Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-16
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Local Merchants Buneoed.


business men have been buncoed during
the last few weeks by a man giving his
name as +. II. James, a mmberman who
came here to draw the lumber from
wood lot owned by Ray & Shepardson,
near Westminster West lie bought
goods of many firms and ran up bills.
Last week he began giving bogus checks
and raised a little money that way, dis
appearing Saturday night before the
checks were heard from. lie was traced
to Georges Mills. north Of Newport,
where he was seen CARLY this week. The
Howard Hardware company is among the
losers and j. G. Dennison Of that con-
Germ has been on his trail Some over
$500 in all has been shown to have been
realized by the man wrongfully, and as
new people interested keep appearing it is
probable the amount will be swelled to
much above that figure.
Mrs. e. p. Smith went on Saturday to a
hospital in Rome, n. Y, for a second
treatment for cancer in the mouth.
General business about town, and the
indications of Christmas trade as re-
ported by the stores mp to the present
time indicates at least an average val
lie as compared with recent years.
MIR. and Mrs. John O. Spring have been
in Washington, ID. c., this week. They
left here Monday. and after a brief stay
in Washington will go to Norfolk, Va,
to spend the remainder of the winter.
Thursday evening of last week the
Mems club of the Universalist church
had a rare treat in listening to Hon. Mel
vim S. Nash Of Boston upon the theme,
The PRONUNCIATION of the American
Spirit"
Charles Elliott, who has been proprietor
of the Handy Kraft store near the foot OF
the School street stairs during the last
year, has given up the business and the
store is closed. He has gone to Mont
pelier into other business.
1t is seldom that skating on the river
has been as fine and enjoyed any more
than during the past week. The river is
"navgable' for skaters from the dam
here to a point about ten miles north,
and above the village of Charlestown.
The pulpit of the Methodist church was
occupied last Sunday by DR.. a. f. Bish-
op, president of Montpelier seminary. The
pastor, Rev. w. h. Davenport, was in
Boston, where he went last week to be
with his wife, who is being treated in
a hospital.
The past week has shown an increase
in the number of deer killed in our
contiguous New Hampshire territory In
the neighborhood of South Acworth alone
10 deer have been shot, and among those
securing fine specimens of bucks have
" ~ D.
ardson of that village.
\ two-story addition to the scythe
snath factory Of Derby x Ball is in
process OF erection. to be occupied by
machinery for the manufacture OF
handles to the snaths. These handles
have heretofore been made at Spring
field and other nearby places but the
supply having become somewhat uncer-
tain the firm has arranged to manufac-
ture them here
Papers were served Monday morning
upon Chief of Police W. 5. Severance in
a civil suit Instituted by Thomas Usher,
an employc Of the local paper mills,
claiming $2UoH personal damages, result
ing from being forcibly elected from the
police station in this village The suit
was brought in behalf of Mr.. Usher by
Chase X Daley of Brattleboro. The al
legged injury occurred one day last Sep
temper.
About 40 members of the Mems club OF
the Congregational church held their an
nual banquet Tuesday evening in the
vestrv Of the church. Among the after
dinner speakers were Prof. Taylor of
Saxtons River, who spoke upon his fav-
orte theme of Mountain Climbing; W.
II. Farr president of the club, discussed
Some Experiences in Newspaper Work,
and Superintendent Of Schools o. *. Col
Inns spoke upon First Impressions of
Bellows Fails"
OF the 81 samples Of milk sent to the
state laboratory for examination in Sep
teiaber from the Bellows Falls dealers by
local health officers. the report shows
% as dirty" five are denominated
"passable" and only one is shown to be
normal. Comparing these results with
samples sent from other places indicates
a much larger average unclean condition
Of our local supply of milk than any
other place from which samples were
examined during the last quarter.
At the monthly union meeting of the
four evangelical churches, held Sunday
evening in the Congregational church,
Prof. A e futile spoke upon the theme
of THE Church and the Community;
Supt. l.. w. Hawley of Brattleboro, the
principal speaker of the evening, spoke
upon The Church and Men" and Dea-
con c. w. Osgood had for a subject
our Undeveloped Resources" The at
tendance upon these monthly meetings is
good and they are to be continued during
the winter.
Sixty-three young ladies were received
into the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
at st. Peters church last Thursday even
ing The officers of the new sodalty
are: Project, Agnes NJ. Carroll; secre-
tary Katherine \. Hennessey; treasurer,
Nellie NJ. Hartnett; reader Katherine
Murphy; instructress of candidates, May
NJ, ltarlnellt Cholr mistress, MARIE rare
council: Agnes NJ. Carroll, Katherine NJ.
Hennessey, Nellie NJ. Hartnett, Mary Ho-
lahan, Mary Barrett, Catherine Petrie
and Margaret Barrett.
In the annual election Of officers of Fall
Mountain Grange the following were chos-
en-; Master, c. a. Moultrop; overseer, j.
A. Harlow; lecturer, G. II. Underwood;
steward, A. Y. Dunlap; assistant steward,
a. j. Farnsworth; chaplain, Mrs. j. A.
Thwing; secretary, Mrs. G. H. Under
wood treasurer, J. a. Thwing; gate
keeper, A f. Halliday; Ceres, Mrs, C. a.
Moultrop; Pomona, Miss Laura Brace;