Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-23
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


Barber's Park last night.
Herbert c. Bancroft of the University
of Vermont is home for a short time.
The recent rain has improved the APP
pearance of the lawns about town greatly.
Mrs Taft and daughter. Josie of
| Townshend were the guests of Mrs f. S.
Lvermore last week.
The telephone company is running a
cable from the exchange to the corner
of Henry and Atkinson streets.
party of ten young people passed
last Friday evening very pleasantly at
the home of Fred H. Blossom
Blakeley's Stars defeated a Keene team
in game of base ball in Russell park
last Saturday by a score of 1875
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fifeld and Miss
Juna of Putney are to make their home
in Bellows Falls in the future
The Blakeley Stars were defeated in
base ball Friday at Walpole by the WAL
| pole High school, the score being 1l-9.
Invitations are out for another dance at
BARRIERS Park Tuesday evening under the
| same management as the dance of Thurs
| day night.
! 1t is about time for the alumni associa-
ton of the High school to be thinking
| about the matter of an annual banquet
| and reunion.
At teachers meeting last Friday
] oHhN l4pih BtiNt an iuuItSS On the realty
Of the Ideal" Last month he spoke on
The Old and the New"
We are glad to note the improvement
! in the condition of Miss Genevieve Will
| lams. who has been very i'll with typhoid
fever in Cleveland, Ohio.
The people of the town feel confident
| that they will hear a pleasing program at
! Miss Ingenue Fassetts recital this even
ing at the Methodist church.
/ We all enjoy hearing tho efrcp whistle
which the Casein company has lately
added TO its plant The one put in sew
erai months ago was not a success.
Ernest Muzzy of South Berwick. Me
is working in the telegraph Office at
! present as operator. Some of the others
employed there are taking vacations.
y brigade of about $50 boys has been
chosen from the intermediate grades of
| the public schools, and they are being
| drilled to do escort duty on Memorial day.
Much work is being put on the Fairy
! Grotto," which will be given in the opera
| house next Monday evening. 1t promises
to be one of the attractive events of the
season.
The young ladies Of the High school
| will give a reception to the track team
| tomorrow evening in Union hall The
team will return on the 1:17 train in the
! afternoon.
The Gun club have a shoot at BARRIERS
| Park this afternoon. This is the first
shoot of the season. They are getting
| everything in readiness for the all-day
| shoot on Memorial day.
People from here are planning to attend
the festival of the Keene Chorus club
which will be held in the city hall in
Keene May 26-29 An excellent list of
soloists will be provided.
The electric railroad company is making
| improvements on the road by levelling
the track in several places. The summer
schedule has gone into effect. Cars run
nearly every half hour in the afternoon.
Delegations from the Christian Endeav-
or societies of the various churches Of the
village attended the very successful con-
vention of the Black River Union at the
Baptist church in SaXtons River last
! Tuesday evening.
In reference to the art exhibit In Keene
this week, which we have noted In
another paragraph the Keene Sentinel
says that the exhibit from Bellows Falls
! ranks among the largest and best. This
| is an honor to our village.
II. V Durham who is with the Casein
company, was here the first OF the week.
He will sail for Europe the last Of the
| month, and will have an Office and take
| care of the interests of the company
abroad. His friends here regret having
him leave.
There will be no preaching service in
ing on account of the Memorial day exer-
| cises in the opera house in the afternoon.
The hour of meeting for the Christian
Endeavor society has been changed for
that day to : o'clock.
The children in No. school building
frightened a horse driven by j. G. Car
roll Wednesday forenoon. causing a run
| away. The horse ran up Atkinson street.
| Mr.. Carroll jumped from the wagon and
the horse went through w. c. Belknap's
yard. leaving the wagon against tree.
Mr. Carroll was unhurt, and the horse
was caught later.
There will be a base ball game in Rus
sell park next Friday between the Locals
and the Hinsdale team. There will be
two games and only one admission will
be charged. If the public will support
these games sufficiently a team will be
organized. Surely in town of this size
there ought to be the spirit that will sup
port good base ball. Let us help the
team by attending and give them a chance
to see what they can do.
The reply of Rev. ]. II. Reid last Sun
day evening to the address of p. w.
Clement in favor of high license, which
\ was delivered at the opera house week
ago last Monday night, was an entire sue
cess. Mr.. Reid spoke to large congre-
cation and succeeded in convincing many
of those who were not already convinced
that Mr.. Clements plan is unfeasible.
Clement, and mentioned many points
which Mr.. Clement avoided.
Much sorrow is felt here at the death
of Miss May Wright, which took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. living
at Gagevlle Monday. While Miss Wright
was a Westminster girl. she attended
school here four years, being a member
of the class of 1901, and was well known
and universally liked in this village. She
had taught, since her graduation. in diff
ferent schools in the town of Westmin-
ster, having the Gageville school the
spring term Her death is particularly
sad on account of its suddenness. She
had been i'll only a week. About % class
mates and friends from Bellows Falls
attended the funeral at Westminster yes
terday afternoon.
will be as follows: The procession will
form on the square at p. m, and pro-
coed to the cemetery where memorial SER
vices will be held by the Grand Army and
Womans Relief corps. The president of
the day is Col. Edward G.. Osgood mar
shall, Daniel p. Higgins; chaplain, Rev.
l.. O. Sherburne; orator. Charles ii. Will
liams. Imedately upon the return to the
, square the address will be given in the
opera house. Singing will be furnished
by $50 school children, under the direction
, of Miss Alice Jackson. The memorial
exercises on Sunday will be held in the
opera house at o'clock. The sermon will
be delivered by Rev. L. o. Sherburne, and