Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-19

w E. Rowen left Monday for Boston
on business.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Mason are enter
tanning two nieces from Keene.
Miss Margery Wilbur left Saturday to
visit relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Hope Mason of Keene sang very
acceptably last Sunday in the Congrega-
tional church.
The Sunday school of the Unlversalist
church held its annual picnic at Barber
park Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fifeld spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Gardner visiting a
sister of Mr.. Fifield.
The Baptist picnic was postponed from
Friday to Saturday on account of the
severe rain storm Friday
Miss Grace Sargent is suffering from
sprained ankle caused by here being
thrown from her bicycle Saturday.
Mr. Sweet returned this week from Nor
risville where he went to visit a daughter
who is seriously i'll with heart trouble.
Maud Mandgo is taking a vacation from
her duties in the telephone Office and is
spending a week with her brother, Gar
dele, in Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. F. P. Ball is recovering from an
injury to her wrist, caused by the over
turning of an automobile in which she
was riding near Charestown.
The local Telephone lines will be re-
built with cables on every street and new
poles over the entire village. The ex-
change has about 1000 subscribers.
D. j. Mcdonald, who has gone to
Springfield to live, is succeeded by G. L.
Hapgood as constable and tax collector,
receiving his appointment from the Sc
lectmen.
Mrs, Jessie Booth and daughter Mil
dred, left yesterday for Stafford, Conn,
TO visit DIR. l. p. Booth and family. on
their return they will visit in Worcester
and Still River, Mass
L. S. Hayes is recovering from injuries
received by being thrown from a carriage
as result of meeting an automobile
while on his way to the station in Proc
tor. Mrs. Hayes met him in Burlington
and both went from there to Silver Bay,
n. Y, where Miss Gertrude Hayes is
spending the summer.
The May Hillman company has con-
cluded an engagement of two weeks at
the park, This company seems to have
given general satisfaction and has drawn
large crowds of pople. This weeks at
traction is of a different order, Greene's
moving pictures. small charge will be
made for reserved seats, but admission
is said to be free.
The band gave an excellent concert in
front of the Methodist church Tuesday
evening, where large crowd gathered to
enjoy the music. The ladies of the church
served ice cream, cake and sherbet dur
ing the evening, realizing about $40 from
the sale. The grounds were prettily dec
GRATED with bunting and Chinese Ian
terms and the intense heat of the day
made the GOODNESS of the evening very
agreeable.
Mrs. Fred Richardson of Springfield
who has been in poor health since jan
uary' as the result of serious case of
pneumonia, is i'll at the home of her IA
ther, George Hazelton, having had an op-
Grafton last Tuesday for removal of a
large quantity of pus from one lung She
is comfortable and hopes are entertained
of her recovery. Mr.. Richardson is a
brother of L. c. and H. H. Richardson
of this place.
Samuel S. Villas, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Bellows Falls
died at his residence at the corner of
Green and School streets Thursday night
July II. The funeral was held from his
home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev
A P. Pratt officiating. The bearers were
N. G. Williams, Clark Chase, H. c. john
son and Frank George. The body was
taken to Alstead for burial in the village
cemetery. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful.
William d. Hayes of the United States
forest service has been appointed a for
est assistant as the result of the OPEN
to-all competitive civil service examina-
ton. He has been given charge of the
Pocatillo planting station near Pocatillo
Idaho, and started for that place July g.
from Fort Bayard, N. NJ. He stopped in
Santa Fe, N. M, Pueblo, Colo, and Salt
Lake City and had a chance to see many
points of interest in the Colorado rockies
The Methodist Sunday school held their
annual picnic Saturday, a large number
of people being present at dinner and to
attend the ball game between the classes
of Mr.. Mesick and Mr.. Sweet. Much en-
thusiasm was expressed and Mr.. Sweets
class carried off the honors Many re-
manned at the park until after the supper
hour some enjoying the music provided
by the band previous to the commence
ment of the play given at the park thea
tre
Company e, First Regiment Vermont
National Guard, held an election in the ar
mory Monday evening to fill the vacancy
of Capt. Thompson. Second Lieutenant
j. p. Lawrence was elected captain and
Sergeant P. H. Hadley was chosen to fill
Lieutenant Lawrence's position. Sergeant
d. r. Campbell has been appointed quar-
termaster sergeant of the regiment by
Captain Thompson, leaving two vacan-
cies to be filled among the sergeants. The
examination for these positions will be
held July 20, open to any member of the
company.