Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-21
evening, nearly 100 members being pres

emit.
A former Bellows Falls boy. Judge Hugh
Alexander, a son of the late S. N. Alex
ander, has been nominated for Congress
and many local friends hope for his
election
Rev. and Mrs. c. w Jackson. Deacon
and Mrs. ]. o. Spring, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c.
Bacon and Mrs. j. A. Newcomb expect to
attend the Baptist State convention at
Montpelier next week.
Mrs. William II. Cary. jr., and son,
Webster. who have spent the past year
at Mrs. NJ. B. Kelley's, will leave Monday
for Philadelphia, where they will make
their home for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Leonard went
to New York Tuesday to stay week
with Mr.. Leonard's brother, George L.
Leonard who is one of the international
secretaries of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Bellows Falls fire department is
holding its % parade and inspection. This
evening they will hold their annual ball
in Union hall Wheeler's band will fur
nish music through the afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. George L. Burnside was in Bur-
lngton Tuesday where she gave an adj
dress before the Girls Friendly society at
st. Pauls Episcopal church, on woman
hood" She returned to Bellows Falls
Wednesday.
The fall and winter time table Of the
electric railroad went into effect Mon
day. although the warm weather Of this
week has kept up a brisk patronage to
the park from both this village and from
Saxtons River.
Wilbur A. Bowen. special secretary Of
the Young Mems Christian associations
of Vermont, has been in Bellows Falls a
portion of this week arranging to make
a systematic canvass for funds to sus-
tain the general work throughout the
state.
Friday evening, Sept. %. mock trial,
| in a breach of promise suit, is to be held
under the auspices of the high school in
| assembly hall. Many leading citizens will
participate in the trial. Col A. V. New
ton of Worcester, who makes a spe-
cialty of this work, will have charge OF
| the trial.
The state ladies' auxiliary of the An
Client Order of Hibernlans held their an
nual meeting here Monday evening and
! Tuesday, about 60 visiting delegates being
present. They enjoyed an electric car
ride to the park where they had dinner
In the evening they held a largely at
tended ball in Union hall.
Among those who have either returned
to, or are just entering, college are: Misses
Edna Gibson. Ethel Hill, B. F. II. s. '06
and Miss Bertha Bodine, '05, enter Smith
college, and Misses Elizabeth Dickinson
and Louise Hay return for their second
year; Francis McGreen. B. F. II. s. 'O5
has returned to Brown university for his
second year; Ernest Brown. B. F. II. S
'05, entered Cornell university and Johr
Bresnahan returned to Holy Cross col
lege for his third year.
Mrs. Hetty Green, who has spent three
months at her home here, left for New
York Monday. She expresses herself al
strongly incensed at the temerity of the
board of listers in raising the valuation
of her home place on Church street anC
of the board OF civil authority which re-
fused to grant her strenuously made peti
ton, to reduce 1t to it's original amount
She was the central figure in the hearing
given Thursday and Friday. The old ap
praisal was $4,000 and that was raiset
to $4,000
Everyone in Bellows Falls should go t,