whereby James Quinlan, who was en-
| ployed by the road as a night brakeman
with the switch gang, lost his life In
coupling cars he was caught between
them and instantly killed. He was about
So years old and unmarried. He has one
or two brothers living in this vicinity
and he boarded on Ash street. to which
place his body was taken.
/ A happy event last Saturday evening
was the celebrating of the 50th anniver-
sary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton f. Webb at their residence just
gathering but the couple informed but
few of the people of the coming of the
date else hundreds would have been
pleased to pay their respects. Mr.. Webb
has always lived in town and is one of
our most esteemed and substantial citi-
zens justly popular with all classes. who
would delight to do honor to him upon
I such an occasion. A few reminders OF
the good will in which they were held
We're left by the guests, an enjoyable
evening of music, "reminiscences and dam
ty refreshments were had and all were
left with pleasant memories of the occas-
ion
A. A. Bowen of South Newbury has
been spending the week with L. s. Hayes
and family.
William d. Hayes was in Springfield
Mass. Tuesday in the interests of the
Book Lovers library, of which he Is
the representative in this place and Brat
tleboro.
The annual meeting of the Ashuelo
Congregational club commemorative
forefather's day, will be held in Keen'
Monday. The address will be given b,
Rev. ]. H. Reid upon 1.-THE Legacy o.
the Puritans."
stephen Searls, of the dental depart
ment of Tufts college, and George Uphan
and Carl Northrup of the Massachusetts
( Institute of Technology, are expected
t home from Boston Saturday to spend tn
holiday vacation.
Rev. ]. II. Reid went to Ludlow Thurs
day to exchange with Rev. A. W. Bills
in conducting the weekly prayer servic
of the church. This exchange was il
the interests of the Forward Move
ment' of Vermont
The coal situation has not been i'm
Y proved during the past week and 1t
. impossible for the citizens to get enoug
coal to supply their needs They ar
q making the best of the circumstances Il
d many cases by heating a few rooms.
:. Mrs. Angle Vaughan has moved thi
Y week into the upper tenement OF II. II
:, Rabbits new house on South street
|. Her two sisters, the Misses Dascomt
e will make their home with her, also Mis-
e Judd. Miss Baker and Miss Whittier
h teachers in the village.
An exceedingly pleasant and enjoyabl
Y social was held by the members of tn
a Epworth League of the Methods
!: church Wednesday evening at the HON
t, of c. L. Wheeler on Atkinson stree
/ About 60 members were present and a
e entertainment of instrumental and vocf
d music and light refreshments were er
e joyed by all.
n Landlord E. A. Brown of the CONNER
It cial House was arrested Friday after
/, noon on complaint of States Attorne
y Schwenk, charged with selling liquor an
!, a search of the house disclosed the ev
d dence. He was brought Monday befor
Justice H. D. Ryder and fined over 81
including costs on the various charge
and he promises not to sell more.
The workman who found the sma
travelling bag of Miss Barron WI
drowned herself in the canal two weel