Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-08

funeral took place yesterday and the
burial was in Alstead.
Mrs. Nette Wheeler Lowell gave a de-
lightful piano forte recital in her home
on Westminster street one evening last
week at which 13 of her young pupils
demonstrated the ability of their in
structor by showing marked improvement
and excellent training.
This evening Miss Marion Clarke, elo-
cutionist and Miss Marjorie Winnewisser.
soloist, both young ladies popular with all
classes at Bellows Falls, will give recitals
in the Congregational church. Monday
evening they will give an entertainment
in the town hall in Alstead.
John p. Riley and John II. Gately, who
have been in Newfoundland the past
three years building and running a large
English paper mill, returned to their
homes here Saturday morning Neither
has been at home for a year and both
feel that New England is good enough
for them as future residence.
Roderck Mcleod, who is travelling with
his brother, Alexander Mcleod, selling
mems furnishings, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. Mcleod, on Front
street, The young men are employed by a
New York firm, but travel over all parts
of the far West three times year. AL
exander is now in New York city and is
expected here also in a few days.
Inc store IN Barry DulldlnB on west
minister street, formerly occupied by the
harness shop, has this week been Oc-
cupied by Henry =. Sweet, manager af
the Singer Sewing Machine company, as
a sales room and by Mrs. l.. Gates-Had
ley as a millinery store. 1t has been
thoroughly repaired. and it makes an
attractive place of business for both.
During the afternoon OF the Fourth
there was an interesting canoe race on
the river above the bridge. The three
crews were Sumner Allbee and w. F.
Manning of the Times, Dr. r. s. Elmer
and Arthur p. Williams, and ]. c. Hen
nessey and Patrick Keefe The wind was
high and river rough so the canoe of
Allbee and Manning was capsized. The
judges decided that Elmer and Williams
were the winners.
The date for the dedication of the new
library, which has been in process Of
erection during the last two years at
Alstead will take place August % and
will call together large number of prom
inent people from all parts Of the country.
The building is being given by a for
mer citizen interested in the town, named
Shedd, and Is to be named for him. 1t
has cost about $4,000 and is one OF the
finest buildings any where in this locality
A small number of Democrats met
Friday evening and elected delegates to
the Democratic state and congressional
conventions to be held a St Adams July
18th. These were elected to attend both
conventions and the chairman and dele
gates were to fiji any vacancies which
may occur: Patrick O'Brien, Daniel II.
Cray, James E Byrne, Byron NJ Smith
Patrick H. Harry. Frank f. Shepard
Charles w Butterfeld, Patrick b. Leen
and Peter Dorand.
Young America was restrained more
than usual from any disturbances pre-
vious to the Fourth this year, but at 4
o'clock Monday morning the lid was or
and the noise began From then until
late in the evening there was more than
usual of noisy jolity. but it was OF a
reasonable and unobjectionable nature as
a whole. and most people expressed them
selves as well pleased at the results Of
the effort of the officers to make II safe
and sane"
Two Polish weddings have been cele-
brated this week, one on Monday and
another Wednesday, the ceremonies of
which were unique, and particularly the
festivities which succeeded them. The
Polanders living on both sides OF the Con-
necticut all join in any church or social
occasion Monday evening a dance was
held across the river. celebrating the mar
riage of the day and d. NJ. Hennessey,
who had charge of the building. was
slightly cut with a knife while trying to
stop an alteration between a number
| of Polanders who had become filled up
with the intoXicants.
Miss Gertrude Hayes left Tuesday
afternoon to spend two months with her
| brother, William d. Hayes, in Colorado.
| Mr.. Hayes is in the United States forest
| service and is in charge of an experl-
ment station on the side of Pixies Peak
at an elevation of about 5000 feet He
has not been in Bellows Falls for nearly
| three and a half years. His station Is
near the line of the cog railroad reach
| ing the top of the mountain. and should
any Bellows Falls people ascend the
| mountain this summer or be in his
| locality he would be able to make a call
very interesting to them
The great need of some kind of hospI-
tai facilities at Bellows Falls is often
| shown. One evening last week rail-
road employe named Bunker. whose
| legs had been cut off by being run over.
was laid on the platform of the Boston
& Maine freight depot and a large
crowd gathered. He had no home here.
| but he had a boarding place here. AL
| though 1t was apparent that he was ia
| tally hurt he was loaded into a freight
| car and sent to the Bratteboro hospital.
| but he died just as he reached there.
| Even one room fitted up as an emer-
gency hospital would be a refuge for
many unfortunates and might possibly
save human life
Some of the excavating for the base
ment of the new Polish Catholic church
at the corner of Green and Williams
streets has already been done. The plans
for the new church edlfice are now com
pleted and call for a frame building so
feet long on Williams street and SO feet
front on Green street. Different con-
tractors are figuring upon the plans and
1t is expected the contract will be let so
that the building will be erected within
the next two months. Meantime the SER
vices Of the church are being held regu-
larly in the hall formerly used by the Ma
sons in Union building with audiences
varying from 1875 to $50. The Polish
priest Rev Father Francis Waiver, is
rapidly acquiring the English language,
but was not able to speak a word of 1t
when he came to Bellows Falls a few
months ago.