Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-26

Mrs. e. I. Kiburn, who has been very
Ill since Christmas. is able to be out
Miss Marion Wilson spent the WASH
ington holidays with her mother in Fitch
burg.
Dewitt Heermance of New York city
visited his son. Andrew Heermance, on
Monday.
Mrs. ]. T. Dodge president of the
w. c. r. u, is i'll at her home on the
Old Terrace.
Miss Ida Walters went Friday to her
home in Castleton, remaining until Mon
day afternoon.
Miss May E. HARLOW of Keene visited
the family of L. s. Hayes from Friday
until Tuesday.
A chatting. dish supper was served in the
vestry of the Universalist church last eve
ming, in charge of Mrs. F. G. Perry
George Davis will go to New York
tomorrow to attend the millinery OPEN
ings. He intends to be away two weeks
Thomas Moore, special police has been
appointed regular night policeman to sue
coed George L. Hapgood, who has re-
signed.
u. H. Allbee attended a meeting of the
state Republican committee in Burlington
Friday evening. Mr.. Allbee is the Wind
ham county member.
The junior athletic club played the
New Terrace basket ball team Monday.
with resulting score of 22-S in favor
or the junior athletes.
w. ]. Peterson, who is in the en-
ploy of the Casein Company of Amer
lea in New York spent two or three davs
early in the week with his family in town.
c. w. Osgood was called to Bradford
Sunday to attend the funeral of Miss
Laura Farnham an aunt of Mrs. Ed
ward g. Osgood, who died in Boston on
Friday.
Wednesday was the first day since snow
came in December that the big truck
teams have been obliged to use wheels
in going between the station and the
mills.
The school census, taken last month by
B. E. Merriam, superintendent of schools,
shows 1877 children of school age, be-
tween and 49, in the town; 672 boys and
COS girls.
The many Bellows Falls friends of Will
liam w. Cory. the Saxtons River car
riage man" will be glad to learn that he
Is recovering rapidly from a severe at
tack of pneumonia.
Rev. N. G. Houston, who was baptized
in the river Jordan by r. Dewitt Tai
mage, will lecture in the vestry of the
Congregational church Monday evening
on THE Land of Noses"
The local hockey team and a team from
the Springfield, Mass, Y. NJ. c. A will
play game on the Connecticut near the
Rutland ice house tomorrow, provided the
climatic conditions continue favorable
Rev Jay T. Stocking will give an il
Illustrated lecture in the vestry of the
Congregational church this evening on
THE Rhine and the Alps" under the
auspices of the Young Mems club of
that church.
Miss Jessie E. Ryder returned to her
home here last week, having been obliged
to give up her study in the Miami VAL
ley hospital at Dayton, Ohio, for this
year on account of i'll health. She ex-
poets to return next fall.
The monthly teachers meeting was held
In the High school building last Friday
and was addressed by Mr.. Abbott super
visor of music in the Gardner, Mass,
schools, on the subject, THE Use and
Abuse of the Child Voice"
Contractor Kilburn says that he hopes
to have the lookup in the new corporation
building completed for use by Saturday
night. The other parts of the building
are also approaching completion. The
offices still unspoken for were rented this
week to DR.. F. H. O'Connor.
William L. Armstrong, who has lived
for about two years with his brother, r.
j. Armstrong on Russell street, died at
the home OF his brother Friday morning,
the cause of his death being heart dis
ease. The funeral was held at the house
Sunday afternoon, Rev. L. o. Sherburne
officiating.
1t seems too bad if Bellows Falls can
not have sufficient police force to sup
press the hoodlum element which makes
itself Objectionable in the gallery of the
opera house. The racket from this quar-
ter was almost continuous during the
presentation of Esther on Monday even
Ing, and no effort was made to put a stop
to 1t.
Bellows Falls Lodge No. H. Knights of
Pythias, entertaind 35 knights from
Claremont, and 23 from Keene, on Mon
day evening. The first degree was con-
ferred on two candidates by the Clare
mont team, and the second and third de-
grees by the Bellows Falls team A BAN
quet was enjoyed at Hotel Rockingham,
follwed by postprandia exercises in
Castle Hall.
The following trustees for the Young
Mems association We're elected by the
governing board at their meeting Tues