Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

DR.. and Mrs G. H. Gorham, DR.. and
Mrs. E. R, Campbell and Dr. and Mrs.
E. S. Allbee have been In Burlington this
week. The doctors have been attending
the annual school of health officers.
Rev. D. L. Sanford is in Philadelphia,
where he has gone for treatment OF one
shoulder, which was injured last winter
and does not recover. Rev. E. H. Randall
will occupy the pulpit in Emmanuel church
during his absence.
The theatre troupe billed for this week
at BARRIERS park in Alvin Joslin failed
to put in an appearance, and 1t is I'M
derstood that the company broke up last
week. The cause of their failure is at
tributed to the cold and backward sea-
son.
The exhibition of water colors in the
parlor of Hotel Windham Tuesday and
Wednesday by Miss Emma L. Winnie
Wiser drew a large number of visitors.
The pictures were excellent and showed
Miss Winnewisser to be an artist Of
ability.
Sidney Barnes and Mrs. Dora Archer
Shedd were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Archer, in Chester Wednesday of last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes are well
known here, and will make this place
their home.
the corner of Oak and Atkinson streets
burst Wednesday morning and caused the
department considerable inconvenience
throughout the day. Water users in that
section of the village were deprived Of 1t
for several hours.
The Robinson circus, which was held in
North Walpole yesterday afternoon and
evening, gave a street parade in this viii
lage in the morning. There were 81
vehicles of various kinds and large num-
bers of horses, all of which were in good
condition. The ponies were especially
good ones.
The selectmen OF Rockingham have
posted notices for a hearing to be held
in Banquet hall July l upon two applica-
lions for the granting Of liquor licenses
in Bellows Falls. They are for the drug
T. Andrews, and are for renewals OF those
granted last year.
Miss Jennie Krieger,, who graduated
this month from Bellows Falls high
school, went the first of the week to ODER
lin, Ohio, where she will spend. some
months with Mrs. F. d. Tenney. Mrs.
| Tenney will be remembered as having
| spent several weeks at different times in
Bellows Falls with her daughter Mrs.
Marshall Downing. Mr.. and Mrs Down
ing, who are now located in Syracuse,
will spend the summer in Europe
After an illness Of many months Mrs.
Caroline Wentworth died at the home of
her sister, Miss Kate Williams, on West
| minister street, Wednesday morning Mr.
Wentworth was the eldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs James H. Williams and was born
| in Bellows Falls Feb. "a, 1889. She was
married to William p. Wentworth in
1868. Mr.. Wentworth died several years
| ago in Boston, and since that time Mrs.
Wentworth had lived here. The funeral
l,,ll
Mrs. Wentworth was a devoted member,
tomorrow afternoon.
Fred G. Edison, a painter, met with a
serious accident Thursday morning while
painting a house occupied by Mrs. o.
| Day on Centre street. He was working
| on the roof when in some way he step
ped backward on a freshly painted por-
| ton and slipped off backward, distance
| of about 80 feet. He was Immediately
carried to the house and a physician
summoned. 1t was found that his wrists
We're out of joint, his right arm broken
at the elbow, his right hip badly bruiesd,
and his head cut open near the right
temple, necessitating several stitches, be-
sides being badly shaken up He was
| taken to his mothers home in North
Westminster.
streets last week Thursday afternoon by
exaggerated reports Of the wrecking OF
the afternoon express for New York in
the North Walpole yard only a half mile
north Of the Bellows Falls depot 1t was
reported that the personal injuries were
much greater than they proved to be, al
though the escape was a miraculous one.
While running at high rate of speed,
just opposite William A. Russell hail. the
locomotive suddenly left the rails, the
cause probably being a defective switch.
The engine turned upon its side, project
ing over the underpass beneath, while
the mail car, which was also turned upon
its side, was thrown ahead of the engine,
and every other car except the Pullman
left the rails. No one was seriously in