Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-09

ing of the Athletic association, and dur
ing the last week or two has been attend
ing faithfully to his duties in leading
the cheering over the victories in the
different athletic sports.
The Baggage and Parcel Transfer
company has filed papers of corporation
during the past week with the secretary
of state for the purpose of doing a gem
eral express and baggage business. The
cash capital paid in is stated as $4,000
Those named as incorporators are r. G.
Bidwell w. c. Head, Park Melish, G.
w. Roland and l.. j. Boyce.
Mrs. Harriet A. Hildreth of 80 Rock
ingham street has been i'll during the
past two weeks. Mrs. Hildreth is the
oldest person now living in Bellows
Falls, having recently passed her 9lst
birthday anniversary. On the Rocking
ham meadows, six miles north of here
Mrs. ]. G.. Whiting lives, who three
months ago passed her 1Oeth annivers-
airy, and she is the oldest person living
in town.
Judge and Mrs. C. II. Robb and son.
who had been spending 10 days in this
locality, left Sunday afternoon for their
summer home in Falmouth. Judge Robb
will return to Vermont to deliver the
| address to the graduating class of the
Brattleboro high school June 81, and he
is to favor the Bellows Falls high school
| IN a SlnllElr capacity June 90 Inc lam
| lily expect to spend the time at Falmouth
| until oct I, as in former years.
| Joseph Clark of this place, who was a
! "trusty" prisoner in the house of correc-
! ton. having been transferred there from
| the county jail at Newfane, escaped
! Monday while doing garden work. That
| evening he was caught in Pittsford after
| he had travelled 20 miles on foot in half
/ a day. He had changed his clothing at a
| oil
be brought against Clark for breaking
| Jail. He was serving a sentence for lar
ceny.
During the afternoon of Wednesday a
number of state officials were in town
on their way to the Roosevelt banquet
at White River Junction. Among then
were Gov. John A. Mead and his CHIEF
of staff, Col d. l.. Morgan of Rutland
NJ. j. Hapgood of Peru, Congressman
Frank Plumley and others. Among
those in attendance at the banquet from
| Bellows Falls were c. w. Osgood, j. c
Day, Rev. DIR. A. P. Pratt, w. c
Smith, l.. S. Hayes, j. A. Pearson ant
w. A. Ferguson
At st. Peters church across the rivei
an interesting and profitable forty-hou
devotion was concluded yesterday morn
ing Rev. Father p. j. McDonough, thu
present acting pastor, was assisted II
his work by four or five other priest
of Vermont and New Hampshire. Mex
Sunday 116 young people will receiv
their first communion at his hands. Rev
Father Wilde, who has been the prizes
of the church the last five years, rea'
his resignation to his congregation tw
weeks ago, and went to live at som
point in Canada last week.
A large crowd of people gathere
Wednesday afternoon at the rairoa
station to get glimpse of eX-Presiden
Roosevelt as he passed through on tn
sos train to White River Junction, tn
train being an hour or two late, tn
crowd was rather augmented, particular
ly after the close of the schools so tina
when the train drew in about ocloc
there were on the depot grounds fror
GOO to 500 people. When the train stop
; ped Col. Roosevelt appeared on the plat
form and in his hearty manner greete
, the crowd Noticing the large prepor
derance of young people, he declare
very vehemently that there certainl
was no race suicide in Bellows Fall'
He was in the midst of a short, ener
! getic speech when his train started an
he broke off abruptly.