Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-27

with his family, permanently, for their
new home in Brooklyn, where he has been
elected principal of one of the largest inter
mediate schools of the city. The position
is one of considerable responsibility, hav-
ing a large corps of teachers under him,
and one which he has been very anxious
TO secure 1t gives an unusual chance for
advancement, which his many friends in
this vicinity trust will be rapid.
The new Catholic cemetery on the ter
races south Of the basin farm, which was
bought for that purpose eight years ago by
St. Charles's church, has been used but
very little, only two or three interments
having been made there Some work has
been done each year looking toward put
ting it in good order. This fall Father
Reynolds expects to push the work of grad
ing and identifying 1t to a large extent.
Last week a large white cross about 10
feet high was placed there, and il is ex-
pected to consecrate the grounds some
time before the winter sets in. 1t is a
beautiful spot, and when improved will
make delightful location.
The Montpelier Argus two weeks ago
had the following item under its Randolph
head: "Miss Georgia White has finished
work in the Office Of the Burlington News
and is to go, after a vacation of several
weeks, to Bellows Falls to become the
local editor of the Bellows Falls Times"
Miss White is daughter of Rev. Homer
White, rector of the Episcopal church at
Randolph, and is well known here among
the older residents. she having been for
some time teacher in St. Agnes hall, the
young ladies' boarding school standing on
tie present site of the new High school
hull - u
dolph for some years upon the local paper,
and went to Burlington to work on the
News after the Randolph Herald was sold
by L. ?. Thayer
Hon. T. L. Byrnes one OF the leading
attorneys and politicians Of the Northwest,
was in town Saturday on his way TO Wash
ington, from visit to the President at
Hotel Champlain. Nj Byrnes was born
in Bellows Falls, his father being for many
years foreman of a section of the Valley
road. When Timothy was but seven years
old his father moved to Kingston Mimi.
where he now resides, having accumulated
good amount of property He graduated
from college and began the practice OF law
in Minneapolis Il years ago. and has held
many responsible positions under the gov
eminent. He was the sergeant alarms OF
the st. Louis convention last year, and had
the full charge of the issuing Of passes TO
the convention. He was here for the fr,t
time in many years and but few recognized
him. He is a cousin OF John II. Byrnes,
the grain dealer al Cold River station.
Officials e the Boston d Maine have
5e5l mere this week In conference with the
village officers a, North Waipole relative 10
more security for the public az the Haley
crossing, where the terrible bicycle accident
occurred on Monday night. a hagman is
kept at this crossing during the day, but
he goes of at IS O'Clock. and as there are
more trains from then till midnight than all
the rest of the twenty-four hours it makes
greater danger 1t is a very blind crossing
and much used The end OF the railroad
coal bins and an excessively large lagman 5
house hide the trains until they are right
on the crossing, and this was the cause OF
the accident, neither OF the two men being
able TO see the train until too late TO pre-
vent the disaster. Some arrangement will
probably be made TO improve il. either by
taking Of part Of the coal bin and putting
smaller fiagman's shanty farther back, or
the keeping of a fiagman during the even
ing.