Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-31

dUeduy well UOOkeu anu WIFI Iuo lnCOlu-
ing registrations Mr.. Clair will have his
party made up soon.
The officers elected at the school meet
ing Tuesday evening were A. N. Swain,
moderator; 4. II. Allbee, clerk; j. o.
Spring, committee; c. f. Howard, treas
urer; j. W. Buemond, collector.
James A. Prouty formerly well-known
as a clerk in Towns hotel was married in
Boston recently to Miss Emily Savory of
Alstead. Since Mr. Prouty went from
Bellows Falls he has resided in Alstead.
Excursionists to the top of Mt. Kilburn
on Monday report that the weather bureau
has been more favorable to that altitude
than to us in these lower regions, in that
things there begin to assume very spring
like appearance.
Much interest centered in the reading by
George w. Cable at the opera house
Thursday evening of last week. The au-
dience, though perhaps not as large as
those at the regular numbers of the lecture
course, was very appreciative one.
Harley Huntoon is well settled in his
new quarters in the second story of the
building formerly occupied by Albee &
Babbitt. He has largely increased facili-
ties for general small jobbing and gun
smith work, and the location is much more
handy. He has fine display of firearms
in his new bay window.
Photographer Archer, from Chester, is
fitting up very neatly arranged studio in
what was formerly occupied for storage of
stoves and tinware, in the rear of L. L.
Albee's block. The entrance is from
Church street, near the head of the stairs,
opposite School street. Mr.. Archer did
not buy Swift's studio, as reported, and
will continue his business in Chester also.
The Boston journal says: "Mrs. Sarah
Messer of Wilmot, n. H., is the daughter
of Revolutionary soldier and also the
mother of a son killed in the late war
Her father, Joel Barrett, went from his
home in Rockingham, VT, and joined
Ethan Aliens celebrated band of volun-
teers, with whom he fought at Ticondero-
ga and Crown Point. He also took part in
the battle of Bennington
Prof. A. j. Fairbanks, organist of the
Shawmut avenue church, Boston, was in
town one evening last week and very pleas
antly entertained quite gathering at a
piano recital given in the parlors of Mrs.
John Smith Mr.. Fairbanks is pianist in
the salesroom of the Estey Piano company
in Boston, and an expert performer. Mrs.
Smith has just bought an Estey piano with
which she is much pleased.
Considerable interest is felt here in the
arrangements being perfected for the ex-
tension of the Postal Telegraph company's
lines north from Brattleboro to White Riv-
er Junction, Montpelier and Montreal.
Their Office here will be located somewhere
in the square. AS they strike Boston,
New York and all western points it will be
more easy for our citizens to reach their
Office than to go to the Office of the West
ern Union company at the depot.
Residents on Williams street were treated
last week to bit of tragedy, in the shape of
an attempted suicide. An employe of the
Vermont Farm Machine company, think
ing some trouble at the shop to be sufficient
cause for attempting his life, bought a %
caliber revolver, with which he attempted
to shoot himself. Finding after one shot
that he was still living, he tried again, and
still again. BY this time his wife's call for
help brought in a neighbor, who prevented
further proceedings of that kind.
A novel and very successful method of
building moving was engineered by VIM.
+. Clark, road-master of the Vermont Val
ley and Sullivan roads, few days ago, in
the transportation of two-story dwelling
house, 20 by 40 feet, which was placed on
two fiat cars running parallel, the Sullivan
road being double-tracked The building
was brought in this way from Charlestown,
n. H., to North Walpole and removed
from the cars to house lot, where Mr..
Clark will place the building on new
foundation.
The Boston Globes Worlds Fair con-
test resulted last week favorably to two of
Bellows Falls's residents. Frank T. Dig
gins, clerk for j. j. Fenton IL Co., won
the free ticket to Chicago and return as be-
ing the most popular salesman in the mer-
camille class. He is a son of James Dig
gins on Green street. The Globe had a
good picture of him and short account of
his life the day after the contest was de-
cided. William w. Dodge, assistant en-
gineer of Mount Kilburn steamer, received
the other free ticket as being the most pop
ular fireman. Mr.. Dodge has been well
known and popular here for several years,
being employed in the railroad yard.
Rev. c. r. b. Dodge, who preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday in
exchange with Mr.. Fullerton, took the
Geary Chinese eXclusion) bill for his
theme, the text being the familiar one
from Proverbs, righteousness eXalteth a
nation, but sin is reproach to any people,"
This bill and the Scott bill of 1888 were
characterized as political measures, design
ed for political effect, and intended prima-
rily to influence the general elections of
the country. Its history, as well as its
provisions, are calculated to make every
right thinking citizen ashamed of it. AS
to the result of the bill if enforced, Hon.
r. r. Hit of Illinois was quoted as saying
that at will recall by analogy in our pro-
gressive republic the savage expulsion in
the past of the MOors from Spain" In
closing, the hope was expressed that the
sovereigns of this country, the people,
would rise up and bring their unworthy
representatives to task for their trihing
with Justice and their good name.