Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-22
BEAUTY CHORUS IN "FoRTYFIvE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY"

and his many friends are glad 10 near
of his success. OF the twenty who took
the examination only ten were success
full.
The Bellows Falls Woman's club are
arranging for a proper observance of
I the 10th anniversary of their organiza-
ton Oct. 10, and the principal speaker
upon that occasion will be Rev. Albert
Hammatt of Newtonville, Mass, who
was prominent in the formation of the
club, being at that time pastor OF the
Universalist church here.
Mrs. A. H. Webb, formerly Miss Mary
A. Barry, for many years assistant prin-
cipal of the Bellows Falls high school,
has been a guest this week of Mrs. Hell
en- B.. Jackson. Her husband, Rev.
A. II. Webb, pastor of the Methodist
church in Montpelier, came here yester-
day and they went to various points In
Massachusetts on a vacation trip.
William Millerick, stationary fireman
at the Wyman Flint Sons company pa
per mill, who lived at s Ash street in
North Walpole, committed suicide Sun
day by taking a quantity of paris green.
He took the dose about . O'Clock in the
afternoon, and endured great agony un-
til 2 o'clock Monday morning. He leaves
a wife and two small children. There
is no motive known for the deed.
Friday evening there will be a mass
meeting of the citizens, called by the
trustees of the village corporation, at S
o'clock in Banquet hall to take action
upon the celebration of Columbus day,
Oct. u. Plans will be suggested, and
it is probable Bellows Falls will have
proper celebration on that day as well
as Burlington, Montpelier and other
Vermont cities.
On Monday evening great sympathy
was expressed by the people of the COM
munity when they heard of the pain
full accident which Representative f.. II.
Rabbit had met with that resulted in
the loss of three fingers and all but
one joint of a fourth on his left hand.
Mr.. Rabbit was looking over one of
the machines in the Rockingham Paper
company's plant, when he laid his hand
on one of the calendar rolls, and his
fingers were drawn in and SO badly
crushed that it was necessary to have
them amputated.
The millinery business on Westminster
street, which has been conducted many
years by Mrs. Lila Gates-Hadley has
been sold the past week to Mrs. Edward
Barry and Miss Hortense Porter, daugh-
tiers of Henry w. Porter of School street,
and they have been in New York buy
ing goods for the coming season. They
will take possession Immediately. Mrs.
Gates-Hadley will live for the present
with the family of Fred ]. Perry on
Henry street. The new firm expect to
add later a department for plain sewing
and possibly dressmaking.
Mrs. Mary A. Bowtell died of exhaus-
ton early Saturday morning after hav-
ing been i'll for a few days at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. G.. b. Wheeler on
Westminster street. Mrs. Bowtell had
lived in Bellows Falls for IS years. She
was born in Troy, n. H., May q, 1927,
and was married to George l.. Bowtel
November 20, 1913, and came to Bellows
Falls in 1858: Her husband was a Chesh-
ire railroad locomotive engineer and
died August II. 1899. She is survived by
a daughter, Mrs. G. b. Wheeler, and
two sons, viii +. and George A. Bow
tell. The funeral services were held at
l o'clock Monday afternoon, at which
Rev. Albert Hammatt of Newton
vile OBLIGATED, and interment was in
Oak Hill cemetery. The bearers were
George A. Bowtell and Viii +. Bowtell,
George B.. Wheeler and George p. Lowell.
Miss Jane Hapgood Church died OF
meningitis Thursday evening, at Ills
o'clock. after a three weeks illness at
her home, 1902 Westminster street. Miss
Church was the daughter of John
Wheeler Church and Marcia NJ. Harris,
and was born in Westminster, Septem-
Der 10, 1850. She came to Bellows Falls
with her family in 1858, where she has
since resided. She has been cashier of
the local office of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph company for the
past % years. She leaves two sisters,
Mrs. A. f. Arnold of Westminster and
Miss Emily A. Church of this place,
two brothers, Scion p. Church and John
Church of this place, and a nephew, A.
c. Moulton. Funeral services were held
at her late home Monday afternoon at
3 o'clock, Rev. A. c.. Wilson rector of
the Episcopal church officiating. The
bearers were H. l.. Smith. A. C. Moul-
ton. John w. Church and Arthur F.. Ar
mold. Burial took place in the Episco-
pal church yard.
The great $1,000 free-for-all race will
be attra nfi0n at thu Nnno,r COL. nL.,nn