Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-08
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

tud the funeral of a relative.
carl w. Johnson of Waterfowl, Mass.
former pupil of our public schools
SPENT Sunday with relatives in town.
George Weston, 76. one of the oldest
residents Of Rockingham, died at his
home on the Upper Meadows on Friday.
Nov. "a
The annual meeting of the Christian
Eudeavor society of the First Congrega-
t.uIl church will occur in the vestry of
that church this evening.
\ joint meeting of the labor unions of
Bellows Falls will be held in PAPER
Makers hall next week Saturday evening
under the direction of the Central Labor
1'nion.
H. II. Shaw, for some years employed
in the purchasing department of the Of
flee of the Vermont Farm Machine Co
has been obliged to give up his work
there temporarily on account Of poor
health.
Gen. N. G. Williams accompanied Gov.
Bell and his staff to Chicago last Sat
urday where they were guests of the
New England society of that city the
first Of this week. They returned to YER
mont yesterday
The family of John w. Flint closed
their residence on the south terrace Mon
day and went to Claremont to live for
the present. Mr. Flint says that he
permanent home within year or two.
The opera "Mikado" will be given nv
the young people of the Universalist
church early in January. The leading
parts will be taken by A. " MacGahen
and his sister, Nora MacGahen, who have
recently scored a great success with the
same opera in Keene.
Mrs. H. F. Broefie. (Alice McGreen)
former very popular young lady of this
place, died at Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday
night, during an operation for appendi-
cits. The funeral will occur from the
home of her father, Joseph McGreen, on
Atkinson street, tomorrow morning
Among the class of 9S medical students
at the University of Vermont when the
term opened last Saturday was Eugene
Cray of Bellows Falls Mr. Cray has
been a student at Norwich university
the past two years and now decides to
take up medicine as a profession.
The annual meeting of division No. 2,
A. o. H, was held last Sunday in their
hail and the following officers were elect
ed: John Lynch, president; P. H. Hart
nett, vice president; ]. T. Diggins re-
cording secretary; p. H. Lawlor. financial
secretary; and DR.. ]. T. Ridden, physi-
clan.
The teacher of the North Walpole
schools who has been in continuous SER
vice there the longest of any of the pres
ent corps, Miss Genevieve Costello, has
resigned her position. She goes to Boston
to accept an advantageous position in the
public schools, Immediately after the
holidays.
large delegation from the Bellows
Falls Rebekah lodge went to Saxtons
River and attended a meeting of Crystal
lodge of that place, on Friday evening.
After the lodge meeting, refreshments
were served and the SaXtons River mem
bers lived up to their previous reputa-
ton for hospitality.
Mrs. F. B. Jenness Of F1tchburg, Mass.
and her daughter, Miss Ruth Wilson.
have been visiting relatives in town this
week. Mr.. Jenness. who is a member of
the Boston Orchestral company, is travel
ing through the states Of Georgia and
Alabama. He expects to spend the larger
part Of the winter in Pennsylvania.
An inspection of the local mills Of the
International Paper Co. was made by
the executive officers Monday and Tues
day. The party was a large one and
came to Bellows Falls on a special car,
and went from here to Wilder, Berlin
Falls, and Franklin. Among the officials
was A. N. Burbank, treasurer, a former
well-known Bellows Falls resident
The strong local basket ball team.
which made such a fine showing through
out last season lost Friday evening SO
to 10 to the All-Troy professionals, one
of the strongest quintets in the game;
tleboro Athletics % to IL. The game
against Brattleboro was pretty through
out, free from rough play or Objectionable
roughness.
Tuesday evening, the members of the
Woman's club and their guests were en-
tertained by an enjoyable organ recital
at the Congregational church by Mrs.
Emile Grant Wilkinson, assisted by Mrs.
Ernestine Fish, soloist. The former has
been organist at fremont Temple, Bos-
ton, Is years, and Mrs. Fish is a mem
her of that choir and of the Handel and
Haydn society.
The subject of the debate by the Bel
lows Falls Debating club Monday even
ing was Resolved That the Japanese
were justified in accepting peace without
further contending for an indemnity"
The affirmative side of the argument was
taken by Daniel Edwards and A. r.
Smith, and the negative, by F. p. Rich
ardson and Harry H. Gorham. The re-
suit was in favor of the affirmative.
A false fire alarm was sounded Tues
day evening about 8 o'clock from box 81
1t has been impossible to ascertain who
pulled in the box located at the corner
of Hotel Windham. A series of flash
light photographs were being taken in the
third story of the Times building at the
time, and 1t is supposed that some one
became excited, imagining a fire, but as
certaining the error before the depart
ment arrived left for parts unknown.
Rev. F. L. Leavitt preached an inter
esting sermon last Sunday morning. which
he has been requested to repeat as there
was a small audience on account of the
storm and will deliver it again next Sun
day morning. The subject is 1.-The Uni
versalist Church an Evangelistic Ortho-
dox Church" The subject is consid-
cred apropos to the evangelistic meet
ings which were held Wednesday and
Thursday at the Congregational church.
The lecture course in progress at Yer
mont academy this year is being literally
patronized by residents of Bellows Falls.
About so from here listened to the third
Of the course Tuesday evening upon the
subject, Backbone" by p. S. Henson,
d. D., LII. D., pastor of fremont Tenn
pie Boston. The same evening, DIR. Hem
sons organist and his principal soloist of
the same church. gave a recital TO the
members of the Bellows Falls Woman's
club.
The following officers were elected Tues
day evening at the annual meeting of Fall
Mountain Grange: j. S. Knowlton,
worthy master; George H. Underwood,
overseer; Harry Wyman, steward Mrs.
G. H. Underwood, lecturer; Clarence
Bush, assistant steward; Mrs. F, d. Still
WELL chaplain; j. A. Bush, treasurer;
c. II. Shepardson, secretary; Bert Cod
ding, gatekeeper; Mrs. Hattie Gray,
Caraa. Mice Ma hal Martin POmOna Mrs