Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

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road, who spoke in highest terms after re-
turning to St. Adams. of the genial man
ner in which its members assisted him to
pass an evening here while waiting for the
night train. Such attentions to strangers
give them a pleasant idea of our village
and its people.
The concise and business-like report of
Barney Cannon, jr., as assistant adjutant
general of the Grand Army of Vermont,
given at Rutland on Tuesday was very gen
orally commended by the members of the
encampment as an unusually comprehen-
sive and satisfactory document Hon. L.
NJ. Read was chosen as delegate at large
to the national encampment, and among
the delegates at large of the Woman's Re
lief corps was Mrs. l.. A. Howard of this
place.
F.. A. Bodies, Esq, who has been laid up
with colds and rheumatism portion of the
winter, is so as to put part of his time TO
/ his practice, although far from well. Mrs.
| Bodies has been confined TO the house the
/ past five weeks with an intermittent fever,
| but is now convalescing. Allie, who re-
Gently chose the law as his profession, and
entered his fathers office to study, will
after two years there, take a course in
either the Boston or Columbia law school
TO complete his training.
The sudden rise in temperature and the
rain of last Friday broke up the Williams
river nearly the whole length, except where
the heavy ice was frozen to the bottom.
1t cleared itself, deposited the ice against
the solid ice of the Connecticut, and set
ting back for long distance. In many
places the moving ice passed over the solid
ice in the bottom of the stream, leaving it
intact, with the water still passing over it.
No damage was done at any point, although
at one time it looked as if there might be.
This week two of what are known as
CONSOLIDATED engines have been sent
down from st. Adams to draw freight
trains between here and Rutland. They
are the heaviest and most powerful pattern
of locomotive used on any New England
roads. They have six wheels on a side, are
about 90 feet long, weigh over 80 tons, and
will draw more than double the cars of the
common engines in use. The railroad men
term them the 'hog' engines because they
take so much fuel. They usually run two
firemen on each machine.
The Bellows Falls club happened to
choose Monday of thi5 week for their an
nual ride and party at the Fullerton at
Chester Fifty-six went, and owing to the
have left here at 2 o'clock did not leave
until after >, making them late at the start.
They were to return on the night express
at about l clock, and that train did not
get into the yard here till after I Tuesday
morning, although they were in sight of
the village for some hours before. All re-
port jolly time, but a rather hard one, es-
pecially in wading through nearly two feet
of snow to their homes, as some of them
did from the helpless train that morning.
The Central Vermont railroad are Just
completing important additions to their
round house here, necessitated by the in
creasing size and length of the new styles
of patterns of freight engines. The old
stalls were too short to put them in, and
an addition has been built of wood in front
of the old brick part, between that and the
turn-table, making the space about 10 feet
longer for six of the stalls. The brick
walls of the building have been repaired
and strengthened in many places. The
road sadly needs increased room for a
larger house, but all the space has been
/, utilized which they own in that vicinity
and they are compelled to get along in
cramped quarters.
The Montpelier Argus has the following
item in its West Randolph correspondence
ELMER Ford, the young man who was ar.
r rested down near Bellows Falls last week
2 for stealing team at South Royalton and
/ taking with him another mans wife, and
lodged in Woodstock jail, was well known
' in West Randolph, having formerly lived
! in town. The soft-headed female who
! went with him was formerly Miss Palmer
of Randolph, and is remembered as a moi
, over-brilliant youngIwonan. Ford was the
fellow to whom some of the West Randolph
boys administered a coat of tar and feathers
about year ago"
J. c. Clair, acting as local agent for the
/, Raymond & Whitcomb excursion mana.
, gers, is arranging for a special party tc
Chicago early in the summer for ten days
trip TO the fair. He already has over 80 OF
; the one hundred which he wants in order
to have complete and special train through
: from here, consisting OF four Pullman
sleepers and dining car. The party will
be made up largely from Bellows Falls and
vicinity, as well as number from both
! Keene and Brattleboro. 1t seems a well
planned method of going at reasonable
cost and with the best of accommodations
throughout. Any wishing TO join the party
5 can consult Mr.. Clair at the passenger sta.
= ton.