Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17

the board of auditors and treasurer E.
Rice Of the high school was appointed
a member Of the executive board,
st. Valentines day was well remem
bered with suppers and parties, as well
as the sending of valentines. The ladies
of the Episcopal church gave a chatting
dish supper; the young people of the
Baptist church a valentine social and
supper, Mrs Edward Kirkland valen-
tine party
a regular conclave of Holy Cross com
mandery of knights Templar was held
Tuesday evening, at which the inspect
ing officer, Sir Charles A. Calderwood,
and stan made their annual inspection Of
the work The Temple degree was con-
dining room of Hotel Windham, at which
a large number of the members of the
order were present.
Churches in all this section, irrespective
of UNCONVENTIONAL lines, are expressing
interest in the coming address of Dr.
Washington GLADDEN. of Ohio next week
Friday evening in the Congregational
church. In the afternoon Rev. A. w.
Vernon of Dartmouth college will speak
and Rev. A. w Ferrin of Springfield
will give his report of the Dawson meet
ings, he having been chosen to represent
the association and report to them.
In the report of patents granted recent-
ly to Vermont is the following concerning
Bellows Falls men: William A Hall has
assigned to the Casein Company OF
America his patent rights to a paint and
the methods of producing the same
Hezeliah X. Brooks has assigned to the
same company his right to a patent for
producing adhesves; and Herbert II.
Church has assigned to the same COM
pany his patent rights to an invention
for wax emulsion and for producing 1t.
Il
, of the Universalist church here, had an
, unpleasant experience last Thursday night
at his home in Italians. A bad break
occurred in a water main just outside his
residence and the water worked its way
into his cellar. The cellar was completely
filled until the hatchway door in the rear
gave way and released the flood. The
! force of the water was so great that
| four barrels of apples, a quantity of pota-
| toes and other vegetables and wood were
washed down to Main street which for
hundreds of feet in either direction was
! transformed into a miniature lake.
About so were present at the banquet
of the Young Mems club in the vestry OF
! the Congregational church Monday even
ing The young men provided the supper
| themselves, and invited some young wo-
men to serve 1t. The after-supper pro-
gram was good, with Mr.. Stocking as
POSTMASTER. A. r. Smith, president, gave
] o.
sponded to by Mr.. Stocking Mr.. Piersor
responded to the toast, wives and
Sweethearts;' w. c. Smith, "Ofiice Life
! E. c. Osgood, our State Institutions
| B. F. Merriam, "Our School Teachers
a. ]. Rolles, Athletics" d. F. Pollard
Personal Experiences of the Stage" c
w. Osgood, Young Men and the Church.
Little damage of serious nature ha:
occurred from the freezing Of water pipe:
in Bellows Falls although the plumbers
have had frequent calls to thaw out small
service pipes in dwellings. Saturday
night the main pipe which was laid tive
years ago on the terrace to furnish wate
to the car barn and some dwellings
froze up solidy, and II will not get int,
commission again until spring, as thu
water commissioners do not feel warrant
ed in expanding as much as will be re
quired to open UP its whole length Las
year the same trouble occurred and /
cost the corporation about $500 to star
1t again, which the commissioners do no
care to pay now. This is the only mali
that has given trouble this winter
The construction company is this week
in addition to carrying forward the bil
job OF riveting the new Connection
river bridge, putting on the short spai
of the bridge which extends over tn
Rutland railroad, 104 feet in length. Tn
whole outline of the structures. as the,
will remain, may now be seen, and
makes a beautiful addition to the pic
turesqueness of the river and north par
of our village. The first accident OF an.
serious nature occurred Friday afternoon
when a heavy plank fell from n higI
point of the main arch and struck
workman named Peter Mentnech o
Paterson, n. j., who was working 40 fee
below, causing painful injuries At frs
1t was reported he was dead, and the
that he could not live, but he is improv
ing rapidly and will soon be at wor
again.