Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-27
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Annual Street Fair Next tuesday.

pleted Tor the annual street fa1r to De
held next Tuesday. The various COM
mittees have done efficient and hard
work, and the entries made In all class
es Of exhibits indicate that the show
will be even greater than In former
years. The same general arrangements
Of the exhibits Is to be carried out as
last year, but with many additions and
improvements. A unique feature Is that
those who attend the fair are not
obliged to go to any additional expense
above that of getting here, as there are
no admission fees, every thing being
free The people Of Bellows Falls will
entertain all corners in various ways,
chief among them being a continuous
picture show and vaudeville in the opera
house both forenoon and afternoon.
Nothing is being left undone to make
the coming event the greatest ever.
Chairman George r. Wales of the
horse department states there are 20
classes and there will be three drawing
contests, with prizes in each. These will
take place in the North part of Morgan's
field.
The floral hall exhibits are in charge
Of a committee of which Mrs. Stella
Dickinson is chairman, and entries al
ready indicate 1t to be much larger in
variety and interest than in former
years.
The poultry department will be on
School street, the same as last year, in
charge of Chairman A. c. Wilson. The
entries are greater In number than last
year. There is no charge for entry,
judging, feed or coping and this de-
partment also includes all kinds of birds,
pets, rabbits and cats.
G. G.. Collins Is chairman of the dog
exhibit, which will also be held on
School street. Last year 1t was stated
that this department had a better show
than was seen at any of the other fairs
in New England.
The fruit display promises to be the
largest ever seen In this section. No
money premiums will be awarded in this
department, but first and second prize
ribbons will be given in every standard
named variety of apples, pears, plums,
peaches, ounces, grapes, ETC. Every
grower in this whole section is urged to
make a show of his best samples Of the
different varieties.
Ample arrangements have been made
for feeding and caring for the crowd and
the rest rooms on Canal street will be
a favorite place for ladies'.
More interest and enthusiasm is ex-
hibited In all departments than formerly,
and in this respect there was no lack in
former years.
Bellows Falls asks all people to come
and see what a real street fair can be
made.
Miss Mary G. Ray of Hennker, N.
H., is expected this afternoon to be a
guest at M. II. Rays several weeks.
The marriage engagement of Miss
Helen w. Ryder, daughter of Herbert
d. Ryder, to DR.. Ralph d. Gilbert of
Boston. is announced.
Eleven marriage licenses have been
issued at the town clerks office thus
fo hfo anrfh ND ., fc 1lNth
being record breakers in number.
William Haley, who had been guest
| at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Ray
since the middle of June. returned We'd
nesday morning to his home in Cam
| bridge, Mass.
Mrs Mary e. Dearborn, Mrs Frances
| P. Osgood, Mr.. and Mrs. William Kaime
and George Fogg Of Concord, N. H.,
| came by automobile Wednesday and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Ray
until today.
DR.. o. w. Phelps Of Warren, Mass,
| a former well-known practitioner here
| who owns the Phelps house west of the
| Congregational church, was in town
| Tuesday and called upon his cousin,
| Frank B. Phelps.
Raymond c. Hadley. for two years a
clerk in the National bank Of Bellows
| Falls, on Oct. l will enter the clothing
store Of the Abbott-Wolfe company. The
| National bank has employed Harold Gla-
zier Of Walpole to fill the place in the
bank.
| A race between the fast motor boats
| of Joseph Willett and Joseph Grigor
over an eight-mile course up the river
| Sunday was won by Willett's boat, his
| time being 80 minutes. Grigon's boat
| was only about a minute behind. Nearly
500 people watched the race with much
| interest.
Charles T. Allen, who about a veal
ago bought the Carlton Webb farm nortf
of the village, has bought the bushes!
Of the Bellows Falls Flour & Grain com.
pany, successor few years ago of the
old-time firm of ]. Wilson & Co. The
proprietor has been Charles F. Wrigh
of Saxtons River.
A petition is being circulated in Mort.
Walpole for the establishment of a sub.
station in that village of the Bellows
Falls post office. Our free delivery from
here twice a day covers that village ant
the people there now want additions
facilities, enabling them to purchase
stamps and money orders there.
A forty hours devotion at st
Charles church last week was PARTED.
pated in by Rev. Fathers Reynolds
O'Brien, Coakley and Waiver Of Bel
lows Falls, Carmody of Brattleboro
| DWyer OF LUDLOW, and Cahlll OF HinS
dale. The services were largely attend
ed and much interest was manifested
Many hundred visited the church during
the devotional period, and attended con
fession.
BY leaving a steam valve open In tn,
Office of the town clerk Friday, a larg,
amount of damage was caused in tn,
office to the decorations, furniture an,
typewriters. A plumbing firm on Frida!
removed a radiator for repairs, leav
ing the valves open, and the janito
built a fire Saturday morning, severa
hours before the office was opened an,
matters were in a decidedly discourag
ing condition when the time for opening
the office arrived.
Next week Thursday there will b
held in Bellows Falls a civil service ex
animation for field service outside O
Washington in the employ of the Unite
States government. 1t is for stenog
raphers and typewrlters for the purpos
OF making a list of efficient and elig
able persons to be employed in the Gus
toms service, internal revenue and i'm
migration departments in the states o
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont Ap
plications for blanks can be made I
w. A. Mcdonald, local secretary of tn
board at Bellows Falls.
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