Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Mrs. Edward Arms, Miss Arms and.
Mrs. A. p. Pratt were in Boston Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mrs. A, ]. Holly of Boston spent a por-
ton OF this week in bellows Falls on her
way home from a vacation trip to her old
home in Plymouth.
days OF each week in Boston, where she
also has some duties in teaching, and
the last three Gays teaches music here.
She has As local pupils now and seems to
be busy woman.
Miss Nellie Dunley of the ]. c. Day
dry goods store was called to Rutland
suddenly Saturday by the serious Illness
of her sister, Mrs. Dennis Holland for
merly of Bellows Falls. Later reports
of her condition are more favorable.
Gen. N. G. williams and Miss Genevieve
Williams went to New York Tuesday to
meet Miss Elizabeth c. Williams who was
expected to reach New York on Wednes-
day on her way home from a two months
continental trip of much interest and
pleasure. II was expected that the party
would reach Bellows Falls last nights
Negotiations have been closed for the
sale of 1900 acres of wild land in the
towns of Bridgewatcr, Barnard, Skerburne
and Stockbridge. The seller is Austin
Howard of Hartford, and the purchaser
the International Paper company. The
land has been numbered extensively. The
price paid is understood TO be $2.75 per
acre.
Mrs Nettie Wheeler Durham secured
divorce at the recent term of Windham
county court from William S. Durham,
formerly Of Towns hotel, now of Beth
lehem, N. H., and she will resume her
maiden name. She began last week her
third year in the study Of instrumental
music in the Faction Piano forte school
in Boston. She spends the first three
A number from here attended the OBJ
servance of the centennial of the Lud-
low Congregational church Tuesday, Of
which Rev. Rodney w. Roundy, a Rock
ingham boy, has been pastor several years.
| Delegates from the Bellows Falls church
were Deacon c. w. Osgood, L. s. Hayes
and Susan r. Roundy The delegates
were accompanied by Mrs. M. c. Roundy.
mother Of the pastor and Rev. Arthur
| Peabody Pratt, who had part upon the
| program.
| Tuesday morning at $50 as the mixed
train was leaving the local yard for Rut-
land the fog was very thick and it was
| impossible for the engineer to see any
distance ahead A freight train which
had been made up in the upper yard for
| Rutland also was temporarily occupying
| the main line inside the yard limits, about
opposite the Fitzsimmons residence and
the engineer OF the mixed not seeing the
train until he was upon 1t and running al
fair rate Of speed, struck the caboost
and plowed through 1t, reducing 1t C
kindling wood and tossing 1t down the
bank into the Connecticut river. Two
| other cars ON the freight were wrecked
and the track was INSTRUCTED during
all the forenoon. The engineer and fire
man jumped and so avoided serious in
Jury. The place was the centre Of at
traction during most of the day and boat
were thick about the wreckage of tn
caboose in the river.
The White Mountain excursion OF ]
| H Blakley had IL people when II lief
Bellows Falls Saturday afternoon an
this number was doubled north OF here
so that the party numbered % when
reached White River Junction. The raj
Of Saturday probably interfered somewha
= with the numbers, but those who wen
| report a royal good time all Ground. The
had two exceptionally fine days anon
] the mountains and returned Tuesday fu
s Of enthusiasm over their pleasurable tim'
and sympathlzing with those who did nc
| take 1t. w. S. Durham, with whom tn
: | party was quartered at Bethlehem, wi
close his house, The Alpine. Oct. 1, afte
one Of the most profitable seasons he ha
>, had there. This experience is shared b
g nearly all the houses through the noun
8 tains The names OF those who weI
from Bellows Falls are; Mr., and Mr.
Fleming, Mr. and Mrs W, W. Slate, Mr.
q L. NJ Read, Miss Mary Read, Mrs. Edit
! A. Macdonald. Miss Esther Macedonia
n Mrs. o. H. Bailey. Miss Blanchard OF Il
Robertson Paper company and Mi
Smith, chief operator for the New Emf
e land Telephone & Telegraph company