Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-26
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

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al church next Tuesday evening.
A fine program will be rendered.
A smaller number than usual from
here attended the Valley Fair at Brat
tleboro yesterday, the prevailing rea-
son seeming to be in the giving up of
the coaching parade. About 450
tickets were sold from this station.
George o. Henry, for many years
connected with Bellows Falls in many
ways, died at his home in Providence,
r. l., Wednesday night of last week.
He was buried from the home of his
nephew, C. e. Howard of this place.
The burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Rev. c. r. B. Dodge, who resigned
as pastor of the Baptist church acre
the first of May, has accepted a call
to the First Baptist church in st.
Jo%hnsbury, and will begin his duties
there the first Sunday in October. Mr..
Dodge has been spending the summer
at his old home in Nova Scotia.
The 69th annual convention of the
Universalist churches of Vermont and
the Province of Quebec meets at Bel
lows Falls Sept. 10Th and 30th and
Oct. LIST and End. With this also come
the annual conventions of the state
Y. P. S. G. u, and of the woman's
missionary society of that church.
Large attendance is anticipated. Many
good speakers are announced.
The new building of the Vermont
fruit company is nearing completion.
A new boiler, engine and evaporator
are being installed. The company
manufactures cider, boiled cider, cider
ia11u ond uinouor a md oynnntc tn handle
about 10000 bushels of apples dur
ing the next two months. The plant
is located on the farm of j. S. Knowl-
ton, the manager, between Bellows
Falls and Saxtons River.
A meeting of the Labaree Veterin-
airy Medicine company was held at the
company's Office in this place Tuesday.
Officers were elected, with G. w. Laba-
rec president and manager; G. X. La
BARGE, vice president; l.. c. Norwood
of Keene, treasurer; w. G.. Blake, sec
rotary. A four per cent. dividend was
declared and a favorable report given
of last years business. A meeting
of the stock holders will be held in
Jersey City, N. j., Monday.
Michael Diggins, who suffered a
fatal accident on the Rutland railroad
canal bridge August %, died at his
home on Williams street Saturday
morning. He was born in Ireland
62 years ago, and came to America
when II years of age. He lived in
the West for some time, came to Bel
lows Falls in 1870 and began work at
the round-house for the Rutland rail-
road, where he was employed for 80
years.
Quite a suburban settlement is grow
ing along the line of the electric road
just south of Gageville. One large
house has already been bL on w. X.
Church's land and several lots have
been sold. Those building cottages
now are John Black, Eugene Weston,
and George Taggard. E. A. Pierce
built his house five years ago. Earl
Stevens moved into a pretty cottage
house last spring. In time this road
is bound to be one Of the prettiest
streets of Bellows Falls.-[Times.
Stephen R. Wales, one of the oldest
citizens of Bellows Falls, died at his
home on Atkinson street Tuesday af-
ternoon, the cause of his death being
bright's disease. He is said to have
been the oldest living citizen born in
the town of Rockingham. He was born
at Bellows falls, June oath, 1919, and
has lived here eve since, having been
connected with almost every phase of
village life. The funeral was from the
house this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. D. L.. Sanford officiating.
The organ recital advertised for Tues
day evening in the Congregational church
by George Blakeley, was indefinitely post
poned.
Mrs. C. II. Sawyer of Boston is visiting
at the home of C. W. Osgood on her way
back from her summers outing at Lake
Sunapee.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church held a corn roast
at Barber's Park Tuesday evening, which
was fairly well attended.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church voted at its meet
ing Sunday evening to hold its meetings
hereafter on Friday evening at 1880. The
evening preaching service begins for the
winter mex Sunday evening.
Lyman H. Howe's moving pictures at
the Opera House under the auspices OF
the ladies' aid society of the Universalist
church, drew a fair audience. This at
traction gets around to Bellows Falls
every few months, but somehow it man.
ages to draw fair audiences every time
Mrs. C. B. Eddy, an old resident OF
Bellows Falls, living at the north end OF
Green street, was seriously injured Mon
day evening by the tipping over of a re-
frigerator upon her. She went to the
refrigerator for something, setting the
lamp upon its edge. While STOPPING
over, a leg of the refrigerator gave way,
letting the entire thing over upon heI
and throwing the lamp to the floor, break
ing 1t and setting fire to the surrounding
woodwork. A little child, the only other
person present, ran for help, which soor
came and the flames were extinguished
1t was found that Mrs. Eddy was serious
ly injured in the hip, but graver fears are
entertained on account of the shock &c
her system.
The annual exhibition of the fire de.
partment of Bellows Falls will be held
Friday, October 10. A parade will form
through the principal streets of the vii
lage. In the afternoon a contest will b'
held between the several hose companies
for the ownership of a silver cup pre-
scented by the corporation. In the even
ing the annual concert and ball of thu
department will be held in Union hall
Music will be furnished by EXner's or
chestra. A new feature of this year:
exhibition will be the company formed Of
employees of the Casein company.
At a meeting of the public school
teachers of this town held last Friday. l
was voted to tender a reception on thu
evening of October %, to the VISITING
teachers in attendance upon the stat
Teachers Institute, which will then b.
in saccion bara Az thare will he ahOu