Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
NORTH COUNTY LOCAL
BELLOWS FALLS,


AS usual, a large number from here at
tended the Valley Fair at Brattleboro.
George Underwood will go today to
Still River, Mass, where he will spend
some weeks with relatives.
The number of Bratteboro fair tick
cts sold at Bellows Falls this year was
4S9, ISL being sold Wednesday and 33S
yesterday
Miss Genevieve Williams left Saturday
for Brooklyn N. Y, where she is to en-
ter the domestic science department Of
Pratt Institute.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional churches In union conference will
be held in Townshend Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week.
A corn roast was held at Barber park
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the executive committee of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Congregational
church
Among the divorces granted last week
by the Windham county court was that
of Eunice A. Labaree of Bellows Falls
from Charles w. Labaree for intolerable
severity.
Mrs. ]. T. Stocking and Mrs. George
f. Welch went Tuesday to Newport to
attend the 32d annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions.
Is. Is. WetHeTDee moved the trSt OF the
week from the house owned by DR.. Cor
ham, just off School street, and which he
! has occupied the past year, to 10 Atkin-
| son street.
With the annual state federation of
womans clubs and the field day of the
Knights Templar to entertain in one
week Bellows Falls and its residents have
the opportunity to show their hospitality.
Damon's meat market on Atkinson
Icfrn hrtr-e rla ria TOD CO.
ing, the thief taking from $40 to SIS worth
of meats and canned goods. He was
! seen by Mrs. w. o. Kemp, who gave
the alarm and frightened him away.
S. ID. Hartman and H. A. Willard, the
| latter a well known resident of West
minister, collided with their teams on
| Westminster street Tuesday afternoon
| Mr.. Willard was thrown out and dragged
some distance, but not seriously injured.
b. b. Wetherbee is employed by the
| Farley Paper company at Farley, Mass
| He was at home here with his family
over Sunday. Levi l.. Wetherbee and
family are living in Bennington, where
he has a position with the Coy Babcock
company which was formerly located
here.
Henry C. Earle, 49, a former we'll
known locomotive engineer. died Sum
day. He was employed about 80 years
by the Cheshire and Fitchburg railroads
| He is survived by a wife. who was Mary
l.. Britton of West Swanzey, n. H., to
whom he was married in Brattleboro in
1855.
The family of w +. Stevens who have
| been living in the dwelling of w. c. Bel
! KNAPP on Atkinson street the past year,
have moved in with her father W. B.
Carpenter, where they will live during
the absence of Mr.. Stevens in pursuing a
| course at the Klein school of Optics in
| Boston.
Firemen's day last Friday passed off
as a great success the department maxi
ing an excellent showing. In the hose
races the Abenaqui company won, Sc
curing possession of the cup which the
Bridgemans had held for two years The
day closed with the annual ball in Union
hall, with supper served at the Hotel
| Windham.
The last of the logs of the International
Paper companys annual drive from the
Ammonoosuc river in New Hampshire
have this week come into the company S
boom here, some weeks later than the
average on account of the low water
Two gangs of men are at work drawing
them out of the river on the New Hamp-
shire side, where they will be stored.
William d. Hayes received an appoint
ment about Sept. l. under the bureau
of forestry branch of the department OF
agriculture. The month of September
has been devoted to laying out work in
some of the central towns of Vermont
October will be spent in similar work
near New Haven, Conn. where he will
go next Monday, and during the winter
months he will be in Washington OF
further south.
The annual field day of the command.
cries, knights Templar of Keene Clare
mont Brattleboro and Bellows Falls will
be held at Barber park Tuesday of mex
week, Oct. 4. clam bake will be fol
lowed by sports and dancing in the pa.
vilion music being furnished by Wheel
er's band. The event of the sports o
the day will be a base ball game between
Beauseant commandery of Brattlebor,
and Sullivan commandery of Claremont
n. II. Since the field day was held her,
before it has been held at Keene, Brat
tleboro and Claremont, in each of which
places the visiting communicates wer,
royalty entertained