Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-27

department encampment of the Grand
Army held in Brattleboro in January, when
b. Cannon, jr., of Bellows Falls was
chosen commander; the mass meeting of
the young peoples societies of the Uni
versaist denomination in Brattleboro and
the interstate Y. NJ. G. A. convention at
Bellows Falls, the state grange meeting in
Brattleboro. A
The electric railroad developments form
part Of the local history. Communica-
tions, pro and con, were published by the
yard, iniunctions served, ETC., the railroad
commissioners appealed to and a decision
given for location, etc. Work on the road
was begun in the latter part of May The
first car ran over the road July 80, and the
formal opening took place the following
night, when 2500 people gathered at the
celebration at West Brattleboro. The ex-
tension to the fair grounds was built in
September.
The New England Fire Insurance ex-
change voted to advance rates in Vermont
April 6, and the Windham county under
writers adopted the advanced rates July
20.
The Valley Fair, Sept. % and 26, was
the greatest agricultural exhibition of the
year in New England, and the coaching
parade was a spectacle of beauty far be-
yOnd anything of the kind ever before at
tempted in Vermont.
The Vermont Wheel club will always re-
member the year. Its new constitution
was adopted in May; its new club house
opened in July; its tournament held in
August when E. G. Bald rode a half mile
in 58 2-5 seconds, Nat Butler a mile in
2:04 and G. r. Newton mile in competi-
tion in 2:11 1-5. L. G. Roeder won the
clubs road race Aug. l, D. Stolte taking
time prize over the 81 mile course in $3.50.
Irwin Coombs of the club won several
time prizes in road races in New Hamp-
shire. The clubs 10th anniversary celebra-
tion tooS the form of banquet Nov. 10.
The village voted in favor of the Aus
trallan ballot system in May. The con-
tract for remodelling the town house was
awarded June IA to T. W. Rogers of Bran
don for $21, $50. DR.. II. d. Holton de-
clined election to the school board July 16
after 25 years service, and l.. F. Adams
was chosen the new member. The Bel
lows Falls corporation voted Aug. .25 to issue
water improvement bonds not exceeding
$4,000. A special town meeting was held
Oct. 13 and $4,000 more voted for remod-
elling the town house.
The burglars were abroad in Brattleboro
in August and September, breaking into
several houses, notably those of Col Has
kins and S. w. Richardson.
The cattle quarantine went into effect in
March, and in April cattle with tuberculo-
sis were slaughtered from two herds at
Vernon.
Watson French has continued to keep
himself in the public eye, first by securing
his release May from the house of cor
rection on account of a faulty mittemus,
and by his arrest in September at North
Hinsdale for selling liquor without gov
ernment license, and his fine last week of
$25 for the offence.
Rev. F. j. Parry read his resignation as
pastor of the Baptist church March 3, and
Rev. l.. d. Temple of Lansing, Mich, &C
cepted a call as his successor in the latter
part of August. The new Baptist church at
Townshend was dedicated April "A, and
April 26 Bishop Hall began series of
meetings in the town hall which attracted
much attention. A Young Mems Chris
tian association was started at Bellows
Falls Sept. l.
The Phoenix showed June 21 that the
Estey Organ company of Brattleboro and
the Fairbanks Scale company of st. Johns
bury lead the world in the point of long
term of service of its employees.
Announcement was made last week of
the gift of $4,000 to the West Brattleboro
academy by Mrs. Lucina Bartlett and Miss
Maria Stedman, and that the late VIM.
Esterbrook bequeathed $1,000 to the Uni
versalist society.
The prosecutions for liquor selling in
Brattleboro both of saloons and hotels; in
Bellows Falls, Halifax Vernon, Grafton,
Wardsboro and other places, have been
events of no small importance.