Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-22

Miss Slader, formerly of this place and
now of Providence, II. L., is visiting her
brother Arthur Slader.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Evans are i'll, and
their daughter, Mrs. Stella Dickinson of
Brooklyn, is caring for them.
Last Friday all trains on the Fitchburg
road were detained several hours by
wrecked freight train at Walpole, n. II.
John Brown, who has worked on the
Rutland railroad more than 40 years, has
given up his position and proposes to take
a rest.
Boston trains going north last Friday
were detained until night, the trestle at
Gassett's having gone out again the day
before.
Mrs. Carrie Porter, who has been spend
ing week or two with her mother Mrs.
Brockway, has returned to her home in
Ware, Mass.
Carlton Webb has been very i'll for the
last two weeks with grip followed by pnerl-
monia. Mrs. Webb has also been i'll but
has recovered
Halliday & Arms again won first pre-
miums on their Langshans at the North
MiddleseX poultry show at Leominster,
Mass, last week.
Last Sunday morning was almost the eX-
act counterpart of the previous Sunday,
with the thermometer at 10 below, and
with the same display of frost work on the
branches of the trees
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Perley of Fitchburg,
Mass, attended the leap year dance at
LOvelrs hall. Tuesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Perley have been visiting Mrs. Per-
ley's parents in Bethel
The date of the lecture by Dr. James
Hedley being that of the annual village
corporation meeting, the date was changed
to Thursday evening of this week, when
DIR. Hedley lectured on ''The sunny side
of life
The Boston Globe says that a letter from
President II. S. Marcy of the Fitchburg
railroad states that the rumor that the
Fitchburg repair works are to be moved
from Keene to Bellows Falls is without
foundation.
The store formerly occupied by George
Woods, and later by Tim Sullivan as
drug store, is being fitted up for meat
market 1t will be occupied by w. ).
Durham, who moves there from 20 Rock
ingham street.
The amount to be paid for land damages
for the new Westminster bridge over SAX
tons River is $3.50. The approaches to the
bridge from both sides are being graded
and workmen have been blasting out the
ledge on the south side.
The large booms which the Fall Noun
tain Paper company built in the White
river last fall to keep the logs from becom-
ing stranded on islands and coyes. were
torn away during the high water of last
week, causing serious loss.
Jonathan II. Putney, a well known
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died on Tuesday of last week of pneumonia
at the age of 81. He was brother of
Conductor Putney of the Fitchburg railroad
and leaves wife and two children.
Scion f. Goodridge, who has been seri-
Ously i'll for several weeks, is much mprov-
ed in health, and it is hoped he VIII soon
be able to go with his family to Brooklyn
to spend the remainder of the winter. as
usual, with his daughter, Mrs Herbert p.
Bancroft.
The Windsor correspondent of the Argus
has the following in regard to Ernest How
ard, formerly of this place, and the young
est son of l.. G. Howard of the local firm
of l.. G. Il c. +. Howard: sc. G. How
ard. the genial gentleman who for several
wears has kept the best hardware store in
the vicinity, has sold his stock to Stone N
Brewster, and c. ID. Pennman. Ernest
will be missed in town.
The annual corporation meeting will be
held at Union hall on the evening of the
25th. There are II articles in the warrant.
the most important of which is to see what
action will be taken in relation to the con-
struction of an iron bridge over the canal,
where the wooden bridge now stands on
Canal street. There are also articles with
reference to sewer construction and the
repairing and building of highways.
Mrs. George Slate died at her home on
Atkinson street Thursday, after an illness
of several months, from paralysis. A gen
erous, large-hearted woman, her kindness
in cases of illness and trouble was eXcep-
tional. Many families here have reason to
remember her kindness in helping care fol
the sick. She leaves husband and one
son. The funeral was held Sunday after.
noon at the Baptist church, Rev. c. r, b.
Dodge officiating.
Mr.. CaTuthers's impersonation of the
part of "Dick Deadeye' in Pinafore has
become quite famous, and he has taken the
part many times in different places in the
state. Last week he went to Island Pond
where Pinafore was played two nights, and
the st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN says "Mr
Carruthers of Bellows Falls impersonated
Dick Deadeye in his inimitable manner. -
That paper also states that the presentation
of the opera was successful in every way
Our village, and all the north end of the
county feel deeply the loss sustained the
past week i'm the deaths of Hon. John L.
Butterfield and Hon. Charles Barrett OF
Grafton. Both were well known here fol-
many years past, and among the business
community who have been here for the
past 20 years a sense of personal loss i,
felt, as well as among their nearer neigh
bors in the village where they lived. Each
carried a personality with him in all his
business and social relations which will be
missed throughout the state.
The Mozart seXtet composed of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Whitney, three daughters and son
from Brooklyn, n. Y, who gave a concer
at the opera house Saturday evening" spen
Sunday at Towns hotel. On Sunday even
ing a pleasant and informal musical wa,
given in the parlOrs of the hotel, wher,
Landlord Lawrence had invited the mem
bers of the choral union to meet the Whit
ney family. The program rendered wa:
wholly of sacred music, seven numbers be
ing given by the Whitneys. Solos were
sung by Miss Whitney, Mr.. Lawrence anC
Mr.. Barber, and the choral union gave
Concone's mass in f, which they have beer
practicing for several weeks at their re