Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-02
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

The theatre at Barber park was crowd
ed Memorial day, there being no stand
ing room available. 1t is estimated that
over 1000 saw the play Tuesday evening.
John Bowe, who was stabbed last
week is resting comfortably but it is
thouht that II he RECEIVERS he will lack
the use of his arm for the rest of his
life.
Mr.. and Mrs Mold and child and Har-
ry Illingsworth, from WATERFOWL. N. Y,
have been visitors in the home of Per
cival Illingsworth on Green Street dur
ing the past week
Holy Cross Commandery, No. 12,
knights Templar attended special AS
cension day services in body Sunday in
the Methodist church. Rev. w. r. Day.
export preaching the sermon.
The ball game between Vermont acad-
envy and Bellows Falls high school at
Barber park Memorial day, resulted in
victory for Bellows Falls to 8. 1t was
very largely attended. Bellows Falls
scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Annie O'Connell, daughter of Thomas
O'Connell was run over by a team Tues
day. The horses foot grazed the side
of her face, making a large scar. One
arm was also broken, the wheels of the
carriage running over it,
In a meeting of the stockholders of
the Sullivan County railroad, held last
Thursday in Concord, n. H.. Fred l..
Thompson of our village was elected a
director Mr. Thompson is a member of
the Moore * Thompson Paper company
and popular in all circles.
Rev. Father L. NJ Wilde read his res
| ignation to the congregation at st.
Peters church in North Walpole sunday.
Rev. Father Wilde has held this pastor
ate 10 years. He has been granted a
pension of $500 a year. The duties OF
/
Rev. P. ]. McDonough.
Miss Helen Guild has been having a
delightful trip through Texas during the
last six weeks and is expected home next
week. Two weeks ago she had the OPP
portunity to visit with some friends the
| great camp of the United States soldiers
near San Antonio and describes 1t, and
her experiences, in very entertaining
letters to her friends.
II. C. McDuffee, who has been superin-
| tendent of Wyman Flint & Sons Co.,
one of our large paper manufacturing es-
| tablishmets, has rendered his resignation
after 81 years of service in their employ.
He will move to Wallaston, Mass, the
| latter part of this month, and retire from
| all active work. John II. Murphy is
| acting superintendent.
The state federation of Woman's clubs
will meet at Lyndonville, June 6, and
s. Those attending from the Bellows
Falls Woman's club will be Mrs. Jose
phine II. Arms, state auditor; Mrs,
! George Il. Welch, chairman state health
department.; Mrs. L. r. Campbell, chair
man civil service reform; Miss Olive
Prentice, state chairman of literature;
Mrs. NJ. II. Ray, president of the local
club and the following delegates Mrs.
Waldo Coolidge. Mrs. j. o. Spring, Mrs.
w. A. Ferguson, Miss Josephine Derby,
Mrs. George Babbitt and Mrs. j. c. Day
The manufacture of cement blocks for
building purposes was begun last week
by Henry w. Porter and A. III. Fuller
| in Glynns blacksmith shop in Gageville.
The old part OF the shop is used as
drying room, and an annex has been built
for making blocks, which are "a by by
| inches. At present they have five men
| employed. II is expected that large
| shipment will be sent Monday to be used
| in the F1etchville town house. After the
blocks are one day old they are covered
with straw and kept wet so as to season
them. Before a block is ready to go into
a building it should be seasoned from 10
to Is days. About 200 blocks are made
each day.
About 610 Saturday evening Ford Bonn
bard, 10, was knocked down near Hotel
Rockingham by an automobile driven by
C. T. Sherwin. The boy was running
backward in the road while playing with
companions when the automobile came
along, and he received a blow on the
head from the mudguard. He was
thrown to the ground, and the front
wheel ran over his ankle. Mr.. Sherwin
put on the brakes and was able to stop
the car within three feet of the point
Of the collision. Upon being taken 10
the doctors Office 1t was found that the
boy had sustained only minor injuries
In justice to Mr., sherwin it should be