Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13


so voted to build large reservoir down
near the canal into which the Fall Noun
tain Paper company will pump the water
to supply the street sprinkler.
a meeting Of the Bellows Falls club
was held, with a supper. at Towns hotel
Monday evening.
A party of "gipsies' are camping across
the river, on their way down through the
state from Canada.
Another oven is being placed in the
bakery this week to meet the increasing
demands of that establishment.
Rev. j. E. Fullerton will give lecture
in the Congregational church at Spring
field this evening on "The Training of
Conscience
Thomas brisbane was held in the sum
of 5000 for appearance at the October
term of court at Keene on Thursday of
last week on charge of selling liquor
b. J. Riley, formerly machine-tender
here in the mill of John Robertson ~ son,
has taken the position of foreman of the
Jarvis paper mill at West Claremont.
The Bradford Opinion says that Warren
Moore, formerly of that place and well
known here, contemplates going into a
large paper mill at Windsor Locks, Conn.,
The Fall Mountain Paper company's
drive of 1000, 600 feet of logs in the White
river reached Bethel last Sunday. About
so men are employed in moving the drive
The Woman's Relief cOrpsheld their an
nual apron sale and supper in Banquet
hall Wednesday evening. Supper was
served from q to with cake and ice cream
extra.
Harry Webster, who has been employed
for some time past in the telephone office,
has gone to Springfield, Mass, to take a
position in the telephone Office there. He
left for that place last Monday.
The High school pupils are preparing
for an entertainment to be given in the
Opera house sometime next month, the
proceeds from which will be used as be-
ginning towards the purchase of piano
for the High school room.
The High school boys are training for
the annual contest of the association
whose name isn't exactly the "soul of wit,
-"The Connecticut River Valley Inter
scholastic Athletic association" The an
nual field day of the association will be
May 20 at ClaremOnt, Y. II.
A two-year-old colt by Leicester (217a)
by Dennis Hickey of Bethel, attempted to
jump some bars "A few days ago and broke
its neck. Only two weeks before Mr..
Hickey had refused an offer of $3.50 for
the animal, from Bellows Falls men.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Valley Interscholastic Athletic association,
comprising the High schools at Bellows
Falls, Springfield and Claremont, is to be
held at Claremont on Friday of next week.
In former years the bulk of the prizes has
been won by the Springfield boys
Bellows Falls has always been an enthus- |
iastic base ball village but it is doubtful if |
it has strong team this year. Among
the former Bellows Falls players who are /.
doing good work are Ranney of Dartmouth |
college, O'COnnell of the Southern league, |
and CrOnin and o. Brien of the New Eng !
land league.
The underpinnng for the new residence |
of John L. Moore, on the site of the old |
Woods homestead on Henry street. has !
been contracted for with the New Hamp-
shire Nodded Granite company of Keene,
who are now at work on the blocks The |
purchase price of the necessary blocks is
said to be $500 and the house is to cost
about $4,000 or $4,000 when completed.
H. b. Chaplin, the new driver of the
stage route between here and Alstead, has
just placed on the line one of the best
teams that has ever run in here on any
stage line. The outfit includes new horses
and harness, as well as a new and modern
coach, built by Dodge d Ware, which
makes a great contrast with the old and
numbering vehicle in use here so many
years.
Because of the new business arrange
ments involved in the purchase of the G.
X. Russell mill here by the Robertson &
Coy paper company, the Office of Mr. Coy
will be moved here from West Claremont,
as well as the Office of the Coy paper com
pany of that place This brings here also
II. l.. Cone, who has had charge of the
latter firms books at West Claremont, and .
the offices of the two companies will be to-
gether in the bank block.
The agitation for the establishment of a
regular market-day, which is just now GO
ing on, will not be apt to secure any con-
cessiOns in fares from the railroads, as it is
understood that the companies tried the
experiment at two or three points a few
years ago and had TO discontinue it, as ev-
cry little place at once claimed the same
right, and it was impossible TO limit it.