Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-01


use Of a checklist at the election Of town and
State officers and presidential electors Fur.
thcrmore. Mr. Tyler held that there is now no
lawful list in existence for our use. as that
used at our last election could not be held 10
be a legal and proper one for present use
The list was not used and the vote stood
when the box was finally turned i2l nays to
$50 yeas, a majority Of Il against transfer.
ing the towns vote Of aid 10 the proposed
two-fcct gauge road. The friends Of the en-.
terprise are in no wise disheartened however
remembering, as they do, that one rcpulse is
by no means a defeat.
The following is the list Of letters remain.
ing at the post Office in this village, Jan 81.
Ladies. Mrs. Mary Austin. Mrs Agnes j.
Betterlcy, Mrs. Belle Bostwick 4, Mrs. Geo.
T. Bostwick. . Nellie Carter, Mrs Hogan.
Mrs. Mary N,Hood. Mrs. Emeline Putnam.
Belle Thomas, Mrs. John Whipple.
Gents. Geo. w. Burnham, w. II. Baxter.
T.. II. Cutler, Henry S. Chase Morris Doyle,
Pat Fitzgerald. Pat Fleming, Geo. H. Howe,
L. n. Jones' Norris II. Kent, Edwin Mercer.
,. Eugene O'Donnoll. II. Randall, Col J. II.
Rice. Charles Schiller, H. w. Smith, j. +.
Thurber, c. J. Woolley, Foster S. Whitaker.
Geo. F. Woods, Lucian Witt, s. W. Wilson.
Package.-Geo. b. Washburn.
THURSDAY EVENINGS RAILROAD MEETING.
The railroad meeting which was held at
the town hall on Thursday evening of last week
was well attended, and the speaking through
out the evening was spirited and entertaining.
Much pertinent information was given by
several Brattleboro gentlemen, among them
s. NJ Waite. who presided, b. D. Harris, c.
F. Thompson and Col Haskins in regard to
the capacity of the two-feet gauge railroad.
the certainty that it would pay, the impor-
lance to Bnttleboro Of having the road built.
etc. But the real significance Of the meeting
lay in those indications Of the intense interest
which the West River valley towns above us
feel in having the road built. which were
manifested in the speeches Of Judge Stod-
dard of Townshend, Hon. William Harris of
Windham. Rev. Z. $. Morse Of Wardsboro,
and Hon. +. L. Waterman and Major w. II.
H. Holton Of Jamaica. In every one of these
towns, as evidenced by the remarks of all the
gentlemen mentioned, the feeling Of a large
majority of the property holding people is
that the securing of railroad communication
of some sort is neither more nor less than
matter of life and death to them: and it is TO
Brattleboro that they look, as being the nat
ural centre and outlet Of their trade and
resources. and as being The town which should
give them a helping hand toward securing
those facilities of transportation and commu-
nication which are essential to their future
existence and prosperity. Especially signif-
e
Of Windham when he said, in effect, that we
Of Windham feel that we belong to Windham
County we want to be Windham County
men, and we shall be such, and Brattleboro
will once more be our trade-centre. as it was
of old, if you will but help us to the railroad
facilities which We need 1t is earnestly
expressed sentiments like these. coming as
they do from candid, substantial and reliable
men in the back towns" which our present
railroad opponents need to hear in order to
convince them of TIE real issue which is in
VOWED in the construction or non-construction
Of a railroad through the West River valleys
MISS LIE FRANCS SECOND EXHIBITION.
Miss lie Franc made her second appear
ance in Brattleboro on Tuesday afternoon and
evening, when she successfully accomplished
her self-imposed task of walking - miles in
hours and 40 minutes. Her walk began at
2:jj p. NJ, and closed at 20 minutes and ~
seconds past 5 oclock-leaving her > minutes
and Il seconds of spare time. At the end of
the 10th mile she took a rest of i minutes
and p seconds, her actual walking time be-
ing hours, % minutes, Is seconds. Her
quickest time was made on the 9TH mile.
which she walked in II minutes, 81 seconds:
the slowest was the 18th, in 1915. and the
average time per mile was 1856. large au-
dience, numbering many ladies' was present
in the evening, and several young ladies ac-
companied Miss lie Franc upon the track, for
greater or less distances Mt different times.
1t was the common remark of those present
that the young woman walked with even
greater grace and elasticity than on her pre-
vious visit, and the fact that her walk of only
- miles was not sufficient to perceptibly
weary or exhaust her gave an additional pleas
ure TO the occasion. After completing her
stated task of - miles, Miss lie Franc took
rest of few minutes and then reappeared on
the track and walked an additional mile. in
order that any ladies who wished might ac-
company her,-and it was very evident that
at no time during her exhibition had she been
more fresh and elastic than while walking
this last mile. Dr. Gales observations of
Miss lie Francs temperature and pulse at diff
ferent times during the trial We're as follows:
Pulse at starting So at the rest at o'clock,
ia; at the close, l22. Temperature at the
start, 49, at the rest, 1907; at the close.
$50. Temperature Of room during the af-
tenoon j07
At o'clock Mr.. Geo. F. Avery. Miss lie
Francs trainer, and VIM. Boyce of this vii
lase madea fve-mle walk in place of the ten
mile walk announced for Mr.. Avery alone.
Boyce showed himself remarkably rapid
walker, and during the first part of the trial
gained upon Avery to the extent of turn
and half of the hall. The first and quickest
mile in this trial was made in 9:I4 (estimated)
and the whole time for the five miles was II
minutes, 30 seconds. The disgraceful exhi-
bition of rowdyism during this latter trial. on
the part of the crowd occupying the gallery
and the back part of the hall was something
for which the management was in no wise re-
sPonsible, and the demonstration was one
which the police should have promptly and
vigorously checked
Bellows Falls.
"A fire last Friday night in Union block.
DANA ged the building to the amount of ahout