Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-25

electric road, is interested in some enter
| prises in Penn Yam, n. Y, and was there
| during last week.
Miss Bertha Balls school in the high
school building will take sleigh ride to
her home between Rockingham and Sax
tons River tonight.
An enjoyable social was held Tuesday
evening in the rooms Of the knights of
Columbus, cards and dancing being the
| forms of entertainment
! The serious illness Of Harry c. Elliott
| the past TWO weeks with pneumonia has
! been the cause of grave fears as to his
recovery but he is now much improved.
Representative A. NJ Shipman Of West
minister has been i'll during the last two
weeks with a severe bronchial affection
As he improves he is planning a trip of
some months to be spent in lower Cali
| fornia.
Rev. a. p. Pratt addressed the Rock
| ingham public school teachers in assembly
hail of the high school building Friday af-
ternoon at their regular monthly meet
ing his subject being Juvenile Delin-
quency."
James f. Carroll has succeeded NJ. ].
Butler as yardmaster of the Boston &.
| Names Connecticut River division. Mr..
Butler takes similar place in the yards
OF the Fttchburg division, in place of c.
f, Dwyer.
Ahl' anu MIS- GEORGE i. Leonard of
New York city came to Bellows Falls Sat
urday evening, called here by the serious
accident which occurred last week to Mr.
Leonard's mother Mrs. H. NJ. Leonard of
School street.
Fred w. Partridge. n former resident
of Bellows Falls, died last Friday at his
home at 9S2 Clay street. Manchester
n. II. He leaves wife. two daughters
and two brothers, one living in Phila-
delphia and the other in Texas
Miss Carmen Burr, daughter of c. H..
Burr or the telephone exchange, who has
been a physical instructor at Vermont
academy the past year, has resigned to
accept a similar position in Dean acad-
| envy. Franklin, Mass, where she was for
merly a pupil
Hon. T. Nelson Hastings of WaIpoIe
has been seriously i'll during the last week
at the Parker House in Boston He was
taken suddenly Thursday while n guest of
the house and has not been able to be re-
moved but symptoms are more encourage
ing at this time.
Rev. r. r. Marggraf, who was pastor
of the local Universalist church from 1892
to 1898, and who has been with the Uni
versalist church of ST. Adams the last
two years, last Sunday resigned that pas
torate TO accept a similar one at North
Hatley p. O., which he will assume Feb
!. Mrs. Marggraf is a sister of sidney
Gage of our village
Holy Cross comandery, X. T., voted
at recent meeting to attend in a body
the triennial conclave at Saratoga next
| May and committee was appointed to
| canvass the members to ascertain def
| nitely how many Sir knights would be
IN line 1t Is probable that a large pro-
/ portion or the commandery will go. The
| necessary expenses of railroad fares and
board for the three days will be $40.
A. N. Swain, after service upon the
| board of trustees of the Bellows Falls
| Savings Institution since 1882, asked at
| the annual meeting Wednesday TO be re-
leased from the duties of the position.
lie has been president of the board since
| the death of LaVant NJ Read in June.
1902. His request was granted and Judge
| n. II. Allbee was elected president in his
place and Arthur p. Williams treasurer.
! 10 take the place of Mr.. Swain and John
! Fl. Williams, also resigned, the incorpo-
rators elected Eugene S. Leonard and Ar
thur Williams.
Charles Hall, the last of the eight