Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-23
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During the past two weeksth river-men and the
proprietors Of tue paper mis have taken turns at
using the water, being so low that neither could
work while the other was using II. At about three
O'Clock In the afternoon Of Tuesday, Of this week. the
ryer-men completed passing the dam all the logs
they are going to take south, aud the mills resumed
their running at that time. Between hve aud six
millions feet Of logs are held 10 the boom above the
dam for here, and now being sorted by gang
Of fifteen river-men left behind for that purpose;
certain quality Of lumber is run in boom on the
Vermont side for use the coming year In the manu-
fActure Of paper, and the remainder 10 run into q
boom on the New Hampshire side, for use by the Con
necticut River Lumber Company Of North WAlpole.
A OF to Eve in favor Of the High
School nine IS against the Putney niue, was made a.
Putney last Saturday.
-BelloWs Falls lie being represented at the meeting
Of the o. A. X. 10 San Francisco by DR.. FRANK Whit
man, who left here last Saturday. We learn Of
else from this vicinity
Quite large number Of "fre@h-Air children
from New York will be taken by various parties
during the coming year. and is the hrst attempt Of the
kind ever made here.
A large number Of people were interested in
the details Of the disaster to the steamer Gate City"
which occurred In Vineyard Sound last Sunday quite
number OF our people having made the Southern
trip Oh her.
The Cheshire freight house at this place has
during this week, lost its oldest aud best known
pioye in the person Of A. J. Darling who has had
charge there for about twenty years. He has grown
gray 10 the service Of the company, and has been
very faithful man for the company in all ways.
John b. Doriss circus drew quite large crowd
Monday Of this week; probably somewhat over 1000
people visited the grounds during the day Sunday,
aud 1t estimated that At least COCO attended the
entertainments given Monday. They leave here
with hat unsavory reputation not having any
thing very large for . show entertainment, and
during the day Monday . number Of our citizens
heeced the grounds by employees Of the circus
In various wAys, notably by returning short change,
and Oicer Lowell went there for the purpose OF
resting the man who had charge Of the sale of re-
served seats but the slipped out Of the side Of
the tent and eluded him but Mr.. Doris required
to settle up the matter The city marshal Of Keene,
and ofcers from BrAttleboro, we're here to require
the proprietor Mr. Doris, to settle up crooked trans
actions IN both places.
1t Is said that the Bellows Falls delegation which
accompanied the Vermont editors and publishers last
week TO the Thousand Islands, had more "tme" on
their hands than could be veil used by them and for
that reason Of their number relieved Of Il
Alexandria Bay, thief entering their rooms in their
absence and taking valuable gold watch.
The family OF Hon. Vim. A. Russell are travelling
In Europe just now. On Friday Of last week he re-
ceived telegram that his wife sick and Mr. Rus.
sell went to Boston, expecting to take the CunArder
which WAS to leave on Saturday but he could not
a stateroom. He deferred his trip until "wednesday
Of this week, when be sailed from New York In the
"City Of Rome" Mrs. Russell is in London.
AT the Democratic caucus Saturday afternoon, q
full list Of delegates to both the state aud county
ventons were elected, Carleton Webb being chosen
chairman Of the caucus and T. II. Kimbal, secretary
The new town committee 10 follows c. W. Butter
held John Roche, NJ. A. Wilder, W. J. Burr Ed. Bar
reu and Lewis MeQuAde.
Wallace white returned Monday from a sIx yeeks'
trip to his old home in England
Mrs. John Robertson, In company with her hus-
band started last week upon carriage drive to Sara
togA. Upon reaching Lowell Lake she taken sud
denly III with congestion Of the lungs aud for nun
Der Of days her condition has been serious, much
90 that friends were sent for Friday. She is
considerably improved but not yet able be removed
home.
The old Catholic church property on School
street which has for the past few months been
pied as shoddy mill to the disgust OF the residents
on that thoroughtAre has been sold parties who en-
ployed S. s. Villas to negotiate the trade. Probably
there number Of citizens interested there has
been much feeling 10 regard to its for mAnufAc-
turing purposes but however that may be- the sOcie
y have made their point Of getting their price for It,