Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-03
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

William b. Barker. of the office force
of the American Express company. has
been i'll with tonsilitis the past week. He
is much improved.
a still alarm Monday evening called
the fire department to the Rutland rail-
road yard, where n fire was i'm progress
IN a pile-drivlng outfit loaded on cars.
The fire was eXtinguished by the chem
ical engine.
The family of Prosper T.. Morris, who
have lived a number of years on the
Rockingham meadows, moved yesterday
to Leominster, Mass, for a permanent
home, Mr.. Morris having work there in
q factory.
Mortimer e. Davis, formerly a we'll
known business man here, who has lived
the last year or two in Portland, Me, was
in town yesterday and today. He is ar
ranging to move his family to Albany,
N. Y. Mrs. Davis, who has been in poor
health several years, is much improved.
The records of the office of the secre-
tary of state show the town of Rocking
ham to be sixth IN the grand list, be-
ing exceeded only by Burlington 1854, 739.
Rutland $93,537, Montpelier $I1,O2O, st.
Johnsbury $65, CSC and Brattleboro $685. sos.
The figures for Rockingham are $56,57i.
Gerald E. Page, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George f. Page of 80 Atkinson street,
who has been in business in Boston the
past two or three years, married last
week Tuesday in Brookline, Mass, Miss
Sigrid Lombard of Fitchburg. Mr.. Page
is a grandson of Clark Chase of our
village.
TIL position Of driver of the fire ap-
paratus located at the headquarters on
Rockingham street, left vacant by the
recent resignation of Sanford c. Guillow.
was filled at last weeks meeting of the
1Aa ri ~ H. no ,at-- s.
ment of Clifford II. Smith, who has
worked for the b. & p. Express COM
pany.
In the annual election of officers of the
international Paper company in New
York last week a number of former Bel
lows Falls residents, well known here.
were elected. Among them were the
president and treasurer, A. n. Burbank,
Assistant Treasurer Guy C. Capron and
William ID. Russell, son of the late Will
liam a. Russell.
James Kelly. who was seriously in
jured by falling with an electric light
pole several weeks ago and who has
been in a Boston hospital since. has re-
turned to Bellows Falls, but is obliged
to go on clutches. He is gaining and
hopes are entertained that he will re-
gain largely the use of his knee and
leg which were SO badly injured.
Mrs. Marcia a. Guptil of 10 Henry
street was stricken with apoplexy Sun
day afternoon, and has since lain in a
critical condition. She has been con-
scious, but unable to speak or move.
She Is cared for tenderly by her sister,
Miss Lucy NJ. Nutting, and a nurse. &,
Her brother, George w. Nutting of
Bridgeport, Conn, came early this week.
F, II, Rabbit, representative in the
legislature from this town and presi-
dent and manager of the Robertson Pa
per company here, has announced him
self this week as a candidate for the
senatorship from this end of the county.
He VIII have the solid backing of all
classes in this locality. Mr.. Babbitt
made a distinct mark as a leader in the
last House, and he will do Windham
county proud if he receives the election.
Halloween passed with less observance,
noise and unpleasant features than
usual. Practically no rowdyism was re-
ported. y company of about 10 young
women had a very pleasant time during
the evening in the hail of the Hibernians.
The hail was finely decorated, much in
genuity being displayed. A musical en-
tertainment was followed by games and
refreshments We're served. An invitation
Halloween party and dance was held at
the Boat club building, attended by about
30 couples.
During the past week New Hampshire
attorneys and officials of the town of
Walpole nave had a careful examination
made of a number of things that were
wrong in the village of North Walpole
in connection with the line of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad through thai place.
The most important of these is the filthy
condition of the subways connecting the
east and west sections of the village and
the fact that they are so constructed as
to be filled with water and impossible
in times of heavy rains. The nurnose of
the tow is to bring the whole matter
to the attention of the state public SER
vice commission asking for a hearing
and betterment of conditions. For this
purpose the tow of Walpole has engaged
Louis e. Wyman, Esq, of Manchester
to push the matter of an Improvement.
The Woman's club will have a lecture
next Tuesday evening which will be of
much local interest. 1t Is under the di-
rection of the forestry committee and
will begiven by George II. Cheedel of
Randolph, who for many years has been
in charge of the cutting of timber for
the international Paper company. He
VIII tell of the system of the company
in the reforestation of the land from
which they cut the logs which come
here to be made into paper. The cut
ting has been done the last few wears
largely in the state of m near
the headwaters of the Connecticut riv-
er, and the company nave large nurseries
1or propagating trees to take the place
or those removed. The lecture will be
given in Assembly hall in the high
school building, and no admission fee
VIII be charged. The lecture ought to
draw a full house as it is a particularly
live local topic,