Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
THE BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Margaret w. Kellogg of Westminster.


VT
j. H. Gately has been elected chief
engineer of the fire departu ent.
Hoyt's "a Texas Steer" drew a large
audience in the opera house Wednes-
day evening.
Daniel Campbell who has been
spending the past two months in An
sonia, Texas, has arrived home.
The little daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Kirkland has been i'll the past week
with Group, followed by pneumonia.
The water commissioners have
been busy the past week getting out
the bills for water for the six months
ending Feb 1.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church will give a valentine party
in the vestry of that church Friday
evening of next week.
p. ]. Keane is in Boston, the dele
gate from Bellows Falls to the annual
convention and banquet of the Shoe
Retailers league of that city.
The oratorio THE Daughter of
Jairus," will be given in the Congrega-
tional church in the near future, under
the leadership of George Blakley.
The three little boys of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Leonard have been i'll with
tonsiitis, but at the present time they
seem to be on the road to recovery.
4 meeting of all those interested in
the organization of a local branch of
the United Irish league is called in
A. o. II. hall next Sunday at 3 p. m.
Rev. Alfred Hammatt will deliver
an address on Abraham Lincoln in the
Congregational church at Saxtons
River on Lincoln's birthday anniver-
sary
Miss Annie Johnson is in Boston
visiting her mother for a few weeks.
Mrs. w. f. Hazelton has returned
from a visit of a few weeks in Aiken.
S. c.
The clerks of Bellows Falls gave
one of the most largely attended balls
of the season in Union hall Tuesday
evening. About 100 couples were on
the floor.
Rev. ]. H. Reid is spending the week
in Springfield, assisting Rev A. c. Fer
rim, pastor of the Congregational
church, in meetings held in his church
through the week.
Application has been made to the
state master for a charter for local
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and
the application is granted. A Grange
will be organized at once.
The ladies union of the Congrega-
tional church Melted about $75 from
their annual chickenpie supper and
apron sale held in the church parlors
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
George H. Hobson a tenor vocalist
from Newport, N. H., has been en-
gagged to assist George Blakley in his
organ recital, which will occur a week
from tonight in the Congregational
church.
Rev. G. r. B. Dodge was taken VIC
lently i'll with grip Saturday night and
church Sunday. He has improved
rapidly this week and expects to be
able to preach Sunday.
The building on Westminster street.
owned and occupied by Charles S.
Gates, is being put up another story.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates will live in the
second story. and the third will be oc-
cupied by F. n. Goddard as a pho
tograph gallery.
Charles F. Eddy. who for several
years practiced law in Bellows Falls.
is now president of the Boston Col
lege of Practical Psychology, and is
also instructor and lecturer in the de-
partments of practical psychology and
psycho-therapeutics in the same col
lege.
The barber shop on the square run
for several years by George F. Spauld-
ing. was sold the past week to Harry
Farnsworth, formerly of SaXtons
River. Mr.. Spaulding has gone to
Everett, Mass, where he is to assist
in the grocery business of Spaulding
& Simonds.
Rev. D. L. Sanford started on the
night train Sunday night for Rutland
to attend the convention of the Episco-
pal diocese of Vermont. but did not
get further than Healdville on ac-
count of the storm. After varying
experiences, not entirely pleasant, he
got back to Bellows Falls Tuesday
morning.
Next Tuesday evening will be Gen
tlemen's Night" of the Woman's club,
and the members are making plans to
entertain their gentlemen friends
right royalty in Union hall. The prin-
clDal feature OF the evening Will COH-
sist of a series of Gibson pictures, rep
| resented by well known young people
| of the village.
The Rutland road began selling 1000
mile tickets last Saturday for $40,
after they have been charging PA
cents for about three years. The new
tickets are good for the purchaser and
family or firm, not to exceed four
names in all, but not good for passage
by any person whose name is not writ
ten in. These are substantially their
old terms, not good to bearer as all
other roads of this vicinity are.
| Patrick Sheehan, assistant roadmas-
ter of the Rutland railroad system,
was severely injured at the Rutland
yard here Tuesday afternoon. He was
in charge of the flange pillow and was
standing on a siding in front of it.
The engineer started the pillow, throw
| ing Mr.. Sheehan against the dead
woods of a freight car in front. He
was caught by the arm and twisted
almost completely around, putting his
shoulder out of joint He was badly
bruised and also received internal in
juries.
George o. Guild, one of the veteran
dry goods men of the village, but who
has heen for the mast few wears inter.