Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-30

Those in attendance upon the church
choir meeting at Rutland last week from
other parts of the state speak in the highest
terms of the boy choir of Emmanuel church
and of the added interest which their
presence gave to the meeting. They did
credit to our town, being in fine drill and
in full numbers. They were entertained at
the Bardwell House, and with the vested
girl choir of Burlington made it merry
around the house during their stay.
Harry Newton, Dennis Griffin, Thomas
Griffin and Arthur Punt, for breaking and
entering a car at North Walpole some time
ago and stealing beer, had their trial at the
fall term of the Cheshire county court at
Keene last week. Newton was given four
months at Westmoreland and the Others
30 days at the same place. NewtOn's SEN
tence was heavier as he was at the time of
the theft an emplOye of the Fitchburg rail
road and bound to protect property carried
by it,
f. b. Bosworth has sold his drug store
to f. w. Pierce of Chester, who has al
ready taken possession Mr.. and Mrs.
BOsworth left town Wednesday. Mr.. Bos-
worth has gone on an extended Western
trip looking for business. Mrs. Bosworth
is in Barre and will remain with Mr.. Bos-
worth's mother for the present, joining him
later wherever he may conclude to locate.
Mr. Bosworth has been in business here
about two years. 1t is understood that
John Pierce graduate of Vermont acad-
envy and of a Massachusetts pharmaceutical
college, will have charge of the store.
Numerous old friends of Henry Wells,
who formerly resided here. have wondered
for year or two what had become of him.
An acquaintance recently met him on the
street in Washington, ID. c., seemingly i'm
a very poor condition of health, just able
to crawl about, and as uncommunicative as
ever as to where he made his home, or how
it Jared with him. He was one of the most
eccentric of Bellows Falls od.time resi-
dents, and evidently is still keeping up his
reputation. He was employed in the secret
service department of the government dur
ing the war, and sat in the theatre at
Washington the night that Lincoln was
shot. His description of the excitement OF
that night has always been very vivid one.
A move has been on foot here among
the High school boys for the forming of a
company of cadets if the state would loan
them some old muskets. Application to
quartermaster-general recently resulted in
a refusal and so the matter has been
dropped. Without question the refusal
was wise from the fact that the precedent
established would open door which would
result in similar requests all over the state
and consequent complications in the mill
tary department which would be without
end. The company of young men who are
organizing a military company are pro-
crossing well, and the time is probably not
far distant when we shall have full
fiedged company here as a part of the ma
tional guard of Vermont. We have the
best of material for it,
Considerable interest is manifested in
the move of the people of Westminster for
the laying ont of a new road around the
hill back of NJ. w. Davis's and Dennis
Drislancs, to the mouth of SaXtOns River
near the location of George O. Guilds new
paper mill, and so coming into the village
without going up over the hill. This will
be great improvement in every respect,
and the petition, which is being generally
signed, ought to succeed. The opening up
of so important "A business as is being done
there, as well as the great opportunities for
more of the same kind cannot fail of being
large assistance TO that town, located as
it is just within its borders. This new
road would open up large number of new
dwelling sites which will be needed at an
early day, and both towns will naturally be
largely benefited by the boom started in
that locality.