Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14

Der company's large drive of logs, which is
now passing here, reached the boom above
the dam Monday afternoon. The full
force of log drivers is now concent ated on
running them over the falls. This is slow
and expensive work this year owing to the
low water. 1t is not expected they will
get them all over in less than week UNI
less we have more rains.
The two drives of the Fall Mountain
Paper company, now doomed at the mouth
of the White and AmmonOosuc rivers,
will wait for higher water before being let
into the Connecticut.
F. G. Day and wife were at his old home
in Ludlow over Sunday.
j. c. Day and Miss Charlotte expect to
leave for the Worlds Fair next Monday.
E. S. Leonard started Tuesday morning
for two weeks trip to Chicago by the
Tunnel line.
Mr.. Olmstead, leader of the Amherst col
lege glee club, is guest of his classmate,
c. Herbert Ossood.
NJ. D. Jackson, who returned from his
western trip last Friday, thinks Vermont
is good enough for him after all.
Rev. Mr. Chaplin of Saxtons River
Sunday, exchanging with Mr.. Fullerton.
A. F. Booth, principal of the graded
schools of Mortified, VT, was in town
portion of the day Tuesday on his way TO
Connecticut.
The hack business formerly carried on
by young Oliver, who was killed at the
toll bridge recently, has been bought by
A. j. McQuaide.
The family of II. D. Ryder are occupy
ing their cottage at the Claremont juno
ton camp ground, having gone there on
Monday of this week.
Miss Gertrude Hayes has during the past
week extended her trip from Chicago to
Denver, and will spend the larger part of
the summer in that locality.
The firemen are arranging to go to st.
Adams next week to the state convention
of firemen, taking the old hand tub and
one of the hose carts with them.
Treasurer C. E. Howard has issued no.
tices that Sept. 8 is the last date upon
which taxpayers of the corporation can re-
ceive the usual four per cent discount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Arms and daugh-
ter Caroline, Mrs. H. F. King, Miss Ger
trude and Henry King and Louis Wilson
returned from Chicago Wednesday morn
ing.
Miss Marcia Sawyer has this week been
entertaining three young ladies, school
friends from Bradford, Mass, and numer-
Gus evening teas and parties have been given
in their honor
Large-sized telephone poles have been
distributed for the purpose of rebuilding
the line between here and Alstead and Ac-
worth, those set in 1882 being small and
now decayed.
c. w. Osgood and Rev. j. Ellsworth
Fullerton go to Springfield today as COM
mittee from the Congregational church at
the installation of the new pastor there,
Rev. Mr.. Bixby.
Officer Thompson went to Rutland Fri
day morning with our solitary Fourth OF
July drunk, returning on the mail. The
young fellow was a Frenchman from Que
bee and sentenced to the workhouse for &c
days.
Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Osgood, Mrs. H. E.
Adams, Miss Emily Adams, Mrs. George
Welch and Miss Grace Kidder have been
in Mortified one or two days this week al
the students conference, going particular
ly to hear Prof. Drummond.
The Universalist Sunday school picnick
ed at Warren's pond Tuesday, and the
Methodist school to the number of about
125 went to Cavendish Gorge by specia
train Wednesday for the same purpose
Both report their annual outings as enjoy
able as any year before.
Frank Diggins is enjoying his trip anG
the reputation of being the most popular
salesman as decided by the recent Globe
contest He left New England last weel
Wednesday, is now in Chicago, and is t.
visit number of points farther west dur
ing his two months vacation.
Ned Pierce, who recently purchased the
stating business of II. F. Bond, fell from {
roof upon which he was at work one day
last week, having a very narrow escape
from a fatal injury. AS it was he hai
been obliged to use crutches a par
of the time since, but his injuries are no
expected now to be of permanent nature
James O'Brien, who has for some months
been employed in the office of the Below
Falls Times, has finished his work Their
and will devote himself wholly TO his chos
en- profession as a music teacher He ad
vertises for pupils, and, being very prof
cient on the piano and organ, will withOu
doubt be successful among his many friend
here.
The windows of w. S. Dunham's mar
ket have this week shown large variety o
California fruits, making an unusuall
handsome display. Mr.. Durham is sue
cessful in furnishing goods which satisf
his customers, and if appearances are an
indication he is doing a large and remn
erative business, which all his many friend
rejoice at.
Among the Bellows Falls people at sun
apee lake this week at the Bay Point cot
tages are the families of NJ b. Kelley, A
n. Swain, Perley Kimball, Leslie Bennett
Wallace White, Carroll Black, George Ba
con, c. f. Robertson, S. T. Coy and F. NJ
Thompson. c. X. Labaree will probabl
be in his cottage there next week and j
G. Church and Harry Smith with thei
families expect to go about Aug !. Chas
Towns is occupying his cottage on the 9th
er side of the lake.