Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Huntoon left this
morning for a visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Herman Hoar, Of Torrington, Conn
Miss Maria F. Wood of Newton Centre
Mass, who has been spending the past
week with the family of L. S. Hayes, re-
turned to her home today.
Mrs. Jessie Booth, who spent the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. George Under
wood, returned to her position in the
Union school in Montpelier Monday ac-
companied by her daughter, Mildred
Wallace White of Lawrence, Mass, a
former well-known resident, was in town
briefly upon business matters Tuesday
His family closed their cottage at Sun
apee lake that morning for the season.
Carl Northrup, who has been a re-
porter upon the Bellows Falls Times, re-
tired from that position last week. He
will enter the University of Vermont this
month. He is succeeded in the Times
office by Hugh Kimball, a son of Fred
H. Kimball.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Hollenbeck and her grand
son, Andrew Heermance, who have been
spending the summer on a farm near
Poughkeepsie, N Y, will return to Bel
lows Falls next week They will have
rooms this year with Miss Emma e.
Webb on Atkinson street.
L. j. Royce has begun work upon the
foundation Of his new dwelling to be To-
Gated on Russell park, nearly opposite
the end Of the iron bridge across the Con-
necticut. The whole locality known as
Russell park has been opened up for sale
and prices put upon the various lots,
varying from $1,000 to $3.50 each.
The health of CSot. w. H. Taylor
which has been precarious the last year
or two, is more critical at the present
time, he having been confined to his chair
Tor the past few days. His trouble is an
affection of the heart, and many warm
personal friends are anxiously watching
the outcome.
The service of rededicatlon of the Con-
gregational church edifce, which has
been extensively repaired during the past
summer, will occur next Sunday morning
w. H. Griswold and DIR. E. w. Knight
left yesterday for trip through North
Dakota. They will be absent about two or
three weeks Mr.. Griswold goes to over
see the harvest of the wheat crop upon
the extensive farm owned by local par
ties.
! Despite the unsettled conditions of the
weather Labor day was celebrated at
Bellows Falls as thoroughly as in any
preceding year. The parade in the morn
ing, although in a pouring rain, was car
ried out as advertised and the better
weather OF the afternoon drew large
crowds to Barber park, probably a much
preceding year. The games and sports
were Of an exceedingly interesting and
exciting nature and the weather of the
afternoon being all that could be asked
for the crowd returned at night greatly
pleased with the results of the day.
The contract for printing the history Of
the town OF Rockingham has been award
ed by the town committee to Frank L.
Written Of Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Written has
been the city printer of Lynn some years
and does an extensive business. He
learned his trade in the Times office
under the direction of A. N. Swain, and
having spent a number OF years here,
is well known to the older inhabitants.
The committee have decided to limit the
size Of the book to 800 pages, with about
100 pages additional of illustrations. Much
OF the copy is now ready and the print
ing will be begun within a few weeks.
The extremely unwise and unfortunate
action of the voters Of the town recently
in relation to the acceptance Of the $15,-
900 from Andrew Carnegie for library is
emphasized strongly by the fact that it Is
now found that a well-known citizen
some months previous had made his will
bequeathing $4,000 for the use of the IL
brary. When the action OF the town in
summarily disposing of the proposition of
Mr.. Carnegie was made known, he
changed his will, cutting off the bequest
Had the town acceded the request of
President A. N. Swain Of the board Of IL