Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

years in Bellows Falls and was well
known to many of our citizens.
Miss Mary A. Ward, who had been sick
a number of months at the home of her
| sister, Mrs. Chas. e. Robertson, on Hap
| good street died Monday morning. The
interment was in the Oak Hill cemetery
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. A. p. Pratt
| officiating, assisted by Rev. F. L. Jeavitt
Deacon and Mrs c. w. Osgood went
| Wednesday afternoon to Boston, where
they are spending the remainder of this
week, Miss osgood went yesterday to
Boston on her way to the Maine coast
where she is to spend the coming month
with the family of s. Willoughby Wilder
The Frank A. Robbins circus will be
here next week Thursday on the lot on
the west side of Church street in North
| Walpole. There is some question regard
| ing the allowing of the parade on the
Vermont side of the river unless the reg
ular license fee for this state is paid.
E. H. Hobson, a former Bellows Falls
| boy. now machinist in the employ Of the
| government at Fort Washington, Md, re-
Gently drew a prize of a $1,000 automobile
| at that place. II was in connection with
| q fair and carnival of the Elks and the
lucky ticket with which he drew 1t cost
only five cents. He is a son of Fred. II.
Hobson, the janitor of the town building
Mrs. Hattie L. Allbee, widow of Chas
Z. AllDee, living ABOUT TWO miles north
of Bellows Falls, died suddenly last Sun
day afternoon. While she had been in
poor health some months the end was
not expected as soon and she was alone
in the house. Her only son, Charles P.
who lived with her, with his wife. had
been riding during the afternoon and on
returning found her dead Mrs. Allbee's
maiden name was Hattie L. Griswold, and
she was a sister of Willis II. Grfswold
of this village The funeral was held
yesterday.
Bellows Falls lodge No. II, K. of p, and
the Rathbone Sisters observed last Sun
day as Memorial day. The sermon was at
the Universalist church by Rev. F L.
Leavitt, the topic being what the Lodge
Owes to the Church" A committee from
the organization decorated the graves of
the. deceased members in the Oak Hill
cemetery after the services at the church.
Next Sunday the same service will be OBJ
served by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
of the village, the sermon being at the
Baptist church by Rev. c. w. Jackson.
The article in the warrant for the town
meeting last Monday ito see II the town
will build a fence about the Catholic
cemetery on the Old Terrace" was dis
missed. When the article was reached
the question was asked what the town
had to do with 1t, and why the call was
for the expenditure by the town. Daniel
P. Higgins, a son of one Of the deceased
trustees, explained that he did not under
stand the town had anything to do with
1t and he did not know why the article
was in the warrant. The vote to dismiss
was carried out without further argu-
ment.
The baccalaureate services of the high
school will be held Sunday evening at
o'clock in the opera house, each of the
pastors of the village taking part. There
will be music by a special quartet con-
sisting of A. w. Truax. H. c. Elliott
B. c. Mason and r. r. Shelley. The
usual examinations in the high school and
ninth grade will take place during the
week. Graduating exercises from the
ninth grade tothe high school will take
place Friday afternoon in the assembly
hall of the high school building and the
graduating exercises of the senior class
will occur as usual Friday evening at the
opera house.