Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-22

of this week in the vicinity of Chelsea in
the interest OF that company
Mrs. Angie L. Vaughn left Monday
morning for some weeks stay at Marion,
Mass, and Buzzards Bay, where she will
be Joined by her sister, Miss Alice Das-
comb. and they will spend few weeks
together
Mrs. ]. T. Ridden has spent the past
week at the home OF her parents in West
Lebanon, n. H., and will return the
middle of next week accompanied by her
two daughters and by her mother. Mrs
John Brennan.
Mrs. Jessie Booth Of the public schools
Of Montpelier came to Bellows Falls Sat-
urday accompanied by her daughter. MIL
bred, to spend their vacation at the home
OF Mrs. Booths mother, Mrs. George I'm
derwood, on Atkinson street.
A four-horse load of young people went
Wednesday evening to Alstead where the
dramatic club OF the Bellows Falls Uni
versalist church produced the farce
BLACK Magic" in the town hall. and
dance was held after the play.
While driving in the vicinity OF the
depot late Monday night d. p. Neyland
OF the livery stable was seriously injured
by his young horse becoming frightened
near the station. The carriage struck the
iron bridge across the canal and Mr.. Nsy-
land was thrown out heavily and a pain
the result.
The public schools of North walpole
closed their year Friday afternoon. The
graduating class this year numbered II
members, and OF these Is have expressed
an intention to enter the high school of
Bellows Falls next fall. The commence
| menI exercises were of an interesting
nature and evidenced the high scholar
ship that is attained in these schools I'M
| der the present MANAGEMENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Osgood went yes
| terday to a beach on the coast of Maine
where they will spend the coming two
weeks. Miss Spofford went at the same
time to Bradford with the wife and chill
| dren Of Col. r. G. Osgood where they are
to spend the next few weeks, while Mrs.
L. p. Kicker, the remaining member OF
Mr.. Osgood's family. is to visit in the
family OF S. T. Searle Of Charlestown,
| N. H.
The locomotive engineer. Henry S.
Davis, who was killed Wednesday on the
Rutland railroad, lived in Bellows Falls
| some time a number of years ago It
was before he began railroading, and as
young man ne was employed as en-
| gtneer in the paper mill Of John T. Moore.
| He left here and went on the railroad II
| years ago. but many present residents
still remember him and he was exceeding
| ly popular with railroad men with whom
| he came in contact
A delegation Of Knights Templar and
deputy sheriffs and other officers of Wind
ham county went to Saxtons River by
| special car Wednesday afternoon to at
| tend the funeral services of Baxter M
| Walker, who died there suddenly Sun
day afternoon. Mr.. Walker had been
public official in various capacities many
years. At the time OF his death he was
| deputy sheriff Of the county, constable of
! the town and assistant superintendent of
the electric railroad
Owing to the heavy rain Of last Sun
day, ]. H. Blakley's Lake George ex-
cursion party did not draw as large a
crowd as expected. The special train
| began picking up passengers at Keene and
when 1t left Bellows Falls there were 76
aboard. When 1t left East Clarendon II
had 269. Mr.. Blakely will organize another
excursion over the same route to be run
upon week day sometime in July. He
also has a number Of desirable excursions
to other points outlined for the present
| season.
1t has been seldom that the drivers of
the Connecticut Valley Lumber company's
large drive Of logs have had so good sue
cess In getting the logs over the falls
here as during the past week. The height
OF the water is such that the flow of the
logs Is almost continuous and but very
little difficulty has been experienced by
their tanning in going through the rapids.
The present indications are that the large
force of drivers will be here this year a
much shorter time than usual, although
the size OF the drive is much larger.
In Fitchburg Tuesday afternoon at the
Sacred Heart church, John p. Mccain, an
employee of the FAN Mountain Electric
Light Power company, was married to
Miss Mary Frances Mccormack of Fitch
burg. a former school teacher OF North
Walpole. A number OF Bellows Falls
young people attended the ceremony and
p. ]. Carroll acted as one of the ushers
A reception followed the wedding break
fast at the home of the brides parents on
Temple street. After a short wedding
trip they are TO make their home in the
new dwelling Of L. o. Pike at the north
end OF Atkinson street
A Democratic caucus for the town OF
Rockingham was held Saturday evening
with 80 voters attending. Only one or
two prominent meIabers Of the party adj
vocated the fusion movement. and when
1t came to vote the majority was greatly