Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-15
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Geo. II. Babbitt of Rowland. Me-, has
been in town two days this week.
The various schools of the town close
today for their Christmas recess, opening
again on Jan. 2.
Rev. Mr.. Sloan a former Kenhebunk-
rort Me, pastor, occupied the pulpit at
the Congregational church last Sunday
Next Tuesday evening the Bellows Falls
Athletic club will play a game of basket
bah here with the Dartmouth Reserves
Deacon c. w. Osgood is in Montpelier
today attending a meeting of the trus-
tees of the Vermont Domestic Missionary
society.
Last Monday evening, at the regular
meeting of the College club, the principal
address was by W. c. Belknap on Chris
uan Science"
Emmanuel church, which has been light
ed by gas for number of years, is soon
TO have an auxiliary system of electric
lights installed.
There has been fine skating upon Min
ards pond during the past week which
has been fully taken advantage of by
crowds Of lovers of the pastime.
SHOWS on Sunday and Monday aggre-
gated enough so that there was fair
seighing even in the village while out
side it was excellent for several days.
Among the attorneys in Woodstock
during the past week attending Windsor
county court were F. b. Pingree, Geo
\. Weston, II. d. Ryder and c. II. Will
liams.
\ Christmas eve service is to be held
at the old schoOlhouse at Rockingham
Sunday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock by Rev.
d. L. Sanford rector of Emmanuel
church.
\ pleasant surprise party was rendered
to Mrs. Louise Switzer Monday evening
by the members of the Woman's Relief
corps. About 20 members were present
and pleasant evening was passed.
The subject of the address by Rev.
+. L. Leavitt for next Sunday evening
will be Prison Reform in Vermont"
Mr.. Leavitt will preach in the school
house at Gageville at 2.SO p. m. the same
day.
The universal opinion among the mer-
chants of Bellows Falls seems to be that
the Christmas trade has started this
year earlier than is usual, and the out
look is considered good for heavy sea-
SON..
The repairs upon the buildings of the
Manila Brewing company, near Cold
River, that were damaged by fire two
months ago. are approaching completion.
The company expect to begin brewing
again some time during January.
Nelson B. Ober clerk in the local post
office, and Miss Elsie G. Robinson of
Rutland, were quietly married Saturday
morning by Rev. MIR. Lawson in the
Baptist parsonage at Brattleboro. They
will make their home in Gagevlle.
Randolph Dodge. who has conducted
an express and trucking business many
years, has sold his outfit. and good will
to Frazier NJ. Howard and will make
his future home with his daughter, Mrs.
John C. Church, in Dorchester, Mass.
Bellows Falls Debating club is, "Resolv-
ed That the Town of Rockingham did
right in not accepting Mr.. Carnegie's Of
fer of a public library" The meeting
will be held Monday evening at the High
school building.
Eight or ten delegates from the differ
ent Oranges of the town have been this
week in attendance upon the annual
state Grange in Montpelier. Among
them were John F. Alexander, jr., F. w.
Weeden, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Stoddard,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. s. Allbee.
A fine exhibit of wild game has this
week been made in front of the Richards
market on Rockingham street. Among
the animals were four deer a black bear,
and two cubS-the results of a hunting
trip to the Maine woods by Lewis c.
Lowell and A. NJ Richards. who returned
Sunday.
Archie L. Vose, who has been employed
several years by NJ c. Roundy and L. T.
Lowell, ID on their farms on the Upper
Meadows, is running rural free delivery
mail route No. l, in place of the regular
carrier Eugene Cray. Mr.. Vose hopes
to get the regular appointment within a
short time
The electric road is again this year
endeavoring to overflow a pond at the
park near the ball grounds in order to
have the advantage of ice skating to at
tract customers, as we'll as roller skating.
The dam has this year been more sub
stantially constructed than in the years
when it proved a failure
The rehearsals for "Mikado' are now
progressing rapidly. 1t will be given by |
the members of the Universalist congre- |
cation, and the proceeds will be placed |
in the funds for the erection of the par
ish house Plans for this building have |
been practically decided upon by the |
building committee, but its erection will |
not be begun until spring opens
Albert Haselton, 20, who until about |
month ago came into this village each |
day on the milk team of II. H. Woods, |
was instantly killed Saturday evening at |
Proctorsville, by a northbound freight |
train. He was standing beside the track |
with younger brother and the train |
approached made the boast that he could |
cross the track just ahead of the en- |
CINE, and his foolhardiness was the cause |
of the accident.
The Womans club made a decided hit /
in the carrying out of their fair held last |
week Friday at the homes of Mrs. Clark |
Chase and Mrs. Geo. e. Page. The pro- |
penses of the district nurse. About 800 |
was realized as the net return from the |
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