Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-10
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
operetta "oolden HAIR presented.

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Operetta Golden Hair" Presented.
The opera house was crowded Friday
night when the operetta, Golden Hair
and the Three Bears" was given by To-
cal talent directed by Mrs. George p.
Lowell, under the auspices of the ladies'
aid society of the Universalist church.
There were many novel and striking
scenes, pretty marches, pleasing music,
fine tableaux and excellent solo work.
The leading parts were well taken by
Miss Abigail S. Howe as Golden HAIR,
Mrs. Ruth A. Bowen as the queen,
George p. Lowell as the bard, Miss Mar
ion F. Pierce as the will-o-the wsp, and
the three bears were Earle F. Chan
dler. Carl K Bowen and Harry Free
man. Other parts were well sustained
by Miss Ida Reid as Airy. Miss Doris
Adams as Eghtfoot and Miss Barbara
Haines as Fraility
The chorus comprised Misses Della
Black Vera Brown, Ruth Brown, Louise
Brigham, Gertrude Bolles, Margaret
Cleary, Mildred Cassidy, Harriet Dick
son, Hattie Emerson, Doris Haskins,
Elsie Haskins, Maud Haskins, Hazel
Beeman, Bernice Beeman, Edna Rugg,
Angelica Lawrence, Marion Leonard,
Agnes Murphy Dorothy O'Neil Doris
Parker, Daisy Smith, Madeline sanborn,
Ruby Smith, Anna Taylor, Dorothy
Sparrow, Madeline st. John, Hattie
Spencer Jennie Spencer Florence Stone,
Alice Stevens and Evalne Underwood.
Annual Meeting Of the Woman's Club.
The annual meeting of the Bellows
Falls Woman's club was held Tuesday
afternoon, May T. Reports were read by
the secretary, treasurer, and chairman
of the various committees, and all
showed an unusually prosperous year.
Delegates we've elected to the State
Federation convention to be held at
Montpelier June 4-6, and officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows
Pres. Mrs. NJ. II Ray; LIST vice-pres.,
Mrs. Edward Kirkland; I'd vice-pres
Mrs. c. E. Howard; rec. sec, Mrs. c.
A Wright; cor. sec, Ms. Henry L.
Blake; treas, Mrs. Gerry F. Walker
directors for two years. Mrs. zina H.
Albee, Mrs. Preston H. Hadley and
Mrs A. E. futile. Mrs. Edith Bolles,
Mrs Annie B. Coolidge and Mrs. Ruth
c. Walker are the directors whose terms
expire in 1913 After the conclusion OF
the business meeting refreshments of
ice cream, cake and coffee were served
Hon. Allen NJ Fletcher of Cavendish
will be orator at the Memorial day cell
ebration.
The Vermont Letter Carriers associ-
alton will hold their annual convention
here on Thursday, May go.
Miss Della Keane, for seevral years a
saleswoman in the dry goods store of
d. F. Pollard, will leave Monday for a
summers stay at her old home in Ire
land.
The Democratic state committee has
called a caucus for June II for the cleo
ton of delegates to the Democratic
state convention to be held in Mont
pelier June Is.
The Mems club of the Congregation
al church is practicing for a mock
town meeting to be held May 20, and
without doubt the entertainment Will
cause much fun.
II. G.. Chandler has bought a 20
horsepower auto-wagon of the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. type, which he will
use here in his trucking business. 1t is
the first auto-truck to be owned in Bel
lows Falls.
The house at 10 South street, owned
by Mrs. c. E. Robertson and occupied
by A. F. Winnewsser, has been sold
to Michael p Harry of School street,
who will occupy it as soon as Mr. Win
newisser secures a new home.
w. E. Conway, proprietor of the New
York Racket has sold his business to
a Mr.. McQuaid of Boston, and the store
is now closed for the purpose of taking
an inventory of the stock. The new
proprietor has had much experience in
the dry goods line.
Rev and Mrs. H. A. Parkhurst and
child visited Rev c. L. Eaton several
days of the past week They were on
their way from Bethel. to Springfield,
where Rev. Mr. Parkhurst is to be pas
tor of the Universalist church, succeed
ing Rev. j. B. Reardon.
e. L. Walker left Saturday night for
a vacation trip in the West. He will
be gone a month. During this week he
is with Mrs. Walker in Minnesota,
where his wife has submitted to a
delicate surgical operation. She is re-
ported to be doing well.
Mr. and Mrs A. w. Savage of Fitch
burg were guests of Mr.. Savages daugh-
ter, Mrs H. S. Bishop of South street
over Sunday. They formerly lived in
Keene, but moved to Fitchburg a month
ago, Mr.. Savage having an important
position with the Boston G. Maine rail-
road.
Gounod's "Redemption' will be pre-
scented in the opera house Friday even
ing, May II. Rehearsals have been
in progress under a competent director
for some time and an excellent produc-
ton is expected The proceeds of this
ingham hospital.
The board of trade continues active
in it's work OF booming the attractions
of Bellows Falls. Folders are being fur
nished merchants by the mercantile COM
mdttee for placing in correspondent
with wholesale houses, and it is expected
these will call attention to the advan-
tages of Bellows Falls as a residence
for travelling men.
The Boy Scouts OF Bellows Falls will
have a camp at lake Warren from June
"a to July under Camp Director A
p. Pratt and a camp council consistinf
of Supt. o. X. Collins, A, L. Field, G
w. McConkey, J. C. Day, DIR. Edward
Kirkland, D. F. Pollard, v. N. Deming
F. c. Lewis and w. c. Smith The boy.
will live in tents.
The trustees of the Methodist church
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