Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Hospital win BE opened June I.

DOtn as nurse ana superintendent MISS
Eleanor Bousfield, also Of Somerville,
graduate nurse of ten years experience,
has been engaged as nurse. The board
of corporators now has the full number
Of 23, the vacancies being filled by cleo
ton at the annual meeting held last
Monday At this meeting NJ c. Williams
w. c. Belknap, c. e. Howard, ]. p. Nc
Cam, w. c. Jewett, L. B. Wilson, A.
E. futile, Mrs. H. j. Searles and Mrs
9. NJ. welch were chosen directors.
meeting of the directors was held inn
mediately after adjournment of the cor
porators' meeting, and the following Of
fcers were chosen: Pres, N G.. Will
liams vice pres, C. E. Howard; Sec,
L. b. Wilson; treas, A. E. futile; ex.
COM. Messrs. Williams, Howard and
futile. Drs. w. d. Bowen and F. L.
Osgood were made members of the staff.
H. Guy Chandler has bought a 20
horsepower international Harvester
automobile truck.
The proceeds of the entertainment
given last Friday evening in aid of the
teachers retirement fund amounted to
s24.
A carriage shop over A. M. Richards's
meat market is to be opened by w. c.
Hadley. Entrance stairs adjoining the
Central House are now being built
DR.. E. r. Campbell, who was i'll for
some time in the Heaton hospital in
Montpelier, has returned to town. He
has recently spent month with his
son, Daniel r, Campbell.
Health Officer e. g. Allbee has been
inspecting the diaries in the locality and
has submitted 35 samples Of milk to
the state board of health. All filled the
requirements except one, and a second
sample of this was found normal.
The music club of the Bellows Falls
Woman's club held it's annual guest
night Friday evening at the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. A. p. Pratt. A varied
musical program was enjoyed and re-
freshments served There were about so
present
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Conway will leave
town the first of the month to take up
their residence in Springfield. Mr.. Con-
way was formerly proprietor of the New
sold to a Boston syndicate, which owns
a chain of similar stores situated
throughout New England.
The Congregational churches of YER
mont will hold their annual conference
at Mddlebury next week from Tues
day until Thursday. Deacons C. w.
Osgood and N. G. Williams, who are Of
ficers of the conference, will attend.
The pastor, Dr. A. p. Pratt and one
delegate will also attend.
An enjoyable party was given last
Thursday evening to Miss Della Keane
at the home of Henry B. Hewitt on
School street A large number of her
lady friends were present, and presented
her with a handsome black travelling
bag. She sailed Tuesday from Boston
on the Franconia for tour of Ireland.
The next annual meeting of the Black
River Christian Endeavor Union will be
held here in May, 1918, in the Baptist
church. At the meeting last Thursday
in Chester, Rev. John Ward Moore was
elected vice president and chairman of
the convention committee. Carlton
Jones and Everett Trask were delegates
from the local church.
night at ]. T. Moore & Sons mill when
Philip Ferris of SO Atkinson street
caught his hands in the calendar roll
He was taken to Elliot City hospital in
Keene yesterday morning. Four fingers
are gone from his right hand and two
from his left, and he is in a critica
condition, due to loss Of blood.
The money appropriated for this sea.
sons band concerts has been found Il
be insufficient, so the management OF
Wheeler's band has made arrangements
for the presentation Friday evening
May "a. of the farce comedy entitled
"a Night Off," by the Brattleborc
consented to give their services for the
benefit of the band. Several of the ac.
tors have had professional experience
and a first-class performance is guar.
anteed.
Sept. ! has been set as the date fol
the opening Of the new motion pictur,
theatre which is to be erected on Ca.
nal street. The theatre will be known
as the STANDARD" and will be owned b!
the Kimbal company. Especial atten
ton is to be paid to the ventilation O
the building, and all details will be com
plete. Pressed steel will be used fo
the walls. ceiling, balcony and stage
front. The theatre will be especial!
designed for vaudeville and motion pic
lures, and will probably be connected
with the Massa chusetts amusement
syndicate.
The fire alarm was rung in about
o'clock yesterday when a lively blaz,
was In progress in Maynard building
on Rockingham street. The fire started
in the basement, where the kitchen con
nected with the ELK Lunch Room" Il
situated. Gasoline which had been flow
ing from an open valve ignited by tn,
lighting of the stove, and the fire spreat
rapidly. 1t was well under control afte
ten minutes hard work by the fremen
The building is owned by A F. Whine
Wiser and his loss Is covered by in
surance. Mr.. Pickett had a supply O
provisions valued at $50, on which Their
is no insurance.
An interesting issue of the Times will
go to press next week. 1t will b.
edited and directed wholly by member
of the Bellows Falls Woman's club Tn
out-of-tuwn' -news will be sent In by tn
usual correspondents, but all other de
partments will be written by the com
mttee The following are the editor
who will have charge OF the issue: Man
aging editor Mrs. Francis G. Flint; as
sistant editors, Mrs. William F. Hazel
ton and Mrs. A. p. Pratt department
editors, Mrs. A. l. Bolles, Mrs Dalla
F. Pollard, Mrs. George e WEIGH, Mrs
N G. Williams; advertising committee
Mrs. F. S. Clark, Mrs. George
p Bolles, jr., Miss Stella Cutting, Mrs
Herbert T. Kelley and Mrs. Gerald M
WEIGH. This idea is for the benefit O
the Rockingham hospital. The proceed
or the local advertising, out of town ad
vertising, and sales of extra papers vii
be turned over to the committee an,
the Times expects that this will add IS
or $75 to the hospital fund. 1t is be
lieved that this issue will be valuabl
to the hospital, not only financially. blu
by bringing 1t further into public no
tice,
Few people have will power enough t,