Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-30
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS

Mrs. Harold Bale of New York city
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Ray
OF Front street.
Mrs. Charlotte M. Dolin of Glens Falls,
N. Y, and son were guests of her father,
j. c. Day. over Sunday.
The family of E. S. Leonard, who
have been at their cottage at Sunapee
all summer will return tomorrow.
The North walpole schools will not
open this year until Sept. Q, one week
later than those in Rockingham.
All the schools of the town will open
Tuesday, which is about week earlier
than has been the case in other years.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Il. futile returned
Saturday afternoon from a two months
stay at their summer home in Melvin's
Village, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. O'Connor of
WATERFOWL, NJ Y, former well known
local citizens, have been guests of
friends here this week.
Mrs Fred o. Richardson and daughter,
Mary, of Lawrence. Mass, are visiting
in the home of her cousin, NJ II. Ray,
on Rockingham road
Miss Caroline Burt, who visited two
weeks at NJ. II. Rays as the guest of
Miss Eta NJ. Dodge, returned Wednes-
day to her home in Andover, Mass.
Mrs. Orien b. Dodge and son, Richard,
of Manchester, N. H., came yesterday
to spend few weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. @. E. Morgan of Atkinson
street.
Miss Eta NJ Dodge, teacher in
the Andover, Mass. public schools, went
Wednesday to Concord, N. H., after
spending the summer with the family of
of her cousin, NJ. H. Ray.
telegram received last week by
Charles W. Butterfeld's family inform
ed them Of the birth Of a grand daughter
in Chicago, the parents being Mr.. and
Mrs Dana F. Villas of that city.
The coal and wood office of Jerry
Keefe has been in the Chase Furniture
| company's Office several years, but 1t
has been moved this week to the Office
| OF D. M. Thayer on Westminster street.
Fall Mountain Grange will hold it's
annual field day and picnic at what is
termed Howard park, a new outing place
near the new Catholic cemetery below
the brisbane farm, next week Saturday.
The Derby & Ball scythe snath factory
| at the north end of the village will be-
| gin running again next Tuesday. AS is
| usual with this firm it Is giving its
employees vacation while the annual
| inventory is being taken and repairs
made upon the machinery.
Miss Florence Ray returned to her
| duties as assistant town clerk Monday
| after a two weeks vacation. The first
| week was spent at York Beach and the
last at Concord and Henniker, N. H.
| Her sister, Gwendolin, who went to York
Beach with her. returned last week
Monday
The well known superintendent of the
Boston Dairy company, Henry Graus-
tein, whose business has called him to
Bellows Falls a part of each month
for several years, died in his home in
Boston Monday evening of pneumonia,
and the funeral was held yesterday at 2
p. m. in Boston.
Principal A. e. futile is moving into
his new residence bought last spring on
the Williams terrace near the Rocking
ham hospital. The tenement heretofore
occupied by him at "A School street will
be occupied by Herman j. Searles s
family. The tenement now occupied by
Mr.. Searles will be occupied by the
family of Gerald C. Page, who has re-
Gently engaged in the boot and shoe
trade in Gray building.
Much activity is being shown by mem
bers of all parties in the correcting of
the check list for the general election
next Tuesday. At the session of the
board of civil authority Wednesday, for
the purpose of revising the list, AZ new
names were added and 26 were removed;
the persons having gone away. The
voting list this year is larger than ever
before The last session of the board,
at which changes can be made, will be
held at 100 tomorrow evening in the
town clerks office.
Rev. j. Ward Moor of the Baptist
church and his family have returned
from a months vacation. He will oc-
cupy his pulpit Sunday 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Moore has received an
advantageous call from another church
but has not accepted. He resigned his
pastorate several months ago to take
effect Sept. Is, and the resignation was
accepted by the church, but he may re-
main here for some time as acting pas
tor. Mr.. Moore has been an able and
generally popular pastor, and especially
has he entered into the duties of citi-
zenship in such a way as to make hin
deservedly popular with people of al
denominations. Many regrets are ex.
pressed at the prospect OF his leaving
Bellows Falls.
: election Tuesday. 1t is probable thai
record vote will be polled, as the
members OF each of the three prominen
parties are hustlng in all directions fol
supporters to their cause. The visit o.
Col Roosevelt tomorrow occurs within
one day of 10 years from the time ht
was last in Bellows Falls, while he wa.
president That was Sept. /. 1902, ant
he spoke from a stand erected wher,
the stand is being erected to day fol
him on Morgan's field in the north enc
OF the village. He will reach here OF
the express train at 3.39 and will speal
at 4.30, leaving later for his appointment
in Bratteboro. Friends of the candi
dates for town representative are feel
ing very uncertain regarding the resul
OF the vote, especially Republicans ant
| Progressives, the candidate for the for
mer being III. ID. Ryder and the latte
DR.. A. Lawrence Miner. Both are claim
ing to have the balance Of power, whil
S. j. Cray, Democratic candidate, is no
, | talking much but is hustling