Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-18

where he has a position with large un-
dcrtalking firm.
The Ancient order of TIbernians have
voted to engage the opera house for sat
urday, Feb. 2, when Richard Hazelton,
one of the Irish ENJOYS to the United
states in the interests Of the home rule
cause in Ireland will visit Bellows Falls.
Rev DR.. f. c. Bass of Burlington, in
occupying the Methodist pulpit last Sun
day, was greeted by only three members
Of the church who were here when he was
its pastor 40 years ago. DR.. Basss SER
mon was a powerful one and was greatly
enjoyed by a large congregation.
At the annual meeting of the Universal
list church Monday evening Rev. Mr..
Leavitt was elected moderator and j. A.
Eaton clerk. The trustees elected were
T. G. Pierce. Hiram King and Ernest r.
Ball. w. w Sawyer was chosen deacon
and Mrs. f. G. Pierce and Mrs. F. H..
Babbitt deaconesses.
Owing to the reports of the great earth
quake on the island of Jamaica anxiety
is being felt regarding the safety of Rev.
Father Wilde. pastor Of st. Peters church
in North Walpole. He is on the island
this winter for his health and it is under
stood that he was to be in the city of
Kingston about this time
The receipts of the Bellows Falls post
office were larger in 1906 than in any pre-
N1OuS year. In lVUJ IltN SllEllllN fN'tth''l
S23, 900. but the previous high water mark
had been reached in 1903. when they were
a little over 500. 900 During the year
1906 they amounted to S31 $50 50, an in
crease of $761507 over the previous year.
William d. Hayes. Of the United States
forest service, has been the guest of the
Canadian department of forestry in Otta-
wa, ont. He left there yesterday for the
large white pine numbering regions north
west Of Ottawa for a month or two of
work gathering data to be used in the
forestry course of Harvard college.
A caucus of the voters of the village is
called for tomorrow evening to place In
nomination a board of trustees and the
other officers of the corporation for the
coming year. The selection of the right
officers for the first year under the pro-
visions of the new charter will be an i'm
portant matter as demonstrating either
| the wisdom. or lack of wisdom, in the
adoption fthe new charter Tuesday.
w. A Sargent died at his home on At
kinson street Tuesday morning and the
funeral was held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. l.. o. Sherburne officiating.
The burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Sargent was an old resident of Bel
| lows Falls and had been employed many
| years at the snath factory of Derby &
! Ball He leaves a wife and two unmar-
ried daughters
Mrs Hannah NJ Leonard, mother of
| Eugene S. Leonard, suffered a severe in
| jury Tuesday morning by a fall at her
| home on School street Being seized with
a sudden faintness she fell upon the
floor breaking one of her hips. Because
| of her age the surgeons decided not 10
/ set the injured member and she is sur
| fering severely, but with a prospect of
recovery, although probably manned for
! life She is a descendant of one of the
u L. 4. Il n HgTNn tor
/ Of Oren Locke of SaXtons River and was
| born in 1873.
An enjoyable meeting of the men
| LEAGUE of the Baptist church was that OF
! Monday evening. about so members and
| guests being present at the supper
| Among the speakers at the post prandiaI
exercises were Supt. b. +. Merriam, Dea-
con c. W. Osgood, Rev. F. L. Leavitt' Or
! c. F.. Meacham, Deacon j. o. Spring W
! c. BelGnap. L. G. Osgood and Rev. c. w
Jackson. President +. w Trask of the
! league acted as POSTMASTER. Before
! closing the league placed itself on record
as opposing license for Bellows Falls dur
ing the coming year.
Heman B. Davis. TO- who had beer
engaged in the printing business in Yer
mont continuously 80 years, died IRON
| pneumonia Wednesday at his home II
| Ivndonville He was native of Calais
| For many years, under the late c. NJ
| Stone, he was foreman in the st. Johns
bury Caledonian office on leaving st
| Johnsbury he opened a printing office II
Lyndonvile and launched the paper sue
cessfully published today as the Lyndon
VILE Journal. He had charge of the joi
printing department Of the Bellows FAILS
Times from 1894 until 1902 He Is sur
vived by a wife and one daughter, Mel
lie Mr. Davis was an expert printer {
man of unQuestoned integrity and o.
religious character.
At the annual meeting Of the Rocking
ham Town Sunday School association, helt
at the Congregational church last Sunday
| afternoon, the report Of the secretary
| showed a much increased average attend
ance in the schools Of the town during
1906 Prof st. John Of the Hartford
school of pedagogy delivered an enjoyable
| address, upon graduation of Sunda!
| schools. In the evening the church wa'
| crowded to its utmost capacity to heal
| Prof. st. John on the training Of children
| between the ages of 10 and II. Durinl
his address an interesting question wa!
asked of the audience. When asked how
many in the audience experienced religion
between the ages of II and 20 $50 respond
ed. while less than 90 set the age at les
than IA