Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-03
DUNHAM BROTHERS.

their home on Cove street with the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Pierce.
Gen. n. C. Williams left Wednesday
for Washington, accompanied by Miss
Williams and in New York they were to
be Joined by Miss Genevieve Williams for
the inaugural trip to Washington. In COM
pany with the other members of Gov.
Bells staff. Gen. Williams will take part
in the inaugural parade tomorrow
The joint debate of our high school
with Claremont which was to have oc-
CURED this evening at Claremont has
been postponed until next week Friday
evening. The subject, Resolved that
expansion is for tine best interests of the
United States will be taken by the Bel
lows Falls boys upon the negative side.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
club was held in Odd Fellows hall Tues
day afternoon, subject, current events,
under the dictatorship of Mrs Janette
Hill Knox. 1t was voted to hold a festi
val both afternoon and evening on May
day. Miss Fanny Merritt Farmer will
give talk on Deserts; Hot, Cold, and
Frozen" in Union hall next Tuesday.
Wyman Flint, one of the oldest men of
our village, has been seriously i'll at mis-
residence on Westminster street. He be-
gan business here in 1853 in company with
his brother under the firm name of w. &
]. G. Flint, manufacturing shoe pegs, and
later grinding spices. At the present time
he is the president of the paper manu-
featuring corporation of Wyman Flint
Sons & Co.
Citizens of this town who have objected
to the lack of care given to trees and
shrubs along the different highways are
discussing taking advantage of the new
law passed by the last legislature, and
electing a tree warden to have the over
sight of the public trees of the town. AS
/ Oh,
River has been favorably spoken Of and
he is much interested in the subject.
A few of the heavy teams running
through the square have this week
| changed from runners to wheels as the
sun has melted the snow somewhat in
the middle of the days, although two or
three nights this week the thermometers
in the village have shown or 8 degrees
below zero. The dirt on the old snow
makes the shedding hard, and outside the
village the sleighing is rough and UNI
comfortable.
The water in Minard's pond is the low
est in the history of its being used as a
water supply, and 1t has been this week
necessary TO pump from the pond into
the mains, the surface of the pond being
now three inches lower than the top of
the main pipe. James Allbee is in charge
of the engine and II is expected 1t will be
necessary only few days, as there Is
body of snow to come in as soon as the
weather moderates.
Hugh w. Miller, plumber in the en-
ploy of Geo. B. Albee, and a young man
well known to Bellows Falls residents,
was married at Chester Saturday to Mrs.
Malena j. Bemis by the Rev w S. Tur-
ner. For several years the bride has
held a responsible position as fore wo-
man in the Pollard wrapper factory in
Chester and was much respected by the
employees After March l they will be at
home in Bellows Falls
Geo II. Muzzey, for a number of years
head bookkeeper in the office of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, died last
week Wednesday in Berwick Me-, of
cancer of the stomach, and the funeral
was held there at his old home Saturday.
He left here early in the winter because
OF his Illness. He was a soldier of the
civil war, and a member of various Ma
sonic and other organizations, a man pop
ular in all circles here, business, church
and society.
About 200 members of the Masonic fra
ternity attended the sessions of the an
nual meeting of the Sth Masonic district
Friday afternoon and evening. The af-
ternoon session was devoted to the work
of the first degree by Social lodge, No S8
of Wilmington. At o'clock a chicken
pie supper was served by the ladies of the
Baptist church, and in the evening the
third degree was worked by Columbian