Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-19
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Fifteen cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported at present, all of them mild form,
Miss Bessie Hall, a former resident Of
this village, died at her home in Clare
mont last Friday,
The Springfield NJ NJ. c. w. base ball
team defeated Bellows Falls high school
Saturday, by score Of to l,
Twenty-Five odd Fellows and Rebekahs
are attending the annual meeting Of the
grand bodies in Burlington this week.
The senior class Of the high school have
chosen Rev. Jay T. Stocking to deliver
the baccalaureate sermon next month.
Rev. Mr.. Wilde rector of st. Peters
Roman Catholic church in North Wal
pole, returned Friday from a visit Of four
weeks to the island of Jamaica.
Some 40 lambs belonging to ]. L. & N.
L. Divoll of Rockingham have been killed
by dogs during the week Two dogs have
been shot, and the town has paid for the
lambs
Mrs Edward Kirkland and son returned
early in the week from two weeks spent
in New York city and Mt. Vernon. DR..
Kirkland, who has been doing post
graduate research work, will return Sat
urday.
The following appointive officers have
been chosen in Holy Cross commandery,
No. IL, knights Templar II. D. Spar
row, captain third guard; d. II. Switzer,
third guard; V. NJ. Deming, captain sec
ond guard; c. w. Ray, second guard; j.
f.. Stone, captain first guard; G. S. BuX
ton, first guard B. f. Walters, sentinel.
The Christian Endeavor societies of the
Congregational and Baptist churches held
a union service in the Congregational
church last Sunday at 6 o'clock, W. A.
Ferguson of the Baptist church being
leader. The attendance was large and
the service a helpful one. This has come
to be an annual custom between these
two societies.
The young peoples social clubs of the
Universalist church, who are earning
money for a new parish house, repeated
in Springfield Monday evening the play
which they gave here so successfully a
few weeks ago netting about $40 from
the second presentation. About 80 drove
up from here. busses leaving at and 5
in the afternoon.
The bailiffs and water commissioners
are considerably worried over the threat
ened shortage of water this season, and
will sprinkle no streets in the residential
section of the town. IT, as is rumored,
garden hose is also to be prohibited, an
epidemic of dust disease" seems newt
able. The water in Minaru pond is not
high enough to be affected by the new
dam, and in fact does not even reach the
top of the old one.
Only a small delegation from this place
attended the athletic meet of the Green
Mountain Athletic association, held in
Claremont Friday. Stevens high school
of Claremont completely purchased the
other contestants, and won first place
with 70 1-3 points. Springfield high school
beat out Richards high school of New
port, while Bellows Falls was in fourth
place with 91a points, and Windsor and
Lebanon were far in the rear. Haubrich
of Claremont won seven first events and
broke four school records. He was
credited with running 100 yards in 10
seconds and 22O yards in 40 seconds. In
the 100-yard dash he is said to have
beaten the pistol at the start, while for
the quarter the track was found to be
IS yards short His other records were
in putting the shot A feet, ~ inch, and
in throwing the discus 1O3 feet, inches.