Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-29
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Robb Of WASH
ington are in town for a short stay.
Mrs. Lyman Church and daughter, Mrs.
r. w. Winch, have decided to move to
Lebanon, N. H., next week where Mr..
Winch is in trade.
James II. Williams, president of the
National bank of Bellows Falls, has been
confined to his room by illness during the
past two or three days
a meeting Of the bridge commissioners
of Vermont and New Hampshire will be
held at the town hall in Bellows Falls on
Thursday. oct. 5, 1905, at o'clock p. m.
Everybody is invited.
The senior class of the high school are
discussing the advsability of taking the
Washington trip in place of the usual
graduating exercises, as was done so sue
cessfully by last years class.
Senator Redheld Proctor came from
Rutland Wednesday afternoon at AIS,
understanding that train connected with
the train to Brattleboro and was obliged
to remain here over night, not reaching
the fair until the last day.
Yesterday was the last day in which
the corporation taxes could be received
by Treasurer Capron and the discount
allowed. Town Treasurer p. H. Hadley
advertises that the last day Of grace
upon these taxes is Dec. 1.
The beautiful memorial window recent
ly placed in the Universalist church to
the memory of the late S. T. Coy will be
dedicated next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Leavitt
will preach upon the Symbolism of the
Window" and the choir will render spec
lal music upon the occasion.
Holy Cross Commandery, X. T., have
voted not to go to Montpelier to the CEN
tennial celebration as an organization
but a number of members will be in the
lines with other communicates. They de-
eide instead to have a clam bake and field
day at Barber park Oct. 5.
The relative number of tickets sold at
Bellows Falls for the Valley Fair last year
and this year were follows: First day
last year, ISL, this year $50; second day
last year 507, and this year Sill, making
this year a record breaker again as last
year was the largest in its history.
T. Il. Byrnes. a native of this place,
who has had a successful career as rail-
road man, has been transferred from Bos-
ton where he has been assistant to Pres-
dent Melen OF the New Haven road to
New Haven to take charge of the details
of the presidents work at that point.
Those in attendance this week upon the
annual meetings of the Vermont Branch
of the woman's board of missions at Ben
nington were Mrs. l.. S. Hayes, Miss
Frances Osgood and Miss Elvira Gorham.
They returned yesterday. Miss Edith
Wetherbee was chosen to represent the
local Christian Endeavor society.
The system for encouraging money
savings among the schoolchildren appears
to be giving much satisfaction. At the
last accounting 5S1 pupils took out the
deposit cards and the total amount of
money brought in by these scholars was
s661.05. More than half this amount,
S393.7S, was put into the savings banks
of the village to the credit of pupils. The
sum of S111.6S was with drawn, mostly
for useful purposes.
Wednesday evening Prof Frederick NJ.
Blanchard from the University of Chi
cago gave a delightful Shaksperean read
ing in the assembly hall of the High
school under the auspices OF the senior
class. The hall was well filled. the pupils
having canvassed thoroughly for the
tickets and all we're much pleased. The
evening before the professor had read
Macbeth" in the Vermont academy lee
| ture course at Saxtons River
The selectmen have posted call for
special town meeting to be held Tues
day at o'clock to take needed action In
relation to the better protection of the
| ends OF the new iron bridge from the ice.
| The civil engineers recommend one of
| two different methods. but advise the
| reinforced concrete system, which will cost
about $4,000. The town of Walpole, which
| pays two thirds of the expense, will hold
a meeting upon the same question the
same day.
The teachers OF the various schools
| have this week been testing the eyes
| and ears of the pupils in accordance with
| the recent law requiring 1t. At the last
| teachers meeting DIR. G. II. Gorham gave
| the teachers the requisite instruction
| enabling them to make a sufficient test of
| both the senses, and il anything is found
| indicating defect a card issued by the
| state is sent to the parents suggesting a
| more careful and effective examination
and treatment.
The Bellows Falls delegates to the YER
| mont State Baptist convention held this
week at Fair Haven were Deacon and Mrs.
John o. Spring, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Jackson and
Mrs. w. o. Kemp. They all went up
| Monday. Deacon Spring of the board of
| trustees of Vermont academy reported to
| the convention for that institution, which
is in a fiourishing condition under the
direction of Prof. Alger. Rev. Mr.. Jack
| son was chosen the state president OF
the Baptist Young Peoples union.
Mrs. Cynthia NJ. Minis. widow of
Albert F. Minis of North Walpole, died
| Sunday at her home after only brief
| illness of pneumonia Mrs. Minis was the
eldest daughter of Levi Chaplin, jr., and
was born July &c, 1882, in North Walpole
| where her WnOle lie WAS spent
was one of the oldest of the nati'
residents of this locality, and
! memory was remarkably c.
| events of this section,
! of half a century aF~
daughter, Mrs. Air
always lived in
| of the Chap
| burial wac
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