Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-01
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

The state convention oil lne vermont
Undertakers' association is to occur here
July 90 81 and 90
A carefully compiled list Of the automo-
bles owned in this town shows there are
Just 80 at this time.
Miss Catherine Fades Of Bolton. Mass,
has been the guest of Miss Mary Searle
during the last week.
Miss Eva Knowlton of the town clerks
office is taking a two weeks vacation
most Of the time to be spent in her home
in Brattleboro.
The new Republican town committee
elected at the caucus last Saturday was
Dr. Edward Kirkland. A. G.. Rice, Harold
H. Cody, Col. ]. E. Paddock and N. l..
Div oil.
Marshall O. Edison, for the last two
years superintendent of schools of Rock
ingham, has rendered his resignation to
the school board and will go to another
field next year.
Miss Nav Baker formerly teacher of
manual training in the local schools,
now in the same line of work in the
Boston public schools. spent Sunday with
friends in Bellows Falls.
Thursday of last week the Bellows Falls
local team defeated the Townshend team
il to at Barber park, and they met the
Canadian team of Claremont and won
from them, IL to ..
Willard H. Bacon, son of Henry c. Ba-
con Of Bellows Falls, who has been super
intendent of schools of Avon, Mass, has
accepted the position Of principal of the
high school in Rochester, n. Y.
The Sunday school of St. Peters church
in North Walpole held their annual pic
mic Tuesday in Barber park and about
125 went out on the electrics and spent
nearly the entire day there.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl F. Northrup Of Wat
erhury Conn, arrived in Bellows Falls
Saturday and are staying with Mrs. Nor
thrup's parents, DR.. and Mrs. c. f.
Meacham on Atkinson street.
Priority of taking vacations by the en-
ployes of the local post office having been
decided by lot, Carriers P. H. Fleming
and NJ j. Lawlor start today upon a two
weeks absence from their duties.
Next Tuesday evening there is to be
concert in the Congregational church by
a colored double quartet who come here
in the interest of st. Johns Domestic
Training school for colored girls in
Springfield, Mass.
Henry A. Wheeler, who has spent some
months with his son. Matt Wheeler, a
druggist in Mortified, Vt. returned to
Bellows Falls Saturday. He is making
his home for the present at the Phelps
house on School street.
Mrs. Dexter Burpee, wife of the well
known conductor of the Boston & Maine
road, died in her home, West street
Thursday evening and the funeral was
held from the house Sunday afternoon,
Rev. ]. W. Moore officiating.
Rev. F. F. Buckner of Mddleport, y.
y. preached Sunday in the Universalst
church as a candidate for the position of
pastor. There will be no service there
next Sunday and it is probable the church
will be closed during July and August.
Col Edward G. Osgood. who spent last
week here because q the serious illness
of Mrs. Osgood, returned to his work in
Nashua Monday morning. Mrs. Osgood
is improving rapidly from the effects of
the operation which was necessitated.
Herman F. Smith, SO, died in his resi-
dence Sc Front street, Sunday morning.
Funeral services We're held at the home
early Tuesday morning Rev. A c. VIII
son of Emmanuel church officiating and
the body was taken at $50 to Province
town for interment.
Richard ]. Wolfe, a native of Bellows
Falls. graduated last week from Nalpa-
raise Qnd1 law school after a full course
of study and has decided to locate perma-'
nently in Hammond. Ill. His mother
lives in Bellows Falls and he read law for
some years in the office of H d. Ryder
Miss A. L. Thorpe the district nurse
left this morning for month of va
cation, to be spent in Boston and that
vicinity. Miss Bean, a nurse from Bos-
ton. arrived yesterday to take her place
and will make her home with the family
of George f. Welch on School street
while she is here.
Frank G. Pierce lost control of his new
automobile one day last week and 1t
crashed into the front of the Surprise
store on Westminster street, causing
some damage to the building and putting
the machine out of commission 1t was a
fortunate escape for Mr.. Pierce from Sc
rious personal injury
The family Of Eugene S. Leonard went
to Lake Sunapee Friday and opened their
cottage for the summer. Mr. Leonard
will be there Saturdays. Sundays and
Mondays during the coming few weeks.
Next week Mr. Leonard's brother, George
l. from Brooklyn, will be here for the
summer vacation and will be at Mrs. II.
NJ. Leonard's on School street.
Wednesday morning in St Charles 5
church John Joseph Dee, an employee of
the sulphite mills. married Miss Hannah
Cray, Rev. FIR Edward Reynolds officiat-
ing. There was a large congregation pres
ent and it was a very happy occasion.
After a bridal trip to New York the
couple will make their home at Al Henry
street.
Landlord F. F. Shepard of the Hotel
Rockingham is spending much of his time
in Walpole the last few weeks, putting
his new purchase, Hotel Wentworth, in
condition to open. 1t was expected that
IL would be opened To-Day ana IS 10 De
kept open the year around Mrs. Shepard
is to have the immediate management at
Walpole.
The Methodist picnic Wednesday was
the occasion of an outing for much
larger number than usual and the whole
day was spent in Barber park in de-
lightful manner. The Knights of Column
bus had their annual picnic in the same
place yesterday and a long list of inter
esting and entertaining sports were pulled
off among the members of the order.
Tuesday evening the band concert was
again given in front of the high school
building on School street, and there were
two lawn parties which took place at the
same time The Methodist ladies held
an ice cream and cake party on the
lawn of Henry p. Sweet while the Epis-
copal ladies held a strawberry festival
on the lawn of Emmanuel church. Both
were we'll patronized and sold practically
all their goods
A pretty wedding occurred yesterday
noon in the residence of the bride, 691s
Atkinson street, when Miss Mary Gardner
Searle daughter of Edward b. Searle, was
married to Harold Knights Burt, Of the
office force of the Vermont Farm Machine
company Only the immediate relatives
Of the family were present The bride
was attended by Miss Fades of Bolton,
Mass The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DIR. A. Peabody Pratt.
The Bellows Falls Boat club has ar
ranged for a regatta on the river for
July 4, and large number Of entries
have been made. There are now just 80
power boats in commission on the river