Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-09

many Olu lTleuuS,
Among the new teachers already engaged
for our village schools are Marion A. Can
dee of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, who is a
graduate of Vassar college, as lady princi-
pal; Alice Dascomb and Lila Richardson
of Westminster and Eunice Foster of
LangdOn.
1t is reported that two young men from
Putney, j. w. Shelley and w. E. Aver,
are to open an insurance office here at
once, occupying the same office with Law
yer Allbee. They are to do general in
surance agency business, making the fifth
in our village.
At the meeting of the Christian En-
deavor society of the Baptist church last
Sunday evening T.. G.. Fairbank gave
very interesting account of the recent con-
vention in Baltimore of the Baptist Young
Peoples union, which he and Mrs. Fair
bank attended
j. II. Conway advertises this week the
closing out of his stock of groceries re-
Gently put into the building at the foot of
the stairs. Adams IL Jefts have been sell
ing out their grocery stock at auction, and
the indications are we shall have two less
grocery stores in the near future.
A barber who formerly worked for James
Byrnes has hired the Rockingham street
room in Fairs block formerly occupied by
w. A. Truax Il Co. and Chinese laun-
dryman named Charles Wing from Keene
has taken the Canal street room. They
will open them for business early next
week.
A gang of % workmen were employed
all day Saturday by the Fall Mountain Pa
per company in blasting out the tail race
from their pulp mills to lower the back
water upon the wheels. During the day
many large blasts rapidly fired excited
much comment, as there has been no blast
ing here for some time except by log men,
none of whom are here now
The joint committee of the New lamp
shire and Vermont Y. NJ. c. \. have sent
here a young man named George Suther-
land who will spend four weeks or so in
the interest of the work for our young
men. Particular attention is to be given
to the question of establishing a local
branch here with reading room. Mr..
Sutherland was for time secretary of the
organization in Keene.
A carpenter named NJ. j. Stevens, re-
siding in Mammoth block, was before JUS
tice Il. Il. Allbee Wednesday charged with
having stolen watch, pin and necktie
from room in Clark Chase's residence oc-
cupied by clerk. Mr.. Stevens was EN-
ployed by Mr.. Chase in making some
changes in the room and so had the oppor-
tunity. He was found gdilty and fined
S21.50 including costs, which was paid.
w. 5. Durham, in connection with Bos-
ton dealers, has formed what is to be
known as the "Dunham Wholesale Fruit
company" for the purpose of handling
fruit in large quantities. The new firm
will occupy the store lately occupied by
Adams & Jefts in the Barry block They
are to be ready for business in few days,
having already arranged for number of
cars of various kinds of fruit to be shipped
as wanted.
President f. G.. Osgood of the Vermont
Young Peoples society of Christian En-
deavor has arranged with d. l.. Moody,
Father Clark, Rev. Smith Baker of East
Boston, and Dr. II. c. Farrar of Albany,
| n. Y, to be p resent at the state conven-
ton at Burlington next month ana address
II. Each mas promised DEFINITELY TO be
present. except MI moody, VINO thlnks he
VIII no DOUBT be there, Dut OBJECTS TO max
ing positive promise 10 mat effect.
In the frequent discussions over town
and village matters the question often
arises as to how much OF the towns grand
list is located in the village of Below,
Falls, or what part of the whole expense
of the town is paid by the taxes assessed
in the village. This year the grand list OF
.ne iown 5 G real esS"Ie' S-o,9Io' 'oi per
sonal' 3lo,' - anu PolIs - lllahlis
,o cto o. VI 100, o'o'oI. W ms amour il
20, olo,oo, % 'o'o pei 'ei' Is III 'iie VII
i"Se '0i poI"'.on'
FRANK D. Nhltteh OF Lynn, Mass, l.
spending ms vacation mere with his moth