Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
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The Times employees had their animal
outing at Sunapee lake Saturday.
1t is reported that the Boston d Maine
cars are to be lighted with gas soon.
New boilers and an engine are being
placed in Wyman Flint & Sons paper mill.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer of Montpelier took the
place of Rev. Mr.. Diverty at the Methodist
church last Sunday.
As the reservoir at Minard's pond is to
be cleaned next Sunday, the entire water
supply will be shut off at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
Elmer Smith barely escaped losing a
number of fingers at Osgood Il Barker's
machine shop recently. AS it was he lost
one or two finger-nails.
The Marshall Wardner house on Henry
street has been remodeled and painted 1t
is now owned by C. f. Tracy, of the firm
of Stone, Tuxbury & Co.
Services are to be held in Bartonsville
and vicinity as follows: Sunday at 1920
A. NJ. and 1870 p. NJ. in Bartonsville, and
every evening after Monday, throughout
the week, at Rockingham.
AS Sunapee is the resort of resorts for
Bellows Falls people, so Warren's pond is
the rendezvous of Sunday school picnics.
The Baptist Sunday school held their an
nual picnic there Wednesday.
Workmen are now busy placing the poles
and stringing the wires for the long-dis-
lance telephone between this place and
Rutland and Burlington, and through con-
nections will soon be established.
John Burns, having been called to
Minneapolis by the serious illness of his
uncle, started for that city yesterday. He
will be gone about two months. He had
intended to make the trip later in the sea-
son.
A second band concert was given at Nor
gan's park last evening. 1t is the inten-
ton of the band to give one every week
throughout the rest of the summer, if suf-
fcient support is given. An excellent pro-
gram was rendered.
Friday morning a flume burst, washing
out the foundation of one mill, and causing
five mills to close and nine machines to be
shut down for two or three days. After
the damage had been repaired, the mills
resumed work as usual.
g. c. Plimpton, who has for some time
past been working for E. w. Cove, has
entered the employ of w. S. Durham. He
will run cart to SaXtons River two days
a week, Tuesday and Friday, and other
days will perform The same work in this
village.
The Sunday train question, to Sunapee
has met the same fate as the closing of the
Worlds Fair gates ON Sunday. The rail-
road officials have given as their reasons
that they do not wish to issue another set
of new timetables, and they would have to
procure another set of men to manage the
train.
Clark Chase's store window has been the
centre of attraction this week. 1t contains
some artistic china ware, on which are
pictures of the "Four pines" and Vermont
Academy. They make a very pretty and
attractive souvenir of these places. They
were made in Germany.
Among those from this place who are at
Sunapee lake are: Mrs. j. III. Chapman
and daughter Fannie, accompanied by the
Misses Clara and May Baldwin, at George
Bacon's cottage; Miss Alice Bean is spend
ing few days with Miss Susie Thompson;
Mrs. Charles Williams and daughter at c.
W. Labarees cottage; H. F. King and
family; Mrs. w. o. Kemp and family;
Rev. d. L. Sanford and family.
A slight fire occurred Sunday afternoon,
in a shed on Kerry avenue. No damage
was done, as the fire companies responded
very quickly to the alarm, and it was due
to their promptness that the result was not
disastrous. The shed was so situated that
if the fire had gained any Roadway, much
damage might have been done before the
flames subsidized. If the firemen are not in
trim for racing, they perform their work
expeditiously, and in a manner highly ac-
ceptahle to the public.
The Boston Journal of Tuesday contain
ed two column article in regard to Col.
VIM. A. II. Sillowaye, who recently went
from here. Mr.. and Mrs. Sillowaye are
living in small tenement in an undesira-
BILE quarter in that city, and as, Col. Sill
lowaye is unable to secure work, the Jour
nal states that they must starve or go to
the poor house. The Journal relates the
interesting facts regarding the cOlonel's
war record, including the story of how he
saved theslife of President Lincoln, entered
Richmond as Union spy, etc.