Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-03
BELLOWS FALL NEWS

Members of the high school will have
a sleighrde to Springfield this evening.
The w c. 7. L. will hold a sale and
give supper on Feb. Is, the proceeds
Of which will be used for temperance
work.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence were
called to Highsate Monday 10y the sudden
death of Mrs. Lawrence's mother, Mrs.
Banyea.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Day are spending
the week at the Adams House in Boston
with DR. II. w Parker and other friends
from New Bedford, Mass.
Those who took part in the Bonheur
club minstrel entertainment with ladies',
enjoyed a sleighride to Alstead Tuesday
evening, where the entertainment was
repeated.
f. \. Bolles Dr. C. IT, Gorham Judge
Il. II. Allbee, e. S. Leonard and r. f.
OBrion have been appointed by Modera-
tor +. II. Babbitt a committee to revise
the corporation bylaws
Charles Farnham Of Buffalo, N. Y,
brother Of Mrs f. G. Osgood was in
town last friday on his way to Bradford
to visit his mother. Elizabeth Osgood ac-
companied him from here.
The time Of the annual sale and chicken
pie supper of the ladies' union of the
Congregational church has been changed
from Feb. % to Friday. Feb. II, and will
be held then in the church vestry
Next Sunday will be young peoples
day at the Congregational church. In
the morning Mr.. Stocking viii preach
especially to the young people. who will
occupy the body OF the church. also at
q o'clock, the regular time for the Chris
tain Endeavor service.
Union services of the Baptist, Congre-
Eational. Methodist and Universalist
churches were held In Union hail Sun
]
! churches participated. Rev. c. w. Jack
son Of the Baptist church preaching the
sermon. The han was well filled. This
! is the first in series OF four union ser
! vices to be held in Union hall the last
| Sunday in the month.
The board Of bailins have organized
! by choosing DR.. George chairman and A.
l.. Field clerk. In the police department,
A. II. Thompson was appointed chief, d.
! J. Mcdonald night policeman, ID. l..
! Snow informing officer and George L.
! Hapgood, Neil Mcdonald, w. II. Pierce,
! G.. r. Wheeler James Howard. Il. J.
! Armstrong and Z. Gray special police
! J. j. O'Couuor will have supervision Of
! the police department
! Miss Susan Holton gave the first in a
| series Of four Shakesperian readings at
! the home Of Mrs. Francis G. Flint Tues
] day afternoon. The subject Of this read
/ ing was The Merchant Of Venice"
! I ne next reading VIII De al the nome
/ Of Mrs. George Wales on Tuesday. Feb.
:, the subject being "a Midsummer
/ Nights Dream" The class is "a large
one, and those present Tuesday speak Of
the occasion as very enjoyable.
r II. r. Green OF Dallas. Texas. son
/ Of Hetty Green. Americas wealthiest
! woman. has become an automobile on
! thusiast. and has recently bought the
! Gray Wolf, rated as one OF the fastest
| machines in the world. He was one Of
! the judges of the recent international
| automobile races in which several
worlds records were broken at Ormond.
Florida. Mr.. Green has many old friends
I'm this village. where he formerly had his
home. He was greatly interested in base
ball some - years ago. when the rivalry
was intense between Bellows Falls and
Brattleboro.
Percival Rodge member OF the fresh
man class OF the high school, died Sat
urday evening at the home OF his mother
on futile street. He had been III but a
few days having been In school Monday.
Thursday he was operated upon for APP
pcndicitis. The funeral which was priv
ate. was held Monday afternoon. Rev. F,
| /. Leavitt, pastor of the Universalist
church officiating. The body was placed
! In the tomb. Burial will be made later
at the old home of the family in Newton
Centre. Mass In the short time the
young man had been in school here he
had made many friends among his fellow
students
Many stories are told Of the laughable
remarks made by the country men and
women who see the new arch over the
Connecticut river for the first time. The
roadway is to be suspended from the
arch which rises in the centre about K
feet higher than the road will be. Ar
old fellows driving into the village re-
Gently drawled out "B'gosh / don't be-
IT, slrfr Old .tV
over there in this world" A well known
Irish woman of North Walpoe came dowT
! to see IL for the first time and remarked
, wall wall, now We niver will get me tC
, go up over that thing, I'll always 80
around over the old toll bridge fust, 7
I'd do it il always had to pay toll too
! for l don't believe the thiu's safe, sure,'
Although several weeks have passed
since the occurrence, unfaVorable com
ments are heard repeatedly over the ac
! ton OF the Rutland railroad officials IL
| breaking the connection here on Christ
mas eve with the night train from Spring
/ | field. Although the regular practice o.
. the roads in breaking these connection!
is deprecated, and causes much dissat
!, | isfaction, the circumstances of this cast
made it more deeply irritating than an!
e case before. 1t was Saturday night anC
Sunday was Christmas Many peopl,
had delayed making their trip until thu
very last train which could get them t.
e points on the Rutland road for the hOl
d iday The Valley train drew in her,
y only Is minutes after the Rutland trail
had gone, and an interested person count
|, ed lO2 persons left over here by the lac
A | train which could get them to their des
I tination. Many turned and went bacl
= Sunday morning, a few who were des
c tined to points this side of Rutland stage,
s about the station and went up on tn
= | Sunday paper train, and the rest spen
| "a hn hn1f In Roll w
s Falls and went forward Monday noon
k but a madden set of passengers wer
n probably never seen about our station
4 than on that Saturday night. Common
s humanity, or the finer instincts Of ma
ture which prompts men to be more len
= lent and thoughtful of others at tina
. season of the year. should have prevente
q so many holiday disappointments wer