Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
BELLOWS FALLS.

Many friends OF non. \. y. SWAN VIII
be glad to know of his return to a comfort
able degree of health, so that he is able to
put some time to business He was recently
appointed by Gov Page Justice of the
peace, for the purpose of becoming trial
justice, or our " municipal Judge In the
past week he has held court five days, hay
ing variety of cases before him, largely
of petty nature. 1t is said by those who
heard his temperance lecture, given to a
culprit whom he had on trial for intoxi-
cation, that its effect could not have been
otherwise than good upon the audience as
well as on the respondent himself
l.. s. Hayes leaves this afternoon for a
trip to Washington and Cincinnati. He
goes as a delegate from Vermont to the
National convention of Republican leagues
to be held in Cincinnati April 2lst, The
delegation consists of ten members of
which Congressman-elec Powers of the
first district is chairman.
The Bellows Falls club is becoming an
important factor in the advancement of
the interests of the place Its membership
has increased in the last few months, and
a meeting is talked of to be held some day
in May, devoted to speeches by prominent
men of the state, discussing matters of
general interest to the village and to the
a
quet given by the club to a large number
of invited guests from other places. Among
the speakers to be invited to be present " i'll
be Gov. Page and Secretary Proctor. both
of whom our people will enjoy entertain
ing.
c. w, Osgood and Wallace White are
absent this week on a trip to New York
and through New York state for the pur-
pose of getting all the new ideas as to first
class machinery.
At the adjourned school meeting held
Tuesday evening, the attendance was
larger than usual, because of the interest
in the question of a new schoolhouse 1t
was left two weeks ago to a committee to
investigate and report this week meet
ing of investigation was held, and three
different schemes were preached. One
was to erect twO-room building near
school building No ,, another was the pur-
chase of lot in the rear Of Mrs Underhills
house on Atkinson street, and the third
was the purchase of large lot on the
north side of the street leading from
Atkinson street to the foundry, and erect
ing fourroom building. Each plan was
discussed fully, and at "a late hour the
village voted to buy the last named lot at
the north end of the village, and erect there
present use only two rooms The expense
is not to exceed the amount expended for
that building. A building committee OF
five was elected, of which John O. Spring
is chairman. The building will be ready
for occupancy for the fall term Arrange
ments are being made for the work tC
begin at once. This will give the village
seventeen good schoolroons, while in 1877
only the High school building was used
1t was also voted to expend $1,000 in sewer
ing and ventllating the present schoo
building, the work to be done at once, il
charge of the prudential committee Thes,
buildings have always been badly lacking
in these respects and this action by tn,
meeting is therefore decidedly step in tn,
right direction.
A rare treat is expected this evening il
the lecture at the opera house on "Abra
ham Lincoln" by Ex-Governor John D
Long of Massachusetts
John 7. Moore has bought the house OIL
Henry street, formerly owned by Hon. Jas
H. Williams, and after somewhat extensv
repairs it will be occupied by his son
Carroll 7. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Caro-
Moore are this week moving to the hous
formerly occupied by Mrs, o. F. Woods
where they will remain till the other hous
is ready for them. 1t is understood that
is the intention of Mr.. John Moore to ereC
later residence for himself on the site {
the Woods house.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Flint arrived las
Friday. They will be lat home" afte
June LIST at their residence on the corner
Westminster and Henry streets.
The Rutland and Sullivan roads will Civ
half rates to those attending the opera