Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

plants Saturday. He has 10000 this year.
Miss Carrie Lamson went Tuesday to
Hopedale, Mass, to spend few weeks at
the home of her mother.
Rev. Mr.. Dodge and his wife are spend
ing the week in Concord, Nashua, and
that section of New Hampshire.
An additional milk route was started last
week, running from Westminster West
here for the Boston Dairy company.
The water was shut off from the mains
on number of streets yesterday, owing to
the breaking of gate on Green street near
the old mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Lockwood came
here last Friday for the summer and are at
their home on the corner of Green and
School streets.
DIR. A. w. Gorham and wife of Waits
field are visiting this week in Bellows Falls
and Westminster. They will return to
their home next Tuesday.
The Union Mutual fire insurance COM
pany last week settled the Leach claim for
fire in Westminster some months since,
paying $4,000 at the Office of E. L. Walker.
G. Stowell. who lives in Drewsville and
drives here to his work each morning, was
seriously injured in one hand Monday
while at his work in the Fall Mountain
Paper company's mills.
1t was announced yesterday that Major
Whittle, the well-known evangelist, would
be here Sunday and would speak in Union
hall in the evening. 1t is understood he
will be at the Congregational church in the
morning service.
Miss Annie L. Way, who is so well
known here as an instructor upon the VIC
lin, has accepted an engagement with tie
Berlin orchestra of Boston as first violin,
and will play during the season at Wash
ington Park, N. j.
A May day party, with yellow and
white tea, is 10 be given this evening at the
Universalist church. A literary and mus
ical entertainment of considerable interest
is to be given, including readings by Miss
Ethelynd Gould of Randolph.
The Fall Mountain Paper companys
drive of logs from the Ammonoosuc was
started on the 18th and in the White river
Last week. Full gangs of men are on each
drive and it is hoped they will be brought
here more easily than last year.
The many friends of Rev. j. Frank
Rhoades in this place will be pleased to
know that the Universalist parish in Bid
deford, Me-, has voted unanimously to in
struct the trustees to request Mr.. Rhoades
to withdraw his resignation. Mr.. Rhoades's
prominence in the enforcement league
movement is said to have been the basis
of the recent opposition to him.
The Everett Republican of Saturday
quotes in full speech delivered by Hon.
Geo. A. Brown in that city at memorial
service to Gov. Greenhalge. The Repub-
lican says; "His address was of great
beauty and eloquence and added to the re-
~ ION, l,nh hoe AI - fIO r,fe1at
and elsewhere as one of the foremost or
ators of the state" Mr.. Brown is pleas
antly remembered by his many old friends
here.
The Odd Fellows of our town had a sue
cessful celebration of their 18th anniver-
sary Monday evening in Union hall. The
Bellows Falls orchestra was present, CIV
ing good music. II. D. Ryder presided,
Mrs. j. H. Blakeley read Rev. Mr.. Hough's
poem "The Good Samaritan" and the adj
dress of the evening was delivered by Hen
ry Clark of Rutland, past grand master.
The local canton met Mr.. Clark at the de-
pot in the afternoon and escorted his car
rage to his hotel. The celebration was a
very interesting and successful one in
every way.
The bicycle insurance agency, which has
been opened by Cal Sherwin, in Gray's
block, comes at an opportune time, when
the safety of wheels seems to be minus
quantity. During the month of April,
three wheels have been stolen from this
vicinity; those of H. w. Freer of this viii
lage, Fred Perry of Charlestown, and Geo.
Ii. Walker at Westminster. However,
the best insurance against thieves is a
strong lock and key. Two were stolen
Monday evening in Keene, both of which
in A or
one in Westmoreland. We do not learn
whether the thieves were caught or not.
Sixty-three voters attended the Republi-
can caucus Saturday afternoon and elected
the following delegates to this weeks con-
ventions: State, G. w. Osgood, John T.
Moore, G. H. Babbtt, jr., I. II. Hughes,
j. l.. Divoll; congressional, j. o. Spring,
l.. S. Hayes, G. b. Hadwen, f. b. Locke,
w. S. Durham. The delegates all went to
Montpelier except Mr.. Locke, and Mr..
Hadwen, who was represented by j. l..
Divoll. In addition to the delegates Geo.
A. Weston, Il. II. Allbee, G. II. Babbitt,
W. c.. Belknap and l.. p. Thayer were
there. At the caucus no expression of
preferences for presidential candidates was
asked, but that afternoon so of the num-
Der were asked and 50 expressed them
selves for Mckinley to for Reed.
Much comment has been made here this
week upon the failure of our Republican
convention delegates to receive reply or ac-
acknowledgement to the following telegram
which was sent two days before the con-
vention. Under the circumstances a reply
would have been courteous, and if OPP
posed to granting the request, assistance
might have been granted in other direc-
tions, which was not done.
BELLOWS FALLS, VI, April "a, 1896
To the ChGirmen of Brattleboro Delegations to
Montpelier Conventions, BrdttlebOro "
In view Of the fact that Rockingham has not
had In the past 20 years. an elective appointive
state office and that during this time Brattleboro
has had two governors, one lieutenant governor,
one tax commissioner, five aides de corps, and
two national delegates at large; the united dele
cations from Rockingham respectfully request
and urge your delegations 10 unite with us In sup
porting Charles W. Osgood of Bellows Falls as
delegate at large, or district delegate, to the ma
tional convention to be held in st. Louis next
June. [Signedl
GEO. H. BABBITT,
Chairman Rockingham state delegation.
l.. s. HAYES,
Chairman Rockingham district delegation.