Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25

places ABOUT mere Is the crossing OF the Yer
mont Valley railroad on Mill street # 4.
not guarded by the railroad officials in anv
manner, and trains often pass there at a bioi
rate Of speed. During the day il is seldom,
that five minutes elapse without teams pass.
ing, and often for hours there is steady
stream Of teams following each other eaci
way, mostly loaded ones. Our people feel
that with the amount of passing there sbonld
be fagman during the working hours Of the
day, and ii is often remarked that one willbe
placed there after some serious accident has
occurred.
The widening Of the canal neces,itates
the removal of the building occupied by
Kings marble shop near the bridge. Mr.
King has hired the building formerly ocep.
pied by Andrews marble works in the rear
of the hardware store, and has employed
Geo. Andrews to work for him, thus consoli.
dating the twoshops.
Six or eight large elm and maple trees
varying from one to two feet through, which
have stood guard over the canal for years in
the rear of Towns hotel, have been cutdowp
within a few days to make room for the in.
creased size Of the canal.
"A petition signed by quite number Of
residents upon Atkinson street has been pre-.
sented to the bailiffs, asking them to prohibit
the practice Of horse-racing on that street
1t has been extensively practiced for years
and considerable feeling is excited on both
sides. Three years ago young lady was
struck and seriously injured and good ma
ny hairbreadth escapes have been chroncled
A public street with so much travel as this
hardly seems the fit place for the amusement
AT the Republican caucus last Saturday
the following delegates were elected to the
State convention: F. G.. Butterfield, L. NJ.
Read, G. II. Rabbit, Geo. A. Brown. The
caucus for county convention is to be held
next Saturday afternoon at engine hall
"A large force of log men are at work
here getting the advance division of the log
drive over the Falls Considerable difficulty
is had owing to the low water, and they
have blasted away the obstructng points Of
rock in many places. Tuesday three Of the
men had narrow escape from death by
jam starting that they were on, and they
were fshed out some distance below. Another
fell upon the rocks and broke his nose, be.
sides otherwise bruising him. They expect
to get all over this week that they have
brought to here.
A preliminary meeting Of the executive
committee of the Connecticut River Valley
Musical convention was held here Saturday
afternoon. 1t was decided to hold the annu-
oil convention here about the middle OF Sep
TENDER, and two conductors were discussed
II. S. Perkins of Chicago and Mr.. Whitney
Of Boston Correspondence has been opened
with both TO see which can be obtained on
the most favorable terms. All the commit
tee were present except one, and the interest
shown promises largely for the success Of
what is now a permanent yearly festival of
music.
w. II. Griswold has purchased the build
ing spot next north of C. L. Wheeler's on At
kinson str eet of C. b. Eddy for 5000, and in
tends putting up a Involvement dwelling at
once.
Quite an amount of music of a rather
disco rdant nature was made on Atkinson
street, Saturday night, by an impromptu
band, organized for the purpose of celebrat-
ing q newly married couple.
Tickets have sold here largely for the
concert to be given at Saxtons River next
Monday evening. 1t promises to be of unus-
ual merit and our citizens seem TO appreciate
it as such.
The Wall Street Daily News, in COM
menting recently upon the wealthy people of
New York and the world, says Edward H.
Green represents another great railroad for
tune estimated at over 500, 900, 600. He is
the chief owner in the great Louisville and
Nashville combination, and is said to practi-
cally control that road" Mr. GreAn is q M
tive of Bellows Falls, and his wife, who is
said TO possess fortune of her own far eX-
ceeding that of her husband, resides here
now. She boards portion of the time at
the hotels here and keeps house a portion of
the time in the old dwelling formerly known
as the Stoughton place. They have two chill
dren who are here with their mother Mr.
Green is in New York most of the time.
The ladies of Emmanuel church held a
strawberry and ice cream festival
in the old bank block Thursday evening.
-Chas Simonds of Charlestown is employ
ed at the Island House as clerk for this sea
son.
Three customers were up before the DO
lice court Friday and fined So and costs each
Tor drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
The band gave its weekly concert at the
corner of Green and Rockingham streets
Thursday evening
The Norfolk jubilee singers will give a
sacred concert in Union hall Sunday evening.
The order of Knights of Honor have lust
paid 10 the widow of the late P. W. Bunker
Of this village the sum of $4,000 insurance
upon his life. There has been little uncer-
Ialnty regarding this payment owing to an IT.
regularity in the method taken by the local
lodge here Mr. Bunker had taken the de-
grees except the last one when taken sick.
ne last one was necessary in order to entitle
llm to this benefit according to the rules of
The order, and the members here were
anxious his family should receive the amount.
owing to their being in very Strengthened cir
cumstances, they took the responsibility to.
call meeting at his bedside and gave him the
iegree only two days before he died. 1t was
iecided that if any censure was called for il
lid not belong TO him, and as he at the time
81 death was member in full standing the
order paid the amount which is the first ben
ent paid here by the organization.
Total population of Rockingham is 1899
against 1854 in 1870. This village shows
FPS in round numbers, a gain of 93l in the
past ten years. How many villages in the,
state show as large percentage of increase
Dur valuation has probably Increased ia q
Till greater proportion.
Fisher is putting pretty sarbing of
'ranite around his grounds oA Westminster
treet this week.
-Clifhe Thomas, lad of our village, was
everely burned on his hands and face by a
premature discharge of powder recently.
-Oommencement exercises at the Vermont
cademy at Saxtons River next week. The
GLASS numbers eleven.
The boys had their annual circus or
lenagorle Monday, and much ingenuity was
ho"h IN the good imitation of larger ones.
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