Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01

York city, noted speaker on social re-
form.
Rev. w. r. Davenport of the Meth
odist church will occupy his pulpit Sun
day, after an absence of three weeks
spent at various points in Vermont,
New York and washington, D. G. Rev.
John r. Cole of Peru, N. Y, who last
year married Bellows Falls girl, &C.
cupied the pulpit last Sunday.
The business Office of the New Eng
land Telephone e. Telegraph company
will be moved 'oday from the Howard
building to the vacant store In the Ed
ward Arms building on Westminster
street. The switchboard and operating
department of the company will remain
for the present in its old location.
The election returns will be bulletined
Tuesday evening In the opera house. A
special telegraph operator being located
on the stage. The returns will be cast
upon the screen between the moving pic
ture films. The returns also will be re-
ceived and given out from the office of
the Bellows Falls Times as requested by
telephone.
Last Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Bishop ]. j. Rice confirmed class of so,
a large number of whom were about IL
years old. The bishop was assisted by
Rev Fathers Reynolds and o. rien of st.
Charles's church, Coakley of st. Peters
church, Waiver of the Church of the Sa-
cred Heart (Polish). and Joseph A. Std
Ter, S. j., of Boston. The services were
very impressive.
Patrick Shaughnessy, since 1865 we'll
known citizen of Bellows Falls and North
Walpoe died early Saturday morning at
his home in the latter village after a
brief illness. High mass Of requiem was
celebrated by Rev. Father 'Coakley at
st, Peters church Tuesday morning and
the burial took place in the old Catholic
cemetery this side of the river, his six
sons acting bearers.
In Hotel Rockingham Friday the body
of William II. Ellis, so, was found in
his room, death evidently having &C.
Cured several hours earlier of heart dis
ease. Mr.. Ellis for many years lived
near Minard's pond and several years
later lived in the family of John David
son on the back road between Saxtons
River and Westminster He was an old
soldier and a member of the G. A. r.
Donald G. Rabbit of the University
of Vermont. class of 10, son of
George H. Rabbit of Bellows Falls, mas
been chosen the business manager OF
the new humorous college paper Eye
Crabbe' The first number has just
been issued and contained 16 pages OF
cuts, cartoons and take offs" in prose
the publication will be well supported
by the Burlington people. and Mr. Bah.
bitt will make a popular and efficient
manager of the business end of the
venture.
1t is understood that the post Office
department is seriously entertaining tn,
| question of establishing a post Office
| across the river in North Walpole
Twenty or % years ago there was
post Office there a few years, but /
not proving as great a success as thu
regular delivery twice a day from tn
| Bellows Falls post office, it was givei
up. The department now advertises 70
civil service commission examination
| to be held here Nov. 16 for the purpos
of making an eligible list of person
who can fill the office of fourth elias
postmaster at that place.
Rev. Arthur Peabody Pratt went to tn
hospital at Hanover yesterday, and it wa
expected that he would submit to an OPP
Grafton today for appendicitis. He wa
accompanied by Mrs. Pratt and DR.. Kirk
land. His son, Bobbie, is for the preser
a guest of the family of DR.. kirkland
For the past year DIR. Pratt has had in
reasing indica tions of the disease, whic
became more acute. Although sufferin
most of this week, Dr. Pratt attended I
his usual duties. even to officiating {
the funeral OF r. Clnord THOMAS yes
terday afternoon, an hour before he lie
town, and few knew of his condition. A
hope for a speedy recovery.
David NJ. Morris, son of Sabin Morr
of Bartonsville, who several years as
lost the sight Of both eyes by a pr
mature blast on the ledge of tie Unio
Soapstone company, not far from Bal
louisville, has bought the old stol
building and stock of goods therein,
Bartonsville and will conduct the me
camille business hereafter Mr. Morr
brought suit against the soapstol
company through Clarke c. Fits
Brattleboro. and recovered a fe
months ago the sum of $4,000, which
, has now invested in this business, al
many friends in all parts of the tow
, who have known the circumstances
the unfortunate case, will hope for hi
large measure of success in his blu
| mess venture.
. "Pied Piper" Brattleboro Nov T.