Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-27
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Mrs. A. ~ Swain is improving after an
Illness of two weeks
Mrs. f. NJ. Kendrick died at her home
on Saxtons River street March 10.
H. A. Hatch has bought Durham
Brothers mileage business and will have
a desk in their store
The license commissioners have re-
ceived only four or five applications for
licenses. They have not decided upon
the amount of the fees
Miss Jennie Ryder's application to en-
ter the training school for nurses in
Dayton, Ohio, has been accepted, and
she will begin her duties there in August
The Junior class's annual ball will be
given Monday evening, April Is. EX-
ner's orchestra will furnish music for the
concert and dance and a quartet will as
sist in the concert.
The schools Of the village will close
this afternoon for a weeks vacation.
The vacation is only half its usual length,
as the winter term was Il week late in
beginning on account of the shortage in
coal.
p. Il. Griffin rendered a reception and
banquet at Hotel Windham Saturday
evening to those who took part in the
play Way Down in Dixie" given in
Russell Memorial hall in North Wal
pole the evening of St. Patricks day.
North Walpole has been absorbed by a
Boston trust company which foreclosed
on mortgage. The president of the
trust company is w. E. Barrett, pub
Usher of the Boston Advertiser and
Record.
a reception will be rendered Rev. and
Mrs. j. II. Reid in the parlors of the
gregational church Monday evening.
Mrs Reid is in Walden, n. V this week
for short visit to her prospective home.
The Young Mems club will give ban
quet to Mr.. Reid Tuesday evening at
Hotel Windham.
George L. Leonard, international secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in New York,
the past two weeks has been doing duty
as juryman in the United States courts
of that city. Last year he was drawn
for some weeks on the city panels of
jury making quite an interference with
his other duties
The Olympian Tennis clubs annual
meeting was held Tuesday evening at
the home of John Lawrence. Several
new members were admitted and Off
GERS were elected as follows: President
John =. Lawrence; vice president, Miss
Mary E. Baker; secretary, Miss Mary IL
Baker; treasurer Dallas F. Pollard.
The Rutland road the past week have
been putting into place the steel Struc-
ture of the new bridge this side of Bar
louisville. aclarge gang of the bridge COM
panys men being here for the purpose
They are also putting in the new steel
rails from here north to Ludlow, having
changed them nearly to Chester.
y representative of the state executive
committee of the Young Mems Christian
associations was in town yesterday and
called upon a large number of business
men, and young men. ascertaining the
sentiment relative to that work at this
point. 1t is probable the work will bt
taken up again at some time in tn,
near future.
Last Thursday evening the member:
of the Congregational church voted t.
accept the resignation of their pastor
Rev. John II. Reid and they have called
a council of other neighboring churches
to dismiss him. The council will NEE
next Monday. Rev. A w. Moore, d. d.
of Lynn, Mass, occupied the pulpit las
Sunday, morning and evening.
A post office inspector who was il
town Wednesday said the outside doors
of the office must be kept locked on Sun
days and holidays except when the de
livery windows are Open Postmaster
Cannon will use every effort possible
with the authorities in Washington Il
set the order aside The permission t.
leave the doors open was secured b!
him with a good deal of trouble severa
years ago and it is of great benefit L
business men.
Builder George Underwood has con
tracted with DIR. o. NJ. George to cree
two tenement houses for him on TIL
north side of Granger street near TIN
one built by Edgar Guild. Mr.. Under
wood will also build three houses thi
spring for H. w. Howard on the line o
the electric road on Mr.. Towards farm
Ground was last week broken for tn
new buildings of the Elastic Pulp ant
Plaster company's factory on the soutl
side of Granger street. That compan,
has bought one-half of the land of DR.
George which abuts on the line of tn
Boston l& Maine road, although it is no
half of all the land there. The com
pany will eXpend about $4,000 in it
plant which will be a valuable acquisi
ton to the industries of the village