Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
BRATTLEBORO.

The Washington dispatches announce a
reissue and increase of pension to Charles
L. Stacy of Brattleboro.
"Uncle" William Richardson has been
growing weaker for the past few days. He
passed very uncomfortable night last
Eight. ..
's The Forresters elected these officers in
Red Mems hall Tuesday night: ]. j..
-Eckles, P. G. R.; T. A. Austin, c. R.. A.
+. Pigeon, V. G. R.; D. S. Carey, r. S. !;
j. G. Sullivan, F. s.; II. B. Haus, treas
urer; NJ. j. Moran, NJ. F. Dunn, and J. j.
Austin, trustees. The installation will be
held Jan. IL.
The public schools closed Wednesday
with Christmas exercises by all grades be-
low the High school, The primary grades
were supplied with Christmas trees. Sew
eral of the teachers have gone away to stay
until after the holidays. Miss NJ. Belle
Smith, supervisor, has gone to her home in
Rockfall Conn.,. Miss Eva Gowing to her
home in Wakefield, Mass, Miss Moore to
New York, and Mrs. Jennie Warren to
New York to spend the whole vacation
with her daughter, Mrs. Auger.
In accordance with orders issued by Gov.
Grout and Adjt Gen. Peck, the commits
stoned officers of the national guard will
meet for instructions at Brattleboro Jan.
IL and 10. Gen. Julius j. Estey is desig-
mated to arrange and conduct the details of
instruction. The quartermaster general
will provide for actual necessary expenses.
The school will be so conducted that Off
GERS will show their proficiency in drill reg
ulations, especially in extended order, guard
and outpost duty, both by drilling in the
ranks as private soldiers and by command
ing Others The brigade commander, in
spector general and captain of the light
battery are constituted a board to observe
and report concerning the proficiency of
each officer.
The question of constructing a dam
across the Connecticut river and of erect
ing an electric power plant for the purpose
of furnishing power, light and heat for the
manufactures is again interesting Brattle-
boro capitalists. The subject has been Sc
riously considered of late by a number OF
citizens who deem the scheme a feasible
one and who propose to bring the matter
20 head as soon as possible. The matter
has previously been agitated, but the pro-
ject had to be abandoned because OF certain
obstacles which are entirely obviated in
the present scheme. If the plans of the
promoters of the scheme materialize the
result will, without doubt, be great ben
eft to the town of Brattleboro. Several
years ago the late ex-Gov Fuller, Gen. Es-
tey, Col. Hooker, Mr.. Crowell, J. L. Mar
tin and others believed that the power OF
the Connecticut river could be utilized for
manufacturing purposes and expended
about $500 in having surveys and esti
mates made with view to building dam
across the river some distance north of the
village and conveying the power to the vii
lage by means of an aqueduct. The ex-
pense of such an undertaking was so large
that 1t was given up for the time as i'm.
practicable. Recent developments and dis.
coveries in the applying of electrical force
however, make 1t apparent that it would
be feasible and paying project TO con
struct dam across the river near the
Hastings rapids just this side of the sus
pension bridge, two miles or so above the
village, and TO build a power plant neal
there and conduct the electricity to the vii
iage by means of a wire. 1t Is carried
through New York state from Niagarl
Falls in this way. The matter is in an uA
developed state, but it is probable that I
meeting of those interested in the move
ment will be held in very few days fo
the purpose of discussing its various phases
An enterprise like this would be able :,
furnish several times the amount of powe
necessary to turn every wheel in Brattle
boro at the present time and, as it, would
greatly reduce the present cost Of powe
and do away with the use of coal and wood
would seem to give greater iRducement
for manufactures to locate in town thar
could be offered in any other way.