Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22

Rev. ]. T. Stocking was the guest Of
DR.. and Mrs. Kirkland Tuesday night.
The annual meeting of the National
bank of Bellows Falls will occur on Tues
day, Jan. 8.
c. w. Osgood occupied the pulpit Of
the Congregational church at Westmins-
ter Sunday
The labor element of Bellows Falls are
again aiming to control village Offices
They have already had a meeting and
have announced who they expect to elect
next month.
W. W. Lilley, who has been largely in
the employ of Ned Pierce, slate contrac-
tor, for some years, went to work Mon
day morning at the box factory of Bo-
CERT & Hopper.
A new schedule of the electric road
between here and Saxtons River for Sun
day only has been issued this month,
there being one car less run Sunday even
ings than heretofore.
Newt week Saturday evening, the high
school debating club which had a series
of debates of a very interesting nature
last season, will hold their first debate of
this season at the high school rooms.
The various churches of the village
have had special programs OF Christmas
services under rehearsal for some weeks,
and 1t is probable the celebration of
Christmas Sunday will be more general
than usual, as it comes so close to Christ
mas itself.
Mrs. L. S. Walker of Grafton was
brought from her home to Bellows Falls
Sunday upon a bed in the ambulance Of
the Chase Furniture Co. Mrs. Walker
brought here to spend the remainder of
the winter with her son, Edward L. Walk
er.
Dennis Relihan, a second hand on ma
chine No. of the International Paper
Co., lost one of his feet across the in
step Wednesday afternoon by having it
drawn into the cutters of the machine.
He was standing upon the roll adjusting
some part of the machinery, when the
cutter was suddenly started by another
employe, throwing in the friction clutch
About noon Wednesday, Dan r. Cray,
foreman at the International Paper Co.'S
mills, and an eX-bailiff of the village, met
with severe injury, which will lay him
up some weeks In going TO the mills.
through path in the rear of Davis's
drug store, he fell when near the rail-
road, and stumbling down the hill, struck
his chin on the rail. The blow cut a
severe cash. and injured his teeth and
jaw. He received a severe shock to his
system and was badly bruised, making
very painful, but not dangerous, injuries.
The date decided upon for the render
Tuesday evening, Jan. 2. The opera will
be produced by the young people con-
nected with the Universalist church to
increase the fund for the new parish
house to be erected next spring. William
Nye, for two years a member OF the
Nelson Opera company, has been en-
gagged to sing Poobah, and Mrs. Claude
Calvert Of Keene will take the part of
Yum-Yum. Rehearsals are in progress
every evening by chorus of fifty or more
voices.
The Manila Bottling Co. have secured a
transfer of their third-class license from
their buildings at the brewery to a build
ing which is being erected at the corner
of Centre and Beech streets in the viii
lage Of North Walpole. They have put an
express team upon the route delivering
their goods both sides of the river. Their
license is what is known as a bottle Ii
cense and as this makes eight licensed
places just across the river from our viii
lage, no one need go dry for the want Of
chance to get Spirits" The building
is being put up by P. E. Griffin and D.
H. Cray, who owned what was formerly
known as the JEFF Wilson" property