Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-10
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

George r. Wales has been appointed
administrator of the estate of the late
Preston H. Hadley.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett S. Hallock Of
Providence, r. l. are spending a few
days with Mr. Hallocks cousin, Mrs.
George Underwood.
Charles B. Danforth and Miss Danforth
Of Dedham, Mass, and Miss Esther B.
Danforth of Chicago, have spent a few
days this week with the family of L. s.
Hayes.
Mrs. Susan A. Brown has been APP
pointed executrix Of the will of her late
husband, Amos II. Brown, and a hearing
upon the probate of the will will be held
September l.
The new overall factory of Simons,
Hatch & Written Co. in the Island house
building will be ready to start up next
week and will employ at first about 30
hands, which will be gradually increased
if possible to $50 or 200.
Leon ]. Ball and family of West Ches-
ter. Pa, are spending a vacation of two
or three weeks with friends in town. Mr..
Ball was formerly well known
employee in the Office of the Vermont
Farm Machine company.
Company e, Vermont National Guard,
was escorted to the depot Saturday by the
Bellows Falls band and large number
of friends of the boys, who gave them
hearty cheers as they departed on their
way to camp at Mt. Gretna, Pa.
The barber shop at the foot of the
School street stairs formerly owned by
MIR. and Mrs. George Bonnette has been
sold to P. c. Russell who takes possession
at once and the Bonnettes, who came
here year or so ago from Montpelier,
will leave town.
Miss Nellie Keane, manager of the
Keane shoe store, lost the prize of a
gold watch last week in the Boston Herald
voting contest, being exceeded by a few
votes only, by a lady in White River
Junction. She stood the highest of any
of the contestants in this vicinity
A frightened horse in the square We'd
nesday evening threw two ladies to the
curbing and seriously injured them. They
were Mrs Park Mellish and her sister,
Mrs. w. c. Graves of Toledo, o. An
automobile caused the fright and the
runaway horse cleared himself from the
carriage, in which the ladies were riding
at the time.
C. Herbert Osgood, who holds a re-
sponsible position with William Filenes
Sons dry goods house in Boston, and his
sister, Frances R. Osgood. came to their
home Saturday night. Mr.. Osgood is
spending a two weeks vacation and Miss
Osgood has been on the Maine coast with
the family of S. Willoughby Wilder the
past two months.
The three Oranges of the town, located
in Bellows Falls, Saxtons River and
Rockingham, have united in a monster
picnic to be held at Barber park next
week Friday. and have extended invita-
tons to 16 other oranges to take part
with them. Some prominent speakers
from all parts Of New England will have
parts in the program and Exner's orches-
ira will furnish music in the pavilion
during the afternoon and evening
About $50 persons were present at tho
Republican rally at the opera house
Monday night. Gen. n. c. Williams
presided and introduced the speakers
George H. Prouty of Newport and Franl
Pumley of Northfield, both of whom wer,
well received and listened to with clos,
attention. Tomorrow night the fusion
party will have their inning at the sam,
place, to be addressed by P. w. Clemen
and others.
George w. Kimball, who for the pas
five years has been cashier of the freigh
department Of the Boston & Maine rail
road in Worcester, Mass, recently re
ceived notice of his promotion to b.
travelling auditor for the same road. wit
his headquarters to be established at 81
Johnsbury The appointment will be Il
effect after August 16, to which time h
is granted a vacation which he is spend
ing at his old home here and at Chester
At the September elections this yea
there will be two polling places in tow
for the first time. An additional votin
place will be opened in Odd Fellows ha
in Saxtons River and the check list
have been printed separately so tina
SaXtons River residents and those Twin
in districts contiguous, Z, and r. ma
vote there instead of coming to Below
Falls as heretofore. The number q
names on the check list of those VIII
vote there is POI.
In response to a call issued last wee
the Independents held meeting yesteI
John j. OConnor was chairman, F.
Shepard secretary and Fl persons WEI
present. The following were elected
town committee: J. ]. O'Connor, w.
Rafter, c. B. Clark, Lucius Davis. Jon
Minard, J. H. Williams. jr H. F. Char
dler. A. e. Alvord, John Bluemer, E. 1
Houghton, George Spitzenberger, DR.. ]
M Morrison, F. F. Shepard, John
Divoll. Speeches were made by c. !
Clark, ]. ]. O'Connor and John Minar,
the candidate of the party for judge
probate, and others.
The funeral services of Ernest ]
Crosier, who died in New York last weel
were held at the home Of Mrs. Crosier
mother, Mrs. A. E. Isham, on Rockingha
street Friday afternoon. The servit
was conducted by Rev. S. p. Fairbanl
of New York city, who had been with II
family much of the time during M
Croser's illness, and who came to Below
R. Ball, ]. H. Blakley, W. E. Stockwe
and Charles Whitney rendered a numb
of selections. and burial was in Oak II
cemetery The floral offerings were nun
erous and beautiful, among them beiT
an emblem Of the knights of Pythias o.
ganization. Many relatives and frienC
were present from Mr.. Crosier's old hon
in Guilford and from Brattleboro.
There are five or six cases of diphther
In the village, and two deaths during II
past week have been attributed to tn
disease. Margaret Driscoll, aged thr
and one half years. daughter of Thomi
Driscoll who had the disease some weel
earlier, and who was supposed to be ov
1t, was taken suddenly worse Sunday al
died at once. The disease was so fl
advanced and recovery so pronounc'
that the health officer had intended
take the quarantine notice down tn
day but had been busy and failed to do
The death was probably due to paralys
of the throat consequent upon the 70
mer disease. Monday John s. Common
z son of Michael Connors, who lives mel
the toll bridge. who had been i'll son
days with diphtheria, died and WI
buried at once. It is not expected Il
disease will spread materially, althoul
just now there are more cases this
usual. 1t is seldom there are not a fe
isolated cases in some parts OF the VI
lage.
The town meeting Tuesday to elect
et1ccaqaor m roUn atraV L II TJo,