Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-15

closed during the hour of the service, |
and the church was well filled. The in
terment was in the family lot in Oak
Hill cemetery
The will of Mr.. Swain, offered for
probate on Tuesday, names Henry c.
Johnson as executor and grants him
power to dispose of the real estate. 1t
bequeathes in trust for Is years the sum
of $1,000 to the First Congregational
church of Bellows Falls, the income
available for any purposes, and is be-
comes absolutely the property of the
church without restriction at the ex-
piration of Is years from his decease;
$4,000 is given to his niece, Mrs. Lena M.
Harris of Plaistow, N. H.; $500 to his
nephew, Frank S. Written of Lynn,
Mass; $1,000 and the furniture and per-
sonal property of the home on West
minister street to Mrs. Charles r. Dunk
lee of Brattleboro, the daughter of his
adopted daughter. The residue of the
estate is to be divided equally between
Mrs. Dunklee and a sister of Mrs.
Swain, Mrs. Lucinda Smith of Brattle
boro.
Dr. Edward kirkland left yesterday
afternoon for Florida, called there by
the serious illness of his father-in-law.
John W. Flint, the well-known paper
mill owner, was operated upon last Sat
urday for appendicitis at his home on
Westminster Terrace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Pierce returned
Thursday afternoon from a trip of sew
eral weeks in the South, having spent
a portion of the time on the island of
Cuba.
In the annual meeting of the Northern
Bankers association, held in Woodstock
last week, A. H. Chandler, treasurer of
the Bellows Falls Trust company, was
oil LIANT fhn in
Charles d. Higgins has been appointed
administrator of the estate of his father
the late Daniel P. Higgins, and an ap-
plication has been made to the probate
| court to give him authority to sell a part
or all of the real estate that was owned
by his father at the time of his death.
The Order of the Eastern Star will
hold fair this afternoon and evening
in Masonic temple at which fancy ar
ticles, food, candy and aprons will be
on sale. There will also be a tea
room, where tea and waters will be
served. Dancing will be enjoyed in the
evening,
The young ladies of the Congregational
church gave an unique entertainment in
| the vestry Tuesday evening. The rooms
| were thrown together and fitted up into
a complete modern amusement park with
! all the usual features of amusement,
showing great ingenuity. 1t was great
success and drew a large attendance.
Hotel Kimball at Saxtons River was
closed last Saturday until further no
tice" The property is now owned by
Anthony Turcott, and has not been a
paying investment during the past year.
| The hotel is well situated and well
equipped, particularly for the patronage
| of summer boarders, and efforts are be-
ing made to have it reopened as early as
may be in the coming summer.
Norman Ray Hoppe of Bellows Falls
and Miss Abbie Hyatt Burke of this
village were married at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs. Waldo Stevens in Chester
Monday evening. Rev. Henry L. Ballou
pastor of the Congregational church
performed the ceremony. Mr.. Hoppe is
employed by the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company of Bellows Falls. The
bride graduated from Chester high
school in 1910. Only the members of the
family were present
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Rabbit
have been staying the last week at
Pinehurst, North Carolina, on their way
| North, after having spent several weeks
in Florida They will come next week
to Washington and Baltimore, where Mr..
Babbitt will attend to a number of bust
ness matters, the first since he left
home. He is reported as being much
improved in health and hopes to be able
to take care of his business here upon
his return, which he expects will be in
about three weeks
Henry NJ. Randall, a son of the late
s. H. Randall, who for many years was
a prominent resident of Bellows Falls,
living on School street, died last week
Tuesday in Berlin, Ontario. Until with
in the past two three years. the
young man has made his home in AL
stead, where he had small store; but
has lately been a resident of the prov
ince of Ontario. The family were ma
tives of Chesterfield, N. H., and the
body was brought to that town Thurs
day for burial In the family lot. He
leaves one sister, Mrs. G. H. Talbot of
Brookline, Mass.
The movement for raising funds in the
interest of the Vermont State Teachers
retirement fund has attracted some in
terest in Bellows Falls during the past
few weeks, and several meetings have
been held in the interest OF the enter
| prise. A local committee has been
chosen to act in conjunction with other
local committees of the state and for
the purpose of aiding the fund locally an
arrang cement has been made whereby
Dreamland theatre has been procured to
give benefit performances March 10, of
which the proceeds will be added to the
fund. 1t Is a subject In winch all To-
cally should have an interest
The Old Rockingham Meeting House
association will hold its second regular
meeting of this year Monday evening.
April %, in Assembly hall In the high
school building. An interesting program
has been arranged, and among those
who will speak will be Professor Frank
lin w Hooper of the Brooklyn Institute
OF Arts and Sciences. The meeting is
open to the public, and II Is hoped a
large number will avail themselves OF
the opportunity to be present and also
to join the association, which is in all
respects local historical association,
and has wide range of activity open
to It.
The monthly meeting of the executive
committee of the Bellows Falls board OF