Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-18

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Boston this week.
Charles Farnham of Buffalo has been
the guest this week of his sister, Mrs f.
G. Osgood.
Dallas f. Pollard entertained the young
men of his Sunday school class at his
home on Atkinson street Tuesday oven
ing.
Miss Ethel Decatur has resigned her
position in the International Paper com
panys offices and gone TO her home in
Rochester, y. H.
The department of literature of the
Woman's club will give an afternoon with
Dickens at the regular meeting of the
club Tuesday afternoon.
At the masquerade bail of the odd Eel
lows to be held in Union han this even
ing, the music will be furnished by the
knights of Pythias band.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Young Mems association held Friday eve
ming, n. G. Williams was chosen presi-
dent, r. L. Leonard treasurer and Frank
Knight secretary.
w. II. Black has sold his book and sta
tionery store to a. II. Fuller, possession
having been given Tuesday. Mr.. Fuller
will keep it as it is for the present ex-
oept adding to the stock somewhat.
The many friends of Charles II. Robb
in Bellows Falls are very much pleased at
his promotion to be assistant attorney
general of the United States and feel it
to be just recognition of true ability
The concert given by the Schubert quar-
tet assisted by Mrs. Dryer and Miss At
wood as a benefit for Miss Hennessey and
Guy Woodfall in the Boston Herald's ST
Louis exposition contest, netted $9257 to
be divided between them.
The following officers were elected at
the regular meeting of Fall Mountain
Grange Tuesday evening: Worthy master,
John Knowlton; Ceres, Mrs. John A.
Bush; assistant steward Nelson Kelley;
lady assistant steward, Mrs Nelson Kel-
ley.
Daniel Johnson and his daughter. Miss
Johnson, father and sister of Henry john
son, will occupy the tenement on Hapgood
street vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Crippen
Since coming to Bellows Falls from Man
chester n. H., about two years ago Mr.
Johnson has lived on Kings Field
Rev. w. W. Hooper has resigned the
pastorate of the UniVersalist church, his
resignation to take place May l. Mr.
Hooper has accepted the position of state
missionary of the state of New York
for his denomination. He held a similar
position in Maine before coming here
year ago
George H. Crippen will leave Bellows
Falls April l for Madison, Wis. He will
continue in the employ Of the Vermont
Farm Machine company. Mr.. and Mrs
Crippen have made many friends dur
ing their residence here who will regret
their leaving. Mr. Crippen will be es-
pecially missed in the church where he
has sung so acceptably in the choir.
Yesterdays Burlington Free Press stated
that j. II. Holton, lately of our electric
railroad, was "A prominent candidate for
the position of city treasurer under the
Democratic regime of Burlington. Mr.
Holton went from Bellows Falls to St
Adams last summer taking charge of the
electric railroad connecting St. Adams
with Swanton. The road carly in jan
uary was discontinued because of large
expense of keeping it clear from snow
and shortage of funds, although il is
supposed it will be resurrected in the
spring. Mr.. Holton has been in Bellows
Falls portion of the past week.
The quarterly meeting of the Vermont
press association was held at Bellows
Falls Friday evening. There We're 20
members present. Dinner was served at
Hotel Windham, after which the evening
was spent in the hotel parlors, where the
following program was carried out: "Leaks
in newspaper publishing and how to stop
them" E. Fl. Crane of the Brattleboro
Reformer; How to secure and maintain
the circulation of a country wee xiv"
w. e. Hubbard of The Vermont Phoenix;
what is a fair advertising rate?" c. r.
Jameson of the White River Junction
Landmark; "reminiscences of n quarter
of century" F. w. Stiles of the Spring
field Reporter Some needed legislation.
w c. Benhnap of the Bellows Falls Times
A pleasant feature of the gathering was
the presence of \. y. Swain Of Bellows
Falls, one of the founders of the associa-
uon, 3t one time its president, and for
over 40 years publisher of the Bellows
Times.