Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
NORTHFIELD, MASS.
Contracts for the Northheid Bridge.

Contracts for the NOrthheld Bridge.
The county commissioners made con-
tracts on Tuesday for building the North.
field bridge as follows: The New Jersey
steel company of Trenton, superstructure
$50, 221; the masonry pier, Ellis Il Bus
well of WOburn, $1,000; the same firm
have contracted for abutment piers and
bank bents for S2200. Cordnor Bros. of
ChcOpee do the earth work at % cents a
cubic yard and 80 cents a square yard.
The total contract price is $50, 991, which
includes engineers estimate of cost of
earthworks. The cost of land damages
not exceeding $500 is assumed by the
Moody schools.
Probably no one person has done more
than II. c. Parsons of Greenfield to pro-
cure the building of this bridge.
The Unitarians picnicked at Central
park, Vernon, on Wednesday.
The friends of Miss Ella B. Webster
and Miss Alice Piper will be glad TO learn
of their appointments to positions as
teachers in the public schools of Spring
field.
Profs. Henry F. Cutler, McConaughy
and Dickerson and their wives, all of
Mount Hermon school, have recently been
camping in Stratton, Vermont, where they
experienced most delightful time.
Among the people in town who have
come to visit friends are Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Parkette of New York at Mrs. Mel
lie Alexander's; Charles Preston and
Thos. Campbell at their respective homes
Mrs. Henry Piper and son of Boston at
the Unitarian parsonage.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert NJ Field of this
place have as their guests the wife and
child of Lieut.. w. X. Rush, U. S. n. He
is an officer on the Brooklyn and was on
duty during the famous attack and de-
structlon of Cerveras fleet. In a letter to
his wife he has sent a diagram of the ship,
indicating the position of the various oil
GERS and the different places on the ship
which were struck by projectles from the
Spanish vessels.
The lawn party arranged by the Young
Peoples Guild last Thursday evening fin
ally materialiZed in the town hall because
of the rain. Attractive booths were sta
toned at various parts of the hall, which
We're presided over by handsome lass s
and danes, who served their customers i'm
a very delightful way. In the centre of
the hall could be found chocolate and cake,
near by candy, ice cream, cake and rasp-
berries. Smith and Jones did a flourish
ing business as fortune tellers, photo
graph gallery, photograph and Punch
and Judy, all received good patronage.
The hall was crowded and everybody had
a good time and the treasury of the Guild
is overlooking.
The General conference for Christian
Workers is well under way and the town
is full of seekers after health, fresh air
and information. A large number of at
tendants are supplied with note books and
pencils, evidently intending to take away
as much as possible for future reference.
The principal speakers of the conference
thus far have been Revs. McGregor and
Morgan of London, who each speak once
and sometimes twice each day, the inter-
vening times being taken by d. l.. Moody,
DR.. G. l. Scoheld and many visiting minis
tiers, for clergymen and their wives con-
stitute large part of the attendance. The
music is good as usual under the leader
ship of Messrs. Ira d. Sankey and Geo.
G. Stebbins of Brooklyn.