Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-04

who knew her in Bellows Falls she made
many very warm friends.
The local basket ball team defeated the
Wnchendon team last Friday evening"
80 to II.
Several from Bellows Falls attended the
Christian Endeavor rally at Springfield
Tuesday evening.
W. C. Belknap expects to move next
week into his new residence built from
the grocery store of A. II. Bissell.
The local foot ball team closed its sea-
son Thanksgiving day morning with
game at Chester with Chester team. re-
sulting in a score of to 5.
The ladies of the Baptist church cleared
about 800 from their chicken pie supper
and sale of candy and fancy articles in
banquet hall Wednesday evening
e. w. Bush. Sc, who has been a car
penter in town six years, died at his
home on Atkinson street Wednesday
morning. The funeral will be held at his
late home this afternoon at o'clock.
Skating was enjoyed the first of the
week on Saxtons River above the dam,
onthe Connecticut. and on Millard's pond.
Only a few of the more venturesome
of the boys went to the Connecticut.
however.
f. E. Rowell and children were called
of Mr.. Rowell's father. 1t is only a few
weeks since Mr.. Rowell was In Newport
attending the golden wedding of his
parents.
Warren F. Ballou, a former well known
tailor of this village, has been in the
Mary Hitchcock hospital at Hanover the
past six weeks, critically ill., Mr.. Ballou
has been in Hanover the past 10 or 10
years working at his trade.
a rneetinp of tho axacuttva
board of the board of trade the following
were appointed a village improvement
committee: C. w. Osgood. w C. Belknap
]. ]. Fenton, Rev. C. w. Jackson and
DR.. ]. T. Ridden.
w. E. Stevens moved Monday into his
new tenement in the Belknap house on
Atkinson street recently vacated by Ell
win j. Estey, who has gone to Ludlow,
where he is engaged on a large job of
painting for c. S. Gates
The last timbers of the old Saxtons
River hotel were taken down Monday
and work has already begun on the
foundations of the new building 1t Is
expected that the new hotel will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as pos
sible.
Many Bellows Falls people are looking
forward with much pleasure to seeing
Joseph and William w. Jefferson, sons
of the Joseph Jefferson, dear to so many
hearts as RIP Van Winkle," who will
play at the opera house next Wednesday
evening in 1.-The Rivals"
An important business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society of the Con-
gregational church will be held in the
church vestry Thursday evening at $50
Changes in the constitution and bylaws
will be voted upon, and the officers for
next year will be elected.
Carl Brigham, who has been on the
for he
clothing syndicate, will enter the store
of Goodnow Brothers e. Pearson in Bel
lows Falls in a short time, filling the va
cancy caused by the transfer of A. II.
Hunt to the Keene store of the syndicate
The first meeting of the committee of
the Young Mems club newly organized,
was held in banquet hall Monday evening.
Plans were discussed and subcommittee
appointed, some of which have already
met. 1t seems quite probable that they
will push the matter of opening reading
and game rooms at once, which Will re-
ceive the support of every broad-minded
citizen of Bellows Falls.
At a meeting of the Young Mems club
of the Congregational church, held Mon
day evening the resignation of A. II. Hunt
as president was accepted and Frank w.
Knight elected to fill the vacancy. II. Z.
johnson was elected vice president to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Knights cleo
ton to the presidency. Mr.. 1unl mas
been for several years one of the leaders
in this club and his removal from town
will be keenly felt among its member
ship.
Contractor E. l. Kilburn does not in
tend to be "all winter" about completing
the new village hall. Electricians have
this week completed wiring the building
for electric lights enough of the wiring
having been in for nearly week to al
low of the use of lights for the work OF
construction. The plumbers have about
completed their work on the building,
and the cement floors are nearly all laid
in the basement The floors and par
titions are all in place, and the lathing
is also completed.
A petition has been presented to the
electric railroad by those patrons VINO
come down from Saxtons River every
morning to work, and return at night,
that the electric road furnish some sort
of warmed and lighted waiting rooms at
both ends of the line, for its patrons.
Why didn't these men ask others to sign
II. too? Most of us remember wearing
out shoe leather last winter trying TO
keep warm waiting for the car which
would never come. and don't look for
ward to the prospect of doing so again.
with any pleasure.