Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

The annual gentlemens night of the
Woman's club will be observed Tuesday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Hammatt will
leave next week for their new home in
Newtonville, Mass.
The recent school census shows that
Rockingham has 1850 pupils between 8
and Is years of age.
A. A. Johnson resumed work in his
bakery on Rockingham street Friday, af-
ter short vacation.
Tuesday evening about so people from
the Baptist church enjoyed a sleighride
to Westminster West.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, whose home
is now in Stamford, Conn, is visiting
friends here and in Rutland
The Sophomore class of the High
school is planning to give minstrel en-
tertainment Monday evening, Feb 10.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will give a valentine party Mon
day evening at the home of w. A. Sar-
gent.
Miss Rena OBrien, a teacher in build
ing No g has received recently a visit
from her sister, whose home is in YER
gennes
Mrs s. T. Andrews has received an
appointment as aide on the staff of the
national president of the Woman's Re
lief corps.
Miss e. e. Webb of Charlestown, N.
H., has bought the Russell house, now
occupied by a. F. Winnewisser, and will
take possession March l.
The child study class of the Woman's
club will meet at the home of Mrs. II.
w. Mitchell on Hapgood street next Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
o. nspood in Meridpn IT
Wednesday and spoke at Kimball Union
academy in the evening. His subject
was How to Enjoy Pictures"
basket ball league has been formed
in town. and games will be played in
Memorial hail. North Walpole, each
Tuesday evening. Next week the High
school team will play the clerks, and the
Casein team the International.
Jacob Holley, father of A. j. Holley.
died at the home of his son in Everett,
Mass, recently. y. j. Holey will be
remembered as a resident of Bellows
Falls for several years.
The dancing school of a. C. Decatur
closed Friday evening with a ball in
Union hail. Mrs. II. d. Ryder matron,
The hall was very handsomely decorated
for the occasion. Music for the concert
ing, was furnished by the Dartmouth
orchestra.
The High school and Casein basket ball
teams played at Russell hall in North
Walpole Tuesday evening. The game
resulted in a tie and when played out
resulted in a score of 14-12 in favor of
the High school team. Jay Lvermore
is captain of the High school team, and
Will Lowe of the Casen team.
Rev and Mrs C. w. jackson were sur
prised at their home Friday evening by.
a large number of their people from the
Baptist church. a musical program was
rendered and a social evening was en-
joyed. IL. c. Bacon, in very pleas
ant, happy speech, presented, in behalf of
the members of Mr.. Jackson's church,
a table, chair, lamp and picture for
their parlor.
The amount pledged for the hospital
fund is now about $4,000, leaving about
$1,000 to be secured to- complete the
amount of $1,000 before Saturday night,
Feb. II, which was the date fixed by
the directors of the hospital association
to close the canvass. This amount, s15,-
900, has been decided to be the smallest
amount on which it will be advisable to
begin building operations.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. War
rem Campbell died Monday morning at
their home on Barker street MRS.
Campbell, while attending to her house
hold duties, left the child sleeping. On
found 1t dead. 1t is thought that death
was caused by strangulation, due to the
rising of milk from the stomach. Mr..
Campbell and family recently moved
here from Vernon.
The secretary of the state Sunday
school association. Rev. Edward NJ. Full
Ter, viii speak in the Baptist church Sun
day morning, and Hamilton S. Conant,
general secretary of the Massachusetts
state association, will speak at the Meth
odist church. In the evening the Rock
ingham town Sunday school association
will hold a meeting in the Congregations
al church in SaXtons River, when both
of the speakers will be present to take
part.
At the regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club, held in the Vestry of the
Universalst church Tuesday afternoon,
it was voted to pledge 800 to the build
ing fund for the hospital, $50 to be
paid in the spring and $50 later At
the close of the business meeting, a lee
ture was delivered by Frederick w. Ban
croft on Scottish Songs and Song-writ-
ers" This was listened to with much
pleasure by the large number of women
present. The lecture was illustrated by
Mr.. Bancroft by songs covering chrome
logical period of several centuries lie
had a pleasing voice and a good knowl-
edge and appreciation of the songs in
question. The afternoon was one of
great pleasure and profit.