Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-30

! MIS- lJdIlltl ~ loIltUt NluOW Ol u lOllll-
| er marketman of Bellows Falls, died
Saturday in Fitchburg. The burial took
! place here in the old Catholic cemetery
| Tuesday. Mr.. O'Brien died only a few
months ago. The couple lived many
| years upon a farm near Walpole Val
! ley.
At the new United States recruiting
station established here two weeks ago
! the following Bellows Falls boys have
| enlisted during the last week and have
| gone to Springfield Mass, to be assign
| ed to their commands: Alexander Fus-
| tolo. John Walsh, Samuel Gordon and
Herbert ]. Fountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Smith, who have
| been spending the past six weeks in New
! Jersey, returned to their home here Fri
day. Mr. Smith has been in poor health
and the trip was in the nature of a va
cation from his duties as one of the
managers of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company plant here.
The village of North Walpole is dis
| cussing the purchase of steam fire
engine and officials went to Berlin, n
| H. last week to look at la France
style of engine which is for sale there
\ meeting of the voters of the village
has been called for Wednesday evening,
Jan. II, to see if they will authorize
the purchase.
The Christmas tree observances were
held as usual at each of the churches, all
! ldklnB pace SATURDAY evening" except IN
the Unversalist church. where the eNer-
cscs were held Monday evening. The
rain storm of Saturday had the effect in
most instances of decreasing the attend
ance, but a happy time is reported by all
who did attend.
John c. Clair formerly a well-known
resident of Bellows Falls, now occupy
ing the responsible position OF industrial
commissioner for the Illinois Central
| railroad, with headquarters in Chicago
has been spending some days during the
last week at the Hotel Wndham and
renewed many old acquaintance. He
{ was the guest of DR.. Il. r. Campbell,
and left for Chicago yesterday.
5 The property of the Bellows Falls
Canal company. including their dam
. across the river here, is advertised to be
2 sold to satisfy the tax collector OF Wal
pole. The grand list OF the company
2 was this year doubled in Walpole and
upon the basis of former years and
this causes the mlx-up, which will
probably be Strengthened out In some
way without serious trouble.
t Mr. and Mrs Albert NJ Allbee OF g.
= Atkinson street will celebrate today the
o. 65th anniversary Of their marriage Mr.
e Allbee is in his Goth year and his wife
9 | Is four years younger. He was many
n years prominent lawyer at Springfield
n Vt, and upon his retirement from prac-
s ! uce "A few years ago they came "a
r Bellows Falls to spend the remaining
n span of life near their daughter, Mrs. T.
@ S Allbee.
n The annual Christmas Observance o.
o Holy Cross Commandery, Knights TEN
r. plar consisted of attendance upon tn,
f services OF Emmanuel Episcopal church IL
70 the morning. followed by the interestiul
IS Tempar service around the altar in Ma
e sonic temple at just noon. Forty-oue ST
e Knights participated i'm the observauccs
$ Touching reference was made TO tn
= death during the past year of Gran,
It Commander d. 5. Danforth Of St Al
bans.
Monday evening Bellows Falls lodg
No. II, Knights of Pythias. elected tn
Il following officers for the coming year
1t Chancellor commander. w. W. Allen
II vice. chancellor. Harry Z. Mcdonald
n prclate, James l. Hunt; master OF work
e George +. Goodel; master of-arms
!, George S. Angel; master of finance
l, Hosea l.. Parker master Of cxchequei
'. George d, French; keeper of record
IF ana seals John \. Bush. The installa
d ton will occur next Monday evening
:. William J. Rafter, 30. died at his HON
IS at 10 Earle street Sunday evening. tn
p burial was in oak hin cemetery Wed
IS neSday afternoon. Rev. c. l.. Eaton O
n the Universalist church omciated an
l. the service OF the ritual Of the Knight
IS OF Pythias, of which he was n member
N was used He had been for some year
)r in the employ of the Metropolitan lnsur
'e anCe company, and formerly was
81 painter. He had lived In Bellows Fall
Il years and was native OF Hebron
y. y.
The annual meeting Of Amitv Rcheka
lodge Of this village elected il
m principal officers Friday evening f.
l. the coming year: They are: y. G. Mr.,
az Laura Freeman; rec sec. Mrs Svlyi
90 Walker; treas. Mrs Hattie RAMSAY
l. fin. sec, Mrs. Cora Rarnard third trus
re tee, Mrs. Emma Branerd The finance
in and membership Of the lodge are
ne fine condition. The social matters Of IN
he organization have resulted In a lare
" amount of enjoyment during the las
ne year
of The school censils recentl,, cornrlate
ld shows that there are 10 less nunns rrpi,
,d tered in Rockinrbam Than a vear 40.
n In 1909 there were 11ei while tbie veor IN
number is 115 Tho birb school bo1 In.
wear 9,5 and This wear 1q7 Tho Iecrcae
in registration is wholly in tho vfllago r
> Bellows Falls there being exactly m
NC same number in the schools outside c
is Below Falls as last wear 22t In Re-
~ lows Falls this year the number is 92l an
last wear IL was go Last veor +ber
+ were 46 pupils from North WaipoIe in m
Mt Bellows Falls high school
rs UbeeIer,s Rellou,s EoIs hora e. q,
es roncirc Co.. a ,,,trr+ro1 go. - -.
ta1ant M some dote IN tbo r,o,r f,,+,,,
or for tho nnrnose ~ aesisttr,, a. ra,.i,,
lie tbo ovrorsa 90 H. ho,5 40 - - =. :,
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