Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-28
'HGNIX, AND RECORD FARMER. FRIDAY MAY %. 1886

tiopal grounds either through and under the
control of the present association or new
one. An adjourned meeting is to be held
June Sth, at 1880 r NJ, by which time II Is
10 be hoped that all Interested will have quail
fled themselves - act and act understand
ingly.
THE RAILROAD BANK A RIFT IN rHE CLOUDS
WHAT BoADMAsrER CLARK WILL DO
daylight shows through the railroad bank
problem this morning in very promising
manner. Col Fuller, who AZ chairman OF
the executive committee OF the Rural In
proven, Mt association had in charge the ne
gotiations with Rledmaster Clark Tor clear
ing up the bauk has got his answer aud made
his report to Mr.. HAwley, the president OF
the association. Mr.. Clark OF RS for 500 TO
clear of the bank, do the necessary grading,
seed II down, and take care Of IL all summer,
using every reasonable effort to get good
turf established He will do this pr0Ufded
the property holders enter into binding
agreement not TO allow any rubbish to be
dumped there after the work Of clearing up
begins He says that tho actual cost OF tho
work will be considerably more than SlOO
but the ralraad company will contribute TINS
a. their share OF the Improvement The Of
Ter is an eminenty reasonable and satstacto-
~ one At a minimum Of expense it will Sc.
| cure the work to be done aud care for the bank
| all the season. without personal care or over
! sight from any OF the property holders. The
! officers Of the Rural Improvement as7ocia-
| ton will at once circulate paper among the
! property holders for their agreement 10 pay
their pro rata share Of the 500 with pledge
! not to dump or allow to be dumped, any rub
bish down the bank after June l T. There is
no doubt that every man will cheorfuily &C
cede to the proposition, and Mr.. Caik will
gladly 20 on with the work without delay
and 40 get rid Of the most offensive spot on
| his road-but il should be noted that his
one provisO is that no more rubbish be dump
ed on the bank Means should therefore be
taken at once to provide for guarly carry
| ing away the waste accumuatiOns from the
stores and tenements as heretofore suggest
ed by Mr.. Herrick.
ABOUT THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Through the courtesy Of Messrs. Hir
per a. Bros the publishers of The PtWoix
we're allowed the use Of the plate from which
the illustration OF Mr.. Meads recording
Angel" was printed in the issue Of Harper r
Magazine for January. 1885. The plate was
received at noon last 5 iturday aud WA imme
diately caused a large number of imprt ssons
to be made from ii ior free distribution.
These Impressions gavo the greater part Of
our people their first opportunity to learn
what the Recording Angel was really like,
aud the expression WAS almost universal that
this was tie thing to be used to Gro IN our
soldiers' monumt Mt. This sentiment in IA
vor OF Mr.. Msad's design has steadily grown,
and we believe that large majority Of our
people feel that n sad mistake VII he N tde
II the selectmen allow the opportunity TO go
by to secure 70 fit ug Au emblem to com-
memorate the deeds OF the Brattleboro men
who gave their lives for heir country.
| We lean from the srlectmeu that petit
tion has b en- presen ed to thtm. signed by
30 or 40 cit.zeus, for suoih special town
meeting TO be called in relation the soldiers
monument. The purposes specified in the
petition are to see II the town will instruct
the ssectmen to put on the monument the
names of all the Brattleboro soldiers, aud to
see if the town will extend the time for com.
plotting the monument. We believe, as dc
many other citizens, the selectmen included,
that a mistake has been made in thus com
polling the voters TO be again called out on
this subject. It is true that difference OF
opinion exists as TO the propriety OF put ting
the names OF the soldiers on the monument
but we know Of no one who is disposed 10
raise an issue on this question, AMI the
matter could AZ well have been left TO b,
, voted on 10 full aud regular meeting next
March, and the names could then have beer
added, il the town 80 voted, on bronze tablet
| placed on the sides OF the design which hst
been chosen. So far as the extension Of time Il
, concerned, the selectmen would have felt full
justified under the circumstances in takinI
, such additional time a. might be nece ssary
1t is time Of year when the farmers can Il
. | afford the time TO come out to a town meet
ing, and II is hardly possible in such cas-
to get an expression of tbs santimtnt Of tn
whole town. There is danger, moreover, o
arousng bad blood on a suLjec which ought
least Of ALL to be the subject OF heated con
troversy. Tbs date for the special II eetin
has not been fixed.
. THE BRATTLRBoBo AND WHITEHALL ANNUA
NETTING
. About 30 stockholders we're present a
, the annual meeting Of the Brattleboro an
, Whitehall railroad company which was hrl
Q at the Brooks House on Wednesday til
small attendance being due doubtless. To tn
b fact that the time il Il busy one With the We,
- River farmers and not msuy Of them care
b to take the time for q free ride to B!attl.
II boro. The small amount Of routine bushes
l., which the occasion called for was quick
transacted. This consisted in the readi u
= OF the statement of the earnings and exp-nz.
as furnished by the Central Vermont Office q
81. Adams and the election Of the old boar
I, Of ofieers The financial statement. whic
a was for the u months ending d C. 81 t las
u showed these figures