Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-01

lows Falls. coming up to attend the rec
ogntion services of the new pastor of
the Universalst church, Rev. w. w
Hooper, at which service he preached the
sermon.
Rev. w. w. Hooper, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, has been chosen to de-
liver the Memorial day sermon before
the Grand Army post in the opera house
Sunday, May "a Rev. c. w. Jackson,
pastor of the Baptist church. will be the
Memorial day orator at SaXtons River.
The base ball club. known for two or
three years as "Blakeley's Stars" have
taken their name this year Bellows
Falls Base Ball club" They have usu-
ally played a fine game and have many
times been winners. They play their
first game this season tomorrow at Lud-
low.
Fred c. Streeter, 49, died at his Will
liams street home Friday night after six
months suffering from ulcers of the stom-
ach He leaves a wife one son, Harry
Streeter, and two daughters, Mrs. o. ID.
Ellison and Mrs. A j. Whitaker. The
funeral was at the house Monday after
noon. Rev. L. O. Sherburne officiating.
with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
The SaXtons River hotel, for nearly 40
years run by NJ. A. Wilder has been sold
to j. II. Iolton, Lewis Tenney, j. f.
Alexander, c. f. Simonds, G. NJ. Corey
and F. l.. Osgood, a committee repre-
senting the citizens of SaXtons River.
The price paid was $4,000. hotel cor
poration will be formed and a modern
summer hotel costing $4,000 constructed.
a. j. Aldrich died at the home of his
son, Carroll l.. Aldrich, Tuesday from
the effects of a shock, which he sustain
ed a few days previous. The funeral
was held at the home of his son yester-
day noon and the burial was in Keene,
where he was many years a resident.
The burial services We're in charge of
Hugh de Paynes commandery, Knights
Templar.
The entertainment given in the opera
house last evening by the Catholic min
strels from Brattleboro. for the benefit
of the senior class of the High school,
proved a great success, it giving good
satisfaction to the large audience pres
emit 1t was much regretted that they
could not bring their band but the good
orchestra did much to make up the de-
ticiency. About IS were on the stage.
John f. Carroll was instantly killed
Friday evening by falling from the ele-
vator in the mill of John Robertson &
Son, where he was employed The fune-
raj was from st. Peters church Monday
/ forenoon, with burial in St. Peters ceme-
terry. Mr.. Carroll leaves a father, moth
er, two brothers and eight sisters. He
was member of one of the leading fam
+ lilies in North Walpole and his death will
be widely mourned.
Ernest w. Parsons has received from
! the government an appointment as or
dnance inspector, with route along the
Atlantic coast from New York to South
/ Carolina. Mr. Parsons was employed
many years in the machine shop of Os-
good & Barker and recently in the shop
/ of the Bellows Falls Machine company
/ He left today to take up his new work
Mrs. Parsons and the children will re-
main here at present
The hearing by the board of license
commissioners Monday afternoon on the
/ applications of Francesca Massucco for
second-class license, Thomas j. brisbane
for third-class license, Thomas NJ. Dom
egan and S. j. Cray for a second class
license, proved a very tame affair No
objections were raised except by III. d.
Ryder to the applications of Massucco
and Donegan, the reason given being
that he thought only one second-class IL
cense should be granted, and that he
objected to having more than one license
granted to parties on Rockingham street
/ where both these two are located.
At meeting of the directors of the
| hospital association held in the High
school building Friday evening, it was
| decided that a hospital should be built
! provided the architect making the esti-
mate of S11,500 for the building, would
erect it for that price, A meeting of the
doctors and nurses of the village is call
ed in the High school building this even
| ing, to discuss various matters in con-
| nection with its erection. The matter of
furnishing the $1,000 deficit probable
discussed little, but it was felt that the