Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-23
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

from an outing at Lake Rescue.
A new motor boat, constructed by II. b.
Underhill, was launched on the river this
week.
All the banks and many of the stores
were closed Friday, Battle of Benning-
ton day.
Mrs. Mary Richardson is spending
two weeks in Barre with her brother
Levi Bolster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Kimball are at their
cottage at Lake Sunapee for their annual
summer outing.
Mrs. Anna Pierce of White River
Junction visited Mrs. George Under
wood recently.
Lewis c. Lowell of the livery firm
of L. T. Lowell &c Son was in ST. Adams
on business Saturday.
Miss Mildred Snow and Master
Harold returned Wednesday from a
visit in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Jessie Booth and daughter,
Mildred returned on Thursday from a
visit in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. William OBrien of Rock
ingham are entertaining relatives from
Boston and New York city a few weeks
Mrs. NJ. C. Ladd went this week to
Brooklyn to visit her son, Charles Ladd.
She intends to spend several weeks with
him.
a. W. Trask is enjoying a vacation
of two weeks from his duties as mail
carrier and Harry George is taking his
place.
Rev. A. Anderson, D. D., secretary of
the national council, will supply the pull
pit of the Congregational church next
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Gerald Welch have been
entertaining Mr.. and MRS Barnhart of
Mile Reche, Ont, the past week, at Lake
Sunapee.
Mrs. q. e. Ramsey is recovering from
her recent illness and her daughter, Mrs.
Milo Turner of Newbury, returned to her
home Saturday.
Elmer Underwood spent Sunday at
Sunapee lake returning on Monday. Mrs.
Underwood is expected home from there
the last of the week.
Timothy NJ. Allbee of Newfane. broth
er of the late Lewis Allbee, visited Mrs.
Jane Allbee on his return from Old Home
week in Rockingham.
Rev. L. o. Sherburne occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church on
Sunday and Deacon c. w. Osgood sup
piled in the Methodist church.
Lewis Walter Adams and Miss Mae
Louise Bishop, both of Bellows Falls,
were married at the Methodist parsonage
Aug. II, by Rev. l.. Olin Sherburne
A. II. Bissell attended the 42d annual
reunion of the SD Massachusetts, regi-
ment in Northampton Aug. H. The re-
union next year will be held in Greenfield.
Chief ]. H, Gately and probably others
will be called before a board of inquiry
relative to the second fire in the Island
House on Wednesday night of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Underwood have
returned from a visit at the home of
Mr.. Underwood's brother in Wardsboro,
and the old Underwood home in Jamaica.
The district nurse, Miss Amy Frizzell
is enjoying a vacation in Canada and
Prince Edward Island. A nurse from the
Deaconess hospital in Boston is taking
her place.
Miss Amanda Warner and her niece
Miss Josephine Warner of Ludlow visited
at the home of Mrs. Loorsa Stearns the
first of the week. Mrs Stearns is a sister
of Miss Warner.
The agreement to close all dry goods
stores Thursday afternoons has been dis
solved and all merchants will be bound
by none but their own wishes along this
line, as heretofore.
]. E. Hayes and William Crotty took
part in several athletic events at the field
day Of st. Demands parish in Keene
Saturday. Crotty won the half-mile run,
and Hayes came in second.
The local Papermakers' union have had
their election of officers and chosen ]. ].
Collins president, William Lane vice pres
w. F. Smith financial secretary.
Miss Ida Leonard has gone with Mr..
and Mrs George L. Leonard of New York
to the Catskills for a rest. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard have been visiting his brother,
Eugene, and his mother and sister.
N. ]. Woodfall is taking a rest from
his duties as conductor on the Fitch
burg division of the Boston & Maine
railroad at the Maine beaches and Mrs
Woodfall Joined him in Boston Monday.
Mrs P. A. Rosenburger of FL Reno,
Okla, is visiting her sister, Mrs f. c.
Mason. Mrs Rosenberger is a native of
Vermont, but 4S years have passed since
she left the state, She will remain until
next month.
L. S. Hayes, who has been suffering
from injuries received from being thrown
down bank in a carriage accident
near Proctor July 9th, went Tuesday
with Mrs. Hayes to Siasconset, Mass.
to stay two weeks.
Frank T. Diggns of New London
Conn, former well-known clerk in
]. ]. Fenton & Co.'S clothing store
is spending a two weeks vacation in
Charlestown lie was in Bellows Falls
Tuesday calling upon old friends.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Hobson
Edward II. Hobson, of the ordinance
department of the United States army
has made the trip from Washington. D.
w. S. Richardson and daughter, who are
visiting Marshall Richardson in Sax
tons River.
Monday at the dinner hour six large
touring cars were drawn up beside
Hotel Wndham, while their occupants
from to 10 each took dinner within
These parties are making a great point
of reaching Bellows Falls for enter
tainment, evidently knowing where they
find a good hotel
A number of Bellows Falls peo-
pie attended the recital at Sax
tons River Wednesday evening, by Mrs
Maud Lake May of Union city, Conn. She
was assisted by Miss Eva Burge, accom-
PIANIST, Roy Spooner tenor, and Edward
Gorham, baritone. Miss Helen Guild OF
this place also played.
Because of the burning of the Island
House, p. II. Gobie has had to find a new
location for his printing office, over the
office of the Fail Mountain Electric Light
& Power company on Bridge street. The
new monotype machines he has ordered
will arrive soon and he will continue
business in his new quarters.
Another accident caused by an auto
mobile occurred on Monday morning