Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-29
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Hon. and Mrs. A. y Swain are at their
cottage at Sunapee lake.
Rev j. E. Tracy 50 years a missionary
in Turkey, preached in the Congregational
church last Sunday
The senior class of the High school have
chosen John Shea prophet and Dana
Whitcomb historian.
Mrs Hetty Green and her daughter
Sylvia. expect to open their residence on
Church street about June /.
Edward G. Osgood was in Pittsheld Sat
urday attending Christian EndeaNor
convention being held there
Rev. G. w. jackson has been chosen
by the senior class. b. f. H. S, to de-
liver the baccaaureate sermon June IA.
O. G. Wiley of Chicago is in town.
called here by the critical illness of his
father, George Wiley, on the upper mead
ows.
Mrs. John ]. Hallenbeck and her grand
son. Andrew Heermance, went yesterday
to Springfield Mass. for a visit of a few
o. days.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Osgood will go to
Providence next week to attend the an
nual meeting of the Congregational Home
Missionary society.
Rev. Harry D. Sheldon of Wellington,
Ohio a classmate at Yale of Rev J. II.
Reid will preach at the Congregational
church the next two Sundays.
The theatrical season opened at Bar
ber's park Monday of this week. with
stock company. playing under the man.
agement of John E. Brosnahan.
The following officers have been nomi-
mated for the new consolidated King
Solomons Temple. lodge No. 40. f u
A. NJ: Worshipful master. w. a. TruaX;
senior warden, F. c. Lewis; junior war
den. D. II. Switzer.
Misses Josie Derby. Alice II. Jackson
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drich Ames. were in Keene Friday at
tending the concert closing the weeks
musical festival. Miss Hayes spent Sun
day with friends in that city.
Stephen n. Searle, who has been the
past year a student in Tufts Dental
College returned home Wednesday after
noon for a short vacation before going to
Silver Bay, Lake George where he will
have the position of assistant steward.
c. w. Osgood spoke at the Baptist
church Sunday morning, during the alb
sence of the pastor, Rev. II. S. Jackson,
who was in Buffalo, y. Y, attending the
annual convention of the benevolent
societies Of the United States in connec-
ton with that church.
The last of the logs of the International
Paper company's drive from the Amo-
noosac river, came into the boom the last
of last week, and workmen are now busy
on the log piles in North Walpole, get
gin pulling the logs on the bank.
The I'd annual meet Of the Green Noun
tain Athletic association held at Clare
mont last Friday. resulted in a victory for
Newport Bellows Falls did not compete
this year. owing to the decree of the
school board against it, but only entered
enough men to qualify for membership.
Much sorrow is expressed here at the
death in SaXtons River on Sunday last
of Colin Campbell, &C. Mr.. Campbell spent
the larger part of his life in Texas, but
has always been a frequent visitor at his
old home in SaXtons River, where he has
spent nearly all of his time for several
years.
The 1OSth annual meeting of the Con-
gregational convention of Vermont, the
Domestic Missionary society and the Wo-
mans Home Missionary union will be
held with the College street church in
Burlington June to II. Delegates will
go from the Congregational church here
and the ladies' union.
The schools of the village will mold pre-
Memorial day exercises this afternoon
in the various buildings. Rev w. w
Hooper will speak at the High schoo
building Supt Merriam at No. ., Capt
W. II. Taylor at No. and Rev. L. o.
Sherburne at No. 4. The schools in the
old High school building. known as mo
l." will probably unite with those in the
High school building or No. 3, as ii is
ofhclallN Known.
The Memorial services at the opera
house Sunday afternoon We're well at
tended. The sermon. preached by Rev
W. w Hooper. pastor of the UniVersalis
church, was upon the text, "A time OF
war and a time of peace" Ecclesiaste.
iii. S, and was listened to with attention
This was the first public address giVer
by Mr.. Hooper since he came to Bellows
Falls. and the people We're in no way dis
appointed after hearing him.
Charles II. Copley has entered upon hi
new duties as superintendent of the Bel
lows Falls and Saxtons River street rail
way. taking the place of Joel Holton. Mr.
Holton retains his position as vice presi
dent of the road and as one of the direc
tors. He came from St. Adams Monday
where he is manager of the road from st
Adams to Swanton. He was here unit
Thursday and expects TO be here a por
ton of each week for the present, at
tending to details of the management o
this road.
A fire at South Charlestown Saturda!
afternoon destroyed about 100000 feet o
lumber belonging to Geo G. Bowen, Wit
owns the mill at that place, and abou
800, 600 feet belonging to the Diamond
Match company The steamer with tel
men were sent up from here to assist il
saving the mill, which was only accom-
plished after much hard work. Mr.
Bowen carried no insurance and his los
Is estimated at ABOUT Nt,NNN, Nlllle lilt lpS
of the Diamond Match company was full,
covered by insurance. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from spark
from a passing engine.
Mr.. Phelan II. Peabody. assistant L
Commissioner F. ]. V Skif of the de
partment of exhibits OF the Worlds Fai
died in St Louis Tuesday. He was bOrl
III Rockingham in 1929 and graduated a
the University of Vermont in 1852. IL
had been principal of the High school a
Burlington; professor of mathematics a
Fairfax, Va; superintendent of tn
schools at Racine. Wis; professor o
physics al the Chicago High school, pro
fessor of mathematics and civil engi
neering at the Massachusetts Agricul
tural College and the Philadelphia Pol
ytechnic school, professor of mechanical
engineering at the Illinois Industrial
School, and president of the Universit
of Illinois from 1852 to 1891.
one Of the very few automobile acct
dents in this section occurred last Thurs
day evening near where the road 70
Springfield leaves Rockingham road
south of the place occupied by William
f. Spicer Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Parke
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Pollard O
Chester had been spending the Afternoon
in Bellows Falls, coming down with tw
machines. On the return. in goin
around the curve at this point, the steer
ing handle slipped on the upright rod 4
Mr.. Parker's machine, sending him int
the brook at the left hand side of IN
road, injuring Mrs. Parker seriously an
breaking the front of the machine badly
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