Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-17
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Mrs. Harry Dascomb and three chill
dren from Wisconsin have been spending
the week with Mrs Angie Vaughan, her
sister.
A picnic is being held today at Barber
park by the three Oranges OF this town
and participated in by members Of about
20 other Oranges.
The annual picnic of the Baptist
church was held last Friday at Barber
park and was very largely attended.
Many games and amusements were in
dulged in on the grounds during the
afternoon.
Sunday school picnic from westmin-
ster came to Barber park with teams
and spent the day Wednesday. A ride
was given them from the park to Bel
lows Falls and return arranged by Joel
H. Holton, who Is a director of the
railroad.
Rev. Arthur Peabody Pratt Of the
Congregational church will return today
from his months vacation spent at the
seashore He will preach Sunday morn
ing. Prof. Blakeley of Savannah, Ga,
formerly of Bellows Falls, will be the
organist and Mrs. w. e. Hubbard of
Brattleboro and Miss Butterfeld OF Wal
pole will assist i'm the music.
Stephen NJ Folsom, who has been
freight agent for the Boston & Maine
railroad here the past six years, has
resigned the position. He will be dis
trct manager for the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co, at Eel Paso,
Texas. He has already been succeeded
by w. F. Perley who was formerly
freight agent. Mr.. and Mrs Fulton
will leave town for their new home
during the coming week.
The Clement aggregation OF speakers,
band and coon quartet, drew an audience
to the opera house Saturday night of
probably twice the number that the Re-
publican rally of Monday night of the
same week called out. The curiosity of
large numbers of people OF all classes to
see and hear this combination Is not in
any way an indication of how the same
people will vote in September The
audience was made up largely of
straight Republicans.
Main & Cumminss combined shows
which exhibited in North Walpole Tues
day did not draw large houses, and some
dissa tisfaction was felt by those who
did go. the quality not being up to what
was expected. They did not think Il
wise to pay the license fee required for
the parade coming across the river into
Bellows Falls but they made the most
Of their opportunity of spending a large
part OF the forenoon parading up and
down the streets contiguous to the, river
on the New Hampshire side.
Twenty voters attended the Inde-
pendent Republican caucus which was
held last week Thursday night, called to
elect a town committee and arrange for
their part in the campaign. Out OF Is
Of the recognized citizens present, ten
were active members OF the Democratic
party, and FIVE only had ever taken part
with the Republicans. which does not in
dictate Mr.. Clement as having a large
| following this year from the Republican
ranks At the Clement rally Saturday
N4arr
| pendent committee chosen at the caucus
had seats upon the stage, while members
| of the regular Democratic committee
were conspicuous by their absence.
The work OF restoring the old Rock
| ingham town church as nearly as pos
sible to the original appearance in which
ii was built over a century ago, is pro-
crossing rapidly under the direction of
| the selectmen. A. w. Ray is the builder
| in charge of the work. The floors have
| been repaired, the old square pews re-
stored by putting over 1900 new spindles
| into the backs that had been ruthlessly
| destroyed by visitors, and the pew doors
are again in place. The rebuilding of
| the pulpit in its high position, and with
its winding stairway viii be begun next
week. 1t was found impossible to match
| with pine the color OF the old pine lum-
Der of which the seats and pulpit were
| made. as anything new would lack the
| appearance That over 100 years OF time
| has given to the material OF the interior.
II was found necessary to use California
| redwood, the color OF which compares
| very closely with the old lumber A
large amount of interest is being aroused
in all parts OF the town in relation to
this work, and many people are visiting
the old building. 1t has been found nee
| essary in addition to the restoration of
| the inside TO slate the roof and repair
the underpinning, but as this would come
under the head of ordinary repairs the
$1,000 that has been raised can probably
all be expended on the interior and win
| put 1t in excellent condition.