Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-08


a former pastor of the local Methodist
church. are interested in the marriage
of his daughter, Lula, which has taken
place this week at Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Lewis Is located in Burlington this
year, and Miss Lewis went from there
last week to California for the purpose
of marrying DIR. Harvey Stevenson of
Los Angeles where they will live:
Miss Agnes Porter of the speciality
store of Dallas f. Pollard has been this
week in Northfield in attendance on the
Dog River Valley fair The firm of Pol
lard & Howe of Mortified, of which Mr.
Pollard Is a member, made an extensive
and very credtable display at the fair
of embroideries and fancy work, and
Miss Porter went from here and had en-
tire charge of arranging and over
seeing the exhibit.
George G.. Bowen of this village is the
owner of 10 farms in various localities,
principally in nearby New Hampshire
towns Mr.. Bowen is an extensive
dealer in lumber and has bought the
farms In order to acquire the lumber
rights He has two mills now in
Charlestown and one in Acworth. lie
visits these mills usually daily They
are widely separated, and with his other
travel he has run the automobile which
he bought last year over 1900 miles.
y
of the establishment of the first church
in Walpole will be observed there next
Tuesday and Wednesday with appropri-
ate exercises and with eminent speak
ers. The church was the one known as
the town church, and taxation was at
first levied upon all residents of the
town for its support, without regard to
creed. Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, chosen in
town meeting was ordained as the first
pastor In 1861, and the celebration of
next week is in commemoration of this
event.
The committee having In charge the
annual street fair October have de-
cided upon the following arrangement of
the exhibition School street will be used
for the exhibit of horses cattle, sheep,
dogs and poultry. The poultry exhibit
is to be in tents and will be very large.
Union hall will be used as horticu-
tural hall, where vegetables, fruits, etc,
will be exhibited. Banquet hall will be
used as a floral hall, where fancy work,
foods, etc, will be seen. There will be
fine procession of floats, etc. in the
forenoon.
Labor day was observed here some
what less generally than in former
years. The parade in the forenoon,
headed by Wheelers Bellows Falls
band, was not as large, nor participated
in by as many different organizations
as in other years. The ball games at
the park in the forenoon and at Charles
town In the afternoon drew large num-
bers of people to each place. Practically
all the stores, mills and manufactures
were closed throughout the day, and as
remarked by some, almost Sunday still
ness prevailed"
One of the very early passenger con-
ductors Of the old Rutland q Burlington
railroad r n ho I'm
Bellows Falls, but finds only a very few
of his old railroad companions here, and
many changes have taken place since he
left here "a years ago. Since that time
he has been a resident of Lander
Wyoming, where he was a ranchman
until 10 years ago. Mr.. Shedd's railroad
service was between the years 1865 and
1871 He worked as brakeman and bag
gage master four years between here and
Burlington and then was conductor eight
years. During a part of this time the
road was operated by the old Vermont
Central corporation.
The annual meeting and picnic Of the
Windham County Veterans association
was held yesterday at Barber park ant
was well attended about 100 veteran!
being present. In the annual meeting II
the afternoon, H. c. Streeter of Brattle
boro was elected as president, and c. NJ
Russell of Wilmington was reelected
secretary and treasurer About $50 cit
| liens partook of the hospitality of e
H. Stoughton post at dinner. Amont
| the speakers in the afternoon were Hon
| Allen NJ Fletcher of Cavendish, II. c
| Streeter of Brattleboro, Fred H. Bah
| bitt, c. w. Osgood, II. w. Hutchins
John o. Spring of Bellows Falls, anC
| others. Martial music was enjoyed. anC
| vocal solos We're rendered by Ruth Whit
comb of this village.
~
| gage & Parcel Express company, wa!
seriously injured Monday forenoon nea,
the corner of Oak and Atkinson streets
He had been unloading some freight or
| the extension of Oak street, and wher
completed, in trying to step upon the
wagon, he fell behind the horses ant
they ran away. He held to some par
| of the wagon or harness until the team
turned on to Atkinson street, when he
fell and the heavy wagon passed over
| him. 1t was at first thought he was ia.
tally injured, but he appears to be slow
ly recovering. A number of ribs were
broken and he was badly bruised on al
parts of the body. He Is a young mar
about 2S years old and has a wife and
two children living on Russell street
They came here from Claremont last
May His mother is now with him.
The forestry committee of the Bellows
CHS W OllitH > CIuD nave arranged 1OI
an interesting lecture to be given in
Bellows Falls on the evening of Novem-
Der Z, by George II. Cheedle of Ran
dolph, superintendent and manager OF
the Champlain Realty company This Is
the company which has charge of all the
numbering operations of the Interna-
tional Paper company in the Connecti-
cut river valley, and furnishes the logs
that are used here and at other points
IN the making of pulp and paper. 1t
mas been generally understood that the
international Paper company We're cut
ing over large tracts of land owned by
them without regard to the future, but
MI Cheedle is prepared to show this to
be untrue. Mr. Cheedle has had this
matter in charge for the company for
many years and they have established
large nurseries at various points for
raising trees Of different kinds which are
pelhg set out each year on tracts of land
where the timber has been cut. and
every effort is being made by the COM
pany to conserve the lumber supply on
all lands owned by them. Mr.. Cheedle
mas an interesting story to tell which Is
OF particular interest to Bellows Falls
audience because of local paper and pulp
mills of his company. The lecture is to