Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-05
BELLOWS FALLS. NEWS

Lyman H. Howes moving pictures are
to be here again Friday, Feb u.
Miss Sybil Boynton and friend of Wood
stock were guests of Mrs. Angie Vaughan
a few days his week.
Carl Northrup and George Upham. stu
dents at the Institute of Technology are
at home spending their mid-winter re-
cess
Mrs. Frederick a. Summers of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y and her son, Raymond, are
visiting Mrs. Summers's daughter, Mrs
Walter Smith.
Mrs. Charles Dunlllee of Brattleboro has
been in Bellows Falls number of times
the past week, called here by the illness
and death of her grandmother
Shubal H. Randall, an old and well
known business man of Bellows Falls
now living in Alstead has been critically
i'll number of weeks, but is now i'm
proving.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Anti Saloon League, held at Burlington
last week, Deacon c. w. Osgood was
chosen president and chairman of the
board of trustees
The foundations and the first story of
the new hotel being erected in Saxtons
River village are in place and work is
progressing as rapidly as possible in
the severely cold weather.
The selectmen have posted during the
week the new check list of voters of
the town at the coming annual meeting
1t numbers this year 1858 names, which Is
from 100 to 200 more than last year
lecture upon socialism by ex-mayor
j. c. Chase of Haverhill, Mass, drew a
good audience Wednesday evening to
the papermakers' hall in Grays block,
each of whom took away with them
food for thought regarding the merits
and dement's of the order
AL w. Martins Uncle Toms Cabin
troupe entertained last evening at the
opera house, having paraded through
the principal streets at noon with their
TWO bands, one of white and the other
of "coons' of both sexes The show
was much better than the ordinary rep
reservations.
A girl named Hazel Bresee, 10 years
old, died suddenly at her home on West
minister street Tuesday afternoon, chok-
ing to death from the effects of the dis
charge of a quinsy sore which had been
lanced short time previously She was
a daughter of the Mr.. Bresee who is
proprietor of the Burnett House.
John Powers, young man of North
Walpole well and favorably known
here died "wednesday from pneumonia
in Montreal. Miss Mary Powers, a for
mer teacher in our graded schools, now
oi ware, MASS, went to Montreal Mon
day and returned here with the body
yesterday accompanied by her brother
in-law, George A. Gale.
The Fall Mountain Electric Light &,
Power company is building new lines to
transmit power and light to Saxtons
River village meeting of the citizens
with officials of the company was held
Friday evening at the Office of George
+. Alexander and the whole plans and
projected improvements were discussed
Mr.. Alexander will represent the in
terests of the company there.
A. II. Hunt, who until last fall was head
clerk In the store of Goodnow Brothers &
Pearson here, has accepted a position in
the Brattleboro store of the Goodnow syn
dictate, having entire charge of the store
Mr.. Hunt has been employed i'm the Keene
store of the syndicate several months
He began his duties in Brattleboro last
week, and in due time will become a mem
Der of the firm.
The agitation of the disagreeable con-
dition of the village streets last week from
snow has resulted in a great improvement
y them. A combination of a new street
missioner and a little energy of the
ic railroad officials has resulted in
lition along the tracks OF the rail-
this time much better than two
weeks previously, although the