Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Charles G.. Roundy of Randolph.
The young people of the Baptist church
will have a husking this evening at the
Bruce farm in South Charlestown.
Mrs. Charles II. Gray of Fitchburg has
been this week the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Edison, on At
kinson street.
Bernard Spalding of the Vermont Farm
Machine company, who had been taking
a long vacation, returned to his duties
Monday morning.
Yesterday, Columbus day, was not OBJ
served by the stores here, all keeping
open as usual. The school, post office
and banks observed the holiday.
The Bellows Falls Street Fair associa-
ton treasury shows an expenditure OF
1913, with all bills paid and a balance of
IS in the treasury as a nest egg.
Mrs. A. Waldo Coolidge went to Wor-
cester, Mass, Wednesday as a delegate
from the local Methodist church to the
New England District Woman's Foreign
Missionary convention.
Mrs. w. II. Upham of Atkinson street
Is in Newton, Mass, where her son,
George w, is in a hospital and in a
critical condition. He has been in the
hospital two years and is now very low.
The annual meeting of the Rockingham
Building association which owns the
building of the Inter Ocean Shirt COM
pany was called for Monday night, but
there not being a quorum present it was
adjourned one week.
The senior class of the high school will
have a lecture in the assembly hall to-
night to assist in raising money for their
annual trip next spring to Washington.
c. M. Russell of Wilmington Is to give his
lecture on THE Story of the Civil War
from Sumter to Appomation."
The number of pupils enrolled in the
high school this year is PIP. This num-
hop 10 tvyn rnora than fha ranOrI of tho
school, the largest previous number being
last year, 210. The number of pupils
which come here from other towns and
for which Rockingham receives tuition is
60.
John K. Thayer, who lives in the north
part of Westminster near Gageville, was
married in Brookline, Mass, Monday
evening to Miss Anne E. Jackson, a sis
pastor of the local Baptist church. Mr..
Thayer is a brother of Dorr NJ. Thayer
and both young people are well known
here.
The Empire club was formed last week
in the parish house of Emmanuel (Epis-
copaD church. The organization in
cludes persons of both sexes who were
born under the English flag. The board
of officers is Pres, DR.. j. Sutcliffe Hill
vice pres, F. a. Davis; Sec, A. NJ. Mac
Aleese.
Mrs. Cora Meyers, a former waitress at
AiCttA Abh'A
suicide in Boston Saturday by throwing
herself into the Charles river. She was
seen by a policeman, rescued and taken
to the Massachusetts General hospital.
From there she was brought to Bellows
Falls by friends.
of the Fall Mountain Electric Light &
Power company, has bought of the Bel
lows Falls Canal company the lot near
the north end of Green street, between
the residences of jeremiah Shea and Ed
ward German, and Will erect a residence
there for himself.
About 100 members of the Masonic
fraternity enjoyed a picnic and field day
at Barber park Thursday, Oct. 5. Sports
of all kinds were INDUCED in and Wheel
er's band furnished music during the
afternoon. A dance, with a large number
of couples on the floor, took place in the
temple in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Titus spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. H. w,
Mitchell, on South street. Mr.. Titus was
for many years a well known resident OF
Bellows Falls, running as a passenger
conductor between here and Boston. He
now runs between Aver Junction and
Milford, n. H., living at the latter place.
Mrs. James Mcdonald, 43, formerly
Miss Katie Keefe, and daughter spf Johr
V. Keefe, died Wednesday in the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Henry w. Blake on West
street. OHe Hdu INeu III NEW YIN NllS
several years. Her death was due tC
tuberculosis of the spine. The funera
y was held from st. Charles's church this
morning at 9 O'Clock.
The funeral of Miss Bertha Carroll
who died Saturday of tuberculosis, was
held from st. Peters church Tuesda!
morning. She was a graduate of Bellows
Falls high school and the day of he
death was the goth anniversary of he
birth. She had been in the Pittsfort
sanatorium and was supposed to hav'
been cured. She has a sister now in tina
institution.
Boating upon the river is still in full
tide of enjoyment on all pleasant days
the beautiful weather and colors of tn
foliage tending to make the pastim,
ideal. The season has been fully a
busy upon the river as any preceding one
there being so motor boats in commission
besides the large number of canoes ant
other craft, Practically none have a
yet gone into winter quarters.
Eight or ten of The business men an,
investors of Bellows Falls went t.
Springfield Monday upon the invitation
of the Bay State Saddle Tree company t
look over the company's works at tina
place. This company is partly owne'
and managed by Bellows Falls men an,
they hope to get more capital here inter
ested and bring the works back here
The Springfield people are willing to sci
their interests.
Henry w. Howard of Worcester, Mass
an old resident and business man of Bel
lows Falls, has been in town the most O
the time during the past week. on bust
ness. He expects to go to Florida With
a few weeks and will spend the winte
there in company with Clark Chase. MI
Howard has sold his dwelling on tn
north side of Williams street, known a
the Hume house, to a Polander name
Joseph Michniewicz, who will occupy
at once.
The Bellows Falls Woman's club ha
taken the initial steps for the formatio
of a parent-teachers' association in GU
village with the object of bringing tn
parents and teachers into closer relation
and for cooperation in the betterment c
both the home and the school. A meetin
of the committee was held with Mrs. Ed
ward Kirkland Friday evening. Othe
meetings of teachers and the parents wi
be held at each of the school building
within a week or two.
The annual meeting of the Below
Falls Boat club was held in the clu
house Monday evening. Reports give
by the officers covering the past yea
showed the present standing of the OF
ganization to be excellent. These officer
were chosen: Fleet captain, c. w. But