Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-21
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

transferring passengers n little over a
day. 1t was a small culvert just beyond
the II. w. Osgood bridge.
Thomas Donovan and Miss May Prouty
were married in Boston March Sth. They
are now living in Portland, Me. Mr..
Donovan has work under his father in
the paper mill at Brunswick.
The dry goods business carried on for
several months under the name of New
man & Pollard, is now being carried on
by Mr.. Pollard alone, he having bought
out Mr.. Newman's interest, as spoken of
last week.
The partnership which has existed for
about nine years between w. e. and Fred
Spicer under the firm name of Spicer
Bros, was dissolved March 18th. The
painting and paper-hanging business will
be carried on in the future by w. f.
Spicer.
Mrs. w. II. Pierce, for two years noble
grand of Amity Rebekah lodge, was the
recipient last Friday evening of a hand
some pin, emblematic of the order, the
gift of the members of the lodge in token
of their appreciation of Mrs. Pierce's
work in the lodge.
The stock of furniture formerly owned
by A. II. Sabin at SaXtons River has been
bought this week by the Chase Furniture
Co. The main stock will be moved in
here about April 1, Mr.. Sabin running a
casket and undertaking business at Sax
tons River for the Chase Furniture Co.
Charles f. French. who was painfully
injured last week Tuesday in the explo-
sion at Chester, has improved and is now
so as to be out a little. His description
of mis- EXPERIENCES and sensations are
quite graphic. The other four victims
are all living, but David Morris at Bar
louisville has had both eyes entirely re-
moved.
Fred H.. Babbitt has sold his depot
restaurant at White River Junction to
DIR. o. w. Daley of that place. He has
now disposed of those held by him at all
points including Bellows Falls and St.
Adams. He will return from White River
Junction to Bellows Falls with his family
about April 1st and will occupy his resi-
dence on chool street about May LIST. He
expects to engage in paper mill business
with his brother.
The neighboring village of Charlestown
had a very narrow escape from a serious
fire Tuesday morning, when the store
building owned by w. E. Butterield and
occupied by Lyman Brooks as n grain
store, was entirely destroyed by fire.
Through the determined effort of a large
number of men, the n%eighboring buildings
and lumber yard of the Diamond Match
Co. were saved. Had it burned, nothing
could AVE saved a goodly portion of the
village from being wiped out. A few more
fires like this will teach Charlestown that
1t is too large a village to get along with
nc fire protection of any kind.
Hotel Windham'' is the new name of
Towns Hotel which will probably be open
ed to the public next Monday morning.
Most citizens feel a disappointment at the
change of name. Darwin Ryder, who has
the lease of the hotel, has for many years
been the proprietor of the Addison House
at Middlebury. Frank Shepard, who is
the manager, is here with Mr.. Ryder and
arrangements for making the hostelry
one of the best in the state nave been
completed. Entirely new finishing and
furnishing, the addition of an elevator to
every story, a new building containing
kitchen, laundry and servants rooms are
among the improvements. An important
addition. nearly doubling the capacity of
the house, is projected If the patronage
the coming year will warrant it.