Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

Portable. and so as to be placed in chair
and sit portion of each day, having the
full use of her mental faculties. Two
nurses are in attendance, and all that low
ing hands can do to make her suffering
light is done. The family have the sympa-
thy of many friends.
Union Fast day services are to be held
this year in the Congregational church.
They are to be at 1880 p. NJ, and Rev.
c. II. Farnsworth repeats by request his
address given recently in the Baptist church
on the subject, "Hawaii, our youngest
sister, Mr.. FarnswOrth made this subject
very entertaining and instructive to those
who were fortunate enough to hear 1t be-
fore, and his audience will be much en-
larged this time for its repetition.
Chas. w. Towns took charge of Towns
hotel again April /, and will manage il for
the present. J. d. Lawrence, who has had
the lease for the past three years, is still in
town, but undecided as to his future bust
ness engagements. 1t seems considerably
like old times to see Charlie at the helm
again after an absence of about five years.
1t is expected that f. NJ. Coke, late of the
Brandon House, will assist in the manage
ment and no more popular clerk could be
found.
Trustees of the Rockingham Free library
| held their annual meeting Monday, re-
electing Hon. A. y. Swain president. The
purchasing committee were not changed
| from last year, they being II. ID. Ryder,
| A. n. Swain and DIR. E. II. Pettengill.
| There are now 1000 volumes in the library,
and the past year has been a successful
one in all ways, many more books having
been drawn than during any other year of
! its history. Miss Adams remains as libra
| rian and Hattie Hildreth as assistant
Monday morning about clock freight
train on '.the patch" was standing on a
side track, having Just come in from Rut-
land, when another train from the same
| direction crashed into the rear The front
engine was pushed into collision with a
| third engine standing there, causing dam
age to the three engines, and some of the
cars were smashed. The trains ran around
| the wreck until the track was cleared about
noon. One brakeman was seriously iniur-
! ed. The fault appeared to be with the
rear train approaching the yard at too great
speed.
The auditors report for the graded school
district shows the expenses of the past year
to have been as follows: Salaries, 5000
janitor, S617; fuel, STOP; repairs, 1851 ;
ncidentals, $500, making a total of S1O,-
963 The principal items for repairs were
those for three new furnaces, costing some
over 5000, general sanitary improvements
to the extent of about $500, and about
5000 for new set of slate blackboards
/ The treasurer's report shows about Sl2, OOO
as collected from taxes during the year
and total Indebtedness of the district OF
| SIS, 462, $4,000 of which is funded at five
per cent interest.
A new grocery store has this week beer
started in Union block where NJ. NJ. Whit
ney, and later Wyman S Hodge, had z
similar trade. A few months ago WymaI
& Hodge had a fire Aiining their stock ant
they closed out, since which the room ha:
not been occupied. The new dealer il
G.. II. Shepardson, who has for the pas
four years had general country store il
Jacksonville, this county, and has beer
postmaster of that village, till he resigns t.
come here. He has put in an entirely new
and fresh stock of goods, is to do a strictly
cash business, making a discount from thu
regular prices of all goods for cash payment
Although he does not start his team for or
ders until April 10, he delivers all goods
bought at the store. He has moved int
the upstairs tenement in the Dewey house
on Henry street. Martin and Leonard
Brown, who have been with him at Jack
sonville, come here as clerks, and will boarC
with him. His business at Jacksonville
was sold to A. l. Plum of that place. ThiI
makes our regular number of grocery store
good, it being five in our village.