Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


The Grand Army of Morrisvlme have
chosen Charles II. Williams as Memorial
Day speaker.
Miss Gertrude Ryder substituted FOR
Miss Goodhue. teacher in the fourth
grade, building No. 4, on Monday
Mr.. Tinker of st. Johnsbury, IA repre-
sentative of the fish commission, spent
Sunday with friends at NJ. II. Rays.
Bishop Hall will make his annual visit
to Emmanuel church next Sunday and
will take part i'm both services of the
day.
Miss jeanette Smith. teacher in the fifth
grade. building No 4, was i'll early in
the week, and Miss Jessie Ryder substi-
tuted for her.
A Springfield, Mass. architect. who
was in town last week, estimated that a
hospital adapted to the needs of Bellows
Falls could be built for $11 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Swain entertained
the teachers of this village and Sax
tons River with few others, number
ing in all about 40, on Monday evening.
Mrs. Boroughs, who has succeeded
Mrs Pngree in schoolroom No. 81 sang
at the Congregational church Sunday
in the place of Miss Goodhue, who was
absent.
Miss Florence Goodhue was in North
field Sunday to attend the funeral of
Mrs Durham, mother of Henry V. Dun
ham, former resident of Bellows Falls.
now in Paris.
Rev l.. o. Sherburne was in Quechee
Tuesday attending the funeral of Mrs.
Sarah Shurtleff, who died here at the
residence of her son, T. H. Shurtleff of
Hadley street Sunday.
The ice jam which had packed in
above the ten miles of solid ice of the
Connecticut north from here gave way
Tuesday and passed over the falls with
out seriously endangering anything. The
water has been high the whole week
The Ancient order of Hibernians will
celebrate St. Patricks day Tuesday by
attending mass in body at st. Charles
church. Their society rooms will be
handsomely decorated. also number of
the residences of prominent members of
the order.
The bill before the New Hampshire
leel,I tlro looking toward the freeing
of the toll bridges across the Connecti-
cut has the past week passed the house
and gone to the senate 1t looks favor
able for the cooperation of that state
with Vermont in the movement
All the stock of the Robertson Paper
company has been bought by =. H.. G.
II. and j, +. Rabbit. G. H. Rabbit
has been elected president to succeed c.
Il. Robertson. f. IL. Babbitt has been
elected treasurer and general manager
succeeding G. II. Babbtt. and J. e. Bah
bitt has been elected vice president.
y letter received at the local post Of
flee bore the name of the man, with the
remainder of the address was as follows:
''SS Buckingham street. Squabble Hol-
low, Bughouse Place, Vermont" 1t was
something of a puzzle at first but the
people at the post office loca ted and de-
liVered ii to the man for whom it was
intended.
The board of selectmeu have not an
nounced their decision as to the appoint-
ment of license commissioners but it is
probable the appointments will be made
today or tomorrow. Considerable strife
has been made over it and it has been
puzzing matter for the selectmen. \
number of meetings have been held by
them and various petitions for licenses
have been on the street for signatures.
Mrs Minerva b. Tobey of Boston gave
talk on The Ideal Home" before
the Womans club Tuesday afternoon in
the vestry of the Universalist church.
She told of the things necessary for the
perfect sanitation of the home. of the
ideal way of heating which she thinks
to be by furnace. Miss Mabel Goodhue
sang two songs in her usual charming
way, with Mrs. Nettie Durham. accom-
PIANIST
Mrs. S. y. Alexander now comes for
ward with a proposition to contribute
$1,000 toward the hospital funds if the
directors will utilize her residence on the
Old Terrace, taking it at her price of
$1,000. The directors do not feel war
ranted in accepting the proposition
They are at work Investigating the plans
and cost of the proposed new structure
which if built will probably be located
on the Morgan lot at the north end of
the village.
Misses Mary II. Baker and Gertrude
S. Hayes went to Springfield Saturday
to attend a training school for mission
AIRY leaders, held there Saturday even
ing and Sunday. They We're delegates
from the Christian EndeaVor society of
the Congregational church. Col. l.. c.
Osgood and Miss Frances Osgood attend
ed the afternoon and evening sessions
on Sunday. The school was in charge
of Harry w. Hicks, assistant secretary
of the American board
AT the close of the morning service
at the Congregational church last Sun
day, the resignation of the pastor. Rev.
John H. Reid, was read by the senior
deacon. The resignation will take eff
feet April list. Mr. Reid gave as one
of his several reasons for giving up his
pastorate the condition of his health,
which is such that it seemed wise for
MN u ltdNe the ministry Tor a few
years. He will go to Walden, n. Y.
where he has bought a newspaper. Mr..
Ried has been with the church five
years during which time it has made
marked progress.
Principal Edward Ellery of SaXtons
River preached at the Universalist church
last Sunday. Next Sunday the pulpit
Will he supplied by Rev. Charles Legal
of Somerville, Mass. This church has
recently called Rev. w. w. Hooper of
Woodford, Maine to become its pastor
to take the place of Rev. Albert Ham
matt, who resigned Feb. l, to go to New
tonVille. Mr.. Hooper has been the Maine
state missionary for the denomination,
and had previously been a pastor over
various churches in Massachusetts, He
has wife, a son of 10 and a daughter of
IL years. 1t is understood that he will
accept and viii assume charge of the
parish April l.
Last Monday a meeting of the rail-
road commissioners of New Hampshire
was held at North Walpole, giving a
hearing TO all concerned of affected
by the proposed changes in grade cross
inss in that village. Work will be begun
in digging the underpassages as soon
as spring opens and all the present five
crossings will be abolished, the public
being served by under and over-passes.
The changes are very material to the flu
ture growth and safety of the village
as the Boston & Maine line running
through it with a double track from
north to south dividing the village into
two halves, and various side tracks
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