Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-14
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Miss Elizabeth Campbell returned the
first of last week from a several months
trip through the West and South.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. WEIGH went to
Lake Sunapee Monday morning and
opened their cottage for a few days this
week, overseeing some repairs and i'm
provements.
The schools opened Monday morning
after their Easter vacation of two weeks,
during which the graduating class and
friends to the number of 40 made an
enjoyable trip to Washington.
Edward p. Taft of Saxtons River, who
has owned the dwelling at No. 10 Atkin-
son street since the death of his father,
has sold 1t to Erwin w. Kelley, who will
at once make extensive repairs and &C.
cupy it.
The eighth anniversary of ST. Charles
council, knights of Columbus. will be
observed next Thursday evening by the
members of the council with a banquet
at Hotel Windham at $3.50 o'clock after
which speeches will be made by state
and local officers.
Under instructions from the post office
department at Washington, in common
with all the post offices of the country,
the carriers window in the local post
office is not to be open Sundays The
general delivery window will be open
from $3.50 to 1000 only.
Mrs Mary L. Bowers, who has been
spending the winter in Washington. has
recently notified the hospital fund COM
mittee of the Womans club that she will
contribute to the fund $500. Mrs Bowers
expects to return to Bellows Falls within
few days and will occupy her home on
Hapgood street during the summer
Mrs. Frances H. Ware, who has been
housekeeper at No. 6 School street.
having charge of renting rooms for II
w. Porter, is to begin May LIST as house
Keeper for Clark Chase at his residence
on Atkinson street. 1t is uncertain at
the present time how Mr.. Porters house
known as the j. B. Morse dwelling, will
be occupied in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Rabbit went on
Monday to Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and
they will remain there during the
remainder of this month for the beneft
of Mr.. Rabbits health. Mr.. Rabbit is
an energetic business man, and has n
number of times in the last few years
overtaXed his strength to the extent of
being obliged to take extended vacations.
number of which have been spent at
Mt Clemens
son, Danforth Hayes, born in Colo
rado Springs last Thursday to Mr.. and
MRS William d. Hayes is a grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hayes William d.
hayes has been for the past seven wears
IN the employ of the United States
forestry service, and has been for the
tenslve experiment station of the forestry
service located more than half way mn
the side of Pixies Peak.
Bishop Hamilton, one of the most
prominent of the Methodist bishops. was
IN Bellows Falls Sunday and preached
both morning and evening in the Metho-
DIST church. His coming had been ex
tenslVely advertised and large audiences
greeted him at both services. II has
peen many years since a bishop of the
Methodlst church has visited Bellows
rams, and consequently interest was
manifested in hearing so eminent
speaker.
Deacon and Mrs. John O. sprnp re-
turned Friday from their winters stov
IN Norfolk, Virginia. Both are in the
pest of health and have enioyed tbe
winter This week Mr.. Spring has re-
newed his request of the Baptist church
TO be relieved of the duties of suner-
intendent of the Sunday school wbioh
ne had held thirty years on March 1st
Last year Deacon Spring declined n
reelection, but was urged to continue
IN the position until he had rounded ont
the 80 years, 1t is probable the Sunday
school will make him SUPERINTENDENT
emeritus, choosing another for an active
head. "'' '0'Ne
---A-Uhion Sunday school conference will,
be held here in the Unversalist church
next Monday afternoon and evening under
the auspices of the Rockingham Town
sunday School association This is in the
interest of the Twentieth Century Sunday
SCHOOL There are seven Sunday schools
represented in the Rockingham Sunday
School association, and the object of
TINS conference is the increase and eX-
tension of interest in the Sunday schools
Inc general public is invited and there
VIII be representatives from various
sunday schools outside of the town of
Rockingham. Supper will he served at
$50 O'Clock in the church vestry, to
which all teachers, officers, pastors and
visitors are invited.
Hotel Rockingham last week passed
INTO the management of f. d. w
Annable and II. II. Nichols, who have
leased the property of the owner, L. T.
Lowell Mr.. Annable has been night
clerk at the hotel some time, and Mr.
ana Mrs. Nichols have conducted a
boarding house at No. 16 School street
several years. Frank F. Shepard, who
mas been proprietor of the house wear
past, has gone with Mrs. Shepard to the
Hotel Wentworth at Walpole, to which
they Will devote their whole time. Ex-
tehslVe repairs and improvements have
peen made to the Wentworth, and Mr.
Shepard is expecting large patronage of
summer people for which the hotel and
surroundings are admirably suited.