Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

tors resignation which is to take effect
May I. A letter from the pastor to
H. G. Bacon was read by the clerk, in
which he expressed again, his earnest
desire to be released from the pastor
ate on the date above given. The
church in acceeding to his earnest re-
quest unanimously adopted resolu-
tions as expressive of their feelings
toward their retiring pastor at the
close of his - years Of service.
Mrs. Mary L. Holmes & Company
will open their new store in Arms
block tomorrow.
Miss Gertrude Hayes and William
Hayes went Saturday to Worcester to
spend their vacation.
Mrs. H. R. Green and Miss Green
left Saturday for New York, and the
Green home will be closed for the pres
ent.
Miss May E. Harlow of Keene, who
had been spending several days with
friends in town, returned to her home
Saturday.
Mrs. Alkaline Ball will go next week
to Livingstone, Mont, to spend some
months with her daughter, Mrs. Jo-
siah Villas.
N. G. Williams and his daughters,
Miss Elizabeth and Miss Genevieve,
are spending a week or two at Old
Point Comfort.
Rev. Albert Hammatt spoke at the
annual banquet of the Mems Seminar
club held at the Adnabrown in Spring
field Monday evening.
A ball will be given next Tuesday
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ball club in Union hall. with H. C.
Capron as floor manager.
The keeper of the Cheshire toll
bridge, James Martin. caught a nine
pound German carp Thursday morn
ing at the mouth of Black river.
Miss Nellie Flavin and Miss Kate
Neyland went to New York Wednes-
day morning. Miss Flavin will visit
dressmaking establishments for the
spring styles.
Mr.. Ainsley, who has charge of the
Pollard Manufacturing companys fac
tory here, has been obliged to go to
his home in Chester, i'll with an attack
of erysipelas.
A cantata was given at the Univer-
salist church Sunday evening by a
double quartet, assisted by Exners
orchestra. The church was filled and
the music was much enjoyed.
The season for fishing along the
Connecticut river has opened earlier
than usual and indications are that
many new varieties of fish and larger
than heretofore will be caught.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Robertson, Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Durham of Brattleboro.
and w. E. Bowtell will leave today
for two weeks trip to Old Point Com
fort, Richmond and Washington.
The Misses Mary and Alice Das-
comb, accompanied by Miss Jessie
Judd went to Boston Saturday morn
ing to spend their two weeks vacation
with Mrs Angie Vaughn, their sister.
Mrs. George X. RUSSELL who has
been i'll nearly year at her home on
School street with nervous break
down, is slowly improving and can be
wheeled from one room to another
now.
Tickets for the board of trade ban
quet, mentioned elsewhere have sold
rapidly, nearly every member taking
them, and the facilities of the hotel
dining room will be taxed to the ut
most.
w. A. Griffin, who has made his
home in Bellows Falls the past two or
three years, will leave next Monday
with his family for Colebrook, N. H.,
where they expect to make their
home.
Edith E. Huntoon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. j. Huntoon, and Herman
l.. Hoar of Ashburnham, Mass, were
married in Ashburnham last week,
and will make their home in that
place.
Rev. F. E. Lewis will go Monday to
st. Adams to attend the annual con-
ference of the Methodist church in
this district. Mr.. Lewis has been
with the church here for five years, la
boring faithfully, and expects now to
go to some other field.
Mrs. Lyman Church and her daugh-
ter, Grace, returned Saturday from a
visit of several weeks in Derby Line
with the family of Rev. e. e.
Marggraf. Mrs. Marggraf accom-
panied them and will spend some time
visiting in and about Bellows Falls.
Prof. Blakeley will give his fourth
organ recital in the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, April Is. He
will be assisted by Mrs. Marie Antoin-
cite Summers, soprano. Prof. Blake
ley's monthly recitals are coming to
be looked forward to with a great deal
of pleasure by music lovers.
Arrangements for the Memorial day
exercises here are rather indefinite
owing to the continued illness of Judge
Read, who was to be the orator. AL
though Judge Read is gaining it is
uncertain whether he will be able to
speak. James F. Hooker of Brattle-
boro will speak at Saxtons River.
Blalley's Stars, the base ball club
of young men who won such laurels
last summer, have reorganized, and
the team is ready for this summers
campaign. A subscription paper which |
was passed in the square for them on
Monday added a goodly amount to
their treasury with which to begin the |
season.
The annual White River log drive |
for the International Paper company
has been started from Rochester and !