Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04
L. A Lamson of Hinsdale, Mass and
Mrs. H. w. Cough Of Worcester, Mass

Dorothy, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank g. Flint, is i'll with diphtheria
Percy Reed, who has been studying stem
/ ographv some months has begun type
! writing now
The district schools of the town of Rock
/ ingham close today for vacation Of three
or four weeks
Mr. and Mrs Edward Arms leave for
| Washington, D c., next week to spend
/ several weeks there.
Mrs. Lucy Il. Ranvile has been named
as the executrix of the will Of her husband,
the late f. {. Ranville.
General Secretary Fitzsimmons organ
! lied a young mems class for Bible study at
| the association rooms Thursday.
! Rev G.. +. b. Dodge gave n very inter
esting address before the High school Tues
day afternoon, by the invitation Of Princi-
pal Crawford
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. g. Williams entertained
friends at tea Wednesday and larger
number in the evening to meet Rev. and
Mrs. John II. Reid,
Misses Abbie Leonard and Frances o.
good spent Wednesday night in Ludlow.
going up to attend the meeting held by
Evangelist Dunuett
Judge J.. NJ Read who mas been making
an extended business trip for the past two
weeks, going as far west as Omaha, Is ex-
pected home saturday night.
The Boston x Maine management have
this week placed a new night and day train
signal on the outside of the passenger sta
ton, so the telegraph operators can govern
1t from their office when train orders are
received.
c. ". Osgood resumed his Bible class at
the Young Mems Christian association
rooms Wednesday evening This has been
omitted four weeks on account of the
services held by Rev ". A. Dunnett. The
sublectiwas TYPES of Scripture.
NJ A. Snow, who has for some wears
lived near Cold River on the New Hamp-
shire side of the Connecticut mas taken
lease of the Marvin W. Davis farm a mile
south of Bellows Falls, and will move there
at once, This is one of the best river farms
In this vicinity.
W. H. Griswold and DR.. Knight made
hunting trip yesterday on the hills between
here and Saxtons River. and bagged six
rabbits Mr. Griswold secured two the day
before, and reports the game as unusually
plenty. while the crust has made it easy
travelling in the woods during the past
week
The Standard oil company have distrib-
uted about 100, 600 gallons of oil from their
supply tanks here during the past year
w. II. kiniry is their local manager He
has been absent some time lately visiting the
large city departments A number of their
principal managing officers have been
changed recently
Rev. John H. Reid and Mrs Reid Of
Newburyport, Mass, have been spending
several DAYS in town, becoming acquainted
with the people Mr., Reid expects TO come
here early in April as pastor of TIE Congre-
gational church An outline of Mr. Reid 5
former pastorates was given in The Pho
nix at the time the call was extended TO
him. He read his resignation to his people
in Newburyport last Sunday to take effect
April i.
Barney Cannon, jr., began yesterday
making the canvass of the Republican
voters who patronize the Saxtons River
post-office, TO receive from them votes stat
ing their first, second and third choice in
matter of a successor of Mrs Campbell as
postmaster 1t is supposed there will be
about 500 in all, and the votes are to be
sealed and sent TO the congressional delega-
ton at Washington, who will base their
recommendation of person for the posi-
ton upon these votes
a lively runaway occurred in the square
Tuesday, the team being that of Charles
Ranney of Saxtons River He was driving
into the village and when on the top of the
hill on Westminster street the bits broke
letting the horse free, and 1t dashed through
the square at lively pace, landing first on
its side near the Keene Cash grocery then
falling again in front of F. q Pierces
clothing store, here it was secured, the
sleigh being badly damaged and the horse
bruised somewhat
The Bellows Falls Canal company has a
force of men and teams at work rip-rap-
ping the east side of the canal back of
Towns stable, where a large number of
piles were driven last fall The bank
showed signs OF weakness at that point 1t
Is probable the company will do an extern
sive work upon THE canal during the com
ing summer, dredging and eniarging 1t A
large amount of stone which was blasted
at the bottom of the canal last summer will
be taken out of the bed. The work is to
be done under the supervision of the new
superintendent, l. j. Royce
A good-sized audience met in Union hall
Tuesday evening to hear the Canadian
Jubilee singers. The troupe consists of
Miss Daisy Underwood who has won for
herself the name of Black Melba, and eight
others, including the pianist The gentle
men form a fine orchestra, which gave sew
eral selections during the evening. All who
were there thoroughly enjoyed the enter
tainment The troupe came under the
auspices Of the Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church for the pur-
pose of raising money to help in defraving
the expenses of the State Christian En-
deavor convention TO be held here next
fall
Hon. H. F. Field of Rutland, state treas
urer, gives the next Monday evening prac-
tical talk at the Young Mems Christian as