Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-29
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BELLOWS FALLS
Thc AnnnnI NiIInee Meeting.

which. by the new charter is nov held ln
January. occurred last Monday evening.
The meeting was quite largely attended,
but no particularly important measures
were discussed. and but little time was
consumed. The election OF officers result
ed as follows: Moderator. y, \. swain
clerk. +. \. Bodies: halIllis' D. I. Day
David Savage. d. 4. Eaton; Hf, Waldehs'
I. J.. W heeler, A. coolidge y. H. holnl-
son-Mr. thompson, who Is the chltl OIL
the police. taking the place on the hoaru
formerly held 10y {. l.. Oaproh. VINO dc-
clined reelection: water Commissioners y.
Coolidge II. H. h\deI, f. A. george
treasurer {. L. Howard; auditors, =. y,
Cray, Il. H. AIlpte' Iholhas l.. y brleh'
superintendent OF streets, +. A. George
Only one ballot was heIu ana thai lot the
last named officer, but Mr.. George scored
victory OF TWO To one against all oPpo-
nents 1t was voted to leave the matter
OF furnishing water Tor street sprinkling
to the discretion OF the water commission
ers, and the extension OF the sewer system
10 the discretion OF ihe oalllils' ne ari-
Gle relating TO repeating Ihe existing ny
law regarding concretlng OF sidewalks was
lost so II remains the same as during tIe
past year. bylaw was adopted tHat Iie
PHYSICIANS ne required 10 report All ue"uhs
occurring Wllhlh the MINUS OF lle corpora
GOn 10 the BOARD OF heallh' giving age
sex ana cause ol ueaUll, lhe PhNslcl"H 10
receive therefor Zee ol 20 Cellts IoI e"Ch
ueath fecorueu. Ihey are also 10 report
all plrths' ana III case no physician Is III
attendance II becomes lhe uu'N oI Ihe lleau
Ol One iaillly 10 report, anu d Peha'N
attached Tor neglect Inc artlcie relaIlhg
10 oulidlhg an iron DIldSe across uhe Canal
near the station was los'' he aHIlual 'aN
Is ~ cents lhree per cent Oh WHICH shoulu
DE expended Tor addltlolal sewers ne
AUDITORS report SHOWS lHe expenses vi lIie
last year TO nave peeh' w ater department
SzIz''ul IIt department. 2le-u. a. ii,-n-
Spool: health, Sl74.2O1; electric light,
SZZzo"o; nre alarms 9l++o'1 Hlls'eIl"-
neous ms SIN VI.
60 a., +1,o ,,ra,.i,,,,s ,.ao,. ca,,sed IL,
mari nv the Increase in electric lirht ex
nense the nurchase of the new fire alarm.
and the wholly unusual expense of the wa
ter department, this last alone showing an
increase of Sl2S5.j7. The scarcity of wa
ter existing through the summer ana iall
MADE II necessary TO pump water lillo Ihe
mains 10Y luV uays' lliere were "lSo new
water meters put M ana o'neI tAl'''i ~,
eve new eieC'l.r III "Tir pl.o I ~ t,n
~ -, 5ooo - ,f ,,,,,,,,rti,,
.,7
catch hasins v-ere constructed The STA
% ON account of fine board of health i'm
cluded their evpenses for two wears. 1880
and 1891. The repor of the board. which
consists of DIR. kirkland. T. L. O'Brien
and A. II. Brown. shows the number of
deaths OF the year to have been 30. There
Were no epidemics except measles and scar
let fever in a mild form. But one case OF
diphtheria was reported. The sanitary
condition OF the village Is reported a. very
satisfactory
arthur oIauer Is Il. WIN o'''o"N 'e'e'.
ReN' ~ l. SANFORD Is very III Will grip
Col. Fuller OF Brattleboro was III town
Tuesday
Mr.. j. II. Webb read service in the Epis-
copal church Sunday.
Mrs : : Villas has recovered from re-
cont attacl, of Illness
non. NIo,,.is sof., l,os l,,a,, ,,l,c,d il, tho
1i9;a, of VII, 4. Holden
III Harris s'ale illSSlodl"ll n"s p'sii III
Town iliiS week All" VIII ol'i''"'' ii'N' sur
u"y n,,,,..
Juilus "oouN III Vi liiiaIeIlIiil%' Sleii'
SUNDAY Will MS WIG "' MAI Sii"'' "'i''-
her s.
A party OF ~ came down from spring
field Saturday to attend the city Dlrecto-
ry at the opera mousse
a supplement to the library catalogue is
being printed and will make long needed
convenience to the library patrons.
The telephone company propose to eX-
tend the long distance line, now in use be-
tween Boston and Bellows Falls, to Rutland
and Burlington.
Miss Hattie Hapgood is in the store OF
Stone. TuXbury a Co.. taking the place
temporarily of her sister who has been i'll
several weeks with nervous prostration
Miss Woodward a teacher in No. .
school buildinc is in with nervous prostra-
tion at Mrs. Arthur Coolidpe'S on School
street. Miss Woodward's place in school
is taken for the time 10y Miss Bertha Cap
ron.
The New England Poultry ASSOCIATION
representing leading fancers from different
sections of the New England states was
formed at Worcester. Mass. Wednesday
night. A. A. Halliday of this place was
chosen the vice president from Vermont,
The Railway Conductors annual fail
will be held at Union hall on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday evenings of mex
week. There will be large distribution
of gifts. with an entertainment program
each evenings festivities closing with Z
dance.
The poplar for the Fall Mountain PapeI
comnanv was brought into the town o.
Rethel in great quantities during the lat,
good shedding. Nearly six cars were sen